[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Algoma 5-20-1975 by Ord. No. 9. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 135.
This chapter shall be known as the "Standard Gas Code."
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety,
and welfare of the public and to safeguard property by regulating
the minimum requirements for gas appliances and the installation of
gas piping and the installation, alteration, maintenance and use of
gas equipment connected thereto.
A.
All gas
appliances, equipment, and accessories hereinafter installed, sold,
or offered for sale shall conform to reasonable standards of safety.
B.
The presence
on a gas appliance or accessory of a safety seal or label of a nationally
recognized testing agency or a certificate or letter of approval from
such agency or the inclusion of an appliance or accessory in an approved
listing by such agency shall be prima facie evidence that such appliance
or accessory conforms to reasonable standards of safety. Such nationally
recognized testing agency shall be one qualified and equipped to perform
and one that does perform periodic inspections of current models of
gas appliances and accessories.
A.
All gas appliances, equipment, accessories, and piping systems shall
be installed to conform to reasonable standards of safety.
B.
Installation of gas appliances, equipment, accessories, and piping
that complies with the standards of Ch. SPS 340, Wis. Adm. Code, or
subsequent revisions thereof, shall be considered prima facie as conforming
to reasonable standards of safety.
[Amended 10-20-1982 by Ord. No. 23[1]]
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, excepting
an authorized agent or employee of the gas supplier, to turn on or
reconnect gas service in or on any premises where and when gas service
is not at the time being rendered. This shall not prohibit an installer
from turning on the supply of gas temporarily for the purpose of testing
the installation made by him or from turning on gas that he had temporarily
turned off for the purpose of connecting an appliance or making repairs.
A.
No person, firm, or corporation shall sell or offer for sale or install
any gas appliance, equipment, or accessory or gas piping system if
the same when installed for use would be in violation of any of the
provisions of this code or would be unsafe or dangerous.
B.
The department having jurisdiction is hereby authorized to disconnect
or to order disconnection of any gas appliance, equipment, accessory,
or gas piping which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter
or which may be found defective and in such condition as to endanger
life or property. Where such disconnection has been made, a notice
shall be attached to such appliance, equipment, accessory, or gas
piping which shall state that it has been disconnected and the reasons
therefor, and such notice shall not be removed nor shall the appliance,
equipment, accessory, or gas piping be reconnected until it shall
have been made to conform with the requirements of this chapter and
its reconnection has been authorized by the department having jurisdiction.