[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person, firm or corporation shall install,
maintain or use any heating system equipment which requires venting
and that is fueled by liquid propane gas or natural gas, or fuel storage
tanks within the City of Bangor except as permitted by this chapter
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All installations of propane and natural gas
shall comply with the applicable National Fire Protection Association
Standards:
NFPA 30, 2008 edition
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NFPA 52, 2010 edition
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NFPA 54, 2012 edition
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NFPA 58, 2011 edition
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NFPA 59, 2012 edition
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NFPA 59A, 2009 edition
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After any heating system equipment which requires
venting and that is fueled by liquid propane gas or natural gas has
been installed, and within five days after notice thereof from the
applicant for the permit, the Chief of the Fire Department or a Fire
Inspector shall inspect the same, and the Chief, or designee, shall
prepare an inspection report upon being satisfied that such equipment
and the installation thereof comply with the requirements of this
chapter. No person, firm or corporation shall use any such equipment
or maintain the same for more than four days after installation of
the same shall have been completed unless an approved inspection report
for such equipment shall be in effect. Failure to inspect equipment
within the specified time shall not constitute approval.
No permit shall be required for the maintenance or use of any heating system equipment which requires venting and that is fueled by liquid propane gas or natural gas where such equipment was installed prior to the effective date of this chapter; provided, however, that the maintenance and use of such equipment shall conform to the standards set forth in §
127-2 of this chapter, or is approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
If any equipment or tank should not comply with the standards set forth in §
127-2 hereof, the Fire Chief, or their designee, shall notify the installer and set forth wherein the installation does not meet the specifications of the standards. The installer shall have a reasonable time commensurate with the risk to safety, but not longer than seven days, after notification of the violation to comply with the standards set forth in §
127-2 hereof. If at the end of the specified time limit the Fire Chief, or their designee, shall determine that the installation is still in violation of the standards set forth in §
127-2, they shall give written notice that such equipment or supply tanks do not conform to the standards set forth in §
127-2 hereof to the State of Maine Fuel Board, and the permit shall automatically be revoked.
The Chief of the Fire Department or any member
of their department duly authorized shall have access at reasonable
times to the records of all suppliers of liquid propane and natural
gas and installers of related equipment in this City for the purpose
of ascertaining to whom such equipment has been sold or supplied.
The requirements of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452
shall apply to the determination of penalties for violations of this
chapter. The minimum penalty for a specific violation of this chapter
shall be $100 and the maximum penalty shall be $2,500; provided, however,
that the maximum penalty may exceed $2,500 but shall not exceed $25,000
when it can be shown that there has been a previous conviction of
the same party within the past two years for violation of the same
chapter provision. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense.