(A) (1) Before any tank or lines for underground or aboveground storage of volatile flammable or combustible liquids or any other hazardous material covered by the provisions of Volume V, Fire Prevention, State Building Code or this Code shall be installed, removed or retrofitted, a permit must be issued and shall be granted only upon written application made to the fire official setting forth therein the location, character, size and capacity of the tank or lines, and the purpose for which it is to be used or removed and an agreement that the applicant or user will conform to all the provisions of this code and all other regulations then existing, and in case a pump is to be used in connection therewith, the application shall state its location with respect to the tanks and with respect to the property line.
(2) The fire official is hereby authorized to issue a stop work order if work is performed before a permit has been issued. The person engaged in installing, removing or retrofitting a tank or line shall cease work immediately.
(B) (1) The fire official shall have five working days to determine whether the proposed tank or work on the line complies with the provisions of this code, the ordinances of the city, and laws of the state and shall issue the permit if he or she finds there is compliance. The fire official and officials from other agencies that police the installation, removal or retrofitting of tanks or lines shall have the right to inspect the tanks, lines and appliances before and after installation, and see that its location, installation and operation are in accordance with this code, the ordinances of the city and laws of the state.
(2) After the tank and line is placed in the excavation, and fittings and connections have been attached, thereto, and before it has been covered or concealed from inspection, the applicant for the permit shall notify the fire official and shall wait until the installation of the tank connections, lines and fittings have been approved by the fire official before covering them.
(3) The fire official is hereby authorized to order the unearthing of tanks or lines that have not been inspected pursuant to this section of the code.
(C) (1) Failure to abide by the provisions of this section shall constitute a violation of this code.
(2) The owner of the property, the person performing the work and the tenant of the premises may be separately and collectively cited for a violation of this section of the code, irrespective of any contract between the parties.
(Ord. 95-8-2, passed 8-8-95)