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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND RE G NG THE INSTALLATION OF PIPES,
FIXTURES, APPURTENANCES AND AP P CES FOR WATER, SEWAGE AND GAS
IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TE , BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2978
AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE PLI ING CODE; DEFINING TERMS; REQUIRING
PRESCRIBING FEES QUIRING ROUGH-IN INSPECTIONS AND
OVIDING SPECIFICAT P REQUIRING IDENTI-
FICATION OF MATERIALS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
X� FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS; PROVIDING PENALTIES;
` PROVIDING THAT EACH DAY A VIOLATION CONTINUES SHALL CONSTITUTE
A SEPARATE OFFENSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE WITH ALL
PRIOR ORDINANCES REGULATING PLUMBING IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THE ENFORCEMENT HEREOF
GOVERNMENTAL; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH THIS
ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR INJUNCTIONS; AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That paragraph 1-5 of Section 1 - Definitions, of Ordinance No. 2978, is
hereby amended and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as follows:
Paragraph 1-5 - General Definitions
AIR GAP--Air gap in a water supply system is the unobstructed vertical
distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe
or faucet supplying water to a tank or plumbing fixture and the flood-level rim
of the receptacle.
BACK FLOW--Backflow means the flow of water or other liquids into the
distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any sources other than its
intended source.
BACK-SIPHONAGE--Sack-siphonage is the flowing back of used, contaminated,
or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water-supply pipe due
to a negative pressure in such pipe.
BUILDING--A building is a structure built, erected, and framed of compo-
nent structural parts designed for the housing,shelter, enclosure, or support
of persons, animals or property of any kind.
BUILDING DRAIN--The building (house) drain is that part of the lowest
piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and
other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to
building ' (house) sewer beginning 3 feet outside the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER--The term building sewer (house sewer) shall mean that
part of the horizontal pipe of a drainage system, including the sewer service
lateral and the sewer tap, both as hereinafter defined, which extends from
the end of thebuilding drain and conveys sewage to a public sewer, private
sewer, individual sewage disposal system, or other point of disposal.
CITY--The word city shall mean the City of Fort Worth.
CROSS-CONNECTION--A cross-connection is any physical connection or
arrangement between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which con-
tains potable water and the other water of unknown or questionable safety,
whereby water may flow from one system to the other, the direction of flow
depending on the pressure differential between the two systems. (See back
flow and back siphonage.)
DEVELOPED LENGTH--The developed length of a pipe is its length along
the center line of the pipe and fittings.
DRAIN--The term drain shall mean any pipe which carries liquid waste,
water, or water borne waste in a drainage system.
DRAIN PIPE--Drain.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM--The term drainage system shall mean and include all
the pipe within public or private premises, which conveys sewage, rain water,
or other liquid waste to a lawful point of disposal but it shall not include
the mains of the public sewer system.
EFFECTIVE OPENING--When it refers to plumbing fixtures of water supply
outlets, shall mean the minimum cross-sectional area at the point of water
discharge measured or expressed in terms of (1) the diameter of a circle or
(2) if the opening is not circular, the diameter of a circle ofequivalent
cross-sectional area.
FLAT VENT--When permitted by the chief plumbing inspector, it is a
relief or individual vent which is run at approximately the same elevation
as the waste line which it serves, until it can rise gradually and connect
to a vent stack or stack vent at a point either 4' higher than the hori-
zontal portion of the vent or 12" higher than the flood level rim of the
fixture it serves, whichever is the higher point of connection.
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FIXTURE--See Paragraph 6-5a.
FLOOD LEVEL--in reference to a plumbing fixture is the level at which
water begins to overflow the top or rim of the fixture.
GRADE--the grade of a line of pipe means its invert slope in reference to
a horizontal plane, expressed as the difference in elevation in inches per
foot of pipe.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR--is a receptacle designed for the removal of grease
from waste water.
HOME--the term home shall mean a building occupied by humans as a place
of residence.
HORIZONTAL BRANCH--the term horizontal branch shall mean a branch
drain extending laterally from a soil or waste stack or building drain,
whether with or without vertical sections or branches, and which receives
the discharge from one or more fixture drains and conducts such discharge
to the soil or waste stack or to the building drain (house).
INDIRECT WASTE PIPE--is a waste pipe which does not connect directly
with the drainage system, but discharges through an air gap into a properly
trapped fixture or receptacle.
INDIVIDUAL VENT--is a pipe installed to individually vent a trap, soil
or waste pipe. Such pipe is connected underneath or back of the fixture it
serves and continues to the general vent system, where it is connected at a
point at least 12" above the flood level rim of the fixture served.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES--the term industrial wastes are those water borne
wastes which result from the operation of an industrial process as distin-
quished from domestic wastes which are generated in dwelling places.
INSANITARY --the term insanitary shall mean the existence of a condi-
tion or conditions which are contrary to generally accepted sanitary
principles or are injurious to health. The term insanitary shall apply
but shall not be limited to any of the following conditions:
(A) A trap not maintaining the proper seal.
(B) Any opening in a drainage system, except where lawful,
which is not provided with a liquid-sealed trap.
(C) A plumbing fixture, or other waste discharging receptacle
or device, which is not supplied with water sufficient to
flush it and maintain it in a clean condition.
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(D) A leaky or otherwise defective fixture, trap or pipe.
(E) A trap, except where exempted by this ordinance, which
is not protected against siphonage and back pressure.
(F) Any connection, cross-connection, construction or condition;
temporary, or permanent, which would permit or make possible,
by any means whatsoever for any unapproved foreign matter to
enter a water distributing system used for domestic purposes.
INTERCEPTOR--An interceptor is a device designed and installed so as to
separate and retain deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal
wastes and permit normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the dis-
posal terminal by gravity.
LOCAL VENT--is a vent that has no direct connection with the sanitary
vent, but is used to ventilate a plumbing fixture to the outer air.
LOOP VENT--is a horizontal vent that loops back and connects with a
soil or waste stack vent.
MAIN--the main of any system of continuous piping is the principal part
of the system to which branches may be connected.
MAY--means permissive.
OUTLET--as used in connection with the water-distributing system, means
the discharge opening for the water to (1) fixtures; (2) the atmosphere;
(3) a boiler or heating system; (4) any water-operated device or equipment
requiring water to operate, but which is not a part of the plumbing system.
OWNER--the term owner shall mean the person, firm or corporation which
is in actual, lawful control of the premises and shall include not only those
who"hold legal title thereto but shall also include lawful tenants, agents,
executors, administrators, guardians or trustees.
PERSONS--shall mean a human being, his heirs, executors, administrators,
or assigns, and, where the context permits, it also includes a firm, part-
nership, association, or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or
the agent of any of the aforesaid.
PLUMBING FIXTURES--shall mean a receptacle which is designed and intended
to receive water, liquids, or other permissable wastes or discharge them into
a plumbing drainage system.
POTABLE WATER--is water from a public or private water supply system
or source which is approved by the Department of Public Health as suitable for
human consumption.
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PRIVATE OR PRIVATE USE--the term private shall refer to ownership and
shall mean ownership by any person other than a public utility or govern-
mental unit or governmental subdivision.
REPAIR--the term repair as used in the heating or air conditioning
sections of this ordinance, shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the
replacement of any combustion chamber, the dismantling and reassembling of
any vented gas, oil, or coal fired heating appliances and equipment; ,in all
other sections hereof, the term repair shall mean the restoration to a
serviceable condition of any plumbing system or part thereof.
ROUGHING-IN--Roughing-in is the installation of all parts of the
plumbing system which can be completed prior to the installation of fixtures.
This includes drainage, water-supply, and vent piping and the necessary
fixture supports.
SANITARY SEWER--the term sanitary sewer shall be defined as a pipe
which carries sewage both domestic and industrial for purposes of sanitation
and health and to which surface and ground water is not intentionally ad-
mitted.
SECOND HAND--the term second hand as used in this ordinance shall mean
plumbing material or equipment that has been installed, used, and removed.
SEWAGE--the term sewage shall mean any liquid or water borne waste
originating in any domestic or industrial establishment.
SEWER SERVICE LATERAL--the term sewer service lateral shall mean that
portion of a building sewer (house sewer) which extends from a sewer main
located in an alley or street to the property line or to a point approximately
3 feet beyond the street curb line, whichever is applicable. The sewer service
lateral is constructed and maintained at the expense of the owner, and it is
not a part of the public sanitary sewage system.
SEWER TAP--The term sewer tap shall mean the actual physical connection,
including the necessary fittings, between the public sewer and the house or
building sewer.
SHALL--the word "shall" is a mandatory term.
SIPHONAGE--When referring to fixture trap seals, the word siphonage means
(1) the condition where the velocity of discharge of a fixture is so rapid
that all waste liquids pass through the respective trap by momentum
leaving none to refill or form the required trap seal; or (2)
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where a below-atmospheric pressure condition develops in a system of soil
and waste lines sufficient to draw outside air through a trap seal or to
draw enough liquid from the trap seal so as to destroy its effectiveness.
SOIL PIPE--is any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets,
clinic sinks, or fixtures having similar functions with or without the
discharge from other fixtures to the house drain or house sewer.
SOIL STACK--is a stack which is a soil pipe.
STACK--is a general term for any vertical line of a system of soil,
waste or vent piping.
STACK-VENT--is the extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest
horizontal or fixture branch connected to the stack.
SUBDRAIN--a building subdrain is that portion of a drainage system which
cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer.
SUBSOIL DRAIN--is a drain installed for collecting subsurface or seepage
water and conveying it to a lawful place of disposal.
SUMP--is a tank or pit which receives the discharge from sub-drains and
from which the discharge is pumped or ejected into a drainage system.
TRAP--A trap is a fitting or device so designed and constructed as to
provide, when properly vented, a liquid seal which will prevent the back
passage of air without materially affecting the flow of sewage or waste water
through it.
TRAP-SEAL--is the vertical distance between the overflow and the dip of
the trap.
UNIT VENT--is that portion of the vent pipe system which ventilates two
fixture traps that discharge into a double sanitary tee.
VENT SYSTEM--A vent system is a pipe or pipes installed to provide a
flow of air to or from a drainage system or to provide a circulation of air
within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage and back pressure.
VENT STACK--sometimes called a main vent, is a vent pipe installed
primarily for the purpose of providing vertical circulation of air to and
from any part of the drainage system.
VERTICAL PIPE--means any pipe or fitting which is installed in a vertical
position or which makes an angle of not more than forty-five (45) degrees with
the vertical.
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WASTE PIPE--is any pipe which receives the discharge of any fixture, ex-
cept water closets, clinic sinks, or similar fixtures, and conveys the same
to the house drain or sub-drain, or to a soil or waste stack.
WASTE STACK--is a stack which is a waste pipe.
WATER DISTRIBUTING PIPE--in a building is a pipe which conveys water
from the water service pipe to the plumbing fixtures and other water outlets.
WATER MAIN--is a water supply pipe for public or community use which is
under the jurisdiction of the City Water Department or other person, firm
or corporation furnishing water.
WATER SERVICE PIPE--is the pipe from the water main or other source of
water supply to the building or premises served.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM--consists of the water-service pipe, the water dis-
tributing pipes, and the necessary connecting pipes, fittings,control valves,
fixtures and appurtenances in or adjacent-to the building or premises.
WELL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM--consists of the well, well pump, service pumps,
storage basins, water treatment equipment and other appurtenances pertaining
to the production of water from underground sources.
WET VENT--is a soil or waste pipe that serves also as a vent.
SECTION 2.
That paragraph 6-5 of Section 6 - Permits, Fees, Inspections and Tests,
cC Ordinance No. 2978, as amended by Ordinance 4391, is hereby amended and
after having been so amended said paragraph 6-5 shall hereafter read as follows:
Paragraph 6-5-A. Permit and Inspection Fees
The applicant for a plumbing permit shall pay a permit and inspection fee
according to the type and quantity of work set forth in the application for
permit. Amount of said fee shall be determined according to the following
schedule:
(a) A fee of $2.00 for the first fixture or roughing-in
and 751 for each additional fixture or roughing-in
in the same building.
By the term fixtures as used herein, shall mean each:
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Water Closet Catch Basins
Sink (Residence) Sump or Sump Pump
Bath Tub Slop Sink
Urinal Dental unit with cuspidor
Lavatory (Basin) Fountain Cuspidor
Shower Bath DishWashing Machine
Drinking Fountain Hot Water Heater or hot water
Electric Water Cooler or Fountain heater replacement under
Sink (Commercial) 400,000 B.T.U.
Laundry tray or section of Wall Heater (Bathroom)
laundry trays Water Softener
Washing Machine Garbage Disposal
Soda Fountain Floor Drains
Waste and water for any air conditioning or refrigeration
apparatus, and all other receptacles, appliances, or appurtenances
having a waste or water connection.
(b) A fee of one dollar ($1.00) for an outside (yard) closet.
Said closet shall be located in a separate building at the
rear of the lot and independent of all other structures.
(a) A fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each trapped sewer connection
designed and constructed to provide a connection for one to
four trailer coaches (mobile homes).
(d) A fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each lawn sprinkler valve,
or plug-in rotary sprinkler and each section control valve.
(e) A fee of five dollars ($5.00) for the construction of a water
well and appurtenances.
(f) Septic tanks - $2.00 -- Reinspections - $2.00 per trip.
(g) For each b" sewer connection or replacement - $2.00.
For each sewer connection 6" and larger or replacement - $3.00.
(h) For each sand trap45.00.
(i) Filters - Swimming pool - $2.00 each.
(J) A fee of two dollars ($2.00) for any gas piping in any
building up to fifteen openings, and ten cents (10j) for
each additional opening. A fee of two dollars ($2,00)
for extensions, alterations and repairing of gas piping.
A fee of two dollars ($2.00) for the first unit and
seventy-five cents (751) for each unit in the same building
for all insert wall heaters, floor furnaces and wall furnaces,
built.-in gas ovens and built-in table top stoves using natural
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gas as fuel and all other gas fired appliances having a
floor or wall register which requires a special vent pipe,
excluding heating units as specifically listed below.
(k) Gas Lights - $2.00 for first -- 751 for each additional.
(1) Heating Installations including up to 15 duct openings.
Through ts000,000 B.T.U. Input $ 3.00
100,000 - 400,000 B.T.U. Input 3.50
400,000 B.T.U. Input and over 5.00
(m) Boilers:
Less than 500,000 B.T.U. Input 5.00
500,000 B.T.U. Input and over 10.00
All boilers shall be equipped with gas controls that will
shut off all gas instantly in case of pilot failure (flame
control).
(n) Combination heating and air conditioning with up to 15
duct openings:
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/3 ton A/C unit $ 4.00
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/4 ton A/C unit 5.00
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/5 ton A/C unit 6.00
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/over 5 less
than 10 tons 7.50
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/10 less than
10 tons 10.00
Over 100,000 B.T.U. Input heating w/15 ton through
25 tons 12.50
(o) Refrigeration compressor and Coil including water or air
cooled condensor and up to 15 duct openings.
3 tons $ 3•00
4 tons 4.00
5 tons 5.00
Over 5 tons less than 10 6.00
10 ton and less than 15 9.50
15 - 25 tons 12.00
25 - 60 tons 15.00
60 - 100 tons 20.00
Above 100 tons 25.00
(p) For each french drain for air conditioning-on residence - $1.00
(q) Room or apartment type air handlers (with 5 duct openings)
Lip to 600 CFM: $2.00 for first and $1.00 for each addi-
tional unit in same building
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First air handling unit in building - $.200 - $1.00 for
each additional.
Duct work only $2.00 for first 15 openings and 104 for
each additional on same floor
The addition of openings or alterations to a heating
or air conditioning duct system - $2.00.
Paragraph 6-5 B. Street and Alley Repair Charges
Street and alley repair charges, where applicable, shall be paid by the
applicant at the time application is made for a permit, sewer tap or sewer
service lateral; such payment shall be made in accordance with the fallowing
schedule:
(a) Paved streets: Three Dollars and 50/100 ($3.50) per linear
foot of standard trench measured from the inside of curb
to the center line of the City sewer main with a minimum
charge of Ten and no/100 Dollars ($10.00).
(b) Asphalt treated gravel streets: Two dollars and fifty
cents ($2.50) per linear foot of standard trench measured
from the face of the curb to the center lineof the city
sewer main, with a minimum charge of seven dollars and fifty
cents ($7.50) per trench.
(c) Dirt or gravel streets: One dollar ($1.00) per linear
foot of standard trench measured from theface of the curb
to the center line of the City sewer with a minimum charge
of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per trench.
(d) Dirt or gravel alleys: A lump sum of seven dollars and
fifty cents ($7.50) per standard trench opening.
In cases where an existing building sewer, or any part
thereof, is to be repaired, the payment of street and alley
repair charges, if any, shall be made to the Plumbing Inspec-
tor or his authorized representative, simultaneously with the
filing of the application for plumbing permit and the payment
of all plumbing permit fees.
Where a new sewer service lateral or sewer tap is to be
installed (which installation must be made by City forces)
the payment of street and alley repair charges shall be made
to the City through the Superintendent of the Water Works
Department at the time application is made for the construc-
tion of said sewer service lateral and/or sewer tap.
A standard trench shall be interpreted as one whose ex-
cavated width does not exceed 30" and which does not extend
more than 15" beyond the center line of the city sewer main.
Further, and at the same time, each such applicant shall be
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required to pay the extra cost, as estimated by the Plumbing Inspec-
tor, of repairing streets or alley surfaces where the width or
length of trench, or both,etceeds that of the standard trench.
The charges set out herein shall not be collected by the City
if the proposed excavation is to be made in a street which is
neither in use by the public nor cut to grade for such use; like-
wise, such charges shall not be collected if the proposed exca-
vation is to be made in a street or alley located in a subdivision
then in process of development if all street and alley improvements
are being made by the developer at his expense and said excavation
Is made before such streets and alley improvements are accepted by
the city.
Paragraph 6-5 C. Reinspection Fees
An additional fee of $2.00 shall be charged to the person or Master Plumber
who secured the plumbing permit when the gas piping, plumbing, sewer or septic tank
have been rejected or turned down after the second inspection. Said fee shall be
paid before an inspectioncertificate will be issued by the Plumbing Inspector and
before permits will be issued for any other installation of plumbing.
Paragraph 6-5 D. Regulations
The Building Official may make and issue, in writing, such regulations in con-
nection with the filing of applications for permit by telephone as he may deem neces-
sary for collection of permit fees and the proper enforcement of the Plumbing Ordi-
nance.
SECTION 3.
That paragraph 6-8 of Section 6 - Permits, Fees, Inspections and Tests of
Ordinance No. 2978, is hereby amended, and after having been so amended shall here-
after read as follows:
Paragraph 6-8. Roughing-In Inspection and Tests
A rough-in inspection shall be made of all heating and cooling duct work, vents
and all water and waste lines that are to be covered with insulation or concealed by
building construction and the installation approved prior to its being covered.
(Ord. 3271)
No water, gas, soil, sewer, drain or vent pipe shall be covered from view or
concealed until after the work has been tested, inspected and approved by the
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Plumbing Inspector. If any part is covered before being
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inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered at the direction of the
Inspector and at the expense of the plumber, or person obtaining permit
for such plumbing work.
The entire water and drainage system shall be prepared for inspection
when roughing-in is complete. Water pipes shall be tested with city water
pressure or they may be tested with 30 lbs. per square inch air pressure.
Waste and vent openings shall be sealed or plugged and system filled with
water. Water test on soil pipe system shall have at least 5' of water above
the highest fixture inlet into waste or vent stack. In remodeling work where
drain lines are to be connected to existing drain lines, buckling-in will
not be permitted. Testing wyes and tees and double test plugs shall be used.
Such testing wye or tee shall be placed as near as possible to the existing
drain.
If any leaks in the water or drainage system are indicated, they shall be
corrected by removing all defective material and replacing same with sound
material; then tests shall be repeated until the work is found to be bight and
to conform with the requirements of this ordinance. When ground work must be
covered or concealed before the system is complete, the same inspection and
test shall apply.
The building sewer (house sewer) shall be tested with an exfiltration
test. The test shall be made by the plumber or the person installing said
sewer and shall be completed prior to the placing of any back-fill or blinding
material on the pipe. Such test shall be conducted in the presence of the
Plumbing Inspector, using the following procedure;
A water tight plug shall be placed in the test tee and water introduced
into the sewer stack to the level of the rim of the clean-out stack. If any
leak is detected during a period of 30 minutes, the defective portion of the
sewer shall be removed and replaced with sound material and the exfiltration
test repeated until the work is found to be tight and to conform to the re-
quirements of this ordinance. No cement shall be used for the purpose of
repairing a defective joint.
Gas piping shall be inspected and tested by the Plumbing Inspector, when
roughing-in is complete. This test shall maintain a pressureequal to a 10"
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column of mercury. If leaks are indicated they shall be corrected by removing
all defective material and replacing same with sound material, then air test
shall be repeated until the work is found to be tight and to conform with the
requirements of this ordinance. No cement of any kind shall be used to repair
defective material.
SECTION 4.
That paragraph 7-1 of Section 7 - Materials, of Ordinance No. 2978, is
hereby amended and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as follows:
Paragraph 7-1. Specifications for Materials
Standard specifications for materials to be used in plumbing installa-
tions are listed herewith. Products conforming to the latest published
specifications listed for a given material shall be considered acceptable.
A.S.A. A.S.T.M. F.S. OTHER
Non-Metallic Pipe
Asbestos-Cement Sewer Pipe SS-P-351
Clay Sewer Pipe C-200 City of Fort Worth
C-278
Concrete Sewer Pipe City of Fort Worth
Ferrous Pipe and Fittings
Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
A-40.1-1 474 WW-P-401
Cast Iron Water Pipe A21.2 A44 WW-P-421 AWWA
Cast Iron Screwed Drainage
Fittings B16.12 WW P-501a
Cast Iron Screwed Pipe A-40.5 WW-P-356
Cast Iron Drainage Fittings WW-P-491A
Wrought Iron Pipe B36.2 A72 WW-P-"la
Steel Pipe G8.7 A120 (Types 1 & 11)
WW-F-4o6
Open Hearth Iron Pipe A253 (Type 111 only)
WW-P- 406
Malleable Iron Screwed
Fittings (150 lbs)
B16C WW-P-5216 CS7
Non Ferrous Pipe and Fittings
Brass Tubing B135
Brass Pipe (Ips only) B43 WW-P-351
Copper Pipe (Type K and L
only in drains) B88 WW-P-377
Rough Brass Screwed Fittings WW-P-wa MSS-SP-10
Seamless Copper Tubing B75 WW-T-797 CS540
Copper Water Tubes H23-1 WW-T-799
Soldered Fittings (for
copper water tubes) A40-3
Flared Fittings (for
Copper water tubes) A40-2
Lead Pipe WW-P-325
Lead Traps & Bends WW-P-325
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A.S.A. A.S.T.M. F.S. OTHER
Miscellaneous
Calking Lead QQ-L-156 CS94
Sheet Lead (Grade A Only) QQ-L-201
Sheet Brass B36
B121 QQ-B-611a
Sheet Copper B152 QQ-S-571 7A.6
Galvanized Iron & Steel Sheet
G8-8 A163
A93 QQ-1-716
Sec. 3,5,
& 6 See. D-6
Galvanizing, Pipe & Fittings A-120 ww-P-406
Cement Lining A21-4 ww-P-406
Coal Tar Enamel Protective
coating AWWA
Soft Solder B32 QQ-S-571 7A.6
Fixture Setting Compound BH-C-36
Sandy Gravel Material:
"Sandy Gravel Material" shall be defined as a free flowing sand or
mixed sand and gravel that is free from stone larger than 1j" in
diameter, organic material, or clay and which material shall not form
mud or muck when wet. This material may be a poor grade of course
"pit-run" sand of a type not usually satisfactory for concrete work,
and it may be used directly from the source without processing.
Vitrified Clay Sewer Pipe:
Vitrified clay sewer pipe shall be required to conform to the require-
ments of current A.S.T.M. designation C-200 or of the current A.S.T.M.
C-278, and such sewer pipe shall be equipped with factory made joints
' meeting or exceeding the requirements of current A.S.T.M. designation
C-425. In addition, the manufacturer shall furnish detailed design
data of the jointor joints to be furnished under these specifications
and approval of the Chief Pluming Inspector shall be obtained before
installation of pipe equipped with such joints shall be permitted.
Concrete Sewer Pipe:
Concrete sewer pipe shall conform to the requirements of current A.S.T.M.
designation C-14 as modified by the following special requirements.
1. Maximum allowable absorption shall be 6J%,
2. Pipe shall be steam cured in accordance with the procedures set forth
in A.S.T.M. designation C-76.
3. In lieu of the "permeability and hydrostatic tests" set forth in
A.S.T.M. designation C-14, the pipe shall be subjected to the
hydrostatic tests set forth in A.S.T.M. designation C443, both for
"pipes in straight alignment" and for "pipes in maximum deflected
position", without leakage either in the pipe or in the joints.
4. The manufacturer shall furnish the detailed design of the joint
or joints to be installed under these specifications, and approval of
such design shall be obtained from the Chief Pluming Inspector
before installation of pipe equipped with such joints shall be
y permitted.
5. The taper on the conic surfaces of theinside of the bell and the
i outer surface of the spigot, measured along a longitudinal trace
on the inside surface of the pipe, shall not be more than � degrees
for pipe 8" and less in internal diameter, nor more than 3 degrees
for pipe 10" through 24" in internal diameter.
6. In lieu of similar requirements in A.S.T.M. designation C-14 the
following physical and dimensional requirements shall obtain on
pipe to be installed under these specifications:
Internal Min. Spigot Min. Bell Min. Shell Required 3-
Diameter Thickness at Thickness at Thickness Edge Bearing
Gasket Seat Gasket Seat Strength
4 inches 0.740 inches 1.125 inches 0.875 in. 2000#/L.F.
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Internal Min. Spigot Min. Bell Min.Shell Required 3-
Diameter Thickness at Thickness at Thickness Edge Bearing
Gasket Seat Gasket Seat Strength
6 inches 0.797 inches 1.406 inches 0.875 inches 2000#/L.F.
8 inches 0.966 inches 1.562 inches 1.125 inches 20004/L.F.
10 inches 0.966 inches 1.330 inches 1.375 inches 2000#/L.F.
12 inches 1.062 inches 1.P47 inches 2.000 inches 2250#/L.F.
15 inches 1.156 inches 1.9% inches 2.250 inches 2625#/L.F.
18 inches 1.281 inches 2.10% inches 2.500 inches 3000#/L.F.
21 inches 1.375 inches 2.344 inches 2.750 inches 3000#/L.F.
24 inches 1.500 inches 2.594 inches 3.000 inches 3000#/L.F.
7. For all pipes 10" and larger, aggregate for the pipe shall consist of
limestone aggregate in the proportion of 75% by weight of the total
aggregate. All aggregate shall conform to A.S.T.M. designation C-33•
Abbreviations used in this section refer to standards or specifications
as identified below:
A. S. A. - American Standards approved by the American Standards
Association, 29 West 39th Street, New York,N. Y.
A.S.T.M. - Standards and Tentative Standards published by the
American Society for Testing Materials, 260 S. Broad
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
F. S. - Federal Specifications published by the Federal
Specifications Executive Committee and obtainable from
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C.
A.W.W,.A. - Standards and Tentative Standards published by the
American Waterworks Association, 22 East 40th Street,
New York, N. Y.
C. S. - Commercial Standards representing recorded Voluntary
Standards of the trade promulgated by the United States
Department of Commerce through the National Bureau of
Standards and obtainable from the Superintendent of
Documents, Washington, D. C.
M. S. S. - Standards published by the Manufacturers Standardization
Society of the Valve & Fittings Industry, 420 Lexington
Avenue, New York, N. Y.
A. H. A. - American Hospital Association.
Alternate Materials:
The Chief Plumbing Inspector or the Supervising Board of Plumbers at their
own volition shall have the authority to consider alternate materials and
methods, in addition to those set out in this ordinance, and to approve the
use of same as equal to the standards set out in this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
That paragraph 7-2, of Section 7-Materials, of Ordinance No. 2978, is hereby
amended and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as follows:
Paragraph 7-2. Identification of Materials
A. Each length of pipe, and each pipe fitting, trap, fixture and device used
in a plumbing system shall have cast, stamped or indellibly marked on it the maker's
mark or name, the weight, and the quality of the product, when such marking is re-
quired by the approved standard that applies.
B. Each length of sewer pipe and each sewer pipe fitting shall bear the stamp
or mark of a recognized independent testing laboratory certifying that said pipe or
fitting conforms to the applicable specifications of the City of Fort Worth.
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SECTION 6.
Paragraph 7-3 of Section 7 - Materials, of Ordinance No. 2978, is
hereby amended, and after having been so amended shall hereafter read as
follows*
Paragraph 7-3. Joints
A. Screw Joints shall conform to the American Standard Taper Thread,
A. S. A. 82-1.
B. Sewer pipe ,joints shall conform to the requirements of current
A. S. T. M. designation C-425 or A. S. T. M. designation C443.
SECTION 7.
Section 9 - Sewers,of Ordinance No. 2978 as amended by Section 1 of
Ordinance No. 4588 is hereby amended and after having been so amended said
Section 9 shall hereafter read as follows:
SECTION 9 - Sewers
Paragraph 9-1. Building Sewers (House Sewers)
{^ A - GENERAL
Building Sewers shall not be constructed of pipe less than 4 inches in
internal diameter and such pipe shall be equipped with factory made ,joints
meeting the requirements herein specified. All fitting used in the construction
of building sewers shall be regulation wyes and bends of a type approved by the
Chief Plumbing Inspector.
Building sewers shall be laid in a direct line in a trench of smooth
uniform grade, the portion of the building sewer that is to be constructed by
the plumber or the person securing the permit, shall not be constructed prior
to the completion of the sewer tap and/or sewer service lateral by City forces.
A minimaam grade of 1/4 inch to the foot shall be required. In cases where the
minimum specified grade cannot be obtained, the Chief Plumbing Inspector shall
be consulted and his approval obtained prior to the laying of any pipe. Building
Sewers having a grade in excess of 12 inches to the foot shall be constructed of
standard weight or heavier cast iron pipe.
Sewer pipe, other than cast iron, shall have not less than 12 inches of
cover. When laid in a street or alley or beneath a curb, a minimum of 24
inches of cover will be required. Building sewers shall not be constructed on
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filled ground unless such fill is compacted gravel. If sewer trenches are
excavated below grade, the trench bottom shall be restored to proper grade
with compacted gravel priorto the laying of the pipe.
In the construction of building sewers, the trench shall be excavated to
a minimum depth of 3 inches below the bottom of the barrel of the pipe and
a uniformeushion composed of not less than 3 inches of "sandy gravel material"
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as herein specified shall be provided AAfter the cushion has been graded, the.44,%.U,
pipe shall be laid from the main to the building drain with the bells of the
pipe pointed upstream. Pipe shall be laid and joints made in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions and the specifications herein contained. After�� �
the laying of the pipe has been completed, the trench shall be left open with
pipe andoushion exposed until after the work has been inspected,tested and
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approved by the Plumbing Inspector. oyllaYNl
r After approval by the Plumbing Inspector, the pipe shall be blinded with ,
sandy gravel material as herein s led to a level at least six inchep above
the top of the pipe The blinding matey al shall be 4orked or shovel tamped
around the barrel of the pipe in such a manner that the entire pipe is enclosed
and supported.
After the blinding operation has been completed, the trench shall be
back-filled. No rock larger than 3 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 removed from such excavation
is not acceptable for backfill, it shall be hauled away and the trench shall be
backfilled to ground surface or sub-grade with sandy gravel material.
No connection between a Building Drain and a Building Sewer shall be made
under a building. The Building Drain shall be extended to a point at least
three feet outside of the building wall. When any building or addition to a
building is constructed over an existing building sewer, such building sewer
shall be replaced with service weight cast iron soil pipe.
No building shall be constructed over an existing sewer main unless or
until said sewer has been replaced with eithercast iron water pipe or extra-
heavy cast iron soil pipe of a type and class specified by the Water Department.
{ Whenever it is necessary to relocate or replace an existing sewer main
to permit the construction of a building, such relocation or replacement shall
be accomplished by the City at the expense of the Owner or under the supervision
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of the City by a contractor employed by the owner and approved by the Director
of the Water Department.
B. SEWER TAPS
That portion of the Building Sewer which is defined herein as the Sewer
Tap shall be constructed by City forces in accordance with the general speci-
fications set out in subsection A above. The plumber or other person seeking
to connect to a City sewer shall apply for a sewer tap at the office of the
City Water Department. A charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) to cover the cost
of materials and labor for such tap shall be due and payable when the appli-
cation is made. No plumbing permit for work which involves the construction
of a sewer tap shall be issued until the sewer tap charge has been paid and the
receipt evidencing such payment is presented to the person issuing the plumbing
permit.
C. SEWER SERVICE LATERALS
That portion of the Building Sewer which is defined herein as the Sewer
Service Lateral shall be constructed by City forces in accordance with the
general specifications set out in subsection A above. Where the sewer main
is located in a street or alley, the plumber or other person seeking to connect
thereto shall apply for the construction of a sewer service lateral when
application is made for a sewer tap. Charges for the construction of a sewer
service lateral including tap shall be due and payable when the application is
made. The amount of such charge shall be determined according to the following
schedule;
Roadway Width Charge
Less than 31 feet $40.00
Over 31 feet to 40 feet 48.00
Over 40 feet to 60 feet 59•00
Over 60 feet 70.00
Alley service line 25.00
Said charge shall be in addition to the applicable fees provided for in Section
6 of this ordinance. No plumbing permit for work which involves the construc-
tion of a sewer service lateral shall be issued until the charges have been paid
and the receipt evidencing such payment is presented to the person issuing the
plumbing permit.
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Paragraph 9-2. Street and Alley Cuts
The holder of a permit to open a street or alley as heretofore specified
in this ordinance shall be responsible for properly and adequately safeguarding
the public from all hazards caused by such an opening and excess materials there-
from until said opening has been safely and satisfactorily closed after the
sewer has been inspected and approved. The holder of the permit shall install
and maintain, at all times, adequate barricades and good and sufficient
warning lights around all openings and obstructions and shall, as soon as possible
and without delay, backfill the trenches with dampened material tamped in not to
exceed 6" layers, remove material in excess of 3" over original surface of trench
and restore the surface of the street or alley to such condition that it will be
safe for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. No excess material shall be spread
over street or alley surface adjacent to trenches. The holder of the permit
shall be responsible for the maintenance and safety of the backfilled trench for
a period of 72 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays, from the time the sewer
has been inspected and approved.
Where a private sewer line is constructed under a concrete sidewalk, drive-
way or curb and gutter or under an area where such a sidewalk or driveway is to
be installed in the near future, the holder of the permit shall adequately guard
the excavation so as to prevent damage to pedestrians and, as soon as possible,
shall back fill the trench with good quality gravel which shall be properly
flooded and tamped so as to provide adequate and proper support for the con-
crete surface. Where all or a part of an existing concrete sidewalk, driveway
or curb and gutter has been damages or destroyed in the course of installing or
repairing a private sewer line, then said concrete surface shall be repaired and
refinished by the holder of said permit as soon as possible in such a manner
as to meet the specifications of the City for such work.
Paragraph 9-3 - sewers Constructed Under
Railroad Tracks
Whenever a sewer line is constructed beneath an existing or proposed rail—
road track, such sewer shall be constructed of wLtra heavy Cant iron pipe.
Paragraph 9-4. Unauthorized Sewer Connections
Building Sewers shall not be connected to any City sewer manhole or
cleanout stack without the express permission of the Sanitary Sewer Division
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of the Water Department. No rainwater down spout or area, yard, street, gutter
or subsurface drains shall be connected directly or indirectly to any sanitary
sewer.
The Sanitary Sever Division of the City Water Department shall at all times
have the right to remove, close-up, or disconnect from the City Sanitary
Sewerage System any line which carries rainwater or surface water, or which
has been connected to the City sewer without permit or inspection as required
by this ordinance.
The Plumbing Inspector shall notify the Superintendent of the Sanitary
Sewer Division in writing to disconnect from the City Sanitary Sewer System any
sewer serving any premises where unauthorized plumbing has been installed. Such ,
sewer shall not be reconnected until a permit has been issued, an inspection has
been made, and approval given by the Plumbing Inspector as required in this
ordinance.
Paragraph 9-5. Joints
Joints on case iron soil pipe may be made as follows:
(a) Lead calked joints - Lead calked joints shall be firmly packed with
oakum and shall be secured with well-calked molten lead. Calked joints made of
lead wood may be permitted where it is impractical to pour molten lead. No
paint, varnish or putty will be permitted on calked joints until after the joint
has been tested, inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
(b) Compression joints - Compression joints on case iron soil pipe shall
consist of a neoprene ring gasket installed on the pipe in such a manner as to
form a water tight joint. Such joint shall be made and installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's specifications and instructions.
Joints on sewers constructed of asbestos cement pipe shall be of the com-
pression type using a neoprene ring gasket installed in accordance with the manu-
facturer's specifications and instructions in such a manner as to form a water
tight joint.
Joints on sewers constructed of clay pipe shall be of the compression type,
shall conform to A.S.T.M. designation C-425 and shall be installed in accordance
with the applicable specifications and requirements of this ordinance.
Joints on sewers constructed of concrete pipe shall be of the compression
- type, shall conform to A.S.T.M. designation C-443 and shall be installed in
accordance with the applicable specifications and requirements of this ordinance.
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When conditions prevent the use of any �of the type joints specified above
(as in cases where tie-ins, cut-ins, fill-in pieces of pipe or connections be-
tween different types of pipe are to be made) the Plumbing Inspector may permit
the use of a cold-applied asphaltic joint. Such joint shall be made permanent
and water tight in a manner that is acceptable to the Plumbing Inspector.
After said joint has been inspected, tested and approved, the entire joint shall
be encased with a concrete collar with a minimum thickness of two inches which
shall extend a minimum distance of six inches in each direction from the joint.
The compound to be used in making such cold-applied asphaltic joint must be
approved in advance by the Plumbing Board.
All joints or connections between cast iron soil pipe and threaded pipe
such as brass, galvanized, wrought iron, etc., and where located below water line
of fixtures, shall be made with a screwed connection into a regulation sanitary
tapped fitting. Calked joints shall be made on vertical or horizontal vents
above waste fitting, and cast iron threaded couplings shall be calked into the
hub connections where pipe size is smaller than 2".
Joints in lead pipe or fittings, or between lead pipe or fittings and brass
or copper pipe, ferrules, solder nipples, or traps, shall be fully-wiped joints.
Wiped joints shall have an exposed surface of the solder on each side of the
joint not less than three-fourths inch and the solder at the joint shall be at
least as thick as the material being joined. Wall or floor flange lead wiped
joints shall be made by using a lead ring or flange placed behind the joint at
wall or floor. Sweated, bolted and cup joints will not be permitted.
Joints between lead pipe and cast iron, steel, or wrought iron shall be
made by means of a calking ferrule, or soldering nipple.
Connections on brass pipe and between brass pipe and traps or iron pipe
shall not be made with slip joints on sewer side of trap.
Joints between concealed bath tub wastes or other fixtures with concealed
wastes and the lead pipe inlet to drum trap, shall be made by using a regulation
brass female solder nipple or female solder elbow. The solder nilple or solder
elbow shall be wiped onto the lead pipe when roughing-in is done.
No swedged connections shall be permitted on copper pipe or tubing.
Paragraph 9-6. Deep Sewer Connections
The City of Fort Worth maintains in part of the downtown area a separate
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sanitary sewer system to serve the basements of the buildings located in that
area. This separate system is referred to as the deep sewer.
In addition to the fees prescribed in Section 6 of this ordinance, a tap
charge for each connection made to the deep sewer in the amount of Five Dollars
($5.00) per front foot based on the North-South frontage of the building to be
served shall be paid to the Plumbing Inspector before permit is issued. In
cases where the building to be served extends through from one North-South
street to another, the said tap charge shall be based on the total frontage
of the building on both North-South streets.
The construction of the sewer tap and the sewer service lateral shall be
done by City forces, provided however that where the sewer service lateral can
be constructed without.'cutting the surface of a public street, the Plumber or
person holding the permit may be permitted by the Plumbing Inspector to construct
the sewer service lateral in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance
and all other applicable ordinances of the City of Fort Worth and subject to the
approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
Any work done by City forces in making a deep sewer connection shall be
paid for by the plumber or other person holding a permit.
SECTION 8. Y
Any person, firm, corporation or any agent or employee thereof who vio-
later 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.
B SECTION 9.
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth providing for the regulation 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 ordi-
nance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such other ordi-
nance or ordinances are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 10.•
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 re-
mainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional shall continue to
be in full force and effect.
SECTION ll.✓
All of the regulations provided in this ordinance are hereby declared 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 himstlf 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 dis-
charge of his said duties.
/c SECTION 12.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to publish
this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and
this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts
without further proof than the production of said pamphlet, as provided in
Section 3, Chapter XXVI of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth.
SECTION 13.
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 ordinance or in the
Fort Worth City Code.
SECTION 14.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
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