Lehigh County sets no propane storage rule. Home propane and LP-gas storage follow the PA Uniform Construction Code and the International Fire Code / NFPA 58, enforced by your municipal building and fire officials. Small barbecue cylinders are exempt, but larger tanks need proper siting and, for bigger installations, permits.
Propane storage is governed by the statewide PA Uniform Construction Code (34 Pa. Code Ch. 403), which adopts the International Fire Code and NFPA 58 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code) - Lehigh County itself imposes nothing. Typical LP-gas grill cylinders (20 lb) are exempt from permits, but the fire code limits how much LP-gas may be stored and requires larger tanks to be set back from buildings, property lines, and ignition sources. Installations above threshold sizes need permits and inspection through the municipality (Allentown Fire Prevention issues LP-gas-related permits). Cylinders should be stored outdoors, upright, and away from basements and building openings.
Improper or oversized LP-gas storage can fail fire inspection and be ordered corrected; commercial or bulk storage without required permits draws fire-code citations.
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