Sec. 11-15. Bulk storage; restrictions on underground storage;
truck transports.
The storage or keeping of gasoline or any other highly explosive
liquids in quantities of more than ten thousand gallons
in any one container is hereby defined to be "bulk storage".
Except in M-2 industrial districts of the city, as now existing
or as hereafter changed, and except as provided in section
61 of article XV of Appendix II of this Code, the bulk storage
of gasoline or other highly explosive liquids is prohibited within
the city, and it shall be unlawful for any person to store,
keep or handle the same in bulk within the city except in M-2
industrial districts, or as provided in section 61 of the Zoning
Ordinance. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to tank
cars or truck transports in transit, but shall apply to the unloading
of tank cars or truck transports within all parts of
the city, except in M-2 industrial districts and existing nonconforming
bulk storage plant sites in M-1 industrial districts,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to place or spot
a tank car or truck transport containing bulk storage as herein
defined within the city for the purpose of loading and unloading,
except in M-2 industrial districts and existing nonconforming
bulk storage plant sites in M-1 industrial districts.
Storage underground of quantities not in excess of ten thousand
gallons, in any one container complying with the provisions
of section 11-18 with respect to underground tanks, may
be permitted within the city, except in any R-1 or R-2 residential
districts, R-3 multiple dwelling districts or B office
shop districts; provided, that if such underground tank is located
within ten feet of any building, the maximum permitted
in any one container shall be two thousand gallons; provided
further, that in an R-3 multiple dwelling or B office-shop district,
one underground tank may be installed to contain not
in excess of five hundred and fifty gallons, so long as such
tank is not located within one hundred feet of any dwelling
unit and is to serve a nonconforming business use; provided
further, that the contents of such five hundred and fifty gallon
tank shall not be resold to others; provided further, an
elementary or secondary school, whether public or private, located
in any R-1 or R-2 residential district, R-3 multiple dwelling
district or B office-shop district, may install an underground
tank to contain not in excess of five hundred and fifty
gallons, so long as such tank is not located within one hundred
feet of any dwelling unit or one hundred feet of any
building used for school purposes and so long as the contents
of such five hundred and fifty gallon tank are not resold to
others.
Truck transports shall not make any stops within the city
except for the purpose of making deliveries to wholesalers or
retailers or in the event of mechanical failure. In the event
of a stop for delivery, such delivery shall be made as expeditiously
as possible, and the truck transport shall not remain
at the place of delivery longer than is reasonably necessary
for the purpose of making delivery. In the event of a stop on
account of mechanical failure, the driver of the truck transport
shall immediately arrange to have such truck transport
removed from the city, and in the event of the failure so to do,
it may be removed at the direction of any police officer of the
city and the cost of such removal shall be recoverable by the
city from the owner and the operator of the truck transport,
in addition to the other penalties herein provided for violation
of this article. Such truck transport may be impounded until
the cost of removal has been paid. (Code 1959, § 11-15; 10-360;
6-5-61; 11-19-62; 2-20-67.)
