Propane (LP-gas) storage in Union City follows the California Fire Code adopted in Municipal Code Chapter 15.20. Small residential barbecue and patio cylinders are allowed, but larger quantities or installations need a permit. The Alameda County Fire Department oversees LP-gas safety.
Union City regulates liquefied petroleum gas (LP-gas, or propane) through the 2025 California Fire Code adopted in Union City Municipal Code Chapter 15.20, with the Alameda County Fire Department providing fire prevention. California Fire Code Chapter 61 governs the storage, handling, and use of LP-gas and requires compliance with NFPA 58. Ordinary household use, such as a barbecue grill cylinder (commonly the 20-pound / roughly 5-gallon size) or a patio heater, is allowed for residential use without a permit, but the Fire Code limits the aggregate quantity of LP-gas stored at one- and two-family dwellings and restricts storing cylinders inside buildings. Larger aggregate quantities, commercial use, and the installation of LP-gas containers or systems require an operational and/or construction permit
Storing LP-gas above permitted quantities, indoors, or without a required permit can be cited by the Alameda County Fire Department and ordered corrected. Commercial installations without the required Fire Code permit, or unsafe cylinder storage, are enforced as Fire Code
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