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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Building Code Committee 1968-02-28RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Building Code Committee February 28,1968 Committee:Chairman Grove;Trustees Dannels and Petrocine Attending:Chairman Grove;Trustee Petrocine Also Attending:Building Inspector Hackett and Town Clerk Hill Absent:Trustee Dannels The need for a Gas Fitting Code was discussed at length.Building In spector Hackett reported on information obtained from the Colorado School of Mines;Mr.Coffee,Field Representative for the Copper Association of American and Mr.Thomas Briggs,Field Representative for the Interna tional Conference of Building Officials.Mr.Hackett reported it is the consensus of opinion that the sulphur content of natural gas should not exceed three parts per million in order to not be harmful to copper. The Committee recouunends to the Board of Trustees that the Town adopt the Gas Fitting Code known as Chapter 51 -Central City Code and that the administrative section of the Uniform Mechanical Code be included in the ordinance.It is also recommended a section be added,allowing the Public Service Company to connect their gas system to existing copper piping provided the Public Service Company will assume the lia bility and responsibility for the safe installation and operation of the gas piping systems. Building Inspector Hackett discussed the problem of establishing mul tiple occupancies in non-conforming buildings.The Committee decided this was not a proper policy and the Building Inspector was instructed to enforce the Building Code as it is now in effect. The Building Inspector discussed the enforcement of the Sign Code,more particularly the enforcement of the March 1,1968 date for all non conforming signs to conform.The Committee instructed the Building Inspector to advise all persons with non-conforming signs that the Sign Code will be enforced.The Building Inspector was authorized to allow persons in violation of the Code,a reasonable length of time to conform. There being no further business,the meeting adjourned. APPRO’fEDI MAR 11 1368 UF D 0i TRJThES