As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any material which is composed predominantly of any of the
following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them: propane, propylene, butane
(normal butanes or isobutanes) and any butylenes.
A.
When required. A permit shall be obtained for each
installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an
aggregate of interconnected containers of over 2,000 gallons' water
capacity and for each permanent installation, irrespective of size
of containers, made at buildings in which people congregate for civic,
political, educational, religious, social or recreational purposes.
Such buildings shall include schools, churches, hospitals, institutions,
hotels and restaurants, each having a capacity of 20 or more persons.
B.
Submission of plans prerequisite to issuance of permit.
Prior to making such an installation, the installer shall submit the
plans to the Inspector, and if compliance with the requirements of
this code is evidenced by said plans, a permit shall be issued.
Installers shall maintain a record of all liquefied petroleum gas installations for which a permit is not required by § 82-98 (but not including installation of gas-burning appliances and replacing of portable cylinders) and have it available for inspection at all times.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector to inspect
liquefied petroleum gas installations to determine if compliance has
been made with the provisions of this code.
A.
Within the limits established by law restricting the
bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily
populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate capacity of
any one installation shall not exceed 2,000 gallons' water capacity;
except that in particular installations, this capacity limit may be
altered at the discretion of the Inspector after consideration of
special features, such as topographical conditions, nature of occupancy
and proximity to buildings, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of
private fire protection to be provided and facilities of the local
Fire Department.
B.
Storage of cylinders awaiting use, sale or exchange
shall be governed by the most current edition of the NFPA standard
(currently NFPA 58) The Inspector may impose more stringent requirements
as deemed necessary to safeguard life and property.
C.
Storage of propane cylinders inside any building or
any other fuel used for devices such as barbecue grills, fork lift
trucks and the like is prohibited.
