(A) Oil well storage tanks must be located a minimum of 500 feet from industrial, commercial or residential structures, mercantile buildings or any church, hospital, theater, assembly hall, library, public building or other public gathering place and at least 150 feet back from a public road or street, regardless of the zone.
(B) All oil well storage tanks or groups of tanks situated within the corporate limits of the village shall be diked or other suitable means taken to prevent discharge of liquid from endangering adjoining property or reaching waterways. Each dike shall have a capacity of not less than that of the tank or tanks served by enclosure.
(C) All dikes shall be continuous with no openings for roadways and no residual opening shall remain as a result of piping passing through.
(D) All dikes shall be constructed of earth, clay, steel, masonry or reinforced concrete so constructed as to be water-tight and afford adequate protection and, if of concrete or masonry, shall be properly reinforced and shall have footings below the frost line. All pits used for storage or disposal of sludge or lime shall be lined with plastic or comparable material to prevent leaching and shall be of sufficient size to contain all effluents.
(Ord. 30-1974, § 504.26, passed 7-15-1974; Ord. 01-2002, passed 1-4-2002)