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ORDINANCE NO.
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROVIDING FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY BY ESTABLISHING
MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE: INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR
OF PLUMBING, GAS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND INSPECTIONS THEREOF;
DESIGNATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY; PROVIDING PENALTI~S 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
!I PLUMBING CODE, 1976 EDITION, .INCLUDING ITS APPENDIXES "AR THROUGH
Ii "I" INCLUSIVE, AND TABLES; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3454.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
II DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
I! SECTION 1. This ordinance shall be known as the "Uniform
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Plumbing Ordinance".
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SECTION 2. Those certain rules and regulations which provi e
for and govern the installation, alteration and repair of plumbing
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gas and drainage systems and the inspections thereof in the City I
of San Bernardino; and penalties for violations thereof, as set
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forth in that certain code printed in book form, and entitled
"Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976 Edition", as prepared and promulgated
by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
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Officials, three (3) copies of which Code have heretofore been
filed with, and are on file in the office of the City Clerk of
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the City of San Bernardino, and which copies are identified by
certificates attached hereto, reading substantially as follows:
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"I, LUCILLE GOFORTH, hereby certify that the annexed
code entitled 'Uniform Plumbinq Code, 1976 Edition',
was filed in the office of the City Clerk o~
City of San Bernardino on the~ d.y of ,
1977, and is a true, correct sompl.te copy 0
said code which is sought to be a40pte4 by reference
by ordinance of the Mayor and Common Council of said
City.
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LUCILLE GOFORTH
City Clerk of the
City of San Bernardino";
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1 ,'be and the same are hereby established as rules and regulations
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2 and a Code of said City and each and every part of said Code,
3 and each and every provision therein contained, including its
4 Appendixes "A" through "I" inclusive and Tables, is hereby
5 referred to and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976
6 Edition", and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as though
7 fully set forth at length in this Ordinance.
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SECTION 3. The following sections and provisions of the
9 Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976 Edition, are hereby amended to read
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Section 20.3. VIOLATIONS-PENALTIES. Any person, firm
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1 or corporation violating or causing or permitting the violation
of any of the provisions of this Code or Ordinance shall be
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deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall
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be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
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($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to
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exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any viola-
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tion of this Code or Ordinance occurs or continues shall be
deemed to constitute a separate offense and upon conviction
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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
25 provisions of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority
26 to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid,
27 except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.
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1 shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from thereafter
2 !requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifica-
3 itions or from preventing construction operations being carried
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ion thereunder when in violation of this Code or of any other
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ordinance or from revoking any certificate or approval when
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: issued in error.
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I Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority
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become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is
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not commenced within sixty (60) days from the date of issuance
of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is
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suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced
13 for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days. Before such work
14 can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained to do so.
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Section 20.6. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
(a) No permit
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shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any
I work regulated by this Code, except to a person holding a valid
II unexpired and unrevoked Plumbing Contractor's Certificate of
II Qualification or Registration as required by Section 2.3, except
I when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section.
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I (b) A permit may be issued to a properly licensed person
II not acting in violation of any current contractor licensing law.
(c) Any permit required by this Code may be issued to
any person to do any work regulated by this Code in a single
family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including
the usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with
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such buildings in the event that any such person is the bona
fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory buildings and
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1 quarters, and that the same are occupied by said owner.
2 Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a
3 permit shall make such application on forms provided for that
4 purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the
5 work proposed to be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy
6 and use of the premises in connection therewith. The Administra-
7 tive Authority may require plans, specifications or drawings
8 and such other information as he may deem necessary.
9 If the Administrative Authority determines that the plans,
10 specifications, drawings, descriptions or information furnished
11 by the applicant is in compliance with this Code, he shall issue
12 the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as here-
13 inafter fixed.
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Section 20.7. COST OF PERMIT. Every applicant for a
15 permit to do work regulated by this Code shall state in writing,
16 on the application form provided for that purpose, the character
17 of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection
18 therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto,
19 ,as may be required.
20 Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time of
21 issuance, a fee in accordance with the following schedule, and
22 at the rate provided for each classification shown herein.
23 Where work for which a permit is required by this Code
24 is completed prior to the issuance of said permit, an additional
25 fee of ten percent (10%) of the cost of the project, or the sum
26 of two hundred dollars ($200.00), whichever is less, shall be
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levy and collect said additional fees.
The payment of such
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1 '! fee shall not relieve any persons or firms from fully complying
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2 ,with other provisions of this Code or from the payment of any
3 I other penalties or fees prescribed herein.
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4 For the purpose of this section, a sanitary plumbing
5 outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be
6 set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Fees for
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reconnection and retest of plumbing systems in relocated buildings
shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures" gas systems,
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water heaters, etc., involved.
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When interceptor traps or mobilehome site traps are
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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 building
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sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer.
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When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing
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building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to
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a new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage
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disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection is
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Ii For issuing each permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3.00
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SCHEDULE OF FEES
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For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures
on one trap (including water, drainage piping and
backflow protection therefor) . . . . . . . . . .
2.00
5.00
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For each building sewer and each trailer park sewer
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Rainwater systems - per drain (inside building)
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each cesspool
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each private sewage disposal system
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For each water heater and/or vent
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For each gas piping system of one (1) to four (4) outlets
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For each gas piping system of five (5) or more, per outlet
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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 repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping
2.00
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For each lawn sprinkler system on anyone meter,
including backflow protection devices therefor
2.00
10 .. For vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on
. tanks, vats, etc. or for installation on unprotected
11 plumbing fixtures, including necessary water piping -
One (1) to four (4) .
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Five (5) or more, each
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Section 409.
(a) DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. Every house or build-
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16 protected from backflow of sewage whenever the finished floor of
17 such house or building is at a lower elevation than the top of the
18 first manhole upstream from point of connection with the public
19 sewer. Protection shall be accomplished by installing a backflow
20 preventer acceptable to the Administrative Authority.
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Section 613. VERTICAL WET VENTING.
(a) Vertical wet
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23 not more than two fixtures set on the same floor level in private
24 living quarters (residential uses only) and having a discharge
25 rating of not more than two (2) units each.
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(b) In each such installation the vertical drain shall be
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larger, and the developed length between any two (2) such inlets
shall at no time be greater than five (5) times the diameter of
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back to back, shall have their fixture inlets at the same level.
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I f1xtures shall be the sum
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The unit load of the common vent serving the two (2)
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of the unit values of such fixtures.
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(d) Fixtures that rough-in above the floor shall not be
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Section 907.
(e) SETTING. Fixtures shall be set level
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11 water closet shall be set closer than fifteen inches (15") from
12 its center to any vertical surface. No urinal shall be set
13 closer than twelve inches (12") from its center to any side wall
14 or partition or closer than twenty-four inches (24") center to
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SECTION 4. Said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended by
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adding thereto the sections and subsections hereinafter set forth
to read as follows:
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Section 406.
(j) CLEANOUTS. An approved two-way clean-
20 out fitting shall be installed at the lower end of every building
21 drain and shall be located two feet (2') outside the dwelling or
22 building which it serves. Such cleanout shall be extended to the
23 finish grade and made readily accessible.
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Section 410. HOUSE DRAINS SHALL CONNECT TO ONE OUTLET.
25 In a single family, all plumbing drains shall connect to one out-
26 let. Such outlet shall not exceed ninety degrees (900) from the
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lone stub-out is used, the person installing the plumbing shall
2 connect all such stub-outs to each other so that there shall be
3 one outlet. The materials used shall be as required elsewhere
4 in this Code.
5 Section 1002. (el UNLAWFUL CONNECTIONS. No person shall
6 advertise, sell or offer for use or sale, any water treating
7 chemical or substance, water using or water treating chemical or
8 substance, water using or water operated equipment, mechanism or
9 contrivance, if the County Health Officer finds that the use of
10 such chemical or substance, equipment, mechanism or contriv.ance
11 may cause contamination or pollution of the domestic water system.
12 Such devices may be permitted when equipped with backflow pro-
13 tection meeting the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
14 SECTION 6. The word "City" in the aforesaid sections and
15 Code shall be deemed to refer to and designate the City of San
16 Bernardino, and any reference to any act or legislative enactment
17 therein referred to shall be deemed to designate and embrace the
18 statutes of the State of California and amendments thereof dealing
19 with the subject matter thereby and therein referred to.
20 SECTION 7. REVOCATION. The Mayor and Common Council of
21 the City of San Bernardino shall have the power, upon recommenda-
22 tion of the Administrative Authority to suspend or revoke the
23 business license of any person, firm or corporation violating the
24 terms and provisions of said plumbing Code, provided that such
25 suspension or revocation shall not be ordered by said Mayor and
26 Common Council without first holding a public hearing thereon and
27 without giving reasonable notice of such hearing to the person,
28 firm or corporation so charged with said violation.
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SECTION 8.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
2 or phrase of this Ordinance or said Code is for any reason held
3 to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
4 competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
5 i validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or code. The
6 Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby
7 declare that they would have passed said ordinance and code, and
8 each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
9 irrespective of the fact that anyone or more other sections,
10 subsections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or uncon-
11 sti tutional.
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SECTION 9. Ordinance No. 3454 is hereby repealed.
13 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
14 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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Bernardino at ~ ~:".n"~J..0 .L.-P'~J.,."o meeting
on the /.,24 day o' A'tFft.h<//LI/ ,1977, by the
thereof, held
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following
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NAYS:
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AYES:
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ABSENT:
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The foregoing ordinance is
of ,iflu",A?#..&-#/ ., 1977.
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hereby approved /.::r7i day
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Bernard~no
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Approved as to form:
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City torney
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UtL: 1 6 1977
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