A. Stationary filling stations for motor vehicles (facilities that fill motor vehicles with natural gas supplied via pipeline or tank lorry that is compressed in the facilities.
1. Safety distance to facilities to be protected
(a) At least 10 meters of safety distance shall be maintained from the outer surfaces of the compressor package (exclusive of dispenser, same throughout this Table), compressed gas facilities (ground storages for the compressed gas from said compressor package, same hereinafter) and dispensers to the boundary of the premises. (For the facilities installed in bus parking areas, the boundary shall be the perimeter of the parking area. If the premises are bordered by sea, lake, river, or road, the opposite end of the sea, lake, river, or road shall be the boundary.) However, the safety distance can be reduced to as short as 5 meters when the compressor package and storage are surrounded with protective walls (limited to reinforced concrete structure only, same throughout (1)).
(b) Compressor packages and storages which have facilities to be protected (excluding the facilities to be protected within the premises and exclusive industrial zones) within 30 meters distance shall be provided with protective walls in compliance with the standards defined and notified by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE).
(c) Notwithstanding the requirement in Item (a) above, dispensers shall be located at least 5 meters from the perimeter of a road as defined in the Road Act.
(d) Compressor packages, storages, and dispensers shall be at least 30 meters away from railroads.
2. Distance to fire sources
(a) Compressor packages, storages, and dispensers, in principle, shall be installed on the ground and away from high voltage lines (higher than 750V for DC, higher than 600V for AC) by at least 5 meters in horizontal distance and away from low voltage lines (750V or lower for DC, 600V or lower for AC) by at least 1 meter in horizontal distance.
(b) Compressor packages, storages, and dispensers shall have at least 8 meters of distance from their outer surfaces to fire sources (exclusive of those included in the facilities).
(c) Compressor packages, storages, and dispensers shall be at least 8 meters away from storage of inflammable and combustible materials.
