940.16 TEMPORARY PLACEMENT OUT OF SERVICE OF AST’S.

   (a)   Temporary Placement Out of Service.

      (1)   Removal from service. Any Facility Operator intending to place an AST system out of service for less than one (1) year must remove the system from service in accordance with Chapter 1301:7-7-28, Section FM- 2807.2.1 of the State Fire Code in addition to any other applicable federal, state, or local regulations. Any AST meeting any of the secondary containment exemption criteria in Section 940.15 (a), or any heating fuel AST taken out of use for seasonal conditions, is exempt from this requirement.

      (2)   Returning the tank to service. Unless required otherwise under another applicable federal, state, or local regulation, any AST placed out of service for more than ninety (90) consecutive days but less than one (1) year which is to be brought back into service must be brought back into service by the Facility Operator in accordance with Chapter 1301:7-7-28, Section FM- 2807.2.1 of the State Fire Code. Any AST meeting any of the secondary containment exemption criteria in Section 940.15 (a) is exempt from this requirement. (Ord. 98-10-103. Passed 10-14-98.)