Section 170.542  Site Plans

a)         Site plans showing setback distances shall be submitted in triplicate, by the contractor listed on the permit application, to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and are subject to approval by the Office before any new construction, addition or remodeling which alters building size, dispenser locations or locations or sizes of vehicle service area or storage tanks. Removals, lining and upgrades, which involve replacing equipment with that of identical manufacture and model, do not require the submission of site plans; however, permits are required in accordance with Section 170.541. Site plans shall be legible and sizes shall be 8½" x 11", 8½" x 14" or 11" x 17" only; blueprints are not acceptable as site plans.  Separate permit application forms are provided for installation, removal, upgrade or repair, relining or abandonment-in-place.  Drawings shall carry the name of the contractor proposing the installation, the location with reference to city, village or town, and shall show the following:

1)         The plot to be utilized and its immediate surroundings on all sides. All property lines are to be designated and adjacent streets and highways shall be named.

2)         The complete installation as proposed, including tanks and their capacities, class of liquids to be stored, pumps, buildings, drives and all UST equipment.

3)         Clearance from tanks to property lines as required by Section 170.422.

4)         Type of construction of service station building or buildings, clearly showing that there will be no new basement, cellar or excavation within 20 feet of any underground storage tank system.

5)         Location of basements, cellars or pits of other buildings on the property or on adjacent property and location of tanks with reference thereto, as required by Section 170.422.  If a building has no basement, cellar or pit, a notation to that effect should be made in the proper place. No basements are allowed within 20 feet of a UST system or its components at the time of site plan submittal or system installation.

6)         If within the setback area, the location of sewers, manholes, catch basins, cesspools, septic tanks, wells or cisterns (whether on the property, adjacent property or in adjoining streets, highways or alleys), and location of tanks with reference thereto, as required by Section 170.422.  If there is no sewer, manhole or catch basin in a street or alley or no sewer, cesspool, septic tank, well or cistern on a property, a notation to that effect should be made in the proper place.

7)         Location of vent pipe and outlets as required by Section 170.424(d) and location of fill pipes, including remote fills, as required by Section 170.425.

8)         Ventilation of greasing pits as required by Section 170.130, if greasing pit is located within a building or an enclosure.

9)         Drawings shall be accompanied by an application for approval made out in triplicate on forms furnished by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

10)         Plans will be approved if they meet the requirements contained in this Subpart, and a written granted permit will be issued when the conditions are met.

b)           In the event there is a delegation of authority to the City of Chicago to enforce UST rules and regulations, pursuant to 430 ILCS 15/2, subject to the terms of such an agreement, the City has the authority to modify this Section to change any reference to "Office of the State Fire Marshal," or variation thereof, to the appropriate City authority.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 8164, effective May 1, 2003)