[R.O. 1996 § 500.161; Ord. No. 1472, 2-25-2002; Ord. No. 1702, 12-27-2004; Ord. No. 2271 § 1, 12-3-2012; Ord.
No. 2550, 7-26-2021]
A. Adopt the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code
and all supplements published by the International Code Council for
all new construction other than one- and two-family residential construction
for use as of May 1, 2021.
B. Appendix Chapters to be adopted: A, B,
C, D.
C. Amendments. Sections listed below are to
be inserted in place of published Sections.
1.
Section 108.4 Violation Penalties. Any person(s) found in violation of this code shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and subject to punishment in Section
100.110 of the Code of the City of Grain Valley.
2.
Section 403.4.3 Copper And Brass
is hereby amended to read as follows. Copper and brass tubing shall
not be utilized to distribute fuel gas.
3.
Section 403.4.4 Aluminum is hereby
amended to read as follows. Aluminum or aluminum alloy tubing shall
not be utilized for the distribution of fuel gas.
4.
Section 403.5.1 Steel Tubing is hereby
amended to read as follows. Steel tubing shall not be utilized to
distribute natural gas nor shall it be utilized to distribute any
other fuel gas within a building or structure.
5.
Section 403.5.2 Copper And Brass
Tubing is hereby amended to read as follows. Copper and brass tubing
shall not be utilized to distribute natural gas nor shall it be utilized
to distribute any other fuel gas within a building or structure.
6.
Section 403.5.3 Aluminum Tubing is
hereby amended to read as follows. Aluminum tubing shall not be utilized
to distribute natural gas nor shall it be utilized to distribute any
other fuel gas within a building or structure.
7.
Section 406.4.1 Test Pressure is
hereby amended to read as follows. The test pressure to be used shall
not be less than one and one-half (1 1/2) times the proposed maximum
working pressure, but not less than ten (10) pisg (68.9kPa) irrespective
of design pressure. Where the test pressure exceeds one hundred twenty-five
(125) psig (862kPa), the test pressure shall not exceed a value that
produces a hoop stress in the piping greater than fifty percent (50%)
of the specified minimum yield strength of the pipe.