Lawrence, MA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

The city's Fire Prevention Regulations chapter treats propane and LP-gas storage as a permitted activity administered by the Lawrence Fire Department rather than a chapter with numeric storage limits. 00 fee for a 'Permit for storage of propane cylinders,' payable to the fire department at the time of application. 130, adopted under Ord. No. 00 fee for a three-year industrial LP-gas storage permit. c. 148, section 10A, with the balance of each fee covering the fire department's inspection and administrative work. Because the fee schedule sits inside the fire-prevention permitting chapter, any property owner who wants to keep a propane cylinder or LP-gas tank on site must first apply to the fire department and pay the applicable fee before storage begins; the department is the only local body named as issuing or collecting on the permit.

The ordinance does not itself spell out cylinder-size or setback limits, and Lawrence's own text is limited to the permit-and-fee mechanics described above. Property owners planning propane appliances, generators, or bulk LP-gas tanks should contact the fire prevention office before installation to confirm which of the two fee tiers, residential or industrial, applies to their proposed storage.