Propane cylinders must be stored outdoors and upright in Guilford County, never indoors, in a crawl space, or near ignition sources. North Carolina adopts NFPA 58, and larger tanks (over 2,000 gallons single or 4,000 gallons aggregate water capacity) require submitted construction documents.
Propane storage in North Carolina follows NFPA 58 (the LP-Gas Code), automatically adopted by the NC LP-Gas Program, plus the NC Fire Code. The state Standards Division's official guidance is that propane tanks 'containing propane, or that ever had propane in them, are to be stored outdoors' and must never be stored 'indoors,' 'under the house, such as in a crawl space,' 'laying on its side or upside down,' 'in the hot sun,' or 'near a flame, fire, or other source of ignition.' Cylinders should stand upright on the foot ring. For fixed installations, where a single container exceeds 2,000 gallons water capacity or aggregate capacity exceeds 4,000 gallons, the installer must submit construction documents, and NFPA 58 requires a
LP-gas storage and installation violations are enforced by the NC Department of Agriculture Standards Division (LP-Gas Program) and, for fixed-tank installs, county fire and building inspections. Improper storage that causes a hazard can lead to correction orders, red-tagging, and penalties.
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