That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the Building & Zoning office of the City of Louisburg, Kansas, being marked and designated as the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Louisburg in the State of Kansas regulating and governing fuel gas systems and gas-fired appliances as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fuel Gas Code on file at the office of the City of Louisburg, Kansas, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in 4-602.
(Ord. 869; Code 2020; Ord. 1123)
The following sections are hereby revised:
SECTION 101.1. TITLE. Section 101.1 of the IFGC is hereby amended to read as follows: Title: This code shall be known and referred to this code, the IFGC, or Fuel Gas Code of the City of Louisburg, Kansas.
SECTION 106.6.2. FEE SCHEDULE. Section 106.6.2 shall incorporate the below fee schedule:
FUEL GAS FEE SCHEDULE
Fuel Gas Piping $25
Other Fuel Gas Permits $25
Inspections outside of normal business hours $50/hour (2 hour minimum).
SECTION 106.6.3. FEE REFUNDS. Section 106.6.3 of the IFGC is hereby amended to read as follows: Fee Refunds. Unless specifically set forth herein, all fees paid are non-refundable. The code official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder, which was erroneously paid or collected. The code official shall upon request authorize refunding of not more than eighty (80) percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The code official shall upon request authorize refunding of not more than eighty (80) percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done. The code official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permit holder not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee payment.
SECTION 106.7. PLACEMENT OF PERMIT. A new Section 106.7 of the IFGC is hereby added to read as follows: Placement of Permit. All permits shall be posted to be visible from the street and kept on the site of the work until the completion of the project.
SECTION 108.5. STOP WORK ORDERS. Section 108.5 of the IFGC is hereby amended to read as follows: Stop Work Orders. Upon notice from the code official that work is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, the owner’s agent, or the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Any violation of a stop work order will constitute a violation of this code.
(Ord. 869; Code 2020; Ord. 1123)
The violation of this ordinance by any person, whether owner, tenant, contractor or other person, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each offense. In case any activity is, or is proposed to be, used in violation of this article, the Building Inspector, City Attorney, or other appropriate authority of the municipality may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful activity.
(Ord. 869; Code 2020; Ord. 1123; Ord. 1140)