Prior to the installation or alteration of any
gas piping, gas unit, sidearm gas water heater, gas-fired boiler or
other gas equipment or appliance in any building, a permit shall be
obtained from the Plumbing Inspector. This permit shall be issued
only to a plumber licensed by the Village.
No gas piping shall be covered nor shall any
gas fixture or appliance be connected thereto until a certificate
indicating the approval of the system has been issued by the Plumbing
Inspector.
No meter shall be set by any gas company until
a certificate issued by the Plumbing Inspector is filed with it by
the plumber, certifying that the gas pipe and fixtures comply with
the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 10-20-1981 by L.L. No. 28-81;
amended 12-16-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003; 8-6-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013]
After all gas piping is fitted and fastened
and all outlets capped, there must be applied by the plumber, in the
presence of the Plumbing Inspector, a test with air to a pressure
equal to a minimum pressure of 3 1/2 pounds per square inch (3.5
psi) to stand for a minimum of 10 minutes. Only an air gauge having
a minimum full-scale reading of 10 pounds per square inch (psi) shall
be used. When gas appliances or a piece of equipment for residential
use are required, whether existing or new, all gas lines must be tested.
[Added 5-17-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983]
Any gas meter installed in a building other
than a single-family or two-family dwelling shall be located either
outside the building, in which event same shall be protected by the
owner from vandalism and physical damage, or in a separate, ventilated
room in the lowest level of the building. No gas meter shall be installed
in any building without the prior written approval of the Plumbing
Inspector as to the proposed location thereof.
[Added 5-7-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
The Village Board of the Incorporated Village
of Hempstead hereby declares and finds that unlawful multiple-family
occupancies of dwellings have been facilitated by the installation
of separate gas meters for the additional families. The Board thus
wishes to limit the number of gas meters in single-family or two-family
dwellings to one or two, respectively.
A.
No dwelling occupied by a single-family shall have
more than one gas meter located therein or elsewhere on the property.
B.
No dwelling occupied by two families shall have more
than two gas meters located therein or elsewhere on the property.
C.
In the event that the number of existing gas meters
exceeds the number of meters permitted hereunder, the premises shall
be made to comply with the provisions hereof by the owner or other
occupant of the premises wherein the same is located within one year
from the date of the adoption of this section. This one-year period
is allowed for the specific purpose of permitting the amortization
of the remaining cost, if any, of such meter(s) and the installation
thereof.
