Huntington Park, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Huntington Park Municipal Code § 4-5.05
- Fire Code provision implemented
- Section 8204.2 of the adopted Fire Code
- Zones outside the restricted limits
- M-2 and M-3, subject to specified conditions
- Restricted area
- All areas of the City other than Zones M-2 and M-3
- Enforcing agency
- Los Angeles County Fire Department (§ 4-5.02)
- Misdemeanor fine cap
- Not more than $1,000, or six months in jail, or both
Summary
In the City of Huntington Park, California, storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted in every part of the City except Zones M-2 and M-3, and even there storage is permitted only subject to specified conditions. Municipal Code § 4-5.05 sets those limits for Section 8204.2 of the Fire Code the City adopted from Los Angeles County.
The limits referred to in Section 8204.2 of said Fire Code, in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: all areas of the City other than Zones M-2 and M-3 where storage is permitted subject to certain specified conditions.
Full Breakdown
The City of Huntington Park does not write its own propane tank rules from scratch. Chapter 5 of Title 4 adopts, as the City's Fire Code, Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2010-0060, which amends County Code Title 32 and adopts by reference the 2010 Edition of the California Fire Code. Section 4-5.05 then does the one job the Fire Code leaves to each city: it establishes the districts in which liquefied petroleum gas storage is restricted, under Section 8204.2 of that Fire Code.
The answer the City Council printed is a zoning map answer. Every area of the City other than Zones M-2 and M-3 falls inside the restricted limits. That covers the residential, commercial and Pacific Boulevard areas that make up most of Huntington Park. Zones M-2 and M-3 are the exception, and the ordinance says storage there is permitted subject to certain specified conditions rather than being left unregulated.
The companion sections follow the same pattern. Section 4-5.04 uses the M-2 and M-3 line for aboveground tanks of flammable or combustible liquids, Section 4-5.07 uses it for compressed natural gas, and Section 4-5.06 goes further and sets the entire City limits as the area where explosives and blasting agents are prohibited unless the Fire Chief grants express permission.
Enforcement belongs to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Section 4-5.02 provides that the Fire Code is enforced by that department, and Section 4-5.03 defines the Fire Chief as the County Fire Department official in charge of fire prevention in the City. Anyone planning to keep LP-gas on a Huntington Park property should confirm the zone first, then deal with County Fire on the conditions that apply.
Violations & Fines
Section 4-5.08 makes any violation of Chapter 5 or the Fire Code a misdemeanor, punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1. Under § 1-2.01 a misdemeanor conviction carries a fine of not more than $1,000, up to six months in the City Jail or County Jail, or both. Section 1-2.07 lets the Chief of Police or the citing officer reduce the charge to an infraction. Each day the condition continues counts as a new offense and the condition is a public nuisance the City can abate.
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