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§ 92.007 SEPTIC TANKS.
   No person shall build, construct, maintain or use or cause to be built, constructed, maintained or used within 200 feet of a city sanitary sewer any septic tank system upon any lot.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.606; 1992 Code, § 19-7) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 92.008 RENDERING OF ANIMAL MATTER.
   No person shall carry on the business of rendering any animal matter or manufacturing such into fertilizing material except by permission of the city council. The health officer shall be permitted entrance to all buildings used for the purpose of rendering any animal matter.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.609; 1992 Code, § 19-8) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
   Animals and fowl, see ch. 90
§ 92.009 SWIMMING POOLS.
   Artificial swimming pools and natural bodies of water used for swimming within the city shall be subject to inspection and approval by the health officer and shall not be used if found to be unfit for that purpose by the health officer. The health officer is empowered to make periodic inspections of and to take samples from those swimming pools as necessary to determine the condition thereof. Adequate provisions for change of water, chlorination and cleaning of the swimming pools shall be made. Swimming in those pools open to the public shall not be permitted except at times when adequate lifeguard service is provided.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.610; 1992 Code, § 19-9) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 92.010 WELLS.
   No person shall maintain or use any well for the purpose of drawing therefrom water intended for drinking purposes without first obtaining a permit from the health department to do so nor use any well after notice from the health department to close or fill it.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.611; 1992 Code, § 19-10) Penalty, see § 10.999
Cross-reference:
   Utilities, see title V
§ 92.011 UNSANITARY HOTEL, ROOMINGHOUSE OR LODGINGHOUSE.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any hotel, lodginghouse or roominghouse to keep or maintain the establishment in an unclean or unsanitary condition, or in violation of the state laws governing that establishment.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.613; 1992 Code, § 19-12) Penalty, see § 10.999
§ 92.012 REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS.
   (a)   Any person, owning or possessing storage tanks containing materials classified as being capable of contaminating any public water supply or capable of endangering human health or the environment within the city and within one mile of the boundaries of the city shall provide protection against leakage or rupture of those tanks or connections thereto. These materials shall include, but not be limited to, hazardous materials as set forth in 49 C.F.R. part 172.101, as amended, the National Registry of Hazardous Materials, United Nations Classification System (cf Guidebook for Hazardous Materials, Department of Transportation, p. 5800.4) and hazardous wastes as set forth in 40 C.F.R. part 261, a copy of which is available at the public library.
   (b)   All tank systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with sound, recognized engineering practices. All tank systems shall meet or exceed the following standards.
      (1)   Tanks and appurtenances must be compatible with materials stored or handled.
      (2)   All tanks installed underground in the city and within one mile of the boundaries of the city must first be granted a permit for installation from the fire prevention division and have approval of the state department of environment and natural resources.
         A.   All metallic tanks must be approved double-wall design, cathodically protected and coated with a material approved by the state department of environment and natural resources.
         B.   All nonmetallic tanks must be of approved double-wall design.
      (3)   All underground tanks must be equipped with a continuous leak detection system capable of immediately detecting a leak and giving audible and visible alarms.
      (4)   All tanks must be equipped with overfill protection devices. These devices must alert the transfer operator that the tank is 90% full or automatically shut off flow to the tank when the tank is no more than 95% full. All tanks must be equipped with a spill containment basin.
      (5)   All fluid-handling piping shall be of double-walled design and shall include double-wall containment at the tank and to grade under any dispensing device.
         A.   All metallic piping shall be cathodically protected and coated with a material approved by the state department of environment and natural resources and tested as required by the city’s fire code before it is covered with approved backfill.
         B.   All nonmetallic piping shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended instructions and tested as required by the city’s fire code.
      (6)   Piping on pressure systems shall be equipped with leak detection devices that will promptly notify the operator of a problem in the system in one or more of the following manners:
         A.   Slow down the rate of dispensing to one-third its normal rate;
         B.   Give an audible and visible warning through the tank alarm panel; and
         C.   Completely stop the flow of the material to the dispenser.
   (c)   Any aboveground tanks shall be diked on the side and on the bottom with materials impervious to contaminants. The volume of the dike must be adequate to contain 110% of the volume of the largest tank and must conform with other provisions set forth in the International Fire Code, Chapter 34, § 3404.2.10.1, as amended. Diking must be approved by the fire prevention division.
   (d)   System plans must be submitted to the city fire department for review by appropriate city departments. Plans shall be approved or rejected within ten working days. Permits must be issued by the city fire department before any work proceeds.
   (e)   Any person owning or operating a tank system shall immediately notify Metro Communications of any alarm, spill or leak.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 14.506; 1992 Code, § 19-13) (Ord. 2774, passed 7-26-1971; Ord. 90-86, passed 10-6-1986; Ord. 12-89, passed 1-30-1989; Ord. 79-02, passed 10-15-2002) Penalty, see § 10.999
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