Chapter 15.56 MOBILEHOME PARKS
Section 15.56.370 Fuel system regulations.
A. Natural Gas or Central Butane System
Installation. All gas piping installed below ground
shall have a minimum earth cover of eighteen (18) inches. Gas mains shall not be installed under
any mobilehome.
B. System Shutoff Valve. A readily
accessible and identified shutoff valve, controlling the
flow of fuel to the central fuel piping system, shall be installed near the point of connection to
the main fuel supply point.
C. Mobilehome Lot Shutoff Valve. Each
mobilehome lot shall have a city-approved fuel
shutoff valve installed upstream of the mobilehome fuel outlet and located on the outlet riser at a
height of not less than four inches above grade. Whenever the mobilehome lot outlet is not in
use, the outlet shall be equipped with a city-approved cap or plug to prevent accidental discharge
of fuel.
D. Mobilehome Connector. Each mobilehome
shall be connected to the mobilehome lot
outlet by an approved three-quarter-inch mobilehome connector not more than six feet in length.
City-approved pipe and fittings may be used between the flexible connector and mobilehome lot
fuel outlet when the distance between the mobilehome lot fuel outlet and the mobilehome fuel
service connection exceeds that required to make a safe installation with only a mobilehome
connector.
E. Fuel Oil Distribution System. Piping
installed below ground shall have a minimum earth
cover of eighteen (18) inches and all fuel lines shall be provided with a stopcock at the outlet of
the fuel container and another stopcock just before the fuel line enters the mobilehome.
F. Vent. Every fuel oil tank shall
be vented by a vent not less than one and one-fourth-inch
iron pipe size, so designed and installed to prevent entrance of rain or debris.
G. Fuel Oil Connector. Fuel oil connector
from the tank to the mobilehome shall be brass or
copper tubing or approved flexible metal hose not smaller than three-eights-inch iron pipe or
tubing, and shall be protected from physical damage. (Prior code § 23-2-36)
15.56.370