Minnesota Administrative Rules

1346.5409 SECTION 409 (IFGC) SHUTOFF VALVES.

Subpart 1.

Section 409.1.

IFGC Section 409.1 is amended by adding subsection 409.1.4 to read as follows:

409.1.4 Main shutoff valve. Piping systems shall be provided with an approved main shutoff valve before the first branch line. The main shutoff valve shall be installed in the first available location inside the building that provides ready access and shall have a permanently attached handle.

Exception: Gas piping that serves equipment on the roof of a building shall install the shutoff valve on the roof, ten feet or more from the roof's edge, before the first branch line.

Main shutoff valves controlling several gas piping systems shall be protected from physical damage and shall be placed an adequate distance from each other so they will be easy to operate.

Subp. 2.

Section 409.2.

IFGC Section 409.2 is amended to read as follows:

409.2 Meter valve. Every meter shall be equipped with a shutoff valve located on the side of the meter that supplies gas to the building piping system. The main shutoff valve required in subpart 1 shall serve as the shutoff valve.

Subp. 3.

Section 409.3.1.

IFGC Section 409.3.1 is amended to read as follows:

409.3.1 Multiple tenant buildings. In multiple tenant buildings, where a common piping system is installed to supply other than one- and two-family dwellings, shutoff valves shall be provided for each tenant. Each tenant shall have access to the shutoff valve serving that tenant's space. A main shutoff valve shall be installed in a common utility room or otherwise located to provide ready access to all tenants of the building, and it shall not be located in a locked room without prior permission from the building official.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13

History:

29 SR 299; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 34 SR 537

Published Electronically:

October 23, 2009