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Council aligns fuel-tank rules with fire code, waives readings and approves ordinance changes

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The council moved above-ground fuel-storage regulations from the fire prevention code into the zoning code, removed local size limits and made fuel tanks accessory uses subject to fire marshal permits; council waived multiple readings and adopted both ordinances.

Inver Grove Heights councilors on Monday approved ordinance changes that align above-ground fuel-storage tank regulations with state fire code and move related controls into the zoning code.

Staff told the council the update grew from an earlier variance request and a review of two separate code sections that created confusion: the city's fire prevention code and the zoning code. Under the change the city removes its local tank-size limits and defers specific…

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