HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 616ORDINANCE NO. ~:::'/~-~ .NEW SERIES
B_AKERSFIELD PLUMBING CODE
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH; REQUIRING THE EXAMINATION,
REGISTRATION, AND BONDING OF PERSONS ENGAGED
IN THE BUSINESS OF PLU~BBING, OR LABORING AT
THE TRADE OF PLUMBING; REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR
THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF
PLUMBING, DRAINAGE, GAS AND DOMESTIC WATER SY-
STEMS; CREATING A BOARD OF APPEAL AND PRES-
CRIBING ITS POWERS AE~) DUTIES; DEFINING CERTAIN
TERMS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING,
DRAINAGE, GAS AND DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS, AND
REQUIRING THE INSPECTION THEREOF; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF AND REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
ADMINISTRATION
lO1, Plumbin~ Inspector a.nd Assistants.
°WheneVer the term "Plumbing Inspector" is used herein,
it shall be deemed to mean the Building Inspector or his duly
authorized assistants. The duties in connection with the adminis-
tration and enforcement of this ordinance shall be performed by
the Plumbing Inspector or his duly authorized assistants.
102, Under Department of Building.
The office of Plumbing Inspector shall be a division of
_~the DepaF~ment.~f_B~il_d~ng, .a_nd t~e Plumbing Inspector shall be an
assistant to. and under the supervision of the Build~ing Inspector
as provided for by law, or the ordinances or Charter provisions
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oflthe City of Bakersfield.
lO~. Inspectors Qualifications.
All inspectors and/or assistant inspectors hereafter
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appointed shall be practical, qualified Journeymen in the craft
to which appointed, having not less than five years actual exper-
ience. They shall be appointed and hold office in accordance with
the ordinances or Charter provisions of the City of Bakersfield.
~.04.., Right o__fEntry.
The Plumbing Inspector shall wear an official badge of
office, and upon exhibition thereof shall have the right of entry
in and upon all buildings and premises in the City of Bakersfield
for the purpose of making inspections, reinspections, or otherwise
performing such duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of
the provisions of this ordinance and amendments thereto.
105, Duties o__f Plumbin~ Inspector.
The Plumbing Inspector shall require, examine and check
plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions and/or information
.submitted to him by any person applying for a permit, and upon
approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for. He shall
inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit,
for the purpose of determining whether or not such work complies
with the provisions of this ordinance or amendments thereto,
approving or condemning the~same, in whole or in part, as condi-
tions require.
He shall issue a Certificate of Approval for any work
approved by him, such certificste being authorization for the
covering, concealing, or use thereof, as the case may be.
He shall condemn and reject all work done or being done,
or materials-used or being used, whichdo ~ot in a~l respects
conform to the provisions' of this ordinance and amendments thereto,
and shall order such changes in workmanship and/or materials as will
make the same conform thereto.
Whenever the Plumbing Inspector shall find any building,
premises, or part thereof, in or on which there is being maintained
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therefor,
office.
a plumbing or drainage system or part thereof in a defective, leaking
or unsanitary condition, or in which plumbing or drainage work is be-
ing installed in violation of this ordinance, it shall be his duty
$to notify in writing the owner, agent or person responsible for the
premises in which such conditions exist, or in which such work is
being done, or has been installed, to correct such conditions, or
to remove or cause 'to be re-installed such work as has been installed
in violation of this ordinance. Such notice shall specify a reason-
able time in which such work shall be removed or re-installed, as
the case may be.
Should any person, served by such notice, fail or refuse
to comply with the orders contained therein within the time speci-
fied, or fail to commence in good faith to comply with such orders,
the Building Inspector shall notify the. Board of Appeal of such fact.
Such notification shall be in writing, accompanied by a copy of the
notice and such other information as the Board of Appeal may require
or direct.
He shall keep a complete record of all the official trans-
actions of his office, and report monthly to the City Manager such
information and statistics as the City Manager may~ require.
He shall pay in all fees collected by him to the proper
authority provided by law to receive the same. He shall not perform
any duty for which a fee is charged, unless an application in writ-
ing has first been made, the fee collected, and a receipt issued
a duplicate of which shall be kept as a record of his
He shall keep a Register Book in which all persons shall
register as provided.for in Section l! ~ of this ordinance. He shall
act as Secretary ex-officio of the Board of Appeal, performing such
duties and. keeping such records~as they~may ~equire and dire~t.
106,.. Certificate from Cite ~!~-~~.~to__Er.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on business,
or labor as a master or journeyman plumber, in the City of Bakers-
field, unless he shall have obtained a Certificate of Competency
as hereinafter provided for; provided, however, that the provi-
sions of this Ordinance shall not apply to persons laboring as
apprentices or helpers, nor to master or journeyman plumbers who
have been previously and/or who are now quslified as master or
journeymsn plumbers by the Bskersfield Building Dep~rtment; and
provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to re-
quire a Certificate of Competency of any owner before such oxmer
shall be allowed to personally perform any plumbing work upon
premises used or occupied by such owner exclusively for his per-
sonal living purposes.
107. Examination.
A temporary Certificate of Competency may be issued by
the City Building Inspector to each s~pplicant upon his furnishing
satisfactory evidence that he possesses reasonable skill and ex-
perience as a journeyman plumber; and such temporary Certificate
of~ Competency shall authorize the holder to work as a journeyman
plumber until he shall have been given the exsmin~tion hereinafter
provided for and until his spplication for a Certificate of Com-
petency shall have been acted upon by the exsmining board.
A Certificate of Competency shall be issued only after
examinstion by a Board of Plumber Exsminers composed of the City
Health Officer, the Building Inspector, an experienced plumber,
a member of the Realty Board of the City of Bakersfield., and a
bL~i~ding COntractor'. ' The~ members' of ssid 'Board/ ' oth~er+~ than the
City Health Officer and the Building Inspector, shall be ~ppo~nted
by the ~yor with the approval of the City. Council, and shall hold
office at the pleasure of the City Council° Unless sooner removed,
the members of said Board shall hold office until the first meeting
of the City Council next elected s~ter the expiration of the term
of office of the members of the Council under which they were
~ppointed, and until their successors have been s~opointed as
herein~bove provided. Such examination shall be given in such
manner as the Board of Examiners may determine,, but shall be
designed to test the knowledge of the applicant of the provisions
of this Ordinance and his ability to perform work as a master or
journeyman plumber according to the terms and provisions of this
Ordinance with reasonable skill and with ordinary good workman-
ship; and no Certificate of Competency shall be issued to any
applicant who shall fail to pass such examination in a manner
satisfactory to the examining board.
Any applicant for a Certificate of Competency whose
application shall have been rejected by the Board of Examiners
shall have the right to appesd to the Board of Appeal provided
for by Section 120 of this Ordinance~ and such. appeal shall be
governed by all of the procedural provisions relating to ~ppeals
herein contained insolaf as they are s~oplicable~
log. ADD1 ication.
All applications for a Certificate of Competency, and
all Certificates of Competency issued, shall state the name in
full, sge, nativity, end place of residence of the applicant.
.!.O~. Record.
The City Building Inspector shall keep a record of all
Certificates of Competency issued, together with an alphabetical
index to the record.
llO. Renewal of Certificates.
Every Plumber's Certificate of Competency shall be
issued for one year, and shall remain in force and effect for
that period unless sooner cancelled or revoked.'
Each such Certificate may be renewed from year to year by the
City Building Inspector, without any further examination. Any
Certificate which is not so renewed shall become null and void.
lll. Revocation of Certificates for Fraud or IncomDetency.
The Board of Plumber Examiners may cancel or revoke
any Certificate of Competency issued by it if the person to
whom such Certificate was granted later shows incompetency or
lack of knowledge in matters relevant to such Certificate, or
if such Certificate was obtained by fraud, and may order such
person to appear before it for examination or re-examination,
as the case may be.
112. Re-Examinat i on.
Any pe'rson who fails to pass the examination as pre-
scribed by the Board of Plumber Examiners may apply for re-
examination after the expiration of thirty (30) days. Should
such person fail to pass the second time, the said Board may
refuse a third application until after the expiration of six
(6) months.
113. Re~i st ration.
Before any person, firm or corporation, including
apprentices or helpers, shall carry on, or engage in the
'business of plumbing in the City of Bakersfield, he shall
first register his name and address with the Department of
Buildi_ng of said City.
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!~14. Permits.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora-
tion, whether acting as principal, servant, agent, owner, or
employee, to do, or cause or permit to be done, any plumbing or
drainage work for which a permit is ~required.within the City of
Bakersfield, without first securing such a permit from the
Plumbing Inspector of said City, authorizing him so to do.
ll~._ To Whom Permits May B__e Issued.
No permit shall be issued to any person to construct,
install, alter or change any new or existing plumbing or drain-
lage system in the City of Bakersfield, in whole or in part,
unless such person is the legal possessor of a valid Master or
Journeyman Plumber's Certificate of Competency; or is a Certified
Journeyman Plumber in the employ of the Federal, State, County,
City and County, or City governments, including any political
subdivisions thereof, provided, however, that the work proposed
to be done is confined solely within the premises owned by them,
respectively; or is a Certified Journeyman Plumber, steadily
employed in a commercial or industrial establishment to repair
and maintain the plumbing and drainage system of such establish-
ment only; or is 'an owner who is personally doing plumbing work
upon his own property or premises used or occupied exclusively
for living purposes by such owner, and said owner files with the
IDepartment of Building an affidavit sworn to before a Notary
Public stating and alleging the foregoing facts of ownership and
occupancy.
116, When Permit i_AsReauir~d. ~-
A permit shall be required when any. plumbing fixture,
waste discharging device, water pipe, special waste pipe, soil
pipe, vent pipe, house drain, house sewer, gas piping, gas water
heater, gas floor furnace, gas heating plant, water distribution
system, or outside yard distribution system is installed, altered
or replaced.
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1~7. Application for Permit. '~ ~
Any owner or duly authorized agent legally entitled
to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application
at the office of the Plumbing Inspector on forms provided for
that purpose. He shall give a description of the character
of the work proposed to be done, and the location, ownership,
occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith.
The Pl~nbing Inspector may. require plans, specifications, or
drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary
and pertinent, prior to the granting of a permit.
If the Plumbing Inspector determines that the plans,
specifications, drawings, descriptions or information furnished
by the applicant are in compliance with this ordinance, the
rules and regulations of the Department of Building, and the
laws, rules and regulations of the State of California pertain-
ing to plumbers and plumbing and drainage systems, applicable
in the City 0f Bakersfield, he shall issue the permit applied
for upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter provided.
118~_ Repairs.
Repairs to plumbing and drainage systems shall be made
with such materials, and by such methods as are provided for by
this ordinance for new work, insofar as it is practical so to do.
No permit shall be required for the clearing of stoppages, or the
repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, when such repairs
do not involve or require the rearrangement of pipes, fixtures
or traps.
~Permit to be Podted.
No plumbing or drainage work for which a permit is
required shall be commenced in any building or premises until an
official permit therefor is posted in a conspicuous place in such
building or upon such premises. No person shall remove 0r deface
such permit until the work authorized by it has ~een appr0ved by
the Plumbing Inspector or his authorized representative.
120.. Pl__umber ' s Bond.
Before any permit shall be issued to any person,
firm or corporation to construct~ install, alter, or change
any new or existing plumbing or drainage system in the City
of Bakersfield, in whole or in part, the applicant there-
for shall first obtain and file with the Building Depart-
ment of the City of Bakersfield, a Surety Bond in the
amount of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars. Said Surety
Bond shall first be approved by the City Attorney as to the
form and legality thereof, and be conditioned that the per-
son, firm or corporation named therein will comply with
the provisions of all ordinances., rules and regulations of
the Department of Building, rules and regulations of the
Department of Health of the City of Bakersfield, and the
laws, and rules and regulations of the Department of Health
of the State of California applicable in the City of
Bakersfield~ pertaining to Plumbers, and Plumbing and Drain-
age Systems. Said Bond shall contain the further provisions
that it inures to the benefit of any and all persons who may be
damaged by reason of any failure on the part of the person or
persons named therein to comply with such ordinances, rules,
regulations~ and laws, and that persons so damaged may main-
tain action thereon against the person or persons named in
said Bond, and the Surety or Sureties upon such Bond, and
provided, further, that said Bond may be sued and recovered
upon in successive actions, until the wh01~ 'penalty thereof
is exhausted.
The term of said bonds shall not exceed one year,
but the undertaking shall be continued thereafter by furnishing
like bonds annually.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to an
owner who is personally doing plumbing work upon his own property
or premises used or occupied exclusively for living purposes by
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12'1 ~'__,_j. '1~O__st of Permit.
Every applicant for a permit to install, add to, alter, or
· relocate a plumbing or drainage system, or part thereof, shall state
in' writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the
character of the work proposed to be done, together with such other
information pertinent thereto as the Plumbing Inspector may require'.
Such applicant shall pay a fee to the Plumbing Inspector
for each permit issued, at the time of issuance, in accordance with
the following schedule, and at the rate provided for leach classifica-
tion-shown therein.
Such schedule of fees shall not apply to new construction
work but shall apply to all alterations, relocations and additions.
SC mDULE 0F FEE__S
FOr one (1) fixture and waste discharging device ......... $1.00
For each additional fixture and waste discharging device. .~0
For each house sewer ......... · ..................... . 1.O0
The minimum fee for plumbing ~i~iA~ - no fixture.... .... . 1.O0
For each cesspool ............... . ....................... . 1.O0
For each septic tank .............. 1.O0
For each interior rata ...... . ....
For each water distribution system ...................... . .~0
FOr any device with water cooling facilities ........... .. 1.O0
The minimum fee for gas piping ........................... 1.00
For each gas outlet in excess of six (6) ............... .. .2~
For each gas water heater and vent installed in connec-
tion with sanitary plumbing .................... . ...... . .~0
For each gas water heater and vent installed without
sanitary plumbing ...................................... . 1.O0
For each floor furnace ....... . ........................ ... 1.O0
For each central gas heating plant ....................... 1.O0
Ninimum fee for any permit for work requiring inspection. 1.O0
The replacement of plumbing fixtures shall be subject to
inspection and the Plumbing Inspector must be notified.
The inspection fee shall be ............................. 1.O0
1~2~ Board o__fADDeal - Creation of.
There shall be and is hereby created and established a Board
of Appeal in the Building ~ep~tment, C6nsisting'of five m~mbers
appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the City Council. One
member shall be a Plumber, one a Builder, one an Architect, one a
Civil Engineer, and one a City Councilman. Any member of the Board
~of Appeals may be removed by a twosthirds vote of the City Council..
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~__ect~0n.12_~_'. Board ~f A~eal - Powe~ ~f an__d A~oeals to.
Any a~plicant for a plumbing permit whose application shall
have been rejected by the Plumbing Inspector, or any owner or agent
who shall have been ordered by the Plumbing Inspector to incur any
expense in the alteration, repair or construction of a plumbing and
drainage system may, within fifteen days thereafter, appeal from such
action by seFving upon the Plumbing Inspector notice in writing of
such appeal, and such notice or a certified copy thereof shall be at
once transmitted to the Board of Appeal. After notice to such parties
as the Board may direct, a hearing shall be had and.the Board may,
by a majority vote, affirm, annul or modify said action of the Plumb-
ing Inspector. The decision of the Board thereupon shall be final ~nd
shall be put into full force and effect.
Materials and methods equivalent to those required by the
provisions of this ordinance may be admitted to use upon the written
approval of the Board of Appeal. A record of the approved equivalent
materials and methods allowed shall be kept in the office of the Plumb-
ing Inspector.
Any requirements deemed necessary to abate unsanitary condi-
tions in connection with any plumbing installation, not specifically
covered by this Code, shall be determined by the Plumbing Inspector,
subject to r'eview by the Board of Appeal.
Section 12_.L~ Board o__fA~oeal - Modification Powers ~f.
Where there are unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying
out the strict letter of this ordinance, the Board of Appeal, upon
the recommendation of the City Manager,-shall have the power to vary
or modify any of the'provisions contained herein, so that the spirit-'
of this ordinance shall be observed, public welfare secured, and sub-
stantial justice done, and may authorize the Plumbing Inspector to
issue special permits bearing the reasons for the Board's action.
In determining questions under this section, consideration
shall be given to such factors as the improvement of conditions in
unsewered areas, together with the cost of required alterations as
compared with the benefits of elimination of cesspools and other un-
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s~nit~y conditions.
125. Condemnation of Premises for Cause.
Upon receipt of notification from the Board of Appeal to
the effect that notice has been served by it, which notice contained
orders .requiring the correction of leaking, defective or unsanitary
conditions in connection with a plumbing and drainage system, or
the removal, repair, installation or re-installation of work in
connection with a plumbing and drainage system, which is being,
or has been installed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance, and the person named in such notice as being responsible
therefor'having failed or refused to commence in good faith to
comply with the orders contained in such notice within the time
specified, it shall. be the duty of the Plumbing Inspector or other
officer charged with such duty, to cause compliance with such orders
by said person, in accordance with, and in the manner provided for
by law.
126~ Fees for ADDeals.
Any person appealing from a decision of the Plumbing
Inspector shall attach to the written appeal a certified check in
the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) in favor of the City Treasurer,
or Ten Dollars ($10.00) in lawful money of the United States. If
such appeal be not .sustained, the check, or money, shall be deposited
with the City Treasurer as a fee; otherwise such check, or money, shall
be returned to the appellant.
12_~ Boar__d o__fADDeal - R~port of~
It shall be the duty of the Board of Appeal to submit to the
City Manager a written report of its findings on each appeal, at the
time decisions on each case are made.
It shall also be the duty of the Board of Appeal to submit
to the City Manager, on or before the first of January in each year,
a report giving a summary of a~ll decisions of the Boardr and a record
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of the business transacted, together with such recommendations for
desirable legislation affecting plumbing installations, as it may
deem advisable.
ARTICLE 2.
DEFINITION OF TERNS.
201___~.Definition o__fTerms.
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following words, terms
and phrases are hereby defined,.and shall be construed, as set forth
below.
202, A~proved.
Approved as to materials, workmanship and types of construc-
tion, means approved by the Plumbing Inspector as the result of
investigations, inspections, and/or tests conducted by him, or by
reason of accepted principles or tests~by the United States Bureau of
Standards, the American Society for Testing Naterials, or other
nationally recognized authorities.
20~. A~rentice o__rHelper.
An apprentice or helper is a person who is registered as
such, as required by Section ll3 of this ordinance, and who is under-
going an apprenticeship or course of training (not exceeding five
years), for the purpose of learning the trade of plumbing. For the
purpose of this ordinance, an apprentice or helper as herein defined
shall perform no work regulated by this ordinance, or any amendment
thereto, except as an assistant under the direct supervision of, and
in the immediate presence of, a Licensed Naster Plumber or a Certified
-Journeyman Plnmber.._ _I
204. BulldinE.
A building is any structure erected for the supporti shelter,
and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any
kind.
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.2.0~. Branch.
A branch of any system of drainage piping is that part of
the'system which extends from the main at a slight grade, with or
without vertical arms, for ~he 'purpose of receiving fixtures outlets
not directly connected to the main.
20___6_~.Cesspool.
A cesspool is an excavation in the ground which receives
the discharge of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed and
constructed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging
therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and
sides.
~0Z.' Dead ~d.
A dead end is a branch, not used for admitting water or
air leading from a soil'~ waste or vent pipe, or a house drain or
house sewer, which is terminated at a d~veloped distance of two
feet or more by means of a cap or plug.
208. CQntinuous Waste and Vent.
A continuous waste and vent is a vertical soil or waste
pipe, terminating at its upper end in a Tee shaped fitting having
a ninety (90) degree branch, to which a fixture trap may be connected,
the top of which fitting continues vertically as a vent pipe to serve
the trap.
20_~.DrainaEe System.
A drainage system or drainage piping shall mean and include
all the piping within public or private premises which conveys sewage,
raiD wate~. or other liquid_Wastes, to a legal point of disposal~ but
shall not include the mains or laterals of a Public Sewer SyStem,
~Horizontal Pipe.
A horizontal pipe shall mean any pipe or fitting, which is
installed in a horizontal position, or which makes an angle of more
than sixty degrees with the vertical.
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House Drain.
The house drain (or main drain) is that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a, drainage system which receives the discharge
from soil, waste and/or other drainage pipes of any building and/or
premises and conveys the same to the house sewer.
2~2~ House Sewer.
The'house sewer is that partof the horizontal piping of
a drainage system which receives the discharge of the house drain
and conveys the same to a public sewer, private sewer, septic tank
or cesspool, but shall not include that'part of a lateral sewer which
is under the jurisdiction of the City Engineer, or other officer pro-
vided for by law, having Jurisdiction over public sewers and parts
thereof.
2!~- ~ourneyman PlumberA
A Journeyman Plumber is a person who installs, alters and/or
repairs plumbing and drainage systems, or parts thereof, as an employee,
but who'does.not furnish any materials or supplies, and who is register-
ed and is the legal possessor of a'Plumber's Certificate of Competency,
as provided for in this ordinance.
214~ Local Vent.
A local vent is a ventilating pipe through which foul air is
removed from a room or plumbing fixture, to the outer air.
21_~N~i_n or Public Sewer.
The main or public sewer is the public sewer in a street,
alley, or other premises, under the jurisdiction of the City of Bakers-
field.
2!6. The Nain~
The main, of any system of horizontal, vertical, or continu-
ous piping, is that part of the system which receives wastes, vents,
or back-vents from fixture outlets or traps, direct or through branch
pipe.
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217_~
Naster Plumber. ~ ~
A Naster Plumber, Nerchant Plumber,'or Licensed Plumber
shall mean any person who is engaged in the business of plumbing at
an established place of business within the corporate limits of the
City of Bakersfield, or who does, or who sets himself out as willing
to do, personally or through his employees, any work or services in
connection with the installation, alteration and/or repair of plumb-
ing and drainage systems, or parts thereof, and who is registered,
certified and bonded, as provided for in this ordinance.
218._ Owner.
An owner shall mean any bona fide owner of a single family
dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, together with the
usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with any such
dwelling, when such dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters
are occupied by, or are being constructed for and will be occupied
by the owner.
219. Plumbing.
Plumbing is the business, trade, and/or work, having to
do with the installation, alteration and/or repair of gas and water
piping, water heaters~ plumbing fixtures and all plumbing and drain-
age systems or parts thereof.
220. Plumbin~ System.
The plumbing system is and includes all water supply and
distribution pipes; any sanitary plumbing, house drainage, soil
pipe, waste pipe, vent pipe~ house sewer, cesspool, septic tank,
gas piping, gas water heaters, gas water heater vents, or any pipe
...... oro-piping. for any similar purpose, together with all plumbing fix-
tures or other fixtures or appliances therefor, or any interior rain-
water leader or downspout from the roof of a building, and any connec-
tion from a gas outlet to a gas appliance which is more than six (6)
feet in length.
221 ~ Sanitary Plumbinn. ~ ~ ~ '~
Sanitary Plumbing shall mean any house drainage, house
sewer, soilspipe, waste pipe, vent pipe, or other pipe or piping,
for the disposal or elimination of waste liquid or solid sub-
stances.
2.22. Plumbing Fixtures.
Plumbing fixtures are approved receptacles and/or devices
intended to receive water, liquids, or other permissible wastes, and
discharge same into a soil pipe, waste pipe, or special waste pipe,
with which they are connected.
22~. Plumbinn Inspector.
The Plumbing Inspector means the Plumbing Inspector of
the City of Bakersfield, charged with the enforcement of the provi-
sions of this ordinance.
224. Person.
Person means a natural person, his heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators or assigns, and shall also include a firm, partnership,
or corporation, its or their successors or assigns; singular includes
plural~ male includes female.
22~. Shall.
The word shall means mandatory.
2.26.. Stack.
Stack is a general term for any vertical line of soil,
waste,.special waste, or vent pipe.
227. ~.a~d Trap, SettlinE Tank, Sums.
A sand trap, settling tank, or sump, means a water-tight
receptacle~ so-designed and constructed as-to intercept ~and preven~ ........
the passage of solids or other objectionable matter into the Drain-
age System to which it is directly or indirectly connected.
2~28. Soil Pi~e.
A soil pipe is any pipe which conveys the discharge of
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~wat~F .closets, with'or without th'~di~arge from other fixtures~ to
the house drain or house sewer.
229, Septic Ta~.
A septic tank' is a water-tight receptacle with a minimum
capacity of seven hundred and fifty (7~0) gallons and a disposal
field of at least one hundred (100) lineal feet, which receives the
discharge of a drainage system or part thereof, and which is designed
and constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic matter through
a period of detention, andsallow the liquids to discharge into the
soil outside of the tank, through a system of open joint piping or
cesspool.. A cesspool may be used instead of a disposal. field.
230. Size an__dLenEth.
The given caliber or size of a pipe means the nominal
inside diameter, except that other than iron pipe size, brass pipe
is measured by its outside diameter. The developed length of a
pipe~is its length along the center line of pipe and fittings.
2~1. ~.rap Seal.
A trap seal is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that
a trap will retain, measured between the c~own weir and the dip of
the trap.
232. Tra~.
A trap, as pert'aining to plumbing, is a fitting or device
so designed and constructed as to provide a liquid trap seal, which
will prevent the passage of air or gas through it without materially
affecting the flow of sewage or liquid wastes.
2~ Unsanitary.
Gondi~iqn~ tO which the word "unsanitary" shall apply in-
clude the following:
(a) Any trap which does not maintain a proper trap seal.
(b) Any opening in a drainage system, except where lawful,
which is not provided with an approved water-sealed trap.
(c) Any plumbing fixture~__or other waste discharging
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receptacle or devi~e, which is nd~ supplied water sufficiemt to
flush it and maintain it in a clean condition.
(d) Any defective fixture, trap or pipe.
(e) Any trap, except where in this ordinance exempted,
directly connected to a drainage system, the seal of which is not
protected against siphonage and back pressure by a vent pipe.
(f) Any connection, cross-connection, construction or
condition, temporary or permanent, which would permit or make it
possible, by any means whatsoever, for any unapproved.foreign
matter to enter a water distribution system used for domestic
.purposes. -
(g) The foregoing enumeration of conditions to which the
term "unsanitary" shall apply,~ shall not preclude the application
of that term to conditions that are, in fact, unsanitary.
2~4. ~en~ Pipe.
A vent pipe is any pipe provided to prevent the loss or
lowering of a trap seal by siphonageor back pressure, and to
allow a circulation of air through the soil or waste pipe to which
it is connected.
2R~. Vertical Pipe.
A vertical pipe shall mean any pipe or fitting which is
installed in a vertical position, or which makes an angle of not
more than sixty (60) degrees with the vertical.
2~ Water Distribution System.
The water distribution system pipes are any pipes and/or
fittings that convey water from the water service pipe, or other
source'of -supply, to pltunbing fixtures or 9~er apparatus, appurten-
ances or devices, in buildings and/or premises.
2~7. Waste Pipe.
A waste pipe is any pipe and/or fitting which directly
conveys the discharge of any plumbing fixture, receptacle, apparatus
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or device, except Water closets, t~ a s0il pipe., house drain or ho~s~
sewer.
~8.~ Special Waste Pi~e.
A special waste pipe, or indirect waste pipe, is any pipe
or fitting which indirectly conveys liquid wastes to a drainage
system, by discharging into an approved plumbing fixture or receptacle
which is directly connected to a soil or waste pipe.
2~9. Water Leader.
A water leader is any pipe or fitting which conveys rain
water only to the street gutter.
ARTICLE
GENERAL REGULATIONS
.~O1. Disposal Of Liquid Wastes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or
permit the disposal of sewage, human excrement, or other liquid
wastes, in any place or manner except through and by means of an
approved plumbing and drainage system, installed and maintained in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, and amendments
thereto.
0.~ Damage ~o Drainage System o__r Public SeWer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit~ by any
means whatsoever, into any plumbing fixture, floor drain, sand trap,
sump, receptacle or device, which is connected to any drainage system,
public sewer ~ private sewer, septic tank or cesspool, any garbage,
fruit or vegetable parings, ashes
poisonous or ~explosive liquids or gases, oils, grease, or any other
thing whatsoever, which would, or could,
system or public sewer.
0~. Workmanship.
All workmanship shall be of such character as fully to
secure the results sought to bedobtained in all sections of this
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~ordil~ance. ~ ~ ~
.~04. Grade, Support a__n~ Protection o__f Piping.
All horizontal drainage an~ vent piping shall be run in
practical alignment, and, unless prohibitive due to structural
conditions, at a uniform grade of not less than one-fourth (1/4)
of an inch per foot. All such piping of cast iron shall be hung or
supported with suitabl~ metal hangers.or supports, at intervals not
to exceed five (~) feet. All stacks shall be supported at their
bases, and if over two (2) stories in height, at each floor by
approved metal floor clamps. All drainage piping shall run in the
general direction of the point of disposal, without sharp angles or
turns unless impractical due to structural conditions.
All piping in connection with a plumbing system shall be
installed without undue strains or stresses, and provision made
for expansion, contraction and structural settlement. No piping
shall be built into or embedded in concrete or masonry. No
structural member shall be seriously weakened or impaired by
cutting, notching or otherwise.
RO~. ChanEes i__nDirection o__fDraina~e Pi~inE.
All changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made
by the appropriate Use of approved fittings, and unless impractical
due to structural conditions, shall be of the angles presented by a
one-sixteenth (1/16) bend, one-eighth (1/8) bend, one-sixth (1/6)
bend, or one-fifth (1/5) bend, preference being given in the order
named.
~06~ Horizontal t__oVertical.
*Horizontal ~ra~nage'lines intersecting-w~th-a~ertical
stack shall enter through'forty-five (~) degree "Y" and one-eighth
(1/8) bend branches, sanitary tee, or sanitary tapped tee branches,
preference being given in the order named, unless impractical due
to structural conditions. No fitting having more than one branch
at the same level shall be used, unless such fitting is constructed
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~so that the discharge from any one~bran~h canno~-enter any other t. ~
branch.
307.. Horizontal ~ Horizontal.
Horizontal drainage lines intersecting with other horiz-
ontal drainage lines shall enter through forty-five (4~) degree
"Y" branches, sixty (60) degree "Y" branches, or combination "Y"
and one-eigth (1/8) bend branches, preference being. given in the
order named, unless impractical due to structural conditions.
308. Vertical ~o Horizontal.
Vertical drainage lines intersecting with horizontal
drainage lines shall enter through forty-five (45) degree "Y"
branches, combination "Y" and one-eighth (1/8) bend branches or
sixty~(60) degree "Y" branches, preference being given in the
order named, unless impractical due to structural conditions.
309. Quarter Bends.
Quarter bends may be used when the direction of flow
changes from horizontal to vertical.
~10, Location an__d§..iz~ o__fCleanouts.
Except as provided for in sub-section (d) below, cleanout
fittings shall be installed in the following places, in a manner that
will permit their use and make accessible for cleaning all the horiz-
ontal drainage piping served by them.
(a) At the high end of each house drain.
(b) At the high end of each soil and waste pipe which is
installed at a grade flatter than seventy-two (72) degrees from
vertical-(angle of .1/~. _bendl.
(c) Every fifty (~0) feet apart on all horizontal drainage
lines, except those used exclusively for rain water and house sewer.
(d) Cleanout fittings may be omitted above the first floor,
provided that all changes in direction are made with long turn
fittings.
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(e) Clea t fittings s~Xll %e of the'~same nominal size.= ~
as the pipes they serve, up to and including four (4) inch pipe,
and.not less than four (4) inch size for larger pipes.
(f) All cleanouts must be made accessible and if within
eighteen (18) inches of a wall must be carried through such wall.
No cleanout on any soil or waste line will be considered accessible
unless there is at least eighteen (18) inches of unobstructed space
between the floor joists and the ground extending to such cleanout
from a window in the foundation or from a cellar.
3~1~ Prohibited FittinRs and Practices.
No double hub fittings, single or double Tee branch, single
or double Tap Tee branch, side inlet quarter bend, running thread,
band or saddle shall be used as a drainage fitting.
No drainage or vent piping shall be drilled and tapped for
the purpose of making connections thereto.
13~.Dead Ends.
In the installation or removal of any plumbing or drainage
system, dead ends shall' be avoided, except where necessary to extend
a cleanout so as to be accessible.
l_~ Protection of Naterials.
All pipes passing under or through walls shall be protected
from breakage. Where lead pipe comes in contact with cement or
concrete floors or walls it shall be protected by a coating of
liquid asphalt.
13~Nedium Cast Iron Soil PiRe Requirements.
In every building, reckoning from the lowest point of the
soil .o~ ~a~te_~p~ to the highest fixture, where the total vertical
height does not exceed forty (40) feet, medium or standard cast iron
soil pipe and fittings may be used.
13~.Ex~ra E~av_LKCas~!~on PioeRe~uirements.
In every building where the total vertical height of soil
and waste pipe, reckoning from t~ne lowest point of the soil or waste
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pipe to the highest fixture, exceeds forty (40) feet, extra heav~~
pipe must be used from the lowest point of the soil or waste pipe
to a point forty (40) feet below the highest fixture.
ARTICLE 4
QUALITY AND V~IGHT OF ~TERIAL.
401. Minimum St__a~¢ards.
All materials used, or entering into the construction of
plumbing and drainage systems, or parts thereof, shall be free from
defects.
The materials specified in this ordinance are the minimum
approved standards that shall be used in the construction, installa-
tion, alteration and/or repair of any part'of a plumbing or drainage
system hereafter constructed, except that thee-Plumbing Inspector may
allow the extension of, addition to, or reloCation of existing soil,
waste and/or vent pipes with materials of like grade or quality, if
such existing soil, waste and/or vent pipes were installed and in use
before the passage of this ordinance, but nothing in the above excep-
tion shall be construed as allowing intervening sections of different
types, weights, or grades of materials.
402. MarkinKs.
Each length.of cast iron pipe and each cast iron fitting
used in a plumbing or drainage system shall be stamped or indelibly
marked with the weight or grade thereof.
40_~.Cast Iron Pipe.
All Extra Heavy Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings shall conform
to--t~e-A~S~T.M. Standard .Specificatipn~ ~or Cast Iron Soil Pipe and
Fittings, Serial Designation A-74-29. ~
All M~dium or Standard Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
shall conform to the weights and quality as adopted and established
by the American Soil Pipe Association, and commonly known to the
plumbing trade as "Nedium or Standard Soil Pipe and Fittings."
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All wrought iron pipe shall conform to the A,S,T,M, Standard
Specifications for Welded and Seamless Wrought Iron Piper Serial
Designation A-72-33~ and shall be galvanized,
4__0i M.~l__d Steel PiDe.
All steel pipe shall conform to the A,S,T,M, Standard
Specifications for Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe~ Serial Designa-
tion A-~3-33 and shall be galvanized,
406~ Brass an__dCqD~er .P~De.
Brass and Copper Pipe shall conform~ respectively~ to
the A,S.T,M, Standard Specifications for Brass Piper Standard Sizes~
and for Copper Piper Standard Sizes~ Serial Designations B-43-33
and B-42-33 respectively,
40__qZ~,L__ea__d PiDe.
All lead pipes~'inc!uding bends and traps~ shall be of the
best quality drawn piper of not less weight per lineal foot than
shown in the following table:
Si~.e of Pipe Wt. per Ft.'
(Inches) Lbs. 0z.
i 2 0
I 1/4 2 8
11/2 3 8
2 4 12
3 6 0
4 7 14
408___~.Sheet Lead.
Sheet lead shall weigh not less than four (~) pounds per
square foot. '
40_~.Sheet Copper or Brass.
Sheet copper or brass shall weigh not less than sixteen
(16) ounces per square foot.
410, Thread F_j_t. tin.~s,
(a) All plain screwed fittings shall be of cast iron,
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maile~ble iron, or brass, of standard weights and dimensions.
(b) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, with smooth
interio~ waterway.
(c) All cast iron fittings used for water distribution
shall be galvanized.
(d) All malleable iron fittings shall be galvanized.
411___~.Caulkin~ Fe__r_rules.
(a) Brass caulking ferrules shall be of the best quality
red cast brass, standard weights and dimensions.
(b)-Seamless copper ferrules may be used in lieu of cast
brass, provided they correspond in size and weight.
~12~ Solder Ni~les a__n~ Fittings.
(a) Solder nipples shall be of brass pipe,
or of best quality cast brass.
(b) Solder-thread fittings shall be brass, recessed for
cup soldering, and shall have not less than four (4) standard pipe
threads.
41__~.Closet Floor Flangest
Floor flanges for water closets shall be not less than
one-fourth (1/4) of an inch thick, and shall be of cast brass.
Closet screws and bolts shall be Of brass.
41.4. Cleanout Fittings.
(a) Cleanout fitting ferrules shall be cast brass or cast
iron not less than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch in thickness, and
be provided with a brass plug not less than three-sixteenths (3/16)
of an inch in thickness, having a solid cast head not less than one
(i') ~c'~ square and three-fourths (3/4)--of-an-inch in height. The/
plug may be fitted with a countersunk opening in lieu of a head, if
same is to be used where a head would be impractical.
~l~. Brass Tubing..
Brass tubing and brass tubing traps shall be seamless
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ironpipe size,
~draw~brass, not less than number ~ent~ (20) gauge. -.
41'6.. Back Water and Gate VI~ves.
(a) Back water valves shall have cast iron bodies, with
bearing parts of non-corrosive metal or material,. and shall be so
constructed as to insure a positive mechanical seal, and remain
closed except when discharging wastes. Valve access-covers shall
be of the bolted type with gasket.
(b) Gate valves, when used on drainage work, shall be
full-way type with working parts of non-corrosive metal. Sizes
four (4)'inches or more in diameter shall have cast'iron bodies, and
sizes less than four (4) inches, cast iron or brass bodies.
ARTICLE ~
JOINTS A~D CONI~CTIONS
501. Joints an__d Connections.
All joints and connections mentioned under this article
shall be made permanently gas and water tight.
~02o Caulked Joints.
All caulked joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or
hemp, ~nd shall be secured only with pure moltenlead not less
than one (1) inch deep, well caulked, and no paint, varnish, putty,
cement or similar material will be permitted until after the joint
is tested.
~_O~.Screw Joints.
All screw joints shall be American Standard Screw Joints,
and all.burrs or cuttings shall be removed.
O~.Cast Iron.
Cast iron joints Shall be 'caulked'j~ints' made in the
approved manner.
qO~ Screw PiD~ to Cast Iron.
Joints between wrought iron, steel, or brass pipe, and
cast iron pipe, shall be caulked joints made in the approved
manner.
506. Lead Pipe.
Joints in lead pipe, or between lead pipe and brass or
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copper pipe, caulking.~rules, or tr~s, 'iN all c es on the sewer side
of ~the ~rap, and on concealed joints ok theeinlet side of the trap, shill;
be full wiped joints, with an exposed surface of the solder to each side
of the Joint, of not less than three-fourths (3/4) of an inch, and a mini-
mum thickness of the thickest part of the joint, of not less than three-
eighths (3/8) of an inch.
~07, Lead t__qoCa__s! Iron.
The joints shall be made by means of a caulking ferrule, and
there'shall be a lead connection of at least four (4) inches in length
independent of ferrule and wiped joint, provided, however, when the floor
construction is of concrete a cast iron closet bend or stub with screw
connection to receive floor flange may be used.
~ S~i_~ Joint Fittin~s_~.
Slip-joint fittings will be permitted only on the inlet sides.
of traps in accessible locations. Unions on the sewer side of a trap
Shall be ground faced and shall not be concealed or enclosed.
~ R__qoo__f Joints.
The joint at the roof, around vent pipes, shall be made water
tight, by the use of lead, copper or galvanized iron plates or flashings.
~10, Floor ConnectionS.
In every water closet9 pedestal urinal, and trap standard slop
sink floor connection, a brass floor flange shall be soldered to lead
pipe, and the connection made by bolting the fixture to the flange with
'brass bolts, except as provided in Section 507 of this ordinance.
~ll. Increasers an__dReducers.
~ere different sizes of pipes or pipes and fittings are to
be connected, proper size increasers or reducers, pitched at an angle
of forty-fiW (4~).degrees between the.t~0 usizes, shall be used.
~12. Prohibited Joints an__d Connections.
Any fitting or connection which has an enlargement or recess
with a ledge, shoulder, or reduction of the pipe area in the direc-
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tion of the flow on the outlet or drainside of any trap, is prohibited.
No putty, or similar material, shall be used between a trap and a
fixture, or in slip joint connections.
~l~, Exoansion Bolts.
Connections of wall hangers, pipe supports, or fixture
settings, with any masonry, stone, or concrete backing, shall be
made with expansion or through bolts.
l~.Tubin~ a__n~ Solder BudhinEs._
Connections between brass tubing traps and solder threads
shall be solder cup joints.
~.Use of CouplinEs.
A full size brass or cast iron drainage coupling shall be
used as an increaser, when a one and one-half (l' 1/2) inch diameter
pipe is to be caulked into a two (2) inch hub, except that a plain
coupling may be used when a vent pipe is to be so .connected.
ARTICLE 6
TRAPS
~O1AWhere Reauired.
(a) Each plumbing fixture, except as provided for in this
section~ shall be separately trapped by a water seal trap, placed
as close to the +fixture outlet as possible.
(b) A kitchen sink and a one part wash tray set together
so as to form one fixture, and any one piece fixture having more
than one outlet, may be classed as one fixture and be served by one
trap, provided that they can be installed so that not more than
_~t~ven~y~-~f0U~.~(2~4)_ inches of untrapped waste pipe would exist between
the fixture outlets and the trap seal. ~
(c) Sand-traps, Sumps, outlets to special waste pipes, and
other waste discharging receptacles or devices, shall be trapped as
otherwise provided for in this ordinance.
(d) No trap shal'l be required on a special waste pipe less
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~ tha~twenty-four inches in length.~ ~
602. Traps Prohibited.
No form of trap which depends for its seal upon the action
of movable parts, or concealed interior partitions, shall be used.
No fixture shall be double trapped. No crown vented trap shall be
installed.
60~. Tra~ Seals.
Every trap, except sand-traps and similar intercepting
traps, shall have a water seal of not less than one and one-half
(11/2) inches, and not more than four (4) inches. All traps shall
be set true. with respect to their water seals.
04. Sand Tra~s.
Sand traps, and similar intercepting traps, shall be so
designed and located as to be readily accessible for cleaning, and
shall have a trap seal of not less than ten (lO) inches. Sand traps
shall be constructed in accordance with Drawing No. ll-4-B1 on file
in the office of the City Engineer.
605. Greas~ Traps.
Every dish washing sink, dishwashing machine, and every
fixed receptacle or plumbing fixture, designed, intended or used
for the purpose of washing dishes or cooking utensils, in'a
restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, lunch room, hotel kitchen, hospital
kitchen, sanitarium kitchen, creamery, butter factory, bakery or
other similar establishments, where greasy waste is discharged,
shall be connected to, and shall drain into, an approved grease
trap Icomplying with the provisions of this section.
........... ~h~foregoing provisions shall not apply to any private
living quarters or any restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, lunch room
and/or similar place which serves less than fifty (~0) meals per
day.
Every grease trap shall be so installed and connected
that it shall at all times be easily accessible for inspection,
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~.and ~or the remo the inter e rease cleaning of the
trap.
Every grease trap shall be constructed of cast iron, cast
brass~ aluminum or other material satisfactory to the Department of
Building, and shall have a removable cover of the same material.
Every such cover shall be of the same size as that portion of the
grease trap in which the grease'is collected. Every such cover
shall be an approved type of close fitting cover, which can be
easily removed. No such cover shall be fastened in place with any
screw, bolt, nut or other device.
Every grease trap shall be so constructed and arranged
that wastes flowing through same will not have a tendency to wash
out or carry away any grease previously collected in such trap.
No grease trap required by the ordinance shall be installed
until the type or model of.each size thereof has been subjected to
and has fully complied with the tests specified therefor by the
Department of Building, and has been approved by said Department.
The. Department of Building iS hereby granted the authority to
adopt such test requirements as are necessary to determine the
grease collecting efficiency of various types and kinds of grease
traps and to establish the rate of flow or other rating thereof.
The size and the rating of grease trap and size of
.connections and waste lines shall conform to sink sizes in accord-
ance- with the following schedule; provided, however, that no grease
trap having a capacity of less than thirty (30) pounds Of grease
shall be installed:
of Sink
or Less
~ Gal.
l0 Gal,
40 Gal.
Dble .Comp.
40 Gal.
Sgle .Comp.
70 Gal.
100 Gal.
300 Gal.
~00 Gal.
SiZe of' Size of Rate of Flow of
Sink Con. Grease Trap Grease Trap
or Less Inlet or Less Required:
1 II
S{ze of
Grease Trap
Outlet or
Larger Gal. Pr. Gal. Pr.
· 'Minute Hour
1~" 2" 3 180
1 ~" 2"
~ 6 360
1-~'' 2"'
2 ' 12 720
1-u' 1½" 2"
s 12 720
1½" 2" 2½" 24 14~0
1½"' or 2" 3" 3" 40 2400
3" 3" 4" ~ 3300
4" 4" 4" 100 6000
Larger grease traps may be used, but in no case shall
smaller traps or those with lower rating in flowing capacity be
used. In restaurants, where vegetables are washed in sinks, a
horizontal baffle plate type trap shall be used.
A twenty-four (24) gallon per minute rate of flow grease
trap shall be used in a two (2) inch waste line.which serves two
sinks, single or double compartment. A forty (40) gallon per minute
rate of flow grease trap shall be used in a three (3) inch waste
line which serves three and not over five sinks, or where it is
considered that the water flowing through this line will not be
more than forty (40) gallons per minute~ where the rate of flow
is more than forty (40) gallons, and not more than fifty-five (%5)
gallons per minute, a grease trap having a fifty-five (~5) gallon
· ...... per m~n~e_~ing shall be installed. If the flow of waste water is
more than ~ gallons per minute, a grease trap of one hundred (lOOj
gallons rate of flow shall be installed.
Every such grease trap shall have an approved water seal
of not less than the following depth, based on the maximum diameter
of the cast iron or lead pipe which is connected into the inlet of
the grease trap:
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Diameter' of Inlet
in Inches
2 or less
Over 2 and not over
Over 3 and not over
Over $
Depth of Water
Seal
l~ inches
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
Every such grease trap shall be located as near as possible
to the fixture from which it receives the discharge~ said trap to
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be vented as provided in Section of this ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
managing, operating, or having control of any premises, or portion
thereof, where a grease trap is installed, to fail, refuse or
neglect to clean, or cause to be cleaned, every such grease trap,
at least once each day when in use, except when and as otherwise
satisfactory to the Plumbing Inspector~ and/or to cause, permit
or allow any such collected grease to be put or discharged into
any drainage piping or public or private sewer.
The Plumbing Inspector~ or his duly authorized representa-
tive, is hereby granted the right and authority to make inspections
at any time of all grease traps installed on any premi'ses, and to
require that any such trap be used and maintained as required by
this ordinance, and be kept in a clean and sanitary condition,
and may prosecute any person, firm or corporation managing, operat-
ing or having control of any such premises, or portion thereof,
for failing, refusing or neglecting to comply with the provisions
of this section, using the penal provisions.of this ordinance
for any such prosecution.
Nothing contained in"~hiS'~ct~on ~hall be deemed or
construed to require any existing trap to comply.with the provi-
sions of this ordinance, provided it is not moved, relocated,
and/or reinstailed.
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60__Q~6Floo~ Drain TraD~.
Floor drains shall connect into a trap so constructed
that it can be readily cleaned, and of a size to serve efficiently
the 'purpose for which it is intended. The drain inlet shall be
so located that it is at all times in full view. When subject to
back flow, or back Rressure, such drains shall be .equipped with
an approved back water-valve.
607, Trap SuDDlies.
Every trap, which is directly connected to the Drainage
System, shall be provided with a permanent water seal, fed from
an approved plumbing fixture, or by means of an approved automatic
priming device, designed snd~installed for that purpose.
608. Kin~ a__n~ Ninimum Size.
Every trap, except sand traps and similar intercepting
traps, shall be self-cleaning. Traps for bathtubs, showers, wash
basins, sinks, urinals~ laundry tubs, hoppers, floor drains, drink-
ing fountains, dental units and other similar fixtures,'shall be
of lead, brass or cast iron.
The minimum size (nominal inside diameter) of the trap
for a single given fixture shall be not less than that shown in
the following table:
TABLE ~MBER !
KIR]D 0F FIXTURE
Drinking Fountains
Dental Units
Bar Sinks
Wash-Basins~
Kitchen Sinks
Bath Tubs
Bidets
Lip Urinals
TRAP S~ZE (~NCFSS)
i 1/~
i 1/2
2
· 1.1/2
I 1/2
i 1/2
~ 1/2
~ 1/2
KIND OF FIXTURE
Cuspidors
Scum Gutter Drains
Combination Fixtures
Small Floor Sinks
Small Floor Hoppers
Showsr Stalls
Small Floor and Area Drains
Trough Urinals
Stall Urinals
Pedestal Urinals
Slop Sinks
Water Closets
Sand Traps
TRAP SIZE (INCHES)
I 1/2
i 1/2
I 1/2
I 1/2
2
3
Any fixture not shown in Table Number i shall be provided
with a trap not less in size than the fixture outlet. Any appliance
or device not shown in Table Number I shall be provided with a trap
not less in size than that required for fixture unit equivalents as
shown by Table Number 2, based on the known or estimated rate of
discharge, in gallons per minute.
Each two (2) shower heads shall be the equal of one
fixture unit, and the total number of shower heads shall determine
the size of trap required for gang showers.
ARTICLE 7
WATER SUPPLY At\~ DISTRIBUTION
0~. Quality of Water
The quality of the water supply shall conform to the
standards of 'purity~ as established by the Board of Health of
the State of California and the Health Officer of the City of
Bakersfield.
O~.Distribution ·
The water supply shall be distributed through a system
of piping entire~y independent of any piping system conveying
another water supply, or any piping or device conveying any other
thing whatsoever. No connection shall be made, or condition
maintained that would permit the entrance of any unapproved foreign
matter into the water distribution system, either by gravity,
siphonage, or back pressure.
~0~. Size.
The water service, and all water dist~ribution piping
of any building and premises, shall be of sufficient size to
permit a continuous ample flow at all outlets.at a given time.
X04-_ Supply t__oFixtures an__dDevices.
All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with a suffi-
cient supply of water for flushing to keep them in a clean and
sanitary condition. Every water closet and urinal shall be
flushed by means of an approved tank or flush valve, of at least
four (4) gallons flushing capacity for water closets, and at
least two (2) gallons for urinals, and shall be adjusted tb
prevent the waste of water. The flush pipe for water closet
flush tanks shall be not less than one and one-quarter (11/4)
inches in diameter, and the water from flush tanks shall be used
for no other purpose.
No water closet, urinal, or any other fixture, appliance,
appurtenance, or device shall be directly supplied from a water
distribution system through a flushometer, or other Valve, faucet,
bibb or device, unless such valve, faucet, bibb or device, and
outlet therefrom is provided with an approved Vac~-b~eaker, set
above the extreme overflow rim of the water closet, urinal, fix-
ture, appliance, appurtenance or device, in such a manner, and so
constructed, as to prevent any possibility of polluting or con-
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taminating the water supply, either by gravity flow, siphonage,
back-pressure, or by any means whatsoever.
No plumbing fixture, device or construction, or pipe
discharging therefrom or connected thereWith~ shall be installed
or maintained, which will provide a cross-connection between a
water distribution system used for drinking and domestic purposes,
and a drainage system.
~Q~.~ Pumps, Tanks, Wells, Etc.
All water pumps, tanks, wells~ hydrants, filters~ soften-
ers, appliances and devices, shall be protected from surface water
and outside contamination~ by approved covers, walls, or copings,
and where subject to freezing temperatures, shall be efficiently
protected from freezing.
Z06... Shut-Off Valves.
A shut-off valve shall be installed on the main supply
line near the building on the house side of the water. Supply
lines taken from pressure or gravity tanks shall be valved at or
near their sources. All supply tanks shall be provided with
valved drain lines lo6ated at their lowest point. An accessible
~shut-off valve shall be provided on the main supply line, at or
near the foundation wall, and if there be a basement, such valve
shall be accessible in the basement.
Each hot water tank, water closet tank, and lawn
sprinkler system, shall be provided with a separate shut-off valve.
O~. Pressure Relief Valves.
Whenever a check valve, or any device functioning as a
cheekYvalve, is installed on the. cold~Vat~r.supply line between a
street main, or other source of aupply, and a hot water heater or
hot water tank, there shall be installed on the hot water distribu-
tion system an approves pressure relief valve.
OZ~,Materials.o.f, Water. Pi_!p_~FittinEs.
All water service and distribution pipes shall be of lead,
galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, brass~ copper, or cast
iron, with brass, copper, galvanized cast iron, or galvanized
malleable iron fittings.
No pipe or fitting shall be used for the distribution
of water which has been used for purposes other than water dis-
tribution.
ARTICLE 8.
PLUMBING FIXTURES.
~01. NaterialS.
No water closet shall be installed or maintained unless
constructed of vitrified earthenware. All other plumbing fixtures
shall be constructed of glazed porcelain, vitreous china, porcelain
enameled cast iron, or other materials of equal quality~ provided,
however., that the PlumbinglInspector may approve of, and permit
the installation of fixtures that are constructed of materials
other than as above, when it is known that the materials herein
required would not be practical, due to uses out of the ordinary.
802. Installation.
All plumbing fixtures and connections shall be installed
in a manner to afford access for repairs and cleaning. V~en
practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run to the wall at
right angles thereto. All wall hung fixtures shall be rigidly
supported by approved metal hangers. or bolts, and all floor out-
let fixtures shall be rigidly secured to the floor', by approved
screws or bolts. Water-tight 'j~ih~s sh~i1 be'made' where fixtures
come in contact with walls and floors.
80~. Water Closet Bowls.
Water closet bowls and traps shall be made in one piece,
and provided with integral flushing rims, constructed so as to
flush the entire interior surface of the bowl. The form of the
bowl shall be such that when filled to the trap overflow the
quantity of water retained will be sufficient to prevent fouling
of surfaces.
80_~4 Prohibited ~Fixtures.
Fixed wooden wash trays or sinks for domestic use shall
not be installed or maintained in any building designed or used
for human habitation. No sheet metal lined wooden bath tub'
shall be installed or re-connected.
Pan and valve plunger, offset washout, long hopper, or
other type of water'closet having invisible trap seals or un-
ventilated spaces, or surfaces not thoroughly washed at each flush,
shall not be installed. No dry, or chemical closet, shall be
installed in any building used for human habitation.
8.05. Drinking Fountains.
Every drinking fountain shall be a separate fixture, of
such form as to be easily cleaned. The drinki'ng fountain head
shall be of the Shielded Angle Stream Type, constructed of non-
corrosive material. The water orifice shall be above the extreme
overflow level of the fountain bowl, and provisions for regulating
the flow of water shall be provided.
806. Floor Drains.
A floor drain or floor shower shall be considered a
fixture, and must be provided with a strainer.
All floor showers supported by wood floor joists shall be
'~rovided'~ith cast iron enameled-pans, or sheet-le~d-lpans weighing
not less than four. (4) pounds per square foot, painted with liquid
asphalt inside and outside where contact is made with cement. Side
walls of shower pans shall extend not less than two (2) inches
above curb.
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Strainers.
All fixtures other than water closets and siphon action
washdown urinals shall be provided with fixed metallic strainers.
808. Overflows.
The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be connected in
the inlet side of the trap, and be so arranged that it may be read-
ily and effectively cleaned.
ARTICLE 9
VEI~ILATION OF ROONS AND FIXTURES
09_~.Location o__fFixtures.
No plumbing fixture shall be installed in any room or
compartment which does not contain a window opening on a street,
yard, court or ventshaft, or which is not otherwise provided with
proper ventilation by means of a local vent pipe.
~02..Local~V__en__t Pi~es.
Local vent pipes from fixtures, or from rooms or..compart-
ments'in which plumbing fixtures are located, shall be separate
and distinct, and have no connection whatever with other ventilat-
ing ducts or pipes in the building.
~_Q~ Toilet Room Ventilation.
(a) Toilet and/or urinal rooms or compartments, in apart-
ment houses, hotels, and dwellings, shall be provided with ventila-
tion, in accordance with the requirements of the California State
Housing Act.
(b) Toilet and/or urinal rooms or compartments in build-
ings other than apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings, shall be
ventilated_by means of a_windo~ opening_Qn a_str~et, yard, court or
vent shaft, a fan ey&aust system of ventilation, or a local vent
pipe.
(c) Fan exhaust systems of ventilation, serving toilet
and/or urinal rooms, shall be so designed and operated as to provide
a cbmplete change of air in not t~ exceed five (~) minutes. ~
(d) Local vent pipes serving toilet and/or urinal rooms
or compartments shall be constructed of sheet metal, and have not
less than one hundred forty-four (1~4) square inches of cross-
sectional area, and shall extend from the ceiling to and above the
roof.
ARTICLE lO
SOIL, ~VASTE AND VENT PIPES
lOO1. Naterials.
(a) All soil and waste pipes shall be cast iron or lead
pipedwith cast iron or lead fittings.
(b) All special waste pipes shall be cast iron pipe, with
cast iron fittings; galvanized wrought iron, or galvanized steel
pipe~ with cast iron drainage fittings; lead, brass, or copper pipe,
with cast iron, copper, or brass drainage fittings, except that no
galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used
underground.
(c) All vent pipes shall be cast iron pipe, with cast iron
fittings; galvanized wrought iron, or galvanized steel pipe, with
cast iron or galvanized malleable iron fittings; lead, brass, or
copper pipe with castiron~ brass, copper Or galvanized malleable
iron fittings, except that no galvanized wrought iron, or galvanized
steel pipe shall be used underground.
1002. Fixture Units an__dEquivalents.
The unit equivalent of plumbing fixtures shovm in Table
Number i shall be based on the size of the trap required, and the
unit equivalent of fixtures and devices not shown in Table Number
1 shall be based on the r~e'd"~i~a~ge~ap~city in gallons per
minute in accordance with the following table:
TABLE NU~BER 2..
SIZE OF TRAP
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(In Table No ~ 1 ) ~
i 1/4" Traps Equal
i 1/2" Traps Equal
2" Traps Equal
Over 2" Traps IEqual
DISCHARGE CAPACITY
(In Gals. Per Nin. )
i to 7 1/2 Equals
8 'to i ~ Equal s
Over 1~ Equals
1 Unit
1 Unit
2 Units
6 Units
1 Unit
2 Units
6 Units
100~. Size of Drainage and Vent Pi_~in_E~
The minimum sizes of vertical and/or horizontal drainage
and/or vent piping shall be determined from the distribution and
total of all fixture units connected thereto, and,. in the case of
vertical soil waste' and/or vent pipes,'by their length and by the
total of all fixture units connected thereto.
The following table shows the maximum number of fixture
units allowed on any vertical or horizontal soil or waste pipe,
house drain and/or house sewer of a given size~ the maximum number
of fixture units allowed on any branch interval of a given size;
the maximum length (in feet) of any vertical soil, waste and/or'
vent pipe of a given size; the maximum number of fixture units
allowed on any one vent or vent stack of a given size; and the
maximum number of square feet of roof, or other rain water drained
area, allowed on any pipe of a given size:
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SIZE 0'F PIPE (in. ches)
Nax. Units Vertical
Nax. Units Horizontal
Nax. Units One Branch
Interval
Nax. Length (feet)
Soil or Waste Stack
Nax. Length (feet)
Vent or Vent Stack
Nax. Units Vent or
Vent Stack
Nax. Square Feet Roof
or Drained Area
*Vertical 0nly.
o 2 16 o 48 2~6 '6oo 138o 36oo
0 1 8 o 21 114 2%6 600 2200 39oo 6912
12"
0 2 9 0 24 144 324 6?2 2088
0 6~ 8~ 0 212 3O0 390 510 7%o
4~* 60 120 180 212 300 390 510 ?~0
1 4 24 42
60 300 600 138o 3600
360 ~0o looo 1 ~oo 2460 ~22o 9430 1 ~o3o 31490 ~51~o 882~o
No water closet shall discharge into a pipe less than four
(4) inches in diameter.
The .~erm "branch interval" shall mean a vertical length of
stack not less than eight (8) feet in length, within which a branch
or branches are connected, and the total fixture units on all branches
connected to a stack within any eight (8) foot length shall not exceed
the maximum permitted by the table in one "branch interval".
Every building containing a water-closet shall have at least
one vent pipe not less than four (4)inches in diameter, extending to
and through the roof of the building. Every building not containing a
water-closet shall have at least one vent pipe not less than two (2)
inches in diameter.
1004.. Soil and Waste Stack Fixture Connections.
All soil and waste stacks, and branches, shall be provided
with approved inlet fittings. for fixture connections, correctly'
located according to the size and type of fixture proposed to be
connected.
1005._ ChanEinE So__i_l_~ Waste and Vent Pi~es.
In existing buildings where the soil or waste vent pipe is
not extended through or above the roof, or where there is a sheet
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metal~soil or waste ~ent pipe, an~he ~ixture i~ changed in style
or location, or is replaced, a soil or waste vent pipe of the.size.
and material prescribed for new work shall be provided.
1006. Pr. ohibited Connections.
No waste connection shall be made to a lead bend or branch
of a water closet or similar fixture. No soil or waste vent, above
the highest installed fixture on the branch or main, shall ~thereafter
be used as a soil or waste pipe.
1007. R_qo__fE~tensions.
All vent pipes shall be run separately or combined, and shall
be of the full required size, not less than one (1)foot above the roof.
Flagpoling of vents is prohibited, except when the roof is used for
purposes other than weather protection. In such cases, the vent
shall extend not less than seven (7) feet above the roof and be
securely stayed.
lop8. Ven___!tTerminals.
The roof terminal of any vent pipe, if within ten (lO) feet
in any direction, including any'angles and turns, of any door, window,
air shaft, or any other source of ventilation or air supply of any
building, shall extend at least three (3) feet above the same. No
vent pipe shall terminate on a wall, or under an eave, or overhang,
of any building, or offset around any overhang, cornice, or similar
construction, when it is practical to extend through the roof without
such offset. When it is impractical, due to structural conditions,
to comply with the above mentioned requirements, an offset may be
used, provided that 45° or 60° fittings are used.
1009. TraDs Pr___q!ected b_y~~ PiDes~
Every plumbing-fixture-.trap, e~c~ept as-provided_~ in
Sections lOl%, lO16, and 1201 of this. ordinance, shall be protected
against siphonage and back pressure, and air circulation assured
throughout all parts of the drainage system, by means of a vent
pipe, installed in accordance with the requirements of this ordin-
ance. In all cases a continuous soil or waste vent shall be installed
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~hen ~tructural 'conditions will permit. · '~
lOlO. Distance o~f Vent Pipe From Tra~ Seal.
No trap shall be placed more than three (3) feet from its
vent pipe. The distance shall be measured along the central line
of the soil or waste pipe, from the center of the vertical inlet
of the trap, to the center of the vent pipe.
The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except for
water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the dip of the
trap. It is provided, however, that in all cases the vent pipe
shall be as close to the trap it serves as structural'conditions
will permit.
loll. Nain Vents to Connect ~t. Base.
All main vents and vent stacks shall co~mect full size at
their base to the main soil or waste pipe, at or below the lowest
fixture branch. All vent pipes shall extend undiminished in size
above the roof, or shall be reconnected with the main soil or waste
vent, not less than three (3) feet above the finished floor level
of the story, on which is installed the highest fixture on the stack.
lO12. Soil and Waste Stacks T__eL or Nore Stories in HeiEht.
In every building ten or more stories in height, all soil
and waste stacks which are served by parallel vent stacks, shall be
cross connected to such vent stack at each fifth story, by means of
an independent, special vent pipe~ the size of which shall not be
less than the size of the vent stack at that story. The vent stack
intersection shall be through the "WYE" branch fitting, placed not
less than four (4) feet above the floor level, and the soil or waste
stack intersection shall be through a "WYE" branch fitting placed
below a fixture BranCh'serving that'l~l~or.
loll.. Branch a__n~ Individual Vents.
No vent pipe shall be less than one and one-fourth (l~)
inches in diamet'er, no part of which shall be horizontal. Not more
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~an ~ne (1) "one fixture' unit" trap~sh~ll be served with a one and
one-fourth (l~)inch vent pipe. In no case shall the length of a
branch ventspipe of a given diameter exceed the maximum length per-
mitted for the main vent serving the same size soil or vent stack.
No vent shall connect to or intersect with another vent less than
three (3) feet above the finished floor level. Angle'or square
venting shall be optional when six inches above water line.
lO14. Ven__tPi_!p_~ Grades an__d Connections.
All vent and branch vent pipes shall 'be free from drops
or sags, and be so graded and connected as to drip back to the soil
or waste pipe by gravity. Where vent pipes connect to a horizontal
soil or waste pipe, the vent pipe shall be taken off above the
center line of such pipe, ahead of the trap being served, and unless
prohibited by structural conditions, shall rise vertically to a
point not less than six (6) inches above the extreme overflow level
of the fixture served, before offsetting horizontally. Unless im-
practical due to structural conditions, all vents and branch vents
shall be vertical, or run as near a 4~ degree angle ashpossible.
10!5. When Vents are not Required.
(a) No vent pipe will be required on a sand trap, providing
such sand trap is within fifteen (l~) feet of a line of circulation
in a building.
(b) Traps serving sinks which are part of the equipment
of bars~ soda fountains and counters~ need not be vented in the
manner specified in Section 1009 of this ordinance, when the loca-
tion and/or ~construction of such bars, soda fountains and counters
is such as to make it impractical so to do. When such conditions
exist said sinks shall discharge into a floor sink or hopper which
is properly trapped and vented.
(c) No vent pipe will be required~on a trap which connects
to a special waste pipe.
(SECtiON lO15, )
(d) Every continuous waste and vent system shall consist
of an installation of waste piping, as hereinafter provided in
this section, in which the trap from one or'more plumbing fixtures
is not separately and independently vented and in which the largest
waste pipe is continued as a vent pipe through the roof undiminished
in size,'and in ~vhich any other waste pipe or branch more than
fifteen (15) feet in length either connects to such vent pipe
or is continued as a separate vent pipe'through the roof undiminished
in size.
Every waste pipe in any such system shall be at least two
(2) pipe sizes larger than the sizes required by Section lO03 of
this ordinance; provided, however~ that no increase in size shall
be required for any refrigerator or sand box~
No vertical vJaste pipe shall be used for any such sytem,
except for theltail piece or connection between the outlet of a
plumbing fixture and the trap therefor.
Every plumbing fixture installed on any such system shall
be separately and independently trapped~ as elsewhere provided in
this ordinance.
No water-closet or urinal shall be installed on any such
system, in any case.
Every continuous waste and vent system shall be first
approved by the Plumbing Inspector before any portion of any
such system is installed, and said Inspector may require complete
plans and specifications to be submitted before granting any
approval--~herefor~ ....
lO16.~Fixtures Back to Back.
Two fixtures of the same kind, set back to back, or side
to side, within the distance allowed between a trap and its vent,
may be served with One continuous soil or waste vent pipe, as the
case may be, provided that each fixture wastes separately into an
approved double fitting having inlet openings at the same level.
ARTICLE 11.
HOUSE DRAINS AI\~ HOUSE SE'¢~RS
ll__QOi_~.IndeDendent Systems.
The plumbing and drainage system of each new building
shall have an independent connection with.the public sewer, if such
public sewer exists in the street or alley upon which the property
abuts', except that one or more buildings located on any lot, under
the same ownership,'may be connected to the same house drain or
house sewer.
ll02. O_l__dHouse Sewers and Drains.
01d house sewers and house drains may be used in connec-
tion with new buildings or new plumbing and drainage work only
when they are found~ on examination and test, to conform in all
respects to the requirements governing new house sewers and house
drains. If the old work is found defective, the proper adminstra-
tive authority shall notify the owner to make the changes necessary
to conform to this ordinance. No building or part thereof shall be
erected or placed over any part of a drainage system which is con-
structed of vitrified clay pipe or cement concrete pipe, or pipe of
a similar substance.
110~. Cesspools an__d Septic-Tanks
When a public sewer is more than two hundred (200) feet
from the nearest property liner all drainage piping from buildings
and premises may be connected to an approved private sewage disposal
works, a septic tank or cesspool.
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1~104. ~xcavations. ~ ~ ~ ~
All excavations required to be made for the installation of
a plumbing and drainage system, or part thereof, shall be open trench
work. All trench work within or without a building shall be kept
open until the piping has been tested, inspected and approved.
110~. House ~ewers in Nade Ground.
The house sewer~ or any other drainage piping serving in
the capacity of a house sewer, when laid in made or filled in ground
shall be laid on a bed of well tamped earth or approved grillage or
concrete.
1106. Depth o__fDr~ina~e Pi~in~.
No house sewer, or other drainage piping, shall be installed
within three (3) feet of any bearing wall. All underground drainage
piping shall be laid at sufficient depth to provide protection from
vehicle traffic.
1107. Drainage Below Nai__nSewer Level.
Drainage piping serving fixture located below the crown
level of the main sewer shall discharge into an approved watertight
sump or receiving tank so located as to receive the sewage or other
wastes by gravity. From such sump or receiving tank the sewage or
other liquid wastes shall be lifted and discharged into the house
drain or house sewer, by ejectors~ pumps or other equally efficient
approved mechanical devices.
The discharge line from such ejector, pump, or other mech-
anical device, shall be provided with an accessible back water valve,
dms connects
and if the gravity drainage line to which such ° c~arge line
is horizontal, the method of connection shall be from the top through
a "~ZE" branch fitting. - ....... ~.
All back water valves, motors, compressors, air tanks, or
other mechanical devices, shall be located where they will be
accessible for inspection and repair at all times, and, unless con-
tinuously exposed, shall be enclog~d in a watertight masonry pit,
fitted with a removable cover.
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The drainage and venting systems in connection with fixtures,~
sumps, receiving tanks and mechanical waste lifting devices, shall be
installed under the same requirements as provided for in this ordin-
ance for gravity systems.
ll08. S~.an__dBeceivin~ Tanks.
All sumps and receiving tamks shall be constructed of concrete
or metal. If constructed of concrete, the walls and bottom shall be
not less than six (6) inches thick, plastered on.the inside with cement
plaster not less than one-half (½) inch thick. Netal sumps and receiv-
ing tanks shall be of such thictmess as to serve the purpose for which
they are intended, and shall be painted inside and outside with corro-
sion resisting paint.
All such sumps and receiving tanks shall be either automatic-
ally discharged, or be of sufficient capacity to retain all sewage
and wastes discharging therein for a'~period of not less than twenty-
four (24) hours.
All sumps and receiving tanks shall be provided with sub-
stantial air tight covers having a bolt and gasket type manhole
that will permit access to the tamk for repairs and cleaning..The
cover shall be provided with a vent pipe, which shall extend through
the roof, either separately or combined with other vent pipes, the
size of which shall be in conformity with the requirements of Table
Number 3, but in no case shall it be less than two (2) inches in
diameter.
Air tanks shall be so proportioned as to be of equal
cubical capacity to the ejectors com~ected therewith, in whichlthere
shall be maintained an air pressure of not less than two (2) pounds
for each foot of height the sewage is ~6 ~e r~ised.
ll09. Back Water Valves Required in Basements o__rCellars.
In every case where a plumbing outlet. for a plumbing fixture
and/or for any other purpose will be install'ed and/or located in any
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cellar or basement, at the point where~ the house sewer and/or sewe~
connection crosses under the curb or property line, an approved type
of back water trap or an approved type of back water sewer valve
shall be installed at such location in the soil pipe, waste pipe or
house drain extending from any such outlet and/or plumbing fixture.
Every such valve shall be installed in a box or manhole of concrete,
or in some other approved manner, so that such valve will be readily
accessible.
Whenever it shall come to the attention of the Plumbing
Inspector that sewage is overflowing from any plumbing fixture,
due to the backing up of sewage in the public sewer, or due to
pressure in the public sewer, or due to any cause whatsoever except
temporary stoppage in any such plumbing fixture, said Inspector is
hereby authorized and empowered to order and require such plumbing
fixture to be disconnected and removed, and the outlet thereto
plugged or capped up, or he may require the back water trap or back
water sewer valve, required by the first paragraph of this section,
to be installed to prevent such overflow.
An approved, automatically operated, nonclogging, and
impellet type of sewer ejector or similar appliance, and an approved
water and gas tight sump may be installed in lieu of such back water
trap or back water sewer valve~in the event that every such installa-
tion complies with .the provisions of this section.
lllO.. Ho~se Drain a__n~ House SeE~r Nat~rial~.
(a) The house sewer, beginning three (3) feet outside the
building line, shall be either cast iron or vitrified clay pipe, of
approved standards.
Cast iron pipe and fittings shail ~e of a quality commer-
cially known as "standard", and shall be coated both inside and
outside with liquid asphalt, and shall be not less than four
inches in diameter.
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~ ~ Vitrified clay pipe and f~ttin~s shall conform to the
A.S.T.N. Standard Specifications for Clay Sewer Pipe, serial
designation C-13-40, and shall not be less than four (4) inches in
diameter. All vitrified clay pipe shall be laid to a true line and
even grade on a firm foundation, with suitable excavation to receive
the socket so as to provide uniform bearing along the entire length
of the barrel of the pipe. Pipe laying shall start at the lowest
point and proceed up-grade with the socket pointing up-grade. All
joints in vitrified clay pipe shall be made with ahot-poured C.P.I.
(sulphur-silica) compound or approved equal. Such material must be
insoluble in any of the wastes ordinarily carried by drainage systems,
and when subjected to temperature of one hundred and fifty (l~0)
degrees Fahrenheit, shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the
effectiveness of the joint. Both the jointing material andsthe
construction of the joint must be such as to prevent the penetration
of roots. All vitrified clay pipe house sewers shall have a depth
of cover of at least twelve (12) inches, except when protected with
concrete. A tee or wye shall be placed in a vertical position at
the property line for the purpose of testing the line. Such test
shall consist of filling the system with water to a point producing
a ten foot head on the house sewer. During'the test the joint shall
show no appreciable leakage. All test plugs, hose and other equip-
ment necessary for the test must be supplied by the contractor
making the installation. No joint shall be covered or concealed
until the line has been inspected, tested and approved by the
Plumbing Inspector, but must be covered immediately after such
approval.
(b~"~he'house drain sha!i be of ca~t iron~pipe of approved
standards and there shall be no joint under or in a foundation wall.
1111. Sizes o__fHouse Drains, House Sewers, a__n~ Horizonta.~. Branches.
The minimum size of any house sewer, house drain, soil pipe,
waste~ipe, special ate pipe, or~o~he~draina pipe, shall be
determined on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained
by them, in accordance with Table Number 3 of this ordinance.
lll2. Rai~ Water t._qo Public Gutters.
No rain water from roofs, or other rain water drainage
of premises, shall discharge upon a public sidewalk. V~en it is
desired to conduct rain water from a building or premises to a
public street gutter, the outside underground drainage piping shall
be galvanized wrought iron or steel pipe, or cast iron pipe.
Water leaders connecting to such underground drainage
piping, which are outside of a building wall that abuts on a public
thoroughfare, shall be constructed of galvanized wrought iron or
steel pipe, or cast iron pipe, for a distance~of not less than
five (~) feet vertically above official grade.
lll~. Sheet Netal Leaders ~nd Downs~outs.
No sheet metal water leader shall be installed on the
inside of a building, inner court, or vent shaft.
No sheet metal water leader shall be connected to any
drainage system which connects with a public sewer, septic ta~
or cesspool.
lll4. Defective Sheet Netal Water Leaders.
When an existing sheet metal water leader pipe within the
walls of any building becomes defective, such water leader shall
be replaced with one which conforms to this ordinance.
lll~. Rain Water Drainage Pi~in~ Naterials.
All underground roof and ares rain water drainage piping
within the walls of a building shall be cast iron pipe and fittings,
and all such piping above ground.S~ be cast iron pipe and
fittings or galvanized wrought iron or steel pipe, with drainage
fittings of approved standards.
lll6. Overflow Pi~es.
No overflow pipe from a roof, tank, expansion tardy, drip-
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pan o~ other deviceI shall be directly co~meCted to any soil, waste
or vent pipe, house drain or house sewer.
lll7.
Inner Court, Ven___~t Shaft an__d Light W~ell Drains.
I~mer courts, vent shafts, light wells, or similar areas
having rain water drains, shall discharge into the public street
gutter.
ARTICLE 12.
S PEC IAL WASTES
1201. Special Waste Pipes for Food or Drink Receptacles.
No refrigerator, cooling counter, compartment, receptacle,
appurtenance or device which is used, designed~ 0r intended to be
used for the manufacture, preparation, storage, or handling of
foods or drinks, shall have any drain pipe in connection therewith
directly connected to any soil, waste or vent pipe. Such pipes are
special-waste pipes as defined in Section 238 of .this ordinance,
and all wastes drained by them shall discharge into an open floor
sink or hopper, which is properly connected to.the drainage system.
All plumbing fixtures receiving the discharge of special
waste pipes shall be of such shape and capacity as to prevent
splashing or flooding, and shall be located where they are .readily
accessible for inspection and cleaning. No plumbing fixture which
is used for domestic or culinary purposes shall be used to receive
the discharge of a special waste pipe.
Each drainage outlet which connects to a special waste
pipe and exceeds twenty-four (24) inches in length, shall be
effectively trapped, but such traps need~not be vented. Angles and
changes of direction of special waste pipes shall be provided with
~le~n0~tI"Dlugs so ~s to permit~ f~ushing ~and~cleaning
1202. Sizes of RefriEerator an___~SimilaK Special Waste Pipes.
Refrigerator a'nd similar special waste pipes shall be not
less in size than shown in the following table:
TABLE I'~/~ER 4
2 Openings on 1" pipe
6 Openings on 1~"' Pipe
1I'' Pipe
12 Openings on
20 Openings on 2" Pipe
1203. Refrigerator Stacks ThrouKh
Refrigerator and similar special waste pipe stacks more
than one story in height shall extend full size through the
as a vent pipe.
1204. ~a~ ~ Elevator Drains.
Drain pipes from water tanks and exhaust pipes from hydraulic
elevators shall not be directly connected to the drainage system. Such
pipes may discharge into an open fixture or sump.
~120~. Indirect Wastes £o___~S~ecial ADDlianees.
Appliances~ deviees~ or apparatus not regularly elassed as
plumbing fixtures, but which have drips or drainage outlets~ shall be
drained by special waste pipes discharging into an approved open
plumbing fixture~ sump, or floor drain.
Clean Punning water~ used exclusively as a cooling medium
in an appliance~ device or apparatus~ may discharge-into the inlet
side or a fixture trap, in the event that a suitable fixture, sump,
or £1oor drain is not available to receive such discharge. Such trap
connection shall be by means o£ a pipe connected to the inlet side
an approved fixture trap~ the upper end terminating in a fum~el-shaped
?eeeptacle, set ad3aeent to and not less than six (6) inches above
the overflow rim of the fixture into which the water shall discharge.
1206. Steam and Hot Water DrainaKe: Condensors an__~ SumDs.
No steam pipe~s~a~l connect to any part of a drainage or
plumbing system~ nor'shall any water above one hundred and forty
(1~0) degrees Fahrenheit be discharged into any part of a drainage
system.~ Such pipes may be indirectly connected by discharging into
an open or closed condensor~ or +intercepting sump of approved type~
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which will prevent the entrance of s~eam 6r water under pressure ~ ~
into the drainage system. All closed condensors or sumps shall be
provided with a pressure relief pipe not less than one pipe size larger
than the largest inlet, which relief pipe shall be taken off the top
and extend separately full size above the roof. All condensors and
sumps shall be properly trapped at the outlet with a deep seal trap,
and the trap shall be vented. Outlets shall be taken off from the
/~i~de in such manner as to allow a water line to be maintained that will
permanently occupy not less than two thirds (2/3) the capacity of the
condensor or sump. All inlets shall enter above the water line, and
the outlet size shall be not less than one (1) pipe size larger than
the largest inlet.
Sumps, condensors, or intercepting tanks which are constructed
of concrete, shall have walls and bottom not less than four (4) inches
in thickness, and the inside shall be cement plastered not less than
one-half (~) inch in thickness. Condensors constructed of metal
shall not be less than Number Twelve (12) U. S. Standard gauge and.
be provided with a manhole or other suitable means of access for
cleaning.
1207. Wash Rack and Similar DrainaEe.
All floor drainage from public laundries, canneries, packing
houses, slaughter houses, soap factories, bottling works, dairies,
milk or cream establishments, wash-racks, floors and/or areas where
automobiles, trucks, vehicles, cars, or locomotives are washed, shall
run to an intercepting settling tank or sump, so designed and con-
structed that mud and other objectionable materials will be retained
therein. All such sumps or settling tanks shall discharge the waste
~a~er onl~ i~to--a' secondary sand tra~ ~that_~s~Ip~p~r~y' connected to
the drainage system and which is so located, designed and constructed
as to prevent floor drainage entering same, other than through its
connection with the settling tank or sump.
1208. Construction of ~ettlin~ Tanks, Sum~s and Sand Traps.
Settling tanks, sumps, and/or sand traps shall be construct-
ed of concret'e in accordance with approved plan Number ll-4-B1 on
file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Bakersfield.
All inlets to a 'sand trap shall enter above the water
line thereof, and the outlet size-shall not be less than the
largest inlet, and in no case less than four (4) inches.
All settling tanks and/or sumps which are installed to
receive floor drainage from canneries, packing plants, and/or
similar establishments, shall be provided with approved metal
screens or strainers, so constructed as to prevent the passage
through them of anything other than liquids. 'Such screens or
strainers shall be installed above the water line and below all
inlets, and shall be removable, or be provided with a manhole
that will permit entrance for cleaning purposes.
1209. DrainaRe From Acid and Chemical Fixtures.
Drainage from fixtures, receptacles, apparatus or devices
in which acids or chemicals are used, shall be conveyed to the
public sewer through a drainage system that is separate and dis-
tinct from any other drainage system. The vents shall be of cast
iron or lead.
1210. Naterials o__fAcid Fixtures an__dDraina~e Pi~in~.
Sinks, tanks, or other receptacles, apparatus or devices
in which acids or chemicals are used, which are designed to dis-
charge waste, shall be constructed of approved acid resisting
materials, or shall be lined with sheet lead weighing not less
than six (6) pounds per square foot.
All branches and joints~ j~'kea~'~Cid wastes and sinks
must be made by means of burned lead joints.
Acid sinks, tanks, or other similar'fixtures or devices,
shall directly connect to a separate system of waste pipes, con-
structed of medium lead or Durion not less than two (2) inches in
diameter. Such special system shall run separately to.a public sewer.
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Vent pipes in connection ~ith ~uch systems shall be of I. cast
'iron or lead pipe, and there shall be no connection between such
vents, and any vent serving any other system.
1211. Swimmin~ Pools.
All swimming pools shall have the bottom and inner sides
constructed of smooth, nonabsorbent materials, and shall be so
constructed as to be properly drained through one or more metal
grated openings. All such drains shall have a gate valve installed
therein, located in an accessible room or masonry pit outside the.
walls of the pool, and if the pool bottom is below street grade,
or is otherwise subject to back-flow of sewage, a back water valve
shall be installed next to, and on the sewer side, of the gate
valve.
No pool designed to be supplied with water direct from
the domestic water supply shall have any water inlet thereto below
the extreme overflow level of the pool.
There shall be no direct connection between any domestic
water supply line and any circulating pump, filter, water softener,
or other apparatus or device, that comes in contact with the water
in or from the pool. Re-circulating systems shall take the water
supply to the pool from an open surge tank. The supply to the surge
tank shall be above the extreme overflow level, and constructed in
such a manner as to prevent water from the tank entering the supply
line.
Scum gutter drains.and/or floor drains serving the walks
around the pool may be installed as special waste pipes, provided
independent vent pipes are installed on the high ends of mains in
~-a -ma~nner ~that- will ~assure a _circulation of air. ·
1212. Cesspools an~ Septic Tanks.
V~en a public sewer is more than two hundred (200) feet
from the nearest property line~ all drainage piping may connect
to a cesspool or septic tank until such time as a public sewer
is available. V~en a cesspool is discontinued for use, it shall
be filled with earth or other sUi%abl~ material, and all pipes~in I~
connection therewith shall be disconnected and plugged.
Every cesspool shall have a diameter of at least three
(3) feet, inside measurement, and shall be of such a depth as
will adequately dispose of all waste matter, and shall be located
at a distance of not less than twenty (20) feet from any dwelling,
nor less than ten (10) feet from any other building, without
special permission so to do from the Plumbing Inspector. The
side walls shall be at least eight (8) feet in height and four
($) inches in thickness, and shall be built of hard burned whole
brick,.which shall be spaced not more than two and one-half (2~)
inches apart. Each cesspool shall have a strong and firm arched
cover of brick and cement, not less than twenty-four (24) inches
below the surrounding surface of the ground.
No septic tank shall be installed until plans and specifica-
tions therefor have been filed with, and approved by, the Plumbing
Inspector. Such plans and specifications shall show the size of
the property, and the location and size of all buildings on such
property, the number and kind of plumbing fixtures proposed to
be connected, the character of the soil, the proposed location
of the septic tank and disposal field, and a description of the
'materials to be used. When the submitted plans and specifica-
tions are in compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Board of Health of the State of California pertaining to septic
.tanks, the Plumbing Inspector shall issue a Special Permit
authorizing the installation.
ARTICLE 13.
INSPEcT 0 Am T ST .' .......
l~O1. All Work' to be InsDec_t. ed.
All pipes and fittings, traps, fixtures, appurtenances
and devices of Plumbing, drainage, water and gas piping systems
shall be inspected by the Plumbing I~s~ector to insure compliance~
with all the requirements of this ordinance.
l~Q2. ~otif!cation.
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized
by the permit to notify the Plumbing Inspector orally, or in writ-
ing, when said work is ready for inspection. Such notification
shall be given not less than four (4) working hours before the
work is to. be inspected,
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized
by the permit to make sure that the work will stand the test pres-
cribed before giving the above notification.
l~O~. Nat~rials an__dLabor ~o~ Tests.
The equipment, material, power, and/or labor necessary for
the inspection and test shall be furnished by the person doing the
work authorized by the permit.
1~04. Nethod q.~ TestinK.
All the piping of a plumbing and/or drainage system shall
be tested with water or air in the following manner:
(a) Water Test:
The water test shall be applied to the plumbing and/or
drainage system in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the
entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed,
except the highest opening in the system, and the'system filled
with water to the point of overflow. All dead ends shall be
relieved of air during the process of filling, whether in sections
or in its entirety.
If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be
tightl_y _cl~osed, except the highest opening under test, and each
section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be tested
with less than a ten (lO) foot head of water or a five (~) pound
pressure of air. In testing successive sections, the upper ten
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(1~) feet of the next preceding ~ect~on shall be re-tested, so ~
that the entire system will be submitted to a test of at least a
ten (10) foot head of water or a~five (%)pound pressure of air.
Under any test the water or air pressure shall remain con-
stant for not less than fifteen (1%) minutes, without any further
addition of water or air, or showing of leaks.
(b) Air Test:
The air test shall be made by attaching the air compressor
or test apparatus to any suitable opening, and closing all other
inlets and outlets to the system, then forcing air into the system un-
til there is a uniform pressure sufficient to balance a column of
mercury ten (lO) inches in height, or five (5) pounds per square inch
on the entire system. This pressure shall be maintained for fif-
teen (l~) minutes without showing a loss.
1R05. CoverinE o__fWorkj
No plumbing, drainage, water or gas piping system or part
thereof shall be covered or concealed until it has been inspected,
tested and approved as herein prescribed.
1~06. Floors No__t.Lai__dUnt~l After Inspection.
In the construction of buildings in which the bottom of
the first floor joists are within three (3) feet of the ground,
such flooring shall not be laid until the rough plumbing', gas
and water systems underneath such floor has been inspected and
tested.
1ROT. U__nc._o_verinE Work.
If any drainage or plumbing system or part thereof is
covered or concealed before being regularly inspected, tested
and~appr0ved as herein prescribed, it shall be exposed upon
the direction of the Plumbing Inspector.
1~08. De__f~ctive Work.
If inspection or tests show defects', such defective work
or material shall be remedied or replaced within a reasonable
time and inspection and test repeated.
1R09. Water Distribution ~Vstem Te___sIs.
Upon the completion of the entire water distribution system,
including connections to appurtenances, devices, tanks, apparatus
or fixtures, it shall be tested and inspected, and shall prove
tight under a wat~er pressure not less than the maximum pressure
under which it is to be used.
l~10. Fina~ Fixture Test.
Upon the completion of the setting or installing of plumb-
ing fixtures, or other devices, apparatus, appurtenances or
appliances having waste and/or water connections, and prior to
the general-use thereof, it shall be the duty of the person doing
such work to notify the Plumbing Inspector that such work is
ready for inspection and test. All water, gas and waste connec-
tions shall prove tight, without leaks or defects. Upon approval
the Plumbing Inspector shall issue a Final Certificate of Approval
to that effect.
l~ll. A_~.~ Test of Defective P__l~bi_~Systems.
The air test shall be used in testing the sanitary condi-
tion of the drainage or plumbing system of any building or
premises when there is reason to believe that it has become defective.
In buildings or premises condemned by the proper administrative
authority, because of an unsanitary condition of the plumbing
system, or part or parts thereof, the alterations in such systems
shall not be considered as repairs, but as new work.
1R12. When I~s~ection a__n~ Test !~ No__tlRequired.
No tests or inspections shall be required where a plumbing
.... syste~I~1 or part thereof~ i-s-set ~up~£or!-e~xhibition_~urposes and has
no connection with a drainage system; nor after repairing of
fixtures, faucets or valves used for the same purpose~ nor after
forcing out stoppages and repairing leaks.
1 ~1~. M_a_!ntenance .. · ~
All plumbing or drainage systems found defective or in
an unsanitary condition shall be repaired, renovated, replaced
or removed, upon written notice from the proper administrative
authorities.
ARTICLE l~
PL~ING FACILITIES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN
TYPES OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDING OCCUPANCIES
1401. _Dwellinns. -
· Every dwelling shall have not less than one (1) water
closet and one (1) kitchen sink, for the exclusive use of each
family living therein.
1402. Apartment Houses.
Every apartment house shall have not' less than the
minimum number of plumbing fixtures required by the State Housing
Act of California.
140~. Hotels.
Every hotel shall have not iess than the minimum number
of plumbing'fixtures required by the State Housing Act of Calif-
ornia.
1404. Places o__fAmusement an__d Public Assemblage.
Every theatre, auditorium, stadium, athletic field,
church, or other place or building where the public congregates.
for pleasure, amusement~ or otherwise, shall be provided with
adequate toilet facilities, and if such place or building is
intended to be used, or is used by persons of both sexes~ there
shall be separate toilet facilities provided for each sex~ those
intended ~o ~ used by females shall be plainly marked "FOR WOI~N"~
and those intended~to be used by males shall be plainly marked
"FOR REN", or similar words to that effect.
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~ Toilet accommodations f~r~ma~es and f a shall be em lea
placed in separate rooms., with a traveling distance between the
doors thereof of ~not less than twenty (20) linear feet.
In, or adjacent to~ the room containing such toilet ac-
commodations there shall be provided not less than one lavatory or
wash basin, and not less than one drinking fountain.
1~0~. Stores,,~ ShqDs, F_~ctories an__d Places ~ Business.
Every factory, work shop, public laundry, cannery, packing
establishment, mercantile establishment, used car lot, or any
similar buildings, works or establishment, shall be provided with
not less than one water closet for each fifteen (15) persons, or
fractional part thereof, regularly occupied, employed, or working
in any such building or premises, or portion thereof. If persons
of both sexes occupy, or are employed in such establishment, there
shall be separate toilet accommodations for each sex, the number
of which shall be based as above.
In, or adjacent to, the room containing such water closets
there shall be provided not less than one wash basin, or wash sink,
and if there be ten or more persons regularly employed, there shall
be not less than one drimking fountain for each one hundred (lO0)
persons, or fractional part thereof.
Toilet accommodations for males and for females shall be
placed in separate rooms, entirely cut off by approved walls and
ceilings, and be plainly marked "FOR ~N" and "FOR WOtVfEN", or
similar words to that effect.
1406. Schools.
Every school building,' public or private, shall bedprovided
with the following plumbing fixtures:
(a) One water close for every thir~"i30) male*pUpiis, or
fractional. part thereof.
(b) One'urinal for every thirty (30) male pupils, or frac-
tional part thereof.
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(c) One water closet for every twenty (20) female pupils,
or fractional part thereof.
(d) One wash basin, or wash sink, for every twenty (20)
pupils~ or fractional part thereof. Where continuous sectional
wash sinks are installed, each water faucet shall be counted as
one (1) wash basin or wash sink, and water faucets shall be placed
not less than fourteen (14) inches apart on centers.
(e) One drinking fountain in each story~ including a base-
ment, if used for school purposes, for each one hundred (lO0) pupils,
or fractional part thereof.
(f) One slop sink in each story and basement.
Whenever any school building is more than two (2) stories
and basement in height, plumbing fixtures shall be provided on
each floor above the second story, in sufficient number to pro-
vide accommodations for all male and female pupils in that story,
based on the number of persons in each story in accordance with
the number of plumbing fixtures hereintofore required in this
section.
Toilet accommodations for males, and for females, shall
be placed in separate rooms, with a traveling distance between
the doors thereof of not less than twenty (20) linear feet.
Toilet rooms for males shall be plainly marked "BOYS" or
and toilet rooms for females shall be plainly marked "GIRLS" or
"WOI~EN".
In any school building for male and female pupils where
each sex will constitute approximately one-half of the number
of such'pupils, the plumbing fixtures required by this section
'Shall"~'apporti~ned'on the basis of-fifty ~0%) per cent for
males, and fifty per cent (~0%) for female pupils. In all
other cases, the number of plumbing fixtures for each sex shall
be based upon the maximum number of male pupils, and the maximum
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number of female pupils who will ~e in the building at any one
time.
1407. Temporary Toilet Facilities.
Suitable approved toilet facilities shall be provided
for the use of workmen during the construction of buildings
when deemed necessary by the Health Officer; such.toilet
facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
ARTICLE 15
GAS APPLIANCES, FLUES, VENTILATION
1501. Flues an__dVents for Gas ADDlianq~s.
Every gas buring kitchen range, water heater, bath room
wall heater, floor furnace~ central heating plant or heater in
false fireplace, hereinafter installed, must be provided with a
flue, not less than twelve (12) square inches in area, to be
carried at least one foot above the roof (except as hereinafter
provided), and in no case shall the vent from any gas burning
appliance terminate less than ten (10) feet from any openable
window or door~ unless said vent shall be two (2) feet above said
opening. When flues are concealed, the enclosing lath shall be
either metal or gypsum. Such flues shall be placed not closer
than one (1) inch to any wood or combustible material, and shall
be securely supported. The least internal dimension of such
flue shall be not less than two (2) inche~. Flues shall be
made of terra cotta or concrete (of bell and spigot type) or
brick or other approved material.
No vent shall be smaller than the vent opening on appli-
ance it serves. All flues must be properly fastened and supported
and protected by proper back draft cap of coppeFI$~alvanized
iron.
When more than one vent connects to the same flue, said
flue must be increased fifty percent (~0~) of area of all additional
connections.
Exposed metal flues may be made of galvanized iron of not
less'than number twenty-six (26) gauge. Flues shall be installed
with male end pointing to appliance, and shall have a rise of ~"
vertical to every foot horizontal. No horizontal flue shall
exceed twenty feet (20') in length, except by special permit by
the Building Department, provided, however, appliances using fuel
other than gas that are converted to burngas may useloriginal
flue or smokepipe, if the said flue or smokepipe is not defective.
Where architectural conditions are such that it is im-
practicable to carry flues above roof, they may terminate at a
point to be determined by the Plumbing Inspector.
All ~lues shall have joints made gas tight, and shall be
installed with male end pointing to appliance.
No vent connection toany gas appliance having pilot pro-
vision for automatic or remote control shall be connected to any
chimney flue which is used as smoke flue for any stove, boiler,
heater, or other apparatus designed to burn wood, coal, oil, or
any fuel other than gas, unless such pilot provision is so
designed that the supply of gas to burners in connection therewith
will be automatically shut off when combustion of gas is not tak-
ing place at pilot, said device to be approved by the American
Gas Association; provided, however, vents from gas' ranges with
incinerators attached may be connected to chimney provided for said
incinerator. In all installations where said automatic device is
used, an approved type of back draft hood must be provided.
Nanually controlled. appliance vents shall not be connected
to chimney serving apparatus using fuel other than gas; provided,
however, no gas appliance can be connected to chimney serving a steam
or hot water.system or warm air furnace using fuel other than gas.
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When, in the judgment of the Plumbing Inspector, any
house gas piping~or gas appliance may appear to be defective or
otherwise thought to endanger life or property, the Plumbing
Inspector may order meter taken out or gas shut off or refused,
as the case may be, and shall notify the owner, tenant or occupant
of said premises or building where such gas supply is discontinued
or refused, and said notice shall state the reason or reasons for
such refusal or discontinuance.
Gas shall not be again supplied or connections made until
such time as said installations are change~ and approved by the
Plumbing Inspector.
It shall be unlawful for any gas company or other utility
to set or cause to be connected any gas meter to any house gas
piping unless~id house piping has been approved by the Plumbing
Inspector. This, however, shall not prohibit the connecting of
meters to any house gas piping that has been previously served
with gas, where no alterations or changes have been made in said
line.
Gas water heaters shall not be installed in bath rooms,
sleeping rooms, closets or garages.
Gas burning appliances installed in bath rooms prior to
the date on which this ordinance becomes effective may be renewed
or replaced with new appliances, providing said appliances are
properly~vented.
'Where gas outlets are provided in the room in which a
gas appliance is to be placed, said appliance may be connected
to outlet by other than registered plumbers (water heaters ex-
cepted)~-'
Every appliance shall be rigidly connected to house gas
piping by means of rigid metal pipe or by solid copper or brass
tubing. No flexible gas tubing shall be,used.
When two or more inlets ~are ~rovided in a gas appliance
flue such inlets shall be so placed that no inlet shall be
opposite to other inlets. All inlets to flues shall be made by
branch fittings of same mkterial as flue.
This ordinance shall not be construed as imposing on the
City of Bakersfield any liability or responsibility for damages
to any person injured by any defect in any house gas piping or
appliance, or by the installation thereof, nor shall the City of
Bakersfield or any official or employee thereof be held as assum-
ing any such liability or responsibil'ity by reason of the inspec-
tion authorized by this ordinance.
If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional
or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain-
ing portion.
Gas appliances installed in buildings where a ventilation
system is provided may be vented into such ventilation s~stem,
subject to approval of Plumbing Inspector.
The inspectors are instructed to observe the following
rules, regulations and specifications, governing the piping of
buildings,~ for the distribution of gas for light, heat and fuel:
PIPE I~ST BE RUN ACCORDING TO TB]E FOLLOWING SCHEDULE "'
Greatest
Length
AllOwed
20!
8o,
lO0'
200 '
3oo'
3 o'
Number and Size of O~enin~s Allowed:
Pipe
Size 1/2" ~/4" l" i 1/4" i 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" ~"
1/2" 2
3/4" 3 1
1" _~ 2 1
11/4" 8 ~i- 2 1
11/2" 10 7 4 2 1
2" 18 . 14. -' 7 3 -- 2
2 1/2" 28 22 12 ~ ~
3" 60 41 20 9
4" 140 86 43 2 0 12
Capacity
in Cu. Ft.
4" Per Hour
3o
loo
200
3oo
17 o
i 3 0o
For a given size pipe 1/4 of length will deliver twice
the discharge~ or four (4) times the length 1/2 the discharge.
Provided, that outlets designed to serve gas appli-
ances shall be not less in size than the inlet pipes to such
appliances. The total number of outlets allowed in the above
mentioned table for such pipe size shall be used for computing
the size of the house gas piping.
!~02. Risers.
All risers must extend to a point within 24 inches of
the proposed location of the meter. Where there ~re two or
more risers they must be 14 inches apart.
Risers in any building must not be less than:
2' from floor for 2 to l0 openings.
2' 6" from floor for l0 to 30 openings.
4' from floor for 30 to 60 openings.
Risers must be plainly marked with tags, wired on, to
designate the section of the building supplied.
Risers must never end in such a place that beams, girders,
or heater pipes, to be put on subsequently, will prevent making
connections to meter.
No risers will be allowed to be built in brick or con-
crete work, walls must be recessed to receive them.
No gas pipe will be allowed to be installed in concrete
floors.
l~O~. Pi~in~.
No house pipe less than 3/4 inches in diameter will be
permitted. Wall brackets and base plug outlets shall not be less
than 1/2 inch.- ~- ~ ~
Pipe must be free from obstructions.
Pipe must be free from traps. All pipes must grade
toward the riser.
Pipe must be rigidly supported by hooks and straps.
Long runs of horizontal pipe must be firmly supported
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Piping must not be run so as to support any weight
except fixtures or to be subject to any strain.
Piping between the building or property line and
mains must be installed by the gas company.
Hbuse gas piping and fittings in the reinforced
concrete buildings or under the ground~ must~be galvanized iron.
////i~04. Fittings.
No union couplings allowed in concealed work.
All drops in wooden frame building. s must be square
bent and securely fastened with wood.'
Where straight drops are necessary, straps must be
soldered on and securely fastened.
1~0~. Neter Location.
All meters will be installed by the Company upon the
customer's premises and at or near the point where gas shall be
delivered to the customer, which point of delivery shall be
located as near as possible to the point where the service pipe
enters the property~ and said meters shall be so placed as to be
at all times accessible for inspection, reading and testing.
Neters are to be located in a room or cabinet provided
for the purpose. Access to said room or cabinet must be by
door, which shall not be less than eighteen (18) by twenty (20)
finches in size.
Neters will not be located under show windows in
engine, boiler, heater or electric rooms.
1 506. Testing.
House piping must be tested after the finishing course
of plaster ~has been put on.
House piping must stand a pressure equal to a column
of mercury at least eight (8) inches in height.
Split piping and fittings must be removed. The use ofI
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c~ent, water and acid to locat~~ and ~epair leaks is prohibited.
150Y. G__a~ A~l~ance Installation Fee._
No person, firm or corporation shall install or cause
to be installed any gas fired water heater, gas heating furnaces,
floor furnaces or gas piping, without first obtaining a permit
therefor from the Department of Building; provided, however,
permits shall not be required for minor repairs, but such work
shall be done in accordance with the ordinances of the City of
Bakersfield and the rules of the Department of Building.
(See Fee Schedule, Article 1, Section 120.)
1508. Minor Re~airs.
"Minor Repairs" are adjustment of appliances, replace-
ment of parts, repairing leaks and similar installation of any
piping or appliance.
1509. Control Valve Outside Of Fireplace.
No person, firm or corporation shall install or cause
to be installed any gas piping or outlet on the interior of any
fireplace using fuel other than gas, unless a control valve is
installed-on the exterior of the fireplace.
ARTICLE 16
LEGISLATIVE.
1601. Validity of Ordinance.
If any article, section, sub-section, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be un-
constitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The Council of the City of Bakersfield hereby declares
that~it-wouid havepasse~ t~is-or~inance, and each article, sec-
tion, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact 'that any one or more articles, sections, sub-sections,
sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
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1602. General penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation or association violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), or
by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
160~. Unlawful A~roval.
The issuance or granting of a permit shall not be
deemed or construed to be a permit for, or approval of, .any viola-
tion of the provisions of this ordinance. No permit purporting to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall be valid.
1604. Liability of City Official o__r Employee.
This ordinance shall not be construed as imposing upon
the City of Bakersfield any liability or responsibility for damage
resulting from defective plumbing or drainage systems, or the
installation thereof~ nor shall the City of Bakersfield, or any
official or employee thereof be held as assuming any such liability
or responsibility by reason of the inspection authorized there-
under.
//160~. Re~ealin~ Ordinances.
Ordinance Number 499 New Series of the City of Bakers-
field and all amendments thereto, and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby expressly
repealed.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was passed
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and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield~ at a reg-ular~'
meeting thereof ~ held on the / ~ ~ ~
. _ day of , 1942,
by the following vote:
City C of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
APPROVED by me this y of
NAY0 f the City of Bakersfield.
, 1942-
Afffi avi of os ing ri inanres
V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City-of Bakersfield;
and that on ........ ..A.p..r...i..l......l..4.. ............................... 19..4..2...., he'posted on the Bulletin Board at the
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
.at a meeting thereof duly held on ....... ..A.~...r..i...l.....l_..5. .............................. 19.._4..2_.., which ordinance
was numbered.....6...l..6.. ............ New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TEE PROTECTION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH; REQUIRING THE EXAMINATION,
REGISTRATION, AND BONDING OF PERSONS ENGAGED
IN TEE BUSINESS OF PLUMBING, OR LABORING AT
THE TRADE OF PLUMBING; REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR
THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF
PLUMBING, DRAINAGE, GAS AND DOMESTIC WATER SY-
STEMS; CREATING A BOARD OF APPEAL AND PRES-
SCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; DEFINING CERTAIN
TERMS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING,
DRAINAGE, GAS AND DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS, AND
REQUIRING TEE INSPECTION THEREOF; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VYoLATION HEREOF AND REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this