Elk Grove, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit needed for
- Above-ground & underground LPG tank work
- Primary reviewers
- Building Safety Division + Cosumnes Fire Dept
- Underground hazardous tanks add
- Sacramento County Environmental Mgmt Dept
- Permit records
- Kept at Building Safety Division, public on request
- Violation penalty
- $100-$1,000 fine or up to 180 days jail
Summary
Installing or modifying an above-ground or underground propane tank in Elk Grove requires a permit from the city's Building Safety Division and the Cosumnes Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau under EGMC § 17.04.080. Underground hazardous-material tanks also need Sacramento County Environmental Management Department sign-off.
Applications for permits for the installation or modification of above ground tanks for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids shall be made to the City of Elk Grove’s Building Safety Division, and to the Cosumnes Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau. Files, records, and copies of all permits shall be kept in the Building Safety Division and will be available on request. The Building Safety Division shall instruct the applicant as to the necessity of also obtaining concurrent approval from the Cosumnes Fire Department for issuance of a permit. Applications for permits for the installation or modification of underground tanks for the storage of hazardous materials, including flammable and combustible liquids, shall be made to the Environmental Management Department of Sacramento County as required, the Building Safety Division of the City of Elk Grove, and the Cosumnes Fire Department. Applications for permit for the installation or modification of liquefied petroleum gases shall be made to the Building Safety Division of the City of Elk Grove, and the Cosumnes Fire Department.
Full Breakdown
080 of the Fire Code chapter routes flammable, combustible-liquid, and liquefied petroleum gas tank permits through two city reviewers at minimum. Applications for above-ground tank installation or modification go to the Building Safety Division and the Cosumnes Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau, and the Building Safety Division is directed to tell applicants when concurrent Fire Department approval is required before a permit issues. Underground tank installations storing hazardous materials, including flammable and combustible liquids, add a third reviewer: the Environmental Management Department of Sacramento County, on top of the city Building Safety Division and Cosumnes Fire Department.
LPG installations specifically are permitted through the Building Safety Division and Cosumnes Fire Department. The section requires the Building Safety Division to keep files, records, and copies of all permits issued under it, available to the public on request. 010 without reprinting those unamended provisions locally.
Violations & Fines
A propane or LP-gas tank installed or modified without going through the Building Safety Division and Cosumnes Fire Department review required by § 17.04.080 is unpermitted work under the Fire Code; like other Fire Code violations it is enforced as an infraction or misdemeanor under § 17.04.010(B), with a fine of $100 to $1,000, up to 180 days imprisonment, or both, and each day of continued violation counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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