Ordinance No. 151
Of{DI?:A" CE :W. 151
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An ordinance u aignatlng u ~wrtion of the oi ty in which crude
oil products, engines or other machines rrw.y be operatod h:r the
products or gas, gasoline, distil ate and products of crude
011 or steam may be loc~1.ted and reqniring perm1ts to be taken
out for l' c~tlons.
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Sect10n 1. It shall be unlawful for an7r ')61'son, Y/hether as
principul or a ent, to construct, to aid in 'the con truction of,
or to cause to be co~structed any timber or p1eoe or parcel
thereof; or any iron or steel, or any piece or purcel 1;hereof,
oli tOo alter or chanGe finy bu1.ld1ng. or any part thereof; for
the rurpose of us1nc; the same or with the intent to use the
same tor the purpose or operuting the same. wholly or 1n part,
or otherwtse or at all as a plant_ in which 1s I:1unufuctured
or refined, or which 1s intended for the purpose oj" raanufacturlng
or refining products, or a product fr'oD crude 011 or any of its
products by the use of heat w1thin that distr1ct 1n the C1ty of
Vernon lying ~est and South of tile following line, to-wit:
CO'il Jane ing at fa ."olnt in the: TIortJlorly boundary of the C1 ty
of Vernon, 150 feet w.st of the w.st Une of Senta }'e Avenue;
thenoe SOu1lherly along a Une 150 f'ect lla st of and parallel
'to said BasWrn. line o~ ettt11t 8an'ta Fe Anmue 'to a po1n't 150 t'eet
1:forth of the l10rth 1.lne of Vernon AVe!1Ue; thence Easterly along
a Une 150 feet liorth of and parallel to said !Iorthern Une of
sa1d Vernon Avenue to thellast Une ~f said C1ty of Vernon.
V$rnon do ordain as
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3dctlon 2. It shall be unluwrul for any person, ~irm or
corporation, whether as principal or agent, to construct, operate
orr~181ntaln, or cause to he eou.structed:> o':')o:rate(~ or mainta.ined
any factory, plant, ref'inery at otllor place where the derivatives,
products or by products of crude 011 are manu.factured, treated,
refined, prepared or I:ll.xp.d,. 150 feet of' any side l1ne of any
pub11c street, avenue or h1r,hway, except what is commonly knoim
and called an alley.
Seetlon 3. It shull be u' lawful for aery petison, firm or
corpoaBtlon to install, erect, maintain O~ operate within the
City or Vernon, within -tl~e distrtct described as 1'01 lows to-wit:
Gomcnclni,' at a point in the Hortern boundary of the City
of Vernon, 150 fect ~st of the East line of Santa Fe Avenue'
thence Southerly alon" a 11ne 150 feet Eaot of and parallel to
aaid l!iastern line of' auid Santa 1,le Avenue to u point 150 .feet
Worth of" theltorth line of' Vernon Avenue; thence Easterly along
a Une ] 50 feet llorth of and parallel to said llorthern Une of
sa10 Vernon Avenue to the East line of said Cl~ of Vernon. any
gas. gasoline, distillate engine or any Plnc;ine or uny engine
operated by any proilllct or by-product or crude oil or any steam
enr,ine or steam pUl:lp or any boiler or evapora. ter or any machine
operated with or by 011 or the derivatives of oil OP steam or fire
of any Idnd 'without first obtaining fro!:l the Board of Trustees
of the City of Vernon u pe~n1t so to do.
The ap-)lication for said pert:lit r.mst be accompunied by a
permit fee of :;) 1.00, shall contuin u description of the Ilflcl1.ine
BO proposed to be operatecl, t:e ~eneral purpose for YJhich the
machine is deslr"ned, the pO....lor with 'Ii/hieh it is to he operate:
and. the l)"Ju tiOD a. t t'Jhich the machine or enr;ine 1s proposed to
be operuted and it shall be in the desc:r>etion of the i'3ouM of
Trustees of the Glty of Vernon to fr8.nt or deny the pOI')!lt
for the po.!'ticulur locution desl:~ntlted in B~lid application 1'01'
suoh perrn t.
Section 4. Any person, f1ru or eorpops.tion violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance, shall be deemed to be i?li1ty of n m1s-
der:"lounor and. upon co;:;vlction thereof shall be fined not more
than '?lOO.OO or by imprisonment in the 0'1 ty Jail not excned1ng one
hundred days, or by both Buell fine and impriBOntlellt.
1915.
Adopted February 23rd,