§ 17.22.050. Removal of petroleum storage tanks—Residential.

Any underground storage system which has been out of service for longer than one hundred eighty days shall comply with at least one of the following three options:

A.

Remove the tank and all associated piping in its entirety. Any tank located in a public right-of-way must be removed in its entirety unless a physical obstruction does not allow the removal of such tank. This must be approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning and the fire marshal.

B.

Abandon the tank in place.

1.

Expose the top of tank and remove residue/sludge.

2.

The owner of the system shall provide sufficient evidence to the Department of Planning and Zoning showing that the system has not released products which have resulted in or which could result in the contamination of the surface water or groundwater of the State and City, i.e., soil samples by a licensed laboratory or test integrity of tanks as approved by Maryland Department of the Environment.

3.

Fill the tank with an inert material approved by Maryland Department of the Environment.

C.

Abandonment in place with no other options available. Determined and approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning and the fire marshal.

(Ord. O-26-03 § 1 (part): Ord. O-21-99 § 1 (part))

(Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016)