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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 8855~ Y A ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~~'~ AN ORDINANCE DELETING ORDINANCE NO. 8212 AND AMENDING + ORDINANCE NO. 8140 WHICH ADOPTED THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 1211 CONCERNING LOCATION OF GAS METERS; PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDINANCE TO BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; `~..: ~ F) SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 8140, the Uniform Plumbing Code, as amended, is hereby amended by revising Section 1211 thereof to read as fol- 1 ows : -~ "SEC. 1211 - GAS METER LOCATIONS "(a) All gas meter locations shall be approved by the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier. " (b ) Where more than one (1) meter is set on a par- ticular premise, they shall all be set at one location, except where this is impractical. In multiple meter in- stallations each separate gas piping system shall be iden- tified by the permittee in a manner satisfactory to the serving gas supplier. "(c) All gas meters shall be preceded by a main sup- ply shut-off valve and shall be so placed as to be at all times readily accessible for inspection, reading, testing and shutting off the gas supply. All service piping or main supply shut-off valves must be outside of the build- ing and readily accessible. "(d) In order that gas may be supplied, the gas pipeline inlet shall be located with respect to the pro- posed meter location, in accordance with the local serving gas supplier instructions. "(e) Access to the enclosed meters shall be through an opening or door not less in size than twenty-two (22) inches by twenty-four (24) inches, but in no event smaller than that specified by the local serving gas supplier. "(f) Gas meters shall not be located under a show window or under interior stairways or in engine, boiler, heater or electric meter rooms. Where not prohibited by other regulation, gas meters may be located in the open under exterior stairways. "(g) Whenever pot meters serving one (1), two (2), three (3), or four (4) family dwellings and located on public property in front of those dwellings are replaced', such replacement may be done by one of two options selected by the property owner. ~. N ' _ , Yi rw "Option 1. The gas service supplier shall move the meter to the building and, when necessary, replace the yard gas service line from the gas main to the gas meter measuring point - all with- out charge to the gas customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate struc- ture. The gas service riser on the customer side and the connection thereof to the house piping shall be the responsibility and the expense of the property owner. "Option 2. In the event the owner does not desire to have the meter so located by the building and/ or does not choose to pay for such location at the building, the gas service supplier shall locate the meter at the property line on the owner's side and shall install both gas meter risers without charge to the customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. "The customer may have the option, at his/her ex- pense, to obtain a plumber to do all of the work, but all materials must meet the minimum requirements set by the City. "(h) The initial installation of all gas lines with- in the customer's property line shall be the responsi- bility of the customer. Thereafter the serving gas sup- plier shall be responsible for maintenance of the service line. A service line is defined as a gas pipe extending from the serving gas supplier's main to the gas meter measuring point on the customer's property. When existing service lines need repair or replacement, the serving gas supplier shall do so without charge to the customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. PROVIDED in cases where the existing gas ser- vice line enters directly under the house, beneath the surface of the ground, the owner shall at his/her own ex- pense install a riser outside the building and connect the same to the existing house piping. "(i) When a pot meter is replaced and relocated to the building, a pressure test of no less than five pounds of pressure shall be placed upon the owner's side of the gas piping system. "(j) When the meter is located at the property line, a meter check test with a minimum of 5 ounces shall be placed upon the system." SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances, ex- cept where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and -2- a n ` . s. s~ phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentence, paragraphs and sec- tions of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or sec- tion. SECTION 4. That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No. 8140, as amended, and as to any other ordinance affecting plumb- ing which have occurred at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending liti- gation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 5. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion there- of during which any violation of any provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be pun- ishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200). SECTION 6. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, as authorized by TEX. REV. CIV. STATS., Art. 1176b-1. -3- ,~, -_ ~" ~', ., '. ,. ~ ~ .. .. SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of passage and publication as above specified. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: ~° " 2Z- - g 3 ADOPTED: ~ _ ~~ _ $3 EFFECTIVE: iqq -4- w~ ~ >~na~ r.E'R ~'.... 2':4TY fv1A NAGER 1 ACGflUNTiNG i ~~(/ LL7/ ® U 'C.W U I(/~ ~®~ ~~E./~~ ~®~U 11 U/ (L/!1/ U IL~II,/~Ui/~ Q/® O (l/ 7RANSPORTATIOM~pUBLlC WORK3~~ IAW-1 PUBLIC U DEVELOPI DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Proposed Plumbing Code Amend- PAGE IES61~28/83 NU~M~BER ment on Replacement of "Pot" Gas Meters 1 or-.1_.__ G-5669 Informal Report No 6852 (June 16, 1983), discussed three proposals to resolve the pot meter controversy covered by the present Plumbing Code. The City Council concurred with the third option in order to eliminate confusion surrounding replacements and relocation of gas meters by Lone Star Gas Company The proposed amendment would provide the following A Whenever a pot meter is replaced, such replacement may be done by one of two options selected by the property owner. Owner 1: The gas service supplier shall relocate the meter above ground next to the building and, when necessary, replace the yard gas line. The gas service risers on the house side of the meter will be installed at the owner's expense. Option 2• The gas service supplier shall locate the meter at the property line on the owner's side and shall install both gas meter risers without charge, B When a meter is relocated next to a building, a pressure test of no less than five pounds of pressure shall be placed upon the owner's side of the gas piping system. C When the meter is located at the property line, a meter check test with minimum of five ounces shall be placed upon the system D Repairs or maintenance by the owner upon his/her house piping system shall be at the owner's expense. This proposal was reviewed by representatives of the Community Development Council, Plumbing Advisory Board, and Lone Star Gas Company City staff have reviewed this proposal The Department of Law has prepared the attached ordinance based upon the recommendation from the above groups. Recommendation ,. It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance, amending the Plumbing Code as described above APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL vs kc SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S (1FFICE BY ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD• Wade Adkins FOR ADOI~IONAL INFORMATION CONTACT R1C J:U N ~g 1993 ~~~ ~~~~~ ..;~ City Secretary of the DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY APPROVED ,_ OTHER (DESCRIBE) CITY SECRETARY A OPTED ORDINANCE N0. ~~:~