Redlands, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Storage cap
- 2,000 water gallons (7,571 liters)
- State authority
- California Fire Code § 6104.2
- Applies in
- Commercial, residential, and other areas
- Enforcing agency
- Redlands Fire Department
- Penalty
- $1,000/day misdemeanor, up to 6 months jail
Summary
Redlands caps bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage at 2,000 water gallons per installation in commercial, residential and other areas wherever the fire code official finds the storage would threaten life or property, enforced under the city's adopted Fire Code.
Storage Of Liquefied Petroleum Gases: Pursuant to section 6104.2 of the California fire code, the aggregate capacity of any one installation for the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases shall not exceed two thousand (2,000) water gallons (7571 liters) in commercial, residential and other areas where, in the opinion of the fire code official, the location of bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases would create a threat to life and property.
Full Breakdown
010. 030 sets local storage limits the city council found necessary because of Redlands' local climatic, geological and topographical conditions. 2, caps the aggregate capacity of any one installation for bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases at 2,000 water gallons, equal to 7,571 liters, across commercial, residential and other areas of the city, wherever the fire code official determines the location of that bulk storage would threaten life and property. The same section sets parallel limits for other hazardous storage: flammable cryogenic fluids are barred unless the fire code official finds no unacceptable threat, explosives and blasting agents are prohibited citywide unless the fire code official authorizes them, and Class I and II flammable liquids may not be kept in outside aboveground unprotected tanks unless the official makes specific documented findings that the installation will not create a hazard. 31 for that purpose.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 2,000 water-gallon LP-gas storage limit, or storing it where the fire code official finds a threat to life or property, is a fire code violation under section 15.20.150, punishable as a misdemeanor with a fine of $1,000 per day, imprisonment up to six months, or both; each day of continued violation after notice is a separate offense.
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