Re: winter restoration work-heating a garage
Ok, I checked the chicago city ordinances. No, I cannot store a 20lb tank in the garage even if it is detached because the tank is pressurized above 15psi. I'm thinking that being in the city where structures are as little as few yards away from each other, the city doesn't want any "explosions" to occur. Though that's my own conjecture.
I got curious and decided to look it up. First of all, the Chicago Municipal code are available online at the following link.
http://www.amlegal.com/library/il/chicago.shtml
Section 15-25-540 lists the areas where LPG is prohibited. Here is what it says:
15-26-540 Where prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided, the storage, handling, keeping or using of any liquefied petroleum gas for any purpose is not permitted in any building or structure containing in whole or in part the following occupancies, except as provided in Sections 15-26-545, 15-26-550 and 15-26-570 of this Code.
1. Institutional units as defined in Section 13-56-050;
2. Assembly units as defined in Section 13-56-070;
3. Open air assembly units as defined in Section 13-56-110 of this Code;
4. Multiple dwellings, except those designed or intended for an occupancy of less than 20 persons;
5. Business units as defined in Section 13-56-120;
6. Mercantile units as defined in Section 13-56-130, except 50 one-pound cylinders may be stocked for resale to the general public.
Nowhere in there does it say anything about detached garages. Not telling you what to do, but if someone from the city told you that you can't store propane in a detached garage, they need to tell you where to find the law that prohibits it. I couldn't find it.
