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1509 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 790ORDINANCE NO, 1509 . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDJNANCE NO. 790, REGULATIlVG THE FITTING AND CONNECTION OF GAS PIPES AND GAS FIXTURES WTTH]N THE CITY OF PARIS, PRESCRIBTNG A PENALTY, AND RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCLI., OF THE CITY OF PARzS: 5ection lo That the Plumbing Inspector of the City of Paris shall be the inspector of gas fittings and gas fixtures for the purpose of enforce- ment of the regulations herein provided. Section 2. For the purpose of securing the hea.lth and safety of the people of the City of Paris and for the purpose of protecting the property of the citizens and reduce the fire hazard, the following rules and regula- tions are hereby prescribed which shall be observed by the property owners and by the plumbers and gas fitters operating within the City of Paris: Beginning with the 1/2" pipe 10t long will carry 30 cu. ft. per Hr, 3/4't It 101 ri rf IT 10011 rf tt fr 3/4rf n 201 n ii ir 80 it n ir n 3/411 11 502 It ir n 60 n rr rt n 3/4,1 11 702 tr it n 45 It n ir n 1it ir 102 ir ir n 250 ii ft ir ri lti ii 201 ~i ii ~i 200 te ri 1tf it 501 " 150 It It lir n 702 n rr i+ 127 r~ ir ii tt 1-1/4r, ii 101 n n fi 450 It n r, It 1_1/411 It 203 ir n ii 300 ii rt ti ir 1_1/4" n 502 n +t Ir 250 tt ir ii ts 1-I/4" " 1001 " 200 ri It ii tt 1_1/21t i► 101 it It 600 It ir tr n 1_1/21t n .r~01 it ti ii 500 tr ir ri ri 1-1/2ri ri j00t rr ii rr 400 It t' ii it 1-1/2f' " 150T I' " 350 t' It ir rr Fires as referred to in the ordinance will average a demand of 12 ft. per hour. Tank heaters will dema.nd 60 ft. per houro Automatic small or bungalo size, 90 ft. per hour. For large residences 120 ft. per hour. Ordinary gas range has three small top burners, and one giant as well as two oven burners, this total demand will call for 86 cu. ft. per hr. The small burners will call for 12 cuo ft. each, the giant, 20 cu. ft. and the oven burners 30 ft. per hour. In piping a house the maximum demand should be kept in mind, that the consumer may use at some future time, as well as his present demands. No service pipe shall be less than 1-1/4 inch and shall be of black iron pipe and all cast iron fittings are hereby prohibited. No service pipe shall be smaller than that required for firea for the house to whieh it leads, and shall be inclined from the street or be provided with drip pocket. No cement or composition of any kind shall be used to repair faulty fittings unless same shall have been approved by the Board herein referred to. All pipe must be securely strapped to the bottom of the joists or other secure places with iron atraps or gas hooks and must incline from the meter or be provided with drip pockets; no valves or unions will be per- mitted to be placed between ceiling and- floor or located in such positions that stuffing box or valve cannot be re-packed; no "soft seat" valves will be allowed, and all valve stems must be re-packed, as factory packi.ng being considered insufficient9 will not be accepted; no unions other than ground joints will be allowed, as gaskets are liable to 1eak. Rubber hose and lead pipe for connecting appliances are hereby prohibitedo All plumbing work and gas fittings and connections whether new or repair work must be tested by the City Inspector under rules and regula- tions prescribed by the Board and certificate of acceptance therefor issued to the owner before they shall be allowed to use same. Section 3: All gas water heaters shall be vented through a flue or out above the roof with a pipe the size of the heater and properly installed for safety from fire. Section 4. When gas meter is to be located beneath hause that is inclosed, door ahall be cut so as to give free access to meter for pur- poses of reading and setting and removing same and there shall be lo- cated at the meter a valve for cutting off the gas in case of fire or in the event the meter is removed for any purpose, Section 5, All gas service lines from the street to the house sha.ll not be installed in the same ditch with the aewer line leading from the street to the house. The gas service line shall be installed a minimum distance of two feet (21) from the sewer line. Section bo Euery gas service stop cock shall be constructed of iron body with brass case. Section 7. All gas appliance vents shall be of the same size recommended by the appliance manufacturer where two or more appliances are vented into the same vent stacko The vent stack shall be increased to the proper size for additional appliances more than one. Section 8. All central heating units installed within the City of Paris shall have a fresh air vent into the equipment room, of at least 1 square inch per 1, 000 B. T., U. Rating, (a) Each person, firm or corporation, before installing a central heating unit within the City of Paris, shall apply to the Director of Public Works to obta.in a permit for the installation of same, and shall pay the same permit fee and the same inapection fee as required for other in- stallations. Section 9. Before inatalling or constructing any gas plumbing or fixtures provided for herein, the owner or contractor sha.ll apply to the Director of Public Works for a permit for the same and pay the regular plumbing inspection fee for said permit. Section 10. Any persony firm, or corporation within the City of Paris, or any plumber, master plumber, employing plumber, or journeyman plumber, who shall construct or make any gas connections or installations contrary to any of the rules and regulations herein prescribed, either for himself or as the representative of a firm or corporation or other indivi- duals, or who shall use the same without first securing a certificate from the City Inspector as herein provided shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanorp and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred ($200o 00) Dollars. Each day that said use shall continue, after notice from the City of Paris to discontinue the same, shall be considered a separate offense. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby: repealedo This Ordinance shall become effective April 1, 1960, Paesed and adopted this 14th day of March, A. Dp, 1960. ' ~ Ma. yo r ATTES : - City Clerk APPROTED AS TO FORM: L" City Attorn y. .