2017-027 - Amending Chapter 25, Plumbing & Gas, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas to adopt the 2015....

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Section 4. That Sections 25- 18 -25 -24 of Chapter 25, Article II shall be repealed in their entirety. Section S. That Section 25 -25 of Chapter 25, Article II shall be amended to read as follows: "Sec. 25 -25. Violation Penalty. "Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, and each every day's continuance of any violation of the violation shall be deemed a separate offense. A violation of this code shall be a strict liability offense." Section 6. That Chapter 25, Article III, Section 25 -36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 25 -36. Fuel Gas Code Adopted "(a) For purposes of this Section, Fuel Gas Code shall mean the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (sometimes referred to as the 'IFGC ") including any and all amendments or revisions or revised additions to the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code. "(b) The 2015 International Fuel Gas Code, including Appendices A, B, C and D (which are informational only and which shall only be used for reference), shall be and is hereafter adopted as the Municipal Fuel Gas Code for the City of Paris. The 2015 International Fuel Gas Code shall apply to regulation and governance of fuel gas systems and gas -fired appliances as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and providing for the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms set forth therein. "(c) Copies of the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code will be maintained on file in the Office of the City Engineering, Planning and Development Department and the City Public Library, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling as set out herein in the construction of all buildings and other structures within the corporate limits of the city of Paris, Texas." Section 7. That Chapter 25, Article III, Section 25 -37 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 25 -37. Same - Amendments. "The code adopted by Section 7 -36 is hereby amended as set out in this section: