Licences
20. (1) An application for a licence to operate a retail outlet, a cardlock/keylock, a marina or a bulk plant or to transport gasoline or an associated product shall be made to the director in the form published by the designated administrative authority and be accompanied by the fee set by the authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (1). (2) A separate application shall be made for each retail outlet, marina or bulk plant that the applicant intends to operate and for each tank vehicle in which the applicant intends to transport gasoline or an associated product. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (2). (3) A separate licence shall be issued for each retail outlet, marina or bulk plant that the applicant intends to operate and for each tank vehicle in which the applicant intends to transport gasoline or an associated product. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (3). (4) Despite subsection (3), a single licence may be issued for a site having more than one retail outlet if the site has only retail outlets; however, where a cardlock/keylock facility is located at a bulk plant, a licence shall be issued for both the cardlock/keylock and the bulk plant. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (4). (5) Where this Regulation requires the licensing of a facility under subsection 10 (1), no person shall put gasoline or an associated product into a storage tank at a facility unless the facility is licensed, except for the purpose of ballasting an underground storage tank. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (5). (6) Subject to subsections (7), (8) and (10), an applicant who applies to the director for a licence shall, for each facility, prepare and submit a plan in triplicate which sets out, (a) the location of all storage tanks and pump islands; (b) details of the storage tanks, including their capacity and material of construction; (c) the location of property lines, buildings, kiosks and wells located within 30 metres of the storage tanks and pump; (d) the distance from storage tanks and dispensers to property lines, buildings and wells; (e) the location of vent pipes; and (f) the location of the control equipment for self-serve stations. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (6). (7) Subsection (6) does not apply where the director is satisfied that, (a) the designated administrative authority has plans for the facility in its files and that the plans accurately depict the facility; or (b) the equipment has been previously approved. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (7). (8) Upon approving the drawings required under subsection (6), the director shall return one copy of the drawings to the applicant. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (8). (9) An applicant may submit only one copy of the drawings if, (a) the plans are reviewed by a professional engineer, are stamped with the seal of the engineer and signed by him or her declaring that the plans comply with all the requirements of this Regulation; (b) the professional engineer submits a written declaration to the director that the plans were reviewed, stamped and signed declaring that the plans comply with this Regulation; and (c) the plans are kept at the facility at all times during its construction. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (9). (10) Upon request by an inspector, an applicant under subsection (9) shall produce the plans within 72 hours. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (10). (11) Plans referred to in subsection (6) shall be submitted before construction begins. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (11). (12) The director shall issue a licence, as the case requires, (a) where an inspector carries out an inspection of the retail outlet, marina, bulk plant or of the tank vehicle and confirms that the facility or vehicle complies with the requirements of this Regulation; or (b) where the facility or vehicle does not comply with the requirements but the non-compliance is minor, does not constitute an immediate hazard and is corrected in the time required by the inspector. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (12). (13) Where a licence is issued despite a minor non-compliance under clause (12) (b), the term of the licence shall not be longer than the time specified by the inspector for the correction of the deficiency and, where the deficiency is corrected within that time, the director shall issue the licence for the remainder of the term of the licence as determined by this Regulation. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (13). (14) In this section, “professional engineer” means a person who is licensed under the Professional Engineers Act. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 20 (14).