Newport News, VA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)

(a)Storage of fuel used for cooking or heating in individual quantities shall not be permitted within a mobile home park, except in containers approved by the fire marshal. Containers of liquefied petroleum gas and their installation stored in individual quantities shall meet all requirements of the city's building code and fire prevention code. No fuel used for cooking or heating shall be stored within a mobile home nor within five (5) feet of a door thereof.(b)Central storage facilities of fuel distribution systems within a mobile home park shall be subject to all applicable regulations of the building code, fire prevention code and zoning ordinance. Central fuel storage areas located above ground shall be fenced and screened. Such screening shall be in the form of a view-obscuring fence or suitable plant material arranged so as to form an attractive appearance in keeping with a residential character. (Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 14)

Cross reference— Uniform Statewide Building Code, § 13-21 et seq.; fire prevention code, § 16-14 et seq.; zoning ordinance, Ch. 45.