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Exceptions: 1. {Existing text unchanged} 2. Except as permitted in Sections 308 and 6104.3.3, LP -gas containers are not permitted in residential areas. Please note that current State Law does not allow for the enforcement of any rules more stringent than that adopted by the State, so this amendment is only applicable as to the extent allowed by that State Law. Add Section 6104.3.3, Spas, pool heaters, and other listed devices, to read as follows: 6104.3.3 Spas, pool heaters, and other listed devices. Where natural gas service is not available, an LP -gas container is allowed to be used to supply spa and pool heaters or other listed devices. Such container shall not exceed 250 -gallon water capacity per lot. See Table 6104.3 for location of containers. Exception: Lots where LP -gas can be off-loaded wholly on the property where the tank is located may install up to 500 gallon above ground or 1,000 gallon underground approved containers. Amend Section 6107.4, Protecting containers from vehicles, to read as follows: 6107.4 Protecting containers from vehicles. Where exposed to vehicular damage due to proximity to alleys, driveways or parking areas, LP -gas containers, regulators and piping shall be protected in accordance with Section 312. Amend Section 6109.13, Protection of containers, by deleting the exception to read as follows: 6109.13 Protection of containers. LP -gas containers shall be stored within a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering. Vehicle impact protection shall be provided as required by Section 6107.4. Amend Ar: &ndixBFire-Flow„ ReauirementsforBuildings as ollows:. Amend Table B105.2, Required Fire Flow for Buildings Other than One- and Two -Family Dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 Buildings and Townhouses, to amend footnote a. to read as follows: a. The reduced fire -flow shall be not less than 1,500 gallons per minute. (Reason: The minimum fire -flow of 1,500 gpm for other than one- and two- family dwellings has existed since the 2000 edition of the IFC, as well as the Uniform Fire Code before that. Little to no technical justification was provided for the proposed code change at the code hearings. The board believes that the already -allowed 75 percent reduction in required fire -flow for the provision of sprinkler protection is already a significant trade-off. The minimum 1,500 gpm is not believed to be overly stringent for the vast majority of public water works systems in this region, especially since it has existed as the requirement for so many years. Further, the continued progression of trading off more and more requirements in the codes for the provision