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Commission recommends moving above‑ground fuel tank rules into zoning code, makes them accessory uses
Summary
The commission voted 7‑0 to recommend an ordinance amendment that moves above‑ground storage tank rules from the fire prevention code into the zoning code, treats tanks as accessory uses to on‑site businesses, removes an older local size cap and requires a fire permit and site plan review.
The Inver Grove Heights Planning Commission on June 3 unanimously (7‑0) recommended an ordinance amendment to shift regulation of above‑ground storage tanks (ASTs) from the fire prevention code into the zoning code and to treat ASTs as accessory uses rather than permitted principal uses in nonresidential districts.
Staff said the change follows an earlier variance and council direction to align the fire prevention code and the zoning code. Under the draft amendment, zoning rules in Title 10 would list ASTs as accessory uses in…
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