Hoover, AL Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Local geographic limit
- defers to adopted Fire Code
- Governing standard
- IFC § 6104.2
- Enforced by
- Hoover fire marshal
Summary
Hoover's fire code amendment ties liquefied petroleum gas storage limits in populated areas to whatever the adopted International Fire Code specifies, without imposing a separate district-based city restriction.
6104.2 Limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas is as specified in the Fire Code and its referenced documents.
(Ord. No. 22-2556, § 7.B, 3-21-22)
Editor's note— (Ord. No. 22-2556, § 7.B, adopted March 21, 2022, repealed the former § 7-22, and enacted a new § 7-22 as set out herein. The former § 7-22 pertained to amendments to the 2015 International Fire Code; limits and derived from Ord. No. 82-342, § 2, adopted April 5, 1982; Ord. No. 87-572, § 3, adopted January 5, 1987; Ord. No. 05-2080, §§ 2, 3, adopted October 3, 2005; Ord. No. 05-2057, §§ 3, 4, adopted February 7, 2005; Ord. No. 09-2181, § 7.B, adopted November 16, 2009; Ord. No. 14-2266, § 7.B, adopted December 15, 2014; Ord. No. 19-2437, § 1.A, adopted June 17, 2019; Ord. No. 22-2578, § 1, adopted September 6, 2022; Ord. No. 23-2592, § 7, adopted February 6, 2023.
Cross reference— Flammable liquids, § 7-24.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 7-22(b) of Hoover's Code of Ordinances sets the geographic limits required under the adopted International Fire Code for several hazardous-material storage rules, including LP-gas. For liquefied petroleum gas storage under IFC Section 6104.2, the ordinance states the restriction protecting heavily populated or congested areas is "as specified in the Fire Code and its referenced documents", meaning Hoover applies the model code's built-in siting and distance standards rather than layering on its own zone-specific ban. Property owners storing LP-gas must still meet all IFC and referenced NFPA siting, tank-size, and distance-from-structures requirements enforced by the fire marshal.
Violations & Fines
Storing LP-gas tanks closer to structures, property lines, or public ways than the adopted Fire Code and its referenced standards allow is a Fire Code violation, enforceable by the fire marshal under Sec. 7-22 and punishable under Sec. 1-5 of the Municipal Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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