Title
A Hazardous Materials Permit for the City of Lee's Summit Fuel Station located at 805 N. Main Street.
Body
Issue/Request:
A Hazardous Material Permit Application was submitted by Jon Haley with the City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department for a fuel storage and dispensing facility at 805 NE Main Street. The new facility will replace the fuel dispensing facility at Fire Department Headquarters and will be used for fueling City vehicles. The Police Department will continue to operate it's fuel dispensing facility .
The permit application contained information for two 4,000-gallon aboveground fuel storage tanks and dispensing equipment for gasoline and diesel fuel. The individual quantities of each of these materials is in excess of the thresholds set forth in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act (SARA TITLE Ill, EPCRA) of 10,000 lb. for hazardous materials and 500 lb. for extremely hazardous materials. As stated in the Lee’s Summit Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13 (2018 International Fire Code), Article III, Section 105.6.20, a Hazardous Materials Permit is required when the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) set forth in EPCRA is exceeded. A Hazardous Material Permit is required.
Permit approval is based on the following stipulations:
(1) The equipment used for storage and dispensing of motor vehicle fuel and associated facility shall meet the requirements of the 2018 International Fire Code and other referenced documents.
Presenter
James Eden, Assistant Fire Chief
Recommendation
Recommendation: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the application.
Committee Recommendation
Committee Recommendation: On September 17, 2019 the Public Safety Advisory Board voted unanimously to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of the Hazardous Material Permit for the City of Lee's Summit Fuel Station located at 805 N Main Street, and for it to be submitted to the City Council for review. None opposed.