(a) Excavation of underground storage tanks shall be made with due care to avoid undermining of foundations of existing structures. Underground tanks shall be so located with respect to existing building foundations and supports that the loads carried by the latter cannot be transmitted to the tank.
(b) The distance from any part of a tank storing Class I liquids to the nearest property line, building wall, basement or pit, shall be not less than twenty feet. The distance from any part of a tank storing Class II or III liquids to the nearest wall, basement, pit or property line, shall not be less than ten feet.
(Ord. 1969-5. Passed 2-10-69; Ord. 2012-67. Passed 10-9-12.)