(A) The Board shall determine the location or locations at which any owner service line shall be connected to the gas distribution system of the town. Such connections shall be made without entering upon property other than the property of the owner so connected, unless an acceptable recorded utility easement is provided.
(B) The cost of service lines up to and including the meter valve shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer requesting connection to the gas distribution system. Service lines shall be a minimum of 18 inches in depth.
(C) The gas service line from the property line of the premise to be served, or the town's utility easement line, to the meter set shall be installed for the Department by a certified service line fitter or the Gas Department at the expense of the owner of the premise and in accordance with the town's Gas Department specifications. The Gas Department shall be responsible for the inspection of all such installations. Upon inspection and approval, the department shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the service line.
(D) There is hereby established a service line fitter certification process to be administered by the Department. The Department shall review applications, conduct training courses, and administer exams as part of the service line fitter certification process. The certification, process shall be conducted in accordance with the Gas Department's service line certification procedures. The certification process shall be successfully completed by all persons engaging or proposing to engage on the installation of gas service lines destined to be connected to the town's gas supply system. Upon successful completion of the certification process, the applicant shall be certified as a service line fitter.
(E) Conditions for continued certification, re-certification, and issuance of violations or revocation of certification shall be as set forth by the Department's service line fitter certification procedures. The Department reserves the right to revoke certification of any person determined by the Department to be inadequately qualified to install gas service lines.
(F) As a condition precedent to receiving gas service, the owner of the premise being served shall grant the Department permission to locate any portion of the gas supply system necessary to provide service, on or within the boundaries of the premise; and, further grant the Department the irrevocable right of access for the purpose of reading the meter, and installation, removal, operation and maintenance of all such portions of the gas supply system, including permission to make necessary excavation for such purposes.
(Ord. 2009-02, passed 4-13-2009)