§ 702. High-pressure lines.

A pipe used for the transportation of air or gas ranging from six hundred (600) to one thousand (1,000) pounds pressure shall be from two (2) to ten (10) inches in outer diameter and shall be seamless pipe with welded or screwed couplings. Any new or replacement pipe shall be covered and not less than forty-eight (48) inches below the regular ground level and shall be placed in conduit whenever laid under any portion of a street, roadway, alley, or driveway ordinarily used for heavy vehicular traffic. These lines shall be tested before being used and every six (6) months thereafter the test shall be made with water and the pipe shall stand a pressure of two thousand (2,000) pounds.

(Ord. No. 22189, § 1, 1-14-2010)