(a) (1) Whenever it is found that any automobile service and filling station has been abandoned, the Mayor, as Village Administrator, shall give notice to the owner of record in the same manner as service of a summons in civil cases, by certified mail addressed to the owner of record at his or her last known address or to the address to which tax bills are sent, or by a combination of the foregoing methods, to abate such abandoned condition within 60 days by placing the station in operation in accordance with law, by adapting or using the building for another permitted business use or by razing the service and filling station structure.
(2) Adaptation or razing shall include:
A. Removing the pumps and signs;
B. Abandoning the underground storage tanks in accordance with accepted safety practices prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association in Appendix C to N.F.P.A. No. 30, under the supervision of the Fire Department of the City of Columbus or designated village personnel;
C. Removing the pump islands and all electrical wires attendant thereto; and
D. Filling all depressions to the grade level of the lot.
(b) The provisions of division (a) hereof shall not apply if:
(1) The automobile service and filling station is in operation at the time a notice is given and remains in operation for 90 days thereafter;
(2) A national emergency is declared which would, for the duration of a certain specified period, curtail the operation of motor vehicles;
(3) Council determines that a state of general economic depression exists, except that in such a case, paragraph (a)(2)B. hereof shall still be complied with; or
(4) Street widening, sewer installation or other public improvement requires the closure of the automobile service and filling station during the period of construction of said improvements.
(c) For good cause shown, an extension for a reasonable period, not to exceed 90 days per extension, may be granted by the Mayor.
(Ord. 171, passed 4-8-1974)