Jackson, NJ Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

Jackson Township regulates flammable and combustible liquid and gas storage through the performance standards of Township Code § 244-160J, which requires Bureau of Fire Prevention approval for all such storage regardless of the zone. Subsection J(3) limits the storage of liquefied petroleum gas or other bottled gas supplied for residential consumption to a tank or tanks with a combined equivalent water capacity of 500 gallons for each residential dwelling or structure served, with gallonage determined by water-capacity measurement rather than nominal tank size. Subsection J(4) escalates the requirements as storage grows: any installation exceeding a combined 1,200-gallon water capacity must comply with all requirements of Chapter 204, Fire Prevention, and any installation exceeding 4,000 gallons is flatly prohibited in areas not served by public water mains and fire hydrants meeting the Fire Prevention Code.

The same subsection separately bans the bulk storage, processing or manufacturing of liquefied petroleum gas or bottled gas, or any facility for doing so, in any residential zone outright. For comparison, Subsection J(1) caps residential fuel-oil storage at 275 gallons in aboveground tanks or 10 gallons within structures, showing the Township applies a materially higher ceiling to propane than to fuel oil because of how each fuel is delivered and stored. Because these are performance standards rather than a stand-alone fire code chapter, they apply on top of, not instead of, the state Uniform Fire Code requirements the Bureau of Fire Prevention separately enforces.