Redding, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted area
- Entire City of Redding corporate limits
- Permitted zones
- G-1 and H-1 industrial districts only
- Permit required
- Use permit needed even in G-1/H-1
- Tank installation
- Dispensing tanks must sit on a concrete pad
- Governing code
- IFC Section 6104.2, locally amended
- Adopting ordinance
- Ordinance No. 2657, effective December 6, 2022
Summary
Redding bans new bulk liquefied-petroleum-gas storage anywhere inside city limits except in the G-1 and H-1 industrial zones, where it is allowed only with an approved use permit. Every LP-gas dispensing tank in the city must sit on a concrete pad under the fire code amendment adopted in 2022.
2021 International Fire Code Section 6104.2 - The limits, in which the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are established as the corporate limits of the City of Redding, except for the G-1 and H-1 industrial districts, where such storage may be permitted only with a use permit. Other storage and use shall be according to the California Fire Code. Tanks dispensing liquefied petroleum gas shall be on a concrete pad.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
2 of the International Fire Code to set the geographic limits within which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LP-gas/propane) is restricted as the entire corporate limits of the City of Redding. The only carve-out is the G-1 and H-1 industrial zoning districts, and even there bulk storage is allowed solely after the property owner obtains a use permit; any other storage or use must otherwise comply with the California Fire Code. The same subsection requires that every tank used to dispense liquefied petroleum gas sit on a concrete pad, a physical-installation standard that applies citywide regardless of zone.
195 groups this propane rule with three related restrictions: subsection A bans above-ground storage tanks for Class I and II flammable and combustible liquids outside buildings anywhere in the city; subsection B confines new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids to the G-1 and H-1 districts under a use permit; and subsection C limits outdoor storage of flammable cryogenic fluids to H-1 zones. All four restrictions were added by Ordinance No. 2657 on December 6, 2022, adopting International Fire Code amendments referenced in the section text alongside the 2022 California Fire Code base code. 050.
Violations & Fines
Storing bulk liquefied petroleum gas outside the G-1/H-1 industrial districts, or without a use permit inside them, is a fire code violation under Redding Municipal Code Section 9.20.070: an infraction punishable by a fine up to $100 for a first offense and up to $200 for a second offense within one year, rising to a misdemeanor for a third offense within five years. The city may also pursue administrative citation or abatement remedies under Chapters 1.13 and 1.14.
Frequently Asked Questions
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