[Ord. No. 1905, 2-21-2018]
A.
A certain document, one (1) copy of which was placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk, said copy being marked and designated as
the International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the
International Code Council, as amended, be and is hereby adopted as
the Fuel Gas Code of the City; and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions, and terms of the International Energy Conservation
Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council,
are hereby referred to, adopted and made part thereof, as if fully
set out in this Article with the additions, insertions, deletions,
and changes prescribed in this Article.
B.
Jurisdictional Titles Throughout the International Fuel Gas Code
Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council.
Wherever the terms "Name of Jurisdiction" or "Local Jurisdiction"
appear, it shall be deemed to mean "City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri."
C.
Wherever the term "Department of Building Safety" appears it shall
be deemed to mean the department consisting of the City Engineer and
the Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri,
and their designees.
D.
Wherever the term "Building Official" appears, it shall mean the
City Engineer or the Code Enforcement Officer of the City.
[Ord. No. 1905, 2-21-2018]
A.
The International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition, as published by the
International Code Council, is amended by additions, deletions and
changes, including the changing of Articles, Sections, Subsections
and Subsection titles and the addition of new Sections and Subsections
so that such amended and added Articles, Sections and Subsections
read as follows:
1.
Chapter 1 Administration.
a.
Section 101 General.
(1)
101.1 Title. These regulations shall
be known as the "Fuel Gas Code of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri,"
hereinafter referred to as "this code."
b.
Section 103 (IFGC) Department Of Inspection.
(1)
103.2 Appointment. The code official
shall be appointed as provided by ordinance.
c.
Section 106 Permits.
(1)
106.3.1 Construction documents. Construction
documents, engineering calculations, diagrams and other data shall
be submitted as required by the code official with each application
for a permit. The code official shall require construction documents,
computations and specifications to be prepared and designed by a registered
design professional where required by State law. Construction documents
shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate
the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail
that the work conforms to the provisions of this code. Construction
documents for buildings more than two (2) stories in height shall
indicate where penetrations will be made for installations and shall
indicate the materials and methods for maintaining required structural
safety, fire-resistance rating and fireblocking.
Exception: The code official shall have the authority to waive
the submission of construction documents, calculations or other data
if the nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of construction
documents is not necessary to determine compliance with this code.
Standard heating systems of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) BTUs
or less shall not require the design of a registered design professional.
(2)
106.5.3 Expiration. All permits for
work under the scope of this code shall comply with Section 105.5
Expiration of the Building Code of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri.
(3)
106.6.2 Fee schedule. Fees related
to administration of this code shall be as set forth elsewhere in
this Chapter of the Municipal Code.
(4)
106.6.3 Fee refunds. The code official
is authorized to establish a refund policy.
d.
Section 107 Inspections And Testing.
(1)
107.90 Workmanship. All work shall
be executed in a workmanlike and skilled manner so that, for example,
floors are level, walls are plumb and square, windows and doors are
plumb, square and easily operable, exterior building envelopes are
weathertight and exclude the elements, building materials are undamaged,
and surfaces are unmarred. All work performed shall be in compliance
with this code, per industry standards, and in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation instructions.
e.
Section 108 Violations.
(1)
108.4 Violation penalties. Persons
who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install,
alter or repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and each day's continuance
of a violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
(2)
108.5 Stop-work orders. Upon notice from the code official that mechanical work is being performed contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's authorized agent, or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work on the system after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 500.157.
f.
Section 109 Means Of Appeals.
(1)
109.1 Application for appeal. For
the purposes of this code, all appeals shall be in accordance with
the procedure established for the Building Code of the City of Dardenne
Prairie, Missouri.
(2)
109.2 Membership of board. Delete
in its entirety.
(3)
109.2.1 Qualifications. Delete in
its entirety.
(4)
109.2.2 Alternate members. Delete
in its entirety.
(5)
109.2.3 Chairman. Delete in its entirety.
(6)
109.2.4 Disqualification of member. Delete in its entirety.
(7)
109.2.5 Secretary. Delete in its entirety.
(8)
109.2.6 Compensation of members. Delete
in its entirety.
(9)
109.3 Notice of meeting. Delete in
its entirety.
(10)
109.4 Open hearing. Delete in its
entirety.
(11)
109.4.1 Procedure. Delete in its
entirety.
(12)
109.5 Postponed hearing. Delete in
its entirety.
(13)
109.6 Board decision. Delete in its
entirety.
(14)
109.6.1 Resolution. Delete in its
entirety.
(15)
109.6.2 Administration. Delete in
its entirety.
(16)
109.7 Court Review. Delete in its
entirety.
2.
Chapter 6 Specific Appliances.
a.
Section 903 Factory-Built Fireplaces.
(1)
903.9 Required fire separation enclosure. All prefabricated metal chimneys shall be enclosed in a fire-resistant
shaft with one (1) layer of five-eighths-inch gypsum board from the
fireplace connection to the underside of the roof sheathing, securely
attached with framing material. When the chimney chase is located
on an exterior wall of the structure, it need only be separated by
lining the wall between the chimney chase and the exterior wall with
five-eighths-inch gypsum board.
[Ord. No. 1905, 2-21-2018]
Any person violating any of the provisions of the Code adopted
in this Article shall be deemed in violation of this Article and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a
separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
