Yonkers, NY Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- any LP-gas container, any size
- Enforcing officer
- Yonkers Fire Commissioner
- Prohibited in
- schools, restaurants, hotels, churches, theaters
- Plans required
- submitted before installation
- Enhanced penalty
- up to $7,500 civil per day
Summary
Any residential propane or LP-gas installation in Yonkers needs a Fire Commissioner permit before hookup, no matter how small the tank. Plans and specs go to the Commissioner first, and installation is barred outright in schools, restaurants, hotels, churches, theaters and other assembly occupancies.
A. A permit shall be obtained for each installation and use of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container, regardless of size or capacity. Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Commissioner before installation. B. Installation and use of liquefied petroleum gas in schools, hospitals, sanitariums, theaters, restaurants, hotels, motels, churches, taverns, nightclubs, recreational areas or places of public assembly is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745274; v31 updated 2025-10-28; through 10-28-2025).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 59-248, in Chapter 59's Article XV on Liquefied Petroleum Gases, requires a permit for every installation and use of an LP-gas container regardless of size, meaning even a small fixed tank for a generator, grill or outdoor kitchen needs Fire Commissioner sign-off before it goes in the ground or against the house. Plans and specifications must be submitted before installation, not after the fact. Subsection B goes further and bans installation and use of liquefied petroleum gas outright in a list of occupancy types: schools, hospitals, sanitariums, theaters, restaurants, hotels, motels, churches, taverns, nightclubs, recreational areas and other places of public assembly, regardless of container size.
Chapter 59's general offense list, § 59-40A(6), separately makes it unlawful to 'improperly store propane or flammable liquids,' tying the storage practice itself, not just the missing permit, to the chapter's penalty structure. The permit process sits alongside similar Article XIV rules for hazardous chemicals, where storing more than 2,000 cubic feet of flammable compressed gas or other threshold quantities also triggers a separate Commissioner permit, showing the code treats compressed and liquefied gases as a distinct hazard class citywide.
Violations & Fines
No LP-gas permit, or installing or using propane in a prohibited occupancy, is a Class II offense under Chapter 59's default penalty in § 59-40G, punishable citywide under § 1-21 by a fine of $100 to $5,000 and up to 15 days in jail, or a civil penalty of $250 to $5,000. Improperly storing propane is separately enumerated as an offense under § 59-40A(6), and because it falls within § 59-40 itself, it is an enhanced Class II offense under § 59-40E and F: a criminal fine of $200 to $1,000 or a civil penalty of $500 to $7,500, with each day counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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