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Section 3508 Compressed Natural Gas

NYC Fire Code 2014 > 35 Flammable Gases > 3508 Compressed Natural Gas
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3508.1 Scope

This section shall govern the storage, handling and use of compressed natural gas (CNG).

Exceptions:
  1. Storage, handling and use of CNG, including dispensing, for use as a fuel in motor vehicles, as set forth in FC Chapter 22.
  2. The storage, handling and use of CNG in connection with special effects.

3508.2 General

Compressed natural gas shall be stored, handled and used in accordance with this chapter, including this section, and the rules.

3508.3 General Prohibitions

It shall be unlawful to:
  1. fill a CNG container with CNG or transfer CNG from one container to another, except as authorized by FC2208.
  2. store, handle or use CNG in any container with a capacity greater than 381 SCF.
  3. store, handle or use CNG in a basement, cellar or other area below grade, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  4. store, handle or use CNG without a permit when such storage, handling or use exceeds the quantities set forth in FC105.6.
  5. store CNG in any outdoor or indoor storage facility, or store, handle or use CNG for a stationary CNG installation, that has not been approved.
  6. store, handle or use in, or bring or allow into any residential occupancy, or on any lot containing a building used for a residential occupancy, any CNG container with a capacity greater than 8.7 SCF, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  7. store, handle or use in, or bring or allow into any nonresidential building, any CNG container with a capacity greater than 8.7 SCF, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  8. store CNG containers on the roof of any building.
  9. handle or use on the roof of any building CNG containers with a capacity greater than 8.7 SCF of gas, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  10. store, handle or use CNG in or on motor vehicles, except as temporary storage incidental to transportation, or as a fuel for generating motive power for a motor vehicle, or otherwise authorized by the commissioner.
  11. store, handle or use CNG for a stationary installation in any area where access to piped natural gas from a public utility is available, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  12. store, handle or use CNG in any equipment used or previously used for LPG, except as may be authorized by the commissioner on an emergency basis.
  13. store, handle or use CNG for space heating or water heating, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  14. use nonmetallic pipe, tubing and components for any installation, appliance or equipment using CNG, except as authorized by the commissioner.
  15. store, handle or use CNG at bazaars, carnivals, street fairs and similar outdoor events, including public gathering places.
  16. store, handle, use or sell any CNG that has not been satisfactorily odorized with mercaptans or other approved chemical.

Related Code Sections


Section 413 Gas Piping Installations, Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities for CNG fuel shall be designed and operated in accordance with the New York City Fire Code ...
NYC Fuel Gas Code 2008 > 4 Gas Piping Installations > 413 Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations
Section 413 Gas Piping Installations, Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities for CNG fuel shall be designed and operated in accordance with the New York City Fire Code ...
NYC Fuel Gas Code 2014 > 4 Gas Piping Installations > 413 Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations
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NYC Fuel Gas Code 2014 > 4 Gas Piping Installations > 413 Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations > 413.3 Reserved
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NYC Fuel Gas Code 2008 > 4 Gas Piping Installations > 413 Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations > 413.4 Reserved
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NYC Fuel Gas Code 2014 > 4 Gas Piping Installations > 413 Compressed Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-Dispensing Stations > 413.4 Reserved
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