Peoria, AZ Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Storage/use/handling permit trigger
- >120 gallons, $75.00 annual fee
- Inspection trigger
- >500 gallons, $150.00 fee
- Install permit (tank)
- >125 gallons, $540.00 per tank
- Appliance placement rule
- No attic, pit, or gas-pooling spot
- Permitting agency
- Peoria Fire-Medical Department
Summary
Storing, using, handling, or dispensing more than 120 gallons of propane in Peoria requires an annual renewable Fire-Medical Department permit under Fee Table 27-14(a), and inspections kick in above 500 gallons. On the building side, the amended residential code bars LPG appliances from attics, pits, or any spot where gas could pond or collect.
Liquid Propane Gas Inspection (>500 gal.) $150.00* Liquefied Petroleum Gases* (storage, use, handling and dispensing >120 gallons) $75.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
Peoria regulates propane, called 'Liquefied Petroleum Gases' in its fee schedule, through two tracks of the City Code. First, City Code Section 9-33(a), which adopts the local amendments to the International Fire Code, ties a Renewable Permit to LP-gas activity: Fee Table 27-14(a) sets a $75.00 annual fee for 'Liquefied Petroleum Gases* (storage, use, handling and dispensing >120 gallons),' and a separate $150.00 Liquid Propane Gas Inspection applies once a system exceeds 500 gallons. A related Installation, Removal or Alteration fee under Fee Table 27-14(b) charges $540.00 to install an LP-gas tank larger than 125 gallons, with an added $300.00 where fire protection equipment is part of the job.
These fees are collected by the Fire-Medical Department at the time of permit application under Section 9-33, and failure to pay within the specified period voids the permit. Second, on the residential building side, City Code Section 18-25 adopts and locally amends the 2018 International Residential Code, and its Chapter 13 amendment rewrites Section M1307.7: 'LPG appliances shall not be installed in an attic, pit or other location that would cause a ponding or retention of gas.' The same restriction is repeated as a new exception, item 7, to the Fuel Gas chapter's prohibited-locations section, G2406.2.
Together the two provisions mean a Peoria property owner installing or refilling a residential propane tank above 120 gallons needs a Fire-Medical Department permit, while the appliances the tank feeds cannot sit in an attic or pit where leaking gas would collect.
Violations & Fines
Storing, using, or dispensing propane above the 120-gallon threshold without the Fee Table 27-14(a) permit is a Fire Code violation enforceable by the Fire-Medical Department; permit fees are not refunded once paid, and unpaid fees void the permit. Installing an LPG appliance in an attic or pit in violation of amended Section M1307.7 is a Residential Code violation subject to the Building Official's correction order under Section 18-21's general violations chapter.
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