Wyoming, MI Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide LP-gas cap
- 250 gallons water capacity
- Exception
- Special approval in I-2 district
- Local section
- Wyoming Code § 34-3(b)(10)
- Governing zoning reference
- Chapter 90 Zoning Ordinance
- Enforcement
- Fire Chief, municipal civil infraction
Summary
Wyoming, Michigan caps any single liquefied-petroleum-gas installation at 250 gallons of water capacity citywide, under its amendment to the International Fire Code, unless the city grants special approval for a larger installation in an I-2 general industrial zoning district.
6104.2 Maximum capacity with established limits. Except by special approval in an I-2 general industrial zoning district in accordance with Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Wyoming, Michigan the aggregate capacity of any one installation of storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall not exceed a water capacity of 250 gallons.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 2 for Wyoming (Kent County, Michigan) to cap LP-gas storage: except by special approval in an I-2 general industrial zoning district under Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances, the aggregate capacity of any one installation of liquefied petroleum gas storage may not exceed a water capacity of 250 gallons. That 250-gallon cap applies to any single installation anywhere in the city outside an I-2 district; only within I-2 land, and only with special city approval referencing the Chapter 90 zoning ordinance, can a larger tank be installed.
2 to bar flammable cryogenic fluid storage in stationary containers except by special approval in an I-2 district, showing the same conventional-district-only, I-2-with-approval pattern the city applies to hazardous bulk storage generally. The Fire Chief enforces these capacity limits as part of the adopted fire code.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 250-gallon LP-gas cap without I-2 special approval is enforced as a fire-code municipal civil infraction under Sec. 34-3(a)(3)/113.1: up to $500 per offense plus costs, with each day of continued violation a separate offense, and repeat violations chargeable as a misdemeanor carrying up to 90 days in jail. The fire code official may also order the excess storage abated or removed regardless of any fine imposed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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