Bulk Petroleum Corp. v. City of Chicago

A declaratory judgment entered by the circuit court of Cook County determined that certain ordinances of the city of Chicago relating to the storage of flammable liquids were invalid as applied to the property of the plaintiff, Bulk Petroleum Corporation, and the city has appealed directly to this court.

The ordinances that were held invalid are section 127 — 5 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, which provides in part: “No tank, container, pipe or other equipment for the storage and handling of flammable liquids shall be installed within 200 feet of the nearest boundary of any lot or plot of…