New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 18 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
Subchapter 4 - NFPA 59 SYSTEMS
Section 5:18-4.3 - Container storage

(a) Containers of liquefied petroleum gases at utility gas plants shall be located with regard to property lines other than a public way, buildings, or bulk storage of hazardous materials in accordance with the applicable schedule of Utility LP-Gas Plant Code , NFPA 59-2018.

(b) Containers of liquefied petroleum gases at utility gas plants shall be located with regard to the near side of a public way in accordance with the applicable schedule for above ground containers of Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, NFPA 59-2018.

(c) When the required distance from a property line to an LP-Gas container cannot be obtained, the Commissioner may approve a lesser distance if some other approved means of protection is provided for the system and reasonable protection for the health and safety of the public is maintained.

(d) In case of storage in heavily populated areas or congested areas, or near places of public assembly, the Commissioner may require the owner to submit a risk analysis based on a recognized standard and may impose restrictions on individual tank capacity, total storage, distance to property lines, and other reasonable protective measures.

(e) Storage areas having LP-Gas containers shall be posted with adequate "NO SMOKING" and "FLAMMABLE GAS" signs legibly marked. The "FLAMMABLE GAS" sign shall be marked "FLAMMABLE GAS" and the name of the gas to indicate the contents such as "FLAMMABLE GAS-PROPANE" or "FLAMMABLE GAS-BUTANE".

(f) Storage containers shall not be placed under an electric power service transmitting voltage in excess of 240 volts or within six feet of a line projected vertically from any edge of the container.

(g) Aboveground containers exceeding 2,000 gallons individual water capacity shall be oriented so that their longitudinal axes do not point toward other LP-Gas containers within that installation.