HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 192-2005 Fuel Gas Code Amendments.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 192-2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 76-2003, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2000 EDITION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, BY REVISING CHAPTER 1
(ADMINISTRATION), CHAPTER 3 (GENERAL REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 4
(GAS PIPING INSTALLATIONS), AND SECTION 613 (CLOTHES DRYER
EXHAUST) OF THE 2000 EDITION OF THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL FUEL
GAS CODE; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the need for revising the City's existing residential
code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received recommendations for said revisions from qualified
professionals in the building inspection trade; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt and implement said recommendations; now
therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS:
Section 1. International Fuel Gas Code Revised.
The city council hereby adopts certain revisions to the 2000 Edition of the International Fuel Gas
Code, as originally adopted by Ordinance 76-2003, said revisions being hereby attached to this
ordinance as Exhibit A and hereby made an integral part of this ordinance.
Section 2 Repeal Clause
All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are to the extent of
such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 3 Savings Clause
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder
of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or
unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof.
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Section 4 Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective upon the posting and/or publication of its caption as required
by law and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, this 22nd day of February, 2005.
APPROVED:
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ATTESTED:
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EXHIBIT"A"
CITY OF ANNA AMENDMENTS
2000 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
Chapter 1 Administration
Section 102.8 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced
herein shall be those that are listed in Chapter 7 and such codes, when specifically adopted,
and standards shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed
extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this code and
the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall apply. Whenever amendments
have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and
standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to NFPA
70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted by the City of Anna
as it currently exists or may be amended.
Chapter 3 General Regulations
Section 302.3 Cutting and notching of wood members. When permitted by the
Building Code as adopted by the City of Anna, the cutting, notching, and boring of wood
members shall comply with Sections 302.3.1 through 302.3.3.
Section 305 Installation.
Section 305.4 Private garages. Delete this section in its entirety
Section 305.5 Clearances from grade. Equipment and appliances installed at grade level
shall be supported on a level concrete slab or other approved material extending above
adjoining grade a minimum of three (3) inches or shall be suspended a minimum of six (6)
inches above grade.
Section 306 Access and service space.
Section 306.3 Appliances in attics. Attics containing appliances requiring access shall be
provided with an opening and unobstructed passageway large enough to allow removal of
the largest component of the appliance. The passageway shall not be less than thirty (30)
inches in height and twenty-two (22) inches in width and not more than twenty (20) feet in
length when measured along the centerline of the passageway from the opening to the
equipment. The passageway shall have continuous solid Flooring not less than twenty-four
(24) inches wide. A level service space not less than thirty (30) inches deep and thirty (30)
wide shall be present at the front or service side of the equipment The clear access opening
dimensions shall be a minimum of twenty (20) inches by thirty (30) inches, or larger where
such dimensions are not large enough to remove the largest component of the appliance. As
a minimum, access to the attic space of residential uses shall provided by one of the
following:
1. A permanent stair or ladder fastened to the building.
2. A pull down stair with a capacity of 300 pounds.
3. An access door from an upper floor level.
Exception: The passageway and level service space are not required where the appliance is
capable of being serviced and removed through the required opening.
Section 306.5 Appliances on roofs or elevated structures. Where appliances requiring
access are installed on roofs or elevated structures at a height exceeding sixteen (16) feet,
such access shall be provided by a permanent approved means of access. Permanent
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exterior ladders providing roof access need not extend closer than eight (8) feet to the
finish grade or floor level below and shall extend to the appliance's level service space. Such
access shall not require climbing over obstructions greater than thirty (30) inches
high or walking on roofs having a slope greater than four (4) units vertical in twelve (12)
units horizontal (33% slope).
Section 306.5.1.1 Catwalks. On roofs having slopes greater than four (4) units vertical in
twelve (12) units horizontal, a catwalk at least sixteen (16) wide with substantial cleats not
more than sixteen (16) inches apart shall be provided from the roof access to the working
platform at the appliance.
Section 306.7 Water heaters above ground or floor. When the attic, roof, mezzanine
or platform in which a water heater is installed is located more than eight (8) feet above the
ground or floor level, it shall be made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder
fastened to the building.
Section 306.7.1 Whenever the mezzanine or platform is not adequately lighted or access
to a receptacle outlet is not obtainable from the main level; lighting and a receptacle outlet
shall be provided in accordance with Section 306.3.1.
Chapter 4 Gas Piping Installations
Section 401. General
Section 401.5 Identification. For other than black steel pipe, exposed piping shall be
identified by a yellow label marked "Gas" in black letters. The marking shall be spaced at
intervals not exceeding five (5) feet. The marking shall not be required on pipe located in
the same room as the equipment served.
Both ends of each section of medium pressure corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall
identify its operating gas pressure with an approved tag. The tags are to be composed of
aluminum or stainless steel and the following wording shall be stamped into the tag:
WARNING
1/2 to 5 psi gas pressure
Do Not Remove
Section 402 Pipe sizing
Section 402.3 Sizing. Gas piping shall be sized in accordance with Tables 402.3(1)
through 402.3(34) or other approved engineering methods (see Appendix A). Exception:
Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a minimum of 1/2 inch diameter.
Section 404 Piping system installation
Section 404.6 Piping in solid floors. Piping in solid floors shall be laid in channels in the
floor and covered in a manner that will allow access to the piping with a minimum amount
of damage to the building. Where such piping is subject to exposure to excessive moisture
or corrosive substances, the piping shall be protected in an approved manner. As an
alternative to installation in channels, the piping shall be installed in accordance with
Section 404.11.
Section 404.9 Minimum burial depth. Underground piping systems shall be installed a
minimum depth of eighteen (18) inches below grade.
Section 404.9.1 Individual outside appliances. Delete this section in its entirety
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Section 406 Inspection, testing, and purging
Section 406.4 Test pressure measurement. Test pressure shall be measured with a
manometer or with a pressure -measuring device designed and calibrated to read, record, or
indicate a pressure loss due to leakage during the pressure test period. The source of
pressure shall be isolated before the pressure tests are made. The equipment used shall be
of an appropriate scale such that pressure loss can be easily determined.
Section 406.4.1 Test pressure. Test pressure to be used shall be not less than ten (10)
PSI, or at the discretion of the code official, the piping and valves may be tested at a
pressure of at least six (6) inches of memory, measured with a manometer or slope gauge.
For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14) inches
water column pressure, the test pressure shall not be less than sixty (60) pounds per
square inch.
Section 406.4.2 Test duration. Test duration shall be held for a length of time
satisfactory to the code official, but in no case for less than fifteen (15) minutes. For welded
piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14) inches water
column pressure, the test duration shall be for a length of time satisfactory to the code
official, but in no case less than thirty (30) minutes.
Section 409 Shutoff valves
Section 409.1.4 valves in CSST installations. Shutoff valves installed with corrugated
stainless steel (CSST) piping systems shall be supported with an approved termination
fitting, or equivalent support, suitable for the size of the valves, of adequate strength and
quality, and located at intervals so as to prevent or damp out excessive vibration but in no
case greater than twelve (12) inches from the center of the valve. Supports shall be
installed so as not to interfere with the free expansion and contraction of the system's
piping, fittings, and valves between anchors. All valves and supports shall be designed
and installed so they will not be disengaged by movement of the supporting piping.
Section 410 Flow controls
Section 410.1 Pressure regulators. Add a second paragraph to this section as follows:
Access to regulators shall comply with the requirements for access to appliances as specified
in Section 306.
Exception: A passageway or level service space is not required when the regulator is
capable of being serviced and removed through the required attic opening.
Section 613 Clothes dryer exhaust.
Section 613.6.1 Maximum length. The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct
shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet from the dryer location to the outlet terminal with not
more than two bends. When extra bends are installed the maximum length of the duct
shall be reduced 2.5 feet for each 45 -degree bend and 5 feet for each 90 -degree bend that
occur after the first two bends, measuring in the direction of airflow.
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