North Hempstead |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 29A. Underground Storage of Flammable and Other Hazardous Liquids |
§ 29A-5. Certain installations prohibited.
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A.No permit shall be issued to install or maintain a tank:(1)For the storage of flammable or other hazardous liquids whose capacity exceeds ten thousand (10,000) gallons.(2)For the storage of combustible liquids whose capacity exceeds twenty thousand (20,000) gallons.(3)Whose installation does not meet the minimum requirements of the Nassau County Fire Marshal, Nassau County Board of Health or National Fire Protection Association.(4)Which is situated within two hundred (200) feet of the nearest wall of a building occupied as a school, hospital, church, public library, theater or other place of public amusement or assembly, except the storage of fuel oil for the purpose of heating the premises on which site the tank is located.(5)Which, in the opinion of a majority of the Town Board, might endanger the health, safety or welfare of the public or pose a potential hazard to the environment.B.For good and valid reasons the Town Board acting on the recommendation of the Building Department may waive any or all of these provisions in a specific case.