HomeMy WebLinkAbout022 - 02/04/2014 - AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPEALNG THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL F ORDINANCE NO. 022, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPEALNG THE
2009 INTERNA TIONAL FUEL GAS CODE (IFGC) AND ADOPTING THE
2012 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, WITH AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, since 1924, the City has reviewed, amended and adopted the latest
nationally recognized building standards available for the times; and
WHEREAS, upon recommendation of City staff, the City Council has determined that it
is in the best interests of the City to align the five interconnected basic construction codes under
one publication year; and
WHEREAS, the five interconnected basic construction codes are the International
Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International
Fuel Gas Code, and International Energy Conservation Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the 2012 publication year of the five
interconnected basic construction codes ought to be adopted and that their counterpart codes
previously adopted should be repealed, both in order to align the publication years of the codes
and also because the 2012 publications contain improvements in construction code regulation;
and
WHEREAS, City staff has conducted a significant public outreach program, working
with the regulated construction industry and building professionals; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the five interconnected basic construction codes has been
presented to and recommended by the Affordable Housing Board, the Commission on Disability,
the Air Quality Advisory Board, the Natural Resources Advisory Board, the Building Review
Board, the Electric Board, the Landmark Preservation Commission and the Water Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has detenmined that it is in the best interest of the health,
safety and welfare of the City and its citizens that the 2009 International Fuel Gas Code, as
amended be repealed, and that in its place, the 2012 International Fuel Gas Code be adopted,
with amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 5-111 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-111. Adoption of standards for fuel gas piping, equipment and accessories.
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Pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the City Council by Section 31 - 16-202,
C .R. S . , and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter, the City Council hereby repeals the 2009
International Fuel Gas Code (2009 IFGC) , and adopts, as the fuel gas code of the City, the 2012
International Fuel Gas Code (2012 IFGC), published by the International Code Council, which
shall have the same force and effect as though set forth in full herein. The subject matter of the
2012 International Fuel Gas Code (2012 IFGC) adopted herein includes comprehensive
regulations governing the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of fuel gas
piping systems, fuel gas utilization equipment and related accessories for the purposes of
protecting public health, safety and general welfare .
Section 2 . That Section 5 - 112 Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby repealed and
reenacted to read in its entirety as follows :
Sec. 5-112 Amendments and deletions to code.
The 2012 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE adopted herein is hereby amended in the
following respects :
( 1 ) Section 101. 1 Title is hereby amended to read as follows :
" 101 . 1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Fort
Collins, hereinafter referred to as "this code ."
(2) Section 102. 8 Referenced codes and standards, is hereby amended to read as follows :
"Section 102.8 Referenced codes and standards The codes and standards referenced in
this codes shall be those that are listed in Section 101 .4 of the adopted International
Building Code, entitled ` Referenced codes ' and such codes and standards shall be
considered as part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such
reference .
(3) Section 103 Department of inspection is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows :
"SECTION 103 — CODE ADMINISTRATION
103 . 1 Entity charged with code administration shall be as determined in accordance
with Section 103 of the adopted International Building Code, entitled ` Code
Administration' ."
(4) Section 106. 6 Fees is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows :
"SECTION 106.6 FEES
106.6 Payment of fees . All items relating to fees shall be as specified in Section 109 of
the adopted International Building Code, entitled ` Fees ' . "
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(5) Section 108.4 Violation penalties, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"108.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code, fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof or erect, install, alter or repair work in
violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a
permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor subject to the penalties and fines specified in Section 1-15 of the City
Code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be
deemed a separate offense."
(6) Section 108.4.1 Work commencing before permit issuance is hereby added to read as
follows:
"108.4.1 Work commencing before permit issuance. In addition to the penalties set
forth in 108.4, any person or firm who, before obtaining the necessary permit(s),
commences any construction of, or work on, a building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing system that is not otherwise exempted from obtaining a permit,
shall be subject to a fine in addition to the standard prescribed permit fee. Said fine shall
be equal in amount to the permit fee, except that it shall not be less than $50 nor more
than $1,000 for the first such violation. A person or firm committing the same such
violation repeatedly shall be subject to a fine equal to double the amount of the permit fee
or double the amount of the fee imposed for the preceding violation, whichever is greater,
for every such subsequent violation committed within 180 days of a previous violation.
Said fines may be appealed to the City Manager pursuant to Chapter 2, Article VI of the
City Code."
(7) Section 109.1 General,is hereby added to read as follows:
"109.1 General. Appeals of decisions, determinations and interpretations of this code
shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 113 of the adopted
International Building Code, entitled `Board of Appeals'." ,
(8) Section 301.3 Listed and labeled is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence to read
as follows:
"301.3 Listed and labeled. Appliances regulated by this code shall be listed and labeled
for the application in which they are used unless otherwise approved in accordance with
Section R104.1 1."
(9) Section 303.3 Prohibited locations is hereby amended by deleting Exceptions "3" and
"4"
(10) Section 303.5.1 Natural Draft Appliances locations, is hereby added to read as follows:
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"303.5. 1 Natural Draft Appliances locations . For new multi family buildings and new
appliances within additions to multi family buildings, natural draft appliances shall not
be located within the building thermal envelope or be located in a space where the only
access to that space is from sleeping rooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, storage closets, or
surgical rooms.
Exceptions .
I . Where natural draft appliances are located in an enclosed mechanical room and
sealed to air flow from adjoining conditioned areas and the following conditions
are met:
a. The access to the mechanical room is through a self-closing, gasketed
door.
b. No other exhaust appliances are located within the mechanical room.
c . The mechanical room is provided with outside combustion air as specified
in this code .
d. The isolation of the mechanical room from adjoining conditioned areas is
verified with a differential-pressure test performed by an approved
agency.
e. Such natural draft appliances pass a combustion safety test under worst-
case depressurization conditions conducted by an approved agency, in
accordance with Building Performance Institute (BPI) Technical
Standards for the Heating Professional.
f. Documentation of satisfactory testing results is submitted to the Building
Official prior to approval.
2 . Natural draft fireplaces that pass a combustion safety test under worst-case
depressurization conditions conducted by an approved agency, in accordance with
the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Technical Standards for the Heating
Professional, prior to approval. "
( 11 ) Section 304. 11 Combustion air ducts item #1 exception is hereby amended to read as
follows :
Exception .
"Where the installation of galvanized steel ducts is not practical due to existing finish
materials within dwelling units that are undergoing alteration or reconstruction,
unobstructed stud and joist spaces shall not be prohibited from conveying combustion air,
provided that not more than one required fireblock is removed. "
( 12) Section 304. 11 Combustion air ducts, is hereby amended by adding item #9 to read as
follows :
"9 . All combustion air openings or ducts shall be readily identifiable with an approved
label or by other means warning persons that obstruction of such openings or ducts may
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cause fuel-burning equipment to release combustion products and dangerous levels of
carbon monoxide into the building."
(13) Section 305.1 General is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph and
replacing it to read as follows:.
"Where natural drat appliances are replaced in existing multi family buildings, all
appliances with a draft hood shall pass a combustion safety test under natural conditions,
conducted by an approved agency in accordance with the Building Performance Institute
(BPI) Technical Standards for the Heating Professional. Such appliances shall also be
combustion safety tested under worst-case depressurization conditions, by an approved
agency in accordance with Building Performance Institute (BPI) Technical Standards for
the Heating Professional. Should an appliance not pass such test, a disclosure form
reporting the test results shall be provided to the dwelling unit owner. A copy of such
disclosure form, signed by the homeowner, shall be submitted to the Building Official
prior to approval."
(14) Section 305.3 Elevation of ignition source is hereby amended to read as follows:
"305.3 Elevation of ignition source. Electrical devices, equipment and appliances
having an ignition source shall be elevated such that the source of ignition is not less than
18 inches (457 mm) above the floor in hazardous locations and public garages, private
garages, repair garages, motor fuel-dispensing facilities and parking garages. For the
purpose of this section, rooms or spaces that are not part of the living space of a dwelling
unit and that communicate directly with a private garage through openings shall be
considered to be part of the private garage."
(15) Section 308.4.5 Clearance front supply ducts is hereby amended to read as follows:
"308.4.5 Clearance from supply ducts. Supply air ducts connecting to listed central
heating furnaces where the bonnet temperature exceeds 150°F (68°C), shall have the
same minimum clearance to combustibles as required for the furnace supply plenum for a
distance of not less than 3 feet (914 mm) from the supply plenum. Clearance is not
required beyond the 3-foot (914 mm) distance."
(16) Section 404.9 Above ground piping outdoors is hereby amended to read as follows:
"404.9 Above-ground piping outdoors. All piping installed outdoors shall be elevated
not less than 6 inches (152 mm) above ground and where installed across roof surfaces,
shall be elevated not less than 3% inches (89 mm) above the roof surface. Piping installed
above ground, outdoors, and installed across the surface of roofs shall be securely
supported and located where it will be protected from physical damage. Where passing
through an outside wall, the piping shall also be protected against corrosion by coating or
wrapping with an inert material. Where piping is encased in a protective pipe sleeve, the
annular space between the piping and the sleeve shall be sealed."
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(17) Section 404.12 Minimum burial depth is hereby amended to read as follows:
"404.12 Minimum burial depth. Underground piping systems shall be installed a
minimum depth of 18 inches (457 mm) below grade, except as provided for in Section
404.10.1."
(18) Section 404.12.1 Individual outside appliances, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"404.12.1 Individual outside appliances. Individual lines to outside lights, grills or
other appliances shall be installed a minimum of 18 inches (457 mm) below finished
grade.
Exception:
Approved materials installed a minimum of 6 inches (152 mm) below finished grade
when covered with a concrete slab 3 %2 inches (88.9 mm) in minimum thickness."
(19) Section 404.15 Outlet closure is hereby amended to read as follows:
"404.15 Outlet closures. Gas outlets and fittings which allow for future gas line
expansion that do not connect to appliances shall be provided with an approved gas
shutoff valve with the end capped gas-tight.
Exception:
1. Listed and labeled flush-mounted-type quick disconnect devices and listed
and labeled gas convenience outlets shall be installed in accordance with
the manufacturer's installation instructions.
2. Drip/dirt legs installed at the floor level at appliances."
(20) Section 405.1 General is hereby amended to read as follows:
"405.1 General. Changes in direction of rigid metallic pipe specified in Section 403.4
shall be permitted to be made only by the use of fittings and factory bends."
(21) Section 405.2 Metallic pipe is hereby deleted in its entirety:
(22) Section 406.4.1 Test pressure is hereby amended to read as follows:
"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 10 psig (67 kPa
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."
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(23) Section 409.5.2 Vented decorative appliances and room heaters is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"409.5.2 Vented decorative appliances and room heaters. Shutoff valves for vented
decorative appliances, room heaters and decorative appliances for installation in vented
fireplaces shall be permitted to be installed in an area remote from the appliances where
such valves are provided with ready access. Such valves shall be permanently identified
and shall serve no other appliance. Remote valves shall be operable on the same floor as
the appliance served and within 12 feet (3.66 m) of the appliance as measured along the
floor line. The piping from the shutoff valve to within 6 feet (1829 mm) of the appliance
shall be designed, sized and installed in accordance with Sections 401 through 408."
(24) Section 410.3 Venting of regulators is hereby amended to read as follows:
"410.3 Venting of regulators. Pressure regulators that require a vent shall be vented
directly to the outdoors. The vent shall be designed to prevent the entry of insects, water
and foreign objects. Vents shall not terminate within 3 feet (0.916 m) of openings into the
building."
(25). Section: 501.8 Appliances not required to be vented is hereby amended by deleting items
#8 and #10.
(26) Section 503.2.2 Well-ventilated spaces, is hereby deleted.
(27) Section 503.5.6.1 Chimney lining is hereby amended by deleting the exception:
503.5.6.1 Chimney lining. Chimneys shall be lined in accordance with NFPA 211.
(28) Section 503.6.5 Minimum height is hereby amended by the addition of the last sentence
to read as follows:
"503.6.5 Minimum height. A Type B or L gas vent shall terminate at least 5 feet (1524
mm) in vertical height above the highest connected appliance draft hood or flue collar. A
Type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least 12 feet (3658 mm) in vertical height above the
bottom of the wall furnace. All gas vents shall tenminate a minimum of 22 inches (559
mm) above the surface or grade directly below."
(29) Section 614.4 Exhaust installation is hereby amended to read as follows:
"614.4 Exhaust installation. Exhaust ducts for clothes dryers shall terminate on the
outside of the building and shall be equipped with a backdraft damper. Dryer exhaust
duct terminations shall not be located within 36 inches (914 mm) of exterior openings
into conditioned spaces, crawl spaces and attics. Screens shall not be installed at the duct
termination. Ducts shall not be connected or installed with sheet metal screws or other
fasteners that will obstruct the flow. Clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall not be connected to
a vent connector, vent or chimney. Clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall not extend into or
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through ducts or plenums."
(30) Section 614.6.5.2 Manufacturer's instructions is hereby deleted in its entirety:
(31) Section 621 Unvented room Treaters, is hereby deleted in its entirety:
(32) Section 623.3.1 Kitchens with gas cooking is hereby added to read as follows:
"623.3.1 Kitchens with gas cooking. Gas cooking appliances in residential kitchens shall
be supplied with an exhaust system vented to the outside. Ducts serving kitchen exhaust
systems shall not terminate in an attic or crawl space or areas inside the building and
shall not induce or create a negative pressure in excess of negative 3 Pa or adversely
affect gravity-vented appliances."
(33) Section 630.3 Combustion and ventilation air is hereby amended to read as follows:
"630.3 (IFGS) Combustion and ventilation air. Where infrared heaters are installed,
natural or mechanical means shall provide outdoor ventilation air at a rate of not less than
4 cfm per 1,000 Btu/h (0.38 m3/min/kW) of the aggregate input rating of all such heaters
installed in the space. Exhaust openings for removing flue products shall be above the
level of the heaters."
(34) Section 636 Outdoor decorative appliances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"636.1 General. Permanently fixed-in-place outdoor decorative appliances shall be tested
in accordance with ANSI Z21.97 and shall be provided with aflame safeguard device
and be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Appliances shall not
be located beneath or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction."
(35) Chapter 8 REFERENCED STANDARDS is hereby amended by adding the following
additional referenced standard in alphabetical sequence:
BPI - Building Performance Institute
107 Hermes Road, Suite 110
Malta, NY 12020
BPI 104 Envelope Professional Standard and BPI Technical Standards for the Heating
Professional
Referenced in Amended 12 IFGC Section 303.5.1 Natural Draft Appliances Locations
and Section 305.1 General.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
January, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of February, A.D. 2014.
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