| (C) if wheel stops are used, all wheel stops must be
secured against displacement; or
(2) if curbs and/or wheel stops are not installed,
guard posts or vehicular barrier protection shall be installed a minimum
of 18 inches from each storage rack, and:
(A) consist of at least three-inch schedule 40 steel
pipe, capped on top or otherwise protected to prevent the entrance
of water or debris into the guard post, no more than four feet apart,
and anchored in concrete at least 12 inches below ground and rising
at least 30 inches above the ground;
(B) constructed of at least four-inch schedule 40 steel
pipe capped on top or otherwise protected to prevent the entrance
of water or debris into the guard post, and attached by welding to
a minimum 8-inch by 8-inch steel plate at least 1/2 inch thick. The
installed height of the post must be a minimum of 30 inches above
the ground. The guard posts and steel plate shall be permanently installed
and securely anchored to a concrete driveway or concrete parking area;
or
(C) meet the requirements of subsection (d) of this
section.
(h) Fencing, guardrails, and valve locks shall be maintained
in good condition at all times in accordance with this chapter.
(i) Self-service dispensers shall be protected against
vehicular damage by:
(1) vehicular barrier protection that complies with
subsection (d) of this section; or
(2) vertical supports that comply with subsection (d)
of this section; or
(3) where routine traffic patterns expose only the
approach end of the dispenser to vehicular damage, support columns,
concrete barriers, bollards, inverted U-shaped guard posts anchored
in concrete, or other protection acceptable to AFS, provided:
(A) the cylinder storage rack is located a minimum
of 48 inches behind a concrete curb or concrete wheel stop that is
a minimum of five inches in height above the grade of the driveway
or parking area;
(B) if the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph cannot be met, the cylinder storage rack must be installed
a minimum of 48 inches behind a concrete curb or concrete wheel stop
that is a minimum of four inches in height above the grade of the
driveway or parking area, and a concrete wheel stop at least four
inches in height must be installed at least 12 inches from the curb
or first wheel stop.
(j) Self-service dispensers utilizing protection specified
in subsection (i)(2) - (3) of this section shall be connected to supply
piping by a device designed to prevent the loss of LP-gas in the event
the dispenser is displaced. The device must retain liquid on both
sides of the breakaway point and be installed in a manner to protect
the supply piping against damage.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §9.140 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 December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9913; amended to be effective January 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 127; amended to be effective July 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 4119 |
