HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 46 ORDINANCE NO. 46
An Ordinance to regUlia$e the installation of gas piping
illuminating or fuel~ gas and the construction, mainten~mce, installation
aud mss oi~ g~soline vapor gas lighting machines, piping, .lamps and
s~ste~.
The Ott¥ Oouncil of the OitY of Columbi~ Heights does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall install, extend
or alter any system of piping for the conveyance, distribution or use
of illumAnating or fuel gas, or construct, £nstall or use any system
of gasoline vapor gas lighting machines, or construct, install or use
any system of gas piping, lamps, or gas lighting systems, in any build-
ing, or structure, in the Oit¥ of Oolvmbia Eeights, except in conformity
with the provisions of this Ordinance, except in buildings belonging
to the United States or to the State of Minnesota.
Section ~. Every person, firm or corporation before installing,
ex~ending or altering an~ system of piping for the Conveyance, distrib-
ution or use of itl~,,~inating or fuel gas, or constructing, inst~lling or
using any system of gasoline vapor gaS lighting machines, otping, la~s,
or any gas lighting system or i~stall and connect with the gas piping
system of any building in the City of Columbia Heights, any gas range
or gas water heater, Shall make ~optication at the office of the Insoect-
Or of Bmil~tngs for a permt~ for that purpose, and shall furnish said
inspector With a written s~atement in relation to such work upon a
blank f~rm furnished by sai~ inspector for that purpose, ~ogether with
full plane and specifications of the same, when required for inspection
with h~ sh~lt grant eueh ~e~mit,
See~io,~ ~a. ~t shall be unlawful for any pe~on o~ Ders~ns, firm
or: c~rporation to conat~et, ins~!l, e~end, ~te~ or repot. ~ ~s
q~ p~i~g sy~,em, or ~o in~ta~, or ~onnec~' ~th m~d ga~ Pt~i~g ~.gem ~
. ~gh~s, ~t[1 ~ter he or t~ ~11 ~ firs~ ~e:'~apPl~Cat~n :%0
the Ofty Oouncil, stgued b~ at leamt twe licensed plumberz,, of ~the City
of]Ool~bia Heights, t~t the a~lic~t is q~lifted to u~ on the ~
,,p~o~'Red ~2h a ~Ip pipe or condenser. ~e ~er of installation of
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t
ar~ ~h ventilat~o~ ptpa 'shall be ~ubJect to ~he ap~oval of the In-
sDect~r of Buildinga.
~11 be prov~e~, ne~ ~ floor, m vent o~ register of at least seven
(7) s~re inche~ in ~e~, so ~netalled ae te pe~t the free
~eo~ion a~de~ ~rch 1~, i91~, ~8 C. P.
It shall her~ter be ~la~ui to In,tall, u~e or ~n~ain x~bber..
'~ ~tl~in~ting f~l gas witch ~ b~l~ or et~t~e in the C~ty of
C~!~bia He~$x~s, except as ~rein pruvided, the size of the Dipc~
sh~!l not be less, and %~ leith of the pious ~h~l not be greater,
rcs~ec~ to the ~mber of ~x~r~er~ to b~ used tt~ereon, t~ thO~e sp~c-
inch
.10 feet 3 b~rners
'~0 feet 20burnere
VO feet 3~ b~ner~
I~ ~ee~ 100 b~ner~
~fee~ ~O~ners
~ fee~ ~ b~ners
NO o~e~fol~th (~) inch ptP~ zhzll be umed except for short e~ose&
~e, ~ ~or nO~ ~re ~ two
PIPES S~J~ N~ BE CO~
Section 4, All ~,l~e ~e~ for the distribution of ill~t:~ting
~e1 g~ ~I be wre~ght i~em pipe, ~d the fltting~ sh~ti be either
P~e 4.
wrought or malleable iron. Ail such pipes shall be ~ecurely sup.sorted
and starved with pipe-hook~ straps and screws. Ail hcrA~.al pipes
shall be ~uzu so as to' be f~ee from traps. ~o split pipes _shall be
used. 0ernest shall not bo use~ in .making Joints in the
fittings. Pipes shall not be Covered or painted before inspection and
test of the same are made, amd the work approved. Ail drops au~\open-
ings for wall-bracke~s shall be ma~e with a ben~ or long;drop ell, the
Coacealed end of which shall be six (8) inches in length, and shall be
securely fastened with gas-h~oks, Short ells and nipples shall in no
ca~e be used for gas outlets.
In all wooden buildings wherever the outlets of the pipes.are not
close to the Joist or studding , notched wooden blocks shall be securely'
fastened to such Joists or studding and the pipes fastene~ to said
~otched block.
It shall be unlawful to notch floor Joists to the under side of
the Joists for the piping, and if notched on the top side of Joists,
the depth of such notch shall not exceed one (1) inch, nor shall
notching be done in such Joists at a greater distance than fifteen (15)
inches~from the bearing of such Joists.
~he piping for gas stoves and ranges shall be cf sufficient size
to allow for at least six (6) burners.
Drops for all rooms exceeding two hundred (200) feet in .floor
area shall be of least one half (½) inch pipe,
Ail main risers shall ~e run in inside walls or partitions~
The pipe for the ms~n outlet from the meter and the main riser shall
in no ca~e be less than one (1) inch, and shal! be larger ~nere
necessax~. Ever~ gas ~t~ ~11 be ~t~ced ~ e leeation subject
~o the ap~oval of t~ InspeCtor of B~l&fng~. ~1 se~ice pipes sh~l
be ~ inside of the b~ldi~ ~a bo~h co~ec~ions with the
be m~de ~ the gas com~.
Section 8. ~e fee for ~a~ oe=~t for the installation of gas
pipi~ tc be ~J~ for openi~ f~r stoves~ ~ for ope~n~ fo~ r~e., boils,
or l~d~ hea~ing$ B~ fo~ each opent~ for li~ttng; with ~ overhead
c~.ge of 25~ on each ~ i,~ued ~dsr ~hiS orinoco. ~ PersOn~~
persons, fi~ or co~poratian convincing work previous to t~i~ out the
nec~aza~ permit ~tll ~ c~g~ ~ do~le fee for s~h pe=mlt ~ eh~l
~so be ~ubJect to all th~ ne~l provisions of this
INS?~GTOR ~ BE ~IFIED
S~c~ion 6. Upon the completion of ~ system of g~s 'pioing for
any itl~ln~ti~ or fuel ~e s~stem in ~ b~ldl~ or mtract~e
OitM e~ ~l~bia Heights f~r which a oe~i~ has been granted, ~d before
a~ of the plpt~ has b~cn Covered or conceded~, the person, firm
corporation $0 wh~m said pe~t ~s ~te4 s~ll notify ~he ~tmen$
of B~ldlngz ~t the work ia re~ for ln~pection ~d test,
person, ft~ or ~r~raticn s~l, in ~t~ preaenee of the PI~bi~
In,petter of' the ~p~nt of ~ldimge, tes~ ~atd s~tem Of piping
'ruder ~ air ~eae~'e of ~t least ten (10) ~o~dz ~o ~he so--re
~aid person, f~.m or c~ora~on 's~il f~nish the ~r ga~e ~d
ruq~reg tO ~e said test. Provide~, i~wevur, that in case~ of ~nor
a!t~rationm or extension~ ~he tnspeeto~ ~ not ra~tre ~h tests,
~ h~ J~nt m~ch test is n~$ ~ecessa~, inspector t~ ~vs 24 hours
to ~e ~ in~pectio~.
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ti~' and ~nst~ted ~ ~O~ce with t~ p~ovisions of this or~i~ce,
~d ~e been e~l~ed ~ approved by the Pl~bing Ins~ctor, ~ the
PlYing inspector s~ll ~ oe~l~ ~n the b~.~ off the copy of the
pe~ on file ~ ~ Office of the Inspector of ~uild!~s.
Section 7, It ~tl be ~la~'~ to install ~ g~oline va~r
gao lt~ting ~nes, I~PS, Or a~ste~ ~v~ng gasoline t~s Iocate~
~en~er such ~chine~
~oline $~=e outside of the b~ldi~, s~h installation, ~ all of
the ~c~e~ ~d
subject to the approv~ of
~e ~ch teats of the ~terials, piping ~d figures co~ected ~herewith
aa 'required b~ the ~p~ment of ~!ding~.
It a~il be ~!awful for ~ person, fi~ or co~rmtion to use
li~ting ayete~ ~til after the acme ~ve bees te~ted ~d aporoved by
the ~p~t~nt
VIO~TI
Section ~. ~e Conti~ue~ violati~n of ~ provielom cf this
orinoco $~l be ~d constitute a eeparate offense ~der this ordi~ce
for each a~d eve~ d~ ouch violation ~11 continue.
~ec~ion ~.
provision of this ordinance shall be subject, upom c
~on
thereof~ to a fine of ~ot leas %ham ten dollarz ($I0
than one hundred dollars ($10O,O0), for ~Very effense,
to pa~ z~h ftne,~to Imp. r~eonmentnot to exeeed ntn
THIS ORDII~A~xfOE ~0 TAE~ F~O~,
SeCtion 10. Th~s ordinance ehall take effect
thirty d~ys sifter its ~aaage.
Va~vox',
Passed Ma~24~h, 19~7.
Atteate~ GRAOELOM~ARD
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