(a) Each filling station offering self-service shall be operated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 30 (1974) and the provisions of the “Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,” 84 Stat. 1590, 5 U.S.C.A. 5108, and any amendments thereto and standards adopted thereunder.
No such self-service filling station shall be permitted to commence operation or public business without first obtaining an inspection business permit therefor from the Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Fire Department. Any self-service filling station presently in operation shall, within sixty days from the effective date of this section, obtain such inspection business permit.
The inspection business permit shall be issued on an annual basis to any individual or corporate entity doing business as a self-service filling station.
The aforesaid permit shall be based upon the following schedule: An aggregate fee based on the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for each self-service dispensing gasoline nozzle located and/or operating on the premises.
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be responsible for and authorized to issue the permit after he or she or an officer designated by him or her from the Bureau has made a safety inspection of the premises and the Bureau finds that the permit applicant has complied with all applicable Federal, State and City laws and ordinances pertaining thereto.
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or an officer of the Bureau is authorized during regular business hours to make periodic inspections to assure that all pertinent Federal, State and City laws and ordinances are currently complied with.
If, after an inspection at any such self-service filling station, the Bureau of Fire Prevention finds evidence of a violation of any applicable law or ordinance, the permit shall be suspended until the violation(s) are corrected and an inspection thereof is made by the Bureau and approval given.
(Ord. 54-1997. Passed 3-3-97; Eff. 4-3-97.)
(b) The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall fix reasonable standards and shall prescribe, modify and enforce reasonable orders governing the equipment, operation and maintenance of filling stations. The standards and orders shall be such as are necessary for the protection of the persons and property of the public, but shall require as a minimum those standards which are established within this chapter.
(Ord. 17-1977. Passed 1-17-77.)