City of St. Charles, MO Article VIII Fuel Gas Code

Section 500.170 International Fuel Gas Code Adopted By Reference.

[R.O. 2011 § 500.170; R.O. 2009 § 150.045; Ord. No. 05-157, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 10-152 § 11, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 7, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]

A. The 2021 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, including Appendixes A, B, C and D, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is adopted by reference as the Fuel Gas Code of the City and made a part of this Section as if fully set forth herein.

B. Wherever the phrase "Name of Jurisdiction" appears in the 2021 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City.

C. Nothing in Sections 500.170 and 500.180 or in the Fuel Gas Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby amended by Sections 500.170 and 500.180. No just or legal right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by Sections 500.170 and 500.180.

D. One (1) copy of Sections 500.170 and 500.180, the 2021 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, and the proposed amendments have been on file in the City Clerk's office at least ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of Sections 500.170 and 500.180.

Section 500.180 Amendments.

[R.O. 2011 § 500.180; R.O. 2009 § 150.046; Ord. No. 05-157, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 10-152 § 11, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 7, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]

A. The code adopted by Section 500.170 is amended as follows:

1. Section 101.1, Title, is amended to read as follows:

Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the "Fuel Gas Code of the City of Saint Charles, Missouri," hereinafter referred to as "this code."

2. Section 103 is deleted.

3. Sections 106.6, 106.6.1, 106.6.2 and 106.6.3 are deleted.

4. Section 108.4, Violation Penalties, is deleted.

5. Section 108.5, Stop Work Orders, is deleted.

6. Section 108.6, Abatement of Violation, is deleted.

7. Section 109, Means for appeal, is deleted.

Section 500.185 Violation And Penalty.

[R.O. 2011 § 500.185]

Any person who shall violate any provision of the code adopted in this Article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan of or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.