Valve Regulations - Los Angeles County

SEC. 94.1219.3. General Requirements. Seismic shutoff valves installed either in compliance with Section 94.1219.2, et seq., or voluntarily with a permit issued on or after September 1, 1995, shall comply with the following requirements:

SEC. 94.1219.3.1. Seismic gas shutoff valves shall be installed by a contractor licensed in the appropriate classification by the State of California.

EXCEPTIONS:

(1) A person who has been determined by the Department to meet the qualification of a Qualified Installer pursuant to the definition of a Qualified Installer set forth in Division 2 of this Code may install a seismic gas shutoff valve to a single family dwelling which is or is intended to be occupied by the Qualified Installer.

(2) Seismic gas shutoff valves may be installed without a permit, by a gas utility or a contractor authorized by the gas utility when the valves are installed upstream of the gas utility meter and the valves are installed and approved in accordance to with this section.

SEC. 94.1219.3.2. Seismic gas shutoff valves shall be mounted rigidly to the exterior, or another approved location, of the building or structure containing the fuel gas piping.

EXCEPTION: If the Department determines that the seismic gas shutoff valve has been tested and listed for an alternate method of installation, then a seismic gas shutoff valve need not be mounted rigidly to the exterior of the building or structure containing the fuel piping.

SEC. 94.1219.3.3. Be listed by an approved testing laboratory and certified by the Office of the State Architect.

SEC. 94.1219.3.4. Be approved by the Department of Building and Safety, Mechanical testing Laboratory.

SEC. 94.1219.3.5. Have a thirty year warranty which warrants that the valve is free from defects and will continue to properly operate for thirty years from the date of operation.

SEC. 94.1219.3.6. Where seismic gas shutoff valves are installed as required by this section, they shall be maintained for the life of the building or structure or be replaced with a valve complying with the requirements of this section.

SEC. 94.1219.3.7. In addition to complying with all requirements of California Referenced Standard 12-16-1, the following requirements shall be met in lieu of those required in State Standard 12-16-125, b2, b3:

The sensing means of a valve or system shall not actuate the shutoff means when subjected for five seconds to horizontal sinusoidal oscillations having:

(a) A peak acceleration of 0.2g with a period of vibration of 0.4 second; and

(b) A peak acceleration of 0.2g with a period of vibration of 1.0 second.

Section 2. Section 96.303 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 96.303. APPLICATION

Upon written application by the owner or the owner's agent to the Department of Building and Safety on forms provided by the City an the payment of a fee specified herein to the Department of Building and Safety, the Superintendent of Building and the City Engineer shall review the appropriate City records. This application shall contain the name and address of the owner, the legal description, the county assessor's map book page and parcel number and, if available, the street address of the residential property for which the reports are sought.

The application for the report regarding a sale or exchange of a residential property shall not be accepted by the Department of Building and Safety until such time as the applicant provides the Department of Building and Safety with one of the following:

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