[CC 1974 §525.010; Ord. No. 778 §§2 — 3, 8-1967]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to provide minimum
standards, provisions and requirements for safe installation of gas
appliances and gas pipes and to regulate the sale, maintenance and
repair of such appliances.
B.
Scope. All gas appliances or gas pipes hereafter sold, installed,
maintained or repaired within the corporate limits of the City of
Versailles, Missouri shall conform to the requirements of this Article.
[CC 1974 §525.020; Ord. No. 778 §4, 8-1967]
The following definitions are provided for the sole purpose
of proper interpretation and administration of this Article.
Standard for the Installation of Gas Appliances and Gas Piping
as set forth in the 1964 Edition of ASAZ21-30-NFPA No. 54 and as revised
and accepted by National Fire Protection Association and American
Standards Association, Inc.
Accepted by reason of the satisfactory results of thorough
investigations and tests conducted by the Inspector or by reason of
accepted principles or tests by recognized authorities, technical
or scientific organizations.
A document issued and attached to the material, piping or
appliance inspected, completely filled out, together with date, address
of the premises or consumer and signed by the Inspector.
Any appliance or device used for burning natural gas.
Any person, firm or corporation holding and exercising a
franchise or permit to distribute natural gas within the corporate
limits of the City of Versailles, Missouri.
The gas piping leading from the gas main to the point of
delivery.
The gas piping extending from the consumers service line
to the gas appliance.
The administrative authority and is so designed by the Board
of Aldermen.
A gas appliance which has not previously been sold and installed
or used.
The junction of the utility's piping with the consumers piping
and shall be located at the consumer's property line adjacent to the
street or alley on which the company's distribution line is located.
A gas appliance which has been previously sold, installed
and used.
A pipe, flue or chimney designed and installed to carry the
products of combustion from an appliance to the outside atmosphere.
The gas piping leading from point of delivery to the building
or premises served.
[CC 1974 §525.030; Ord. No. 778 §5, 8-1967]
No gas fitter or plumber shall install a consumer service line,
a conversion burner, floor furnace, central heating plant, gas hot
water heater or gas engine or make alterations to installed house
piping in any building or structure without first obtaining a permit
to do such work from the City of Versailles, Missouri.
[CC 1974 §525.040; Ord. No. 778 §6, 8-1967]
A.
The fees
for inspection of consumers service line and piping shall be $1.00
for each outlet; for each reinspection or partial inspection, $1.00
per outlet, provided that no consumer shall be charged more than $15.00
for any one (1) inspection.
B.
The fees
for inspecting conversion burners, floor furnaces or central heating
plants shall be $1.00 for each unit; for each re-inspection or partial
inspection, $1.00.
C.
Any and
all fees shall be paid by the person to whom the permit is issued.
[CC 1974 §525.050; Ord. No. 778 §§7 — 8, 8-1967]
A.
All piping
shall be inspected and tested in accordance with American Standards.
B.
The inspector
shall issue a Certificate of Approval at the completion of the work
for which a specific permit has been issued, if after inspection it
is found that such work complies with the provisions of this Article
and all other requirements of law or ordinance applicable thereto.
A duplicate of each piping certificate shall be delivered to the gas
company and used as its authority to grant gas service.
[CC 1974 §525.060; Ord. No. 778 §9, 8-1967]
A.
The inspector
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions
of this Article and the Inspector or his/her authorized representative,
upon presentation of proper credentials, may enter any building or
premises for the purpose of making inspection or preventing violations
of this Article.
B.
The inspector
or his/her authorized representative is hereby authorized to disconnect
any gas piping or fixture or appliance which has been connected before
a Certificate of Approval has been issued or which upon inspection,
shall be found defective or in such condition as to endanger life
or property. In all cases where such a disconnection is made, a notice
shall be attached to the piping system, which notice shall state that
the same has been disconnected by the Inspector or his/her representative
together with the reason or reasons therefor and it shall be unlawful
for any person to remove said notice or reconnect said gas piping
or appliance until authorized by the Inspector to do so.
C.
It shall
be the duty of the Inspector to confer with representatives of local
gas companies, of local plumber's or gas fitter's associations, of
the local Health Department and the local Fire Department and otherwise
obtain from proper sources all helpful information and advice, presenting
same to the City Officials from time to time for their consideration.
[CC 1974 §525.070; Ord. No. 778 §§10 — 12, 8-1967]
A.
Gas companies
are hereby authorized to discontinue or refuse to supply gas for any
gas piping or gas appliance which may appear to be defective or leaking
or otherwise considered to endanger life or property; provided however,
that the gas company shall immediately give notice of discontinuance
to the inspector and occupant of the building or premises where such
gas supply is discontinued or refused.
B.
In all
cases where the supplying of gas has been discontinued for safety
reasons, the supplying of gas shall not be resumed until authorized
by the Inspector.
C.
Gas companies
shall not be required to secure permits under this Article to extend
gas service pipes or set meters or for any other utilization functions.
D.
All pipe
and fittings used for installation, extension, alteration or repair
of any house gas piping and all vents for appliances shall be of the
size and type as specified by the American Standards.
1.
Where
gas meters are installed aboveground at the house, each consumer service
shall be provided by the consumer with a suitable steel lock wing
cock located in an accessible place and at the inlet of the meter.
2.
Where
an underground meter is used, each consumer's house line shall be
provided with a suitable stop cock (sill cock) at a point above ground
where the gas line enters the building.
3.
Where
more than one (1) meter is supplied through one (1) service line,
a lockwing stop cock shall be installed at each meter inlet in addition
to the service line stop.
4.
The
size of house piping not otherwise provided for in this section shall
be approved by the Inspector and satisfactory to the gas company.
5.
Number of customers per service line. Only one (1) customer
may be served from the same service line unless by written consent
from the gas company. This applies to commercial customers as well
as domestic customers or a commercial and domestic customer requesting
service from the same line.
6.
Coated service lines. All customer service lines and fittings
for natural gas shall be of coated steel or coated wrought iron pipe.
The type of coating used on the service line must be approved by the
gas company and meet their specifications. All joints, fittings and
breaks in the coating must be coated with a material approved by the
gas company. Coating may be an approved plastic, coal tar or asphalt
coating. Joint material may be an approved plastic tape or hot applied
coal tar tape, depending on the material used to coat the pipe. All
bare pipe to be coated will be cleaned and primed before coating.
The use of plastic pipe for natural gas services will be allowed,
however, only that plastic pipe and fittings approved by the local
gas company and the American Gas Association shall be installed. Minimum
size three-fourths (¾) inch ID for both plastic and steel.
[CC 1974 §525.080; Ord. No. 778 §13, 8-1967]
A meter location shall be provided for the building or premises
to be served and the location shall be such that the meter connections
are easily accessible in order that the meter may be read or changed.
No gas meter shall be hereafter installed under a stoop, stairway,
show window' arch or near a furnace, boiler or other heating appliance.
No meter shall be placed in any other location where it will be inaccessible
or liable to injury. Location, dimensions and type of installation
shall be designated by the gas company. General Order #20 of the Missouri
Public Service Commission shall be complied with by the local gas
company and all gas customers.
[CC 1974 §525.090; Ord. No. 778 §14, 8-1967]
A.
All new
gas appliances hereafter sold' offered for sale or installed within
the corporate limits of the City of Versailles, Missouri shall be
of design and construction approved as to safety, efficiency and durability
and shall bear information showing the rated heat input in BTU per
hour.
B.
All used
gas appliances hereafter installed in the City of Versailles shall
be approved by the Inspector for safety and efficiency and shall be
identified accordingly.
C.
All appliance
installations shall be made in accordance with American Standards
provided that hot water heaters may be installed in bathrooms providing
said bathroom is equipped with a vent equal to one (1) square inch
for each ten cubic feet of bathroom space.
[CC 1974 §525.100; Ord. No. 778 §15, 8-1967]
A.
Every
gas appliance hereafter installed shall be properly adjusted by the
person making the installation and no such appliance, following the
installation, shall be left connected to gas piping unless every reasonable
precaution has been employed to insure safe operation of the burners
and proper combustion of the gas, due attention being given to draft
conditions and ventilation.
B.
In no
case shall an appliance be fired or adjusted to pass a greater amount
of gas than the rated capacity.
[CC 1974 §525.110; Ord. No. 778 §16, 8-1967]
No person, firm or corporation shall, without the approval of
the Inspector, display, sell, barter, replace, offer for sale, lease,
deal in, supply, rent, donate, connect or install within the corporate
limits of the City of Versailles, Missouri, any device purporting
to reduce the gas consumption when such device is attached as an adjunct
or addition to a gas appliance or to be suspended above or to wholly
or partially enclose any burner of a gas appliance in such manner
as to reduce the effectiveness of ignition of the gas issuing from
the burner or impair combustion of said burner.
[CC 1974 §525.120; Ord. No. 778 §17, 8-1967]
All gas piping, vents, vent connections and appliance shall
be maintained in good condition, provided however, that no gas piping,
vent, vent connection, fixture or appliance not conforming to the
requirements of this Article shall be used or maintained if the use
or maintenance thereof would endanger life or property and no gas
appliance shall be operated, which, in the opinion of the Inspector,
is not provided with ample ventilation.
[CC 1974 §525.130; Ord. No. 845 §603, 1969]
Gas connections to stoves, heaters and other appliances shall
be made by metal pipe or by approved metal tubing securely fastened
in place, except that for devices which require a moveable connection,
approved flexible tubing may be used provided that there is but one
(1) valve and provided further that such valve is located in the rigid
pipe back of the point where the flexible tubing connects to the rigid
pipe and in no case at the device.
[CC 1974 §525.140; Ord. No. 845 §604, 1969]
Draft hoods, flues or vents, vent connectors, clearance to combustible
materials, size and height above roofs shall be in accordance with
nationally recognized good practices. Compliance with National Fire
Protection Association Pamphlet No. 54 shall be deemed compliance
with nationally recognized good practices.
[CC 1974 §525.150; Ord. No. 845 §605, 1969]
Gas appliances shall be installed in a location in which the
facilities for ventilation permit satisfactory combustion of gas and
proper ventilation under normal conditions of use. Where appliances
are installed in a confined space within a building of unusually tight
construction, air for combustion and ventilation shall be obtained
from outdoors or from spaces freely communicating with the outdoors.
[CC 1974 §525.160; Ord. No. 778 §18, 8-1967]
Any person, firm or corporation that shall fail to comply with
or violate any of the provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars
($100.00) or ten (10) days imprisonment or both $ne and imprisonment
or the license of such person, firm or corporation may be revoked
or both fine and revocation of the license may be imposed. Each day
considered a new and separate violation.
[CC 1974 §525.170; Ord. No. 778 §19, 8-1967]
This Article shall not be construed as imposing upon the City
of Versailles, Missouri, any liability or,responsibility for damages
to any person injured by any defect in gas piping or appliance mentioned
herein or by installation thereof, shall the City of Versailles, Missouri
or any official or employee thereof be held as assuming any liability
or responsibility by reason of the inspection authorized hereunder
or certificate of inspection issued by the Inspector.
