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free-ehtorine-residuat—ef-0-5-parts—per-—mitiion,-Fhe-disinfeetant—shaii-—
be-sntredueed-inte-the-veeireutation—system—ahead-—of—the-filters—
4h} Gaseous chlorination to be approved by state board of health. Gaseous
chlorination systems shall not be made use of an a disinfection method
for pool water except when approved by the Florida State Board of Health.
SECTION LIII seettoen—-5—-423-UELectrieat—instatiattons." which reads:
ta} Complianee-with~-eteetrieat-eede> Atl-electriealt—instattattens-provided
fer;,-insteitted-and—used-in-—eonjuction—-with-swimmineg-peeits—skhaili-be-in
eonfermanee—-with-the—-erdinanees-—resuiatine—eteectrteat—instatletionss
{b} Distanee-ef-eonductors-from-poet, Ne-eurrent-earrying—eleetrieal—eondueters
sheii-—eress—swimmtne—poeis;—etther-—oeverhkead-or—undereround-—er—within
£4£teen—{15}--feet-ef—sueh-pootss
fe} Fenees-and-raiiings—te—be-grounded: Ati-metai-fenees;—enetosures—or
raitings—near—or-adjacent—-te-swimming-peets; whieh--might—beeeme
eteetrieaily—altve—as—a-result—of-eentaet—shail-—be-effeetively-—greundeds
shall hereby be rescinded and each of its parts.
SECTION LIV section 5-132 "Standard Gas Code; adoption" shall hereby be
amended to read:
There is hereby adopted by the city, for the purpose of regulating the
installation, alteration, and maintenance of all piping extending from the
point of delivery of natural and/or manufactured gas for use as a fuel and
designed to convey or carry the same to gas appliances and regulating the
installation and maintenance of appliances designed to utilize such gas as
a fuel within the corporate limits of the city, that certain gas code known
as the Standard Gas Code, £97€ current edition and subsequent revisions to
said code.
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SECTION LV seetten—-5-134--UPurpese-and-Seepe" which reads:
Fhe-purpese-ef-this-artiele-is—te-provide-minimum-standards;—provisiens
and-requirements—for-safe-insteliation—oef-—eonsumer's—gas-—piping-—and—geas
appiieneess Aiti-sueh-gas-piping-and-gas—appiteanees—insteaiied, replaced;
matntained,—or-repatred—-within-the-corperate-timits—of-the-eity—shail—eonform
te-the-requirements—of-this-arttele—and—-te—the-—speetfteations,;—rutes—and
veeutations—entitied—-Standard-Gas—Code;-1976-Edition;—herein-adepteds—whieh
speetfieations;—rutes;—and-reputations—are—hereby—ineorporated—heretn—by
veferenee—and—made—e-part—of-this—artiele—as—if—fully—set—forth-heretns
€Gepies—ef-sueh-speetfieations;—rutes;—and-regutations—shati-be-kept—in-the
offtee—-of-the-etty—eterks
shall hereby be rescinded.
SECTION LVI seetten—-5-335--"Use-ef-existine-piping—and-apptianees" which
reads:
Netwithstending-any—proviston—in-this—artiete-te-the-eontrary;—eonsumer*s
pipins—insteltled-prier-—te-the-adeption-of—this—oerdinanee-—or—pipings—instaiied—te
suppty—ether—than-naturalt—gas—may—be-eonverted—te-naturat—gas;—if—the-inspeetor
f£inds;-upen-tnspeetioen—and-preper-tests;—that-sueh—-piping—witt-render—reasenably—
satisfactory—gas—serviee—to—-the-eonsumer—and—witt—-noet—in-any—way-—endanger—life
or—-preperty+——-otherwise;—sueh-piping-shati—be-attered—or-replaeed—in—whote—or
in-part;—te~ecenform—with-the-requirements—ef-this—arttetes
shall hereby be rescinded.
SECTION LVII_ section 136 "Bend-er Liability insurance; license" shall hereby
be amended to read:
(a) No person shall engage in or work at the installation, extension,
alteration on consumer's gas piping or certain gas appliances, until such person
shall have exeerted-and—delivered—toe-the-eity—a-geed—and-sufftetent—bend-or
ttabiittey—insurenee-in-the-penalt—sum—-of-—five-thousand—dettars—{($5,900-};—-with
ecorporate-surety;-eondit toned-for-the-faithfult—performanee—ef—ati—sueh-works
entered—upen-or-eontracted-for-in-striet—aeceordanee—and-eomptianee-with—the
previstens—ef-this-artiele: Ffhe-bond-herein-required-shati—expire—on—the-first
day-of-Getober-next—fetiowing--its—approval—by—the-eity—elterk—and-thereafter
en-the-first-day-of-Setober-of-each-year—a—-new-bend;—in-ferm—and-substeanee as
herein-required,—shati-be-given—by—sueh—persen-te-eover—ati—sueh-werk—as—shatt
be-dene-during—sueh-year purchased an occupational license or city contractor's
registration and to have liability insurance in the sum of $300,000 bodily injury
and $50,000 property damage for general, building, and residential contractors,
and $100,000 bodily injury and $25,000 property damage for gas fitters with a
responsible surety company authorized to do business in Florida to protect the
owner or owners of premises against all loss or damage occasioned by the negligence
of the principal therein failing to promptly execute and protect all work done by
him or his employees or under his direction or supervision and from all loss or
damage occasioned by or arising in any manner from any such work done by said
principal or his employees or under his direction or supervision which is not
caused by the negligence of the city, its agent or employees; conditioned, further
that the principal herein will keep and observe all ordinances at any time enacted by
the said city, relating in any way to gas work.
(b) Upen-epprevat-ef-said-bend; The person desiring to do such work, shall
secure from the city clerk a nontransferable license which shall run until the first
day of October next succeeding its issuance unless sooner revoked. The person
obtaining a license shall pay an annual license fee ef-seventy—five {$7500 as
established by the City of Fort Walton Beach to the city clerk; provided, however,
any license obtained after the first day of April of any year shall be computed
at the rate of one-half(4s) of the annual fee.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting an individual
from installing or repairing his own appliances or installing, extending, replacing,
altering, or repairing consumer's piping on his own premises, or as requiring
a license from an individual doing such work on his own premises; provided, however,
all such work must be done in conformity with all other provisions of this article,
including those relating to permits, inspections and fees.
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SECTION LVIII seetten—5—137-“Gas—inspeector—Asststants+—eempensattens! which
reads:
fe-provide—for—the-administration—and—enforeement—ef—this-—arttiete,—the-offiee
ef-gas~inspector—ts—hereby-ereated; Fhe-inspeeter,-end-sueh-assistants—as—may
be-neeessary—in-the-preper—perfermanee—of-the-duties—ef—the-offiee;—shali—be
appointed—by-—the—-etty—manager—ef-the-eity—and—-the—eompensation—fer—sueh-offiee
shaii-—be-determined-at—the-time—of-appoinements
.
shall hereby be rescinded.
SECTION LIX seetten—-5-138--"Same—-Powers—and-duties! which reads:
ta} The-inspeetor-is—authorized-—and-direeted—toe—enforee—att—ef-—the-provisions
ef—-this—artiele;—and-the-inspeetor;—upen—presentation-cef-—preper-eredentiatis
may—enter-any—buiiding—or-premises-—at——-reasenable-times—for—the-—purpese-ef
makine—inspeettons—or-—preventine—vielations—ef-this—artiete,
{b} Fhe-inspeetor-is—autherized—te-diseonnect—any—sas—piping—er—fixture—er
eppitenee—for—whieh-a-eertifieate—of-approvet—is—requtred—but—has—not—been-—issued
with-respeet-te-same-or-whiech- upen-inspeection;—shali-be-found—defeetive—or-in
sueh-eondition—as—te—endanger—Life—er—property~+—in—ati—eases—where—sueh—a-—dis—
eonneetion-—is—made;~a—nettee—shati—be-attached—te—the-piping-—fixture—or-appiianee
diseonnected—by~—the-inspeetor;-—whtieh—nettee—shaitl-state—that—the—-same—has-—been
dtseenneeted-by—the-inspeetor;,—tegether—with-the-—reasen—oer-—reasens—therefer;
end—-£t-shati—be—untawful-for—any—persen—te-reeeive-said—-netiee-—or~—reeonneect—said
gas-piping—or—-ftxture—or—appitanee—-without—authorization—by—the-inspeetor—and-sueh
gas-pipine-er—-£txture-or-applianee-shait—not—be-put—in—serviee-—er—used-until—the
tinepeeter—has—attached—his—eertifteate—of-approvat—in-lieu—ef—his—prier—dis—
eonneetion—netiees
4e}-ft-shailt—be-the-—duty—oef-the-inspeetor—toe—eonfer—from—time—to—time—with
vepresentatives—oef-—the—-teeat—heatth—department;—fire—department;—and—-the-gas
eompany;—and-—etherwise-ebtain-frem—preper-sourees—ait-helipful—information—and
advéiee,—presenting—same—-te—the-etty—eouneii—from—time-toe—time—fer-their—eonsid—
eration:
shall hereby be rescinded.and each of its parts.
SECTION LX seetten-5-339--"Reemstest which reads:
ta} Ne-persen—shatt—instati-—a-gas-—eonverston—burner;-—floer-furnaces—eentrat
heating-plant;-—vented-reeessed—heater;-—water—heater;-—betler;—eonsumer+s—gas-piping
tnetuding—any—and-all-epplianees—or-—eonvert-existing-piping—te-utilise—-naturat
gas—without—-first-obtaining—a—permtt-te—de—sueh-work-—from—-the-gas—inspeetert
hewever,—permits—wiii—net—be-required—for-—the-repatring-ef-lLeaks—in—-heuse-—pipings
{b} When-enly—-temporary—use—of-gas—is—desired,~—the-inspeeter—may—issue—a-permit
fexr~sueh-use;,—fer—a-—peried—ef-net-—te-exeeed-sixty—(60}-days,—previded-the-eor-
sumer+s-eas—pipine—te—be-used-is-eiven—a-—test-—equal—te—that-required-for-a-—finat
piping-tnspeetion=
te} Gas-eompany—shali—net—be-required—te—ebtain—permits—te-—set-—meters;—er-—te
extend;-reteeate;-remoeves—er—repair—its—serviee—lLines;—mains,; —or-—other-—faeilities;
er—fer—work—havins—toe—de-with-tts—ewn-gas—systems
shall hereby be rescinded and each of its parts.
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SECTION LXI seett#en—5-140-—-“Enspeettion—Requtred:" which reads:
{a} Rough--piping-tnspeetion—shatt—be-made—after—ati-new—pipins—autherized
by-the-permit—has—beern—instailted;,—and—befere—any—sueh—piping—has—been—-eovered
er—eernecaled—or-—any—fixtures—or-psas—apptlianees—have—been-—attaehed—-therete> Suekh
tnspeettion-—shait—inetude—-a-pressure~test—at-—whieh—time-the-pipinge—shall-—stand
en-air-—pressure-equal~te—net-—Less-—than-20—psi—and—an-air—sauge—may—be—used—fer
sueh-test~
{b} Finel-piping—inspeetion-shali—be-made-after—ail—piping—autheriszed—by-—the
permit—hes—been—instailed—and-after—ail-pertiens—thereof—whieh—are-te—be-—eoneeated
by—-piestering—or-other-wise—have—been-se—esneeated,-—and-after—ali—fixtures—er
gas—appiianees—have-been-attached-therete, Ffhis—-inspeetton-shatl-inelude-a
pressure—test;—at—-whieh-time-the-piping—shalili—an-eir—pressure-—equal—te-not—iess
then-the-pressure-—e£-one—pound-—per—square-ineh—and-the-piping—and—fixtures
sheii-heid-this-pressure—fer—a—-perted—-of-at-—least-ten—{10)—-minutes-—witheut
pereeptibie-drep: An-air—-gauge-may—be-used- Ati-teets;-apparatus,;—Laber-and
assistanee-neeessary—fer—the-tegt-shaii—be-furnisked—by—the-installer—of-—sueh
piping, Ali-fixtures-and/or-eas—appitanees—shati-be-required—te—stand—the
same—pressure—test—as—that—required—for—pipine,
shall hereby be rescinded and each of its parts.
SECTION LXII seetten-5~-141 "Same-Gertifieate-ef-—Apprevei! which reads:
Fhe-tnspeetor—shati-issue—a-eertifieate-—ef—apprevalt—at—the-eompletion—ef
the-work—for-—whieh-a—permit—for-—eonsumer—ptping—has—been-tasued, if-after—inspeetion
4t-is—found—-thet-—sueh—work~eomplies—with-the-proevistens—ef-this—-artiele, A
duptieate—of-each-eertifieate-issued—eovering—econsumer+s—gas—piping-shati-—be
detivered-te—the-gas—eompany—and—used—as—its—authority—te—render—sas—servieer
shall hereby be rescinded.
SECTION LXIII section 5-142 ''Same-Fees shall hereby be amended to read:
(a) The total fees for inspection of consumer's gas piping at one location
(including both rough and final piping inspection) shall be $1.00 per outlet
with a minimum of $4.00.
(b) If the inspector is called back, after correction of defects noted, an
additional fee of $4790 $10.00 shail be made for each such return inspection.
(c) Any and all fees shall be paid by the person to whom the permit is issued.
SECTION LXIV seetton-5-343 “¥ielattens-and-penatty" which reads:
Any-persen-who-shati—feit—te-eompty—with-or—vielate—any—ef—the-previsions
ef-this—artiele—shaii—be-guilty—ef-a—misdemeaner;—and—upen-eenvietion—-thereoft;
skhaii~be-fined—net-more-than-twe—hundred—dettars—{$200~00}-—er-—the-Lieense-of
