Wherever there is a conflict of requirements, the more restrictive governs so as to further the purpose of this section in protecting the public's health, safety and welfare from the dangers of leakage of systems contents.
(A) Permits; general provisions. The installation, alteration, repair or removal of any underground liquid storage system governed by this section requires permits issued pursuant to the provisions of the Minnesota State Fire Code and any other applicable code, ordinance, statute or rule. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Council in the amount provided by the fee resolution, set forth in the Appendix to this code. The Fire Chief may deny a permit to persons not capable of performing pursuant to ordinance requirements.
(B) Permits; application. The application for any permit required by this section must contain as a minimum and in addition to any further information the city may require, the following:
(1) The address and legal description of the property on which the underground liquid storage system is or will be located;
(2) The name and address of each owner of the property;
(3) The name and address of each owner of the underground liquid storage system for which a permit is desired;
(4) The name and address of the operator who will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the underground storage system(s) and who is legally constituted and empowered to receive service of notice of violation of the provisions of city ordinances, to receive orders, to institute remedial action to affect such orders, to accept all service of process pursuant to law and to be available to be contacted by the city in the case of an emergency. The Fire Chief must be notified immediately in writing of any change of required operator information;
(5) The actual or anticipated contents of the underground liquid storage tank(s);
(6) The purpose for which the permit is requested;
(7) The name and address of the applicant and the applicant's relationship to the owners of the underground liquid storage tank(s);
(8) The location of any records required to be maintained pursuant to this section;
(9) The resin composition used in the manufacture of the fiberglass tank, if fiberglass, together with a listing of compatible product types;
(10) A current copy of the contractor's certificate of certification approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;
(11) A report containing the highest known or calculated water table. As referenced in the 100-year flood plain plan for the city, for the proposed tank location.
If any of the information contained in the application required by the above changes before the granting or expiration of the permit, the applicant or permittee, as the case may be, must notify the Fire Chief of any such change. Every permittee must respond in writing to the Fire Chief within 72 hours of the Fire Chief's inquiry concerning the ownership or control of any underground liquid storage system, the land on which it is located, or the activity for which the permit was granted.
(C) Qualifications for licensee.
(1) The Fire Chief may investigate applicants and applications for all licenses required by this section. The Fire Chief may deny any application for license required by this section for just cause.
(2) It is unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, including subcontractors, to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering, repairing or removing any underground liquid storage system without first having procured a license therefor as herein provided. Licenses are issued only to contractors who have been approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as a certified contractor, pursuant to M.S. § 116.491 Subd. (1), to enable them to install, maintain, alter, repair or remove underground liquid storage systems.
(3) Applications for licenses must be made to the Fire Department and the license will be granted upon proof of the applicant's qualifications therefor and upon filing a bond in the amount of $2,000 and the Fire Chief's approval conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this section. The provisions of § 110.37 of this code apply to licenses issued pursuant to this section, which licenses expire on December 31 next following the date of issuance.
(Ord. 2017-1219, passed 8-28-17)