§ 29A-15. Removal or replacement of existing facilities.

A. 

Any existing storage facility not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter which was installed more than twenty (20) years prior to October 1, 1979, shall be removed within five (5) years of said date and replaced with a storage facility which complies with this chapter.

B. 

Any storage facility installed more than ten (10) years but less than twenty (20) years prior to October 1, 1979, which is not in compliance with this chapter shall be removed within ten (10) years of said date and replaced with a storage facility which complies with this chapter.

C. 

Any storage facility installed less than ten (10) years prior to October 1, 1979, which is not in compliance with this chapter shall be removed within fifteen (15) years of said date and replaced with a storage facility which complies with this chapter.

D. 

Whenever it is found by the Building Inspector that continued use or maintenance of any storage facility would endanger the health, safety or welfare of the public or would threaten the quality of the environment, said Building Inspector shall order the immediate removal of the entire contents of the affected storage facility by the permit holder. In the event that the order of the Building Inspector is not complied with within twenty-four (24) hours of its issuance, the affected storage facility may be declared a public nuisance, and the Town of North Hempstead may retain the services of a qualified individual or firm to perform such removal of the contents of the facility. The town shall annex three (3) times the costs incurred by it in retaining the services of a qualified individual or firm to perform any removal as aforementioned to the tax bill of the person, association, firm or corporation on whose property the storage facility is located as a penalty for violation of this subsection.