[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Mansfield 6-12-1995,
effective 7-6-1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Authorities — See Ch. 5.
Conservation Commission — See Ch. 11.
Housing Partnership — See Ch. 34.
Inland Wetlands Agency — See Ch. 40.
Planning and Zoning Commission — See Ch. 67.
Zoning Board of Appeals — See Ch. 94.
Building construction — See Ch. 107.
Fire lanes — See Ch. 125.
Sewers and water — See Ch. 159.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 166.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Town of Mansfield
Underground Storage Tank Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted to: establish an inventory of underground petroleum
storage tanks; establish a life expectancy for underground petroleum storage
tanks; to regulate the installation of new underground petroleum storage tanks
in order to minimize the contamination of the groundwaters in the Town of
Mansfield due to the failure of underground petroleum storage tanks.
This chapter shall apply to all underground petroleum storage tanks
located at residential facilities and to all facilities that have an underground
tank or interconnected tanks consisting of a total nominal capacity of less
than two thousand one hundred (2,100) gallons, exclusive of piping located
within the Town of Mansfield. This chapter establishes standards and criteria
for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and monitoring of such
tanks.
A.
Words used in the present tense include the future. Words
used in the masculine gender include feminine and neuter. The singular number
includes the plural and the plural the singular.
B.
Where terms are not defined in this chapter, they shall
have their ordinary accepted meanings or such as the context may imply.
C.
ABANDONED
ABNORMAL LOSS OR GAIN
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
DISCHARGE
EXISTING FACILITY
FACILITY
FAILURE
FAILURE DETERMINATION
FLAMMABLE LIQUID
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY DETERMINATION
LIQUID
LISTED
(1)
(2)
(3)
NEW FACILITY
NFPA 30
NFPA 31
NFPA 329
OIL OR PETROLEUM LIQUID OR PRODUCT
OWNER
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION
TEMPORARILY OUT-OF-SERVICE
UNDERGROUND
WELL, WATER SUPPLY
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Rendered permanently unfit for use, in accordance with NFPA 30.
An apparent loss or gain in liquid exceeding five-tenths percent
(0.5%) of:
A liquid having a flash point at or above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit
(100° F.).
The emission of any water, substance or material into the waters
of the town, whether or not such substance causes pollution.
A facility the installation of which began prior to the effective
date of this chapter.
A system of interconnected tanks, pipes, pumps, vaults, fixed containers
and appurtenant structures, singly or in any combination, which are used or
designed to be used for the storage, transmission or dispensing of oil or
petroleum liquids, including any monitoring devices. As used in this chapter,
the term "facility" refers only to residential underground facilities, and
to all other underground facilities of less than two thousand one hundred
(2,100) gallons' capacity.
A condition which can or does allow the uncontrolled passage of liquid
into or out of a facility, and includes but is not limited to a discharge
to the waters of the town without a permit issued pursuant to Section 22a-430
of the General Statutes.
The evaluation of a facility component in accordance with § 163-16 of this chapter to determine whether a failure has occurred.
A flammable liquid as determined in accordance with NFPA 30 and having
a flash point below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100° F.) [thirty-seven
and eight-tenths degrees centigrade (37.8° C.)] and having a vapor pressure
not exceeding forty (40) pounds per square inch (absolute) [two thousand sixty-eight
(2,068) millimeter mercury] at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100° F.)
[thirty-seven and eight-tenths degrees centigrade (37.9 C.)].
The time period within which a failure is not expected to occur as determined in accordance with § 163-15 of this chapter.
The evaluation of a facility component in accordance with § 163-15 of this chapter to determine its life expectancy.
Any liquid, including but not limited to oil and petroleum liquids
that when maintained at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°
F.) and at a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths (14.7) pounds per square
inch absolute will assume the shape of a container [also maintained at a temperature
of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60° F.)] within forty-eight (48) hours.
Equipment or materials included in a list published by a testing
laboratory which:
Is approved by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in consultation
with the Bureau of the State Fire Marshal;
Maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials;
and
States in their listing either that the equipment, material or procedure
meets appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use
in a specified manner.
A facility the installation of which begins on or after the effective
date of this chapter, including but not limited to facilities which replace
existing facilities and facilities which are moved from one (1) location to
another.
National Fire Protection Association publication number 30 entitled,
"Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code," as enforced by the Fire Marshal
pursuant to Section 29-320 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Sections
29-320-1, 29-320-2, and 29-320-3 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,
as amended.
National Fire Protection Association publication number 31 entitled,
"Standard for the Installation of Oil Burning Equipment," as enforced by the
Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 29-320 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
and Sections 29-320-1, 29-320-2, and 29-320-3 of the regulations of Connecticut
State Agencies, as amended.
National Fire Protection Association publication number 329 entitled,
"Underground Leakage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids," as enforced by
the Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 29-320 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
and Sections 29-320-1, 29-320-2, and 29-320-3 of the regulations of Connecticut
State Agencies, as amended.
Oil, petroleum or fuel of any kind in liquid form, including but
not limited to waste oils and distillation products such as fuel oil, kerosene,
naphtha, gasoline and benzene, and other flammable or combustible liquids.
The person, corporation or municipality who is the owner of record
of the land in which a facility is installed or located.
The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut and other department
regulations as enforced by the Health Department pursuant to Section 19-13
of the Connecticut General Statutes.[1]
A facility which serves any house, apartment, trailer, mobile home
or other structure occupied by individuals as a dwelling.
The installation of any addition to a facility or any restoration or renovation of a facility which increases or decreases the on-site storage capacity of the facility, significantly alters the physical configuration of the facility or impairs or improves the physical integrity of the facility or its monitoring systems; or modifies the facility so as to comply with the standards for new facilities specified in § 163-9 of this chapter. "Substantial modification" shall not include a modification for the purpose of extending life expectancy in accordance with § 163-15C(5) of this chapter.
Not in use, in that no regular filling or drawing is occurring; or
not regularly attended and secured.
When referring to a facility or facility component, that ten percent
(10%) or more of the volumetric capacity of the facility or component is below
the surface of the ground, and that portion which is below the surface of
the ground is not fully visible for inspection.
An artificial excavation, constructed by any method, for the purposes
of getting water for drinking or other domestic use, and includes public water
supply wells.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 19-13 of the Connecticut General Statutes
was transferred to Chapter 368a; see now C.G.S. § 19a-36.
A.
After July 1, 1996, the fee for each existing facility
for which notification is required by this chapter shall be fifty dollars
($50.).
B.
The fee for each new facility for which notification
is required by this chapter shall be ten dollars ($10.) per one hundred (100)
gallons nominal capacity or fraction thereof.
No owner shall discharge any water, substance or material, including
but not limited to oil or petroleum liquids, from any facility to the waters
of the town without first obtaining a permit for such discharge pursuant to
Section 22a-430 of the General Statutes, as amended.
A.
Facilities which meet all of the following criteria are exempt from §§ 163-8, 163-14, 163-15 and 163-16 of this chapter: [Note: The facility must meet conditions Subsection A(1), (2), (3) and (4) to be exempt.]
(1)
The nominal capacity exclusive of piping is less than
ten (10) gallons;
(2)
The sole intended use of the oil or petroleum liquid
is for on-site heating or intermittent stationary power production such as
standby electricity generation or irrigation pump power;
(3)
The oil or petroleum liquid stored is not intended for
resale; and
(4)
The facility is not used for the storage or handling
of waste oil.
B.
Facilities which are used solely for the storage, transmission
or dispensing of oil or petroleum products which are not defined as a liquid
are exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
Reporting requirements shall be as follows: [NOTE: See § 163-7A and B for facilities which are exempt from reporting requirements.]
A.
Existing facilities. By July 1, 1996, the owner of each existing facility shall notify the Office of the Fire Marshal of the results of the life expectancy determination required by § 163-15.
B.
New facilities. Within thirty (30) days following completion of installation of a new facility, an owner shall notify the Office of the Fire Marshal of the results of the life expectancy determination required by § 163-15.
C.
Information required. The notification required by Subsections A and B of this section shall include but not be limited to the following: facility location and capacity, date of installation, contents, type of facility and type of monitoring systems, if any, results of life expectancy determinations, and any other information which the Fire Marshal deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
D.
Abandoned and out-of-service facilities. By July 1, 1996,
the owner of an abandoned or temporarily out-of-service facility shall notify
the Office of the Fire Marshal of the location, type and capacity of such
facility and the date it was abandoned or removed from service. The reports
shall be filed in the Building Department and in the Office of the Fire Marshal.
E.
Within thirty (30) days of completion of a failure determination required by § 163-16, the owner shall notify the Fire Marshal of the result of such failure determination.
F.
Owners of any tank component of a facility which has been removed from the site at which the facility was installed shall submit to the Fire Marshal, within forty-five (45) days after such removal, a certified copy of the certificate of disposal required to be obtained and maintained under § 163-18 of this chapter.
G.
Owners shall report any changes in information provided
in accordance with this subsection within thirty (30) days.
A.
New facilities. All new facilities and new components
of substantially modified facilities shall conform to the following standards:
(1)
Each underground tank or container shall:
(a)
Be a listed fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tank
which is equipped with contact plates under all fill and gauge openings and
is chemically compatible with the contained oil or petroleum liquid as determined
by the tank or container manufacturer's warranty; or
(b)
Be a listed steel tank externally coated with a factory-applied
corrosion-resistant coating approved by the manufacturer for the proposed
use, and equipped with cathodic protection and permanent cathodic protection
monitoring devices, and contact plates under all fill and gauge openings.
(2)
Each new underground container shall have the following
minimum separation distance from water supply wells:
(3)
All other underground facility components shall:
(a)
Be protected against corrosion by use of noncorrosive
materials or steel components with factory-applied corrosion-resistant coating
and cathodic protection and permanent cathodic protection monitoring devices;
(b)
Be designed, constructed and installed so as to allow
failure determination of all underground piping without the need for substantial
excavation; and
(c)
Be chemically compatible with the contained oil or petroleum
liquid as determined by the manufacturer's warranty.
B.
Installation and maintenance. The installation and maintenance
of underground components of new facilities and the substantial modification
of underground components of new or existing facilities shall be done in accordance
with NFPA 30 and/or NFPA 31 and the manufacturer's specifications and
recommendations. If provisions of NFPA 30 or NFPA 31 are inconsistent with
the manufacturer's specifications or recommendations, the provision which
imposes the most stringent and protective requirement shall control. Within
thirty (30) days after completion of installation, the owner shall submit
to the Fire Marshal a statement signed by the installation contractor, certifying
that the facility complies with, and the installation has been carried out
in accordance with, this subsection.
C.
Cathodic protection. All cathodic protection monitoring
devices and cathodic protection systems for underground component shall meet
the specifications of the manufacturer of the component(s) being protected
and shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the specifications
and recommendations of the manufacturer(s) of the monitoring device, the cathodic
protection system and the underground component being protected, as applicable.
If a manufacturer's specifications or recommendations are inconsistent
with any provision of this chapter, the provision which imposes the most stringent
and protective requirement shall control. Within thirty (30) days after completion
of installation, the owner shall submit to the Fire Marshal a statement signed
by the installation contractor certifying that the installation has been carried
out in accordance with this subsection.
D.
Testing of cathodic protection systems. All cathodic
protection systems which protect underground facility components shall be
tested annually. A structure to soil test voltage reading of at least minus
eighty-five hundredths (-0.85) volts measured between the structure and a
copper/copper sulfate electrode must be maintained. Voltage drops other than
those across the structure electrolyte boundary must be considered for valid
interpretation of the voltage measurements. Impressed current cathodic protection
systems shall be checked monthly to assure that the system rectifier providing
the source of current is operating properly. A monthly record of rectifier
current and voltage output shall be maintained. If any cathodic protection
system malfunctions or fails to meet the above structure to soil test voltage
requirement, it shall be repaired as quickly as possible, but in no event
later than thirty (30) days from the date of discovery of the malfunction.
Anodes shall be replaced when all other corrective measures which have been
taken are not sufficient to maintain the structure to soil test voltage of
at least minus eighty-five hundredths (-0.85) volts. Other cathodic protection
criteria may be used upon written approval of the Fire Marshal.
No underground components of any existing facility shall be used or operated after July 1, 1999, or for longer than five (5) years beyond its life expectancy as determined in accordance with § 163-15 of this chapter, whichever is later, unless such component is modified so as to comply with the standards for new facilities specified in § 163-9 above. The owner of a facility component for which the date of initial installation cannot be documented to the satisfaction of the Fire Marshal and for which the life expectancy cannot be determined according to § 163-15 of this chapter shall not use or operate such component beyond July 1, 1999, unless such component is modified so as to comply with the standards for new facilities specified in § 163-9 above. If the component is not so modified, it must be removed or abandoned in accordance with procedures specified in NFPA 30 and § 163-18 of this chapter.
No underground component of a facility shall be moved from one location
to another without prior written approval of the Fire Marshal. Approval for
relocation shall be based on proposed use and environmental safeguards.
No owner of a facility that complies with the standards for new facilities specified in § 163-9 above shall use or operate any underground component of that facility beyond its life expectancy as determined in accordance with § 163-15 of this chapter. Prior to the last day of life expectancy of a facility component, the owner shall remove or abandon the facility component in accordance with the procedures specified in NFPA 30 and § 163-18 of this chapter.
No owner shall transfer ownership of any new or existing facility without full disclosure to the transferee of the status of the facility with respect to compliance with this chapter at least fifteen (15) days prior to the transfer. Such disclosure shall include an up-to-date copy of the information submitted to the Office of the Fire Marshal pursuant to § 163-8.
Records; abnormal loss or gain requirements shall be as follows: [NOTE: See § 163-7 for facilities which are exempt from records; abnormal loss or gain requirements.]
A.
Activity records. The owner of a new or existing facility
shall assure the maintenance of up-to-date records of significant construction
or installation activities; monitoring, substantial modifications, abandonment,
removal or replacement of underground components or protective devices for
such components; and any other activity required by an order of the Fire Marshal.
The owner shall review such records and attest to their accuracy by signing
them no later than seven (7) days following completion of the recorded activity.
B.
Daily inventory records. [NOTE: See § 163-7 for facilities which are exempt from daily inventory record requirements.]
(1)
The owner of a new or existing facility shall assure
that the following information is recorded: on a daily basis, the amount of
product sold, used and received, and the level of water and product in the
tank or container; and on a weekly basis, a reconciliation comparing these
figures to determine whether an abnormal loss or gain has occurred. Separate
records shall be maintained for each system of interconnected tanks or containers
and serving pumps or dispensers. The owner shall review such records and attest
to their accuracy by signing them no later than seven (7) days following their
recording.
(2)
Daily inventory measurements shall be made by gauge or
gauge stick or by readout from a listed automatic monitoring device. Such
measuring devices shall be calibrated and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications and recommendations.
(3)
Daily inventory measurements need not be recorded on
those days when a facility is not in operation, except that, if such period
exceeds fifteen (15) consecutive days, inventory measurements shall be recorded
every 15th day. A day on which product is delivered to the facility shall
be considered a day of operation.
(4)
The Fire Marshal may require an owner to perform a failure
determination of any facility for which daily inventory records are not maintained
in accordance with this subsection.
(5)
When inventory reconciliation indicates an abnormal loss
or gain which is not explainable by spillage, or temperature variations, the
owner shall assure the immediate investigation and correction of the source
of the abnormal loss or gain. At a minimum, the owner shall take as many of
the following steps as necessary to confirm an abnormal loss or gain:
(a)
When an inventory record error is not apparent, a recalculation
to determine abnormal loss or gain shall be made starting from a point where
the records indicate no abnormal loss or gain.
(b)
A detailed visual inspection of those components of the
facility which are readily accessible for evidence of failure shall be performed.
(c)
The dispensers of the particular oil or petroleum liquid
in question shall be checked for proper calibration.
(6)
When an abnormal loss or gain is confirmed, the owner
shall immediately report the abnormal loss or gain to the State Police in
accordance with Section 22a-450 of the General Statutes, as amended, and to
the Office of the Fire Marshal.
A.
General. This subsection, in conjunction with § 163-16 of this chapter, specifies when a failure determination must be performed and when the owner must discontinue use of a facility component in accordance with §§ 163-10 and 163-12 of this chapter. (See § 163-7 for facilities which are exempt from life expectancy requirements.)
B.
Life expectancy. Life expectancy determinations shall be conducted for underground components of new facilities within thirty (30) days following completion of installation or substantial modification of the component and shall be conducted for underground components of existing facilities by July 1, 1996, as specified in Subsection C(5) of this section.
C.
Determination of life expectancy. Life expectancy shall
be as follows:
(1)
For fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) facility components,
the period of the manufacturer's corrosion warranty.
(2)
For cathodically protected facility components that meet the requirements of § 163-9 of this chapter, the period of the manufacturer's corrosional warranty, or the life expectancy of the existing or replacement anode(s) as calculated using standard formulae approved, in writing, by the Fire Marshal.
(3)
If the cathodic protection system malfunctions or fails to meet the structure to soil test voltage requirement in § 163-9 and is not repaired or replaced within thirty (30) days, the life expectancy of the facility components protected by the system shall be reestablished in accordance with either Subsection C(4) or D. If life expectancy must be reestablished in accordance with Subsection C(4), the period specified by Subsection C(4) shall be deemed to have begun on the earliest date of malfunction or the earliest date on which the structure to soil test voltage reading was less negative than minus eighty-five hundredths (-0.85) volts, as applicable, provided that the period specified by Subsection C(4) shall not extend beyond the last day of the component's initial life expectancy period.
(4)
For facility components not covered in Subsections C(1) through (3) of this section, the life expectancy shall be fifteen (15) years from the date of installation. If the date of installation cannot be documented, the life expectancy shall be determined by a method approved by the Fire Marshal. (See § 163-10.)
(5)
The life expectancy of existing facility components which are not in compliance with the standards listed in § 163-9A may be extended by any method, provided that it meets all of the following conditions which apply in the instance under consideration:
(a)
A failure of the facility component in question has never occurred, as determined by a failure determination conducted in accordance with § 163-16A of this chapter or by an alternative method used with the prior written approval of the Fire Marshal.
(b)
The facility component shall not be used or operated
for longer than five (5) years beyond its extended life expectancy.
(c)
No tank or container shall be lined more than once to
extend its life expectancy.
(d)
The period for which the life expectancy will be extended
shall be determined by the owner in a manner approved, in writing, by the
Fire Marshal.
(e)
The facility component has not exceeded its original
life expectancy as of the date of the lining installation.
(f)
The facility component is not used to store gasoline
or other flammable liquids.
Failure determination requirements shall be as follows: [NOTE: See § 163-7 for facilities which are exempt from failure determination requirements.]
A.
General. Failure determinations shall consist of any
test that takes into consideration the temperature coefficient of expansion
of the product being tested as related to any temperature change during the
test, and is capable of detecting a loss of five-hundredths (0.05) gallons
per hour. Such test shall be conducted in accordance with NFPA 329. Failure
determination equipment and methods shall be installed, calibrated, operated
and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, including
routine maintenance and service checks for operability and running condition.
B.
Failure determination requirements.
(1)
Failure determination shall be conducted by the owner
for all underground components of new and existing facilities as follows:
(2)
On all fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) facility components,
within three (3) to six (6) months after their installation, and within twenty-four
(24) to twenty-one (21) months and within twelve (12) to nine (9) months prior
to the end of their life expectancy.
(3)
On all cathodically protected facility components, within
twenty-four (24) to twenty-one (21) months and within twelve (12) to nine
(9) months prior to the end of their life expectancy.
(4)
Beginning three (3) years following the effective date of this chapter, on all existing facility components which are not in compliance with the standards listed in § 163-9 of this chapter, within thirty-six (36) to thirty-three (33) months prior to the end of their life expectancy and annually thereafter.
C.
Alternative methods of failure determination. Alternative
methods and schedules for failure determination may be used with the prior
written approval of the Fire Marshal.
A.
Report required. An owner of a new or existing facility
shall immediately report any failure to the State Police (in accordance with
Section 22a-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended) and to the
Office of the Fire Marshal.
B.
Procedures required in the event of a failure.
(1)
The owner of a new or existing facility at which a failure
occurs shall immediately empty and discontinue the use of the failed facility
component, and:
(2)
The owner of a new or existing facility which discharges
oil or petroleum liquids without a permit issued pursuant to Section 22a-430
of the General Statutes shall immediately cease such discharge and reclaim,
recover and properly dispose of the discharged liquid and any other substance
contaminated by it, restore the environment to a condition and quality acceptable
to the Department of Environmental Protection and repair damage caused by
the discharge, all to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection.
(3)
When a failure occurs at a new or existing facility,
all of such facility's components shall be evaluated within thirty (30)
days to determine whether similar conditions to that which caused the failure
exist. Within ten (10) days following such evaluation, the owner shall notify
the Fire Marshal, in writing, of the methods and results of each such evaluation.
(4)
If an additional failure is detected, the owner shall
act in accordance with this subsection.
A.
Notification. An owner shall notify the Office of the
Fire Marshal, in writing, within thirty (30) days when a new or existing facility
is rendered temporarily out-of-service.
B.
No person shall use or operate a temporarily out-of-service
facility without giving prior written notice to the Office of the Fire Marshal
that such facility will be used or operated.
The owner shall obtain and maintain a certificate of disposal for each
tank component of the facility removed from the installation site. Such certificate
of disposal shall be prepared by the owner within forty-five (45) days after
the date of tank component removal from the installation site and shall:
A.
Include the method, date and location of the tank component
disposal;
B.
Include, for each tank component removed from the installation
site, the material of construction, type of construction (single- vs. double-wall),
capacity in gallonage, date of initial installation, manufacturer's name,
Underwriter's Laboratories Inc. identification number, any registration
number and any other identification information; and
C.
Be signed by the owner of the tank component and by the
individual or individuals actually responsible for performing the disposal,
each of whom shall certify, in writing, as follows:
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"I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained
in this document and all attachments and certify that based upon reasonable
investigation, including my inquiry of those individuals responsible for obtaining
the information, the submitted information is true, accurate and complete
to the best of my knowledge and belief."
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A.
General. The Fire Marshal may grant a variance or partial
variance from one (1) or more of the provisions of this section, provided
that such variance will not endanger the public health, safety or welfare
or allow pollution of the air, land or waters of the town. An application
for a variance shall be submitted by the landowner on a form furnished or
prescribed by the Fire Marshal and shall include such information as he or
she requires.
(1)
Failure to supply all information necessary to enable
the Fire Marshal to make a determination regarding the application shall be
cause for rejection of the application.
(2)
The Fire Marshal shall reject an application for a variance
as untimely if it is received less than ninety (90) days prior to the required
date of compliance for which the variance is sought.
B.
In acting on a request for a variance, the Fire Marshal
shall balance the degree to which compliance with the requirement in question
would create an undue hardship for the applicant against the benefit to the
environment and the public from the applicant's strict compliance with
that requirement.
C.
The Fire Marshal may limit the duration of a variance
and include in a variance any conditions which he or she deems necessary.
A variance may be revoked or modified for failure to comply with any such
conditions.
Any person whom violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject
to the following penalties and fines:
A.
Any person who fails to comply with the following section(s) and or subsection(s): § 163-8, Reporting; §§ 163-9 through 163-12, dealing with design, construction, installation and maintenance; § 163-13, Transfer of facilities; disclosure required; § 163-14 Records; abnormal loss or gain; § 163-15, Life expectancy; § 163-16; Failure determination; § 163-17, Failures; § 163-18, Abandoned and temporarily out-of-service facilities; and/or § 163-19, Removal and disposal of facility components, as defined by this chapter, shall be notified of his or her violations and given an opportunity to correct said violations. Said notification may take the form of verbal instruction or written notice.
B.
In addition, persons failing to comply with the following section(s) and or subsection(s): § 163-8, Reporting; §§ 163-9 through 163-12, dealing with design, construction, installation and maintenance; § 163-13, Transfer of facilities; disclosure required; § 163-14, Records; abnormal loss or gain; § 163-15, Life expectancy; § 163-16, Failure determination; § 163-17, Failures; § 163-18, Abandoned and temporarily out-of-service facilities; and/or § 163-19, Removal and disposal of facility components, as defined by this chapter, shall be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the penalties and fines outlined therein, provided that notification has been given as provided in § 163-19A above, and further provided that the fines for said violations shall be as follows:
C.
The Fire Marshal may, when appropriate, seek enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter by injunction and, in such event, the violator
shall pay, as damages, a reasonable attorney's fee in prosecuting said
action.
