OR 2002- 990 Adopts the 2000 International Fuel Gas CodeAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2002-990
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 15 BY
REPEALING ARTICLE 15-6, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND REPLACING
THE SAME BY ADOPTION THE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS
CODE, 2000 EDITION, AS THE CITY OF COPPELL FUEL GAS CODE;
PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS
CODE, 2000 EDITION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas be and the
same is hereby amended by amending Chapter 15, by repealing Article 15-6 and replacing the
same by adopting the International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 Edition, with amendments to read as
follows:
"ARTICLE 15-6. FUEL GAS CODE
Sec. 15-6-1. Fuel gas code adopted.
There is hereby adopted the International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 Edition, and made a
part hereof for all purposes, the same as if fully copied in full herein, with the exception
of such sections hereof, which are hereafter deleted, amended, or modified.
Sec. 15-6-2 Amendments.
The following sections of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 Edition, are hereby
amended to read as follows:
"1. Section 101.1 shall be amended to provide for the title, which shall read as follows:
101.1 Title ..... known as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Coppell .....
2. Section 101.2 shall be amended to add subsection 5, which shall read as follows:
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101.2. Scope .....
It is hereby noted that the scope of this code is not intended to supercede and
furthermore, shall correspond with the most current adoption of the State of Texas
Plumbing License Law.
3. Section 102.2 add an exception to read as follows:
102.8 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced herein
shall be those that are listed 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 1999 National
Electrical Code, as adopted and amended.
Section 202.3 shall be amended by amending the definition of "Unvented Room
Heater" to read as follows:
..... For the purpose of installation, this definition shall also include "Unvented
Decorative Appliance".
Section 302.3 shall be amended by deleting in its entirety and replaced with language
to read as follows:
302.3 Cutting, notching and boring in wood framing. When permitted by the
International Building Code, the cutting, notching and boring of wood framing
members shall comply with Sections 302.3.1 through 302.3 of this code.
Section 305.4 shall be amended by deleting in its entirety and replacing with
provisions for "Clearances from grades", which shall read as follows:
305.4. 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 3 inches (76 mm) or shall be suspended a
minimum of 6 inches (152 mm) above adjoining grade.
7. Section 306.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 306.3 Appliances in attics. Attics containing appliances requiring access
shall be provided... (bulk of section unchanged).., side of the appliance. The clear
access opening dimensions shall be a minimum of 20 inches by 30 inches (508 mm
by 762 mm) or larger where such dimensions are not large enough to allow removal
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of the largest appliance. As a minimum, access to the attic space of residential uses
shall be provided by one of the following:
1. A permanent stair.
2. A pull-down stair.
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.
8. Section 306.3.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
..... Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be installed in a manner to prevent
physical damage.
9. Section 306.4.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
..... Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be installed in a manner to prevent
physical damage.
10. Section 306.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 306.5. Appliances on roof and elevated structures. Where appliances
requiring access are installed on roofs or elevated structures at a height exceeding 16
feet (2438 mm), such access shall be provided by a permanent means of access.
Permanent exterior ladders providing roof access need not extend closer than 8 feet
(2438 mm) to the finish grade or floor level below and shall extend to the equipment
and appliances level service space. Such access shall not require climbing over
obstructions .....
11. Add Section 306.5.2, Catwalk, and renumber Electrical Requirements to Section
306.5.3 and amend the same by providing for additional installation requirements,
which shall to read as follows:
306.5.2 Catwalk. On roofs having slopes greater than 4 units vertical in 12 units
horizontal, a catwalk at least 16 inches in width with substantial cleats spaced not
more than 16 inches apart shall be provided from the roof access to the working
platform at the appliance.
306.5.3 Electrical requirements ...... Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall
be installed in a manner to prevent physical damage.
12. Section 306 shall be amended by adding Section 306.7 and subsection 306.7.1, which
shall read as follows:
306.7 Water heaters above ground or floor. When the mezzanine or platform in
which a water heater is installed is more than 8 feet (2438 mm) above the ground or
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floor level, it shall be made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder fastened to
the building.
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 shall be provided in accordance with the Section 306.3.1.
13. Section 401.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
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: ½ to 5 psi gas pressure, DO NOT REMOVE
14. Section 402.3 shall be amended by adding an exception to read as follows:
Exception: Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a minimum of lA inch.
15. Section 404.6 shall be amended to read as follows:
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 of this Code.
16. Section 404.9 shall be amended to read as follows:
404.9 Minimum burial depth. Underground fuel piping systems shall be installed a
minimum depth of 18 inches (458 mm) below grade.
17. Section 404.9.1 shall be deleted in it entirety.
18. Section 406.4, subsection 406.4.1 and subsection 406.4.2 shall be deleted and
replaced with similar language which shall read as follows:
406.4 Test pressure measurement ...... The equipment used shall be of an
appropriate scale such that pressure loss can be easily determined.
406.4.1 Test pressure. The test pressure to be used shall not be less than 15 psig
(103 kPa gauge). For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in
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excess of 14 inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa), the test pressure shall not
be less than 60 psi (413.4 kPa).
406.4.2 Test duration. Test duration shall be held for a length of time satisfactory
to the Building Official, but in no case for less than 15 minutes. For welded
piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of 14 inches water
column pressure (3.48 kPa), the test duration shall be held for a length of time
satisfactory to the Building Official, but in no case for less than 30 minutes.
19. Section 409.1 shall be amended by adding subsection 409.1.4, which shall read as
follows:
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 valve, of
adequate strength and quality, located at intervals so as to prevent or damp out
excessive vibration, but in no case greater than 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.
20. Section 410.1 shall be amended by adding a second paragraph and exception, which
shall read 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.
21. Section 613.6 shall be amended by adding a sentence to read as follows:
613.6 ..... The size of duct shall not be reduced along its developed length nor at the
point of termination.
22. Section 613.6.1 shall be deleted and replaced with similar language to read as
follows:
613.6.1. Maximum length. The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct
shall not exceed 25 feet (7620 mm) from the dryer location to the wall or roof
termination, with not more than two bends. When extra bends are installed, the
maximum length of the duct shall be reduced 2.5 feet (762 mm) for each 45
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degree (0.79 rad) bend and 5 feet (1524 mm) for each 90 degree (1.6 rad) bend
that occur after the first two bends, measured in the direction of air flow.
23. Amend Section 620.2 to read as follows:
620.2 Prohibited use. One or more unvented room heaters shall not be used as the
sole source of comfort heating in a dwelling unit.
Exception: Existing approved unvented heaters may continue to be used
in dwelling units, in accordance with the code provisions in effect when
installed, when approved by the Building Official unless an unsafe
condition is determined to exist as described in Section 108.7 of this Code.
24. Amend Section 623.1.1 to read as follows:
623.1.1 Installation requirements. The requirements for water heaters relative to
access, sizing, relief valves, drain pans and scald protection shall be in accordance
with this code."
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work in this
ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3. That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the preceding
sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or any proceeding, suit
or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal shall take effect; but every
such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit or prosecution had or commenced
shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof
so repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subject to a fine
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not to exceed the stun of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense, except where a
different penalty has been established by State law for such offense, the penalty shall be that
fixed by State law, and for any offense which is a violation of any provision of law that governs
fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, the penalty shall
be fine not to exceed the stun of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each
and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of Coppell, Texas, this the 23rd day of
April, 2002.
APPROVED:
CANDY SHEEHAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LIBBY BALL. CITY SECRETARY
ROBERT HAGER CITY ATTORNEY
(RElrFcdb 4/1/02)
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