[Ord. No. 612 §1, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §1, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
This Chapter shall be known as the "Gas Code" of the City of
California, Missouri, and may be cited as such.
[Ord. No. 612 §2, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §2, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
The purpose of this Chapter 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §3, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §3, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
All gas appliances or gas pipes hereafter sold, installed, maintained
or repaired within the corporate limits of the City of California,
Missouri, shall conform to the requirements of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 612 §4, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §4, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
The following definitions are provided for the sole purpose
of proper interpretation and administration of this Chapter.
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 California, Missouri.
The gas piping leading from the gas main to the property
line or point of delivery.
The gas piping extending from the consumer's service line
to the gas appliance.
The administrative authority, as designated by the Board
of Aldermen.
A gas appliance which has not previously been sold, installed
or used.
A threaded connection in a piping system to which a gas-burning
appliance is or may be attached.
The junction of the utility's piping with the consumer's
piping and shall be located at the consumer's property line, unless
there be a street curb between the property line and the street line,
in which case the point of delivery shall be at the curb line.
Vent piping of non-combustible corrosion-resistant material
of sufficient thickness, cross sectional area and heat-insulating
quality to avoid excess temperature on adjacent combustible material
and certified by a nationally recognized testing agency.
A gas appliance which has previously been sold, installed
or used.
A pipe, flue or chimney designed and installed to carry the
products of combustion from an appliance to the outside atmosphere.
An opening or collar which is provided on gas appliances
for the purpose of connecting the vent.
A gas appliance designed and installed in such a manner that
the products of combustion are conveyed directly to the outside atmosphere
by a vent.
The gas piping leading from the property line or point of
delivery to the building or premises served.
[Ord. No. 612 §5, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §5, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
No person shall engage in or work at the installation, extension,
alteration or repair of any gas appliance or piping pertaining to
or in connection with gas service on consumer's premises within the
corporate limits of the City of California, Missouri, unless such
person has first procured a plumber's license.
[Ord. No. 612 §6, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §6, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
No person shall lend his/her license to any other person, nor
shall any such licensed person apply for a permit in his/her name
for use of any other person, and any such licensed person so doing
or refusing to comply with any other requirements of this Chapter
shall have his/her license suspended or revoked by the Board of Aldermen
of the City of California, Missouri, after hearing upon ten (10) days'
written notice of such hearing.
[Ord. No. 612 §7, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §7, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
No gas fitter shall install a conversion burner, floor furnace,
central heating plant 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 California, Missouri. Permits
will not be required for setting or connecting other gas appliances
where such connections are made to existing outlets previously installed
by a licensed gas fitter.
[Ord. No. 612 §8, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §8, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989; Ord. No. 14.512 (a) §8, 10-7-1991]
[Ord. No. 612 §9, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §9, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
Rough Piping Inspection. Shall be made after all piping
authorized by the permit has been installed and before any such piping
has been covered or concealed or any fixture or gas appliances have
been attached thereto.
B.
Test Or Final Piping Inspection.
1.
Shall be made after all piping authorized by the permit has been
installed and after all portions thereof which are to be concealed
by plastering or otherwise have been so concealed and before any fixtures
or gas appliances have been attached thereto. This inspection shall
include a pressure test at which time the piping shall stand an air
pressure equal to not less than the pressure of a column of mercury
twenty (20) inches in height, and the piping shall hold this air pressure
for a period of at least fifteen (15) minutes without any perceptible
drop. A U-gauge type mercury column shall be used for the test. A
low pressure air gauge may be substituted upon approval of the inspector,
in which case a pressure of twenty (20) pounds shall be sustained
by the piping twenty (20) minutes.
2.
All tools, apparatus, labor and assistance necessary for the tests
shall be furnished by the installer.
[Ord. No. 612 §10, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §10, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
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 provision
of this Chapter 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §11, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §11, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
The
inspector is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the
provisions of this Chapter, 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 Chapter.
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 plumbers or gas fitters' 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §12, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §12, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
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 to extend gas service
pipes or set meters or for any other utilization functions.
[Ord. No. 612 §13, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §13, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
All
pipe used for the installation, extension, alteration or repair of
any house gas piping shall be of standard weight and standard dimension
wrought iron or steel pipe, and such pipe shall be either or shall
have previously been used for no purpose other than the conveying
of gas. All such pipe shall be free from internal obstructions, splits
or other imperfections which would render it unfit for the purpose
intended, and the ends thereof shall be properly reamed.
B.
All
fittings used in connections with the house gas piping shall be of
maleable iron. The use of cast-iron fittings is prohibited.
C.
All
joints between pipe and fittings, unless welded, shall be screwed
joints (American Standard pipe thread). Such joints shall be made
up with white lead or other suitable compound.
D.
All
unions used in house piping shall be ground joint types. Right and
left nipples and couplings are permissible.
[Ord. No. 612 §14, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §14, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
All
gas service piping from the point of delivery to the first (1st) outlet
shall not be less than one (1) inch in diameter.
B.
All
gas piping inside buildings must be securely strapped to joists or
ceiling with iron straps or approved wire hangers. No hangers made
of nails or wood will be permitted.
C.
The
use of bushing in any house or yard line is prohibited.
D.
The
use of unions in concealed locations is prohibited.
E.
Gas
outlets for instantaneous water heaters and gas ranges shall not be
less than three-fourths (¾) inch pipe, and all outlets for
central heating plants not less than one (1) inch pipe.
F.
All
other outlets shall not be less than one-half (½) inch pipe.
G.
All
gas outlets shall extend through the floor or base board not less
than two and one-half (2½) inches.
H.
Table
of minimum sizes for house piping shall be as follows:
|
Minimum Size
|
Maximum Length
|
Maximum No. of Outlets
|
|---|---|---|
|
½ inch pipe
|
10 feet
|
1
|
|
¾ inch pipe
|
10 feet
|
2
|
|
¾ inch pipe
|
20 feet
|
1
|
|
1 inch pipe
|
20 feet
|
6
|
|
1 inch pipe
|
40 feet
|
4
|
|
1 inch pipe
|
60 feet
|
2
|
|
1 inch pipe
|
80 feet
|
1
|
|
1¼ inch pipe
|
50 feet
|
10
|
|
1¼ inch pipe
|
100 feet
|
5
|
|
1½ inch pipe
|
50 feet
|
40
|
|
1½ inch pipe
|
100 feet
|
20
|
|
2 inch pipe
|
100 feet
|
80
|
|
2 inch pipe
|
200 feet
|
40
|
I.
Where
gas meters are installed above ground at the house, each consumer's
service shall be provided by the consumer with a suitable stop cock
located in an accessible place and at the inlet of the meter.
J.
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.
K.
Where
more than one (1) meter is supplied through one (1) service line,
a stop cock shall be installed at each meter inlet in addition to
the service line stop.
L.
The
size of house piping not otherwise provided for in this Section shall
be approved by the inspector and satisfactory to the gas company.
[Ch. 24 §24.019; Ord. No. 612 §15, 10-5-1955; Ord.
No. 6-25 §15, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
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 location where it will be inaccessible or liable
to injury. Location, dimensions and type of installation shall be
designated by the gas company.
B.
Gas Meters. It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee
of any real property in the City of California, Missouri, to maintain
a gas meter in or adjacent to a commercial parking area, unless the
meter is provided with adequate protection from vehicular traffic.
[Ord. No. 612 §16, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §16, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
All new gas appliances hereafter sold, offered for sale or installed
within the corporate limits of the City of California, Missouri, shall
be of design and construction approved as to safety, efficiency, and
durability, and shall bear information showing the rated heat input
in B.T.U. per hour.
[Ord. No. 612 §17, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §17, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
Appliances
shall be adequately supported and so connected to the piping as not
to exert undue strain on the connection.
B.
Appliances
shall be installed so that their continued operation will not create
a fire hazard to persons or property.
C.
No appliance shall be installed where facilities for ventilation do not permit the proper combustion of the gas (See Section 515.190, Ventilation).
D.
Semi-rigid
gas tubing may be used to connect appliances, provided it is of adequate
capacity and approved.
E.
The
use of rubber hose is prohibited except when used with laboratory
or shop equipment of a portable nature. Such connections shall have
the cut-off valve installed at the pipe outlet.
F.
No device or attachment shall be installed on any appliance which in any way will impair the combustion of gas (See Section 515.210, Unauthorized Devices).
G.
Every appliance shall be properly adjusted after being installed and the consumer shall be instructed as to its safe operation by the installer (See Section 515.200, Adjustments).
H.
All
vent connected appliances, except incinerators, shall be equipped
with draft diverters, approved as to design and capacity.
I.
No
gas appliance shall be so located that it cannot be readily adjusted.
J.
All water heaters, all types of central heating equipment, all enclosed fire zone circulation heaters, unit heaters and floor furnaces hereafter installed shall be connected to adequate vents conforming to the provisions of Section 515.180 of this Chapter.
K.
Furnaces,
boilers or other types of heating equipment designed to burn a fuel
rather than gas shall not be converted to burn gas until such equipment
has been approved for conversion by the inspector.
L.
No
water heater shall be installed in a bathroom.
M.
Where
the approval requirements of an appliance are such that a gas appliance
pressure regulator is required, an approved regulator shall be used.
In any case where a safety type regulator is not used, a breather
pipe of not less than one-eighth (⅛) inch in size shall be
installed from the diaphragm case of the regulator to the outside
of the building, or into the combustion chamber of the applicant and
adjacent to a constantly burning pilot, or into the appliance vent
beyond the draft diverter. The breather pipe shall be securely supported
and provided with a means of preventing water, dirt or insects from
entering the pipe.
N.
Floor Furnace Installation.
1.
The installation of floor furnaces shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of this Chapter.
2.
No furnace shall be installed in the floor of any aisle or passageway
of any auditorium, public hall or public assembly room.
3.
The floor around the furnace shall be braced and headed with a framework
of material not lighter than the hoists. The inside dimensions of
the framework shall be approximately one-half (½) inch longer
and wider than the furnace to be installed.
4.
All floor furnaces, including those having single or dual wall register
outlets, shall be installed as approved without alterations, extensions
or changes of any kind in the furnace.
5.
No automatic pilot shutoff shall be installed on a floor furnace
that has not been approved for such equipment.
6.
All floor furnaces shall be equipped with an approved pressure regulator.
7.
The bottom of the floor furnace shall have at least six (6) inch
clearance from the ground. When that is not present, the ground below
and the sides shall be excavated to form a "basinlike" pit under the
furnace so that there is a six (6) inch clearance beneath the furnace
and a six (6) inch clearance on all sides except the control side
which shall have a twelve (12) inch clearance. This facilitates any
servicing that may be required and allows ample air for proper combustion.
8.
Whenever the excavation exceeds twelve (12) inches, or water seepage
is apparent under the house, a water-tight pan or concrete pit shall
be used. The pan shall be made of not less than twenty-four (24) gauge
galvanized iron or sixteen (16) ounce copper. The pan shall be suitably
anchored in place and the walls shall extend at least four (4) inches
above the ground level, with six (6) inch clearance on all sides except
the control side which shall have twelve (12) inch clearance.
9.
Adequate provisions shall be made for easy access to the furnace
under the house by means of an opening in the foundation wall.
[Ord. No. 612 §18, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §18, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
All vent pipes for floor furnaces and central heating furnaces must be of standard galvanized iron of not less than twenty-four (24) gauge or approved Type "B" vents as set out in Section 515.040 of this Chapter.
B.
The
joints of the galvanized vent pipe shall be secured together with
metal screws, rivets or approved clamps.
C.
Every
vent pipe or connection between the appliance and the chimney or flue
shall not be smaller than the size indicated by the vent collar of
the appliance and in no case shall the internal area be less than
seven (7) square inches (three (3) inch pipe). Vent pipe leading from
heating appliances for fuel other than gas, when converted to gas,
may be reduced from original size on the basis of one (1) square inch
of area for every 7500 B.T.U. delivered to the appliance burner.
D.
Where
the appliance has more than one (1) vent connection, or where more
than one (1) appliance is connected to the same vent, the vent pipe
shall equal the combined area of the vents for which it acts as a
common carrier to the flue. All connections to the lateral run shall
be made with "Y" connections.
E.
All
vents shall extend through roof as near ridge as practicable with
laterals in the attic not less than thirty degrees (30°) from
the horizontal.
F.
Height
must be two (2) feet above the highest portion of any structure within
fifteen (15) feet of where the vent extends above the ridge.
G.
The
installation of a cap or other device on the outlet of an appliance
vent, which in any way obstructs the free passage of the products
of combustion to the outside atmosphere, is prohibited.
H.
Vent
pipes passing through any closet or other enclosed space used for
the storage of clothing, household goods or other combustible materials
shall be Type "B" vents or vitreous lined masonry chimney.
I.
Maximum
length of lateral vents shall not be more than seventy-five percent
(75%) of vertical height of vent or chimney.
J.
All
lateral vent pipes shall be supported at every joint by perforated
strap iron not less than one-sixteenth (1/16) inch in thickness fastened
to the floor joists.
K.
Vent
pipes shall not be closer than three (3) inches to any combustible
material, and in all cases where vent pipes are less than four (4)
inches from any combustible material, the same shall be protected
with asbestos mill board of not less than one-fourth (¼) inch
thickness or by a metal thimble approved by the inspector.
L.
Where
Type "B" vents are used, it shall be necessary to use the mill board
as set out above.
M.
In
under floor areas, the minimum pitch upward of lateral runs of vents
from the appliance must be at least one-half (½) inch per foot.
N.
Floor
furnaces shall be installed so that the connection from the draft
diverter to the flue can be made without the use of more than two
(2) forty-five degree (45°) elbows. The installation of ninety
degree (90°) elbows in lateral vent piping is prohibited.
O.
Connections
of lateral vent pipes to transite or other Type "B" vents must be
made with fittings designed by the vent manufacturers for this purpose.
P.
The
installation of dampers or stops in the vent pipe attached to any
appliance equipped with a draft diverter is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 612 §19, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §19, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
Space heaters in public sleeping quarters for use of transients (tourist camps, rooming houses, etc.) must be of the fully-vented type, i.e, having enclosed combustion chamber and equipped with draft diverter and vented according to standards set out under rules provided in Section 515.180 of this Chapter.
B.
No
installer or individual shall install or cause to be installed a ventilating
fan in an apartment, residence, hotel or commercial cooking establishment
until the following provisions are complied with: There shall be a
permanently opened ventilator or opening or series of openings at
least equal in area to the total square inches in the exhaust opening
of the fan or fans.
C.
No
gas-fired equipment shall be installed in a basement, bathroom or
under buildings or within any other enclosed space unless adequate
provision has been made to admit to the space sufficient fresh air
to support combustion. The minimum cross-sectional area of ventilation
required shall be equal to one (1) square inch for every thousand
B.T.U. of the total input rating of all appliances installed or operating
within the room or enclosure.
[Ord. No. 612 §20, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §20, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
A.
Every
gas appliance hereafter installed shall be properly adjusted by the
person making the installation, an 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §21, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §21, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
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 California, 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §22, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §22, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
All gas piping, vents, vent connections and appliances 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 Chapter 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.
[Ord. No. 612 §24, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 6-25 §24, 10-5-1955; Ord. No. 14.512 §1, 1-3-1989]
This Chapter shall not be construed as imposing upon the City
of California, 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, nor shall the City of California,
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.
