Davis County Clipper | 1979-11-28 | Page 1 | No Tanks without Permission

ir mi 'l I mrrm m jjpJo i anks jofithout ( Permission i tt10,?'0 crude oil tanks I - j han 20 gallons or ' flanks of any size a 5-gallon can :,Ie the residential Bountiful. , DECISION was S i,.. 7 the Bountiful City ' ffplaintsthat t i e,nIS had lar8e I E ,anks buried neSr S Z, 10 lncorrect, j ' one resident was buried tank to Chicle fuel. - . J "1"1 city before rfim ned- The f;hteorsc"y "I V'Hk lne unn?" Pumped W hCn rerUnd ta"K. S! line) fuel ::iMookedloa '!pu,Xflus,vely,or "Some tanks already stored underground may be nonconforming, noncon-forming, as far as the ordinance or-dinance is concerned, but they will be carefully scrutinized scru-tinized by city officials as to their use," the city attorney said. HE SAID the penalty for violation of this ordinance, a misdemeanor, is forfeiture of up to $299 andor a six-months six-months jail sentence. During discussion of the proposed ordinance by the city council in an earlier meeting, council members agreed that the practice of underground storage tanks "could be hazardous to the health and welfare of the community." The ordinance was passed after a study by the city public safety committee.