(A) (1) Any person desiring to maintain tanks or containers for the storage of gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, or other highly flammable substances in any quantity in excess of 100 gallons within the corporate limits of the city shall, before locating and placing such tanks or containers, file with the City Clerk an application in writing addressed to the Mayor and City Council, specifying:
(a) The substance desired to be kept or stored;
(b) The proposed location described by block and lot numbers or metes and bounds;
(c) The particular point upon such tract where it is proposed to locate each such tank or container; and
(d) The maximum capacity of each such tank or container.
(2) The Mayor shall present such application to the City Council for action at the next regular meeting thereof after such application has been filed with the City Clerk.
(B) If the Council is satisfied that the proposals contained in each such application will not be unduly hazardous to the public welfare, nor unduly dangerous to the neighborhood in which it is proposed to locate such storage facility, it shall grant such application and direct the issuance of a permit in writing in accordance with such application by the City Clerk. The Council may, in its discretion, order any such permit to be issued subject to the condition that any or all of the tanks or containers proposed to be used for storing any of the substances enumerated in such application shall be buried below the surface of the earth at least three feet above the top of such container and covered with earth or a heavier covering to the level of the ground where the storage facility is to be maintained. No person shall construct, maintain, or operate facilities for the storage of gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, or other highly flammable substances in quantities in excess of 100 gallons without having first obtained such written permit duly authorized by the City Council. However, persons now keeping, maintaining, or operating any storage facility mentioned in this section shall have a period of 90 days from the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived in which to obtain such written permit without penalty.
(C) All storage facilities shall meet the requirements set forth in Pamphlet 30 issued by the National Fire Protection Association, latest edition thereof.
(Prior Code, § 22-47)