(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to create or to assist in creating or to permit or continue or permit the continuance of the storage of any oil or other hazardous substance within the city limits or within the one-mile extra-territorial jurisdiction of the city except where the oil or other hazardous substance is securely contained within a vehicle, tank or other container unless first authorized by permit duly granted upon written application to the Board of City Commissions of the city (this application is to state the source of the materials, the purpose of temporary storage of the materials within the city, the proposed location of the storage area, the duration of the storage, the ultimate site of the disposition of the materials, a statement that a permit has been issued for the ultimate disposition of the materials or that an application for such a permit has been made to an approved hazard waste facility, the name of the owner of the proposed storage area, and the name of the owner of the materials) and the posting of a bond in such reasonable amount as may be determined by the Board upon the condition that the materials will be safely stored and removed from the city limits and the city's extra- territorial jurisdiction within the time period set forth in the application and providing for the forfeiture of the bond to the city upon the failure of the applicant to abide by the terms of the application and the bond.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. Any kind and in any form, including but specifically not limited to, petroleum, crude oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, gasoline, lubrication oil, oil refuse, oil mixes with other waste, oil sludge, petroleum related products or by-products, and all other liquid hydrocarbons, regardless of specific gravity, whether singly or in combination with other substances.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. Any substance other than oil, which when discharged in any quantity may present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare, as designated pursuant to G.S. § 143-215.77A, as this statute may be amended from time to time.
(C) Storage of those materials are regulated by the NC Fire Code, and all permits for said storage must be issued by the City Code Enforcement Officer.
(D) Violation of this section may constitute an infraction in accordance with § 10.99 of this Code and G.S. § 14-4.
(Ord. 89-O-06, passed 5-23-89; Am. Ord. 2022-O-01, passed 3-1-22) Penalty, see § 10.99