Gwinnett County, GA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

Section 42-26 of the Gwinnett County Code folds bulk LP-gas storage into the state's own safety rules rather than setting county-specific tank sizes or setback numbers: any bulk propane storage must comply with the county zoning resolution and with the Rules and Regulations for Liquefied Petroleum Gasses issued by the state safety fire commissioner, chapter 120-3-16. §§ 25-2-4 and 25-2-12 (§ 42-19) and which the code states prevails over other local codes on matters of life safety (§ 42-20). The fire code is enforced by the county department of fire and emergency services or by county or municipal police officers (§ 42-21), with technical review and inspection handled by the fire prevention section under the fire marshal, who is appointed by the chief of fire and emergency services (§ 42-23).

A property owner who cannot meet the LP-gas storage standard as written is not without recourse: § 42-27 lets a committee of the fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, and fire planning manager approve an equivalent alternative design if the applicant submits technical documentation proving it is just as safe, and § 42-28 lets anyone appeal a fire marshal decision in writing, with a fee set by the county's land development and other services fee schedule, ultimately to the board of construction adjustments and appeals. Because the rule incorporates a state regulation by reference, installers and inspectors both look to the chapter 120-3-16 state text, not a locally drafted tank-distance table, to size and place bulk containers.