Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 12 — LONG BEACH OIL CODE
Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 12.40 Storage
Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Long Beach
Cite as: Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 12.40 · Text as of 2026-10-04
12.40.010 - Zoning regulations applicable.¶
Title 21 Zoning Regulations shall be applicable to the construction, operation, and maintenance of any structure or facility to be used for the storing or handling of oil or any flammable liquid, except when such structure or facility is used in connection with the drilling, redrilling, servicing a well or production of oil therefrom.
(ORD-16-0027 § 1(Exh. A), 2016; Ord. C-5575 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 3300.49)
12.40.020 - Maximum tank capacity for each producing oil well.¶
If oil or other liquid storage facilities are established incidental to a producing well on a drill site, the total capacity of such storage facilities shall not exceed two thousand (2,000) barrels or approximately sixty-three thousand (63,000) gallons per well.
(ORD-16-0027 § 1(Exh. A), 2016; Ord. C-5575 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 3300.50)
12.40.030 - Design, construction, installation and maintenance of storage tanks.¶
Petroleum storage tanks shall be designed, constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with applicable provisions of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 2, Chapter 4, Subchapter 2, Article 3, Section 1773 of the California Code of Regulations, the California Fire Code adopted in Chapter 18.48, and Fire Department regulations.
(ORD-16-0027 § 1(Exh. A), 2016; Ord. C-5575 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 3300.51)
12.40.040 - Loading by truck from production tank sites.¶
Loading by truck from production tank sites shall be in accordance with Fire Department regulations.
(ORD-16-0027 § 1(Exh. A), 2016; Ord. C-5575 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 3300.52)
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