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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #859 ORDINANCE No. 859 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNT INGT ON BEACH ADOPTING THE "ORANGE EMPIRE PLUMBING CODE, 1961 EDITION" , BY REFERENCE, PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THE QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF PER- SONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF PLUMBING, OR LABORING AT THE TRADE OF PLUMBING; REQUIRING A PERMIT AND INSPECTION FOR THE INSTALLATION; OR ALTERATION OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CREATING AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AND A BOARD OF PLUMBER EXAMINERS? AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES: DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION, AL- TERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND THE INSPECTION THEREOF; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF , AND AMEND- ING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE' B"Y RE- PEALING CHAPTER 84, ENTITLED 1PLUMBING1 AND ALL SECTIONS AND ARTICLES THEREOF . The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach do or- da in a s follows: Section 1. Adoption of "Orange Empire Plumbing Code, 1961 Edition". There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, that certain code known as the "Orange Empire Plumbing Code , 1961 Edition", by reference, and the whole thereof, providing for the protection of the public health and safety, and the qualification and registra- tion of persons engaged in the business of plumbing, or labor- ing at the trade of plumbing; requiring a permit and inspect- ion for the installation or alteration of plumbing and drain- age systems; creating an administration office and a Board of Plumber Examiners, and prescribing their duties, defining cer- 1. Ord . No. 859 tain terms; establishing minimum regulations for the install- ation, alteration or repair of plumbing and drainage systems and the inspection thereof; providing penalties for its violation and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and now are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date of this ordinance shall take effect and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City of Huntington Beach. Section 2. Amendments Made in the Orange Empire Plumbing Code , 1261 Edition. The Orange Empire Plumbing Code , 1961 Edition, is hereby amended and changed in the following respects: (a) Wherever the words, "Superintendent of Building and Safety" are used in the Orange Empire Plumbing Code, it shall be held to mean "Director of Building and Safety". (b) That Section 73.159 on Page 133 of The Orange Empire Plumbing Code is hereby amended.andtl as amended, shall read in words and figures as follows: Section 23.1 . (UPD 1309) Prohibited locations. No water heater which depends on the combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any room used or designed to be 2. Ord. No. 859 used for sleeping purposes, bathroom, clothes closets, or in any other closet or other confined space opening into any bath or bedroom. Where not prohibited by other regulations, water heat- ers may be located under a stairway and landing. Section 3. If any section, sub-section, sentence , clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance: The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted and passed this ordinance , and each section, sub-section, sentence clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that aXy one or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or void. Section 1+. Any person, firm or corporation 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 $500.00 or by imprison- ment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty idf a separate of- fense for each day or portion thereof during which any viola- tions of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed continued, or permitted by such persons, firm or corporation and shall be punishable therefor as herein_ provided. Ord. No. 859 Section 5. The following sections of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code are hereby repealed: Article 841, en- titled, "Plumbing Code" , and all sections of said Article; Article 842 entitled "Inspector" , and all sections of said Article ; Article 843 entitled, "Permits" , and all sections of said Article ; Article 844 entitled "Inspections" , and all sections of said Article ; Article 845 entitled "Plumbers" and all sections of said Article; Article 846 entitled, "License" and all sections of said Article ; Article 847 en- titled "Examinations" , and all sections of said Article; provided , however, that the provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing or- dinances and sections of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, must be construed as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper, printed, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, California, and thirty (30) days after the adoption thereof, the same shall take effect and be in force. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, this 21st day of Au ust 1961. w ATTEST: May r r City 01 4. Ord. No.859 STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Orange ss City of Huntington Beach I, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of August ., 1961, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of August 1961, and was passed and adopted by the af- firmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Well a,, Lambert, Stewart, Gisler NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Waite City Clerk and officio Clerk of the - City Council o the City of Huntington Beach, California 6.