413.3 Location of Dispensing Operations and Equipment

Compression, storage and dispensing equipment shall be located above ground outside.

Exceptions:

1. Compression, storage or dispensing equipment is allowed in buildings of noncombustible construction, as set forth in the International Building Code, which are unenclosed for three-quarters or more of the perimeter.
2. Compression, storage and dispensing equipment is allowed to be located indoors or in vaults in accordance with the International Fire Code.
3. Residential fueling appliances and equipment shall be allowed to be installed indoors in accordance with the equipment manufacturer's instructions and Section 413.4.3.

In addition to the fueldispensing requirements of the International Fire Code, compression, storage and dispensing equipment not located in vaults complying with the International Fire Code and other than residential fueling appliances shall not be installed:

1. Beneath power lines.
2. Less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from the nearest building or property that could be built on, public street, sidewalk or source of ignition.
   Exception: Dispensing equipment need not be separated from canopies that provide weather protection for the dispensing equipment and are constructed in accordance with the International Building Code.
3. Less than 25 feet (7620 mm) from the nearest rail of any railroad track.
4. Less than 50 feet (15 240 mm) from the nearest rail of any railroad main track or any railroad or transit line where power for train propulsion is provided by an outside electrical source, such as third rail or overhead catenary.
5. Less than 50 feet (15 240 mm) from the vertical plane below the nearest overhead wire of a trolley bus line.