Scottsdale, AZ Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit trigger
- LP-gas storage and use
- Exempt tank size
- 10-gallon containers or less, R-3
- Maximum civil fine
- $2,500 per Sec. 36-19.1
- Repeat violation
- Class 1 misdemeanor within 2 years
- Adopted code edition
- 2021 International Fire Code
Summary
Scottsdale's Fire Code requires a construction permit before storing or using LP-gas, operating LP-gas cargo tankers, or removing underground LP-gas containers. Small propane tanks of 10 gallons or less serving a single-family home are the only exemption.
105.6.15 LP-gas. A construction permit is required for: 1.Storage and use of LP-gas. Exception: A permit is not required for individual containers with a 10-gallon (37.85L) water capacity or less serving occupancies in Group R-3. 2.Operation of cargo tankers that transport LP-gas.3.The removal of underground LP-gas containers or tanks
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
15 of that adopted and amended code requires a construction permit from the fire department before anyone stores or uses LP-gas (propane) in the city, before operating a cargo tanker that transports LP-gas, and before removing an underground LP-gas container or tank. The permit duty for storage and use carries one carve-out: individual LP-gas containers with a water capacity of 10 gallons or less, the size that covers a typical portable propane tank, serving a Group R-3 occupancy (a single-family home), do not need a separate permit.
15 permit requirement. 2, available from the Fire Department's administrative offices and the city's website. 1, the same board that hears building code appeals under Chapter 31, Article I, Division 2, Section 31-11.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 36 sets its own penalty scale, separate from the general Code penalty: Section 36-19 makes a first violation, such as installing or filling an LP-gas tank above the 10-gallon exemption without the required construction permit, a civil sanction, with Section 36-19.1 capping the court fine at $2,500. Section 36-19(b) elevates a second violation within two years to a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Section 36-19.9 treats each day the unpermitted tank remains in place as a separate offense.
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