Brooklyn Park, MN Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

904. ," requires such tanks to be fully screened or located out of public view and bars them from holding motor vehicle fuel. Subsection (F) separately governs the retail propane tank exchange kiosks common outside gas stations and grocery stores: they must be tied to an approved business, project no more than five feet from the primary building, and preserve a four-foot clear sidewalk path where sidewalks exist. The exchange cabinet itself is capped at 52 cubic feet, must be a metal cabinet painted to blend into the building, and needs a permit from the Fire Chief before installation, putting fire officials in the approval chain for these commercial propane setups.

905(D), requiring screening from view of a public street or adjacent residential property. Brooklyn Park's own definitions section clarifies scope: the GAS/FUEL TANKS (ABOVE GROUND) definition specifically excludes portable propane cylinders used with barbeque grills, so ordinary backyard grill tanks fall outside these accessory-use siting standards. Community Development and the Fire Department jointly enforce these siting and screening requirements as part of site plan review.