HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3115 ORDINANCE NO. �
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7, PARAGRAPH 7-6, OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2978, BEING AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND
REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF PIPES, FIXTURES, APPURTENANCES
AND APPLIANCES FOR WATER, SEWAGE AND GAS IN THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, KNOWN AS THE PLUMBING CODE, BY ADDING TO
SECTION 7, PARAGRAPH 7-6, A PROVISION ALLOWING THE USE OF
ASBESTOS-CEMENT PIPE OF CERTAIN SIZES FOR DRY VENTS UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS; MAKING SUCH AMENDMENT AND ADDITION CUMU-
LATIVE OF THE PLUMBING CODE: PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE: PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING THAT EACH
DAY OF A VIOLATION BE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
1.
That hereinafter, Section 7, Paragraph 7-6 of Ordinance No. 2978
shall read as follows, to-wit:
Paragraph 7-6. Waste and Vent Lines
All pipe and fittings used for waste and vent lines
in buildings shall be constructed of materials as follows:
—Cast iron soil pipe and fittings shall be of grades
known to the trade as "Service Weight" conforming to A.S.T.M.
Specifications. Duriron pipe and fittings or other approved
acid resisting material may be used in this construction.
Hard tempered copper tubing of type K,L, and M and cast
brass (solder) drainage fittings of 1 1/2w and larger size
only, conforming to A.S.T.M. Specifications, may be used in
this construction. Threaded pipe used in waste and vent
construction shall be of grade known to the trade as "Genuine
Wrought Iron", and to be galvanized inside and outside. All
fittings used in wrought iron waste construction shall be cast
iron galvanized, recessed, threaded drainage fittings, known
as "Durham" pattern. Fittings used in vent lines in wrought
iron construction may be standard malleable galvanized threaded
fittings (above the water line of fixture) up to and including
2", and above 2"may be standard cast iron galvanized threaded
fittings. Cast iron threaded pipe of 2" diameter or less may
be used for vents only. Fittings for cast iron threaded pipe4
for vents (above the water line of fixture) may be standard
galvanized malleable fittings or cast iron fittings. Lead
pipe used for waste, vent or flush pipe must not be of lighter
weight than that known to the trade as "Extra Light". Brass
pipe used for waste or vent lines as provided for in this
ordinance, shall be of iron pipe size and weight with standard
thread.
Lead soil, waste and vent pipe shall not be lighter than "D" or
"XL" weight, as shown in the following table.
Inside Diameter Wall Thickness Nominal Wt. Per Ft.
1* in. .138 in. 3.50 lbs.
2 in. .142 in. 4.75 lbs.
3 in. .125 in. 6.00 lbs.
4 in. :125 in. 8.00 lbs.
All clay pibe and fittings used for house sewers shall
be No. 1 Vitrified clay pipe which shall meet all the require-
ments of the A.S.T.M. Specifications. All concrete pipe
fittings used for house sewers shall be No. 1 concrete pipe
which will meet all the requirements of the A.S.T.3G Specifi-
cations. All bends for concrete sewer pipe and fittings shall
have been inspected and stamped by an independent laboratory,
satisfactory to the City Plumbing Inspector at the expense of
the supplier.
Asbestos-cement pipe of 3" and 4" sizes may be used for
dry vents from a point 6" above the overflow of the highest
fixture on a stack in one story dwellings only but shall not
be used fftire-vent tie-ins. All fittings used with this pipe
shall be cast Iron soil fittings poured with lead and calked
as herein specified for soil pipe joints. This asbestos cement
pipe shall meet] Federal Specifications, SS-P-351 (1940) and
subsequent revisions.
2.
This ordinance as amended hereinabove shall be and is hereby made
cumulative of the provisions of Ordinance No. 2976, governing and regulating
the installation of pipes, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for wateft,
sewage and gas in the City of Fort Worth known as the Plumbing Code.
3.
If any section, part of a section, or provision of any section
of this ordinance shall be held to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional
for any cause whatsoever, this shall in no way affect the validity of the re-
maining sections and provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect. The City Council would not have passed any sections,
parts of sections, or provisions of any sections of this ordinance that were
unconstitutional, void or ineffective if they had known they were unconstitution-
al, void or ineffective at the time of adopting this ordinance.
4.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the amount of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) each day during which a violation continues to be a separate
offense.
5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney