Conway, AR Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulk LP-gas storage allowed
- Industrial-zoned areas only
- Existing tanks
- Not required to be removed
- Enforced by
- Chief of the Fire Department
- Appeal deadline
- 30 days to City Council
- Penalty
- $10-$50 fine or 1-10 days jail
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is confined to land zoned industrial under Conway Municipal Code § 11.12.04. Existing bulk tanks outside industrial zones when the rule passed do not have to be removed, but the restriction otherwise blocks new bulk LP-gas storage from locating in other districts.
The limits referred to in Section 1406 of the code hereby adopted in which storage of flammable liquids in outside above ground tanks is prohibited, the limits referred to in Section 1900 of the code hereby adopted, or by Act 18 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas for 1957, and in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, and the limits referred to in Section 1803 of the code hereby adopted, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as those areas of the City which may be now or hereafter zoned to be industrial under valid zoning ordinances and laws of said city. Provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring the removal of any outside above ground tanks for the storage of flammable liquids and the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas which are now situated within the areas of the City, which are now zoned other than industrial.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 11.12.04 establishes fire district limits under the adopted Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, restricting bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas, along with outside above-ground flammable liquid tanks and explosives storage, to areas of the city zoned or later zoned industrial. The section ties the LP-gas restriction to Section 1900 of the adopted fire code and to Act 18 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas for 1957, layering a state-level statute onto the local zoning limit. The ordinance includes a grandfather clause: it does not require removal of outside above-ground flammable liquid tanks or bulk LP-gas storage that were already situated in non-industrial areas when the rule was adopted by Ord.
No. O-99-78. The provision also makes clear it does not lower any safety standard already required by state statute or by the rules of state agencies enforcing those statutes, meaning the industrial-zoning limit is a floor added on top of, not a substitute for, state LP-gas safety law. The Fire Chief enforces the adopted fire code citywide under § 11.12.02, and the same chapter's amendment provisions preserve the city's separate ordinances prohibiting retail and wholesale fireworks sales within city limits.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of the adopted fire code, including the industrial-zoning limit on bulk LP-gas storage, is a misdemeanor under § 11.12.08, punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00, or imprisonment of one to ten days, or both, with each ten days a violation continues counted as a separate offense. An applicant denied a permit or modification by the Fire Chief may appeal to the City Council within 30 days of the decision under § 11.12.07.
Frequently Asked Questions
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