GAS SERVICE (11-20-010 et seq.)

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 11, ch. 11-20, art. I

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Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-010 Purity of gas.

11-20-010 Purity of gas. Any person engaged in the business of furnishing or supplying illuminating gas in the city to any consumer shall be and hereby is required to furnish and supply such gas so far free from sulphurated hydrogen that it shall not discolor a test paper imbued with acetate of lead when such test paper is exposed to a column of gas issuing at a rate of not less than five cubic feet per hour for 60 seconds under a pressure of one and five- tenths inches of water, and so that 100 cubic feet of such gas shall not contain more than 30 grains of sulphur, and so that 100 cubic feet of such gas shall not contain more than five grains of ammonia. (Prior code § 187-1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-020 Apparatus for testing purity.

11-20-020 Apparatus for testing purity. All tests to be made for the purpose of establishing the percentage of sulphurated hydrogen in illuminating gas furnished by any person furnishing gas in the city, shall be made or conducted with the Tutweiler sulphurated hydrogen apparatus, and the sulphur in other forms shall be determined by means of the gas referees' sulphur-determining apparatus and methods ordinarily employed in the use of the same. (Prior code § 187-2)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-030 Calorific value.

11-20-030 Calorific value. All gas furnished by any person engaged in the business of furnishing or supplying gas for heating, power or illuminating purposes in the city to any customer shall be and hereby is required to have a calorific value of not less than 800 British thermal units gross per cubic foot, as determined by a standard calorimeter measured at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and under a barometric pressure of 30 inches of mercury. (Prior code § 187-3)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-040 Pressure.

11-20-040 Pressure. The pressure of all manufactured gas for heating, power or illuminating purposes supplied or furnished to any customer by any person engaged in the business of furnishing or supplying gas within the city shall at no time at the inlet of consumer's meter be less than one and one-half inches of water. No consumer shall be supplied with gas having more than 100 percent fluctuation in pressure above the minimum pressure at the inlet of such consumer's meter. (Prior code § 187-4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-050 Deposit for meter.

11-20-050 Deposit for meter. No person engaged in the business of furnishing or supplying gas for consumption in the city shall require, demand, or receive a deposit of money or other valuable thing as a condition precedent to or as security for furnishing any consumer with a meter. (Prior code § 187-5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-060 Removal of meters.

11-20-060 Removal of meters. No person shall remove any meter from the house, store, factory or premises of any consumer of gas in the city, against the will and consent of any such consumer of gas who is willing to pay for gas furnished him by such person, and who tenders the amount due. Provided, however, that any person furnishing gas to consumers in the city shall have the right to remove any meter for the purpose of repairing the same, on condition that a new one is substituted in its place immediately. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each and every offense. (Prior code § 187-6)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-061 Termination of service - Notice required - Violation - Penalty.

11-20-061 Termination of service - Notice required - Violation - Penalty. (a) For purposes of this section, "residential building" means any structure containing two or more dwelling units. (b) Any public utility engaged in furnishing or supplying gas to a residential building where such gas is used for water heating or space heating must, prior to terminating or cutting off such service or supply for any reason other than customer request, including cutting off gas supplies to illegal gas connections or emergencies, notify the building commissioner of its intention to do so. Such notice shall be delivered to the building commissioner in the manner and in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The notice required by this section shall include, but not be limited to, the street address of the building, the number of units in the building, the date on which service or supply will be terminated or cut off, and the account billing name and address for the building. The notice shall indicate clearly that the building for which the notice is provided is a residential building as defined in sub-section (a) of this section. Such notice shall not be made as part of a list of, or commingled with, addresses of buildings that are not residential buildings as defined in subsection (a) of this section. Where an immediate termination or cutting off of such service or supply is necessary to protect the public safety, the prior notice required by this section, and any penalties for failure to provide the notice required by this section, may be waived by the building commissioner, provided that notice is given as soon as possible and in no case later than eight hours after such action is taken and such notice otherwise complies in full with the requirements of this subsection. (c) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $500.00. For each termination, for each building, and for each day that any notice required by this section has not been given, the failure to provide such notice shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (d) In addition to the fines provided in subsection (c) of this section, a public utility that violates this section shall be liable for any and all costs incurred by the City as a result of its violation of this section. (e) Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to preclude or interfere with the implementation by a gas utility company of measures necessary to assure the provision of adequate, efficient, reliable and environmentally safe service, as required by the Illinois Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5/1-101, et seq.). (f) The Building Commissioner shall have the authority to issue rules necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of this section in accordance with Section 14A-1-104.4. (Added Coun. J. 3-27-02, p. 82127, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35949, Art. XV, § 6)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-20-065 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-27-02, p. 82127, § 1, repealed § 11-20-065, which pertained to termination of service – notice required – violation – penalty.

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