[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond, being marked and designated as the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 Edition including Appendix A, B, C, D, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Richmond, in the State of Missouri, regulating and governing fuel gas systems and gas-fired appliances as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fuel Gas Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond is hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 500.110 of this Article.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
A. 
The following Sections of the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code are hereby revised as follows:
1. 
In Section 101.1 Title. Add "City of Richmond."
2. 
In Section 103.1. Add Community Development Department.
3. 
Delete Sections 106.1.1 and 106.1.2.
4. 
Section 109 Fee schedule. See City of Richmond Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
5. 
In Section 115.4 Violation penalties. Add "Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties."
6. 
Section 116.4 Failure to comply. Add "Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties."
7. 
In Section 403.3.3 and 403.4.3 Copper and brass. Add "Copper, brass, alloy, aluminum and aluminum alloy shall not be used."
8. 
In Section 406.4.1 is hereby amended to read as follows.
"Test Pressure. A low-pressure air gauge may be substituted upon approval of the Code Official, in which case a pressure of twenty (20) pounds shall be sustained by the piping for twenty (20) minutes."
9. 
Delete Section 406.4.2 Test duration.
10. 
623.2 Prohibited location. Add Exception 2. Where the installation is designed by a licensed Professional Engineer, in compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties.