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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 2733 08/16/1977 ORDINANCE NO. 2733 AN ORDINANCE PERIVIITTING THE OPERATION OF SELF-SERVICE GAS STATIONS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLA.GE OF MOUNT PROSPECT. COOK COUNTY. ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That subsection C '. of Section 11.2403 of the Municipal Code of , the Village of Mount Prospect of 195'7. as amended. be and the same is hE;:ceby further amended in its entirety to provide regulations for the operation of self- service gas stations; so that hereafter subsection C. shall be and read as fol- lows: n C. The following additional requirements and restrictions shall apply to service stations and filling stations. 1. Sale of gasoline at retail in portable containers is prohibited. a. It shall be unlawful for any person. firm. or co::.'poratioT.! to sell motor fuel at retail from any gasoline buggy or other vehicle equipped with a tank (the tank in which motor fuel is carried for the operation of said vehicle being excepted) having a capacity greater than six (6) gallons or contain- ing separate container or containers in the aggregate, more than six (6) gallons. b. No motor fuels shall be dispensed at any service station except into fuel tanks of motor vehicles. when such tanks are connected with the carburetion system of such ve- hicles; provided, however. that individual sales up to six (6) gallons may be made in metal receptacles when painted red and labeled in full conformity with the Illinois Red Can Gasoline Law. such individual sales to be limited to six (6) gallons to any one person. 2. Any person, finll. or corporation maintaining or operating any storage tank for gasoline for the use of automobiles of the owner. lessee. employees, or agents of such person. firm. or corpora- tion shall comply with all of the provisions of this Article other than the requirement for the payment of a fee. 3. No open lights or flames shall be permitted except within a stove within the service station building. 4. Motor Fuel Dispensing. a. All flammable liquid gauging, vending and dispensing de- vices, shall be of substantial construction, and firmly secured to concrete foundation. which shall be so located and designed as to prevent motor vehicles damaging such devices. 1) Systems wherein continuous pressure is maintai.ned, or water is used to displace liquid from storage tanks. shall not be permitted. 2) The use of above ground storage tanks, tank cars, tank trucks or portable tanks in connection with gauging. vending and dispensing devices, shall not be permitted. b. Every remote pumping system shall be equipped with an Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. listed leak detector valve or device located &s c:bse as possible to or within the pump- ing unit. An Underwriters' Laboratories. Inc. listed impact check valve shall be at the base of each dispenser. c. Automatic hose nozzle, valves with latch-open devices or any automatic device shall not be permitted inside a building. 1) All dispensing devices shall be located so that all parts of the vehicles being served will be on private property . 2) In no case shall the dispensing hose be longer than 16 feet for filling station and private locations. 3) Where dispensing equipment is used exclusively for trucks or other larger vehicles. automatic hose retrievers may be used, and shall not exceed 40 feet of hose. 4) When located inside a building the dispensing device shall be located a grade level in a well ventilated place. 5. No motor vehicle fuel tank shall be serviced until motor and ignition of such vehicle has been shut off. Warning signs shall be posted in a conspicuous location at each service island. a. Such signs shall be metal or other material designed to withstand weather. b. Such signs shall have a white background with the words "No Smoking" and "Turn Off Engine" in red letters a minimum of 1" high and with a minimum of 3/161T stroke. c. No portion uf such signs shall be any higher than eight feet (8') above ground. d. The mounting and location of said signs shall be subject to the approval of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Village of Mount Prospect. 6. The installation and use of unattended coin. operated or self- service dispensing devices for service stations and/or filling stations is prohibited, except as permitted hereunder: \ a. A service station and/or filling station owner, or an employee or agent 9f such an owner, shall not permit any person who does not possess a valid driver's license to operate a self- service device. -2- I I I II II I. I! i , I I I t' I , I I I I I II II 'I 1 I I II i b. Self-service equipment and "safety" devices shall be con- structed, installed, and/or located as follows: 1) All pipes supplying flammable liquids to approved self- service dispensing devices shall be equipped with electrically operated shut off valves. a) AU controls to such valves shall be in a centrally located area remote from all dispensing devices and adequately protected from the weather and mechanical injury. The valves shall be so designed as to close automatically in case of electrical pO'NeI' failure. b) All electrical equipment shall be listed for use in said. areas. 2) Every self-service island shall be provided with 9 minim.um of one (1) approved 10 lb. ABC Class fire extinguisher. II r I II II 1,;1 I I I I I I , I I I a) Said fire extinguisher shaII be visible within 100 feet and shall be in place during all hours the station is in opera.tion. 3) Signs instruc;ting customers concerning filling operations shall be posted in a conspicuous location at each island. a) Such sig'ns shall be metal or other material designed to withstand weather. b) Such signs shall have a white background with words in black letters, which letters shall be a minimum of 1/2IT high and with a minimum of 1/1611 stroke. e) Such signs shall also contain instructions bearing the: following words: "Wal'ningH "Stop Engine" "No Smoking" ''It is unle:wful and da.l1gerous for anyone other them the attendant to dispense gasoline into approved containers II TIlt is unlawful and dangerous to dispense gasoline without an attendant on duty" !lIt is unlawful and dangerous for any person or persons not having a driver! s license to dispense gasoline fl -3- i: ; I 1 j r II d) Signs with directions for operation of the dispensing devices shall also be provided. e) No portion of such signs shall be any higher than eight feet (8') above ground. I I " II I f) The mounting -and location of said signs shall be subject to the approval of the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Village of Mount Prospect. 4) All tanks for the storage of flammable liquid used in conjunction with self-service dispensing devices shall meet the requirements of this Municipal Code for flammable liquid tanks. Automatic hose nozzle valves with latch- open devices are prohibited. 5) Every service station and/or filling station owner or manager shall be responsible for the instructing of all employees in the use of the emergency shut off controls. fire extinguishing equipment, and all other self-service I dispensing equipment. " II II SECTION TWO: That Paragraph 117 of subsection B. of Section 11.102 of the I Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect of 1959. as amended. be and the same is hereby further amended in its entirety. so as to include related definitions , concerned with service station operation; so that hereafter the said Paragraph 117 " shall be and read as follows: " 117. Service Station. An establishment. the principal activity of which is to furnish service to the consuming public in the form of an automobile repair shop. a gasoline station. or any ot.her petroleum distribution. I I II I a. Approved self-service dispensing devices. An automatic self-closing dispensing nozzle without any latch-open device. listed by Underwriter's Laboratories. b. Authorized a'~~endant. The owner. employee or agent. who is authorized by the licensee to dispense gasoline. and other motor fuels. c. Full service. That portion of the property where flammable and c.ombustible liquids used as motor fuel are stored and dispensed in fuel tanks of motor vehicles by authorized service station attendants. d. Islands. That raised portion of the driveway upon which the dispensing equipment is located. e. Self-service. That portion of property where flammable and combustible liquids used as motor fuels are stored and subsequently dispensed from fixed approved fuel dispens- ing equipment into fuel tanks of motor vehicles by persons other than the authorized service station attendant. -4- r ! I I, 'I I, I I II I II I SECTION THREE: That the Director of Building and Zoning of the Village of I Mount Prospect be and he is hereby authorized to issue building permits for I conversion of any existing service station so that self-service may be offered therein. providing, the applicant for any such conversion pays the Village of I Mount Prospect a permit fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). f. Split-island operation. The sale of flammable and com- bustible liquids used for motor fuel in service stations which shall be equipped with at least one complete set of approved equipment for dispensing motor fuels at both self- service and full-service islands. IT SECTION FOUR: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and I after its passage, approval. and publication in the manner provided by law. II AYES: 6 NAYS; 0 PASSED this 16th day of August . 1977. APPROVED this 16th day of August , 1977. ~r- ;{I ~~ Village Pre",ident ' ! I ATTEST: Il,.~~~ II 'liUage Clerk H r I I -5- /