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§ 53.10 CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE LINES, GENERAL RULES, REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Whenever a connection is made with a private line, such service shall be metered at the point of such connection and the customer requesting such service shall provide a satisfactory location for the placing of such metering devices, regulators and other materials and equipment required. Such private lines shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the village prior to making the necessary service connections.
   (B)   The village shall have the right and option to demand changes, removal or replacement of any pipe, fixtures or apparatus which is considered to be faulty, inadequate or hazardous; provided, however, that, this provision shall not obligate the village in any way or manner. The village shall have the right to refuse or to discontinue gas service without notice to its customers if the village finds any apparatus or appliance in operation which would be detrimental to the efficient operation of the existing facilities.
   (C)   All persons, firms, corporations and customers are strictly forbidden to attach any electrical ground wire to any fixture or piping which is or may be connected to any gas service pipe, meter or main belonging to the village. The village will hold the owner of the premises responsible and liable for any damage to its property or injury to the employees of the village caused by such ground wire. Any and all customers, persons, firms or corporations shall remove any existing ground wires immediately and if such ground wires are not removed after 24-hours’ written notice, the village through its officials, may enter the property and remove such ground wires and the customer shall pay all costs. All questions and complaints shall be made to the Gas Department of the village, who shall be responsible for the proper investigation. The Department shall be required to make a full report to the customer in all such cases, a copy of which shall be filed with the Village Clerk and reported by him or her to the President and Village Board at the next regular meeting. Any disrespectful or unwarranted acts of the village employees shall be reported immediately. All employees of the village are strictly forbidden to demand or accept any tips, gratuity or other personal compensation for any services whatsoever rendered during working hours.
(Prior Code, § 51.014) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.11 REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO CUSTOMER’S PIPING, FACILITIES, APPLIANCES AND NECESSARY VENTING.
   (A)   All house piping shall be of rigid construction. The pipe from the outlet of the meter shall be of iron pipe not less than one-inch inside diameter and shall enter the house wall or be securely fastened to the wall by means of suitable metal strap or clamp at a point not more than 18 inches from the outlet connection of the meter, and if extended along the outside wall shall be fastened throughout. In instances where piping from meter enters the wall, the opposite end shall be securely fastened so that the pipe will not turn when fittings at the meter are put on. The piping from the meter through or along the wall shall constitute, and hereinafter be called the “house pipe manifold”. The one-inch manifold will be used where the total hourly demand for gas does not exceed 400 cubic feet per hour. Where the total hourly demand of a building or house is in excess of 400 cubic feet of gas per hour, the Village Gas Department must be consulted for specifications for the house pipe manifold.
   (B)   From any house pipe manifold, pipe to the various appliances shall be of the same dimensions as the fitting on the appliance where such appliance is designed and approved for natural gas. Where appliances are to be converted from liquefied petroleum gas, pipe from the manifold to the appliance shall be of such size as would be approved by the American Gas Association for natural gas appliances having the same BTU input rating.
   (C)   From the house pipe manifold any appliance pipe may be extended a maximum distance of 40 lineal feet. For each 90-degree turn in the appliance pipe, three lineal feet shall be deducted from the maximum distance. Copper pipe may be substituted for iron pipe from the manifold to the appliance. Copper pipe must have O.D. dimension equivalent to I.D. of standard iron pipe. Only type K copper pipe may be used. All copper fittings must be of flare type only. When copper tubing is used, insulated copper to iron fittings must be used at the meter end and appliance end of tubing.
   (D)   No connection will be made with any house type manifold that has not been tested for leakage.
   (E)   All gas conversion burners to be installed shall be AGA approved. All designated heating plants shall be AGA approved and the manufacturer’s recommendations for the installation shall be followed.
   (F)   No conversion burner shall be installed in an old or inefficient warm air furnace which is in poor repair or in an old or leaky boiler which is in poor repair. Test for leakage shall be with oil of wintergreen or smoke bomb on any warm air heating plant before installing a conversion burner. Furnaces must be reset if found to be leaking.
   (G)   Before connecting a flue or vent connector into any chimney, the chimney shall be examined to ascertain that it is properly constructed, clear, clean and will freely conduct the products of combustion from the gas heating appliance in question to the outer air.
   (H)   All appliances, excepting cook stoves, with over 8,000 BTU per hour input rating must be vented. No unvented appliance, excepting cook stoves, shall be placed in the same room with a gas refrigerator. An approved type vent pipe and draft diverter shall be installed on all gas burning space heating and water heating appliances. Vent pipe shall be installed with not less than one-half inch rise per foot of horizontal run. General rules for venting as prescribed by AGA must be followed.
   (I)   All positive type catches on firing door shall be eliminated and a hinge pin and spring be installed.
   (J)   All heating plants of the down draft type shall be vented by connecting a one-inch black iron pipe from the highest point of the flue passage of the heating plant to the flue pipe. The one-inch iron pipe shall be welded or screwed into the furnace in a manner to assure no leakage.
   (K)   A gas shut-off shall be installed in the fuel line directly above the appliance manifold connection. Such shut-off to be plainly marked. Gas pilot line shall be connected to fuel line ahead of main shut-off valve.
   (L)   A high limit control shall be installed on all heating plants. A low water cut-off control shall be installed on all gas fired steam boilers.
   (M)   All gas burning appliances shall be installed in a location in which the facilities for ventilation permit satisfactory combustion of gas and proper venting under normal conditions of use. The necessary measures shall be taken to ascertain that the above ventilation conditions are present.
   (N)   The final tie-in of the gas line to the meter shall be made by the village. Before the final tie-in is made, it shall be the duty of the Village Gas Department to make a complete inspection.
(Prior Code, § 51.015) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.12 RULES TO BECOME PART OF CONTRACT.
   All the rules and regulations concerning the use of the facilities of the natural gas system of the village and the consumption of gas therefrom shall become a part of the contract with every gas customer, and every gas customer shall be subject thereto and bound thereby.
(Prior Code, § 51.016) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.13 EXTENSIONS OF GAS MAINS AND SERVICE.
   (A)   The village shall not be required to extend service within the village limits a distance of more than 100 feet per customer, and only then when sufficient funds are available, in excess of those required for the proper operation of the system. Extension of mains and service outside of the village limits shall be subject to approval of the Board and shall be also subject to all of the rules and regulations and provisions as provided herein or as may be amended.
   (B)   Where service is desired when funds for extensions are not available or/and when the distance is in excess of the 100 feet per customer noted above, such extension can be made if the applicant will deposit with the village the estimated cost of making the extension, less 100 feet, when funds are available, or the entire amount when funds are not available. The amount so deposited shall be refunded to such consumer or consumers at the rate of 50% of each monthly billing until the total deposited has been refunded. Such deposit shall be interest free. In the event that the amount deposited is greater or less than the actual cost of the extension, such excess or deficiency shall be corrected prior to giving service.
   (C)   Deposits made under the provisions of this section shall not exempt the applicant from the payment of all other charges required by this chapter.
   (D)   Amounts received by the village for such extensions shall be deposited in the Meter Deposit Fund and payments for refunds shall likewise be paid from the same fund.
(Prior Code, § 51.017) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.14 TAMPERING WITH METER REGULATOR OR ANY PARTS OF THE GAS SYSTEM BELONGING TO THE VILLAGE.
   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or customer to break the seal of any meter or in any manner to make any alterations, changes or repairs on the same or to open any mains, laterals, service pipes, stop cocks, valves or any part thereof or otherwise tamper with or attempt to do any work on either or any of them without authority of the village or its properly authorized agent. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section or who shall willfully or maliciously injure or damage any property connected with the gas system of the village shall be subject to the penalty hereinafter prescribed.
(Prior Code, § 51.018) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.15 GAS COMMITTEE.
   The President shall appoint a committee of two members of the Board as a Gas Committee, one of whom shall be appointed as Chairperson. It shall be the Gas Committee’s duty to confer with the duly authorized agent appointed to operate and maintain the gas system of the village and to institute such additional rules and regulations for the operation of the Gas Department as may be required for its efficient operation from time to time. All action of the Committee shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board.
(Prior Code, § 51.019) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
§ 53.16 PROTECTION OF NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINES AND MAINS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
   (A)   Plans for construction work which include trenching or excavation must include the general location of all natural gas service lines and mains which cross the construction or are located within ten feet of the outer limits of the proposed trenching or excavation.
   (B)   A preconstruction conference must be held not less than two weeks prior to the beginning of trenching or excavation work, and minutes of that conference must be maintained in the permanent records of the gas utility.
   (C)   The preconstruction conference mentioned in division (B) above should be attended by the superintendent of the excavator and by the Gas Manager or Superintendent of the Gas Utility or a designated member of the Gas Committee.
   (D)   A written request for surface marking must be delivered by the excavator to the Gas Manager or Superintendent of the Gas Utility or a designated member of the Gas Committee not less than two full working days prior to the initiation of excavation.
   (E)   Gas facilities to be exposed by excavations shall be specifically identified to the Gas Manager or Superintendent of the Gas Utility or a designated member of the Gas Committee by the excavator 24 hours in advance of the time that such facility or facilities will be exposed.
   (F)   The excavator shall report any incident in which gas facilities are accidentally exposed, but not damaged, to the Gas Manager or Superintendent of the Gas Utility or a designated member of the Gas Committee not less than two hours following such accidental exposure of facilities.
   (G)   A qualified employee of the village’s gas utility shall be present at the site of any excavation occurring within ten feet of any gas service line or other gas facility.
   (H)   The cost incurred in providing the person described in division (G) above shall be paid by the excavator at actual cost to the Gas Utility of the village.
(Prior Code, § 51.020) (Ord. 88-012, passed 9-20-1988)