This article shall be known as the Town fuel gas code and may be cited as such, and will be referred to in this article as “the gas code.”
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
The International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, together with all amendments thereto, shall be and the same is hereby made a part of this article by reference, the same as if copied herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes, and copies of said International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, together with all amendments thereto, shall be kept on file in the office of the Plumbing Inspector.
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
Any requirement considered necessary for the safety, strength or stability of an existing or proposed gas piping installation and/or gas appliance which varies from provisions of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, and all amendments thereto, or which is not specifically covered by the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, and all amendments thereto, shall be determined by the Plumbing Inspector subject to appeal to the Town Council.
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
The International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, is hereby amended as follows:
(1) 
Throughout the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, and all amendments thereto, wherever the term “Gas Official” is used, there may be substituted therefor the term “Plumbing Inspector.”
(2) 
Throughout the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, and all amendments thereto, wherever the term “Board of Adjustment and Appeals” is used, there shall be substituted therefor the term “Town Council.”
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
The following deletions, additions, and amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, contained herein, are hereby approved and adopted. [1]
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
[1]
Editor's Note: The 2021 IFGC amendments are included as an attachment to this chapter.
The following appendices in the International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, and all amendments thereto, are hereby adopted as follows:
(1) 
Appendix “A,” Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping.
(2) 
Appendix “B,” Sizing of Venting Systems.
(3) 
Appendix “C,” Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Venting Systems.
(4) 
Appendix “D,” Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation.
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, alter or repair any gas piping, gas appliances or gas equipment until a plumbing permit has been issued.
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)
(a) 
Permit fees covering the installation, alteration and repair of gas piping, gas appliances or gas equipment shall be established by Town Council resolution.
(b) 
All but $50.00 of the permit fee can be refunded if work has not commenced and request for refund is made in writing no more than thirty (30) days from issuance of the permit.
(Ordinance 2092 adopted 12/7/21)