# Fleet Vehicle Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility: Building Code Definition > How the IFC 2009 define fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility, where the wording differs, and which chapters depend on the term. - Canonical: https://harth.build/resources/glossary/fleet-vehicle-motor-fuel-dispensing-facility/ - Last updated: 2026-09-07 - Data source: Definitions quoted from the 2009 International Codes as transcribed in this site's building-codes collection, with the source chapter linked for each quotation. Usage counts are computed over the chapters hosted here, one copy per code. The [ICC code library](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) publishes the current model text and the [ICC adoption maps](https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/code-adoption-maps/) show which edition a jurisdiction has adopted; those sources control. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Defined in | IFC 2009 (2009 editions transcribed in this corpus) | | Primary source | IFC 2009 Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages (model text, not a jurisdiction's adopted text) | | Chapters using the term | 2 (counted across the codes hosted here) | | Wording identical across codes | Single code (compare before citing one code's wording under another) | ## Direct answer Fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility is a defined term in the International Fire Code (IFC) 2009, in Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages. The code's own words are: “That portion of a commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing property where liquids used as fuels are stored and dispensed into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles that are used in connection with such businesses, by persons within the employ of such businesses.” No other I-Code in this corpus defines it, so the IFC 2009 definition is the one to work from. The term is used in 2 chapters of this corpus, most often in Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages (IFC 2009), Definitions (IFC 2009). These pages transcribe the 2009 model text; verify the definition against the edition and amendments your authority having jurisdiction has adopted. *Content and cited inputs reviewed by [Scott Barrington](https://nz.linkedin.com/in/barrington), Harth founder and architectural technology specialist · Published 2026-09-07 · Updated 2026-09-07.* ## What does this term mean? **Fleet Vehicle Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility** — IFC 2009, Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages: > That portion of a commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing property where liquids used as fuels are stored and dispensed into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles that are used in connection with such businesses, by persons within the employ of such businesses. ![Labeled code-term definition diagram: Fleet Vehicle Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility: Building Code Definition](https://efwwel0vyt9vy5so.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/glossary/fleet-vehicle-motor-fuel-dispensing-facility/diagram-1344.webp) *How the IFC 2009 define fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility, where the wording differs, and which chapters depend on the term.* ## What must be verified before using this guidance? **Fleet Vehicle Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility** is defined once in this corpus, in the [Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages](https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ifc-2009/motor-fuel-dispensing-facilities-and-repair-garages.md) chapter of the International Fire Code (IFC) 2009: > That portion of a commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing property where liquids used as fuels are stored and dispensed into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles that are used in connection with such businesses, by persons within the employ of such businesses. ## Where fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility is used in the code The term appears in 2 chapters of the 2009 I-Codes hosted here. The chapters that lean on it hardest are the ones to read next. | Chapter | Code | Mentions | | --- | --- | --- | | [Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages](https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ifc-2009/motor-fuel-dispensing-facilities-and-repair-garages.md) | IFC 2009 | 4 | | [Definitions](https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ifc-2009/definitions.md) | IFC 2009 | 1 | ### The term in use How the code actually writes about fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility, quoted from the 2009 text hosted here: > Tanks storing Class II and Class IlIA liquids at a fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility shall be limited to a maximum individual capacity of 20,000 gallons (75 700 L) and an aggregate capacity of 80,000 gallons (302 800L). — [IFC 2009 §2206.2.4.2](https://harth.build/resources/building-codes/us-states/rhode-island/ifc-2009/motor-fuel-dispensing-facilities-and-repair-garages.md) ## Fleet Vehicle Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility: what to open, and in what order Every row is a document this term depends on. The [ICC code library](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) and the [ICC adoption maps](https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/code-adoption-maps/) cover the middle rows. | Check | Where | Confirmed | | --- | --- | --- | | Read the definition in the adopted IFC | Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages | | | Re-check the requirement that uses it | Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages (IFC 2009) | | | Re-check the requirement that uses it | Definitions (IFC 2009) | | | Local amendment to any of the above | Jurisdiction's amendment list | | **A research aid, not a code determination.** The authority having jurisdiction decides which edition and which amendments apply. ## Where can you explore related guidance? - [Explore all glossary guidance](https://harth.build/resources/glossary.md) - [Repair Garage: Building Code Definition](https://harth.build/resources/glossary/repair-garage.md) - [Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Building Code Definition](https://harth.build/resources/glossary/liquefied-natural-gas-lng.md) - [Marine Motor Fuel-dispensing Facility: Building Code Definition](https://harth.build/resources/glossary/marine-motor-fuel-dispensing-facility.md) - [Dispensing Device, Overhead Type: Building Code Definition](https://harth.build/resources/glossary/dispensing-device-overhead-type.md) ## Sources and method Definitions quoted from the 2009 International Codes as transcribed in this site's building-codes collection, with the source chapter linked for each quotation. Usage counts are computed over the chapters hosted here, one copy per code. The [ICC code library](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) publishes the current model text and the [ICC adoption maps](https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/code-adoption-maps/) show which edition a jurisdiction has adopted; those sources control. ### Source links - [codes.iccsafe.org](https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes) - [iccsafe.org](https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/code-adoption-maps/) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the code definition of fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility? The International Fire Code (IFC) 2009 defines it in Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages as: “That portion of a commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing property where liquids used as fuels are stored and dispensed into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles that are used in connection with such businesses, by persons within the employ of such businesses.” The 2009 model text is reproduced here; the definition that binds your project is the one in the edition your jurisdiction has adopted, as amended locally. ### Which parts of the code depend on fleet vehicle motor fuel-dispensing facility? In this corpus the term is used across 2 chapters, led by Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages in the IFC 2009. 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