(A) The owner of every pipeline now located across or along or under the public streets, highways, sidewalks, parks, public squares or public places within the city, and the owner of any pipeline constructed or replaced hereafter, shall prepare and file with the Director of Transportation and Planning three official scaled city street maps, as currently revised by the City Engineer, upon which the owner shall fully delineate the area within the city’s corporate limits traversed by the existing or proposed pipeline, with the route, distance and shutoff valve locations clearly and indelibly drawn thereon, together with the name and mailing address of the owner and the telephone number of at least one officer or person available on a 24-hour basis who can furnish, or obtain immediately, information as to the pressure at the points of input nearest to the city and the common name of the commodity carried by the pipeline of such owner. The Director of Transportation and Planning shall transmit one copy to the Director of Transportation and Planning and one copy to the Fire Department, and shall retain one copy in his or her files. The Director of Transportation and Planning shall issue a receipt for each registration filed. Any change in the 24-hour contact information must be promptly reported to the Fire Department.
(B) This chapter shall not apply to the distribution system of any corporation now or hereafter providing natural gas service to the inhabitants of the city pursuant to Art. XVII of the Charter; provided, however, that, transmission lines as defined in 48 C.F.R. § 192.3 shall be subject to all requirements of this chapter.
(C) This chapter shall not apply to those pipelines or pipeline sections inside of industrial facilities which meet the requirements of § 150.069 of this code of ordinances.
(D) No failure to register a pipeline or to obtain a permit for work performed prior to 1-1-2002, shall be subject to punishment if the affected pipeline is registered in compliance with this chapter and a permit application fee is paid prior to 1-1-2003.
(E) Pipeline owners shall promptly register any new pipeline information with the city. In addition, all pipeline owners shall re-register all pipeline information with the city every two years following initial issuance of a permit. Re-registration information shall be submitted on a form acceptable to the Director of Transportation and Planning.
(1998 Code, § 50-191) (Ord. 01-55, passed 12-5-2001; Ord. 13-23, passed 8-7-2013)