[Adopted 3-19-2002 by Ord. No. 02-03]
The storage of liquefied petroleum gas in portable containers
awaiting use, resale or exchange within the Borough of Westwood shall
be regulated as follows.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any material having a vapor pressure not exceeding that allowed
for commercial propane that is composed predominantly of the following
hydrocarbons, either by themselves or as mixtures: propane, propylene,
butane (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes; hereinafter generally
referred to as "LPG."
The storage of LPG in portable containers shall be limited to
the storage of a total amount not exceeding 100 pounds' water capacity,
whether filled, partially filled or empty (not purged of LPG). It
shall be unlawful to store LPG in any quantity in total greater than
the aforesaid amounts on any lot within the Borough of Westwood for
the aforesaid purposes.
In the storage and use, whether for sale or as an incident to
a permitted use, of any LPG products, the installation and maintenance
of such storage or use facilities and of allied equipment shall be
in strict accordance with NFPA 58: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2004
Edition; NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition; New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code; New Jersey Uniform Construction Code; International
Fire Code, New Jersey Edition, 2006; International Building Code,
New Jersey Edition, 2006; International Residential Code, New Jersey
Edition, 2006; International Mechanical Code, New Jersey Edition,
2006; and International Fuel Gas Code, New Jersey Edition, 2006. Copies
of said codes are on file in the office of the Building Department
and will remain on file there for the use and examination of the public.
This article shall not apply to the use of LPG as defined in
NFPA 58, Ch. 8, Engine Fuel Systems.
