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Bend, OR Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Bend Code § 8.10.030
Base limits
Oregon Fire Code Tables 5003.1.1(1)-(4)
Excess storage zone
General Industrial Zones only (subsection B)
Light Industrial path
Approved tank plus Fire Code Official sign-off
Violation class
Class A civil infraction (BC 8.10.070)

Summary

In the City of Bend, liquefied petroleum gas and other regulated materials are capped at the Oregon Fire Code's storage tables under Bend Code § 8.10.030. Anything stored above those table limits, including LP-gas tanks, is restricted to General Industrial Zones in areas the Fire Code Official finds are not heavily populated or congested.

A. All limits on storage of hazardous and combustible materials, including, but not limited to, liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases, explosives, and flammable cryogen liquids, established in the Fire Code shall apply within the City, except as provided in subsections (B) through (G) of this section. All references to tables and sections are references to provisions in the Fire Code. B. Materials in excess of the limits imposed by Tables 5003.1.1(1) through (4) and Sections 5003, 5303, 6104.2, and 5504 may only be stored in General Industrial Zones in areas that are not heavily populated or congested. Any material stored in tanks must be in tanks approved by the Fire Code Official.

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Full Breakdown

Bend adopts the Oregon Fire Code's hazardous-material storage limits wholesale and then narrows where anyone can exceed them. 030(A) states that all limits on storage of hazardous and combustible materials, including liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases, explosives, and flammable cryogen liquids, established in the Fire Code apply within the City, subject to the exceptions in subsections (B) through (G). 2 and 5504, subsection (B) confines any amount above those table limits to General Industrial Zones, and only in areas that are not heavily populated or congested; any material kept in tanks must use tanks the Fire Code Official has approved.

1(1)-(4) limits there only in an approved tank with the Fire Code Official's written sign-off. Ordinary residential propane use, such as a home barbecue tank or a small backyard cylinder that stays under the Fire Code's baseline table thresholds, is not pushed into an industrial zone at all; it is the excess-over-table-limit quantities that trigger the zone restriction. 1 caps.

Violations & Fines

Any violation of the Fire Code or BC Chapter 8.10, including storing regulated materials like propane above the Fire Code's limits outside an approved zone or tank, is a Class A civil infraction under BC 8.10.070, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate infraction. The Fire Code Official can also order reinspection of an uncorrected violation under BC 8.10.040 and charge a reinspection fee set by Council resolution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I store extra propane tanks at my Bend home?
Only up to the Oregon Fire Code's baseline table limits; anything stored above those limits is restricted to General Industrial Zones under BC 8.10.030(B), and only in areas that are not heavily populated, with any tank required to be one the Fire Code Official has approved in writing.
Where can a business in Bend store bulk LP-gas above the Fire Code limits?
General Industrial Zones under BC 8.10.030(B), or Light Industrial Zones with the Fire Code Official's written approval of an approved tank under subsection (C). Both paths require the storage area to be one that is not heavily populated or congested.
What happens if a Bend business is caught over-storing propane illegally?
It is a Class A civil infraction under BC 8.10.070, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense, and the Fire Code Official can also order reinspection and charge a reinspection fee under BC 8.10.040 until the condition is corrected.

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