HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-01 02-23 CCO A OP' ;I i;AdCE R .LATIING TO GAS Pl.l'IING
IN TEL VILLAGE OF ER.00r I;'i CENTHR
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THE VILLAGE COUNCi.L OF THE V1LL.Ai "E OF PROOKLYN CENTER, MIPtiNESOTA DO ORAIAIN
AS FOLLOP11" :
1. Sections 3 - 81l throug'r. 3 - 8.i5 inclusive of the ordinances
of the Uillaie of Brooklyn Center are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sects�n 3 - %11. ADOPLLNG OF GAL PLFI;:G Oh_Ui_NA(r; OF Tti CITY
OF There, is hereby adopted and incorporated
into this ordinance by reference thereto, by marking three
copies thereof as "official copies" and filing them for
reference and inspection in the office of the Village Clerk,
all of that certain ordinance of tree City of Piinneapolis
adopted by the Cit; Council of said City, entitled "An
Ordinance to regulate the construction, extension, alterati,.)n
and repairing of gas piping work and repealing certain ordinazace
provisions" as amended and now in effect and published in
1955; in pamphlet form entitled "PI ;;BUNG, WATth AND GAS PIPI`G
0RD7N1 S and containing Sections 1 through 13 inclusive;
provided,, however, that the following numbered sections of said
ordinance are not hereby adopted or incorporated into this
ordinance: Section 3, pave bb; and provided, further, that
wherever the tern... "City of Plinneapolis" shall appear in said
ordinance it shall t.e construed to mee.n "Village of Brookiyh
Center "; wherever the term "Department of Buiidings" appears
it shall be construed to mean the "Department of Building of
the Village of Brooklyn Center "; and wherever the term
"Plumbing Inspector" is used it shall be construed to mean the
"Plumbing inspector of the Vida, e of Brookl-.Tn. Venter ", and the
term "Minneapolis Gas t' Ordinance" as. used therein shall
be construed to mean "Vii!a;;e of Brooklyn Center Gas rip.ng
Ordinance."
Sec 3 - f i? . PEP`Pi _T RJ, D. No person, firm or corporation
shall hereafter install, alter, ma- :ntain or repair any system
• for the use of illuminating:; or fuel g_as or instaiiipg, altering,
repairing, or aervici.ng an,, g_a., burning, device connected thereto
in or for any building or structure in the Village of Brooklyn
Center without first obtuirin€ a permit therefor.
Section 3 - x,13. PHA T�1T :l`•iD Tiq'SPhCTIU?'a. An applicant
for a permit shall submit a plan of ttre proposed installation,
including a proposedt layou t, whiff describes the container:,
valves, piping, fittin_s, safety devices and, appliances to be
installed. The .PlumLang Inspector shall be notified as soon as
the a.nstailation is co:rrltted., and as soon as practicable
thereafter tl Plumbing Inspector shall conduct a pressure test
of the system. No system shall 'Le placed in use until the
pressure test ha& teen made and the installation: approved in
writing by the Pliuric ng inspector.
Section 3 LICE14 iw person, firm or
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corporation sn ail enEa;e in ti busi-
ness of nstail
or repairing any system for the use of i-Li or
• fuel ga§ or In the installation, aitering, or repairing
of any gas burning device col thereto without first
I iavii procured a -License therefor as herein provided,
except that a person, fir;ii or corporation duly licensed
as a plumber by the Villa,,e of Brookl Center shall not
require any further license to engaEe in such -,,jork. Licenses
shall be Issued only to individuals or contractors who show
a thorough understanding or tn�e laws and regulations governing
t� :e installation of iii or fuel ga systems and �.'as
burning devices and who demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skid
and training to enal-le them to carry on the wort-, of installing,
maintain%n-, anr aiter'nF illuminating or fuel was systems and
gas burning devices. An-7 per,-o firm or corporation holding a
Class A gas fitters license from the City of Min: eapoil.s snail
be deemed prima. facie qualified to obLain a li cense from the
ViliaE of Eroolkl uenter. A person, firm or corporation
enga--ed in the business of installing or repairing heating plants
who is du2-7 licensed for sucl, n by th-e Villa; e shal not
require a license under - Ur,is section to install such heating
systems Jnvoiv3ng the use of gas.
(a) The applicant sra-Li pa a Twenty-five (425.0U) Boller
License fee and Fifteen ' for renewal thereafter,
and the license shall run from May I to April 30 of the following
year
(b) Appiacat:-on for a license si 1.. be made to tie iiiia. e
Council and such . siaii be granted by a majority vote 01
the Uouncii upon proof of the applicant's qualifications and upon
the filing of a bond in the amount of �1,000.00 conditioned
upon comp wits� this oidinance.
(c) Ao license snail be issued unless and until the
applicant siai.,- first file with the V Ulerk a p oiicy or
poll - �nsurance ins such a cies of I against liability
imposed by law on account of d,�maEe to or destruction of property
in the amount of and on account of injury to persons in
the amount of �-L)O,UUO for each accident. Any such po!- shall
provi(je tnat it may not be cancelled by the insurer except upon
• notice to the Vilic,Y o -Lrooa , 1 - yn Center. In case of cancellation
of such insurance such iicens-- snall be suspended automatically
unt i such insiu ance h::s Lyen replaced.
Section 3-`15. CORT-1C!'CU OF UNIA-JEH C(TFDIIT?ONE. 'lie Piwilbing
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I n - e tor and the Viliag:e - klarshali are hereby empowered to
cause any iiium_nating or fuel gas. system or any
, gas burning
device connected thereto to be shut off whenever they shall find
that such system or o.evice dues not comply with the requirements
of the such_ ord'.-nances or whenever the system for any reason
presents an immediate hazard. to life or property. They ma att�lch
a waxning tag to such system whJc -states that such system is in
vioiatio, of the VI-Lia. ordinance: or constitute an immediate
hazard. It shall i un-lawful for an person to cause such system
to be placed in use they :after untnLjl it shaii be approved by the
PiumbinE; Inspector in writing.
2. Thi,-. ordinance shaii take effect fr3m and after its legal
publication.
Passed bv the U iliar e UounciL of tie Village of Brooklyn Center
this 2
.)ra day of February iQbU,
I r
Attest:
Cierk,
(S-F-AL)