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§ 852. Permits and reports of installations

(a) A permit shall be obtained for each installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of inter-connected containers of over 2,000 gallons water capacity, and for each permanent installation, irrespective of size of containers, made at buildings in which people congregate for civic, political, educational, religious, social or recreational purposes. Such […]

§ 853. Standards for liquefied petroleum gas equipment and its installation

All installations of liquefied petroleum gas equipment, including such equipment installed at utility gas plants, shall be in conformity with generally recognized standards for safety to persons and property. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or in other laws or regulations legally in effect, conformity with the Standards of the National Board of Fire […]

§ 854. Location of containers

Within the limits established by law (fire zone) restricting the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed 2,000 gallons water capacity; except that in particular installations this capacity limit may be altered at the discretion of […]

§ 871. Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires—Permit required

(a) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on or in any public street, alley, road or other public ground without a permit or other proper authorization. Location restricted (b) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire […]

§ 831. Installations to conform to standard safe practice

(a) Gas piping and gas appliances in buildings shall be installed in accordance with standard safe practice. (b) Installation of gas piping and appliances for domestic and commercial uses, in accordance with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Installation of Gas Piping and Gas Appliances in Buildings (Pamphlet No. 54) […]

§ 832. Pressure regulation

(a) Where the pressure of gas supplied to domestic, commercial or other low pressure gas piping systems in buildings is in excess of one pound per square inch, an approved gas pressure regulator of sufficient size shall be installed in the service pipe of each such system to prevent pressure in excess of one pound […]

§ 833. Pipe entrance to buildings

Where gas piping enters a building through a wall or floor of masonry or concrete any gas pipe or other nearby pipes entering the same wall or floor shall be suitably sealed against the entrance of water or gas.

§ 834. Outside valves

Approved means for shutting off the flow of gas from outside the building shall be provided on every gas service pipe 2 inches or larger in diameter or which supplies gas at a pressure in excess of one pound per square inch. Outside gas shut-off cocks or valves shall be located so as to be […]

§ 786. Commercial and industrial establishments

(a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be stored in aboveground tanks out of doors, in underground tanks, in closed containers outside of buildings, in rooms of buildings meeting the requirements of Type A or Type B Inside Storage or Mixing Rooms, or in outside storage houses used exclusively for the storage and […]