(A) The ownership of and responsibility for city natural gas piping terminates at the outlet of the customer meter.
(B) All house piping shall be of rigid construction. The pipe from the outlet of the meter shall be of black iron pipe of not less than 1-inch inside diameter and shall enter the house wall by means of a suitable metal strap or clamp at a point not more than 18 inches from the outlet connection of the meter, or if extended along the outside wall, shall be fastened to the wall at intervals sufficient to make the piping rigid throughout. In instances where piping from the meter enters the wall, the interior end shall be securely fastened so the pipe will not turn when fittings at the meter are put on. The final tie-in of the gas line to the meter shall be made by the city.
(C) The National Fire Protection Association, in the latest revision of NFPA 54, is adopted and incorporated as part of this code of ordinances as fully as if set out at length herein.
(D) All buried natural gas piping facilities and distribution appurtenances shall conform to the latest revision of the Minimum Federal Safety Standards Part 192 CFR 49. Those standards are adopted and incorporated as part of this code of ordinances as fully as if set out at length herein. The minimum standards shall apply equally to private buried facilities and distribution appurtenances.
(E) No ground wire of any type may be or remain attached to any natural gas piping, whether it is private or city owned. This prohibition includes interior piping in buildings.
(F) No meter, regulator, or any part of a meter setting may be painted or otherwise coated by a customer without written approval of the city on a case-by-case basis. Special coatings are required to prevent shorting of insulators.
(G) The city shall not approve customer piping, which, as used herein, means piping beyond the outlet of the meter. The city may refuse connection or discontinue service upon discovering any conditions which may be in violation of this chapter or which may create any type of safety hazard, including venting.
(Ord. O-81-3, passed 5-18-81) Penalty, see § 51.99