(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 one 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 meters 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 city herewith adopts as its rules and regulations the safety practices set forth by the National Fire Protection Association, in the latest revision of the National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54, as though those provisions were fully repeated and set forth herein.
(D) No surface may be constructed or placed over a gas service line or main which may produce a seal to a building wall or foundation.
(E) All buried natural gas piping facilities owned or served by the city and distribution appur-tenances shall conform to the latest revisions of NFPA 54 and the Minimum Federal Safety Standards Part 192 CFR 49 as through set forth fully herein. The minimum standards shall apply equally to private buried facilities and distribution appurtenances. No natural gas piping may be placed or remain beneath any building or sealed surface except in a specified vented casing.
(F) No ground wire of any type may be or remain attached to any natural gas piping whether it is private or city owned. The prohibition includes interior piping in buildings.
(G) No meter, regulator or any part of a meter setting may be painted or otherwise coated by a customer without written approval of the Super- intendent on a case by case basis. Special coatings are required to prevent shorting of insulators.
(H)
Piping from the customer side (outlet side) of the natural gas meter, through the foundation, to the customer’s first appliance (stove, hot water heater, furnace, and the like) must be a minimum of one-inch-diameter black pipe. The city will not approve the connection or discontinue service, upon discovery of a possible violation of this section that may create any type of safety hazard, including venting. The customer will have up to 45 days from the date of discovery to make the appropriate correction(s), depending on the severity of the violation.
(‘74 Code, § 27-179) (Ord. 1060, passed 7-21-87; Am. Ord. 1645, passed 11-19-19)