(A) At or before the time of any initial connection of any premises to the gas system, the owner or occupant of the premises shall be required to pay a connection fee and deposit. The owner or occupant of the premises shall be required to pay me cost of installing that part of the service line from the curb or property line to the meter and regulator location. No such service line shall be installed until the owner or occupant of the premises has paid the connection fee to the city covering such installation. All service lines shall be installed in accordance with the codes containing the requirements for installing same and which codes will be available at the City Hall. The applicable codes hereby (and as otherwise provided) adopted by reference are the most current additions of the following codes: National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54); Pipeline Safety Regulations; 49 C.F.R., Kentucky Standards of Safety (Fire Prevention Code); National Fire Code (National Fire Protection Association); and the city’s Plans and Specifications for Gas Service Piping Installations. The installation, construction, reconstruction and repair of all gas piping, service lines, gas appliances, fixtures and apparatus, now or hereafter to be placed on or in any manner directly attached to any premises served by the gas system shall be inspected and approved by the city before any gas is turned into any service line on the premises.
(B) Tapping or connection fees for gas service for customers located inside the city as well as those who live outside the city shall be set by ordinance passed by City Council from time to time and kept on file in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection.
(C) All connections to the gas system and the installation, construction, reconstruction and repair of gas piping, service lines, gas appliances, fixtures and apparatus shall be made under such other regulations as the City Council may prescribe by ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 51.03) (Ord. passed 4-1-1957; Ord. passed 4-3-1972; Ord. passed 5-20-1985; Ord. 27-2018, passed 9-17-2018)