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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 9918s. } i f .,. .;rhi <. ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH PLUMBING CODE, CODI- FIED AS CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF .THE CITY OF FORT WORTH {1986), AS AMENDED, BY ADOPTING THE 1985 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; REGULATING THE ERECTION, CON- STRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, EQUIPMENT, USE AND MAIN- TENANCE OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; CREATING AN ADMINIS- TRATION OFFICE AND BOARD OF PLUMBERS AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING. THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION TN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 26-1 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-1. Code - Adopted; exceptions. (a) The plumbing code of the city is hereby revised and amended to conform, with certain exceptions as speci- fied below, to the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and the same as amended is hereby adopted as the city's plumbing code. Three (3) copies of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, marked Exhibit "A", are incorpo- rated herein by reference and shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. u ~ Y~' (b) The IAPMO installation standards contained in the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") are not adopted as a part of the city's plumbing code but are to be used only as a reference source in conjunction with the city's plumbing code. SECTION 2. That Section 26-2 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-2. Same - Amendments. (a) The 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by revising Part I "ADMINISTRATION" to read as follows: Part I ADMINISTRATION This ordinance shall be known as the Fort Worth Plumbing Code, may be cited as such and will be referred to in this ordinance as "this code." Section 1.0 - Application ana1~ Scope This code shall apply to all piping, fixtures, fittings or appliances installed, constructed, erected, altered or added to or built upon and within the boun- daries of the city and outside the boundaries of the city if the same are connected to the city water or sewage systems, except for which permits have already been issued by the plumbing inspector prior to the effective date of this code. This code is not intended to apply to that work done by the proper employees of the City or other companies furnishing water in the laying of water mains and services and city sewer mains and services, or to the installation of gas distributing mains and services in the streets and alleys by employees of the gas distributing company. Section 1.1 - Existing Installations Any plumbing system lawfully installed prior to the effective date of* this Code may have its existing use, maintenance or repair continued if the use, maintenance or repair is in accordance with the original design and loca- tion and no hazard to the public health, safety or welfare has been created by such system. -2- EXCEPTION N0. 1. The following chapters, sections and appendices of this Code shall be applicable to all plumbing installations within the City of Fort Worth, regardless of when they were installed: §319, §320, §501, §704, §1001, §1002, §1003, §1007, §1101, §1213, §1307, §1309, §1316, §1317, §1318, Chapter 9 and Appendix "C". EXCEPTION N0. 2. All residential living units and all hotels and motels, regardless of when constructed, shall be provided with hot and cold water to all plumbing fixtures designed for hot and cold water. Section 1.2 - Administrative Authority Whenever the term "admi.nistrative authority" is used in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Chief Plumbing Inspector or his authorized representative. The Chief Plumbing Inspector shall have at least seven years of successful experience as a licensed master or journeyman plumber, at least three (3) years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory capacity, and shall have completed a high school training or its equiva- lent. He shall be physically capable of performing the duties of his office and shall hold and keep in force a plumbing inspector's license issued by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners. The Chief Plumbing Inspector shall not be permitted to work for, or be connected or associated with any master plumber, plumbing manufacturer or wholesale plumbing and supply company, or to do any plumbing work while employed as a plumbing inspector for the City. Section 1.3 - Assistants Whenever the term "assistants' is used in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Assistant Plumbing Inspectors. Each assistant plumbing inspector shall have had at least seven years of successful experience as a licensed master or journeyman plumber, at least one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, and shall have completed a high school training o m its equivalent. He shall be physically capable of performing the duties of his office and shall hold and keep in force a plumbing inspector's license issued by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners. -3- ., No assistant plumbing inspector shall be permitted to work for, or be connected with, any master plumber, plumb- ing manufacturer or wholesale plumbing and supply company, or to do any plumbing work while employed as a plumbing inspector by the City. Section 1.4 - Department Having Jurisdiction Unless otherwise provided for by law, the office of the Administrative Authority shall be part of the Development Department. Section 1.5 - Duties of tae Aamministrative Authority The Administrative Authority shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the pro- visions of this Code and amendments thereto and shall perform the following duties: (1) Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, andjor dia- grams necessary to show clearly the character, kind and extent of work covered by applications for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for. (2) Keep a permanent, accurate account of fees for permits issued and other monies collected and received as provided by this Code, the names of persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the location or premises to which they re- late. (3) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Code in a manner consistent with the intent thereof and shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with provisions of this Code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning said work in whole or part as conditions require. (4) Issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him. ' (5) Condemn and reject all work done or being done or materials used or being used which do not in all aspects comply with the provisions of this Code and amendments thereto. (6) Order changes in workmanship and/or materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of this Code. -4- (7) Investig ate any construction or work regulated by this Code and issue such notices and orders as provided in Section 1.7. ($) Keep a complete record of all the essential transactions of his office. (9) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority provided by law to receive such funds. (10) Maintain an official register of the name, address, telephone and license number issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners for each Master Plumber doing business in Fort Worth, Texas, and see that vehicles used commercially in carrying on the business of plumbing in accordance with this Code have the name of the plumbing contractor and the license number issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners to the master plumber doing the work affixed or painted on both sides of the vehicle so as to be in f ull view at all times and in letters not less than two and one-half inches high. Section 1.6 - Right of Entry; Arrest The Administrative Authority and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall 'nave the right of entry, during usual business hours, to inspect any and all build- ings and premises in the performance of their duties. The Administrative Authority shall have the right and power to cause the arrest of any person or persons who violate the requirements of this Code. Section 1.7 - Dangerous and Onsanitary Plumbing (a) Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Administrative Authority to be unsanitary or in violation of this Code, as defined herein, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (b) Whenever brought to the attention of the City department having jurisdiction that any unsanitary condi- tions exist or that any construction work regulated by this Code is dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health or property or otherwise in vio- lation of this Code, the said department shall request an appropriate investigation by the Administrative Authority who, upon determining such information to be fact, shall order any person, firm or corporation using or maintaining -5- any such condition or responsible for the use or mainte- nance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider necessary for the proper protection of life, health ar property and in the case of any piping or appliances may order any person, firm or corporation supplying the respective utility to such piping or appliance to discontinue supplying that utility thereto until such piping or appliance is made safe to life, health or property. (c) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this Code. (d) When any plumbing system is maintained in viola- tion of this Code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section or where a nuisance exits in any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the Administrative Authority shall institute an appropriate action or proceeding in any court or competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation of nuisance. Section 1.8 - Violations and Penalties Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for all violations involving fire safety or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for all other violations of this ordi- nance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this Code occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. Section 1.9 - Permit Required (a) No plumbing or drainage work shall be commenced on any building or premises within the City, or outside the City if the plumbing system is connected or is to be connected to either the City water or sewage systems, until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained, either directly or indirectly, from the Administrative Authority, or from a substitute authority designated in writing from the City. (b) A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure. -6- (c) No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by a per- mittee except persons in his employ. (d) No water well shall be drilled, constructed or placed in operation unless a permit to do so has been applied for from the Administrative Authority. When making application, the owner, engineer or well drilling contrac- tor shall submit a plat of the property showing the loca- tion of any buildings, sanitary sewers or septic tank systems and shall furnish plans and specifications of the well, pump storage basins and other appurtenances. Such plans and specifications shall be approved by the City Environmental Health Manager, Department of Public Health, before the permit is issued. Section 1.10 -,,Work Not Requiring Permit No permit shall be required for the following repair work: Replacement of exposed traps; replacement of plumb- ing fixtures; replacement of garbage disposals, dish- washers, clothes washers and similar appliances provided there is no change of plumbing piping; replacement of nipples to sinks and lavatories; replacement of valves; and the clearing of stoppages and the stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste and vent piping. Permits shall be required for the replacement of concealed traps, the replacement of plumbing piping with new materials, the rearrangements of any plumbing, replacement of water heaters and the replacement of shower pans. No person, where a permit is not required, shall do plumbing work in violation of the State of Texas Plumbing License Law, Art. 6243-101, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann.. Section 1.11 - To Whom Permits May Be Issued (a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any work regulated by this Code, except to a person holding a valid, unexpired and unrevoked State of Texas Master Plumber's License, and who has on file with the City a registration form as required in Sec- tion 1.17 of this ordinance, except as otherwise herein- after provided in this section. (b) Any permit required by this Code may be issued to any person not having a State of Texas Master Plumbers License and not registered with the City, for the follow- ing acts, work and conduct: -7- (1) Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned or occupied by him as his homestead. The term "work done by a property owner" shall be construed to mean work actually done personally by the owner. (2) Plumbing work done by anyone who is regular- ly employed as or acting as a maintenance man or maintenance employee, incidental to and in connection with~the business in which he is employed or engaged and who does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public; construction, instal- lation and maintenance work done upon the premises or equipment of a railroad by an employee thereof who does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public, and plumbing work done by persons engaged by any public service company in the laying, maintenance and operation of its service mains or lines and the installation., alteration, adjustment, repair, removal and renovation of all types of appur- tenances, equipment and appliances. (c) A permit required by this Code may be issued to a person not having a State of Texas Master Plumbers License for the following acts, work and conduct provided said person has on file with the City a valid registration form as required in Section 1,17 of this Codes (1) Appliance installation and service work done by anyone who is an appliance dealer or is employed by an appliance dealer, and acting as an appliance installation man or appliance service man in connect- ing appliances to existing piping installations; provided, however, that all work and service named or referred to in this section shall be subject to in- spection and approval by the plumbing inspector in accordance with the terms of this Code. (2) Licensed Landscape Irrigators, when licensed under Article 8751, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., may be issued permits for installation of lawn irrigation systems. Section 1.12 - Application for Permit Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make application on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done, the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith. -8- The Administrative Authority shall require plans, specifi- cations or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary, except of installations with less than forty (40) fixtures. Plans and specifications prepared by or under the direction of a registered professional engineer of the State of Texas, and bearing his seal, shall be required for any installation with one hundred (100) or more fix- tures. If the Administrative Authority determines that the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions or informa- tion furnished by the applicant are in compliance with this Code, he shall then issue the permit applied for upon payment of all fees for sewer service connection and the required permit fee. A special exception may be granted on existing con- struction by the Administrative Authority, in writing, when plumbing cannot be installed in accordance with all of the provisions of this Code, if in his judgment the conditions require it. Additions or alterations shall be of a character that will make the existing plumbing system in the building as a whole conform to the intent of the requirements of this Code. Application for a special exception shall be made in writing and, if required by the Administrative Authority, shall be accompanied by a sketch showing work to be done. Section 1.13 - Cost of Permit Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this Cade shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection there- with, together with such information pertinent thereto as may be required. Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued a fee in accordance with the following schedule, and at the rate provided for each classification shown therein. EXCEPTION: Where the fees for new construction and additions to structures have been collected on a building permit, additional fees are not required, but the permit application shall be filed before the work is commenced by the person doing the work. -9- Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which a permit is required by this Code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Administra- tive Authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all cases, a per- mit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. The double permit fee required by the fee schedule shall be charged for work for which an inspection has been requested and no permit has been obtained. For the purpose of this section, a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set'or attached, or any plumbing fixture or appliance to which a water connection may be made, shall be con- strued to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest- ing of existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc., involved. When the interceptor traps or house trailer site traps are installed at the same time as a building sewer on any lot, no sewer permit shall be required for the con- nection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permittee construct- ing such sewer. SCHEDULE OF FEES Permit Issuance Fee .. ..............................$10.00 First Fixture or Appliance .......................... 5.00 Additional Fixtures of Appliances ................... 2.00 Sewer - First 120 feet............ .. ..... ...... 5.00 Each Additional 100 Feet or Portion Thereof 5.00 Gas Service .. ...................................... 5.00 Each Lawn Sprinkler System .......................... 20.00 Water Service ....................................... 5.00 Grease Trap ......................................... 5.00 Sand Trap .... ...................................... 10.00 Each Roof Drain ... ................................. 5.00 Temporary Gas Service ............................... 5.00 Backflow Preventer .................................. 5.00 Reinspection After First Turndown ................... 5.00 Second Inspection After First Turndown .............. 10.00 -10- Third Inspection After First Turndown ............... 25.00 Floor Drain ......................................... 2.00 Mobile Homes or Mobile Units Each Mobile Home Space or Mobile Unit Space....... 15.00 Each Sewer Vent ................................... 10.00 Locked Door ..... ................................... 5.00 Inspection Manhole .................................. 15.00 Re-permit Fee 10~ of cost of original permit per building but not less than ..................................... 15.00 Where permit fees are being invoiced monthly and the account is past-due, a fee of $15.00 or ten percent (10~) of the invoice total, whichever is more, shall be assessed. The above assessed fee shall be paid before additional permits will be issued or additional inspec- tions performed. Section 1.14 - Withholding of Permits; Validity of Permits The Administrative Authority is authorized to with- hold permits to any person for the reasons set forth herein upon written notice to such person. The determina- tion of the Administrative Authority may be appealed to the Board of Plumbers as provided in Section 2.4 below. The Administrative Authority is authorized to with- hold the issuance of plumbing permits to any person until such time as the plumbing for which a permit was previously issued has been completed or is being performed in an efficient manner in a reasonable length of time. The Administrative Authority may also withhold the issuance of plumbing permits to any person who is delinquent in the payment of plumbing permit fees owed the City of Fort Worth or who has performed previous jobs which remain in violation of this Code. The Administrative Authority shall have the right to declare a plumbing permit null and void if there has been a misrepresentation of facts in obtaining the permit or if any work is being performed thereunder in violation of the provisions of this Code. The issuance or granting of a permit or the approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or con- strued to be a permit for, or an approval of, any viola- tion of any of the provisions of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the pro- visions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful. -11- Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limita- tion and become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within six (6) months from the date of issuance of such permit, or if the work autho- rized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of six (6) months. Before such work may be continued, a new permit shall be first obtained. Section 1.15 - All Work to be Inspected All plumbing and drainage systems requiring permits shall be inspected by the Administrative Authority to insure compliance with all the requirements of this Code. J Section 1.16 - Notification The person doing the work authorized by the permit shall notify the Administrative Authority orally or in writing that said work is ready for inspection. Failure to request the proper inspection within a reasonable time shall be a violation of this Code. The person doing the work authorized by the permit shall make sure that the work will stand the tests pre- scribed elsewhere in this Code, before giving the above notification. Section 1.17 - Business Registration Any firm, business or organization consisting of an individual or individuals licensed as plumbers by the State of Texas who are conducting business in the City of Fort Worth shall register with the City of Fort Worth on forms provided by the Department of Development. Such business registration shall be renewed annually effective January 1 of each year. The fees for the initial registea- tion and the renewal shall be as follows: Initial registration $100.00 Annual renewal $ 50.00 (b) The 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by adding Part II "BOARD OF PLUMBERS" to read as follows: PART II. BOARD OF PLUMBERS Section 2.1 - Board of Plumbers - Created; Composition; Appointment of Members; Terms of Office; Compensation -12- There is hereby created and established a Board of Plumbers. The Board of Plumbers shall consist of nine mem- bers to, be appointed as follows: Place #1. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of active continuous ex- perience in the plumbing field. Place #2. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of active continuous experience in the plumbing field. Place #3. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of texas and having five years of active continuous experience in the plumbing field. f Place #4. A journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having five years of active continuous experience in the plumbing field. Place #5. A Mechanical Contractor whose firm is licensed by the City of Fort Worth. Place #6. A Mechanical Engineer licensed by the State of Texas and who regularly designs plumbing instal- lations. Place #7. A Landscape Irrigator licensed by the State of Texas. Place #8. A citizen who is not connected with the con- struction industry in any way. Place #9. A citizen who is not connected with the con- struction industry in any way. The nine members shall be appointed by the City Manager with the advice and consent of the City Council. Members shall serve two-year terms. Members appointed to odd-numbered places shall serve terms which expire October 1 of the odd numbered years and members appointed to even-numbered places shall serve terms which expire October 1 of the even numbered years. No member shall serve more than three consecutive two-year terms and the term of current members shall be counted toward the limit of terms to be served for purposes of this ordinance. The members shall serve until their successors are appointed. -13- All members shall serve without compensation, except for reimbursement for authorized expenses attendant to the performance of their duties. The City Environmental Health Manager of the Department of Public Health, the Director of the Water Department, the Administrative Authority, and the Building Official, or their authorized representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members. As ex-officio members, they shall have the right to make and second motions but shall not have the power to vote. The Administrative Authority shall serve as Secretary to the Board. Section 2.2 - Same - Successors; Removal From Office Should any one of the nine members of the Board of Plumbers die, become unable to act for any reason, resign or be removed for cause, as hereinafter provided, the City Manager shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term or to serve until a new member can be duly appointed. The Gity Council may remove any member of the Board of Plumbers during the term of which he may be appointed. The action of the City Council in such matters shall be f final. Section 2.3 - Saffie - Chairm4an; Secretary; Quorum; Office Supplies; power and Duties Generally It shall be the duty of the Board of Plumbers to meet as soon after their appointment as is practicable and organize by selecting one of their members as chairman and another as vice-chairman. Regular meetings of the Board thereafter shall be scheduled on a monthly basis, except that meetings may be cancelled when there is no business to come before the Board. The secretary shall keep a full record of the proceedings of the Board. The secretary shall maintain a complete record and minutes of the actions of the Board. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Miscellaneous office supplies shall be furnished to the Board by the Building Inspection Division. From time to time, as may be deemed proper, the Board shall submit written suggestions and recommendations for the improve- ment of the plumbing ordinances of the City to the City Council. -14- It shall also be the duty of the Board to hear any written complaints made by any plumber, citizen or other- wise, that may have a bearing upon the efficient enforce- ment of the plumbing ordinances, and the Board shall take such action thereon as may be deemed proper and within its authority, provided that the same shall not be inconsis- tent with any laws of the State or this Code or other ordinances of the City. Section 2.4 - Appeal to Plumbing Board Froze Decisions of the Adffiinistrative Authority or the Building O€ficial (a) Any person, firm, company or corporation aggrieved by any decision of the Administrative Authority or Building Official under this Code may appeal such deci- sion or order to the Board of Plumbers as set out herein. (b) The Board of Plumbers is hereby authorized to make reasonable interpretations or rulings on matters arising out of this Code. The Board shall have the power to approve alternate and new materials, methods, devices, etc., in accordance with the intent and purpose of this Code. (c) Fee. An application shall be=filed and a fee of twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid on an appeal to the Board of Plumbers for any reason. (d) The appeal procedures shall be as follows: (1) Time. Every appeal must be filed in writing within thirty (30) days from date of the decision or order appealed from and shall be filed in duplicate with the Building Official. Such appeal shall contain appro- priate reference to the decision or order appealed from as well as the grounds of the appeal. It shall be the duty of the Building Official, or his agent, to notify the Chairman of the Board of the appeal filed. (2) Record. The Secretary shall transmit to the Board all relevant records and data upon which the appeal was taken. (3) Stay of Proceedings. An appeal shall stay all proceedings in 'connection with the decision or order appealed from unless and -15- until it can be shown to the Board after notice of appeal has been filed that a stay would cause hazard to life or property. In such case, proceedings pursuant to the decision or order of the Administrative Authority or Building Official shall not be stayed except by order of the Board or by a restraining order issued by a court of record of competent jurisdiction. (4} Hearings. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of an appeal, giving notice in writing to the parties in interest and shall reach its decision with- in a reasonable time thereafter. Parties may appear before the Board in person, by agents or by attorney. The Board may re- quire additional data and tests necessary for adequate decisions of the appeal. (5) Authority. The Board shall have the power in all causes appealed to it from decisions or orders of the Administrative Authority or Building Official to reverse, affirm or modify in whole or in part the decision or order appealed from. No decision of the Board shall vary or be inconsistent with the terms, provisions or intent of this Code. The decision of the Board shall be final. (6) Enforcement. The Administrative Authority, or his agent, shall enforce and execute all legal decisions and orders of the Board. Section 2.5 - Periodic Review of Ordinance Provisions. It shall be the duty of the Board to make an annual review of the provisions of this ordinance, and to recom- mend any necessary changes and/or improvements to the City Council. This review shall include consideration of sug- gestions from plumbers or the public at large which shall be obtained by means of open hearings as well as through the regular channels. {c) The 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by revising the "INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS" as follows: -16- lows: Section 401, Materials, is revised to read as fol- Section 401 - Materials (a) Drainage piping shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC, extra strength vitrified clay pipe, or other approved materials having a smooth and uniform bore, except that: (1) No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above ground. (2) ABS and PVC DWV piping installations shall be limited to those buildings whose struc- tural system is of combustible construc- tion. (3) No vitrified clay pipe or fittings shall be used above ground or where pressurized by a pump or ejector. They shall be kept at least twelve (12) inches (.3m) below ground. (b) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, malle- able iron, lead, brass, copper, ABS, PVC, vitrified clay or other approved materials having a smooth interior waterway of the same diameter as the piping served and all such fittings shall conform to the type of pipe used. (1) Fittings on screwed pipe shall be of the recessed drainage type. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe. (2) The threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped so as to allow one fourth (1/4) inch per foot (20.9 mm/m) grade. lows: Section 503, Materials, is revised to read as fol- Section 503 - Materials (a) Vent pipe shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC or other approved materials, except that: -17- (1) No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches above ground. (2) ABS and PVC piping installations shall be limited to those buildings whose structural system is of combustible construction. (b) Vent fittings shall be cast iron, galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC, or other approved materials, except that no galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel fittings shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) above ground. ,~ (c) Changes in direction of vent piping shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings and no such pipe shall be strained or bent. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe. Section 615, Combination Waste and Vent System is revised to read as follows: Section 615 - Combination Waste and Vent System (a) Fixtures may be installed in a combination waste and vent system. When this wet vented system is used, the following conditions shall be met: (1) The outlet of such fitting shall not be below the water seal of the trap. (2) The distance from the trap to waste outlet , opening shall not exceed the developed lengths indicated in Table 6-2 for the respective line sizes. The oversizing of lines to gain length of run shall not be permitted. (3) Water closets shall be limited to three feet (3') from vent or vented line. (4) No fixture shall have more than a three-foot (3') tailpiece. (5) Slope shall not be greater than 1/4" per foot. -18- TABLE 6-2. DISTANCE OF FIXTURE TRAP FROM VENT Size of Fixture Drain Inches Distance Trap to Vent 1 - 1/2 3 ft. 6 in. 2 6 ft. 0 in. 3 8 ft. 0 in. 4 10 ft. 0 in. (b) Batteries of three or more water closets and/or urinals on the same floor level shall be vented by a sys- tem of loop venting. The loop vent shall consist of a full size vertical stack taken off in front of the first fix- ture and extending twelve inches above the overflow level of the highest fixture on that floor, and returning hori- zontally full size to main vent stack at the end of the battery, or vents may continue separately through the roof full size thus forming a circuit vent system. When more than ten (10) water closets and/or urinals in a battery are vented in this manner, there shall be an additional full size relief vent for each group of ten fixtures (or part thereof) above the initial ten fixtures, spaced even- ly along the battery of fixtures. (c) The combination waste serving over six fixture units shall not be less than three inches in size through the highest waste fitting. (d) See Appendix "E" for mobile home parks. Section 708, Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and Separators, is revised to rear] as follows: Section 708 - Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and Separators Industrial interceptors (clarifiers) and separators shall comply with current industrial waste ordinance.. A test manhole shall be provided in protected area outside of building. Section 709, S>aughter Houses, Packing Establish- ments, etc., is revised to read as follows: Section 709 - Slaughter Houses, Packing Establishments, etc. Slaughter houses, packing establishments, etc., shall comply with current industrial waste ordinance. A test manhole shall be provided in a protected area outside of building. -19- Section 710, Minimum Requirements for Auto Wash RacIF, is revised to read as follows: Section 710 - Minimum Requirements for Auto Wash Rack Every private or public wash rack and/or slab used for cleaning machinery or machine parts shall be adequate- ly protected against storm or surface water and shall drain or discharge into an interceptor (clarifier) of an approved design. A sampling well shall be provided in a protected area outside of the building. Section 712, Grease Interceptors for Commercial Kitchens, is revised to read as follows: Section 712 - Grease Interceptors for Commercial Kitchens When grease interceptors with more than one hundred pound grease retention capacity are required, they shall be sized by use of Appendix "H" 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code. A sampling well shall be provided in a protected area outside of building. Section 1003, Cross-Connection Control, is revised to read as follows: Section 1003 - Cross-Connection Control No person shall install any water operated equipment or mechanism, or use any water treating chemical or sub- stance, if it is found that such equipment, mechanism, chemical or substance may cause pollution of the domestic water supply. Such equipment or mechanism may be permitted only when equipped with an approved backflow prevention device. Approval of Devices. Before any device is installed for the prevention of backflow or back siphonage, it shall have first been approved by the Administrative Authority. Devices shall be tested in conformity with recognized standards or other standards acceptable to the Administative Authority which are consistent with the intent of this Code. All devices installed in a potable water supply sys- tem for protection against backflow shall be maintained in good working condition by the person or persons having control of such devices. The Administrative Authority or other department having jurisdiction may inspect such devices and, if found to be defective or inoperative, shall require the repair or replacement thereof. No device -20- shall be removed from use or relocated or other device substituted, without the approval of the Administrative Authority. (a) Water closet flushometer valves shall be with equipped an approved vacuum breaker. Each such device shall be installed on the discharge side of the flushome- ter valve with the critical level at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the overflow rim of the bowl. (b) Water closet and urinal tanks shall be equipped with an approved ballcock. The ballcock shall be installed with the critical level at least one (1) inch (25.4 mm) above the full opening of the overflow pipe. In cases where the ballcock has no =hush tube, the bottom of the water supply inlet shall be installed one (1) inch (25.4 mm) above the f ull opening of the overflow pipe. Water closets having any portion of the tank below the flood level rim of the closet bowl shall have the ballcock installed in a separate and isolated compartment of the tank, or shall be provided with a sheathed ballcock, or other equivalent protection shall be provided. (c) Urinal Flushometer Valves. Urinals, when served by a flushometer valve, shall be equipped with an approved vacuum, breaker installed on the discharge side of the flushometer. The critical level shall be not less than six (6) inches (152.4 mm} above the highest part of the fix- ture. (d) Over rim supplies to plumbing fixtures shall be at least one (1) inch (25.4 mm) above the flood level rim of the fixture.. (e) Direct connections between potable water piping and sewer connected wastes shall not exist under any con- dition with or without backflow protection. Where potable water is discharged to the drainage system, it shall be by means of an approved air gap of two (2) pipe diameters of the supply inlet, but in no case shall the gap be less than one (1) inch (25.4 mm). Connection may be made to the inlet side of a fixture trap provided that an approved vacuum breaker is installed not less than six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the flood level rim of such trapped fix- ture, so that at no time will any such device be subjected to any back pressure. -21- (f) No potable water piping shall be installed or maintained within any piping or device conveying sewage, wastes or other materials hazardous to health and safety. (g) Inlets to tanks, vats, sumps, swimming pools and other receptors when protected by an approved vacuum breaker shall have such device installed on the discharge side of the last valve with the critical level not less than six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the overflow rim of such equipment. Water supply iinlets not protected by vacuum breakers shall be installed not less than two (2) pipe diameters, but in no case less than one (1) inch (25.4 mm) above the overflow rim of such tank, vat or similar equipment. (h) Lawn sprinklering systems shall be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker installed on the ,discharge side of each of the last valves. The vacuum breaker shall be installed at least six (6) inches above the surrounding ground and above a sufficient number of heads so at no time will the vacuum be subjected to back pressure of drainage. Alternately an approved factory assembled backflow preventer with test cocks may be installed. (i) Fixture inlets and outlets with hose attachments which may constitute a cross-connection shall be protected by an approved non-removable type backflow prevention device or by an approved vacuum breaker installed at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the highest point of usage and located on the discharge side of the last valve. Fixtures with integral vacuum breakers manufactured as a unit may be installed in accordance with their approval requirements. Hose bibbs other than above, and lawn hydrants shall be protected by an approved non-removable type backflow prevention device. (j) Medical, therapeutic, surgical, mortuary or similar equipment shall have all water outlets protected by approved vacuum breakers on the discharge side of the last valves and installed not less than five and one-half (5-1/2) feet ( 1 .7 m) above the floor, and at no time less than thirty-six (36) inches (.9 m) above any fixture or equipment served, unless such vacuum breaker is an integral part of the fixture or equipment having an approval as a unit, and provided the "unit" vacuum breaker will not be subjected to back pressures under any condition. -22- (k) Water cooled compressors, degreasers or any other water cooled equipment shall be protected by an approved vacuum breaker installed ahead of the equipment on the discharge side of the last valve and at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the highest point reached by any water passing through or discharging from such equipment. Equipment subject to continuous flows for periods of more than twelve (12) hours shall be provided with an approved "pressure type" vacuum breaker installed at least twelve (12) inches (.3 m) above the highest point reached by any water passing through or discharging from such equipment. EXCEPTION: When in the opinion of the Adminis- trative Authority no hazard to the potable water supply system is evident, special approval may be obtained to omit the vacuum breakers. (1) Aspirators shall not be directly connected to a sewer connected waste pipe, but may be connected to the inlet side of a trap and shall be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker installed at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the aspirator unit. The discharge pipe from the aspirator unit shall be designed for free flow and shall discharge through an approved airgap. (m) Vacuum breakers for hot water over 160°F (71°C) shall be of approved type designed to operate at tempera- tures of one hundred sixty (160) degrees F (71°C) or more without rendering any portion of the device inoperative. (n) Steam and steam boiler connections shall be pro- tected by an approved backflow prevention device as set forth in subsection (o) of this section. (o) Non-potable water piping. In cases where it is impractical to correct individual cross-connections on the domestic water line, the line supplying such outlets shall be considered a non-potable water line. No drinking or domestic water outlets shall be connected to the non- potable water line. Backflow or back-siphonage from the non-potable water line into the domestic water line shall be prevented by the installation of a gravity tank or by a tank having a pump for desired non-potable water. The domestic water inlets to the non-potable water tank shall -23- have an approved airgap as required elsewhere in this chapter. Where it is impractical to install tanks, as set forth above, an approved pressure type backflow or back- siphonage prevention device shall be installed as follows: within the lin vacuum breaker vention device Where reverse flow e can occur, an approved pressure type unit or other approved backflow pre- shall be installed in the supply line. due only to gravity or a vacuum Each pressure type vacuum breaker unit shall be installed at a height of at least twelve (12) inches (.3 m) above the highest tank, equipment or point of usage of the non-potable water. Other approved back- flow prevention devices shall be installed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority, but in no case less than twelve (12) inches (.3 m) above the surrounding ground or floor. Where backflow can occur due to steam boilers, pumps, etc., creating a higher pressure in the non-potable water line, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed in the supply line. Such backflow prevention device shall be installed at least twelve (12) inches (.3 m) above the surround ground or floor. Whenever possible, all portions of the non-potable water line shall be exposed and all exposed portions shall be properly identified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority. Each outlet on the non-potable water line which may be used for drinking or domestic purposes shall be posted: DANGER - UNSAFE WATER. (p) Vacuum breakers shall be located outside any enclosure or hooded area containing fumes that are toxic or poisonous. lows: Sections 1004, Materials, is revised to read as fol- Section 1004 - Materials (a) Water pipe and fittings shall be brass, copper, cast iron, galvanized mallable iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel or other approved materials. -24- Asbestos, cement, CPVC, PB, PE or PVC water pipe manufac- tured to recognized standards may be used for cold water distribution systems outside of a building. CPVC and PB water pipe and tubing may be used for hot and cold water distribution system within a building. All materials used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of like material except where otherwise approved by the Administrative Authority. (1) Solder and flux must contain less than 0.2~ lead, and (2) Pipe and pipe fittings may contain no more than 8.0~ lead. (b) Cast iron fittings up to and including two {2) inches (50.8 mm) in size, when used in connection with potable water piping shall be galvanized. (c) All malleable iron water fittings shall be gal- vanized. (d) Piping and tubing which has previously been used for any purpose other than for potable water systems shall not be used. (e) Approved plastic materials may be used in water service piping, provided that where metal water service piping is used for electrical grounding purposes replace- ment piping, therefore, shall be of like materials. EXCEPTION: Where a grounding system, acceptable to the Administrative Authority, is installed, inspected and approved, metallic pipe may be replaced with non-metallic pipe. Section 1010, Water Pipe Insulation, is revises to read as follows: Section 1010 - Water Pipe Insulation (a) All water pipe run in crawl spaces below floors, in attics, in garages and similar unheated spaces, except that piping run within interior partitions or horizontally between ceiling and floor construction of multiple story buildings, shall be insulated with one-inch (1") thick glass fiber insulation with fire resistant kraft paper aluminum-foil laminate or glass cloth jacket, and fittings shall be insulated with cement of flexible glass fiber material to a like thickness and covered with a glass cloth jacket. Alternately, other insulating materials -25- having finished surface with maximum flamespread rating of 25 under ASTM 84 E may be used in thickness less than one-inch (1") thick glass fiber. (b) All water pipe outside of buildings, exposed to the weather, shall be similarly insulated, and an approved waterproof jacket shall be applied. (c) Water piping in outside walls of buildings except solid masonry walls shall be similarly insulated as in Paragraph (a} above except insulation thickness shall be one-half inch (1/2") glass fiber or equal. (d} Water pipe installed within a concealed space used as return air plenum shall be insulated with insula- tion having flamespread rating of 25 and smoke developed rating of not more than 50. lows: Section 1202, Definitions, is revised to read as fol- Section 1202 - Definitions Far the purposes of this Code, certain terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be interpreted as set forth in this section provided, however, that when- ever the words "Gas meters" appear, they shall be con- strued to also mean valves and those devices required for the regulation of pressure and the measurement of natural gas being dispensed for any building, structure or prem- ises. Whenever the words "LPG Facilities" appear, they shall be construed to mean tanks, containers, container valves, regulating equipment, meters and/or appurtenances for the storage and supply of liquified petroleum gas for any building, structure or premises. (a) Appliance Fuel Connector: An assembly of listed semi-rigid or flexible tubing and fittings to carry fuel between a fuel piping outlet and a fuel burning appliance. (b) Approved: As to materials, workmanship and types of construction means approved by the Administrative Authority as the result of investigation, inspection or test conducted by them or by reason of accepted principles or tests by other recognized testing agency or authority. (c) Fuel Gas: Natural, manufactured, liquified petroleum or a mixture of these. -26- (d) Gas Piping: Any installation of pipe, valves or fit- tings that is used to convey fuel gas, installed on any premises or in any building, but shall not in- clude: (1) Any portion of the service piping. (2) Any approved piping connection six (6) feet (1.8 m) or less in length between an existing gas outlet and a gas appliance in the same room with the outlet. (3) Any gas piping supplying gas from the main to the measuring point, provided such piping is installed according to law and rules of the Railroad .Commission of Texas. (e) Gas Piping System: Any arrangement of gas piping supplied by one (1) meter and each arrangement of gas piping serving a building, structure or premises, whether individually metered or not. (f) Gas Otility: The duly enfranchised public utility supplying the gas from its street mains. i (g) Service Piping: The piping equipment between the street gas main and the gas measuring point. Section 1211, Gas Meter Locations, is revised to read as follows: Section 1211 - Gas Meter Locations (a) All gas meters shall be located at the building on the site being served. Where it is impractical to do so, the Administrative Authority may approve an alternate location. In approving an alternative location the Administrative Authority shall take into account the re- quired gas supply and accessibility to the gas main. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Administrative Authority may appeal such decision to the Board of Plumbers. All meters set at approved locations shall be protected from moving machinery and equipment. (b) Where more than one (1) meter is set on a partic- ular premises, they shall all be set at one (1) location, except where this is impractical. In multiple meter in- stallations, each separate gas piping system shall be identified by the permittee in a manner satisfactory to the serving gas supplier serving the gas. -27- (c) All gas meters shall be preceded by a main supply shut-off valve and shall be so placed as to be at all times readily accessible for inspection, reading, testing and shutting off the gas supply. All service or piping or main supply shut-off valves must be outside of the build- ing and readily accessible. (d) In order that gas may be supplied, the gas piping inlet shall be located with respect to the proposed meter location in accordance with the local serving gas supplier instructions. (e) Access to enclosed gas meters, except those located in an approved vault supplied by the serving gas supplier, shall be through an opening or door not less in size than twenty-two (22) inches (558.8 mm) by twenty-four (24) inches (609.6 mm), but in no event smaller than that specified by the local serving gas supplier. (f) Gas meters shall not be located under a show window or under interior stairways or in engine, boiler, heater or electric meter rooms. Where not prohibited by other regulation, gas meters may be located in the open under exterior stairways. (g) The initial installation and any future mainte- nance of the service piping shall be the responsibility of the serving gas supplier. When service piping is in need of repair or replacement, the serving gas supplier shall do so without charge to the customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. However, where the existing gas service piping enters directly under the house beneath the surface of the ground, the owner shall at his. own expense have a riser installed out- side the building and connect the same to existing house piping. Section 1212, Material for Gas Piping, is revised to read as follows: Section 1212 - Material for Gas Piping (a) All pipe used for the installation, extension, alteration or repair of any gas piping shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel (galvanized or black), yellow brass (containing no more than seventy-five percent (75~) copper) or internally tinned or equivalently treated of iron pipe size. Approved Polyethelene pipe may be used in exterior buried piping systems. -28- (b) All such pipe shall be either new or shall pre- viously have been used for no other purpose than conveying gas; it shall be in good condition and free from internal obstructions. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe . (c) All fittings used in connection with the above piping shall be of malleable iron, yellow brass (contain- ing not more than seventy-five percent (75~) copper) or approved plastic fittings. (d) All valves and appurtenances used in connection with the above piping shall be of a type designed and approved for use with fuel gas. Section 1213, Installation of Gas Piping, is revised to read as follows: Sec. 1213. Installation of Gas Piping. (a) All joints in the piping system, unless welded, shall be screwed joints, having approved standard threads. Such screwed joints shall be made up with approved pipe joint material, insoluble in the presence of fuel gas and applied to the male threads only. (b) No gas piping shall be installed in or on the ground under any building or structure and all exposed gas piping shall be kept at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above grade of structure. Concealed unprotected gas piping may be installed above grade in approved recesses or channels. EXCEPTION: When necessary due to structural condi- tions, approved type gas piping may be installed in other locations, when permission has first been obtained from the Administrative Authority. (c) Where water vapor is present in the fuel gas served, accessible drip pipes shall be provided at points where condensation will tend to collect. (d) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall be protected from corrosion by approved coatings or wrapping materials. All horizontal metallic piping shall have at least twelve (12) inches (.3 m) of earth cover or other equivalent protection. Polyethelene gas piping shall have at least eighteen (18) inches (0.5 m) of earth cover or other equivalent protec- -29- tion. Risers shall be metallic and shall be wrapped to a point at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above grade. All gas pipe two inches (2") and smaller in the ground shall be polyethelene. (e) All gas pipe protective coatings shall be approved types, machine applied, and conform to recognized standards. Field wrapping shall provide equivalent protec- tion and is restricted to those short sections and fit- tings necessarily stripped for threading or welding. Zinc coatings (galvanizing) shall not be deemed adequate pro- tection for piping below ground. Ferrous metals in exposed exterior locations shall be protected from corrosion in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority. (f) All gas piping shall be adequately supported by metal straps or hooks at intervals not to exceed those shown in Table 12-2. Gas piping installed below grade shall be effectively supported at all points on undis- turbed or well compacted soil or sand. (g) Gas piping supplyinq more than one (1) building on any one premises shall be equipped with separate shut- off vales to each building, so arranged that the gas supply can be turned on or off to any individual or sepa- rate building. Such shut=off valve shall be located out- side the building it supplies and shall be readily accessible at all times. Buildings accessory to single- family residences are exempt from the requirements of this subsection. (h) Where unions are necessary, right and left nipples and couplings shall be used. Ground joint unions may be used at exposed fixture, appliance or equipment connections and in exposed exterior locations immediately on the discharge side of a building shut-off valve. Heavy duty flanged type unions may be used in special cases, when first approved by the Administrative Authority. Bushings shall not be used in concealed locations. (i) When air, oxygen or other special supplementary gas under pressure is introduced with the regularly sup- plied gas, either directly into the gas piping system or at burners, a device approved by the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier shall be installed to prevent backflow of such special gas into the gas piping system or serving gas supplier's meter. This device shall be located between the source of the special gas and the serving gas supplier's meter and shall be on the gas line leading to the appliance using the special gas. This -30- device may be either a spring loaded or diaphragm type check valve and shall be capable of withstanding any pres- sure which may be imposed on it. (j) When liquified petroleum or other stand-by gas is interconnected with the regular gas piping system, an approved three-way two-port valve or other adequate safe- guard acceptable to the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier shall be installed to prevent back- flow into either supply system. (k) Valves used in connection with gas piping shall be approved types. (1) All gas outlets located in a barbecue or fire- place shall be controlled by an approved operating valve located in the same room and outside the hearth, but not more than four (4) feet (1.2 m) from such outlets. When piping on the discharge side -of any such control valve is standard weight brass or galvanized steel, such piping may be embedded in our surrounded by not less than two (2) inches (50.8 mm) of concrete or masonry. (m) An accessible shut-off valve of a type set forth in subsection (k) of this section shall be installed in the fuel supply piping outside of each appliance and ahead of the union connection thereto, and in addition to any valve on the appliance. Shut-off valves shall be within three (3) feet (.9 m) of the appliance. Shut-off valves may be located immediately adjacent to and inside or under an appliance when placed in an accessible and protected location and when such appliance may be removed without removal of the valve. Shut-off valves may be accessibly located inside wall heaters and wall furnaces listed for recessed installation where necessary maintenance can be performed without re- moval of the shut-off valve. (n) A number 18 copper tracer wire or other approved material shall be installed with and attached to under- ground non-metallic gas piping and shall terminate above grade at one end. (o) Changes in direction of gas piping shall be made by appropriate use of fittings, except PE gas pipe and tubing may be bent to a radius of not less than twenty (20) times the nominal pipe or tubing diameter. -31- (d) Appendix A, "SIZING WATER SYSTEMS°', of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, is hereby deleted. (e) Appendix B, °'COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEMS°', of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, is hereby deleted. (f) Appendix I, "PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS", of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, is hereby deleted. SECTION 3. That Section 26-3 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended., is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 26-3 - Effect of Conflict with Other Ordinances. This chapter shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this chapter are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. ' SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of -32 Chapter 26 of the Code, or any other ordinances affecting plumbing which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordi- nance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litiga- tion, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinan ces, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 6. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as pro- vided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 7. Three (3) copies of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, together " with the local amendments contained in this ordinance, shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 8. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for all violations involving fire safety or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for all other violations of this -33- ordinance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any viola- tion of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed a sepa- rate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. SECTION 9. The -City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Sections 1, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of this ordinance in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 10. 4 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: }~5s~-~ City Attorney Date : 7"~ ~l '"'87 ADOPTED: EFFECTIVE. -34- =va:ca~lri'au-~ rRAN:°•e Jf~ThllSkd~PtiBLLC '?~ „E;/:y/ ~ /J®U ~~LL.W ~® ~/~/~`~/ lV~/ `~/®~~ lW/ U rl/ U/~l/~l~W ~ IV®U lV V1AfER AOt~tifSYa5~<YnYiUPt .~ ~,((/~((J,'// DEVELUPMC d4:DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT ADOPTION OF THE 1985 EDITION PAGE 7/28/87 NUMBER OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE WITH 1 G-7159 LOCAL AP1ENDMENTS _ ! or____ RECOP1MENDATION It is recommended that the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, with local amendments be adopted as the Fort Worth Plumbing Code. The Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth (Chapter 26 of the City Code) regulates the installation of all plumbing wastes, water, gas lines, sprinkler systems, and fixtures in the homes and businesses in the City of Fort Worth. The P1 umbi ng Code i s modeled f ran the Uniform P1 umbi ng Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). The current Plumbing Code adopted the 1982 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, with local amendments. The Uniform Plumbing Code is updated every three (3) years, and the Board of Plumbers with the City Staff reviews each new edition. The Board of Plumbers has recently completed a review of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code and has determined that certain amendments are necessary t o adapt the Code to 1 ocal soi 1 and weather conditions and other 1 ocal requirements and practice. DAI /s f gygq A P P~ROVE D BY ~ v I ~~' I ~ou~~~~ attachment JUL 28 198? ~•9~~ aCity $eacstasy a! the City of Pox4 Worth, Toxa~ SUBMITTED FOR IMt CITY MANAGER'S ~ DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY ~ ~ ' i OFFICE BY ' / ,/~/ ~ APPROVED ORIGINATING ~ [ OTHER (DESCRIBE) ~ ~~ DEPARTMENT HEAD• ~ CITY SECRETARY - FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Adopted Ordnance N0, CONTACT L~ P DATE