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17.10.050   Permit - Term - Inspection - Fee.
   A permit to operate issued by the city pursuant to Section 17.10.040 shall be effective for one year. The city shall not issue or renew a permit to operate an underground storage tank if the city inspects the tank and determines that the tank does not comply with this chapter. The city shall not issue or renew a permit to operate an underground storage tank to any person who has not paid the fee and surcharge required by Section 17.10.070; provided, that the established permit fee shall be due and payable each year for all facilities for which permits are required, whether or not application has been made for such permit.
(Ord. 4002 § 1 (part), 1990)
17.10.060   Application for permit or renewal - Conditions - Storage of unlisted substances.
   (a)   An application for a permit to operate an underground storage tank, or for renewal of the permit, shall be made, by the owner, on a standardized form prepared by the board and provided by the city and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee, as specified in Section 17.10.070. As a condition of any permit to operate an underground storage tank, the permittee shall notify the city at least forty-five days in advance of any changes in the usage of the underground storage tank, including the storage of new hazardous substances, or changes in monitoring procedures.
   (b)   The application form shall include, but not be limited to, requests for the following information:
   (1)   A description of the age, size, type, location, uses, and construction of the underground storage tank or tanks.
   (2)   A list of all the hazardous substances which are or will be stored in the underground storage tank or tanks, specifying the hazardous substances for each underground storage tank.
   (3)   A description of the monitoring program for the underground tank system.
   (4)   The name and address of the person, firm, or corporation which owns the underground tank system and, if different, the name and address of the person who operates the underground tank system.
   (5)   The address of the facility at which the underground tank system is located.
   (6)   The name of the person making the application.
   (7)   The name and twenty-four-hour phone number of the contact person in the event of an emergency involving the facility.
   (8)   If the owner or operator of the underground storage tank is a public agency, the application shall include the name of the supervisor of the division, section, or office which operates the tank.
   (c)   Applications for permits for operation of an underground storage tank shall be in accordance with other applicable provisions of this title including, but not limited to, Chapters 17.16 and 17.32.
   (d)   If a permittee stores in an underground storage tank or tanks a new or different hazardous substance which is not listed in the application, as required by subsection (b)(2), the permittee shall apply for a new or amended permit within thirty days after commencing the storage of that new hazardous substance.
(Ord. 4002 § 1 (part), 1990)
17.10.070   Fees.
   (a)   A fee shall be paid to the city by each person who submits an application for a permit to operate an underground storage tank or to renew or amend a permit. The fee payable hereunder shall be as established pursuant to Section 17.32.120 of this title.
(Ord. 4002 § 1 (part), 1990)
17.10.080   Inspection of tank systems.
   (a)   The city shall inspect every underground tank system within its jurisdiction at least once every three years. The purpose of the inspection is to determine whether the tank system complies with the applicable requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 25299.3 of the California Health and Safety Code, including the design and construction standards of Sections 25291 or 25292, whichever is applicable; whether the operator has monitored and tested the tank system as required by the permit; and whether the tank system is in a safe operating condition. After an inspection, the city shall prepare a compliance report detailing the inspection and shall send a copy of the report to the permit holder or person responsible for the tank.
   (b)   In addition to, or instead of, the inspections specified in subdivision (a), the city may require the permit holder or responsible person to employ, periodically, special inspectors to conduct an audit or assessment of the permit holder's or responsible person's underground tank system to determine whether the tank system complies with the factors specified in subsection (a) and to prepare a special inspection report with recommendations concerning the safe storage of hazardous materials at the tank system. The report shall contain recommendations consistent with this chapter, where appropriate. A copy of the report shall be filed with the city at the same time the inspector submits the report to the permit holder or responsible person. Within thirty days after receiving this report, the permit holder or responsible person shall file with the local agency a plan to implement all recommendations contained in the report or shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the city, why these recommendations should not be implemented.
   (c)   All tank integrity tests required by this chapter shall be performed only by, or under the direct and personal supervision of, a tank tester with a currently valid tank testing license issued pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 25284.4.
(Ord. 4002 § 1 (part), 1990)
17.10.090   City's authority to inspect.
   (a)   In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the city, the regional board, or the board has the authority specified in California Health and Safety Code Section 25185, with respect to any place where underground tank systems are located, or in which records relevant to operation of an underground tank system are kept, and as specified in California Health and Safety Code Section 25185.5, with respect to real property which is within two thousand feet of any place where underground tank systems are located. The authority conferred by this subdivision includes the authority to conduct any monitoring or testing of an underground tank system.
   (b)   In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, any authorized representative of the city, the regional board, or the board may require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank to, upon request, submit any information relevant to the compliance with this chapter or the regulations, to conduct monitoring or testing, and to report the results of that monitoring or testing under penalty of perjury. The burden of the monitoring, testing, and reporting, including costs, shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the monitoring, testing, and reporting.
(Ord. 4002 § 1 (part), 1990)
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