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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5416 ORDINANCE NO. 4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964), WHICH CHAPTER REGULATES PLUMBING IN THE CITY, BY REQUIRING PERSONS ENGAGED IN PLUMBING TO AFFIX OR PAINT HIS NAME AND STATE LICENSE NUMBER TO VEHICLES; SPECIFYING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR WATER SERVICE SUPPLY PIPES AND FIT- TINGS; AMENDING SPECIFICATIONS FOR GAS PIPE AND FITTINGS; MAKING SPECIFICATION FOR WATER SUPPLY TO FIXTURES APPLICABLE TO KITCHEN SINKS; AMENDING SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRENCHES; PROVIDING PENALTIES; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINAN- CES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING THE ENFORCEMENT OF SAID CHAPTER 29 TO BE GOVERN- MENTAL; PROVIDING FOR INJUNCTIONS; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 29-11 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is here- by amended and after having been so amended shall read as follows: "Sec. 29-11. Plumbers to register name, address, etc.; marking vehicles used by plumbers. "No person shall engage in, carry on or work at the busi- ness of plumbing in the City of Fort Worth unless his name, address, telephone and license number issued by the Texas State Board of Plumb- ing Examiners has been registered with the Chief Plumbing Inspector. Vehicles used ccmmercia]1y in carrying on the business of plumbing in accordance with this Code shall have the name of the plumbing con- tractor 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 2. That Section 29-46 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is here- by amended and after having been so amended shall read as follows: "Sec. 29-46. Water service supply pipes and fittings. "All water pipes from water meters to and through the building, used for supplying plumbing fixtures and water systems, shall be wrought iron galvanized, merchant steel galvanized, brass pipe (iron pipe size and weight), lead pipe of weight known to the trade as 'extra strong', block tin, cast iron, tin lined tubing or copper water tubing made from dioxidized copper ninety-nine and ninety- nine hundredths per cent pure in accordance with A.S.T.M. specifications, types 'K' and 'L'. All copper water tubing installed under a concrete slab shall be Type OKI and the fittingsshall be of the wrought pattern. No other piping material shall be permitted under a concrete slab. All joints which occur under a concrete slab shall be made with high temperature solder equal to silfos. A�1 copper water tubing used above ground shall be hard tempered cop- per, except, that soft copper may be used by special permission of the plumbing inspector or as permitted in Section 29-59- "A water pipe installation in a building shall either be of copper or galvanized in its entirety. "All fittings used in the water supply system shall be galvanized malleable fittings, galvanized cast iron fittings, brass fittings, copper or cast brass sweat fittings, or cast brass flared-type fittings for copper tubes. Pipes or fittings that have been used for any other purpose shall not be used in water supply systems. "When dissimilar materials are used in any system of water piping, all connections between such materials shall be made with isolation type fittings (dielectric fittings). "Asbestos cement pressure pipe consisting of a core pipe and casing pipe, with an epoxy lining inside the core and casing and polyurethane foam between the core and casing with a IKt factor of 0.15 to 0.20 density of 2.25 - 3.00/ft and % closed cell 90 - 95%, may be used in underground outside distribution in heating and air conditioning systems to carry chilled water and/or low temperature hot water (Max. 1800F) under pressure provided that the core and casing pipe meets the following specifications: Core Pipe: ASTM C - 296 - 63T Federal specifications SS-P-351a AWwA c - 400 -64T Casing Pipe: ASTM e - 428 - 63T "All fittings shall be of cast iron and joints of the ccm- pression type." SECTION 3. That Section 29.51 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is here- by amended and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 29-51.,;Gas pipe and fittings. "All gas pipe and fittings installed underground shall have not less than 12 inches of cover. Gas yard line shall have 12 inches of cover at meter riser and 24 inches of cover below finish grade at curb line and/or at alley line. Pipe shall be black merchant heel pipe or wrought iron pipe and shall be machine-wrapped with either a coal tar enamel coating (see specification Section 1-A) or a pressure sensitive plastic tape (see specification Section 1-B). Steel pipe with an extruded plastic coating may also be used (see specifica- tion Section 1-0. All wrapping on pipe shall extend 6 inches above grade riser. "All fittings shall be beaded malleable fittings except welded fittings and all couplings shall be recess-type or line couplings. All fittings and couplings shall be coated with plastic tape when placed underground. When gas pipe is run on outside of building above ground and strapped to wall, it shall be galvanized pipe, and all fittings must be galvanized. Gas pipe shall not be installed on the roof of a building. All gas stopcocks used in gas piping shall be iron body with brass core or lubricated plug stops. Gas service 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 inch may be welded. All gas services 2 inches and larger shall be welded and swing joints will not be re- quired. "Section 1-A. COAL, TAR COATING SPECIFICATION (Minimum Mill Coating) 1. Cleaning - Pipe shall be mechanically cleaned by sand blasting, shot blasting, or knife and cutter mechanical cleaning machine, to a bright metal. 2. A coal tar primer shall be applied by brush, mop or spray. Primer shall be compatible to a particular coal tar coating to be later applied. Primer shall not be tacky or dead when hat coal tar is applied. 3. Flood coat of a semi-plasticized coal tar to an average thickness of 3/32 inches. 4. Spirally apply a 15 pound asbestos coal tar pipeline felt. 5. Spirally apply a 30 pound kraft paper. 6. Add Electrical Holiday inspection, five thousand to twelve thousand volts. "Section 1-B. PLASTIC TAPE COATING SPECIFICATION (minimum) 1. Pipe shall be cleaned free of rust, grease, dirt, moisture, oil and dust. 2. The plastic tape shall be spirally applied by a tape wrapping machine with two (2) separate layers of tape and to give each layer a minimum of 1/4 inch overlap with no wrinkles or voids in the material so that the pipe will withstand an electrical holiday inspection of a minimum. of 5,000 volts. 3. Fitting surfaces after installation shall be cleaned free of grease, pipe, dope, soap, moisture, dust, rust or dirt, and spirally wrapped with two (2) layers with 1/2 inch lap of pressure sensitive plastic tape. This application shall be free of puckers, voids and wrinkles. When fittings are used in conjunction with coal tar coated pipe, the kraft paper shall be peeled back 6 inches from the end of the coating, exposing the pipeline felt. Tape shall then be spirally applied over the coal tar coating and the fittings in the same manner as described above. "Section 1-C. EXTRUDED PLASTIC COATING SPECIFICATION 1. A steel pipe with an extruded plastic coating 30 mils thick and a butyl rubber bonding adhesive between the pipe and the plastic jacket as produced by the major steel companies may be used. "When coated pipe of any of the above mentioned specifi- cations is placed in the ditch, care shall be taken that no rock, debris from construction or any extraneous material shall be used in the backfill of the ditch. "All wrapped or insulated pipe shall be subject to an electric holiday test of 5,000 to 12,000 volts before the pipe is covered with dirt. The ditch shall be of sufficient width to permit holiday test to be applied, or pipe shall be supported above trench for holiday inspection. "GAS BROILERS-May be connected with twenty-five (25) feet to 3/8 copper tubing. Longer lengths shall be in accordance with established pipe sizing for gas pipe. ""The above mentioned wrapping does not apply to copper tubing in gas lights covered in Paragraph 13-6A or yard broilers installations." SECTION 4. That Section 29-57 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is here- by amended and after being so amended shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 29-57. Water supply to fixtures. "All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with a suffi- cient supply of water for flushing to keep them in a sanitary con- dition. Every water closet or urinal shall be flushed by means of an approved tank or flush valve of at least four gallons flushing capacity for water closets, and at least one gallon for urinals, and shall be adjusted to prevent the waste of water. The flush pipe for water closet flush tanks shall not be less than one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and the water from flush tanks shall not be used for other purposes. The fixture supply pipe to all closets, l.abatories and kitchen sinks shall be provided with separate stopcocks with re- newal discs. Slip joints shall not be permitted on any supply line up to valve." SECTION 5. That Section 29-77 of Chapter 29 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964) is here- by amended and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. L*77. Minimum depth of trenches; trench bottoms; requirement relative to laying pipes in trenches, inspecting, back- filling, etc. "In the construction of building sewers other than cast iron or soil pipe, the trench shall be excavated to a minimum depth of 3 inches below the botton of the barrel of the pipe and a uniform cushion composed of not less than 3 inches of 'sandy gravel material' as herein specified shall be provided. After the cushion has been graded, the pipe shall be laid fran the main tothe building drain with the bells of the pipe pointed upstream. Pipe shall be laid and joints made in accordance with the manufacturer's instruc- tions and with the specifications herein contained. After the laying of the pipe has been completed, the trench shall be left open with pipe and cushion exposed until after the work has been inspected, tested, and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. "After approval by the Plumbing Inspector, the pipe shall be blinded with 'sandy gravel material' as here- in specified to a level at least six inches above the top of the barrel of the installed pipe. The blinding material shall be worked or shovel tamped around the baael of the pipe in such a manner that the entire pipe is enclosed and supported. "In the construction of building sewers of cast iron or soil pipe, the trench shall be excavated to a depth below the botton of the barrel of the pipe sufficient to permit the bells of the pipe to rest on the botton of the trench, except where the bottom of the trench is in rock. Where the bottom of the trench is in rock, such rock shall be removed to a depth of at least 3 inches below the bottom of the barrel of the pipe and a uniform cushion composed of not less than 3 inches of 'sandy gravel material' as here- in specified shall be provided. After the trench has been appropriately prepared, pipe shall be laid and ,joints made in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and with the specifications herein contained. After the laying of the pipe and cushion, if any, exposed until after the work has been inspected, tested, and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. "In all cases, after the blinding operation has been completed, the trench shall be backfilled. No rock larger than three inches in its greatest diameter, no organic matter and no large lumps of clay shall be permitted in the backfill. Where the trench excavation is in rock and the material re- moved from such excavation is not acceptable for backfill, it shall be hauled away and the trench shall be backfilled to ground surface or subgrade with sandy gravel material." sECTIoN 6. Any person, firm, corporation or any agent or employee thereof who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not to exceed Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth providing for the regula- tion of plumbing in the City of Fort Worth, and this ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such other ordinance or ordinances are hereby repealed. SCION 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and all of the remainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitu- tional shall continue to be in full force and effect. SECTION 9. All of the regulations provided in this ordinance are hereby de- clared to be governmental and for the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Any member of the City Council, any City official or employee charged with the enforcement of this ordinance, acting for the City of Fort Worth in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself personally liable, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability, for any damage that might accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his said duties. SECTION 10. Any violation of this ordinance can be enjoined by a suit filed in the name of the City of Fort Worth in a Court of competent jurisdiction, and this remedy shall be in addition to any penal provision in this ordi- nance or in the Fort Worth City Code. SECTION 11. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LB I;ALITY: City Attorney Passed and adopted this day of , 1965-