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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 9164f^ r h ~ d ORDINANCE NO. ~~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH PLUMBING CODE BY ADOPTING THE 1982 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, WITH LOCAL AMEND- MENTS; REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVER- SION, EQUIPMENT USE, AND MAINTENANCE OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; CREATING AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AND PLUMBING BOARD AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING AND DRAIN- AGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDI- NANCE TO BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN 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 the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby revised and amended to conform with certain exceptions specified below, to the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and the same as amended is hereby adopted as the Fort Worth Plumbin~Code. Three copies of the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code, marked Exhibit "A" are incorporated herein by reference and shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 2. That the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") is hereby amended by revi~~.ng Part I "ADMINISTRATION" to read as shown on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Three copies of Exhibit "B" shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 3. That the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") is hereby amended by adding Part II "BOARD OF PLUMBERS" to read as shown in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Three copies of Exhibit "C" shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. ~, J SECTION 4. 7 4a That the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") is hereby amended by revising the "INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS" as shown in Exhibit "D" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Three copies of Exhibit "D" shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. SECTION 5. That the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") is hereby amended by deleting therefrom Appendix B and Appendix H. SECTION 6. That the IAPMO Installation .Standards contained in the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") are not adopted as a part of the Fort Worth Plumbing Code but are to be used only as a reference source in conjunction with the Fort Worth Plumbing Code. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi- nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964) , as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance 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 8. 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 9. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for each offense. Each day that a viola- tion is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 10. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 8140 or any other ordinances affecting plumbing which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 11. 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 12. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption of this ordinance in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 13. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 14 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 14. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 60 days after adoption, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: O ~ ~ ~ ~ ADOPTED : ~l EFFECTIVE: lpb EXHI~I`~ ~~~~~ 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 ordi- nance as "this code." Section 1.0 - Application and 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 boundaries 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 - Ad~:inistrative Authority Whenever the term "administrative 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 journey- man 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 equivalent. He shall be physi- cally 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 inspec- tor for the City. Section 1.2 - 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 or its equivalent. He shall be physically capa- ble 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. -1- No assistant plumbing inspector shall be permitted to work for, or be connected with, any master plumber, plumbing manufac- turer or wholesale plumbing and supply company, or to do any plumbing work while employed as a plumbing inspector by the City. Section 1.3 - Department Having Jurisdiction Unless otherwise provided Administrative Authority shall Department. for by law, the office of the be part of the Development Section 1.4 Duties of the Administrative Authority The Administrative Authority shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this code and amendments thereto and shall perform the following duties: (1) Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, and/or dia- grams necessary to show clearly the character, kind and extent of work covered by applications for a per- mit 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 pro- vided by this Code, the names of persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and amount there- of, together with the location or premises to which they relate. (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 con- demning said work in whole or in 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 essen- tial to obtain compliance with all provisions of this code. (7) Investigate any construction or work regulated by this code and issue such notices and orders as provided in Section 1.6. (8) Keep a complete record of all the essential transac- tions of his office. (9) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority provided by law to receive such funds. -2- (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 full view at all times and in letters not less than two and one-half inches high. Section 1.5 - Right of Entry; Arrest The Administrative Authority and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry, during usual busi- ness hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. The Administrative Authority shall have the right and power to arrest any person or persons who violate the requirements of this Code. Section 1.6 - Dangerous and Unsanitary Plumbing (1) Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Adminis- trative Authority to be unsanitary or in violation of this code, as defined herein, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (2) Whenever brought to the attention of the City depart- ment having jurisdiction that any unsanitary condi- tions exists or that any construction work regulated by this code is dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary, a nui- sance or a menace to life, health, or property or otherwise in violation of this code, the said depart- ment 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 any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider necessary for the proper protection of life, health or property and in the case of any piping or appliances may order any person, firm, or corpora- tion, 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. Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the owner, agent or person responsible for the premises in which such condition exists and shall specify the date or time for compliance with such order. (3) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this Code. (4) When any plumbing system is maintained in violation of this Code and in violation of any notice issued pursu- -3- ant to the provisions of this section of where a nui- sance exists in any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the Administrative Authority shall institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court or competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the violation of nuisance. Section 1.7 - Violations and Penalties Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00. Each separate 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 1.8 - Permit Required (1) No plumbing or drainage work shall be commenced in 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 autho- rity designated in writing from the City. (2) A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure. (3) No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by a Per- mitee except persons in his employ. (4) 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 con- tractor shall submit a plat of the property showing the location of any buildings, sanitary sewers or septic tank systems and shall furnish plans and speci- fications 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 1.9 - Work Not Requiring Permit No permit shall be required for repair work listed as fol- lows: Replacement of exposed traps; replacement of plumbing fixtures; replacement of garbage disposals, dishwashers, 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. -4- No person, where a permit is not required, shall do plumb- ing work in violation of the State of Texas Plumbing Licensing Law of 1947. Section 1.10 - To Whom Permits May Be Issued (1) 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 Section 1.16 of this ordinance, except as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section. (2) 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 fol- lowing acts, work and conduct: (a) Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned or occupied by him as his home. The term "work done by a property owner" shall be construed to mean work actually done personally by the owner. (b) Plumbing work done by anyone who is regularly employed as or acting as a maintenance man or maintenance employee, incidental to and in con- nection with the business in which he is employed or engaged and who does not engage in the occupa- tion of a plumber for the general public; con- struction, installation 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 appurte- nances, equipment and appliances. (3) Any permit required by this Code may be issued to any person not having a State of Texas Master Plumbers License for the following acts, work and conduct pro- vided said person has on file with the City a valid registration form as required in Section 1.16 of this Code: (a) 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 connecting appliances to existing piping installations; provided, however, that all work and service named or referred to in this section shall be subject to inspection and approval by the plumbing inspector in accordance with the terms of this Code. (b) Licensed Landscape Irrigators, when licensed under Article 8751, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, may be issued permits for installation of lawn irrigation systems. -5- Section l.ll - Application for Permit Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a per- mit shall make application on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work pro- posed to be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith, the Administrative Authority shall require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary, except of in- stallations 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 hips seal, shall be required for any installation with one hundred (100) or more fixtures. If the Administrative Authority detemines that the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions or information furnished by the applicant is in compliance with this Code, he shall then issue the permit applied for upon payment of all fees for sewer service connection and permit fee as hereinafter fixed. A special exception may be granted on existing construc- tion 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. Addi- tions 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 accompanied by a sketch when required by the Administrative Authority showing work to be done. Section 1.12 - Cost of Permit Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this Code 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 therewith, together with such in- formation 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. 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 Administrative Authority that such work was urgently neces- sary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all cases, a permit 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. -6- 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 construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retesting 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 connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permitee constructing such sewer. SCHEDULE OF FEES Permit Issuance Fee ................................. $10.00 First Fixture or Appliance .......................... 5.00 Additional Fixtures or 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 Third Inspection After First Turndown ............... 25.00 Floor Drain ......................................... 2.00 Water Well .......................................... 20.00 Mobile Homes or Mobile Units Each Mobile Home Space or Mobile Unit Space........ 15.00 Each Sewer Vent ................................... 10.00 Two (2) Times Fee for Work Started Without Permit 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 Section 1.13 - Withholding of Permits; Validity of Permits The Administrative Authority is authorized to withhold permits to any person, firm or organization upon written notice to such person, firm or organization that monies or fees are owed to the City by such person, firm or organization resulting from work performed under this Code. The determination of the Administrative Authority may be appealed to the Plumbing Board as provided in Section 2.4 below. The Administrative Authority is authorized to withhold the issuance of plumbing permits to any master plumber or any person authorized to do plumbing under the state law until such time as -7- the plumbing for which a permit has already been issued previ- ously has been completed or at least prosecuted in an efficient manner in a reasonable length of time. The Administrative Authority may also withhold issuance of plumbing permits for a person who is authorized to do plumbing work, for failure to keep all current plumbing permit fees owed the City of Fort Worth or has jobs for which permits have been issued in con- tinued violation of this Code. The issuance or granting of a permit and specifications shall not be deemed or mit for, or an approval of , any violation sions of this Code. No permit presuming violate or cancel the provisions of this except insofar as the work or use which it or approval of plans :onstrued to be a per- of any of the provi- to give authority to Code shall be valid, authorizes is lawful. The Administrative Authority shall have the right to de- clare a plumbing permit null and void if there has been misrep- resentation of facts or any violation of the provisions of this code. Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation 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 authorized by such permit is sus- pended 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 to do so. Section 1.14 - All Work to be Inspected All plumbing and drainage systems requiring permits shall be inspected by the Administrative Authority to insure compli- ance with all the requirements of this Code. Section 1.15 - 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 prescribed else- where in this Code, before giving the above notification. Section 1.16 - Business Registration Any firm, business or organization consisting of an indi- vidual 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, Department of Development, before October 30, 1983. Each such registration shall be renewed annually. The fees for the initial registration and the renewal shall be as follows: Initial registration $100.00 Annual renewal $ 50.00 -8- EXHIBIT "C" PART II - BOARD OF PLUMBERS Section 2.1 - Board of Plumbers - Created; Composition; Appoint- ment of Members; Terms of Office; Compensation There is hereby created and established a Board of Plumb- ers. The Board of Plumbers shall consist of nine members to be appointed as follows: Place #1. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of active continuous experience 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 and having five years in the plumbing field. licensed by the State of Texas of active continuous experience Place #4. A Journeyman Plumber and having five years in the plumbing field. licensed by the State of Texas of active continuous experience 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 installations. Place #7. A Landscape Irrigator licensed by the State of Texas. Place #8. A citizen who is not connected with the construction industry in any way. Place #9. A citizen who is not connected with the construction industry in any way. The nine members shall be appointed by the City Manager with the advice and consent of the City Council. Members appointed to odd numbered places shall serve terms which expire October 1, 1985. Members appointed to even numbered places shall serve terms which expire October 1, 1986. Thereafter members shall serve two year terms. 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. 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 or his authorized representative, the Administrative Authority, and the Building Official 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. -1- 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 City 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 final. Section 2.3 - Same - Chairman; Secretary; Quorum; Office Sup- plies; 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 can- celled 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 improvement of the plumbing ordi- nances of the City to the City Council. It shall, also, be the duty of the Board to hear any writ- ten complaints made by any plumber, citizen or otherwise, that may have a bearing upon the efficient enforcement of the plumb- ing 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 inconsistent with any laws of the State or this Code or other ordinances of the City. Section 2.4 - Appeal to Plumbing Board From Decisions of the Administrative Authority or the Building Official (1) Any person, firm, company or corporation aggrieved by any decision of the Administrative Authority or Build- ing Official under this Code may appeal such decision or order to the Board of Plumbers as set out herein. (2) The powers of the Board of Plumbers are hereby extend- ed so as to authorize the Board of Plumbers to make reasonable interpretations or rulings in matters pro- perly before it as to the suitability of alternate materials and/or methods of installation under this Code. (3) Fee. An application shall be filed and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be paid on an appeal to the Plumbing Board for any reason. -2- (4) The appeal procedures shall be as follows: (a) 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 appropriate reference to the deci- sion 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 appeals filed. (b) Record - The Secretary shall transmit to the Board all relevant records and data upon which the appeal was taken. (c) Stay of Proceedings - An appeal shall stay all proceedings in connection with the decision or order appealed from unless and 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. Any work contrary to the order of the Administra- tive Authority or Building Official, or their agents, performed after filing of an appeal here- under, pending determination of such appeal shall be performed at appellant's risk and shall be subject to abatement should the order be affirmed and may not be considered by the Board as miti- gating or extenuating circumstances. (d) 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 within a reasonable time thereafter. Parties may appear before the Board in person, by agents, or by attorney. The Board may require additional data and tests necessary for adequate decisions of the appeal.. (e) 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 inconsis- tent with the terms, provisions, or intent of this Code. The decision of the Board shall be final. (f) Enforcement - The Administrative Authority, or his agent, shall enforce and execute all legal decisions and orders of the Board. (g) Approval of Materials and Methods - The Board shall have the power to approve alternate and new materials, methods, devices, etc., in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Code. -3- 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 recommend any necessary changes and/or improvements to the City Council. This review shall include consideration of suggestions from plumbers or the public at large which shall be obtained by means of open hearings as well as through the regular channels. -4- EXHIBIT "D•" ~. Section 304 - Damage to Drainage System or Public Sewer (1) Provisions of current Industrial Waste ordinance shall be complied with. Section 305 - Industrial Wastes (1) Provisions of current Industrial Waste ordinance shall be complied with. Section 317 - Trenching, Excavation and Backfill (1) Use of mechanical excavating equipment is prohibited within two (2) feet (.6m) of existing piping or appur- tenances. (2) Tunneling and driving may be done in yards, courts, or driveways of any building site. Where sufficient depth is available to permit, tunnels may be used between open cut trenches. Tunnels shall have a clear height of two (2) feet (.6m) above the pipe and shall be limited in length to one-half (1/2) the depth of the trench, with a maximum length of eight (8) feet (2.4m). When pipes are driven, the drive pipe shall be at least one (1) size larger than the pipe to be laid. (3) Open trenches - All excavations required to be made for the installation of a building-drainage system or any part thereof, within the walls of a building, shall be open trench work and shall be kept open until the piping has been inspected, tested and accepted. (4) All excavations shall be completely backfilled as soon after inspection as practicable. Adequate precaution shall be taken to insure proper compactness of back- fill around piping without damage to such piping. Trenches shall be backfilled in thin layers to twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the top of the piping with clean earth which shall not contain stones, boulders, cinderfill or other materials which would damage or break the piping or cause corrosive action. Mechani- cal devices such as bulldozers, graders, etc., may then be used to complete backfill to grade. Fill shall be properly compacted. Suitable precautions shall be taken to insure permanent stability for pipe laid in filled or made ground. (5) All underground lines shall be run in separate ditches, except that lines may be run in a common ditch when all of the following conditions are met: (a) sewer lines must be of cast iron or approved plastic. (b) gas lines must be of copper or approved plastic. (c) water lines must be of copper or approved plastic. -1- (d) no line may run within twelve (12) inches of any other line, measured in any direction between outside surfaces of the adjacent lines. Section 401 - Materials (1) Drainage pipe shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC or other approved materials having a smooth and uniform bore, except: (a) That no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches above ground. (b) ABS and PVC DWV piping installations shall be limited to those structures where combustible construction is allowed. All plastic pipes shall be isolated from concrete and colored primer shall be used on PVC. (c) Underground drainage systems of ABS and PVC when deeper than six (6) feet, and Bituminized Fibre Pipe shall be encased in reinforced concrete. Said concrete shall encase the pipe with a minimum of four (4) inches around the outside diameter of the pipe. The radius shall be four (4) inches plus the radius of the pipe. Reinforcing shall be four (4) three-eights (3/8) inch diameter steel bars laid parallel to the pipe, with two (2) bars placed under the pipe and two (2) bars placed over the pipe. (2) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, lead, brass, copper, ABS, PVC 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. (a) Fittings on screwed pipe shall be of the recessed drainage type. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe. (b) The threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped so as to allow one fourth (1/4) inch per foot grade. (c) No plastic pipe installation shall be permitted outside of a building, exposed to the weather, except where completely sheathed with an approved flashing material. (d) Plastic pipe and fittings shall be limited to (ABS) or (PVC) material, not lighter than Schedule 40, with joints solvent-welded with materials recommended by the pipe manufacturer. Manufactured fitting adaptors shall be used in joining plastic pipe to cast iron or other approved materials. -2- a (e) Each length of pipe and each fitting shall be clearly and permanently marked to certify compliance with one or more of the standards in Chapter 2 of this Code. Section 404 - Fixture Connections (Drainage) (1) Drainage piping shall be provided with approved inlet fittings for fixture connections, correctly located according to the size and type of fixture proposed to be connected. Section 405 - Changes in Direction of Drainage Flow (1) Changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings and shall be of the angles presented by a one-sixteenth (1/16) bend, one-eighth (1/8) bend or one-sixth (1/6) bend or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep. (2) Horizontal drainage lines, connecting with a vertical stack shall enter through forty-five (45) degree "Y" branches, sixty (60) degree "Y" branches, combination "Y" and one-eight (1/8) bend branches, sanitary tee or sanitary tapped tee branches, or other approved fit- tings of equivalent sweep. No fitting having more than one (1) branch at the same level shall be used unless such fitting is constructed so that the dis- charge from one (1) branch cannot readily enter any other branch. Double sanitary tees may be used when the barrel of the fitting is at least two (2) pipe sizes larger than the largest branch, (pipe sizes recognized for this purpose are 2", 2-1/2", 3", 3-1/2", 4", 4-1/2", 5", 6", etc.) (50.8, 63.5, 76.2, 88.9, 101.6, 114.3, 127, 152.4mm, etc.). (3) Horizontal drainage lines connecting with other hori- zontal drainage lines shall enter through forty-five (45) degree "Y" branches, combination "Y" and one- eighth (1/8) bend branches, or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep. (4) Vertical drainage lines connecting with horizontal drainage lines shall enter through forty-five (45) degree branches, or other approved fittings of equiva- lent sweep. Sixty (60) degree branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a true vertical posi- tion. (5) In multi-story buildings, to avoid the pneumatic effects of "HYDRAULIC JUMP," which tends to occur in that portion of pipe immediately following the change of direction from a vertical waste stack to a horizon- tal drain, no branch drain connection shall be made to a horizontal drain within ten (10) pipe diameters from the base of the waste stack. -3- Section 406 - Cleanouts (1) Each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided with a cleanout at its upper terminal and each run of piping, which is more than one hundred (100) feet (30.4m) in total developed length, shall be provided with a cleanout for each one hundred (100) feet (30.4m), or fraction thereof, in length of such piping. Exceptions: 1. Cleanouts may be omitted on an horizontal drain line less than five (5) feet (1.5m) in length unless such line in serving sinks or urinals. 2. Cleanouts may be omitted on any horizontal drainage pipe installed on a slope of seventy-two (72) degrees or less from the vertical angle. 3 Excepting the building drain and its horizontal branches, a cleanout shall not be required on any pipe which is above the first floor of the building. 4. An approved type of two-way cleanout fitting, installed inside the building wall near the connection between the building drain and building sewer or installed outside of a building at the lower end of a building drain and extended to grade, may be substituted for an upper terminal cleanout. (2) An additional cleanout shall be provided in a horizontal line for each aggregrate change of direction exceeding one hundred and thirty-five (135°) degrees. (3) Each cleanout shall be installed so that it opens in a direction opposite to the flow of the soil or waste or at right angles thereto and, except in the case of "wye" branch and end-of-line cleanouts, shall be installed vertically above the flow line of the pipe. (4) Each cleanout extension shall be considered as drainage piping and each ninety (90°) degree cleanout extension shall be extended from a "Y" type fitting or other approved fitting of equivalent sweep. (5) Each cleanout for an interceptor shall be outside of such interceptor. (6) Each cleanout, unless installed under an approved cover plate, shall be above grade, readily accessible, and so located as to serve the purpose for which it is intended. Cleanouts located under cover plates s'nall be so installed as to provide the clearances and accessibility required by this section. (7) Each cleanout in piping two (2) inches (50.8mm) or less in size shall be so installed that there is a clearance of not less than twelve (12) inches (304.8mm) in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in piping larger than two (2) inches (50.8) shall have a -4- clearance of not less than eighteen (18) inches (.5m) in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in underfloor piping shall be extended to or above the finished floor or shall be extended outside the building when there is less than eighteen (18) inches (.5m) vertical and thirty (30) inches (.8m) horizontal clearance from the means of access of such cleanout. No underfloor cleanout in any residential occupancy shall be located more than twenty (20) feet (6.1m) from an access door, trap door or crawl hole. (8) cleanout fittings shall be not less in size than those given in Table 2.3. (9) Cleanouts shall be provided for pressure drainage systems as classified under Section 409 (g). (10) Countersunk cleanout plugs shall be installed where raised heads may cause a hazard. (11) In single story buildings, or in the top story of multi-story buildings, the vent line through the roof may be considered as the cleanout for the horizontal drainage pipe it serves, provided there are no more than two (2) offsets of 45 degrees or more in the vent piping between the waste piping served and the roof opening. This provision does not apply to any portion of the drainage system which is revented into the vent stack in question. Section 508 - Revents (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, each and every fixture shall be revented and shall have a water seal trap located as close to the fixture as prac- tical. (2) Individual revents to water closets may be omitted when: (a) Closets are not more than three (3) feet from the waste stack or house drain. (b) When water closet waste does not connect with the waste stack or house drain more than three (3) below finished floor line. (c) And there are not fixtures on the floor above wasting into the same drainage system. (3) When a wet vent from a trap connects to a vent from another trap, the connection shall be made at least one (1) foot above the overflow level of the highest fixture connected to this vent on the same floor. (4) Quarter bends or ninety degrees offsets will not be permitted in vents of two inch size or less, when placed in a point lower than the overflow line of the fixtures served. -5- Section 608 - Appliances Appliances, devices, equipment or other apparatus not regu- larly classed as plumbing fixtures, which are equipped with pumps, drips or drainage outlets, may be drained by indirect waste pipes discharging into an approved type open receptor. When the condensate waste from air conditioning coils dis- charges by direct connection to a lavatory tailpiece or to an approved accessible inlet on a bathtub overflow, the connection shall be located in the area controlled by the same person con- trolling the air conditioned space. INDIRECT AND SPECIAL WASTE Special Provisions (1) No arms serving any other fixture shall be permitted for kitchen sinks, urinals, slop sinks, dishwashing or garbage grinder disposals. Each fixture shall waste into a vertical waste line independent of all other fixtures; except, that garbage grinder disposals may be installed on two (2) or three (3) compartment sinks through a one and one-half (1-1/2) inch P-trap; pro- vided that the waste openings is of sufficient height so that it will not submerge the garbage grinder disposal or the continuous drain of the other compart- ment. Two (2) or three (3) compartment sinks in a residence may be connected together and may waste through a one and one-half (1-1/2) inch P-trap. (2) Washing machines in residences may connect to a combi- nation waste and vent serving a sink; provided that: (a) A two (2) inch P-trap shall be used to trap the waste opening, the seal of which trap shall be not more than six (6) feet from the waste, and the vertical inlet to which trap shall not exceed four (4) feet developed length from the discharg- ed waste opening to water seal in the trap. (b) The two (2) inch pipe shall be brought to finish- ed floor, then may be reduced to receive the waste of the machines. (3) When a washing machine waste is recessed in a parti- tion wall, it shall be done by one of the following two methods: (a) The recess for the waste and water connection for the washing machine shall be open from the floor to the top of the recess not to exceed four (4) feet. (b) By using an approved noncorrosive receptacle with flanged sides and with waterproof connections, the recess may be enclosed. -6- (4) A washing machine may be connected indirectly to the main waste outside of the building by placing a three (3 ) inch by two ( 2 ) inch or four ( 4 ) inch by two ( 2 ) inch "Y" in the main waste, either in front of the cleanout or in the riser of the cleanout. The two (2) inch waste opening in this fitting shall be below finish ground grade and shall be trapped with a two (2) inch P-trap. The trap inlet riser shall extend not less than six (6) inches above the finish grade. The waste from the machine shall discharge indirectly into this riser. All washing machines with fixed waste or water connection shall be connected to waste lines by one of the above described methods. (5) A dishwashing machine installed in a residence may be connected by one of the following methods: (a) When the dishwashing machine is located not more than six (6) feet from the sink, measured between the edge of the dishwasher and the edge of the sink along the shortest distance parallel to the building lines, the waste from the machine may be connected by the manufacturer's special fitting between the sink outlet and trap of the sink, or the waste may connect to the opening of the gar- bage disposal and the connection shall comply with the manufacturer's recommendations. Waste line from the dishwashing machine shall be looped upward as high as possible beneath the drainboard either internally or externally to the machine. (b) Where installed other than mentioned above, the dishwashing machine shall be trapped and vented in accordance with requirements for fixtures continuously wasted and vented. Section 613 - Vertical Wet Venting (1) Vertical wet venting is limited to sections of verti- cal drainage piping serving fixtures set on the same floor levels not over two (2) feet different in ele- vation. Section 615 - Combination Waste and Vent System (1) Fixtures served by P-traps may be installed in a com- bination waste and vent system. When this wet venting system is used, the following conditions shall be met: (a) The outlet of such fitting shall not be set below the water seal of the trap. (b) The distance from the trap to the 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. -7- rs~ TABLE 6-2 - DISTANCE OF FIXTURE TRAP FROA~i 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. (2) Batteries of three or more water closets and/or uri- nals on the same floor shall be vented by a system of loop venting. The loop vent shall consist of a full size vertical stack taken off in front of the first fixture and extending twelve inches above the overflow level of the highest fixture on that floor, and re- turning horizontally full size to the main vent stack at the end of the battery, or vents may continue sep- arately 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 evenly along the battery of fixtures. (3) When fixtures discharge into a vertical stack above a branch, each such branch shall be provided with a relief vent at least one-half (1/2) the diameter of such branch, which shall be located in front of the first fixture connection. (4) The combination waste serving over eight (8) fixture units shall not be less than three (3) inches in size up to the highest waste fitting. (5) *See Appendix E for Mobile Home Parks. Section 702 - Traps Protected by Vent Pipes (1) Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise pro- vided in this Code, shall be protected against siphon- age and back pressure and air circulation assured throughout all parts of the drainage system by means of a vent pipe installed in accordance with require- ments of this Code. (2) Each fixture trap shall have a protecting vent so located that the developed length of the trap arm from the trap weir to the inner edge of the vent shall be within the distance given in Table 7-1. -8- TABLE 7-1 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF TRAP ARMS (EXCEPT FOR WATER CLOSETS AND SIMILAR FIXTURES) TRAP VENT 1-1/2 ................................... 2 Kitchen sink arms ............. 2 .............................. 3 .............................. 4 and larger ............................ Slope One-Fourth (1/4) Inch Per Foot DISTANCE TRAP TO VENT FEET INCHES 3 6 3 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 (3) A trap arm may change direction without the use of a cleanout when such change of direction is accomplished by the use of not more than two (2) forty-five (45° ) degree fittings or one (1) ninety (90°) degree fitting of approved radius. (4) The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, ex- cept for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the weir of the trap. The developed length between the trap of a water closet* or similar fixture and its vent shall not exceed three (3) feet horizon- tal and three (3) feet vertical. Section 708 - Industrial Interceptors (1) Provisions of current Industrial Waste ordinance shall be complied with. Section 709 - Slaughter Houses, Packing Establishments, Etc. (1) Provisions of current Industrial Waste ordinance shall be complied with. Section 712 - Food Waste Disposal Prohibited Unless specifically required or permitted by the Admini- strative Authority, no food waste disposal unit shall be con- nected to or discharged into any interceptor. Section 902 - Materials - Alternates (1) Special-use fixtures may be made of soapstone, chemi- cal stoneware or may be lined with lead, copper-base alloy, nickel-copper alloy, corrosion-resisting steel or other materials especially suited to the use for which the fixture is intended. (2) General use sinks in restaurants, cafes, lunch count- ers, cafeterias, bars, clubs, kitchens in hotels, hospitals, sanitariums, factories, or schools, or any other establishment where food is prepared, sold, or -9- dispensed, may be made of an approved type of bonder- ized and galvanized sheet steel, of not lighter than No. 16 U. S. gauge ( .0625") . Sinks in such locations in which dishes, pots, pans, silverware, or glassware are to be washed, whether or not other uses may be involved, if of metallic construction, shall be made of Type 302 stainless steel of not lighter than No. 17 U.S. gauge (.0563"). (3) Stainless steel sinks in other locations, or stainless steel lavatories may be constructed of material not lighter than 20 U.S. gauge (.0375'). (4) All sheet metal plumbing fixtures shall be adequately designed, constructed and braced in an approved manner to satisfactorily accomplish their intended purpose. Section 909 - Floor Drains and Shower Stalls (1) Floor drains shall be considered plumbing fixtures and each such drain shall be provided with an approved type strainer having a waterway equivalent to the area of the tailpiece. Floor drains, floor receptors and shower drains shall be of an approved type, suitably flanged to provide a watertight joint in the floor. (2) Shower receptors are plumbing fixtures and shall conform to the general requirements thereof contained in Section 901 of this chapter. Each such shower receptor shall be constructed of vitrified china or earthenware, ceramic tile, porcelain enameled metal or of such other material as may be acceptable to the Administrative Authority. No shower receptor shall be installed unless it conforms to acceptable standards as required by Chapter 2 of this Code or until a spec- ification or a prototype or both of such receptor has first been submitted to the Administrative Authority and his approval obtained. (3) Each shower receptor shall be an approved type and be so constructed as to have a finished dam, curb or threshold which is at least one (1) inch (25.4mm) lower than the sides and back of such receptor. In no case shall any dam or threshold be less than two ( 2 ) inches (50.8mm) or more than nine (9) inches (228.6mm) in depth when measured from the top of the dam or threshold to the top of the drain. The finished floor of the receptor shall slope uniformly from the sides toward the drain not less than one-quarter (1/4) inch per foot (20.9mm/m), nor more than one-half (1/2) inch per foot (41.$mm/m). Thresholds shall be of suffi- cient width to accommodate a minimum 22 inches (558.8mm) door. Exception: Special use shower compartments for wheel chair use may eliminate the curb or threshold.. The required slope and depth shall be maintained from the door entry to the drain opening. The minimum distance between the door or entry to the drain opening shall be 4 feet (1.2m). -10- (4) All shower compartments, regardless of shape, shall have a minimum finished interior of one thousand twenty-four (1024) square inches (0.66m2) and shall also be capable of encompassing a thirty (30) inch (762mm) circle. The minimum required area and dimen- sion shall be measured at a height equal to the top of the threshold and at a point tangent to its center- line. The minimum area and dimensions shall be maintained to a point seventy (70) inches (1778mm) above the shower drain outlet with no provisions other than the fixture valve or valves, shower head and safety grab bars or rails. (5) When the construction of on-site built-up shower receptors is permitted by the Administrative Authori- ty, one of the following means shall be employed: (a) Shower receptors built directly on the ground: Shower receptors built directly on the ground shall be watertight and shall be constructed from approved type dense non-absorbent and non- corrosive materials. Each such receptor shall be adequately reinforced, shall be provided with an approved flanged floor drain designed to make a watertight joint in the floor, and shall have smooth, impervious and durable surfaces. (b) Shower receptors built above ground: When shower receptors are built above ground, the sub-floor and rough side of walls to a height of not less than three (3) inches (76.2mm) above the top of the finished dam or threshold shall be first lined with sheet lead or copper* or shall be lin- ed with other durable and watertight materials. * Lead and copper sub-pans or linings shall be insulated from all conducting substances other than their connecting drain by fifteen (15) pound (6.8kg) asphalt felt or its equivalent and no lead pan or liner shall be constructed of materi- al weighing less than four (4) pounds per square foot (19.6kg/m2). Copper pans or liners shall be at least No. 24 B&S gauge (.02") (.5mm). Joints in lead pans or liners shall be burned. Joints in copper pans or liners shall be soldered or brazed. All lining materials shall be pitched one-quarter (1/4) inch per foot (20.9mm/m) to weep holes in the subdrain by means of a smooth and solidly formed sub-base. All such lining materials shall extend upward on the rough jambs of the shower opening to a point no less than three (3) inches (76.2mm) above the top of the finished dam or than three (3) inches (76.2mm) above the top of the finished dam or threshold and shall extend outward over the top of the rough threshold and be turned over and fastened on the outside face of both the rough threshold and the jams. Non-metallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built-up on the job site of not less than (3) -11- layers of standard grade fifteen (15) pound (6.8kg) asphalt impregnated roofing felt. The bottom layer shall be fitted to the formed sub- base and each succeeding layer thoroughly hot mopped to that below. All corners shall be carefully fitted and shall be made strong and watertight by folding or lapping, and each corner shall be reinforced with suitable webbing hot- mopped in place. All folds, laps and reinforcing webbing shall extend at least four (4) inches (101.6mm) in all directions from the corner and all webbing shall be of approved type and mesh, producing a tensile strength of not less than fifty (50) pounds per inch (.9kg/mm) in either direction. .Non-metallic shower sub-pans or linings may also consist of multi-layers of other approved equivalent materials (suitably reinforc- ed and carefully fitted in place on the job site as elsewhere required in this section). Linings shall be properly recessed and fastened to approved backing so as not to occupy the space required for the wall covering and shall not be nailed or perforated at any point which may be less than one (1) inch (25.4mm) above the finish- ed dam or threshold. An approved type sub-drain shall be installed with every shower sub-pan or lining each such sub-drain shall be of the type that sets flush with the sub-base and shall be equipped with a clamping ring or other device to make a tight connection between the lining and the drain. The sub-drain shall have weep holes into the waste line. All shower lining materials shall conform to ap- proved standards acceptable to the Administrative Authority. (6) Floors of public shower rooms shall have a non-skid surface and shall be drained in such a manner that waste water from one bather will not pass over areas occupied by other bathers. Gutters in public or gang shower rooms shall have rounded corners for easy cleaning and be sloped not less than one (1) percent toward drains. Drains in such gutters shall be spaced not more than eight (8) feet (2.4m) from side walls or more than sixteen (16) feet (4.9m) apart. Section 1003 - Cross-Connection Control No person shall install any water operated equipment or mechanism, or use any water treating chemical or substance, if it is found that such equipment, mechanism, chemical or sub- stance 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 -12- standards acceptable to the Administrative Authority which are consistent with the intent of this Code. All devices installed in a potable water supply system 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 replace- ment thereof. No device shall be removed from use or relocated or other device substituted, without the approval of the Administative Authority. (1) Water Closet Flushometer Valves shall be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker. Each such device shall be installed on the discharge side of the flush- ometer valve with the critical level at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) above the overflow rim of the bowl. (2) 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 (24.5mm) 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 (25.4mm) above the full opening of the overflow pipe. Water closets having any portion of the tank below the floor level rim of the closet bowl shall have the ballcock installed in a separate and isolated compart- ment of the tank, or other approved protection accept- able by the Department. (3) Urinal Flushometer Valves. flushometer valve, shall be vacuum breaker installed on flushometer. The critical than six (6) inches (152.4n of the fixture. Urinals, when served by a equipped with an approved the discharge side of the level shall be not less im) above the highest part (4) Over Rim Supplies to Plumbing Fixtures shall be at least one (1 ) inch (25.4mm) above the flood level rim of the fixture. (5) 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 (25.4mm). 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 (152.4mm) above the flood level rim of such trapped fixture, so that at no time will any such device be subjected to back pressure. (6) No Potable Water Piping shall be installed or main- tained within any piping or device conveying sewage, wastes or other materials hazardous to health and safety. -13- (7) Inlets to tanks, vats, sumps, swimming pools and other receptors when protected by an approved vacuum breaker shall have such device installed on the dis- charge side of the last valve with the critical level not less than six (6) inches (152.4mm) above the over- flow rim of such equipment. Water supply inlets not protected by vacuum breakers shall be installed not less than two (2) pipe diameters, but in no case less than one (1) inch (25.4mm) above the overflow rim of such tank, vat or similar equipment. (8) Lawn Sprinkler 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 breaker shall not be subjected to back pressure or drainage, Vacuum breakers may be omitted provided the entire sprinkling system is iso- lated from potable water supply by means of an approved, factory assembled and tested backflow pre- ventor. Each such device shall be AWWA or ASSE approved. (9) Fixture Inlets and Outlets With Hose Attachments which may constitute a cross-connection shall be pro- tected by an approved non-removable type backflow pre- ventive device or by an approved vacuum breaker installed at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) 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. (10) 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 (1.7m) above the floor, and at no less than thirty-six (36) inches (.9m) above any fix- ture 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. (11) Water Cooled Compressors, Degreasers or Any Other Water Cooled Equipment shall be protected by an approved vacuum breaker installed ahead of the equip- ment on the discharge side of the last valve and at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) 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 (.3m) above the highest point reached by any water passing through or discharging from such equipment. -14- Exception: When in the opinion of the Administrative Authority no hazard to the potable water supply system is evident, special approval may be obtained to omit the vacuum breakers. (12) Aspirators shall connected waste inlet side of a approved vacuum inches (152.4mm) charge pipe from for free flow an airgap. not be directly connected to a sewer pipe, but may be connected to the trap and shall be equipped with an breaker installed at least six (6) above the aspirator unit. The dis- the aspirator unit shall be designed d shall discharge through an approved (13) 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 inop- erative. (14) Steam and Steam Boiler Connections shall be protected by an approved backflow prevention device as set forth in subsection (o) of this section. (15) Non-potable Water Piping. In cases where it is impractical to correct individual cross-connections on the domestic water line, the line supplying such out- lets 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 instal- lation of a gravity tank or by a tank having a pump for designed non-potable water. The domestic water inlets to the non-potable water tank shall have an approved airgap as required elsewhere in this chap- ter. 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: (a) Where reverse flow due only to gravity or a vac- uum within the line can occur, an approved pres- sure type vacuum breaker unit or other approved backflow prevention devices shall be installed in the supply line. (b) Each pressure type vacuum breaker unit shall be installed at a height of at least twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the highest tank, equipment or point of usage of the non-potable water. Other approved backflow prevention devices shall be installed in a manner satisfactory to the Admini- strative Authority, but in no case less than twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the surrounding ground or floor. (c) Where backflow can occur due to steam boilers, pumps, etc., creating a higher pressure in the non-potable water line, an approved backflow pre- ventive device shall be installed in the supply -15- line. Such backflow preventive device shall be installed at least twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the surrounding ground or floor. (d) Whenever possible, all portions of the nonpotable water line shall be exposed all 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. (16) Vacuum breakers shall be located outside any enclosure or hooded area containing fumes that are toxic or poi- sonous. Section 1004 - Materials (1) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, galvanized malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron; galvanized steel, lead or other approved materials. Asbestos-cement, PB, PE, or PVC water pipe manufactured to recognized standards may be used for cold water distribution systems outside a building. PB water pipe and tubing may be used for hot and cold water distribution systems within a building. All materials used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of a like materi- al, except where otherwise approved by the Administra- tive Authority. (2) Cast iron fittings up to and including two (2) inches (50.8mm) in size, when used in connection with potable water piping shall be galvanized. (3) All malleable iron water fittings shall be galvanized. (4) Piping and tubing which has previously been used for any purpose than for potable water systems shall not be used. (5) Approved plastic materials may be used in water ser- vice piping, provided that where metal water service piping is used for electrical grounding purposes, re- placement piping therefore shall be of like materials. Exceptions: Where a grounding system, acceptable to the Administrative Authority is installed, inspected and approved, metallic pipe may be replaced with non-metallic pipe. Section 1008 - Installation, Inspection and Testing (1) Installation: All water piping shall be adequately supported to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe or tube. Changes in direction shall be made by the appropriate use of fittings, except that changes in direction in copper tubing may be made -16- with bends provided that such bends are made with bending equipment which does not deform or create a loss in cross sectional area of the tubing. Provi- sions shall be made for expansion in hot water pip- ing. All piping, equipment, appurtenances and devices shall be installed in a workman-like manner in con- formity with the provisions and intent of the Code. All water service yard piping shall be at least twelve (12) inches (0.3m) below the average local frost depth. The minimum cover shall be twelve (12) inches (0.3m) below finish grade. (2) Water service pipes or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the same trench with building sewer or drainage piping constructed of materials which are not approved within a building unless both of the following conditions are met: (a) The bottom of the water pipe, at all points, shall not be at least twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the top of the sewer line. (b) The water pipe shall be placed on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the common trench. (3) Water piping installed within a building and in or under a concrete floor slab resting on the ground shall be installed in accordance with the following requirements. (a) Copper tubing shall be installed without joints where possible. Where joints are permitted, they shall be silver soldered and fittings shall be wrought copper. PIPE SHALL BE ISOLATED FROM CONCRETE. (4) Inspection -No water supply system or portion thereof, shall be covered or concealed until it first has been tested, inspected and approved. (5) Testing. Before such approval, both hot and cold water piping shall be subject to a full working water pressure test from the street main or other source of supply, or to an air pressure of not less than fifty (50) pounds per square inch (344.5kPa) for not less than fifteen (15) minutes. Piping must not leak when subjected to such test. (6) Water piping run below concrete floor slabs on grade or fill shall be soft temper copper in accordance with Section 203 of this code, installed in a system of "looping" between points of use. No joints shall be permitted in below floor loops of one hundred (100) feet total length or less, and joints in longer lengths shall be limited to couplings which shall be silver-soldered. Transition to hard temper copper piping shall be made at each above-floor terminal of each loop not less than four (4) nor more than eight (8) inches above the floor line, except that a loop serving a single fixture may terminate at a drop-ear elbow securely fastened to the construction at the fixture branch through the wall. All fixture branches -17- through the wall shall be firmly anchored to the con- struction to prevent movement along the axis of such branch by means of drop-ear elbows or some equivalent method acceptable to the Administrative Authority. Exception: When hot and cold water polybutylene pipe is used for distribution systems inside the building the fol- lowing conditions shall be met: (1) Underground piping shall be looped. (2) Pipe shall be installed according to I.S. 22 and I.S. 23 as amended locally. Section 1010 - Pipe Insulation (1) All water piping run in crawl spaces below floors, in attics, in garages and similar unheated spaces, except that piping run within interior partitions, or hori- zontally 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 as glass cloth jacket applied with a fire and vermin-resistant adhesive. Alternately, other insulating materials having finish- ed surfaces with a maximum flamespread rating of 25 under ASTM 84E, may be used in thickness less than one inch (1") thick glass fiber. (2) All water piping outside of buildings, exposed to the weather, shall be similarly insulated, and an approved weatherproof jacket shall be applied. (3) Water piping in outside walls of building except solid masonry walls shall be similar insulated as in (A) except insulation thickness shall be 1/2" fiber glass or equal. (4) Water pipe installed within a concealed space used as return air plenum shall be insulated with insulation having flame spread rating of 25 and smoke developed rating of not more than 50. Section 1011 - Lawn Sprinkler Systems (1) Valve and Drain Requirements - Every lawn sprinkler system shall be provided with a master shut-off valve and drain, both of which shall be installed in an approved box with a removable cover, or other approved material, the valve and drain being at least twelve inches under ground. Back flow preventors shall be installed as set forth in Section 1003. (2) Sprinkler Heads shall be installed so as to direct water spray away from any public street or sidewalk. -18- (c) Sprinkler Systems Permitted Between the Sidewalk and Curb - Nothing in this section shall prohibit the .installation of a lawn sprinkler system in the public parkway between the sidewalk and street. However, the City shall not be held liable for any damage to such systems which results from the installation mainte- nance or repair of any sewer or water mains, or from the widening or improvement of any street, nor shall this permission in any way affect existing easements into such parkway of any person. (d) Licensed Irrigator - Persons licensed by the State of Texas under Licensed Irrigators Act (S.B. 259), 66th legislature, shall be considered for all purposes of the Plumbing Code pertaining to permitting and instal- lation of irrigation systems including connection and to a private or public, raw or potable water or water supply system. Section 1012 - Well Water Supply Systems to be Maintained in Sanitary Condition Water well, pumps, storage basins and appurtenances shall be constructed and maintained in such manner as to protect the water from contamination and shall be constructed and maintained in accord. with the standards promulgated by the State Board of Health for water supply systems. The well water supply systems shall be inspected from time to time by the City Environmental Health Manager, Department of Public Health or his authorized representative, who shall require that the standards be complied with. Section 1211 - Gas Meter Locations (1) All gas meter locations shall be approved by the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier. (2) Where more than one (1) meter is set on a particular premises, they shall all be set at one location, except where this is impractical. In multiple meter installations, each separate gas piping system shall be indentified by the permitee in a manner satisfac- tory to the serving gas supplier. (3) 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 piping or main supply shut-off valves must be outside of the building and readily accessible. (4) In order that gas may be supplied, the gas pipeline inlet shall be located with respect to the proposed meter location, in accordance with the local serving gas supplier instructions. (5) Access to the enclosed meters shall be through an opening or door not less in size than twenty-two (22) inches by twenty-four (24) inches, but in no event smaller than that specified by the local serving gas supplier. -19- (6) 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 regulations, gas meters may be located in the open under exterior stairways. (7) Whenever pot meters service one (1), two (2), three (3), or for (4) family dwellings and located in public property in front of those dwellings are replaced, such replacement may be done by one of two options selected by the property owner. "Option 1. The gas service supplier shall move the meter to the building and, when necessary, replace the gas yard service line from the gas main to the gas meter measuring point - all without charge to the gas customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. The gas service riser on the customer side and the connection thereof to the house piping shall be the responsibility and the ex- pense of the property owner. "Option 2. In the event the owner does not desire to have the meter so located by the building and/or does not choose to pay for such location at the building, the gas service supplier shall locate the meter at the property line on the owner's side and shall install both gas meter risers without charge to the customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. The customer may have the option, at his/her expense, to obtain a plumber to do all of the work, but all materials must meet the minimum requirements set by the City. (8) The initial installation of all gas lines within the customer's property line shall be the responsibility of the customer. Thereafter the serving gas supplier shall be responsible for maintenance of the service line. A service line is defined as a gas pipe extend- ing from the serving gas supplier's main to the gas meter measuring point of the customer's property. When existing service lines need repair or replace- ment, the serving gas supplier shall do so without charge to the customer except as approved by the City Council through the gas rate structure. PROVIDED in cases where the existing gas service line enters directly under the house, beneath the surface of the ground, the owner shall at his/her own expense install a riser outside the building and connect the same to the existing house piping. (9) When a pot meter is replaced and relocated to the building, a pressure test of no less than five pounds of pressure shall be placed upon the owner's side of the gas piping system. (10) When the meter is located at meter check test with a minimum placed upon the system. the property line, a of 5 ounces shall be -20- Section 1212 - Material for Gas Piping (1) All pipe used for the installation, extension, altera- tion, or repair of any gas piping shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel (galvanized or black), yellow brass [containing not more than seventy-five (75) per cent copper], or internally or equivalently treated copper of iron pipe size. Approved PE pipe may be used in exterior buried piping systems. (2) All such pipe shall be either new, or shall previously 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. (3) All fittings used in connection with the above piping shall be of malleable iron, yellow brass [containing not more than seventy-five (75) percent copper] or approved plastic fittings. (4) 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 (1) 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. (2) 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 (152.4mm) above grade or structure. (a) Concealed unprotected gas piping may be installed above grade in approved recesses or channels. Exception: When necessary due to constructural conditions, approved type gas piping may be installed in other loca- tions, when permission has first been obtained from the Administrative Authority. (3) Where water vapor is present in the fuel gas served, accessible drip pipes shall be provided at points where condensation will tend to collect. (4) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall be protected from corrosion by approv- ed coatings or wrapping materials. All horizontal metallic piping shall have at least twelve (12) inches (.3m) of earth cover or other equivalent protection. Plastic gas piping shall have at least eighteen (18) inches (0.5m) of earth cover or other equivalent pro- tection. Risers shall be metallic and shall be wrapped to a point at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) above -21- ~~ ?fig°g grade and pipe outside in the ground 2" and smaller shall be polyethelene. (5) All gas pipe protective coatings shall be approved types, machine applied and conform to recognized standards. Field wrapping shall provide equivalent protection and is restricted to those short sections and fittings necessarily stripped for threading or welding. Zinc coatings (galvanizing) shall not be deemed adequate protection for piping below ground. Ferrous metals in exposed exterior locations shall be protected from corrosion in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority. (6) All gas piping shall be adequately supported by metal straps or hooks at intervals not to exceed those shown in Table 12-5. Gas piping .installed below grade shall be effectively supported at all points on undisturbed or well compacted soil. Material used for backfill around the pipe shall be free of rocks, building mate- rials, ashes and trash. (7) Gas piping supplying more than one (1) building on any one premises shall be equipped with separate shut-off valves to each building, so arranged that the gas supply can be turned on or off to any individual or separate building. Such shut-off valve shall be located outside the building it supplies and shall be readily accessible at all times. Buildings accessory to single family residences are exempt from the re- quirements of this subsection. (8) 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 con- nections 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. (9) When air, oxygen or other special supplementary gas under pressure is introduced with the regular supplied 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 in- stalled 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 suppli- er's meter and shall be on the gas line leading to the appliance using the special gas. This device may be either a spring loaded or diaphragm type check valve and shall be capable of withstanding any pressure which may be imposed on it. (10) 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 safeguard acceptable to the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier shall be installed to prevent backflow into either supply system. -22- (11) Valves used in connection with gas piping shall be approved types. (12) All gas outlets located in a barbecue or fireplace shall be controlled by an approved operating valve located in the same room and outside the hearth, but not more than four (4) feet (1.2m) 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 or surrounded by not less than two (2) inches (50.8mm) of concrete or masonry. (13) An accessible shut-off valve of a type set forth in subsection (11) 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. (a) Shut-off valves may be located immediately adja- cent 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. (b) Shut-off valves may be accessibly located inside wall heaters and wall furnaces listed for reces- sed installation where necessary maintenance can be performed without removal of the shut-off valve. (14) A number 18 copper tracer wire or other approved mate- rials shall be installed with and attached to under- ground nonmetallic gas piping and shall terminate above grade at one end. (15) Changes in direction of gas piping shall be by appro- priate use of fittings. (16) Paving inserts for the purpose of testing gas leaks shall be installed over all service lines where such service lines are installed under asphalt or concrete paving. The inserts shall be installed at fifteen (15) foot intervals along the line. Section 1310 - Protection From Damage (1) Water heaters generating a glow or spark or flame capable of igniting flammable vapors may be installed in a garage, provided the pilots and burners or heat- ing elements and switches are at least eighteen (18) inches above the floor level in residential garages or eight (8) feet above the floor in a commercial garage. (2) Where such water heaters installed within a garage are enclosed in a separate, approved compartment having access only from outside of the garage, such water heaters may be installed at floor level provided the required combustion air is also taken from the exteri- or of the garage. Fuel burning water heaters having sealed combustion chambers need not be elevated. -23- (3) All water heaters installed in areas where they may be subjected to mechanical damage shall be suitably guarded against such damage by being installed behind adequate barriers or by being elevated or located out of the normal path of a vehicle using any such garage. (4) The Administrative Authority may require the use of an approved dielectric insulator on the water piping connections of water heaters and related water heating equipment. (5) All water heaters installed more than four (4) feet above the lowest floor level shall be provided with an auxiliary drain pan underneath the heater. Pan shall be of galvanized steel, not lighter than 18 gauge, and all seams and joints shall be soldered watertight. Pan shall extend not less than one (1) inch beyond the edges of the tank, but in no case less than twenty- four (24) inches square overall, with one and one-half (1-1/2) inch turned up edge. 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C7 m O x ~p 'b v ~Y O O 1-ii In H W o ro n ~~ w v r-r F~• fD "C1 rt (D n n o w rn O ri ~ W O A~ 0 ri w r OQ w O M O O~ b fD f7 r• M hJ• n !•~ N fD ~, w y r~ w Ni 'd N• F+• 1 ~'~ ff~ . / ~ pfIV1AATGR F ~E.1 `' `1./Zt ® 1L Q/rt worth ~exCls ~ .~' CITY MANASER 1 ACCOUNTING 2 ~~ ~/ ~~ ~~~ ~®ILN/~lt/ (L~ ~®~U U IV WV~ (l/Il/~~ (V®0 W TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC .Y1~ORp(fs"s(B e.l~ DEVELQPMEN t•. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Adoption Of the 1982 Edition Of PAGE 8/7/84 NUMBER ** 6 the Uniform Plumbing Code with Local 1 G- 070 Amendments for The Plumbing Code Board of Appeals has recently completed a review of the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code (Exhibit "A") published by the International Association of Plumging and Mechanical Officials. The Board has determined that certain amendments are necessary to adapt the Code to local soil and weather conditions and other local requirements and practice. A public hearing was held by the Plumbing Board on April 27, 1984. The hearing was advertised and copies of the proposed ordinance were sent to local organi- zations interested in the Plumbing Code. There were no objections to the amendments. This proposed Code will not impact the cost of construction. It expands the uses of plastic for piping to both waste lines and water distribution lines. Recommendation It is recommended that the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Cod e, with local amendments, be adopted as the Fort Worth Plumbing Code, to take effect 60 days of ter adoption DAI kc r w '~ APPROVEd ~~ CITY COUNC~~ RUG '~ 18$4 ,Q j w~ b~ 4x~ ~`., ~ Cftg Secretary of the --•-"' Clog o~ ~`oq % 3~1r~„. SUBMITTED FOR T ', CITY MANAGE, DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BV --- CIFFICE BY t/~~ ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING IOe Bilardi ^ OTHE , (DESCRIBE) // d (~r~~rlarcce -V Ad t ~ ~ p DEPARTMENT HEAD: . e o• op 1-- , - CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL IN FOR ATION CONTACT .ester Paige EXt 7820 DATE