1378.01 Abandoned station declared a nuisance.
1378.02 Notice to abate; action required.
1378.03 Required removal of underground tanks.
1378.04 Failure to abate.
1378.05 Inoperative service stations.
CROSS REFERENCES
Property Maintenance Code - see BLDG. Ch. 1309
General provisions and definitions - see BLDG. Ch. 1370
Administration, enforcement and penalty - see BLDG. Ch. 1372
Certificates of business occupancy - see BLDG. Ch. 1374
Basic standards for business occupancy - see BLDG. Ch. 1376
Whenever any gasoline service station becomes abandoned, such station shall be presumed to be a nuisance affecting or endangering surrounding property values and to be detrimental to the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, property or general welfare of the City and shall be abated. "Abandoned" means not having been operated as a gasoline service station for at least three consecutive months.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
Whenever the Building Commissioner finds any gasoline service station to be abandoned within the meaning of this chapter, he shall give notice to the owner of record of the premises at his last known address to abate such abandoned condition within sixty days by any of the following methods:
(a) Placing such service station in operation in accordance with this Business Maintenance Code;
(b) Adapting and using the building for another building use permitted under the Zoning Code, provided the service station pumps, storage tanks and signs are removed; or
(c) Razing the service station structure and removing the pumps, storage tanks and signs.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
All abandoned underground gasoline or oil storage tanks shall be removed. The removal of underground tanks shall be performed in accordance with accepted safe practice and under the supervision of the Bureau of Fire Prevention of the City. Under no circumstances shall any structure be erected above any abandoned underground tank. When tanks are removed, the Building Commissioner shall supervise the necessary filling and grading of the area.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
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