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M E M O R A N D U M
March 4, 2008
TO:
Shana Yelverton, City Manager
FROM:
Paul Ward, CBO, Building Official
SUBJECT
: Ordinance No. 935, 2nd Reading, adopt to the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code.
Purpose:
The purpose of Ordinance No. 935 is to update the Fuel Gas Code of the
City to the 2006 Edition.
Applicability:
The Fuel Gas Code applies to the installation of fuel gas piping systems,
fuel gas burning appliances, gaseous hydrogen systems and related
accessories, in the City of Southlake
Methodology:
Since 1967, the North Central Texas Council of Governments has actively
promoted the standardization of model construction codes in an effort to
simplify the construction process, advance the safety of building systems,
promote common code interpretation, facilitate the mobility of contractors,
and reduce training and construction costs.
The Regional Codes Coordinating Committee (RCCC) and its four
Advisory Boards comprised of local public and private code professionals
continually review the latest editions of the model construction codes and
recommend uniform amendments for the North Central Texas region.
The City of Southlake has representatives sitting on the various
committees participating in the regional recommendation process.
BBA
On January 24, 2008 the Building Board of Appeals met to consider the
proposed ordinances adopting the 2006 I Codes. Charles Bloomberg,
Plans Examiner and David Barnes, Fire Marshal explained the changes in
the I Codes from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Bloomberg explained the most
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significant changes; 1) Residential sprinkling to include non-living space
equaling 6,000 square feet or greater (garages and unfinished bonus
rooms). 2) New fee for unauthorized cover up during construction. 3)
Plumbing AAV (Air Admittance Valve) must be approved prior to
installation and must be marked on plans.
Discussion: Board members and Staff discussed general code
compliance.
A motion was made to recommend adoption of 2006 I Codes with local
amendments. Motion Passed unanimously.
SPIN:
On January 28, 2008, staff held a citywide SPIN meeting in Southlake
Town Hall to present the 8 ordinances in the current 2006 code package.
Explanation was given of the impact, focusing primarily on residential
construction. Questions were asked about specific applications, but no
specific objections were aired.
Action Requested
: Conduct a public hearing and make a recommendation on Ordinance No.
935, adopting the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code and certain local
amendments.
Attachments:
Attachment A- International Codes Update Memo.
Attachment B- Proposed Ordinance 935, 2006 International Fuel Gas
Code.
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M E M O R A N D U M
Date: January 29, 2008
TO: Paul Ward, Chief Building Official
FROM: Chuck Bloomberg, Plans Examiner
SUBJECT: International Codes Update
The City of Southlake has adopted the International Code Council’s construction codes as
our local building codes with regional and local amendments. The codes are continually
updated on the national level and are published every three years. The current codes, the
2006 edition have been reviewed by the Regional Code Coordinating Committee and
Executive Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments and recommended
for adoption by area cities.
2006 International Building Code. This code regulates all buildings not covered by the
IRC. The administrative chapter includes our permits for grading or “earth disturbance.” The
fee section is similar to the IRC ordinance. Again the NCTCOG recommendations are
followed except for some items that are more clarification than actual code changes. We
follow the NCTCOG choice for group B cities as far as fire sprinkler options, protecting
buildings greater than 6000 square feet as we have since 1994 with some modifications.
2006 International Fire Code. This code establishes regulations affecting or relating to
structures, processes, premises and safeguards regarding: (1.) The hazard of fire and
explosion arising from the storage, handling or use of structures, materials or devices; (2.)
Conditions hazardous to life, property or public welfare in the occupancy of structures or
premises; (3.) Fire hazards in the structure or on the premises from occupancy or operation;
(4.) Matters related to the construction, extension, repair, alteration or removal of fire
suppression or alarm systems. Amendments include NCTCOG recommendations and Fire
Services recommendations.
2006 International Energy Conservation Code. This is the code mandated by state law
with specific language that we may not amend it in any way less restrictive than the original
code adopted in 2001. The law established the Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A & M
University as the judge as to what is or is not less restrictive. ESL worked closely with
NCTCOG in making recommendations for this edition of the code.
Attachment A
International Codes Update Memo
2006 ICC Electrical Code Administrative Provisions. This code adopts the 2008
National Electrical Code by reference as written without amendments and also gives the
administrative provisions consistent with the other
International Codes.
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• 2006 International Plumbing Code. This code regulates plumbing systems including
water and sewage and storm sewer piping systems and their fixtures. The Plumbing
ordinance limits amendments to those recommended by NCTCOG.
• 2006 International Fuel Gas Code. This code regulates gas piping, fuel burning
appliances and their vents. Again amendments are limited to the NCTCOG
recommendations.
• 2006 International Mechanical Code. This code regulates Heating, Air Conditioning and
mechanical ventilation systems. The NCTCOG amendments have been recommended for
the IMC.
• 2006 International Residential Code. This code regulates one and two-family dwellings
and townhouses not over three stories high and their accessory structures. The IRC is
unique in that one book covers all construction for dwellings including building, electrical,
plumbing, energy conservation, plumbing, heating and air conditioning and fuel gas piping.
Other than in the administrative chapter and appendix chapters the amendments are as
recommended by NCTCOG. In section 108.8 an unauthorized cover up fee was added to
help get final inspections on swimming pools prior to filling them. The energy code
provisions were revised by ICC and therefore had to be amended to remain in compliance
with state law. The residential sprinkler requirements were changed as recommended by
Fire Services.
Attachment A
International Codes Update Memo
2006 International Fuel Gas Code
ORDINANCE NO. 935
February 11, 2008
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2006
EDITION; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS
THERETO; PROVIDING FOR RECORDING OF SUCH CODE AS A PUBLIC
RECORD; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN
PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,
The City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter
9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS,
City Council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary to adopt this
ordinance governing requirements for the installation and maintenance fuel gas systems
including requirements for materials, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the City of Southlake.
beginning in the spring of 2007, NCTCOG’s Regional Codes Coordinating
WHEREAS,
Committee (RCCC) and its four advisory boards conducted 20 open review meetings over an 8-
month period to review the 2006 editions of the International Codes and to develop regional
amendments. Their review and recommendations were completed and endorsed by NCTCOG’s
Executive Board in October 2007. Now NCTCOG encourages jurisdictions in North Central
Texas to adopt the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code along with its respective regional
amendments with an effective date of April 1, 2008:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That the International Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition, published by The International
Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Southlake, except for
fuel gas systems otherwise regulated under the International Residential Code for One- and Two-
Family Dwellings as adopted. A true and correct copy of this Code is attached to this ordinance
as Exhibit "A."
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SECTION 2
That the 2000 International Fuel Gas Code, as adopted herein, is hereby amended as
provided in Exhibit “B” incorporated herein and attached hereto for all purposes of this
ordinance. The City of Southlake may from time to time determine that additional local
modifications to the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code are necessary and appropriate to meet the
unique construction needs of the City of Southlake. To effectuate these modifications, the City
council shall enact individual ordinances amending this ordinance fully setting forth the change
to be made in the code. The amendments shall be consolidated as Exhibit "B" to this ordinance.
SECTION 3
The material contained in Exhibits "A" and “B” to this ordinance shall not be included in
the formal municipal codification of ordinances, but shall be maintained as a public record in the
office of the City Secretary and will be available for public inspection and copying during
regular business hours.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections 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, sentences, paragraphs and sections 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 section. It is
not the intention of this ordinance to conflict in any way with the Plumbing License Law of
Texas.
SECTION 6
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to
comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for all violations involving zoning, fire
safety or public health and sanitation, including dumping or refuse, and shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars ($500) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7
All rights and remedies of theCity of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of the provisionsof any ordinances affecting the installation and maintenance of
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electrical systems which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as
to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in
court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance buy may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 8
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance
in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions
of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further
proof than the production thereof.
SECTION 9
The CitySecretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish in the official
newspaper of the City of Southlake, the caption, penalty clause, publication clause and effective
date of this ordinance one time within ten days after passage of this ordinance, as required by
Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
SECTION 10
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law, but not sooner than April 1, 2008, and it is so ordained.
Passed And Approved On First Reading On This Day Of , 2008.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:_
CITY SECRETARY
Passed And Approved On Second Reading On This Day Of , 2008.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:_
CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date: EFFECTIVE:
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EXHIBIT “B”
Amendments to the
2006 International Fuel Gas Code
The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2006 International Fuel Gas
Code are hereby amended as follows: Standard type is text from the IFGC. Underlined
type is text inserted. Lined through type is deleted text from IFGC. A double asterisk at
the beginning of a section identifies an amendment carried over from the 2003 edition of
the code and a triple asterisk identifies a new or revised amendment with the 2006
code.
**Section 102.2; insert a sentence to read as follows:
§FG101.2 Scope.
This code is not intended to contradict the Texas Plumbing License
Law. This code shall apply to the installation of fuel gas piping systems, fuel gas
utilization equipment, and related accessories as follows: (Remainder of section
unchanged.)
**Section 102.2; add an exception to read as follows:
Exception:
Existing dwelling units shall comply with Section 621.2.
(Reason: Previous code provisions made unvented heater provisions retroactive except as
provided for in local amendment. This amendment and amendment to IFGC 621.2 better clarify
what the code already states: existing systems may stay unless considered unsafe.)
**Section 102.8; change to read as follows:
102.8 Referenced codes and standards.
The codes and standards referenced in this
code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 8 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.
(Reason: Legal wording to recognize locally adopted codes and amendments adopted with
referenced codes.)
**Section 304.10; change to read as follows:
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304.10 Louvers and grilles.
The required size of openings for combustion, ventilation
and dilution air shall be based on the net free area of each opening. Where the free
area through a design of louver, grille or screen is known, it shall be used in calculating
the size opening required to provide the free area specified. Where the design and free
area of louvers and grilles are not known, it shall be assumed that wood louvers will
have 25-percent free area and metal louvers and grilles will have 75 50-percent free
area.
{Remainder of section unchanged.}
(Reason: This is the generally accepted practice in the region.)
**Section 304.11; change Exception 8 to read as follows:
304.11 Combustion air ducts.
{Bulk of section unchanged.}
8. Combustion air intake openings located on the exterior of a building shall
have the lowest side of such openings located not less than 12 inches (305
mm) vertically from the adjoining grade level or the manufacturer’s
recommendation, whichever is more stringent.
(Reason: To recognize the manufacturer’s installation requirements.)
**Section 305.5; delete.
(Reason: This provision does not reflect standard practice in this area. Consistent with regional
amendment to IMC 304.6.)
**Section 305.7; change to read as follows:
305.7 Clearances from grade.
Equipment and appliances installed at grade level shall
be supported on a level concrete slab or other approved material extending a minimum
of 3 inches (76 mm) above adjoining grade or shall be suspended a minimum of 6
inches (152 mm) above adjoining grade.
(Reason: Consistent with current local practice. Consistent with regional amendment to IMC
304.9.)
***Section 306.3; change to read as follows:
306.3 Appliances in attics.
Attics containing appliances requiring access shall be
provided . . . {bulk of paragraph unchanged} . . . from the opening to the equipment.
The passageway shall have continuous unobstructed solid flooring not less than 24 30
inches (610 762 mm) wide. A level service space not less than 30 inches (762 mm)
deep and 30 inches (762 mm) wide shall be present at the front or service side of the
equipment. 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
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to allow removal of the largest appliance. As a minimum, access to the attic space 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.
4. Access Panel may be used in lieu of items 1, 2, and 3 with prior approval of
the code official due to building conditions.
Exceptions:
{No changes to exceptions.}
(Reason: To provide a safe means of accessibility. Consistent with regional amendment to IMC
306.3.)
**Section 306.5; change to read as follows:
306.5Equipment and appliances on roofs or elevated structures.
Where
equipment and appliances requiring access are installed on roofs or elevated structures
at a an aggregate height exceeding 16 feet (4877 mm), such access shall be provided
by a permanent approved means of access., the extent of which shall be from
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
appliance’s level service space. Such access shall . . . {bulk of section to read the
same}. . . on roofs having a slope greater than 4 units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-
percent slope).
A receptacle outlet shall be provided at or near the equipment and appliance location in
accordance with the Electrical Code.
(Reason: To assure safe access to roof appliances. Consistent with IMC amendments.)
***Section 306.5.1; change to read as follows:
306.5.1 Sloped roofs.
Where appliances, equipment, fans or other components that
require service are installed on a roof having a slope of three units vertical in 12 units
horizontal (25-percent slope) or greater on roofs having slopes greater than 4 units
vertical in 12 units horizontal and having an edge more than 30 inches (762 mm) above
grade at such edge, 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 a level platform
at the appliance. The level platform shall be provided on each side of the appliance to
which access is required for service, repair or maintenance. The platform shall be not
less than 30 inches (762 mm) in any dimension and shall be provided with guards. The
guards shall extend not less than 42 inches (1067 mm) above the platform, shall be
constructed so as to prevent the passage of a 21-inch-diameter (533 mm) sphere and
shall comply with the loading requirements for guards specified in the International
Building Code.
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(Reason: To assure safe access to roof appliances. Consistent with IMC amendments.)
***Add Section 306.7 to read as follows:
306.7 Water heaters above ground or floor.
When the attic, roof, mezzanine or
platform in which a water heater is installed is more than eight (8) feet (2438 mm) above
the ground or floor level, it shall be made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder
fastened to the building.
Exception:
A max 10 gallon water heater (or larger with approval) is capable of
being accessed through a lay-in ceiling and a water heater is installed is not more than
ten (10) feet (3048 mm) above the ground or floor level and may be reached with a
portable ladder.
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.
(Reason: To provide safe access to water heaters. Consistent with regional amendments to
IPC 502.5 and IMC 306.6.)
**Section 401.5; add a second paragraph 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
1/2 to 5 psi gas pressure
Do Not Remove"
(Reason: To protect homeowners and plumbers.)
**Section 402.3; add an exception to read as follows:
Exception:
Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a minimum of 1/2"
( 18 EHD).
(Reason: Pipe less than 1/2" has a history in this region of causing whistling.)
**Section 404.6; change 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 a casing of schedule 40 steel, wrought iron, PVC or ABS pipe with
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tightly sealed ends and joints. Both ends of such casing shall extend not less than 2
inches (51 mm) beyond the point where the pipe emerges from the floor.
(Reason: Referencing Section 404.11 provides CSST piping with outside venting.)
**Section 404.9; change to read as follows:
404.9 Minimum burial depth.
Underground piping systems shall be installed so the
top of pipe is a minimum depth of 12 18 inches (305 458 mm) below grade, except as
provided for in Section 404.9.1.
(Reason: To provide increased protection to piping systems.)
***Section 404.9.1; delete.
(Reason: Individual lines should also be buried to 18 inches.)
***Section 406.1; change to read as follows:
406.1 General.
Prior to acceptance and initial operation, all piping installations shall be
inspected and pressure tested to determine that the materials, design, fabrication, and
installation practices comply with the requirements of this code. The permit holder shall
make the applicable tests prescribed in Sections 406.1.1 through 406.1.5 to determine
compliance with the provisions of this code. The permit holder shall give reasonable
advance notice to the code official when the piping system is ready for testing. The
equipment, material, power and labor necessary for the inspections and test shall be
furnished by the permit holder and the permit holder shall be responsible for
determining that the work will withstand the test pressure prescribed in the following
tests.
(Reason: To utilize language used in the IPC regarding who is responsible for testing
procedures.)
***Section 406.4; change to read as follows:
406.4Test pressure measurement.
Test pressure shall be measured with a
monometer or with a pressure-measuring device designed and calibrated to read,
record, or indicate a pressure loss caused by leakage during the pressure test period.
The source of pressure shall be isolated before the pressure tests are made.
Mechanical gauges used to measure test pressures shall have a range such that the
highest end of the scale is not greater than five times the test pressure.
(Reason: To require the use of more accurate diaphragm gauges. Spring gauges do not
provide accurate measurement below approximately 17 psig.)
***Section 406.4.1; change to read as follows:
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406.4.1 Test pressure.
The test pressure to be used shall be not less than one and
one-half times the proposed maximum working pressure, but not less than 3 3 psig (20
kPa gauge), or at the discretion of the Code Official, the piping and valves may be
tested at a pressure of at least six (6) inches (152 mm) of mercury, measured with a
manometer or slope gauge. irrespective of design pressure. Where the test pressure
exceeds 125 psig (862 kPa gauge), the test pressure shall not exceed a value that
produces a hoop stress in the piping greater than 50 percent of the specified minimum
yield strength of the pipe. For tests requiring a pressure of 3 psig, mechanical
diaphragm gauges used to measure test pressures shall utilize a dial with a minimum
diameter of three and one half inches (3 ½”), a set hand, 1/10 pound incrementation
and pressure range not to exceed 6 psi for tests requiring a pressure of 3 psig. For
tests requiring a pressure of 10 psig, mechanical diaphragm gauges shall utilize a dial
with a minimum diameter of three and one-half inches (3 ½”), a set hand, a minimum of
2/10 pound incrementation and a pressure range not to exceed 20 psi. have a range
such that the highest end of the scale is not greater than five times the test pressure.
For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14)
inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa) (1/2 psi) and less than 200 inches of water
column pressure (52.2 kPa) (7.5 psi), the test pressure shall not be less than ten (10)
pounds per square inch (69.6 kPa). For piping carrying gas at a pressure that exceeds
200 inches of water column (52.2 kPa) (7.5 psi), the test pressure shall be not less than
one and one-half times the proposed maximum working pressure.
(Reason: To provide for lesser pressures to coordinate with the use of more accurate
diaphragm gauges.)
**Section 406.4.2; change to read as follows:
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 not less than fifteen (15) minutes. For welded
piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14) inches water
column pressure (3.48 kPa), the test duration shall be held for a length of time
satisfactory to the Code Official, but in no case for less than thirty (30) minutes. (Delete
remainder of section.)
(Reason: To comply with accepted regional practices.)
**Add Section 409.1.4 to 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 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 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
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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.
(Reason: To provide proper security to CSST valves. These standards were established in this
region in 1999 when CSST was an emerging technology.)
**Section 410.1; add a second paragraph and exception to 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.
(Reason: To require adequate access to regulators.)
**Section 614.6; add a sentence to read as follows:
The size of duct shall not be reduced along its developed length nor at the point of
termination.
(Reason: To clarify the size requirement. Consistent with regional amendment to IMC 504.6.)
***Section 614.6.1; change to read as follows:
614.6.1 Maximum length.
The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct shall
not exceed 25 feet (7620 mm) from the dryer location to the outlet terminal. The
maximum length of the duct shall be reduced 2½ feet (762 mm) for each 45 degree
(0.79 rad) bend and 5 feet (1524 mm) for each 90 degree (1.6 rad) bend.
Exceptions:
1. Where the make and model of the clothes dryer to be installed is known and
the manufacturer’s installation instructions for such dryer are provided to the
code official, the maximum length of the exhaust duct, including any transition
duct, shall be permitted to be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer’s
installation instructions, and provided that a 4 inch by 6 inch sign red in color with
white letters is permanently affixed to the structure stating the following:
Warning: Dryer must be approved for vent length not to exceed
40 feet total developed length (TDL.)
Duct Size: (Insert Number)
Total Developed Length: (Insert Number)
2. Where the first 9 feet of vent are 4” diameter pipe with not over two 90º
bends and the pipe size is then increased to 5” diameter, it may extend
horizontally as far as 28.5 feet to the termination outdoors.
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(Reason: Engineered dryer vent equivalent considering velocity and pressure drop. To make
more consistent with regional practice. Dryer technology has improved to the point where they
should be capable of handling this. Consistent with regional amendment to IMC 504.6.1.)
**Section 621.2; change to read as follows:
621.2 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 Code Official unless an unsafe condition is determined to
exist as described in Section 108.7.
(Reason: Gives code official discretion.)
**Section 624.1.1; change to read as follows:
624.1.1 Installation requirements.
The requirements for water heaters relative to
access, sizing, relief valves, drain pans and scald protection shall be in accordance with
the International Plumbing Code.
(Reason: To clarify installation requirements. Also corresponds with amendments regarding
water heater access.)
END OF AMENDMENTS
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