Placer County, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

020, so it reaches the Tahoe Basin and other high-country parcels but not lower-elevation communities like Roseville or Rocklin. 030 requires two-stage regulator systems built to NFPA 58 or the manufacturer's instructions, with the first-stage regulator under the tank dome; schedule 80 rigid riser piping with swing joints at direction changes; a second-stage regulator on the gable end, kept clear of snow and ice shedding, with an upstream shutoff valve; and hard-surface clearance so risers are not embedded in concrete or asphalt. Before any new installation, relocation or alteration, the applicant must submit a four-copy 'LPG installation plot plan' to the permitting authority (the local fire department or district serving the site, per Chapter 38 of the California Fire Code) and a copy to the county building services division, showing tank location, distances to property lines, capacity in gallons and building ridge lines for snow-shed analysis; installation cannot begin until that plan carries the permitting authority's stamp of approval.

Tanks, above and below ground, must be marked with yellow snow stakes tall enough to clear anticipated snow depth, installed no later than November 1st each year, with the top six inches painted the supplier's color (or marked 'UG' for underground tanks) and a 12-inch red warning band at tank height. Propane appliances may not be installed below the first floor or below grade unless engineered and approved. 045, a nonconforming or altered LPG installation cannot be serviced or refueled, and the county holds any related building permit application, until the permitting authority issues written verification of compliance.