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ORDINANCE NO. 239
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE STORING AND HANDLING OF GASOLINE,
BUTANE AND OTHER VOLATILE INFLAMMABLE OILS OR MATERIALS AT RE-
TAIL ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 103.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College
Station, Texas:
Section I. That no person, firm, association or cor-
poration shall keep or store within the corporate limits of
the City of College Station, Texas, gasoline, butane or other
volatile inflammable oils or materials in, on, or under pre-
mises used as retail establishments, in a total amount greater
than 16,000 gallons, or in storage tanks having a capacity of
more than 6,000 gallons each.
Section II. That no person, firm, association or cor-
poration shall unload gasoline, butane or other volatile in-
flammable oils or materials at any retail establishment with-
in the corporate limits of the City of College Station, Texas,
from a tank truck or other containers having a capacity of
more than 6,000 gallons of such gasoline, butane or other vol-
atile inflammable oils or materials.
Section III. That the provisions of the foregoing sec-
tion shall not apply to any person, firm, association or cor-
poration transporting gasoline, butane or other volatile in-
flammable oils or materials within or through the corporate
limits of the City of College Station, Texas, in the normal
course of business, and not for the purpose of unloading the
same at a retail establishment within the corporate limits.
Section IV. That any person, firm, association or
corporation who shallviolate any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, shall be fined not more than $100.00.
Section V. The fact that owners of retail places
patronized and frequented by the general public are pre-
paring to unload and store gasoline in large quantities
at such retail places, causes a fire hazard dangerous to
the public, creates an emergency, and this ordinance will
take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and pub-
lication as required by law.
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Section VI. Ordinance No. 103 is hereby repealed.
Passed and approved this the 19th of December,
1956.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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