Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
When OSFM permit application forms indicate that permit
submittals must be accompanied by site plans, the following shall apply:
a) Site plans shall be submitted
simultaneously with associated permit applications and shall accurately reflect
the scope and all components of the work involved.
b) Site plans shall be submitted by the
contractor listed on the permit application.
c) Site plans shall be legible and sizes
shall be 81/2" x 11", 81/2" x 14", 11" x 17" or electronic scans only;
blueprints are not acceptable as site plans.
d) Site plans shall be drawn to an identified
scale, or all dimensions shall be labeled to allow OSFM to determine compliance
with applicable rules.
e) Site
plans shall indicate or contain the following information:
1) The name of the OSFM-licensed contractor
proposing the work;
2) The name and
address of the facility where the proposed work is to occur, including the
location of the proposed work with reference to city, village or
town;
3) 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, and legends or
markings shall include a compass marking the directions of north, east, south
and west;
4) The components of the
installation as proposed, including tanks and their capacities, name and class
of liquids to be stored, piping, pumps, dispensers, buildings and all UST
equipment. When partial piping is being installed or replaced, show total
length of the entire piping run and identify the specific length and location
of the portion of the piping that is being installed or replaced;
5) Clearance from tanks and piping to
property lines;
6) Clearances from
tanks and piping to adjacent buildings;
7) Separation distance between USTs when more
than one UST is present;
8)
Location of driveways or paths for vehicle access;
9) Location of existing piping trenches not
being reused, existing trenches being reused, and new trenches where new piping
is being installed;
10) Location of
electrical wiring and conduit, including an indication of the depth or
elevation at which these components will be installed;
11) Location of basements, cellars or pits of
buildings on the property or on adjacent properties, and location of tanks and
piping to allow OSFM to ensure compliance with Section
175.430.
If buildings on the property or adjacent property have no basements, cellars or
pits, a notation to that effect shall be made on the site plan;
12) Location of sewers, manholes, catch
basins, cesspools, septic tanks, wells or cisterns (whether on the property, on
adjacent property or in adjoining streets, highways or alleys); whether the
sewer is made of petroleum-resistant piping or material; and location of tanks
and piping to allow OSFM to ensure compliance with Section 175.430. 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 shall be
made on the site plan;
13) Location
of UST vent piping, vent termination points, and any other vent outlets
required by Section
175.440,
including a clear indication of the elevation of vent termination
points;
14) Location of fill pipes,
including remote fills, required by Section
175.445;
15) Ventilation methods for grease pits or
other below-grade areas required by Section
175.450(f);
16) Location and form of all collision
protection for dispensers and vent terminals; and
17) Any other information pertinent to the
installation to ensure that OSFM plan reviewers can determine compliance with
applicable rules.
f) In
the event there is a delegation of authority to the City of Chicago to enforce
UST rules and regulations, pursuant to the Gasoline Storage Act [
430 ILCS
15/2] , subject to the terms of the agreement, the
City has the authority to modify this Section to change any reference to
"Office of the State Fire Marshal" or OSFM to the appropriate City
authority.
