<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 16-12. - Tank installation, removal or retrofitting.</div>
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               (a)
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               Before any tank or lines for underground or aboveground storage of volatile flammable
               or combustible liquids or any other hazardous material covered by the provisions of
               the North Carolina State Fire Prevention Code or this chapter shall be installed,
               removed or retrofitted, a permit must be issued and shall be granted only upon written
               application made to the fire marshal setting forth therein the location, character,
               size and capacity of the tank or lines, and the purpose for which it is to be used
               or removed and an agreement that the applicant or user will conform to all the provisions
               of this chapter and all other regulations then existing, and in case a pump is to
               be used in connection therewith, the application shall state its location with respect
               to the tanks and with respect to the property line. The fire marshal's office is hereby
               authorized to issue a stop work order if work is performed before a permit has been
               issued. The person engaged in installing, removing or retrofitting a tank or line
               shall cease work immediately.
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               (b)
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               The fire marshal's office shall have five working days to determine whether the proposed
               tank or work on the line complies with the provisions of this chapter, the ordinances
               of the county and laws of the state, and shall issue the permit if he finds there
               is compliance. The fire marshal and officials from other agencies that police the
               installation, removal or retrofitting of tanks or lines shall have the right to inspect
               the tanks, lines and appliances before and after installation, and see that its location,
               installation and operation are in accordance with this chapter, the ordinances of
               the county and laws of the state. After the tank and line are placed in the excavation,
               and fittings and connections have been attached thereto, and before it has been covered
               or concealed from inspection, the applicant for the permit shall notify the fire marshal
               and shall wait until the installation of the tank connections, lines and fittings
               have been approved by the fire marshal's office before covering them. The fire marshal's
               office is hereby authorized to order the unearthing of tanks or lines that have not
               been inspected pursuant to this section.
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               (c)
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               Failure to abide by the provisions of this section shall constitute a violation of
               this chapter. The owner of the property, the person performing the work and the tenant
               of the premises may be separately and collectively cited for a violation of this section
               of this chapter, irrespective of any contract between the parties.
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               (Ord. of 4-26-93, Â§ 14; Ord. of 8-14-06(2), Â§ 9)
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