(a) Every entity licensed to sell or distribute liquefied petroleum gas in this state shall have located within the State of Georgia storage capacity for a minimum of 30,000 water gallons of liquefied petroleum gas, except that entities initially licensed prior to July 1, 1990, may continue to operate with the previously approved 18,000 gallons minimum storage capacity. If the 30,000 gallons (water capacity) storage consists of more than one container, then no storage container used to meet this requirement shall be of a size less than 6,000 gallons (water capacity).
(b) The storage capacity required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be within close proximity to the area serviced.
(c) The state fire marshal, in his discretion and in accordance with such rules and regulations as have been or may be duly promulgated and adopted under this article, may waive the minimum bulk storage facility requirement of subsection (a) of this Code section.
(d) If the storage capacity required by subsection (a) of this Code section is leased or rented, then such storage capacity must be dedicated to the exclusive use of the lessee and must include separate piping and loading/unloading facilities.
Section: Previous 10-1-260 10-1-261 10-1-262 10-1-263 10-1-264 10-1-265 10-1-266 10-1-267 10-1-268 10-1-269 10-1-270 10-1-271 10-1-272 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016