Propane Cargo Tank Parking
Propane Cargo Tank Parking
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Would anyone know of any restriction about overnight and weekend parking of a single Bobtail within a 15'zone from a single bulk storage tank (30,000 gal). Bobtail uses gasoline fuel so block heater is not an issue with the electrical code. NFPA 58 2001 does not appear to address this particular issue either directly or indirectly.





RE: Propane Cargo Tank Parking
Now if the bobtail is within 500 feet of multi-family residential or an institutional, e.g., hospital, correctional facility, occupancy, the 2003 and 2006 International Fire Code does have requirements.
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chic,
I believe that your answer lies in the NFPA or local-authority wording for bollards and bollard placement
Based on what I have read about "protection from vehicular traffic", bollards must be located ~5 feet from the tank surface.
Parking a vehicle right next to the bollard, in my opinion, is acceptable "vehicular traffic"
However, some local municipalities place volumetric restrictions on propane tanks where bollards are used for protection.
In California, see page 2 of:
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The following link contains an intersting report on propane tanks,late night ATV rides, teenagers (and probably tequila...)
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Come back and tell us you comments......
My opinion only
-MJC
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