§ 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)

§ 12-148 INSTALLATION OF OPEN FLAME APPLIANCES.

   All open flame appliances must be installed a minimum of eight (8) feet above the floor of any filling station, or in a separate room with opening only to the outside of the building.

(Ord. 2051, passed 4-29-1968)

ARTICLE XIX. HOTELS AND ROOMING HOUSES

§ 12-149 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this ordinance the following definitions shall govern:

   HOTEL. A place where members of the public, whether travelers or not, are furnished, upon application, with lodging.

   ROOMING HOUSE. Any building or part of a building containing furnished rooms, apartments or any tourist cabin at which transients or members of the public are furnished with lodging or lodging rooms; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not apply to a rooming house at which only roomers by the week or month are accepted.

(Ord. 1157, passed 1-25-1954)

§ 12-150 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   No person, firm or corporation shall conduct a hotel or rooming house within the limits of the City of Flint without first having obtained a license.

(Ord. 1157, passed 1-25-1954)