HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - n/a - 03/14/1927 - Gas Stations AN ORDIN,4TtiCE
`� Regulating and Governing Gasoline and Oil Stations in
the City of Mc�enry, Bdc�enry, Illinois.
BE IT ORDAIt��',D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TF�E CITY OF MCHENRY,
COITI�'TY OF 11�CH^P1RY P.I�1D �TATE OF ILLINOIS.
S.ection l. That it shall be anlaveful for any person or
cornoration to build use or carry on the business of a gasoline or
oil station in the city of MeHenry, except as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That no building or structure to be used for the
storing or selling of gasoline, or lubricating oils shall be con—
structed or built in the city of McHenry without first obtaining
from the city clerk a permit signed by the said clerk for such con—
struction or building and :urther com�lying with all the ordinances
and laws rAgulating the building and construction of such building
to be used for the storing or sel� ing of gasoline, or lubricating
oils.
Section 3. That no building or st ruct�zre shall be b uilt or �
erected within the city of McH�enry if such building or structure is
to be used as a gasoline or oil station or for the stora�e or selling
of ,�asoline, or lubricating oils and no permit therefor shall be '
issued by the City Clerk of the city of McHenry, when such structure �
or b uilding is locatGd in any of the residence portions of the said
city of McI�enry, unless, prior to the obtaining of the said permit,
the person, pPrsor.s , or corporation so desiring to bu�ld or construct
�, such oil station shall ha�►e obtained the veritten consent of a majority !
of the owners of frontage of the nroperty on both sides of the street
and for a distance of six hundred feet on each side of the proposed
bizilding or struct�zre to be used as a gasoline station.
Section 4. That if any person, pArsons , or cornoration desires �
to build or erect any building or structure to be used as a gasoline ;
station or for the nur�ose of storing or selling gasoTine, or lub—
ricatin� oils in the business district of the said city of McHenry, ;
then anr.lication for a permit to so construct said building shall �
be f iled w ith the City Council of the said City of �cHenry f or their '
consi'eration, and unon their giving a pPrmit to so erect or construct �
said building, then the City Clerk shall issue a permit f'or the same. �
Section 5. If any nerson, persons or corporation desirPs to ;
erect any building or struct��zre to be used as a gasoline station, or !
a building for the atoragP of sale of gasoline or lubricatin� oils �
in the residence part of the city of Mc�enry, then the evritten con— '
sents of a majority of the pronerty owners as above described, to—
gether with the annlication shall be ffled veith the council and if , j
after consideration o� said ap�lication, by the Cit:y Council and ,
consent being gfven then the Glerk shall issue a permit for such
structure or buflding to be ereeted.
�ection 6. That with every apnlication for the construction or
erection of a building or structure to be used as a gasoline station m�r �
for the construction of a building to be used for the sale or storage
of gasoline, or lubricating oils , shall be deposited with the said ,
�� arnlfcation the sum of twenty—ffve dollars, as a permit fee, v�hich
fee shall be returned to the applicant in the event the application �
be denied.
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Section 7. That every �asoline station in the City of Mc�enry
� or every structure or building used for the purnose of storing or
selling �asoline, or lubricatin� oils shall on or before the first
day of Nay of evAry year file anplication aith the Citq Gouncil for
a license to so operate, and naintain sueh �asoline station, building
or structure , and shall with such application, deposit t he sum of f�fve
dollars for each nump, and five dollars for lubricating oil, as a
Iicense fee for the same, which license fee shall be returned to the
annlicant in case the anplication be denied by the City Council, but
in the event the anrlication be allowed, and the pPrmit �ranted, then
the City Clerk shall issue a written �ermit or license authorizing
said aprlicant to so maintain and operate such gasoline station or
structurP or building for the storing or selling of gasoline or
lubricating oil.
Section 8. In the event any p�rson, persons or cornoratfon
shall onPrate any uaeoline station or buy, maintain or use any building
or structur� for the storing or sale of gasoline and lubricating oilsin
the city of McHenry without "complying with the provisions as above set
forth then the gasoline station, building or structure so operatin�
and bein�; maintained nvithout first com-�I.ying with the provi,sions con—
tained in this ordinance are hereby declared nuisances,
�ection 9. That if an9 person, persons or cornoration shall
or�Prate or maintiin a gasoline station or any structure or buil�?ing
used for the storing or selling of gaaoline or lubricating oils with—
out firat comrlying with the �rovisions �of this ordinance, such per—
son, p�rsons or cor�oration sha11 bP fined a sum not less than twenty—
five dollars , ar not to exceed two hun�r?d dollars.
�-- Section I0. That this ordinance shall be in full force and Pffect
from and aft�r its passa�e, anproval and nublication according to law,
ApprovPd F. H. Wattles
May o r
Attest R. F. Conway,
City ClPrk __
Passed; March 14, 1927
Anproved;__ March 14, 1927
Published; March 17, 1927
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