Farmersville, TX Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- LP gas storage
- restricted citywide (§29-57)
- Explosives/blasting agents
- also banned citywide (§29-58)
- CNG storage
- also banned citywide (§29-59)
- 'Jurisdiction' definition
- means City of Farmersville (§29-54)
- Hazardous materials
- limited to industrial zoning only (§29-61)
Summary
Farmersville restricts the storage of liquefied petroleum gas across its entire incorporated area under the limits set in section 3804.2 of the adopted International Fire Code. The Fire Department enforces the amended fire code citywide, and section 29-54 names the City of Farmersville itself as the code's governing jurisdiction for every restricted-storage limit.
The limits referred to in section 3804.2 of the International Fire Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, are hereby established as follows: The storage of liquefied petroleum gases is restricted in all areas within the city's incorporated area.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 29, Article II adopts the International Fire Code by reference and grants the city authority to set the local limits the code allows jurisdictions to fill in. 2 of the International Fire Code, which restricts liquefied petroleum gas storage in heavily populated or congested areas: Farmersville extends that restriction to the entirety of its incorporated area, not just a downtown or commercial district. The same numbering scheme covers other hazardous storage nearby: section 29-58 prohibits storing explosives and blasting agents citywide, section 29-59 prohibits storing compressed natural gas citywide, section 29-60 prohibits stationary tanks of flammable cryogenic fluids in areas zoned or used for residential purposes, and section 29-61 limits hazardous materials storage to industrial-zoned areas only.
2, is exercised at the citywide level rather than left to a state default. The Fire Department, established under section 29-19 and headed by the fire chief reporting to the city manager, enforces these adopted limits alongside the rest of the fire code.
Violations & Fines
Storing liquefied petroleum gas in violation of the restricted areas set by section 29-57 is enforced as a fire code violation under the adopted International Fire Code, fined under the general penalty in section 1-3, with the Fire Department empowered to order noncompliant tanks removed or relocated. Each day a prohibited tank remains in place can be charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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