Safety Rules: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division Page: B14
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(b) The minimum distance requirements to a building shall not be applicable at installations having an
aggregate water capacity greater than 8,000 gallons when the building is single story, not used for human
occupancy, the floor area of the building does not exceed 30 square feet, and is locatd in excess of 50% of
the minimum distance. A maximum of one building at any one installation may be located in accordance
with this paragraph.
Aggregate Water Minimum
Capacity of Storage Distance
Vertical Bulkhead Vertical or Horizontal
and Pneumatically Bulkhead and Cable or
Actuated ESV's Pneumatically Activated ESV's
8,001 - 12,000 gallons 60 feet 67 feet
12,001 gallons and over 80 feet 90 feet
FIGURE 1a
Stationary LP-gas storage containers and material handling equipment may be located no closer to any
buildings and/or adjacent property lines, in accordance with Figure 1a, provided bulkhead(s) and
emergency shutoff valves (ESV's) have been installed and are maintained in good working order at all
times.
(c) Distances to rights-of-way. Stationary LP-gas storage containers, automatic dispensing equipment,
and material handling equipment shall be located no closer to any roadway, highway, railroad, pipeline
or utility right-of-way, as indicated in Figure 2. Where the LP-gas storage containers, automatic dispensing
equipment, and material handling equipment are located adjacent to railroad pipeline or utility
rights-of-way, a written waiver must be filed by the right-of-way owner indicating that a building will not
be constructed within the distance requirements of subsection (a) of this section without prior written
notification to the LP-Gas Division. The division director shall make final determination as to whether the
affected LP-gas operations can continue on the premises once the building is completed.Aggregate Water
Capacity of Minimum
Storage Distance
0 - 500 gallons 10 feet
501 - 2000 gallons 15 feet
2001 - 4000 gallons 25 feet
4001 gallons and over 50 feetFIGURE 2
(d) Manufactured housing provisions.The following requirements apply only to manufactured
housing.
(1) DOT container(s) of 105 pounds or less LP-gas capacity may be located within 10 feet of a
manufactured house(s). When so located, total aggregate capacity of these containers shall not
exceed 300 pounds of LP-gas capacity. No container(s) shall be located within10 feet of any source of
ignition.
(2) DOT container(s) of more than 105 pounds LP-gas capacity may be located within 10 feet of a
manufactured house(s), where the 10-foot distance requirement is unobtainable.
(3) Where the distance required by subsection (a) of this section to manufactured home(s) can -not
be obtained, ASME containers of 500 gallons or less water gallon capacity may be located within 10
feet of the manufactured house(s).
(4) Under no circumstances may any container referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
subsection be closer than three feet from any manufactured house nor closer than 10 feet from any
source of ignition.B-14
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Railroad Commission of Texas. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division. Safety Rules: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division, book, November 1990; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544630/m1/50/?q=%22%5B1990..%5D%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.