La Cañada Flintridge Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Gas Service

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to disconnect, or cause or permit to be disconnected, any gas stove, gas heater, or fixture or gas appliance from any gas service pipe, house pipe, outlet or connection, without immediately thereafter capping, plugging or closing such service pipe, house pipe, outlet or connection by means of a hosecock, stopcock, valve or cap.

Each such hosecock, stopcock, valve or cap shall be of iron or brass, shall be threaded with standard iron pipe threads, and shall be securely installed on such service pipe, outlet or connection and shall be capable of withstanding the pressure test provided for in Section 10.08.040.

(LACC Ord. 1803 § 1, 1930)

It shall be the duty of each person, firm or corporation supplying gas to any building or structure or to any gas stove, gas heater, gas fixture or gas appliance to attach to the riser pipe adjacent to the meterdock at the time of installing any gas meter or the turning on or turning off of gas service pipe, house pipe, outlet or connection thereof will be capped, plugged or closed, as herein in this chapter provided, whenever any gas stove, gas heater, gas fixture or gas appliance is removed or disconnected therefrom.

(LACC Ord. 1803 § 2, 1930)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, other than a duly authorized agent or employee of a person, firm or corporation furnishing or applying gas to, and whose service pipe supplies or connects with, any particular premises to turn on or reconnect, or to use or permit to be turned on or reconnected, gas service in or on any premises where and when gas service is not at the time being metered or furnished.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to turn on or connect, or to cause or permit to be turned on or connected, in or on any premises unless each outlet is properly and securely connected to a gas stove, heater, fixture or appliance, or is capped, plugged or closed by a hosecock, stopcock, valve cap so connected or installed as to be capable of withstanding pressure test provided for in Section 10.08.040.

(LACC Ord. 1803 § 3, 1930)

Each hosecock, stopcock, valve or cap required by the provisions of this chapter shall be so constructed and installed as to render the portion of the pipe line whereon the same is installed capable of withstanding without leaking, an air pressure of not less than ten pounds per square inch, sustained without diminishing for a period of not less than five minutes.

Provided, that where any gas piping upon which the same is installed is intended to or does carry a greater pressure than the normal pressure in gas supply mains, such installation shall be capable of withstanding, without leaking, an air pressure of not less than twice the pressure intended to be carried thereby, sustained without diminishing, for a period of not less than five minutes.

(LACC Ord. 1803 § 4, 1930)

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