Gretna, LA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

Section 24-250, adopted by Ordinance No. 4725 in June 2016 to open Chapter 24's hazardous materials article, adopts the limits in Chapter 66 of NFPA 1, the National Fire Protection Association's fire code, under which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, and storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited. The section goes further than NFPA 1 alone: consistent with ordinances the city had already adopted, it prohibits the construction of any new aboveground storage tank anywhere in the City of Gretna, propane tanks included.

The rest of Article VII builds a permitting system for any plant that processes or stores hazardous materials in bulk, defined by section 24-252 to include liquid gases at 5,000 gallons or more; that system requires a special permitted use from the city council, a filed list of materials, and coordination with the hazardous material risk coordinator, the same official who serves in that role for Jefferson Parish under its own Code of Ordinances.