City of Richmond, MO Article VI Fuel Gas Code

Section 500.100 Fuel Gas Code Adopted.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018]

A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond, being marked and designated as the International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Richmond, in the State of Missouri, regulating and governing fuel gas systems and gas-fired appliances as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fuel Gas Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Richmond is hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 500.110 of this Article.

Section 500.110 Additions, Insertions And Changes.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018]

A. The following Sections of the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code are hereby revised as follows:

1. In Section 101.1 Title, add "City of Richmond."

2. Remove 106.6.1 Work Commencing.

3. Section 106.6.2 Fee schedule. See Resolution of Fees.

4. In Section 108.4 Violation penalties, add "Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties."

5. In Section 108.5 Stop work orders, add "five hundred dollars ($500.00)" in two (2) places.

6. In Section 109 Means of Appeal, add "Building Code Committee."

7. In Section 403.4.3 Copper and brass, add "Copper and brass shall not be used with natural gas."

8. In Section 406.4.1 is hereby amended to read as follows.

"Test Pressure. A low-pressure air gauge may be substituted upon approval of the Code Official, in which case a pressure of twenty (20) pounds shall be sustained by the piping for twenty (20) minutes."

9. Remove 406.4.2 Test Duration.

Section 500.115 Penalty.

[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018]

Any person violating the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.100 of the Richmond Municipal Code Penalties.