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// CODE SNIPPET

3406.4.5.3 Height of Aboveground Storage Tanks

NYC Fire Code 2014 > 34 Flammable and Combustible Liquids > 3406 Special Operations > 3406.4 Bulk Plants and Terminals > 3406.4.5 Storage > 3406.4.5.3 Height of Aboveground Storage Tanks
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The maximum height of aboveground flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks shall not exceed 40 feet (12 192 mm).

Exception: Aboveground vertical cylindrical tanks storing combustible liquids shall not exceed 48 feet (14 630 mm) in height.

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