§ 8-180. Installation of meters.

(a)

Generally. The house piping shall be extended to the meter location designated by the distributor of gas, and a swing joint provided for connecting house piping to the meter outlet.

(b)

Location under floor. No gas meter shall be installed or maintained under the floor of any building or structure unless there is suitable ventilation, and in such installation an opening at least two feet square in the foundation or skirting within two feet of the meter shall be provided and maintained.

(c)

Prohibited location. No gas meter shall be installed or maintained in a small unvented or confined space.

(d)

Use of cabinet box. When a gas meter is to be located in an exposed place, a waterproof cabinet box, with door sufficiently large to permit the meter to be set and removed, shall be provided.

(e)

More than one meter on service line. When more than one meter is required to serve consumers in one building or structure, the gas inspector may set as many meters as there are separate consumers, connecting such meters to one service line. When this is done, the riser pipes serving the several consumers shall be extended to within 18 inches and within the same enclosure as the meter location and shall not be scattered, but shall drop together in alignment and at least three inches apart to the place where the motors are to be set.

(Code 1968, § 9-50; Ord. No. 198, § 12, 6-7-1949)