There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, for regulating and governing fuel gas systems and gas-fired appliances as therein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, except as amended in section 4-1202, and excluding all of its appendices.

(Ord. 902; Code 2016; Ord. 1077)

The International Fuel Gas Code, adopted by Section 4-1201, is hereby changed, altered, modified and otherwise amended as follows:

(1)   Section 101.1 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby changed to read as follows:

Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the International Fuel Gas Code, of the City of Chapman, Kansas, hereinafter referred to as the International Fuel Gas Code or “this code.”

(2)   Section 106.6.2 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby changed to read as follows:

Section 106.6.2 Schedule of Fees. On buildings or structures requiring a permit other than those owned by the city, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the comprehensive fee schedule. Each inspection which is not deemed ready for inspection at the scheduled time shall be considered a failed inspection and subject to re-inspection. The re-inspection fee shall be paid within 10 calendar days of the date of the inspection causing the fee, and prior to a certificate of occupancy being issued for that project. Subsequent inspections for that permitted project shall not be conducted until all past due re-inspection fees have been paid. The Building Official shall have the authority to waive reinspection fees as deemed necessary.

(3)   Section 106.6.3 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby changed to read as follows:

Section 106. 6.3 Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:

1.    The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.

2.    Not more than 100% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.

The code official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.

(4)   Section 108.4 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby changed to read as follows:

Section 108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing 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, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred ($500) dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(5)   Section 109 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby changed to read as follows:

Section 109. Appeals. Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code shall be heard and decided by the zoning and planning committee.

(Ord. 1077)