Lincoln, NE Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Basements/pits
- LP-gas facilities barred entirely
- Relief valve discharge
- 5 ft from building openings
- Approval
- Administrative Authority must approve siting
- Shutoff valves
- Must be located outside the building
- Applies to
- Residential and commercial gas systems
Summary
Lincoln's Gas Piping Systems Code bars LP-gas facilities from basements, pits, under show windows or stairways, and boiler or electric meter rooms, with relief-valve discharge kept five feet from building openings below it.
Liquefied petroleum gas facilities shall not be located in a pit or basement, under show windows or interior stairways, in engine, boiler, heater or electric meter rooms. When not prohibited by another regulation, approved liquefied petroleum gas metering devices may be located in the open under exterior stairways.
Pipejoint compounds used on threaded connections shall be insoluble in liquefied petroleum gas.
Valves and appurtenances used in liquefied petroleum gas systems shall be designed and approved for use with liquefied petroleum gas.
Discharge from relief valves shall be into open air and shall be at least five feet measured horizontally from an opening into a building which is below the discharge. (Ord. 16542 §15; January 24, 1994).
Full Breakdown
Lincoln's Gas Piping Systems Code (Chapter 24.05) governs where LP-gas tanks, regulators and metering equipment can sit on any property, residential included, since the chapter expressly covers residential as well as commercial gas installations. Section 24.05.150 bans placing LP-gas facilities in a pit, basement, under a show window or interior stairway, or in an engine, boiler, heater or electric meter room, though metering devices may go under exterior stairways if nothing else forbids it. The Administrative Authority must approve every facility and its location, service piping and main supply shutoff valves must stay outside the building, and any relief-valve discharge must vent to open air at least five feet horizontally from a building opening located below it.
Violations & Fines
Installing or keeping an LP-gas facility in a prohibited location without Administrative Authority approval violates the Gas Piping Systems Code and can bring a correction order, re-inspection, or a withheld permit until the tank or regulator is relocated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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