(A) All aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) shall comply with the following requirements.
(2) All ASTs shall be on a minimum site of 10 acres of land. Maximum fuel land density is 1,000 gallons per acre.
(3) All ASTs shall comply with all requirements of the Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office and the City of North Platte Fire Marshal's Office (if within city limits) and proof of said compliance is required to be filed with the Development Department prior to operating said location.
(4) All ASTs shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any right-of-way.
(5) All ASTs shall have a minimum separation distance of 300 feet from any structure not on the applicant's property or development.
(6) All sites with ASTs shall have 2 separate and distinct ingress and egress points to the site. All entry points shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide unobstructed, and a 20-foot wide fire lane shall be provided to the tank location, and shall be reviewed and signed off on, as to location, by the County Highway Superintendent in the case of a county road and/or NDOR in the case of a state or federal highway and/or City of North Platte in case of a city road. Proof of said compliance is required to be filed with the Development Department prior to operating said location.
(7) All ASTs shall provide specific list and data to the local fire departments regarding the materials stored on the site.
(8) An AST that is established as a fuel depot may be required to conduct a traffic study to determine traffic impacts of the site on the surrounding transportation system.
(9) An AST may be required to have available and stored on site any equipment and/or supplies needed to contain any spill, leak, fire or disaster as deemed necessary by the local Fire Department and/or State Fire Marshal as stated in § 94.056.
(10) An AST shall be required to allow for and comply with annual inspections by the local and/or State Fire Marshal.
(B) Revocation of an AST conditional use permit.
(1) A conditional use permit for an AST site granted pursuant to a hearing may be revoked and the AST site/facility may be terminated if the Planning Commission and City Council make any of the following findings:
(a) That any condition of a conditional use permit or an amended conditional use permit has not been complied with or has been violated;
(b) That the AST is detrimental to the public health, safety or is a public nuisance;
(c) That the conditional use permit was obtained by fraud;
(d) That the use for which the permit was granted is not being exercised; and
(e) That the use for which the permit was granted has ceased or been suspended.
(C) No variances are permitted for this use.
(D) Aboveground storage of liquid natural gas (LNG).
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section:
(b) All LNG containers shall be on a minimum site of 5 acres of land located in conjunction with a truck plaza.
(c) Property line setbacks shall be at a minimum equal to the height of the storage container from all property lines.
(d) No LNG storage container shall exceed the maximum height allowed in the B-2 Commercial District.
(e) All LNG containers must comply with local fire code regulations as provided in Natural Fire Protection Association 52, Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code.
(f) An LNG site shall be subject to annual inspections by the local and/or State Fire Marshal.
(2) The provisions of division (B) above shall apply to the revocation of a conditional use permit relating to the storage of LNG.
(Ord. 3840, § 1, 4-3-2012; Am. Ord. 3847, § 2, 6-5-2012)