(a) Except as noted in this section and in addition to NFPA 58 §6.4.1.1, LP-gas containers shall be stored or installed in accordance with the distance requirements in NFPA 58, §§6.2.2, 6.4.4, and 8.4.1 and any other applicable requirements in NFPA 58 or the rules in this chapter.
  (1) An LP-gas liquid dispensing installation other than a retail operated service station installation is not required to have a pump, provided that the storage containers are located one and one half times the required distances specified in NFPA 58, §6.4.1.1, or a minimum distance of 15 feet if the storage container is less than 125 gallons water capacity.
  (2) Any LP-gas container constructed prior to 1970 which has an odd-numbered water gallon capacity (for example, 517 water gallons instead of 500 water gallons) that is not more than 5.0% greater than the standard water gallon capacity may be installed utilizing the minimum distance requirement based on the standard water gallon capacity.
(b) Each industrial plant, bulk plant, and distributing point with an aggregate water capacity of 4,000 gallons or less shall be provided with at least one portable fire extinguisher in accordance with NFPA 58 §4.7 having a minimum capacity of 18 lb (8.2 kg) of dry chemical.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.142 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 10, 2001, 26 TexReg 6883; amended to be effective September 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 8318; amended to be effective September 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 4810; amended to be effective February 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 122; amended to be effective January 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 127; amended to be effective July 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 4119