Uses Permitted by Special Use Permit

The following uses are permitted by Special Use Permit when all criteria have been met:

1. Allow underground storage only for LP gas/propane in an ASME-rated underground tank designed, installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 58, applicable Fire Code requirements, and local Fire authority review.

2. Do not authorize underground storage of gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, waste oil, solvents, degreasers, pesticides, liquid hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

3. Require corrosion protection, cathode protection testing, proper bedding/backfill, protected risers/appurtenances, emergency shutoffs, impact protection, and fire safety code review.

4. Locate transport, unloading, and bobtail filling on a paved or concrete pad with vehicle-impact protection, marked emergency shutoffs, lighting/signage, written procedures, and spill response materials.

5. Require propane transports, bobtails, and service vehicles to park, stage, load and unload on only on paved or approved impervious surfaces. Prohibit routine parking or filling on gravel, soil, or lawn areas.

6. Prohibit vehicle maintenance, oil changes, hydraulic fluid changes, degreasing, washing, and steam-cleaning unless separately approved in a contained area, with lawful wastewater disposal.

7. Require engineered stormwater controls for paved truck and transfer areas. Avoid direct infiltration from high-risk areas without pre-treatment. Maintain catch basins, sumps, hoods, or treatment units as designed.

8. Maintain a site-specific spill prevention/emergency response plan, employee training, inspection logs, cathodic protection records, and annual APOD compliance certification.

(Ord. dated 5-19-26)

REFERENCES

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-33(a)(24).