Ordinance 3560 - Laserfiche WebLink

no such opening, vent or duct shall be required when the room or space containing such meters has a floor area of more than 2000 square feet. No liquified petroleum gas meter or tank shall be located in any basement or cellar. Any gas service entering any building underground with- out first rising above ground, shall pass through a vented pit or encasement directly adjacent to the building or vented by means of a curb box. A gas line entering a building through a concrete wall or concrete foundation, or underground, shall be encased in an outer jacket of not less than standard black steel pipe from a point not less than four (4) inches outside the building foundation line to a point not less than two (2) inches above the floor line at point of egress and shall be welded gas tight at each end. No meter shall be placed in any location where it will be exposed to injury. Location, dimensions and type of installation shall be designated by the Gas Company. Where gas meters are installed above ground at the house, each consumer's service line shall be provided by the gas company with a suitable stop or curb cock located in an accessible place, and at the inlet of the meter. Where an underground meter is used, each consumer' s house line shall be provided with a suitable stop cock (still cock) at a point above ground where the gas line enters the building. Where more than one meter is supplied through one service line a stop cock shall be installed at each meter inlet in addition to the service line stop. The size of house piping not otherwise provided for in this section shall be approved by the inspector and satisfactory to the gas oompany. SECTION 17 - PIPE SPECIFICATIONS 1. All pipe used for the installation, extension, altera- tion or repair of any house gas piping shall be of standard weight and standard dimension black wrought iron or black steel pipe, and such pipe shall either be new or shall have previously been used -�3-