Akron, OH Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

61 splits Akron into two zones for propane. In 'closely built sections,' no storage or use of liquefied petroleum gas is permitted at all, except temporary or limited use of small quantities where each tank holds less than sixty pounds and the quantity does not create a safety hazard or nuisance; even then, the Chief of Fire Prevention must set special rules for that specific case before use begins. Dealers offering LP-gas for sale or maintaining a stock of containers must first let the Bureau of Fire Prevention inspect the facility and obtain approval covering placards, traffic barriers, defoliation, cabinet construction, clearances, and locks; bottle-exchange dealers must also comply with the Ohio Fire Code's liquefied-petroleum provisions.

Outside the closely built sections, aboveground outside storage may be permitted, but only in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 58 (2011 edition, as amended), as the Chief of Fire Prevention interprets it, and in compliance with Ohio Administrative Code § 1301:7-7-36. The rule sits in Chapter 93, Akron's general fire prevention code (not the Form-Based Zoning Code), enforced citywide by the Bureau of Fire Prevention within the Akron Fire Division. Because the code never draws the 'closely built sections' boundary on a map, the Chief of Fire Prevention effectively decides case by case where the outright ban applies and where the NFPA 58 permitting path applies instead.