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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2923 " ~. ~ t :... ~ ~ ]. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ORDINANCE NO.~:t."?r2.3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THE LICENSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING, GAS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; CREATING A BOARD OF APPEALS, PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND THE DUTIES OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING, GAS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND INSPEC'lDNS THEREOF; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF PLUMBING, GAS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND RELATED MATTERS; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1967 EDITION, INCLUDING ITS APPENDICES A THROUGH G, INCLUSIVE, AND TABLES; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2705. THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE: This Ordinance shall be known as the "UNIFORM PLUMBING ORDINANCE." SECTION TWO: Those certain rules and regulations which provide for and govern the installation, alteration and repair of plumbing, gas and drainage systems and the inspections thereof, the licensing of persons engaged in the installation of plumbing, gas and drainage systems in the City of San Bernardino, the creation of a Board of Appeals and prescribing its duties and the duties of the plumbing inspector; and penalties for violations thereof, as set forth in that certain code printed in book form, and entitled "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1967 Edition", as prepared and promulgated by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, three (3) copies of which code have heretofore been filed with and are now on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino, and which copies are identified by certificates attached thereto, reading substantially as follows: "I, JACK T. FELTON, hereby certify that the annexed code entitled "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1967 Edition", was filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino on the 11th day of December, 1967, and is a true, correct and complet copy of said Code which is sought to be adopted by reference DY ordinance of the Mayor and Common Council of said City. . 1 JACK T. FELTON, City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino."; 2 be and the same are hereby established as rules and regulations 3 and a code of said City; and each and every part of said code, 4 and each and every provision therein contained, including its 51 Appendices A th~ugh G, inclusive, and Tables, is hereby 6 referred to and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1967 7 Edi tion", and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as though 8 fully set forth at length in this ordinance. 9 SECTION THREE: The following sections and provisions of 10 the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1967 Edition, are hereby amended to 11 read as follows: 12 Section 1.1. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND ASSISTANTS. 13 Whenever the term "administrative authority" is used in this 14 code it shall be construed to mean the Chief Plumbing Inspector 16 15 or his authorized representative. Section l.~. ASSISTANTS. Whenever the term "assistants" 17 is used in this code it shall be construed to mean the Plumbing 18 Inspectors. All assistants shall have had at least two (2) years 19 as a Journeyman Plumber. 20 Section 1.3. DEPARTMENT HAVING JURISDICTION. Unless 21 otherwise provided for by law, the Office of the Administrative 23 22 Authority shall be part of the Department of Building and Safety. Section 1.7. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Any person, firm 24 or corporation violating or causing or permitting the violation 25 of any of the provisions of this code or ordinance shall be 26 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof s4&!1 27 be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars 28 ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed 29 six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each 30 separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation 31 of this code or ql1:,dinance occurs or continues shall be deemed to 32 qonstitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall 2 . ~ be punishable as herein provided. 2 The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans 3 and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a 4 permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the 5 provisions of this code. No permit presuming to give authority 6 to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid, 7 except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful. I 8' The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of pl~ns 9 shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from thereafter 10 requiring the correction of errors in ~ plans and specifications 111 or from preventing 12, thereunder when in 13 ordinance or from 14 in error. 15 Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under construction operations being carried on violation of this code or of any other revoking any Certificate or Approval when issued 16 the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and 17 become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is 18 not commenced within sixty (60) days from the date of issuance 19 of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is 20 suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced 21 for a period of sixty (60) days. Before such work can be 22 recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained so to do. 23 When work for which a plumbing permit is required by this 24 ordinance is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said 25 permit, the fees specified in the Uniform Plumbing Code $~~Il" 26 be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve 27 any person from "fully CIIIIIplying with the requirements of this 28 code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties 29 prescribed herein. 30 Section 1.12. COST OF PERMIT. Every applicant for 31 a permit to install, add to, alter, relocate or replace a plumbing 32 or. drainage system or part thereof, shall state in writing on 3 . ~ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i: 11 I' 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information pertinent thereto as may be required. Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued at the time of issuance, a fee in accordance with the following schedule, and at the rate provided for each classification shown theretn. Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which a permit is required by this code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such work was urgently 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. For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached 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. When interceptor traps or house trailer site traps are installed at the same time as a building sewer on any lot, no sewer permit shall be required for the connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the buildng sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer. When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to 4 J. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I II I a new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection is included in the building sewer permit. SCHEDULE OF FEES (Replacing Schedule on Page 6a of Code) For issuing each permit In addition - For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap (including water, drainage piping and backflow protection therefor) For each house sewer For each cesspool For each private sewage disposal system For each water heater and/or vent For each gas piping system of one (1) to five (5) outlets For each gas piping system of six (6) or more, per outlet For each industrial waste, pre-treatment interceptor, including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water treating equipment For each lawn sprinkler system on anyone meter including backflow protection devices therefor For vacuum breakers or backflow protection devices on tanks, vats, etc., or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtu~es including necessary water piping - one (1) to five (5) Over five (5), each For each sewer capping $2.00 1.50 5.00 5.00 10.00 1.50 1. 50 .30 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 .30 2.00 Section 702(c). Each waste outlet for a plumbing fitting that requires roughing in above floor shall be immediately in the rear of the fixture trap and no concealed change of direction or offset shall be installed between any such fixture trap and its vent. Any exposed fitting installed between a trap and its vent shall be so located as to be readily removable for cleaning purposes. Section 704: TRAPS PROHIBITED. No form of trap which depends for its seal upon the action of movable parts or concealed 32 iftterior partitions shall be used. Full "s" traps are prohibited. 5 ]. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Bell traps are prohibited. Crown-vented traps are prohibited. No fixture shall be double trapped. Drum traps without vents may be installed only when permitted by the Administrative Authority for special conditions. Section 907(e). SETTING. Fixtures shall be set level and in proper alignment with reference to adjacent walls. No water closet shall be set closer than fifteen inches (15") from its center to any vertical surface. No urinal shall be set closer than twelve (12") inches from its center to any side wall or partition or closer than twenty-four inches (24") center to center. SECTION FOUR: Said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the following sections, sub-sections and provisions: Section 2.1 (c) Section 310 (e) Section 2.4 Section 802 (f) and (g) Section 2.6 Section 1008 (c)-I Section 2.9 Section 1310 (a) Section 2.10 SECTION FIVE: Said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the sections and sub sections hereinafter set forth to read as follows: Section 1.15. LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE. This Ordinance and said Uniform Plumbing Code shall not be construed to impose upon the City of San Bernardino or its employees or agents any liability or responsibility for damages caused by defective plumbing or drainage systems or the installatio thereof, and the City of San Bernardino and its officials, agents or employees shall not be held as assuming any such liability or responsibility by reason of any inspection required or authorized thereunder. . 6 ~ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Section 1.16. SUBSTANCES OR EQUIPMENT POLLUTING WATER. No person shall advertise, sell or offer for use or sale, any water-treating chemical or substance, water-using or water- treating chemical or substance, water-using or water-operated equipment, mechanism or contrivance, if the Health Officer finds that the use of such chemical or substance, equipment, mechanism or contrivance may cause contamination or pollution of the domestic water system. Such devices may be permitted when equipped with back-flow protection meeting the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code. Section 1.17. Where work for which a permit is requi~ed by this code is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, an additional fee of ten (10) percent of the cost of the project, or the sum of $200.00, whichever is less, shall be paid, and it shall be the duty of the Chief plumbing Inspector to levy and collect said additional fees. The payment of such fee shall not relieve any persons or firms from fully complying with other provisions of this code or from the payment of any other penalties or fees prescribed herein. Section 207 (d). An approved two-way clean-out fitting shall be installed at the lower end of every building drain and shall be located two (2) feet outside the dwelling or building which it serves. Such clean-out shall be extended to the finish grade and made readily accessible. Section 403 (c). The minimum size of the building drain installed in any commercial construction shall be 4". Section 410. HOUSE DRAINS SHALL CONNECT TO ONE OUTLET. In a single family dwelling all plumbing drains shall connect to one outlet. Such outlet shall not exceed ninety (900) degrees from the direction of flow of the closest public sewer or if there is no public sewer then from the proposed public sewer. ~f more than one stub-out is used, the contractor installing 7 . , 8' 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 :3 4 5 6 7 the plumbing shall connect all such stub-outs to each other so that there shall be one outlet. The materials used shall be as required elsewhere in this code. section 1009 (n). All horizontal water piping, including lawn sprinkler systems, installed underground shall have not less than six inches (6") of earth cover. Section 1103 (c). The following are the only materials approved for the installation of sewers for buildings and structures in the City of San Bernardino: Wedge Lock Speed Seal Band Seal Transite Cast Iron Acrylonitrile-Butadine- Styrene (A.B.S.) as approved by International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials. Pacific Clay Products Gladding McBean Co. Mission Clay Products Johns-Manville Section 1219 (e). Every system of gas piping which has not been supplied with gas under pressure for a period exceeding one year, shall be retested in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 1206 (c-2) of the Uniform Plumbing Code. The permit fee for such retesting shall be the same as that e.r new installation thereof. SECTION SIX: The word "City" in the aforesaid sections 23 and code shall be deemed to refer to and designate the City of 24 San Bernardino, and any reference to any act or legislative 25 enactment therein referred to shall be deemed to designate 26 and embrace the statutes of the State of California, and 27 28 29 30 amendments thereof, dealing with the subject matter thereby and therein referred to. SECTION SEVEN: REVOCATION. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino shall have the power, upon 31 recommendation of the Plumbing Inspector, to suspend or revoke 32 ~ the business license of any person, firm or corporation violating . 8 1 the terms and provisions of said Plumbing Code, provided that such 2 suspension or revocation shall not be ordered by said Mayor and 3 Common Council without first holding a public hearing thereon 4 and without giving reasonable notice of such hearing to the 5 person, firm or corporation so charged with said violation. 6 SECTION EIGHT: If any section, Sub-section, sentence, clause I 7 or phrase of this Ordinance or said code is for any reason held to 8 be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of 9 competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the 10 validity of the remaining portions of said Ordinance or code. The 111 121 13 14 15 16 17 Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby declare that they would have passed said Ordinance and code, and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more other sections, SUb-sections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION NINE: Ordinance No. 2705 is hereby repealed. 18 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 19 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 20 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held 21 on the J...?L , 196B, by the following 22 vote, to wit: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 AYES: Councilme NOES:~~, ABSENT: of Ordinance is -(j1aJ! C. ~k~ C~ ty Clerk hereby approved this .J t d day , 196B. Approved as to form: ~~~~ City A orney ~n U.... I I_E 0 liif 1"/ "1'00'-'8 ,. .... '-~ ! '-' , JAC Ie T. F~'LT ',City Clerk -~', ~' ....... '. "OEPUTY .