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Regulations - Marin County
ORDINANCE NO. 3322
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SECTION lll. LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS TANKS. Section
1904.091 is added to the Marin County Code
to read as Follows:
19.04.091 ANCHORING OF LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
TANKS.
A) WHEN REQUIRED. Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
tanks shall be anchored by a system approved
by the administrative authority or designed
by a licensed engineer, to prevent overturning
in seismic events, installation of such anchoring
system shall be required as follows:
1) For any new building construction (commercial,
industrial or residential) containing LPG piping
for which a building permit is required; or
2) For any alteration or addition to any existing
residential commercial or industrial building
which contains LPG piping, and for which a
building permit is required; or
3) Upon replacement or addition of a new liquid
petroleum gas tank, or for initial installation
or for repair of the gas piping system (LPG).
B) EXCEPTION. Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tanks
are not required to be anchored upon the Issuance
of building permits for minor and non-structural
repairs such as re-roofing, window replacement,
siding replacement, decks and any other minor
permit at determined by the Chief Building
Official,.
SECTION lV.- FINDINGS. Pursuant
to Sections 17958.5 and 17985.7(a) of the
State of California
Health and Safety Code, the Board of Supervisors
finds that the adoption of certain construction
standards which may be stricter that those
set forth pursuant to the State's earthquake
protection law (Health & Safety Code Section
19100 et scq.) are needed and are reasonably
necessary because of local climatic, geographic
and topographic conditions.
SECTION V: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance
is enacted pursuant to and in compliance with
Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5 and
as expressly permitted in Government Code Section
50022.2 and shall be, and is hereby declared
to be, in full force and effect as of sixty
(60) days from and after the date of its passage
and shall be published in the Marin Independent
Journal, once before the expiration of fifteen
(15) days after its passage.
SECTION VI: VOTE
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin
held on this 1st day of May, 2001, by the following
vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS Cynthia L. Murray, John
B, Kress, Annette Rose, Harold C, Brown, Jr.
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SUPERVISOR Steve Kinsey
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