For the purpose of regulating and governing fuel gas systems and gas fired appliances., the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5794. Not fewer than three copies of said code shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as adopted by Ordinance No. 4197” and to which a copy of said ordinance shall be attached, and which shall be maintained in the office of City Clerk in the City Hall of Garnett, Kansas.

(Code 1961, 4-16-1; Ord. 3859; Ord. 4197; Code 2023)

(a)   It shall be the duty and the responsibility of the Director of Inspection and Planning or his designated agent or agents to supervise and enforce the provisions of the international fuel gas code.

(b)   When a permit is required, the following fees for gas installations shall apply:

(1)   Commercial/Industrial/Multi-Family Fee:

All new construction              $50.00

All other cases                       $15.00

(2)   One- And Two-Family Dwelling Unit Fee:

All new construction              $25.00

All other cases                       $10.00

(3)   Garages And Outbuildings Fee: When a permit is required, fees in all cases for garages and outbuildings shall be:

Commercial/industrial/multi-family                $15.00

One- and two-family dwelling unit                  $10.00

(4)   Prevailing Fee Schedule: Any fee schedule set out in the international fuel gas code, as adopted from time to time by the City of Garnett, Kansas, is abrogated, and the fees stated in this section shall prevail. Any reference in the said gas code to fees for code administration shall be deemed to refer to this section.

(Code 1961, 4-16-2; Ord. 3859; Code 2023)

(a)   Customer Owned Service Lines:

(1)   As used in this chapter, the term “customer owned service line” shall mean the buried gas piping running from the customer’s meter to the foundation wall of the customer’s structure served by the gas utility and which piping is owned and maintained by the property owner. When the gas meter for such structure is placed near the customer’s structure, the term shall also include the buried gas piping from the meter’s inlet to the customer’s property yard valve in the city’s easement.

(2)   Customer owned service lines for the transportation and delivery of natural gas are under the jurisdiction of and subject to regulations of both the Kansas pipeline safety code and of part 192 of the federal pipeline safety code. Such rules and regulations are in addition to the provisions of the international fuel gas code and any additional regulations imposed by the City of Garnett, Kansas, in this article.

(3)   No major renovation, alteration, extension or repair of any bare steel customer owned service line for the transportation and delivery of natural gas shall be permitted. Instead, that line shall in any such instance be replaced with approved piping as determined by the administrative authority.

(4)   If a customer owned service line is found to be in such poor condition as to be unsafe or is found to be installed in an unsafe location, such line if bare steel shall be replaced with approved piping. Other types of lines may need to be relocated as determined by the administrative authority.

(5)   If a customer owned service line is bare steel and either title to the property changes through sale or other transfer or the gas utility service has been dormant or inactive for more than six (6) months, such line shall be replaced with approved piping.

(6)   The minimum size of a customer owned service line is one inch (1”) diameter unless a smaller size is approved by the administrative authority.

(7)   All new and replaced customer owned service lines are to enter the structure above ground unless some other means of entry is approved by the administrative authority.

(8)   A customer owned service line shall be required to be inspected or pressure tested or both if such line and the gas utility service has been dormant or inactive for more than twelve (12) months.

(b)   Tracer Wire: A tracer wire of solid copper, insulated wire suitable for direct burial and of a minimum size of 12 Average Wire Gauge shall be required for all new installations of nonconductive (plastic) gas service lines.

(c)   Aboveground Piping Required: Gas piping is not permitted to be lying on the ground underneath any building or structure. Piping is to be properly supported to a minimum of three and one-half inches (3 ½”) above the ground.

(d)   Rigid Copper And Copper Tubing: Rigid copper and copper tubing is not permitted for any gas line use.

(e)   Location Of Gas Meters: Gas meters are not permitted to be located inside or within any building or structure, unless approved by the administrative authority.

(f)   Pressure Testing:

(1)  

(A)  New installations of customer owned service lines are to be tested at a minimum of fifty (50) pounds for fifteen (15) minutes.

(B)  Existing customer owned service lines which are pressure tested for any reason are to be tested at a minimum of ten (10) pounds for fifteen (15) minutes.

(2)   Gas pressure testing of inside, above ground gas lines are to be tested at a minimum of ten (10) pounds for fifteen (15) minutes.

(g)   Manufactured Homes:

(1)   A mobile home not on a solid foundation shall be connected to a customer owned service line located outside the perimeter of said home by means of an approved mobile home connector and which shall enter the mobile home above ground level. Both ends of the connector shall be outside the perimeter of the mobile home.

(2)   Mobile homes that have been moved from one location to another will require a gas piping inspection and pressure test at a minimum of ten (10) pounds for fifteen (15) minutes.

(Code 1961, 4-16-3; Ord. 3859; Code 2023; Ord. 4250)