Henrico sets no separate propane-storage ordinance. LP-gas storage is governed by the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, which the county adopts and enforces. Container limits and separation distances come from that state code, not a local rule.
Section 11-1 adopts the current Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code for enforcement countywide by the fire division. LP-gas (propane) container storage, tank sizing, and separation distances are regulated by that state code (drawn from the International Fire Code), not by a distinct Henrico ordinance. The county's only propane-related local provisions concern combustible clearances for outdoor cooking and a ban on parking inflammable-liquid transport vehicles in residential areas (§ 11-16). For tank permitting, contact the Fire Marshal at 804-501-4900.
Storage violations are enforced by the fire chief under the Statewide Fire Prevention Code; a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Va. Code § 27-100.
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