Woodland, CA Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted zones
- Highway commercial, service commercial, industrial
- Capacity cap
- 2,000 (water capacity) per installation
- Variance authority
- Fire Chief may grant a permit
- Enforcing division
- Division of Community Risk Reduction
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor: up to 6 months, $1,000 fine
Summary
The City of Woodland, California restricts liquefied petroleum gas storage to its highway commercial, service commercial and industrial zones under a local amendment to Section 6104.2 of the California Fire Code. Any installation is capped at 2,000 in water capacity unless the Fire Chief grants a permit after weighing site topography, occupancy and nearby fire protection.
C. Establishment of Limits in Which Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases Is to Be Restricted. The limits referred to in Section 6104.2 of the California Fire Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: The storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted to the highway commercial, service commercial and industrial zones in the City as defined in the zoning ordinance of the City. The aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed 2,000 water capacity; except that at the discretion of the Chief after consideration of special features such as topographical conditions, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings, capacity of proposed tanks, degree of private fire protection to be provided and facilities of the fire department, a permit may be granted for such use.
Full Breakdown
Municipal Code Section 8.20.030(C) amends Section 6104.2 of the California Fire Code, which the City adopted at Section 8.20.010, to restrict where liquefied petroleum gas (propane) may be stored within Woodland. Storage is limited to the highway commercial, service commercial and industrial zones defined in the City's zoning ordinance, which keeps LP-gas tanks out of residential and most other commercial districts. The aggregate capacity of any single LP-gas installation is capped at 2,000 in water capacity, but the Fire Chief may grant a permit for a larger or differently sited installation after weighing topographical conditions, the nature of the occupancy, proximity to buildings, the capacity of the tanks proposed, the level of private fire protection provided, and the resources of the Fire Department.
The same amendment section also sets zone limits for compressed natural gas storage under Section 8.20.030(A), stationary cryogenic fluid tanks under Section 8.20.030(B), explosives and blasting agents under Section 8.20.030(D), and outdoor aboveground flammable liquid tanks under Section 8.20.030(E), each capped at two tanks of no more than 2,000 gallons in the relevant commercial and industrial zones. The Division of Community Risk Reduction, under the Fire Marshal, enforces the Fire Code amendments citywide, and Fire Marshal personnel and investigators hold peace officer authority under California Penal Code Section 830.37 to carry out that enforcement.
Violations & Fines
Storing liquefied petroleum gas outside the permitted commercial and industrial zones, or above the capacity cap without a Fire Chief permit, violates Chapter 8.20 and the adopted Fire Code. Under the code's general penalty at Section 1.08.070, a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in County Jail and a $1,000 fine, or the City Attorney may charge it as an infraction, with every day of noncompliant storage a separate offense.
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