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ORDINANCE NO g '
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1979 UNIFORM
PLUMBING CODE AS AMENDED, REGULATING THE
ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION ENLARGEMENT ALTER-
ATION, REPAIR, MUVING REMOVAL, DEMOLITION
CONVERSION EQU3PMENT USE AND MAINTENANCE
OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS FOR BUILD-
INGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH CREATING AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
AND PLUMBING BOARD AND PRESCRIBING T~-;EIR
DUTIES DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; ESTABLISH-
ING MINIMUM TERMS FOR THE INSTALLATION,
ALTERATION, OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING AND
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
02~ PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THERE-
FOR PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF PLUMBING
AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS PROVIDING FOR THIS
ORDINANCE TO BE CUMULATIVE PROVIDING FOR
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY Tf~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IOR~ WORTH TEXAS
SECTION I
That the Plumbing Ccde of the City of Fort Worth
is hereby revised and amended to confc5rm with certain excep-
tions specified below to the 1979 Uniform Plumbing Code of
the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials as amended hereby, and the same as amended is
hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth
subject to the changes contained in l~:,chibi~cs "A and "B
which are attached hereto and are hereby incorporated b~
reference Copies of sa.~d Exhibits have been filed in the
office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection
SECTION II
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
ordinances except where the provisions of this ordinance
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~.re in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances,
in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed
SECTION ~.,
That 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 unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of ~y court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remain-
ing 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 para-
graph or section
SECTION 4
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort
worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations
of Ordinance No 7626 of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and
as to any other ordinance affecting plumbing which have
occurred 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 5
That any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
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and each such pe-rson shall be guilty of a separate offense
for each day or portion thereof during which any violation
of any provision of this ordinance is committed continued
or permitted and each violation s2~a11 be punishable by a
fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00)
SECTION 6
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth
is hereby authorized to publish the text of the Code, as
hereby amended, setting forth the "Fort Worth Plumbing Code"
in pamphlet form for general distribution among the interested
public, and such provisions of this ordinance as so published
s~iall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further
proof than the production of said pamphlet, as provi6ed in
Section 3, Chapter XXVI of the Charter of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas
SECTION 7
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty
clause and effective date of this ordinance for five (5)
days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth
as authorized by TEX REV CIV STATS , art 11766-1
SECTION 8
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth
is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by
copying the caption and penalty clause of same in the minutes
of the City Council of Fort Worth, Texas and by filing the
ordinance in the ordinance records of said City
SECTION 9
That this ordinance sha13 be in full force and effect
from and after the date of passage and publication as above
specified
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AP VED AS TO FO D LEGALITY
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Ci y Attorn y
ADOPTED ~ l~ y ~ a
EFFECTIVE
Proposed changes to 1979 Uniform Plumbing Code, Exhibit A with Sections 304-305-
310-317-401-404-405-406-503-507-508-608-613-615-616-701-702-708-709-902-1003-1004-
1010-1011-1012-1211-1212-1310 amended to read as follows with local administrative
section substituted and Appendix B deleted in Exhibit B, and after adoption by Council
will become the Plumbing Ordinance of IFort 3florth.
SEC. 304 -DAMAGE TO DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR PUBLIC SEWED.
(a) The terms and requirements of Ordinance 7380 shall br complied with.
(b) No Requirements.
SEC. 305 -INDUSTRIAL WASTES
(a) The terrn~ and requirements of Ordinance 7380 shall be complied with.
(b) No Requirements.
SCC. 310 - PROHIBITED FITTINGS AND PRACTICES
(a) No double hub fitting, single or double tee branch, single or double tapped tee
branch, side inlet quarter bend, running thread, band or saddle shall be used as a drainage
fitting, except that a double hub sanitary tapped tee may be used on a vertical line as a
fixture connection.
(b) No drainage or vent piping shall be drilled and tapped for the purpose of making
connections thereto, and no cast iron soil pipe shall be threaded
(c) No waste connection shall be made to a closet bend or stub of a water closet or
similar fixture
(d) Except as hereinafter provided in Sections 613, 614 and 615, no vent pipe shall be
used as a soil or waste pipe.
(e) No fitting, fixture and piping connection, appliance, device or method of instal-
lation which obstructs or retards the flow of water, wastes, sewage or air in the drainage
or venting systems in an amount greater than the normal frictional resistance to flow,
shall be used unless it is indicated as acceptable in. this Code or is approved by the Ad-
ministrative Authority as having a desirable and acceptable function and as of ultimate
benefit to the proper and continuing functioning of the plumbing system. The enlargement
of a three (3) inch (76.2mm) closet bend or stub to four (4) inches (101 6 mm) shall not be
considered an obstruction.
(f) Except for necessary valves, where intermembering or mixing of dissimilar metals
occur, the point of connection shall be confined to exposed or readily accessible locations.
(g) All valves, pipes and fittings shall be installed in correct relationship to the di-
rection of flow
SEC 317 -TRENCHING, EXCAVATION AND BACK FILL
(a) Use of mechanical excavating equipment is prohibited within two (2) feet (.6m) of
existing piping or appurtenances.
(b) 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) sine
larger than the pipe to be laid.
(c) 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.
(d) All excavations shall be completely backfilled as soon after inspection as prac-
ticable. Adequate precaution shall be taken to insure proper compactness of backfill
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. Mechanical devices such as bulldozers, graders, etc,
may then be used to complete backfill to grade. Fill shall be properly compacted Suit-
able precautions shall be taken to insure pecmanent stability for pipe laid in filled or made
ground.
(e) 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
(1) Any sewer lines must be of cast iron or approved plastic.
(2) Any gas lines must be of copper or approved plastic.
(3) Any water lines must be of copper or approved plastic.
(4) No line may run within twelve (12) inches of any other line, measured in any di-
rection between outside surfaces of the adjacent lines.
SEC. 401 -MATERIALS
(a) 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
(1) That no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground
and shall be kept at least six (6) inches above ground
(2) ABS or PVC installations limited to construction not more than two (2) stories in
height. All plastic pipe shell be isolated from concrete, and colored primer shall be used
on PVC, prior to solvent welding.
(3) 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 (k)
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.
(b) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, malleable 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
(1) Fittings on screwed pipe shall be of the recessed drainage type. Burred ends shall
be reamed to the full bore of the pipe.
(2) The threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped so as to allow one fourth (1/4) inch
per foot grade
(3) No plastic pipe installation shall be permitted outside of a building, exposed to the
weather, except vent termination through roof.
(4) 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.
(S) 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.
SEC. 404 -FIXTURE CONNECTIONS (DRAINAGE)
(a) Drainage piping shall be provided with approved inlet fittings for fixture con-
nections, correctly located according to the size and type of fixture proposed to be con-
nected.
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SEC. 405 -CHANGES IN DIRECTION OF DRAINAGE FLOW
(a) Changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made by the appropriate use of
approved fittings and shall be of the angles presented by aone-sixteenth (lilb) bend, one-
eighth (1/8) bend, or one-sixth (1/b) bend, or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.
(b) Horizontal drainage lines, connectingg with a vertical stack, shall enter through
forty-five (45) degree "Y" branches, sixty (60) degree "Y" branches, combination "Y" and
one-eighth (1/8) bend branches, sanitary tee or sanitary tapped tee branches, or other
approved fittings 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 discharge 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", 2f:", 3", 3f4", 4", 4f4", S", b", etc.) (50.8, 63.5, 76.2,
88 9, 101 6, 114 3, 127, 152.4 mm etc.).
(c) Horizontal drainage lines connecting with other horizontal 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.
(d) Vertical drainage lines connecting with horizontal drainage lines shall enter
through forty-five (45) degree branches, or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.
Sixty (GO) degree branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a true vertical
position
(e) In multistory buildings, to avoid the pneumatic effects of "HYDRAULIC SUMP,"
which tends to occur in that portion of pipe immediately following the change of direction
from a vertical waste stack to a horizontal drain, no branch drain connection shall be
made to a horizontal drain within ten (10) pipe diameters from the base of the waste
stack.
SEC. 406 - CLEANOUTS
(a) Each horizontal drainage pipe steal! be provided with a cleanout at its upper
terminal and each run of piping, which is more than one hundred (100) feet (30.4) in total
developed length, shall be provided with a cleanout for each one hundred (!00) feet
(30.4m) or fraction thereof, in length of such piping.
Exceptions
1 Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than five (5) feet (1 Sm) in
length unless such line is 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 (angle of 1/S bend).
3. Excepting the building drain and its horizontal branches, a cleanout shall not be
required on any pipe or piping 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.
(b) An additional cleanout shall be provided in a horizontal line for each aggregate
change of direction exceeding one hundred and eighty (180°) degrees.
(c) 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.
od) 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 ap-
proved fitting of equivalent sweep.
(e) Each cleanout for an interceptor shall be outside of such interceptor
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(f) 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 shall be so installed as to provide the clearances and
accessibility required by this section.
(g) Each cleanout in piping two (2) inches or less in size shall be so installed that there
is a clearance of not less than twelve (12) inches in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in
piping larger than two (2) inches shall have a clearance of not less than eighteen (18)
inches 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 vertical and thirty (3D) inches horizontal clearance from the means of
access to such cleanout. No underfloor cleanout in any residential occupancy shall be
located more than twenty (20) feet from an access door, trap door or crawl hole
(h) cleanout fittings shall be not less in size than that given in Table 2-3.
(i) Cleanouts shall be provided for pressure drainage systems as classified under
Section 409 (g).
(j) 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 22f4 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
SEC. 503 -MATERIALS
(a) Vent pipe shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, cop-
per, brass, ABS, PVC or other approved materials; except:
1 That no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground
and shall be kept at least six (6) inches (152 4 mm) above ground.
2. ABS or PVC installations limited to construction, not more than two (2) stories in
height. Colored primer shall be used on PVC prior to solvent welding.
(b) Vent fittings shall be cast iron, galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel, lead,
copper, brass, ABS, PVC, or other approved materials, except that no galvanized
malleable iron or galvanized steel fittings shall be used underground and shall be .kept at
least six (6) inches (162.4 mm) above ground.
(c) Changes in direction of vent piping shall be made by the appropriate use of ap-
proved fittings and no such pipe shall be strained or bent. Burred ends shall be reamed to
the full bore of the pipe.
SEC. 507 -VENT STACKS AND RELIEF VENTS
(a) Each drainage stack, which extends ten (10) or more stories above the building
drain or other horizontal drain, shall be served by a parallel vent stack which shall extend
undiminished in size from its upper terminal and connect to the drainage stack at or
immediately below the lowest fixture branch. Each such vent stack shall also be con-
nected to the drainage stack at each fifth floor below the uppermost fixture branch by
means of a relief yoke vent, the size of which shall be not less in diameter than either the
drainage or the vent stack, whichever is smaller
(b) The yoke vent intersection with the vent stack shall be placed not less than forty-
two (42) inches (1 lm) above the floor level, and the yoke vent intersection with the
drainage stack shall be by means of a "wye" branch fitting placed below the fixture branch
serving that floor
(c) Where an offset between horizontal portions of a building drain drops vertically
more than ten (10) feet, a relief vent shall be provided at or near the top of the vertical
offset This size of such relief vent shall be at least one-half (I/2) the diameter of the
building drain at the offset.
(d) In multi-story buildings, offsets in waste stacks made at an angle of more than
forty-five (45) degrees from the vertical, and located more than forty (40) feet below the
highest drain connection to the stack, shall be provided with relief vents as follows:
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(1) Provide a relief (yoke) vent at the base of the upper portion of the stack prior to
the offset. Size of vent shat! be based upon the number of fixtures connected to the upper
portion of the waste stack.
(2) Provide a relief vent at or near the tap of the lower portion of the stack below the
onset. Size of vent shall be based upon the total number of fixtures connected to both
the upper and lower portions of the waste stack.
SEC. S08 - REVENTS
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, each as-d every fixture shall be revented
and shall have a water seal trap placed as close to the fixture as practical.
(b) Individual revents to water closets may be omitted when:
(1) Closets are not more than three (3) feet from the waste stack or house drain.
(2) When water closet waste does not connect with the waste stack or house drain
more than three (3) feet below finished floor line.
(3) And there are not fixtures on the floor above wasting into the same drainage
system
(c) 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
(d) 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.
SEC. 608 -APPLIANCES
Appliances, devices, equipment or other apparatus not regularly 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 discharges by direct connection
to a lavoratory tailpiece or to an approved accessible inlet on a bathtub overflow, the
connection shall be located in the area controlled by the same person controlling the air
conditioned space
Special Provisions
(a) No arms serving any other fixture shall be permitted for kitchen sinks, urinals, slop
sinks, dishwashing machines 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) compartment sinks through a one and one-half (1 S':)
inch P-trap; provided 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 compartment.
Two (2) compartment sinks in a residence may be connected together and may waste
through a one and one-half (1 Y:) inch P-trap.
(b) Washing machines in residences may connect to a combination waste and vent
serving a sink; provided that:
(1) 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 note ~ed four (4) feet developed length from the discharged waste opening to
water seal in the trap.
(2) The (2) inch pipe shall be brought to finished floor, then may be reduced to receive
the waste of the machine.
{c) When a washing machine waste is recessed in a partition wall, it shall be done by
one of the following two methods:
(1) 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.
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(2) By using an approved noncorrosive receptacle with flanged sides and with
waterproof connections, the recess may be enclosed.
(d) 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 (k) 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 (Z)
inch waste opening in this fitting sfiall be below finish ground grade and shall be trapped
with a two (2) inch P-trap. The trap inlet riser si+aaJl 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.
(e) A dishwashing machine installed in a residence may be connected by one of the
following methods:
(1) When the dishwashing machine is located not snore 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 manufacturers' special fitting between the sink outlet and trap of the sink, or the
waste may connect to the opening of the garbage disposal and the connection shall
comply with the manufacturers' 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
(2) Where installed. other than mentioned above, the dishwashing machine shall be
trapped and vented in accordance with requirements for fixtures continuously wasted and
vented
SEC. 613 -VERTICAL WET VENTING
(a) Vertical wet venting is limited to sections of vertical drainage piping serving
fixtures set on the same floor levels not over two (2) feet different in elevation.
(b) No Requirement
(c) No Requirement.
(d) No Requitement.
SEC 615 - COh1BINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM
(a) Fixtures served by P-traps may be installed in a combination waste and vent
system. When this wet venting system is used, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The outlet of such fitting shall not be set below the water seal of the trap.
(2) A combination waste and vent system Thal! be limited to sinks, dishwashers, floor
sinks, indirect waste receptors, floor drains or similar applications where the fixtures are
not adjacent to walls or partitions.
(3) Combination waste and vent systems are not to be confused with a Loop or Circuit
Venting System as explained in Section 616.
(4) The distance from the trap to the waste outlet opening shall not exceed the
developed lengths indicated in Table 6-2 for the respective sizes. The oversizing of lines
to gain length of run shall not be permitted.
TABLE 6-2 -DISTANCE OF FIXTURE TRAP FROM VENT
Size of Fixture Drain inches Distance Trap to Vent
1 - 1/2 3 ft 6 in
2 6 ft 0 in
3 8ft Oin
4 10 ft 0 in
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(b) Each combination waste and vent system, as defined in Section l04, shall be
provided with a vent or vents adequate to assure free circulation of air A vertical vent,
sized per Chapter 4 of this Code for the total number of fixture units connected tD the
system, shall be located at the highest point in the system The horizontal portion(s) df
the combination waste and vent system shall also be sized per Chapter 4 of this Code for
the total number of fixture units connected to the system.
(c) Unless specifically required or permitted by the Administrative Authority, no
vertical waste pipe shall be used in any such system, except the tail piece or connection
between the outlet of a plumbing fixture and the trap therefor Such tail pieces or
connections shall be as short as possible, and in no case shall exceed three (3) feet (9m).
NOTE: See also Appendix E of this Code for Mobile Home Park Plumbing Standards.
SEC. 616 -LOOP AND CIRCUIT VENTING
(a) Batteries of two (2) to ten (10) floor outlet type fixtures such as water closets
(excluding blowout type closets) and/or stall urinals, floor drains and shower drains, set on
the same floor, shall be vented by a system of loop or circuit venting. The vent, sized per
Chapter 4 of this Code for the total number of fixtures in the battery, shall consist of a
vertical stack taken off the horizontal branch drain in front of the most upstream fixture,
extended twelve inches above the overflow level of the highest fixture in the battery and
either returned horizontally to the main vent stack at the opposite end of the battery as a
loop vent or continued separately through the Goof thus forming a circuit vent system
The horizontal branch drain shall be sized per Chapter 4 of this Code for the total number
of fixtures in tl~e battery and this size shall be maintained throughout the entire length of
the battery
(b) Lavatories, service sinks, wail-hung urinals and similar fixtures may be connected
to the circuit or loop vented branch soil or waste pipe provided individual common vents
are installed to protect the traps of such fixtures.
(c) When more than ten (10) floor outlet type fixtures in a battery are vented in this
manner, there shall be an additional relief vent for each group of ten fixtures (or part
thereof) above the initial ten fixtures, spaced evenly along the battery of fixtures.
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(d) When fixtures on upper floors discharge into a vertical stack to which branch
drains on lower floors connect (or on the bottom floor the horizontal branch drain into
which the vertical stack connects), 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.
(e) The distance from each fixture trap to the horizontal branch drain shall not exceed
the developed lengths listed in Table 6-2.
(f) Batteries of fixtures, which include wall-hung closets with back-outlets, connected
to a horizontal branch drain run above the floor, may be loop or circuit vented as
previously described
SEC 701 -TRAPS REQUIRED
(a) Each plumbing fixture, excepting those having integral traps, shall be separately
trapped by an approved type waterseal trap.
(b) It is provided, however, that one (I) trap may serve a set of not more than three (3)
single compartment sinks or laundry tubs of the same depth or three (3) lavatories
immediately adjacent to each other and in the same room, if the waste outlets are not
more than thirty (30) inches (8m) apart and the trap is centrally located when three (3)
compartments are installed. The depth requirement may be waived in the case of
approved type pump discharged fixtures or appliances.
(c) No food waste disposal unit shall be installed with any set of restaurant,
commercial or industrial sinks served by a single trap; each such food waste disposal unit
shall be connected to a separate trap. Each domestic clotheswasher and each laundry tub
shall be connected to a separate and independent trap; except that a trap s~"vin, a laundry
tub may also receive the waste from aclothes-washer set adjacent thereto. No clothes-
washer or laundry tub shall be connected to any trap for a kitchen sink.
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(d) The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall be as short
as practicable, but in no case shall the tail piece from any fixture exceed thirty-six (36)
inches in length.
SEC. 702 -TRAPS PROTECTED 13Y VENT PIPES
(a) Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall be
protected against syphonage and back pressure and air circulation assured throughout all
parts of the drainage system by means of a vent pipe installed in accordance with the
requirements of this Code.
(b) Each fixture trap shall have a protecting vent so located that the developed length
of the tap arm from the trap weir to the inner edge of the vent shall be within the
distance given in Table 7-1
TABLE 7-1
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF TRAP ARMS
(EXCEPT FOR WATER CLOSETS AND SIMILAR FIXTURES)
TRAP VENT
DISTANCE TRAP TO VENT
FEET INCHES
1 1 /2 3 6
2 Kitchen sink arms 3 0
2 6 0
3 8 0
4 and larger 10 0
SLOPE ONE-FOURTH (1 /4) INCH PER FOOT
(c) 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.
(d) The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except 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
horizontal and three (3) feet vertical
SEC 708 -INDUSTRIAL INTERCEPTORS AND SEPARATORS
(a) The terms and req~~irements of Ordinance 7380 shall be complied with.
(b) No Requirements.
(c) No Requirements.
(d) No Requirements.
(e) No Requirements.
SEC. 709 -SLAUGHTER HOUSES, PACKING ESTABLISHMENTS, ETC
(a) The terms and requirements of Ordinance 7380 shall be complied with.
SEC 902 -MATERIALS -ALTERNATES
(a) Special-use fixtures may be made of soapstone, chemical stoneware or may be
lined with lead, copper-base alloy, nickel-copper alloy, corrosion-resisting steel ar other
materials especially suited to the use for which the fixture is intended
(b) General use sinks in restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafeterias, bars, clubs,
kitchens in hotels, hospitals, sanitariums, factories, or schools, or any other establishment
where food is prepared, sold, or dispensed, may be made of an approved type of bonderized
and galvanized sheet steel, of not lighter than No. 16 U.S. gauge (.0625") Sinks in such
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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").
(c) Stainless steel sinks in other locations, or stainless steel lavatories may be con-
structed of material not lighter than 20 U.S. gauge (..0375").
(d) All sheet metal plumbing fixtures shall be adequately designed, constructed and
braced in an approved manner to satisfactorily accomplish their intended purpose
SEC 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 substance may cause pollution of the domestic water supply Such equipment or
mechanism may be permitted only when equipped with an approved backflow prevention
device
Approval of Devices -Before any device is installed for the prevention of backflow or
back siphonage, it shall have first been approved by the Administrative Authority
Devices shall be tested in conformity with recognized standards or other standards ac-
ceptable 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 replacement thereof. No device shall be removed from use or relocated or other device
substituted, without the approval of the Administrative Authority
(a) Water Closet Fiushometer Valves shall be equipped with an approved vacuum
breaker Each such device shall be installed on the discharge side of the flushometer
valve with the critical level at least six (6) inches (1S2.4mm) above the overflow rim of
the bowl.
(b) Water Closet and Urinal Tanks shall be equipped with an approved ball-cock. The
ball-cock shall be installed with the critical level aY least one (1) inch (2S.4mm) above the
full opening of the overflow pipe. In cases where the ball-cock has no hush tube, the
bottom of the water supply inlet shall be installed on (1) inch (2S 4mm) above the full
opening of the overflow pipe. Water closets having any portion of the tank below the
flood level rim of the closet bowl shall have the ball-cock installed in a separate and
isolated compartment of the tank, or other approved protection acceptable by the
Department.
(c) Urinal Fiushometer Valves. Urinals, when served by a flushometer valve, shall be
equipped with an approved vacuum breaker installed on the discharge side of the flush-
ometer The critical level shall be not less than six (6) inches (152.4mm) above the highest
part of the fixture
(d) Over rim supplies to plumbing fixtures shall be at least one (1) inch (25.4mm) above
flood level rim of the fixture.
(e) Direct Connections Between Potable Water Piping and Sewer Connected Wastes
shall not exist under any condition 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 any back pressure
(f) No Potable Water Piping shall be installed or maintained within any piping or
device conveying sewage, wastes or other materials hazardous to health and safety
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(g) Inlets to tanks, vats, sumps, swimming pools and other receptors when protected by
an approved vacuum breaker shall have such device installed on the discharge side of the
last valve with the critical level not less than six (6) inches (152.4mm) above the overflow
rim of such equipment, dater supply inlets not protected by vacuum breakers shall be
installed not less than twa (2) pipe diameters, but in no case less than one (I) inch
(25.4mm) above the overflow rim of such tank, vat or similar equipment.
(h) Lawn Sprinkler Systems shall be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker
installed on the dischar a 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 isolated from potable water supply by means of an approved,
factory assembled and tested backflow preventor Each such device shall be AWWA or
ASSE approved.
(i) Fixture Inlets and Outlets with Hose Attachments which may constitute across-
connection shall be protected by an approved non-removable type backflow prevention
device or by an approved vacuum breaker installed at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) 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 approved requirements. Hose bibbs other than above, and lawn hydrants shall be
protected by an approved non-removable type backflow prevention device
(j) Medical, Therapeutic, Surgical, Mortuary or Similar Equipment shall have all water
outlets protected by approved vacuum breakers on the discharge side of the last valves
and installed not less than five and one-half (SS4) feet (1 7m) above the floor, and at no
time less. than thirty-six (36) inches (.9m) above any fixture or equipment served, unless
such vacuum breaker is an integral part of the fixture or equipment having an approval as
a unit, and provided the "unit" vacuum breaker will not be subjected to back pressures
under any condition.
(k) Water Cooled Compressors, Degreasers or Any Other Water Cooled Equipment
shall be protected by an approved vacuum breaker installed ahead of the equipment on the
discharge side of the last valve and at least six (6) inches {152.4 mm) above the highest
point reached by any water passing through or discharging from such equipment
Equipment subject to continuous flows for periods of more than twelve (12) hours shall
be provided with an approved "pressure type" vacuum breaker installed at least twelve (12)
inches (.3m) above the highest point reached by any water passing through or discharging
from such equipment
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.
(1) Aspirators shall not be directly connected to a sewer connected waste pipe, but
may be connected to the inlet side of a trap and shall be equipped with an approved
vacuum breaker installed at least six (6) inches (152.4mm) above the aspirator unit. The
discharge pipe from the aspirator unit shall be designed for free flow and shall discharge
through an appoved air gap.
(m) Vacuum Breakers for Hot Water Over 160°F (71°C) shall be of approved type
designed to operate at temperatures of one hundred sixty (160) degrees F (71 C) or more
without rendering any portion of the device inoperative.
(n) Steam and Steam Boiler Connections shall be protected by an approved backflow
prevention device as set forth in subsection (o) of this section.
(o) Non-potable Water Piping. In cases where it is impractical to correct individual
cross-connections on the domestic water line, the line supplying such outlets shall be
considered anon-potable water line No drinking or domestic water outlets shall be
connected to the non-potable water line. Backflow or back syphonage from the non-
potable water line into the domestic water line shall be prevented by the installation of a
gravity tank or by a tank having a pump for desired non-potable water The domestic
water inlets to the non-potable water tank shall have an approved air gap as required
elsewhere in this chapter Where it is impractical to install tanks, as set forth above, an
approved pressure type backflow or backsiphonage prevention device shall be installed as
follows
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Where reverse flow due only to gravity or a vacuum within the line can occur, an
approved pressure type vacuum breaker unit or other approved backflow prevention device
shall be installed in the supply line.
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 Administrative Authority, but in no case less than twelve (12) inches
(.3m) above the surrounding ground or floor
Where backflow can occur due to steam boilers, pumps, etc., creating a higher
pressure in the non-potable water line, an approval backflow prevention device shall be
installed in the supply line Such backflow prevention device shall be installed at least
twelve (12) inches (.3m) above the surrounding ground or floor
Whenever possible, all portions of the nonpotable water line shall be exposed and al!
exposed portions shall be properly identified in a manner satisfactory to the Administra-
tive Authority Each outlet on the non-potable water line which may be used for drinking
or domestic purposes shall be posted: DANGER -UNSAFE WATER.
(p) Vacuum breakers shall be located outside any enclosure or hooded area containing
fumes that are toxic or poi:,onous.
SEC. 1004 -Materials
(a) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, galvanized malleable
iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, lead or other approved materials. As-
bestos-cement, PE, or PVC water pipe manufactured to recognized standards may be used
for cold water distribution systems outside a building. Ali materials used in the water
supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of a like material, except where
otherwise approved by the Administrative Authority
(b) 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.
(c) All malleable iron water fittings shall be galvanized.
(d) Piping and tubing which has previously been used for any purpose other than for po-
table water systems shall not be used
(e) Water piping run below concrete floor slabs on grade or fill shall be soft temper
copper in accordance with Sec. 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 through the wall shall be firmly anchored to the construction to prevent
movement along the axis of such branch by means of drop-ear elbows or some equivalent
method acceptable to the Administrative Authority
SEC. 1010 -PIPE INSULATION
(a) Al! water piping run in crawl spaces below floors, in attics, in garages and similar
unheated spaces, except that piping run within interior partitions, or horizontally between
ceiling and floor construction of multiple story buildings, shall be insulated with one inch
(1") thick, glass fiber insulation with fire-resistant kraft paper aluminum-foil laminate or
glass cloth jacket, and fittings shall be insulated with cement of flexible glass fiber
material to a like thickness, and covered with a glass cloth jacket applied with a fire and
vermin-resistant adhesive. Alternatively, other insulating materials having finished
surfaces with a maximum flamespread rating of 25 under ASTM 84E, may be used in
thicknesses less than one inch (1") if, at such thickness, they provide the same thermal
resistance as the one inch (1") thick glass fiber
(b) All water piping outside of buildings, exposed to the weather, shall be similarly
insulated, and an approved weatherproof jacket shall be applied.
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(c) Water piping in outside walls of buildings except solid masonry walls shall be
similarly insulated as in (A) except insulation thickness shall be t4" fiber glass or equal
(d) Water pipe installed within a concealed space used as return air plenum shall be
insulated with insulation having flame spread rating of 23 and smoke developed rating of
not more than S0.
SEC. 1011 -LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
(a) 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 Sec. 1003.
(b) Sprinkler heads shall be installed so as to direct water spray away from any public
street or sidewalk.
(c) Sprinkler Systems Permitted Between the Sidewalk and Cucb -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 dam-
age to such system which results from the installation maintenance 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 in such parkway of any person.
(d) Licensed Irrigator -Persons licensed by the State of Texas under Licensed Irri-
gators Act (S.B. 259), 66th legislature, shall be considered for all i>~~rposes of the Plumbing
code pertaining to permitting and installation of irrigation systems including connection in
and to a private or public, raw or potable water or water supply system.
SEC 1012 -WELL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO BE MAINTAINED IN SANITARY CON-
DITION -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 con-
structed 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 Sanitary Engin~Pr or his authorized representative, who shall
require that the standards be complied with.
SEC. 1211 -GAS METER LOCATIONS
(a) All gas meter locations shall be approved by the Administrative Authority and the
serving gas supplier The serving gas supplier shall be contacted for approved meter
location prior to beginning gas piping.
(b) Where more than one (1) meter is set on a particular premise, they shall all be set
at one (1) location, except where this is impractical In multiple meter installations, each
separate gas piping system shall be identified by the permittee in a manner satisfactory to
the serving gas supplier serving the gas.
(c) All gas meters shall be preceded by a main supply shut-off valve and shall be so
placed as to be at all times readily accessible for inspection, reading, testing and shutting
off the gas supply Ali service piping or main supply shutoff valves must be outside of the
building and readily accessible
(d) In order that gas may be supplied, the gas piping inlet shall be located with respect
to the proposed meter location, in accordance with the local serving gas supplier
instructions
(e) Access to enclosed gas meters, except those located in an approved vault supplied
by the serving gas supplier, shall be through an opening or door not less in size than
twenty-two (22) inches (558.8mm) by twenty-four (24) inches (609.6mm), but in no event,
smaller than that specified by the local serving gas supplier
(f) Gas meters shall not be located under a show window or under interior stairways or
in engine, boiler, heater or electric meter rooms. Where not prohibited by other
regulation, gas meters may be located in the open under exterior stairways.
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SEC. 1212 -MATERIAL FOR GAS PIPING
(a) All pipe used for the installation, extension, alteration, or repair of any gas piping
shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel (galvanized or black), yellow brass
(containing not more than seventy-five (7S) percent mapper), or internally tinned or
equivalently treated copper of iron pipe size Approved PE pipe may be used in exterior
buried piping systems.
(b) All such pipe shall be either new, or shall previously have been used #or no other
purpose than conveying gas; it shall be in good condition and free from internal
obstructions. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe.
(c) All fittings used in connection with the above piping shall be of malleable iron,
yellow brass (containing not more than seventy-five (75) percent copper) or approved
plastic fittings.
(d) Al! valves and appurtenances used in connection with the above piping shall be of a
type designed and approved far use with fuel gas.
SEC. 1213 -INSTALLATION OF GAS PIPING
(a) All joints in the piping system, unless welded, shall be screwed joints, having
approved standard threads. Such screwed joints shall be made up with approved pipe joint
material, insoluble in the presence of fuel gas and applied to the male threads only
(b) No gas piping shall be installed in or on the ground under any building yr structure
and all exposed gas piping shall be kept at least six (6) inches (1S2.4mm) above grade of
structure
Concealed unprotected gas piping may be installed above grade in approved recesses or
channels.
EXCEPTION When necessary due to structural conditions, approved type gas piping may
be installed in other locations, when permission has first been obtained from the
Administrative Authority
(c) Where water vapor is present in the fuel gas served, accessible drip pipes shall be
provided at points where condensation will tend to collect.
(d) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall be protected
from corrosion by approved coatings or wrapping materials. Ail 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 (O.Sm) of earth cover or other
equivalent protection Risers shall be metallic and shall be wrapped to a point at least six
(6) inches (152.4mm) above grade
(e) 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
(f) 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 al! points on undisturbed or well compacted soil Material used
for backfil! around the pipe, shall be free of rocks, building materials, ashes and trash.
(g) Gas piping supplying more than one (1) building on any one premise 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 al! times.
Buildings accessory to single family residences are exempt from the requirements of this
subsection.
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(h) Where unions are necessary, right and left nipples and couplings shall be used.
Ground-joint unions may be used at exposed fixture, appliance or equipment connections
and in exposed exterior locations immediately on the discharge side of a building shut-off
valve. Heavy duty flanged type unions may be used in special cases, when first approved
by the Administrative Authority
(i) When air, oxygen or other special supplementary gas under pressure is intoduced
with the regularly 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
installed to prevent backf low of such special gas into the gas piping system or serving gas
supplier's meter This device shall be located between the source of the special gas and
the serving gas supplier's meter and shall be on the gas line leading to the appliance using
the special gas. This 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.
(j) When liquified petroleum or other stand-by gas is interconnected with the regular
gas piping system, an approved three-way two-port valve or other adequate safeguard
acceptable to the Administrative Authority and the serving gas supplier shall be installed
to prevent backflow into either supply system.
(k) Valves used in connection with gas piping shall be approved types.
(1) All gas outlets located in a barbecue or 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
(m) An accessible shut-off valve of a type set forth in subsection (k) of this section,
shall be installed in the fuel supply piping outside of each appliance and ahead of the union
connection thereto, and in addition to any valve on the appliance. Shut-off valves shall be
within three (3) feet (.9m) of the appliance.
Shutoff valves may be located immediately adjacent to and inside or under an
appliance when placed in an accessible and protected location and when such appliance
may be removed without removal of the valve.
Shutoff valves may be accessibly located inside wall heaters and wall furnaces listed
for recessed installation where necessary maintenance can be performed without removal
of the shutoff valve.
(n) A number 18 copper tracer wire or other approved materials shall be installed with
and attached to underground non-metallic gas piping and shall terminate above grade at
one end. In no instance shall the wire be spiraled around the non-metallic pipe.
(o) Paving inserts for the purpose of testing gas leaks shall be installed over all service
lines where such service lines are installed under asphalt and concrete paving. The inserts
shall be installed at fifteen (15) foot intervals along the line.
SEC. 1310 -PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
(a) Water heaters generating a glow, spark or flame capable of igniting flammable
vapors may be installed in a residential garage Qrovided the pilots and burners, or heating
elements and switches, are at least eighteen (18) inches (.Sm) above the floor level
(b) 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 exterior of the garage Fuel burning water heaters having sealed combustion
chambers need not be elevated.
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(c) Al! watec 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
(d) All waters 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 searras acrd joints shall i.~e soldered
water-tight. Pan shall extend not less than one (1) Inch beyond the edges of the tank, but
in no case less than twenty-four (2k) inches square overall, with one and one-half (1-1/2)
inch turned up edge. Bottom of pan shall be connected to a one-half (1/Z) inch copper
drain line extended to a floor drain or outside the building.
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EXIiI~YT "B"
PART I ADMINISTRATION
This ordinance shall be known as the Fort worth Plumbing Code, may be cited as such
and will be referred to in this ordinance as "this code."
SEC. 1.0 -APPLICATION AND SCOPE
This code shall apply to all pipir~, tixtuarea, fiitinigs, or appliances installed,
constructed, erected, altered or added to a built upon and within the boundaries of the
city and outside the boundaries o1 the city if the same are ~a:ne~cted to the city water or
sewage systems, except for which permits have aiceady 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 tl~e
city or other companies furnishing water In the layir~ 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
SEC. ! 1 -ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND ASSISTANTS
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 had at least seven years of successful
experience as a. licensed master or journeyman plumber, at least three 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 physically capable of performing the duties of his
office and shall hold and keep in force a plumbing inspector's license issued by the State
Board of Plumbing Examiners.
The Chief Plumbing Inspector shall not be permitted to work for, or be connected or
associated with any master plumber, plumbing manufacturer or wholesale plumbing and
supply company, or to do any plumbing work while employed as a plumbing inspector for
the city
SEC. 1.2 -ASSISTANTS
Whenever the term "assistants" is used in this code it shall be construed to mean the
Assistant Plumbing Inspectocs.
Each assistant plumbing inspector shall have had at least seven years of successful
experience as a licensed master or journeyman plumber, at least one 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 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.
No assistant Plumbing Inspector shall be permitted to work for, or be connected or
associated with any master plumber, plumbing manufacturer or wholesale plumbing and
supply company, or to do any plumbing work while employed as a plumbing inspector by
the city
SEC. 1.3 -DEPARTMENT HAYING 3URISDiCT10N
Unless otherwise provided for by law, the office of the Administrative Authority shall
be a part of the Development Department.
SEC. 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:
(i) Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings,
descriptions, and/or diagrams necessary to show clearly the character, kind and extent of
work covered by applications for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the
permit applied for
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(2) Keep a permanent, accurate account of all ices for permits issued and other
monies collected and received as provided by this Code, the names of the persons upon
whose account the name were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the
location or premises to which they relate
(3) Administer and entorct flee pcca+~isions of this code ~ a manner consistent with the
intent thereof and shall inspect ay) ptumbi~ and drainage work authorized by any permit
to assure compliance writh provisions of this code or amendments thereto, approving or
condemning said w-o~k in whole or in part as conditions require.
(4) Issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him
(S) Condemn and reject all work done or being done ear materials used or being used
which do not in all respects comply with the provisions of this code and amendments
thereto
(b) Order d~anges in workmanship and/or materials tssential 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 I.b.
(8) Keep a complete rtcord of all the tssential transactions of his office
(9) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority provided by law to
receive such funds.
(!0) Maintain an official register of the name, address, telephone, and license number
issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examintrs 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 cull view at all times and in letters not less than two and one-half inches high.
SEC. l.S -RIGHT OF ENTRY
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
business hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the periormanct of their
duties.
SEC. l.b -DANGEROUS AND INSANITARY PLUMBING
(a) Any portion ai a plumbing system found by the Administrative Authority to be
insanitary or in violation of this code, as defined htrein, is hereby declared to be a
nuisance
(b) Whenever brought to the attention of the City department having jurisdiction that
any insanitary conditions exist or that any construction or work regulated by this code is
dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health, or property or
otherwise in violation of this code, the said department shall request an appropriate
Investigation by the Administrative Authority who, upon determining such Information to
be fact, shall order any person, firm, or corporation using or maintaining any such
condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change,
remove or demolish same as ht may consider necessary for the proper protection of life,
htalth or property and in the case of any piping or appliances may order any person, firm,
or corporation, supplying the respective utility to such piping or appliance to discontinue
supplying that utility thereto until such piping or appliance is made safe to life, health or
property
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
(c) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be consid-
ered aviolation of this code
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(d) When any plumbing system is maintained in violation of this code and in violation
of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section of where a nuisance 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 of competent jurisdiction to
prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the violation or nuisance.
SEC. 17 -VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine
of 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.
The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not
be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the
provisions of this code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the
provisions of this code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes
is lawful.
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 suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is
commenced for a period of six (6) months. Before such work may be continued a new
permit shall be first obtained to do so.
The Administrative Authority is hereby 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 the plumbing for which a permit has been issued
previously has been completed or at least prosecuted in an efficient manner in a
reasonable length of time. The Administraive 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 continued violation of this code.
The Administrative Authority shall have the right to declare a plumbing permit null
and void if there has been misrepresentation of facts or any violation of the provisions of
this code.
SEC. 18 -PERMIT REQUIRED
(a) 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 authority designated in writing from the City
(b) A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure.
(c) No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a
permit secured by a Permittee except persons in his employ
(d) No water well shall be drilled, constructed or placed in operation unless a permit
so to do has been applied for from the Administrative Authority When making
application, the owner, engineer or well drilling contractor shall submit a plat of the
property showing the location of any buildings, sanitary sewers or septic tank systems and
shall furnish plans and specifictions of the well, pump storage basins and other
appurtenances. Such plans and specifications shall be approved by the City Sanitary
Engineer, Department of Public Health and Welfare, before the permit is issued.
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SEC. 1.9 -WORK NOT REQUIRING PERMIT
No permit shall be required for repair work listed as follows: 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 Qf
stoppages and the stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste, and vent piping Permits shall
be required for the placement of concealed traps, the replacement of plumbing piping with
new materials, the rearrangement a~ as:r plumbing, replacement of water heaters and the
replacement of shower pans.
No person, where a permit is not required, shall do plumbing work in violation of the
State of Texas Plumbing Licensing Law of 1947
SEC. 1 10 - TO R'HOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED
(a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any work
regulated by this code, except to a person holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked State
of Texas Master Plumber's License, and who has on file with the City a surety bond as
required elsewhere in this ordinance, except when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in
this section.
(b) Any permit required by this code may be issued to any person not having a State of
Texas Master Plumbers License, for the following acts, work and conduct:
(1) 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 worl<
actually done personally by the owner
(2) Plumbing work done by anyone who is regularly employed as or acting as a main-
tenance man or maintenance employee, incidental to and in connection with the business
in which he is employed or engaged and who does not engage in the occupation of a
plumber for the general public; construction, 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 appurtenances, equipment and appliances. 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 wbject to the permit and fee
provisions of this code and shall be subject to inspection and approval by the plumbing
inspector in accordance with the terms of this code
(3) Licensed Landscape irrigators may be issued permits for installation of lawn irri-
gation systems if bonded with city
SEC. 1 11 -APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make application on
forms provided for that purpose.. He shall give a description of the character of the work
proposed to be done, 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 for Installations
with Jess than forty (40) fixtures.
Plans and specifications prepared by or under the direction of a registered professional
engineer in the State of Texas, and bearing his seal, shall be required for any installation
with one hundred (100) or more fixtures.
If the Administrative Authority determines 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.
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A special exception may ber gran~'ed a~ existing construction by the Administrative
authority, in writing, when plumbing c~,~:iot be installed in accordance with all of the
provisions of this Code, if in his judgmenf the conditions require it. Additions or alttra-
tlons shall be of a character that will make :he existing plumbing system in the building as
a whole conform to the Intent of the requirements of this Code: Application for a special
exce tion shall be made In writing accompanied by a sketch when required by the
Administrative Authority showing work to be done.
SEC. 1 12 -COST OF PERMIT
Every applicant for a permit to do work reguSated ~ thas code shall state in writing on
the application form provided for that purpose, the efiaracter of work proposed to be done
and the amount and kind in eomection th~erevith, together writh such information
pertinent thereto 35 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 structures 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 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 necessary
and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the
work. In all such 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.
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 retest of existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based
on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc., involved. ra
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 app~apriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permittee
constructing such sewer
SCHEDULE OF FEES
Minimum Permit
First Fixture or Appliance
Additional Fixtures or Appliances
Sewer -First 120 Feet
Each Additional 100 Feet or Portion Thereof
Gas Service
Each Lawn Sprinkler System
Water Service
Grease Trap
Sand Trap
Each Roof Drain
Temporary Gas Service
Backflow Preventer
Reinspection After First Turndown
Second Inspection After First Turndown
Third Inspection After First Turndown
Floor Drain
Water Well
Mobile Homes or Mobile Units
Each Mobile Home Space or Mobile
Each Sew sr Vent
Two (2) Times Fee for Work Started
Without Permit
Locked Door
Inspection Manhole
Re-permit Fee: ,
10916 of cost of original permit per
but not less than
$S 00
S 00
2 00
S 00
S 00
S 00
20 00
S 00
S 00
10 00
S 00
S 00
S 00
s o0
10 00
2S 00
2 00
20 00
Unit Space 1 S 00
10 00
building
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S 00
15 00
1S 00
SEC 1 13 -ALL WORK TO BE INSPECTED
All plumbing and drainage systems requiring permits shall be Inspected by the Ad-
ministrative Authority to Insure compliance with all the requirements of this Code.
SEC 114 -NOTIFICATION
The person doing tine w-ark authorised by the permit shay notify the Administrative
Authority orally or in writing, that said work is ready fac inspection. Failure to request
the proper inspection within a reasonable time shall be a violation oaf this Code.
The person doing the work authorized by the permit shalt make sure that the work will
stand the tests prescribed elsewhere in this code, betore givr~ th+e above notification
SEC. 1 1S -SECURITY BOND
Prior to the issuance of any permit for any purpose for which a permit Is required,
each applicant for a permit shall have on file with the plumbing Inspector a good and
sufficient surety bond, payable to the city, in the sum of five thousand dollars. The surety
company shall be duly and legally authorized to do business in the city and be acceptable
to the City Council The bond shall be for the use of the city and any person having a
cause of action against it and from all costs or damages arising out of any wrongs or
injuries for damages, either real or asserted, claimed against it that may be occasioned by
negligence or fault of the principal of the bond, his agents, servants or employees, by
reason of the work done under authorization of a permit issued to the principal The bond
shall be further conditioned that the liability of the surety under the bond shall cease and
terminate of its own force and effect one year from the date of execution, saving and
excepting for expenses, losses, claims for damages, judgments or other costs which may
arise or be incurred or sustained by any citizen of the city against the principal by reason
of failure to comply with the provisions of the plumbing regulations of the city
PART II -BOARD OF PLUMBERS
SEC 2.1 -BOARD OF PLUMBERS -CREATED: COMPOSITION: APPOINTMENT OF
MEMBERS: FILLING VACANCIES: COMPENSATION
There is hereby created and established a Board of Plumbers. The Board of Plumbers
shall consist of nine members and four ex-officio members as follows:
Place fil A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of
active continuous experience in the plumbing field.
Place f/2. A Master Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years of
active continuous experience in the plumbing field.
Place fi3. A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years
of active continuous experience in the plumbing field.
Place fl4 A Journeyman Plumber licensed by the State of Texas and having ten years
of active continuous experience in the plumbing field.
Place f/S. A Mechanical Contractor whose firm is licensed by the City of Fort Worth.
Place fib. A Mechanical Engineer licensed by the State of Texas and who regularly
designs plumbing installations.
Place ft7 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 ff9 A citizen who is not connected with the construction industry In any way
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The City Sanitary Engineer, the Director of the Water Department or his authorized
representative, the Supervisor of Plumbing Inspection, 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 Supervisor of Plumbing
Inspection shall serve as Secretary to the Board
The nine members shall be appointed by the City Manager with the advice and consent
of the City Council. Should any one of the nine members of the Board of Plumbers die,
become unable to act for any reason, resign from his respective position, or be removed
for any cause, as hereinafter provided, the City Manager shall appoint a successor to fill
the unexpired term or to serve until a new member shall be duly appointed. All members
of the Board shall serve the City without any compensation. Members shall not serve
more than three (3) consecutive two-year (2) terms.
SEC. 2.2 -SAME -PROCEDURE 1N REMOVAL OF MEMBERS FROM OFFICE
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
SEC. 2 3 -SAME -CHAIRMAN SECRETARY QUORUM OFFICE SUPPLIES: POWERS
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 secretary Regular meetings of the Board thereafter shall be scheduled on a monthly
basis, except that meetings may be cancelled when there is no business to come before the
Board The secretary shall keep a full record of the proceedings of the Board The
secretary shall maintain a complete record and minutes of the actions of the Board
Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Miscellaneous office supplies shall be furnished to the Board by the Building Inspection
Division From time to time as may be deemed proper, the Board shall submit written
suggestions and recommendations for the improvement of the plumbing ordinances of the
City to the City Council.
It shall, also, be the duty of the Board to hear any written complaints made by any
plumber, citizen or otherwise, that may have a bearing upon the efficient enforcement of
the plumbing ordinances, and the Board shall take such action thereon as may be deemed
proper and within its authority; provided, that the same shall not be inconsistent with any
laws of the State or this code or other ordinances of the City
SEC' 2.4 - APPEAL TO PLl.1MBING BOARD FROM DECISIONS OF THE CHIEF
PLUMBING INSPECTOR OR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
(a) Any person, firm, company or corporation aggrieved by any decision of the Chief
Plumbing Inspector or Building Official under this code may appeal such decision or order
to the Plumbing Board as set out herein.
(b) The powers of the Plumbing Board are hereby extended so as to authorize the
Plumbing Board to make reasonable interpretations or rulings in matters properly before it
as to the suitability of alternate materials and/or methods of installation under this code.
(c) 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:
(d) The appeal procedures shall be as follows:
(1) Time -Every appeal must be filed in writing within thirty (30) days from date of
the decision or order appealed from and shall be filed in duplicate with the Building
Official. Such notice shall contain appropriate reference to the decision or order appealed
from as well as the grounds of the appeal It shall be the duty of the Building Official, or
his agent, to notify the Chairman of the Plumbing Board of the appeals filed.
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(2) Record -The Secretary shall transmit to the Plumbing Board all relevant records
and data upon which the appeal was taken.
(3) Stay of Proceedings - An appeal shall stay al! 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 a property In such
proceedings pursuant to the decision or order of Administrative Authority shall not be
stayed except by order of tt-e Plumbing Board or Iby a restraining order issued by a court
of record of competent jurisdiction,
Any work contrary to the order of the Administrative Authority, or his agent,
performed after filing of an appeal hereunder, 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 Plumbing Board as mitigating or extenuating
circumstances.
(4) Hearings -The Plumbing 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 Plumbing Board in person, by
agents, or by attorney The Board may require additional data and tests necessary for
adequate decision of the appeal
(S) Authority -The Plumbing shall have the power in all cases appealed to it from
decision or orders of the Administrative Authority to reverse or affirm or modify in whole
or in part, the decision or order appeal from No decision of the Board shall vary or be
inconsistent with the terms, provisions, or intent of this Code
(b) Enforcement -The Administrative Authority, or his agent, shall enforce and
execute all legal decisions and orders of the .Plumbing Board.
(7) Approval of Materials and Methods -The Plumbing Board shall have the power to
approve alternate and new materials, methods, devices, etc., in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this code
SEC. 2.S -PERIODIC REVIEIV OF ORDINANCE PROVISIONS
It shall be the duty of the Plumbing Board to make an annual review of the provisions
of this ordinance, a~~d 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.
SEC. 2.12 -TERM OF OFFICE
The terms of office of the odd numbered places shall expire on the odd numbered
years, and the terms of office of the even numbered places shall expire on the even num-
bered years.
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT ad®ptl,Jn 4yf ttae ~14~9 Edition Of PAGE
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The 'P~.~mbing Code Board of L~ppeals has ~e~ent~y ~;c~rxp~etcd a review of the
'~~;~9 ~J.~iform Pl~.mbing Code (Exhibit "A"y p~.b~lished by the ~nternati®na3
t~ssocia~,i~n of P~~mbsng and Mechani~ai Offic.ia:~s The Board has determined
that c:e~'tain amendmenics (Exhibit "B") are a~ecess~ry to adapt the Code
to Yoca~. soil and weather conditio~~s
A p~ubl' is hes..;eing was he~.d -by the iPaL•~xmbing F3a;,ard ~~n f~pri~. 2 9 x.9$0 The
hearing was advertised and copies ~f the proposed o~dinana=e were sent tea
~.oca~. organisations interested in the PY~ir~bing Code There were no obj~e~.-
tians o the ame•~dments
Ee :a~mmenda~:iern
It is recommended that the amended ~.~~~ Y~niform Pi~nmbing Code be adopted
as the Pi~smbing Code of the City of E~~rt ~~rth to take effect 60 days
after adoption
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