§ 12-141 SAME — SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

   (a)   Any person desiring to erect a filling station shall submit to the Building Inspections Department for approval plans drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth of an inch to a foot, and specifications showing the location of the filling station, driveways, pumps, air hose and all other artificial devices to be constructed. No driveway on public property shall exceed 30 feet in width where it crosses the public sidewalk and shall not exceed 40 feet in width along the line of the curb. The distance from the edge of any driveway on public property to the extension of the street property line on any adjacent intersecting street, measured along the outer edge of the public sidewalk, shall not be less than four feet. Whenever more than one driveway is constructed from any one street over public property, the driveways shall be separated by an intervening space or island located between the walk and the curb line of not less than five feet in length adjacent to the cement curb of not less than five feet in length adjacent to the public walk and not nearer than one foot from the outer edge of the public sidewalk. The space shall be enclosed with a cement curb at least four inches higher than the surface of the driveway and the walk adjacent. When private driveways on filling station sites are parallel to the public sidewalk, a concrete curb at least four inches high and six inches wide, or suitable guardrail shall be constructed on private property to separate the driveways from public property. The curb or guard rail shall be adjacent to the street property line and shall not be less than five feet in length and so constructed that it will prevent a car from being serviced while standing on City property. No curb shall be cut closer than six feet to any fire hydrant, fire alarm box or street lighting pole.

   (b)   No part of a pump foundation above grade shall be located closer than five feet from the property line nearest parallel to it nor shall the end of a pump base be nearer than 16 feet from the street property line at right angles to the pump base. Pumps and other service devices shall be so placed that no car, while being serviced, will be located on City property. No permission shall be granted for any such filling station in any location where, by reason of traffic conditions or fire or explosion hazard, the filling station would imperil the public safety.

   (c)   No permit for the construction of a filling station shall hereafter be issued which would permit existence of more than two filling stations at any street intersection having four or more corners; nor will any permit be issued for the construction of a filling station if the site at which the construction is proposed is within 300 feet of an exiting building constructed for the purpose of conducting such a business, whether or not the building is actually being used for that purpose; provided, that any building constructed as a filling station which has been converted to another use, shall not be considered in determining the existence of a filling station in the restricted area.

(Ord. 388, passed 6-1-1931; Ord. 306, passed 5-24-1939; Ord. 2128, passed 5-19-1969)

§ 12-142 SAME — OPERATING WITHOUT DECLARED PUBLIC NUISANCE; ABATEMENT.

   Any filling station operated without a permit as herein provided is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be restrained by proceedings instituted by the City Administrator of the City of Flint in the Circuit Court for the County of Genesee, In Chancery.

(Ord. 306, passed 5-24-1939)

§ 12-143 SALES OF MOTOR FUELS — LICENSE REQUIRED.

   That no person, firm or corporation within the City of Flint shall sell or offer for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell or offer for sale, any motor fuel to be used in a motor vehicle without having first obtained a license as herein provided.

(Ord. 1215, passed 8-5-1954)

§ 12-144 SAME — FEES; TERM; RENEWAL; REVOCATION; NONTRANSFERABLE.

   (a)   Every applicant for a license under this article shall pay to the City Clerk a fee which shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council, kept on file by the City Clerk, and contained in Appendix A of the City Code. Any license so obtained shall automatically expire on the following April 30.

   (b)   Any license issued under this article may be revoked by the City Council for violation of this article after notice is given to the holder of the license, and a reasonable opportunity is given for the person holding the license to be heard. Such license shall not thereafter be renewed without the consent of the City Council. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or transfer such license without the consent of the City Council.

(Ord. 1215, passed 8-5-1954; Ord. 2142, passed 7-14-1969; Ord. 3403, passed 2-8-1999)

§ 12-145 COMPLIANCE WITH FIRE CODE; TANK INSTALLATIONS.

   All filling stations shall comply with the provisions of the Fire Code. All new installations or replacements of tanks for storing flammable liquids shall be inspected and approved by the Chief of the Fire Department or a Fire Department Inspector designated by the Chief of the Fire Department before back-filling around tanks is started. An inspection fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council, kept on file by the City Clerk, and contained in Appendix A of the City Code and shall be paid to the Building Department of the City and no final approval as provided herein shall be given until the inspection fee is paid.

(Ord. 388, passed 6-1-1931; Ord. 306, passed 5-24-1939; Ord. 1213, passed 8-5-1954; Ord. 3403, passed 2-8-1999)

§ 12-146 COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING, BUILDING, AND OTHER REGULATIONS; CORRECTION OF UNSAFE OR UNSANITARY CONDITIONS; AUTHORITY OF FIRE CHIEF TO CLOSE.

   All filling stations shall conform to the City of Flint zoning, building, sanitary and electrical ordinances. All existing filling stations, if not in safe and sanitary condition, must be made safe and/or sanitary when ordered to do so by any of the various City department officials having jurisdiction over said matter, within thirty (30) days thereafter, or sooner if there is immediate danger. In case of emergency, the Fire Chief shall have the power to close any filling station and have the tanks emptied and the same shall remain closed until the condition creating the emergency is abated.

(Ord. 388, passed 6-1-1931; Ord. 306, passed 5-24-1939)

DIVISION 2. SAFETY REGULATIONS

§ 12-147 ACCUMULATIONS OF JUNK PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a filling station in the City of Flint to allow the accumulation of junk, as hereinafter defined, upon the premises of the filling station. JUNK, for the purposes of this ordinance, is defined as any waste material, refuse or any item which has ceased to have any value for its original intended use. Nonrepairable automobiles or any automobile parts which are no longer suitable for repair operations are hereby declared to be JUNK for the purposes of this ordinance.

   The accumulation of JUNK on the property of a filling station is hereby declared to be grounds for the revocation of the permit to operate provided for in this ordinance. Such permit shall be revoked only after a public hearing and after notification to said owner or occupant by registered mail at least seven days prior to the hearing.

(Ord. 2067, passed 7-8-1968)