Long Beach Fire Department enforces California Fire Code Chapter 61 limits on liquefied petroleum gas storage at homes, capping aggregate cylinder capacity and setting clearance rules.
The Long Beach Fire Department adopts the California Fire Code (Title 24 Part 9) by reference under LBMC Title 18. CFC section 6104 caps residential propane storage at 25 gallons aggregate water capacity outside, with cylinders required at least five feet from buildings, ten feet from openings, and never inside a residence or below grade. Cylinders must sit on noncombustible bases. Multifamily buildings face stricter limits, with rooftop barbecues using LP gas prohibited on combustible balconies under CFC 308.1.4. The Port of Long Beach handles bulk LP separately under federal jurisdiction.
LBFD Fire Prevention Bureau may issue notices of violation, fines starting at $100 escalating to $500 per day, and immediate red-tagging of unsafe tanks; repeat violations are misdemeanors under California Health and Safety Code 13871.
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