The following regulations shall apply to service lines, meters and regulators.
(A) (1) Each service line shall consist of a service tee or nipple welded to the main or installed with a two-strap tapping saddle clamp, with the tapping tee of the same size as the service piping, and the service pipe of the size specified.
(2) A lubricated lock wing cock shall be installed on each service on the upstream side of the regulator and in a readily accessible place. The size of the line, meter and regulator shall be determined by the city.
(B) In order to prevent the accumulation of gas in unvented spaces under building without basements, the gas service lines shall be brought up above floor level on the outside of the building and then installed through the wall of the building.
(C) (1) The meters shall be installed in a readily accessible place and in a location where possible damage to the meters is minimized. No meter or regulator shall be located in a closed, unventilated place. Meters shall be installed in a manner as to be easily available for reading and servicing.
(2) All meter settings shall be made in accordance with standard plan of the city and are available upon request from the Superintendent. All gas meters shall be located a safe distance from an unguarded flame or from equipment generating an electric spark. Meter locations subject to extreme temperature changes and wet conditions shall be avoided.
(D) Regulators installed in unventilated places shall be vented through the outside wall of the building with not less than three-quarter inch pipe.
(F) Gas service lines shall not be laid in the same trench as water, sewer or other services and they shall be covered a minimum of 15 inches. The service lines shall be laid to slope upgrade from the mains wherever possible.
(G) Gas service risers for all meter settings must be situated within 12 inches of a permanent building foundation. Any service riser which has not been in use for a period of two years shall be disconnected at the main after notification to the owner of the real estate on which it is located.
(`90 Code, § 13.16.050) (Ord. 90-14, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2011-05, passed 1-18-2011) Penalty, see § 54.99