Cross Reference — As to adoption of national fuel gas code, §513.010.
[Ord. No. 403 §1, 2-6-1995]
A.
Any person
who performs any work affecting gas piping in any building or grounds
shall notify the City Utilities of the work to be performed prior
to the actual work three (3) working days before construction is started.
B.
No customer
shall use any appliance or device which will in any way modify or
disturb the evenness of the gas pressure of other customers in his/her
locality.
C.
No customer
shall sell any gas passing through his/her meter or across his/her
property to another person.
[Ord. No. 403 §2, 2-6-1995]
Definitions shall be as defined by the National Fuel Gas Code,
Part 1.7 Definitions in addition to those below:
A document issued and signed by the Gas Superintendent containing
the date, address of the inspected and attached to the same.
Shall imply the City of St. Robert, Missouri.
Any person whose premises is connected to the City's Natural
Gas System.
Gas piping which will be in view in the finished structure.
The officer or other designated authority charged with the
administration and enforcement of this code, or his/her duly authorized
representative.
Customer whose service requires a 415 cfh meter or larger.
An abbreviation for "one thousand (1,000) cubic feet".
The property of the customer up to the property line and
including any buildings or structures thereon.
Customer whose service requires a 275 or 315 cfh meter.
[Ord. No. 403 §3, 2-6-1995; Ord. No. 415A §1, 12-15-1995]
[Ord. No. 403 §5, 2-6-1995]
A.
Any person
desiring to make a gas tap or service connection with the Natural
Gas System of the City shall file a written application therefor in
the office of the Director of Public Works, signed by the owner of
the property for which such tap or service connection is desired,
or by a duly authorized agent of such owner.
B.
Such
application shall be accompanied by payment of a fee prescribed in
this Chapter to cover the cost of such service connection.
C.
The customer
shall remain connected to the City's natural gas system for a minimum
of twenty-four (24) months from the date of initial connection.
D.
Upon
the filing of the application for a gas tap or service connection
and paying the applicable fees, an order for the installation of service
pipe, tap, meter and service connection shall be issued by the Director
of Public Works, whose duty it shall be to make arrangements with
the Gas Superintendent, to make such installation and connection without
unnecessary delay, and to return such order to the Public Works Foreman
immediately upon completion of such work with an endorsement thereon
signed by the Gas Superintendent showing the date, place and manner
in which the tap or service connections were made.
E.
No gas
service line shall be installed by the City more than sixty (60) days
prior to its intended use for service.
F.
Meter Requirements.
1.
No person
shall connect any gas service pipe or transmit gas supplied by the
City's Natural Gas System into two (2) distinct premises from one
(1) meter.
2.
Apartment
building having separate dwelling units may be serviced from a single
meter, but duplex dwellings shall be serviced from individual meters.
3.
The
Gas Committee through the Board of Aldermen shall have the right to
establish special services or special connections as may be necessary
for large users.
G.
The City
shall have the right to refuse to provide gas service to any person
if the City finds any apparatus or appliance on such person's property
which would be detrimental to the efficient and safe operation of
the City's Natural Gas System.
[Ord. No. 403 §6, 2-6-1995]
A.
The City
of St. Robert, Missouri, shall require all natural gas conversions
to be in accordance with the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code or latest
edition thereof and all other applicable regulations and/or specifications.
B.
All new
installation work performed shall be inspected by the Gas Superintendent
within twenty-four (24) hours after completion of said work.
C.
When
final inspection of gas piping or appliance installation is made,
a Certificate of Approval shall be issued by the Gas Superintendent.
Upon issuance of the final Certificate for gas piping installations,
the Gas Superintendent shall serve notice upon the gas utility that
the piping installation has been duly inspected and approved and is
ready for service.
[Ord. No. 403 §8, 2-6-1995]
A.
The City
shall have the authority to shut off the supply of gas whenever it
is necessary to make repairs or improvements, enforce rules or for
any other grounds necessary for the efficient and safe operation of
the City's Natural Gas System.
B.
It shall
further be unlawful to turn on or reconnect the interrupted gas service
without the permission of the Gas Superintendent or his/her representative.
C.
The City
reserves the right to discontinue gas service to any premises where
the owner or tenant thereof has been found guilty of a violation of
any of the provisions of this Chapter.
D.
In all
cases when the supply of gas is shut off, where possible, a reasonable
notice of the circumstances therefor shall be given to customers.
However, in the event of an emergency, the gas may be shut off without
notice.
E.
The customer
shall not be permitted to use the stopcock of the service connection
for shutting off gas while making extensions, additions or repairs
to the pipe or equipment of the premises. Such shut off, discontinuance
or interruption of service will be made only by the City or its properly
authorized employees.
[Ord. No. 403 §10, 2-6-1995]
A.
Violations
of adopted Codes:
1.
Any
person who violates any provision of any or all of the codes adopted
in this Chapter, or who fails to comply with any order made thereunder
shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) and cost, or by imprisonment in the City prison not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
