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Home My WebLink AboutORD NO 2767ORDINANCE NO. 2767 NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING CHAPTER 15.28 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. That Chapter 15.28 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to read as follows: Chapter 15.28 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE Sections: 15 28.010 15 28.020 15 28.030 15 28.040 15 28.050 15 28.060 15 28.070 15.28.080 15.28.090 15.28.100 15.28.110 15.28.120 15.28.130 15.28.140 15.28.150 15.28.160 15.28.170 Adoption. Modifications. Section 401(a) amended - Materials. Section 503(a) amended - Materials. Section 609 amended Cooling water. Section 903 amended Overflows. Section 1008(c) amended Installation, Inspection and Testing. Appendix D 1.0(a) amended pipe. Appendix I-4(b) amended Tests. Administration and enforcement. Rules and regulations. Nonliability of City for damages. Permit issuance not authority for violations. Corrections of error. Permit duration. Special owner's permit. Schedule of fees. Plastic rainwater Percolation 15.28.010 Adoption. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, that certain plumbing code known and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1979 Edition," (with appendices A through I), sponsored and copyrighted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, three (3) copies of which have heretofore been filed with the City Clerk of the City for use and examination by the public, is adopted by reference and enacted as the plumbing code of the City for the purposes stated therein. 15.28.020 Modifications. The sections of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1979 Edition, mentioned in Sections 15.28.030 through 15.28.090, as adopted by reference, are modified and amended as provided in Sections 15.28.030 through 15.28.090. 15.28.030 Section 401(a) amended - Materials. Section 401(a) is amended to read as follows: 401(a) Drainage piping shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC or other approved materials having a smooth and uniform bore, except: 1. that no galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches above the ground; 2. ABS and PVC DWV piping installations shall be limited to those structures where combustible construction is allowed. 15.28.040 Section 503(a) amended - Materials. Section 503(a) is amended to read as follows: 503(a) Vent pipe shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC or other approved materials, except: 1. that no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least six (6) inches above ground; 2. AB£ and PVC DWV piping installations shall be limited to those structures where combustible construction is allowed. 15.28.050 Section 609 amended - Cooling water. Section 609 is amended to read as follows: 609(a) Water which has been used as a cooling medium in any cooler, appliance, device or other apparatus shall not be connected to the drainage system on the premises where the cooler, appliance, device or other apparatus is located and used, nor shall the water be in any manner discharged into the sanitary sewer system of the City of Bakersfield, provided, however, that water which has been used as a cooling medium in any cooler, appliance, device or other apparatus must be disposed of in a manner approved by the Building Director of the City of Bakersfield. (b) All connections heretofore made or existing at the time of the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, as mentioned in this Section, shall be disconnected from the sanitary sewer system of the City of Bakersfield, and the discharge of water from the coolers, appliances, devices and other apparatus shall be effected in a manner approved by the Building Director. 15.28.060 Section 903 amended - Overflows. Section 903 is amended by adding a paragraph as follows: Overflows are required on all bathtub installations. 15.28.070 Section 1008(c) amended - Installation, Inspection and Testing. Section 1008(c) is amended to read as follows: 1008(c) No water piping shall be installed within a concrete slab or in the ground under a concrete slab of a building. EXCEPTIONS: If required by structural conditions, water piping may be installed in chases, sleeves, ducts or may be protected by an approved pipe wrapping material with the prior approval of the administrative authority in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Ferrous piping shall have a protective coating of an approved type, machine applied and conforming to recognized standards. Field wrapping shall provide equivalent protection and is restricted to those short sections and fittings necessarily stripped for threading. Zinc coating (galvanized) shall not be deemed adequate protection for piping or fittings. (2) Copper tubing shall be protected per paragraph (1) and shall be installed without joints where possible. Where joints are permitted, they shall be brazed, and fittings shall be wrought copper. 15.28.080 Appendix D 1.0(a) amended - Plastic rainwater pipe. Appendix D 1.0(a) is amended to read as follows: D 1.0(a) Rainwater piping placed within the interior of a building or run within a vent or shaft shall be of cast iron, galvanized steel, wrought iron, brass, copper, lead, Schedule 40 ABS or PVC DWV or other approved materials. ABS and PVC DWV piping installations shall be limited to those structures where combustible construction is allowed. 15.28.120 Nonliability of City for damages. This Chapter shall not be construed as imposing on the City or its officers or employees any liability for damage resulting from defective plumbing work, nor shall the City or its officers or employees be held to assume any such liability by reasons of the inspections authorized under this Chapter. 15.28.130 Permit issuance not authority for violations. A. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and/or specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the pro- visions of this Code. B. No permit or approval presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful. 15.28.140 Corrections of error. The issuance of a permit upon approval of plans and specifications shall not permit the Building Director from thereafter requiring the correction of error in the plans and specifications or from preventing construction or installation operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this Code or of any other ordinances or from revoking any permit or certificate of approval when issued in error. 15.28.150 Permit duration. Every permit issued by the Building Director under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by the permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the permit or, if the work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days, before the work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained to do so. 15.28.160 Special owner's permit. A. The Building Director may issue to an individual a special owner's permit authorizing the individual to do the plumbing or drainage work in, on or about a building of which the individual 15.28.090 Appendix I-4(b) amended - Percolation Tests. The following paragraph and tables are added to Appendix I-4(b) to read as follows: In order to determine the absorption qualities of question- able soils, the proposed site shall be subjected to percolation tests made in accordance with the U.S. Public Health Service test procedure (Manual of Septic-Tank Practice, Part I). For purposes of standardization, the following table shall be used to correlate percolation rates with Uniform Plumbing Code soil types: Percolation Rate Minutes/Inch Less than 1 1 to 3 3 to 10 10 to 25 25 to 60* Greater than 60 UPC Soil Type 1 2 3 4 5 Unacceptable *Unacceptable for seepage pits. UPC Soil Type in Disposal Area Required Minimum Size Of Disposal Site (Square Feet)* 1 2,000 2 2,500 3 4,500 4 9,000 5 16,000 *Exclusive of any areas which are unsuited for disposal system installation in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code and these standards. 15.28.100 Administration and enforcement. Whenever used in the Uniform Plumbing Code, the terms "Administrative Authority" and/or "Plumbing Official" mean the duly appointed and acting Building Director of the City, his duly authorized representative or such persons as hereafter may be authorized by law to perform the duties now being performed by that official in the City. 15.28.110 Rules and regulations. The Building Director may promulgate rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the City Council of the City, not in conflict with the provisions of this Chapter, to facilitate the enforcement and administration of the Uniform Plumbing Code. is owner; provided, that no plumbing or drainage work authorized under any such special owner's permit shall be done, nor shall the owner holding any such permit allow any such work to be done, except personally by the owner to whom the permit is issued or by a member of his immediate family. The issuance of such permit shall conform to the State Contractors' License Law, and if this or any other provision of this Chapter is violated by the holder of the special owner's permit, the permit shall be subject to immediate cancellation by the Building Director, and the holder thereof shall be liable to the penalty provided for violation of this Chapter. B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a home owner from obtaining a permit, doing his own work or hiring employees for wages in doing the work. 15.28.170 Schedule of fees. A. Plumbing permit fees shall be paid to the Building Director as set forth in the schedule of fees as printed in the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1979 Edition. B. In lieu of this schedule, and where new dwelling units are plumbed, the following schedule may be used: NEW DWELLING UNITS Number of bathrooms 1-bathroom 2-bathrooms 3-bathrooms 4-bathrooms 5-bathrooms C. A permit fee of Three Dollars and a sewer line fee of Five Dollars must be charged in addition to these unit schedule is used. Fees $12.00 18.00 24.00 30.00 36.00 ($3.00) for each building ($5.00) for each building fees where such new dwelling SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the City Charter provisions and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. ......... o0o ......... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21sf day of July , 1982, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCtLMEN: BARTON, CHRISTENSIN, MEANS, PAYNE PATTY, ROCKOFF, NOES COUNCILMEN: ABSEHL COUNCILMEN CITY CLERK a/rid ~x Officio Clerk of the CouncJ1 of the City of Bakersfield APPROV/~._'.' this 21s~ day of July MAY~/~f the City of Bakersfield , 1982 APPROVED as to form: CI/A~TO"/~of the ~' t~y of Bakersfield AJS:mm 7. Aff auil of osling r inan es STATE OF CALIFORNIA, t County of Kern ss. PHILIP KELMAR, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that o~r ......................................J...u...~_~_...~..3...; ...............................................................19_.~..~_ 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 .........................~.~..1._.Y......~..~A ...........................................19....87....., which ordi-~nce was numbere& ..............?..~.(~_? .................New Series, and entitled: An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Bakersfield amending Chapter 15.28 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code relative to Uniform Plumbing Code. / Cit~ Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~.~.'~ .. day of ............. ~.![~_~../~ ..................... ,19...~.~