Hawthorne, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

020 puts the city's fire department, under the chief of fire services, in charge of enforcing it. 1, specifically for Hawthorne: LP-gas storage, transportation, and equipment installation must follow Uniform Fire Code Standard 82-1 and get the chief's approval, and containers holding more than fifty gallons of water capacity are flatly prohibited in land use zones H, P-R, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4, covering essentially every residential district in the city. Even where a smaller tank is permitted, the same subsection caps the maximum aggregate LP-gas capacity at any one location at one hundred fifty gallons, so a homeowner cannot get around the fifty-gallon single-tank limit by installing several smaller cylinders that add up past that ceiling.

040 to modify these requirements case by case, on a written application from the owner, lessee, or an authorized agent, but only where following the strict letter of the code creates a practical difficulty, and only if the modification still keeps the code's underlying safety purpose intact and secures public safety; any modification granted is entered into the fire department's permanent records with a signed copy given to the applicant.