Flammable Liquid: Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point below 100F (37.

8C)
Class IA Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point below 73F (22.8C) and a boiling point below 100F (37.8C)
Class IB Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point below 73F (22.8C) and a boiling point at or above 100F (37.8C)
Class IC Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 73F (22.8C), but below 100F (37.8C)
Combustible Liquid: Any liquid that has a closedcup flash point at or above 100F (37.8C).
Class II Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 100F (37.8C) and below 140F (60C)
Class III Liquid Any liquid that has a flash point at or above 140F (60C)
(a) Class IIIA LiquidAny liquid that has a flash point at or above 140F (60C), but below 200F (93C)
(b) Class IIIB LiquidAny liquid that has a flash point at or above 200F (93C)
Location of Aboveground Storage Tanks Storing Stable Liquids Internal Pressure Not to Exceed a Gauge Pressure of 2.5 psi (17 kPa)
Type of tank Protection
From Property Line That Is or Can Be Built
Upon,Including the Opposite Side of a Public Way.
Minimum distance 5ft /1.5m
From Nearest Side of Any Public Way or from Nearest
imprtant building on the same property.Minimum
distance 5ft /1.5m
Protection for exposures 1/2*diameter of tank 1/6*diameter of tank
None Diameter of tank,maximum 175ft 1/6*diameter of tank
Approved foam or inerting system
on tanks not exceeding 150ft 1/2*diameter of tank 1/6*diameter of tank
Protection for exposures Diameter of tank 1/3 * diameter of tank
None 2*Diameter of tank,maximum 350ft 1/3 * diameter of tank
Approved inerting system on tank
or approved foam system on
vertical tanks 1/2* 165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)) 1/2* 55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b))
Protection for exposures 165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)) 55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b))
Minimum distance(ft)
Protection for Exposures:. Fire protection for structures on property adjacent to liquid storage that is provided by (1) a public fire department or (2) a private fire brigade
maintained on the property adjacent to the liquid storage, either of which is capable of providing cooling water streams to protect the property adjacent to the liquid
storage.
Floating roof
Vertical with weak roof
to shell seam
Horizontal and vertical
tanks with emergency
relief venting to limit
pressures
NFPA 30: Chapter 22 ( REFER TABLE 22.4.1.1 (a))
Protected Aboveground Tank:. An atmospheric aboveground storage tank with integral secondary containment and thermal insulation that has been evaluated for
resistance to physical damage and for limiting the heat transferred to the primary tank when exposed to a hydrocarbon pool fire and is listed in accordance with ANSI/UL
2085, Standard for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids or an equivalent test procedure.
None 2*165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)) 55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b))
Protected above
ground tank None 1/2* 165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)) 1/2* 55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b))
Tank capacity (gallon)
From Property Line That Is or Can Be Built
Upon,Including the Opposite Side of a Public Way.
From Nearest Side of Any Public Way or from Nearest
imprtant building on the same property.
275 or less 5 5
276 to 750 10 5
751 to 12,000 15 5
12,001 to 30,000 20 5
30,001 to 50,000 30 10
50,001 to 100,000 50 15
100,001 to 500,000 80 25
500,001 to 1,000,000 100 35
1,000,001 to 2,000,000 135 45
2,000,001 to 3,000,000 165 55
3,000,001 or more 175 60
Type of tank Protection
From Property Line That Is or Can Be Built
Upon,Including the Opposite Side of a Public Way.
From Nearest Side of Any Public Way or from Nearest
imprtant building on the same property.
Protection for exposures 1.5*165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)), minimum 25ft 1.5*55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)), minimum 25ft
None 3* 165 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)), minimum 50ft 1.5* 55 (Table 22.4.1.1(b)), minimum 25ft
NFPA 30: Chapter 22 ( REFER TABLE 22.4.1.3)
Minimum distance(ft)
Any type
Location of Aboveground Storage Tanks Storing Stable Liquids,ClassI,II,IIIA
Internal Pressure Permitted to Exceed a Gauge Pressure of 2.5 psi (17 kPa)
Note1 :Vertical tanks with weak roof-to-shell seams that store Class IIIA liquids shall be permitted to be located at one-half the distances specified in Table 22.4.1.1(a),
provided the tanks are not within the same diked area as, or within the drainage path of, a tank storing a Class I or Class II liquid.
Table 22.4.1.1(b) Reference Table for Use with Tables 22.4.1.1(a), 22.4.1.3, and 22.4.1.5
Minimum distance(ft)
pressures
Tank Capacity, Gal
From Property Line That Is or Can Be Built
Upon,Including the Opposite Side of a Public Way.
From Nearest Side of Any Public Way or from Nearest
imprtant building on the same property.
100001 or more 15ft 15ft
Class I or II liquids Class III liquids
Maximum Dia 150ft
(45m)
1/6*(sum of diameters of adjacent
tanks),minimum 3ft(0.9m)
1/6*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks),minimum
3ft(0.9m)
1/6*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks),minimum
3ft(0.9m)
More than 150ft (45m)
diameter with remote
imponding
1/6*(sum of diameters of adjacent
tanks)
1/4*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks) 1/6*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks)
More than 150ft (45m)
diameter with open
diking
1/4*(sum of diameters of adjacent
tanks)
1/4*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks) 1/4*(sum of diameters of adjacent tanks)
NFPA 30: 22.11.2.3 To permit access, the outside base of the dike at ground level shall be no closer than 10 ft (3 m) to any property line that is or can be built upon.
NFPA 30: Chapter 22 ( REFER TABLE 22.4.1.6) Location of Aboveground Storage Tanks Storing Stable Liquids,ClassIIIB
NFPA 30: Chapter 22 ( REFER TABLE 22.4.2.1) Minimum Shell-to-Shell Spacing of Aboveground Storage Tanks
Fixed or Horizontal tanks
Tank Diameter Floating roof