Glendale Fire adopts IFC Ch. 61. Residential: two 20-lb cylinders max outdoors; indoor storage prohibited. State Farm Stadium and Westgate events trigger special temporary LP permits for vendors.
Glendale City Code Ch. 14 (Fire Prevention) adopts the International Fire Code. LP-gas storage (Ch. 61): residential cap 40 lb aggregate (two 20-lb DOT cylinders) stored outdoors, upright, 5 ft from openings, 10 ft from property line. Indoor storage in homes prohibited; balcony storage banned in multi-family per IFC 308.1.4. Glendale's sports/entertainment district (State Farm Stadium, Desert Diamond Arena, Westgate) requires temporary LP permits for food trucks and tailgate vendors at events — typical vendor allowance is 2-4 cylinders with posted fire extinguisher, spill containment, and 10-ft spacing. Commercial permanent tanks >125 gal need Fire Marshal approval with bollards and annual NFPA 58 inspection.
Residential over-limit/indoor: $250 fire citation + removal. Event vendor without LP permit: $500 + shutdown. Commercial unpermitted tank: $500-$1,000 + $100/day.
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