(1) The regulation of liquid petroleum gas containers or receptacles by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to ORS 480.410 to 480.460 is not a program affecting land use under ORS 197.180.
(2) A local government may not regulate the siting, installation, maintenance or removal of a liquid petroleum gas container or receptacle regulated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to ORS 480.410 to 480.460, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section or ORS 480.450 (7).
(3) A local government may:
(a) Regulate the siting and installation of a liquid petroleum gas container or receptacle with a capacity of more than 1,200 gallons or a group of containers and receptacles with an aggregate capacity of more than 4,000 gallons to protect the public health and safety.
(b) Regulate the siting and installation of liquid petroleum gas containers or receptacles in a flood plain regulated by local ordinance.
(c) Regulate the siting and installation of liquid petroleum gas containers or receptacles that are not accessory to an authorized or authorizable land use.
(d) Prohibit the siting and installation of liquid petroleum gas containers or receptacles of specified types or sizes in specific zones within an urban growth boundary to protect the public health and safety.
(e) Regulate, through the local government’s assistant to the State Fire Marshal as described in ORS 476.060, the placement of liquid petroleum gas containers or receptacles for the purpose of fire prevention. [2005 c.88 §2]
Note: 480.445 was added to and made a part of 480.410 to 480.460 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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