HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1409 ORDINANCE NO. 1409
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OV HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY REPEALING CHAPTER 84 THEREOF AND ADOPTING
A NEW CHAPTER 84 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION
BY REFERENCE OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,
1967 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does orda,in
a,s follows :
SECTION 1. Cha,pter 84 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto a, new Chapter 84 titled, "Uniform
Plumbing Code, " being Sections 8411 through 8415 to read a,s
follows:
CHAPTER 84
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
ARTICLE 841
8411. ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1967 EDITION.
The City of Huntington Beach does hereby a,dopt a,nd incorporate
that certain code known a,s the Uniform Plumbing Code, compiled
by the Interna,tiona,l Association of Plumbing and Mecha,nica,l
Off icia,ls, being pa.rticula,rly the 1967 edition thereof, and the
whole thereof including the a,ppendices thereto, save and except
such portions a,s a,re hereinafter deleted, modified or amended;
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of which code and amendments, not less than three copies have
been and now a,re filed in the office of the Clerk of the City
of Huntington Beach. Such code and amendments a,re hereby adopted
and incorporated a,s fully as though set out a,t length herein for
the purpose of prescribing regulations governing insta,lla,tion
and maintenance of plumbing and drainage systems, and the qua,li-
fica,tions and registration of persons engaged in the plumbing
business . From the date on which this chapter takes effect, the
provisions of said code, together with amendments thereto,
shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Huntington
Beach, California.
8412. DEFINITIONS . As used in this chapter, the fol-
lowing words and phrases, unless otherwise indicated from the
context, shall have the following meanings .
8412. 1. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY shall mean the Director
of Building and Safety or his authorized representative .
8412.2. ASSISTANTS shall mean the deputy inspector.
8412.3 . DEPARTMENT HAVING JURISDICTION shall mean, unless
otherwise provided by la,w, the Department of Building and Safety.
8413 . AMENDMENTS. The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1967
edition, is hereby amended and changed in the following respects .
8413 . 1. FEES . Section 1. 12 is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following pa,ra,gra,phs :
1. 12. Applicant shall pay for each permit, a,t the time of
issuance, one cent (10) per square foot of total dwelling and
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garage area, plus the applicable fees in the following schedule,
and at the rate provided for each classification shown therein:
SCHEDULE OF FEES
For issuing each permit $ 2.00
In addition
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures
on one trap (including water, drainage piping and
ba,ckflow protection therefor) 1. 50
For each building sewer and each trailer park sewer 5.00
Rainwater systems - per drain 2.00
For each cesspool 5.00
For each private sewage disposal system 10.00
For each water heater and/or vent 1. 50
For each ga,s piping system of one (1) to five (5)
outlets 1.50
For each gas piping system of six (6) or more, per
outlet .30
For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor,
including its trap and, vent, excepting kitchen
grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps 1.00
For installation, alteration or repair of water piping
and/or water-treating equipment 1. 50
For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping 1.50
For each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter in-
cluding ba,ckflow protection devices therefor 2.00
For vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices
on tanks, vats, etc . or for installation on unpro-
tected plumbing fixtures including necessary water
piping - one (1) to five (5) 2.00
Over five (5) , each .30
Gas meter ((for each separately metered unit) 1.00
Fees listed herein for residential construction
include all plumbing installations inside the structure. The fee
for any plumbing installation for which a, permit is required but
for which no fees are specified herein shall be based on the value
of the proposed work and shall be as provided in Table 3A, Uni-
form Building Code, 1967 edition, as amended.
The plan-checking fee shall be equal to one-fourth
of the total plumbing permit fee and shall be paid to the Administra,-
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tive Authority at the time of submitting plans and specifica-
tions for checking.
REFUND OF FEES. When construction authorized by a permit
is not begun and no inspections have been made, the Director of
Building and Safety shall, upon written request from the
permittee, make refund of fees subject to the following limita,-
tions:
No refund of fees shall be made of the basic permit fee
cost of $2.
No refund of fees or any part thereof shall be made unless
application for refund shall be made within one hundred twenty
(120) days from date of issuance of such permit.
8413.2. PIPING. Section 316, subsections (a) and (b) ,
is hereby amended as follows:
(a) VERTICAL PIPING.
(2) Cast Iron Soil Pipe. Cast iron soil pipe shall
be supported at every story height at least and at its base.
(b) HORIZONTAL PIPING.
(2) Cast Iron Soil Pipe. Where joints occur, suspended
cast iron soil pipe shall be supported at a maximum of five (5)
foot intervals; except that pipe exceeding five (5) feet in
length ma,y be supported at a, maximum of ten (10) foot intervals .
Supports shall be adequate to maintain alignment and prevent sa,g-
Bing and shall be placed within eighteen (18) inches of the hub
or joint. Hubless or compression gasket joints must be supported
at each branch connection and at every other joint except that
support shall be provided at each joint when the length between
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such branch connections and every other joint exceeds four (4)
feet, and such supports shall be placed on or immediately adjacent
to the coupling. Suspended pipes shall be braced so as to prevent
horizontal movement.
(3) Screwed Pipe . Screwed pipe (I.P.S. ) except as
provided in Section 1213(f) of this code shall be supported at
approximately ten (10) foot intervals .
8413.2. PIPING. Section 316, subsections (a) and (b) , is
hereby amended by adding the following thereto:
(a) VERTICAL PIPING.
(6) Hubless or Compression Gasket Joints. Hubless or
compression gasket joints shall be supported at every story height
at least, at their base and at sufficiently close intervals to
keep the system in alignment and to support the weight of the
pipe and its contents adequately.
(7) Plastic Pipe . Plastic pipe shall be installed and
maintained in straight alignment .
(b) HORIZONTAL PIPING.
(7) Plastic Pipe. Plastic pipe shall be supported at
not more than four (4) foot intervals.
8413 .3. CLEANOUTS . Section 406, subsections (a) , (b) and
(i) , is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Each horizontal drainage pipe over five (5) feet in
length shall be provided with a, cleanout at its upper terminal.
Except that cleanouts may be omitted on each horizontal drainage
pipe installed on a, slope of seventy-two (72) degrees or less from
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the vertical (angle of one-fifth bend) , and each such run of piping
which is more than one hundred (100) feet in total developed
length shall be provided with a, cleanout for each one hundred
(100) feet or fraction thereof; provided, however, that with the
exception of the building drain and its horizontal branches, a
cleanout shall not be required on any pipe or piping which is
above the first floor of the building. All horizontal drain
lines from sinks and urinals shall be served by a, cleanout regard-
less of distance.
An approved type of two-wa,y cleanout fitting in-
stalled outside a, building a,t the lower end of a, building drain
and extended to grade may be substituted for an upper drain
cleanout.
(b) An additional cleanout shall be provided in a horizon-
tal line for each a,ggrega,te change of direction exceeding 135
degrees.
(i) Cleanouts shall be provided for pressure drainage
systems a,s classified under Section 409(g)
8413.4. SIZE OF VENTS. Table 4-3 and Section 504, sub-
section (b) , a,re amended to read as follows:
Table 4-3. NOTE: the diameter of an individua,l vent shall
be not less than one and one-fourth (11) inches nor less than one-
half (2) the diameter of the drain to which it is connected.
Fixture unit load values for drainage and vent piping shall be
computed from Tables 4-1 and 4-2.
(b) A vent may exceed one-third (1/3) of the maximum hori-
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zontal length as limited by Table 4-3 provided the vent is in-
creased one pipe size for its entire length.
8413.5. VENT PIPE GRADES AND CONNECTIONS. Section 505,
subsection (c) , is hereby amended to read a,s follows:
(c) Unless prohibited by structural conditions, each vent
shall rise vertically to a, point not less than six (6) inches
above the extreme overflow level of the fixture served before off-
settinghorizontally, and whenever two or more vent pipes converge,
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each such vent pipe shall rise to a, point a,t least six (6) inches
in height above the top of the plumbing fixture it serves before
being connected to any other vent . When horizontal vents are
less than six (6) inches above the overflow level of the fixture,
the horizontal portion shall be installed with approved drainage
materials .
8413.6. CHEMICAL WASTES. Section 612, subsection (b) ,
is hereby amended to rea,d a,s follows :
(b) Each waste pipe receiving or intended to receive the
discharge of any fixture in which acid or corrosive chemical
is placed, and each ventilating pipe connected thereto, shall
be constructed of chemical resistant glass, extra heavy cast iron
pipe, high silicon iron pipe, lead pipe not less than one-eighth
(1/8) inch wall thickness, an approved type of ceramic glazed or
unglazed vitrified clay or other approved corrosion-resistant
materials.
8413 .7. TRAPS PROTECTED BY VENT PIPES . Section 702, sub-
section (d) , is hereby amended to read as follows :
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(d) The vent pipe opening from a, soil or waste pipe, except
for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the
weir of the trap. The developed length between the trap of a
water closet* or similar fixture and its vent shall not exceed
six (6) feet.
*Measure from top of floor flange to inner edge of vent .
8413.8. WATER PRESSURE, PRESSURE REGULATORS AND PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVES . Section 1007, subsection (g) , is hereby amended
to read as follows :
(g) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to preclude
the use of an approved temperature control device in addition to
the required relief valve, or to prevent the installation of an
approved combination temperature and pressure relief valve. Each
such temperature control device or combination temperature and
pressure relief valve shall be installed at an approved location
and shall be set to operate at two hundred ten (210) degrees
Fahrenheit or less and shall be so sized and designed as to pre-
vent any further rise in temperature . Each such combination
temperature and pressure relief valve shall be provided with a,
drain as required in subsection (e) of this section.
8413.9. PERCOLATION TESTS . Section 1114, subsection (a) ,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Wherever practicable, disposal field and seepage pit
sizes shall be computed from Table 11-4. All percolation tests
are based on a, twenty-four (24) hour period.
8413. 10. GAS METER LOCATIONS . Section 1211, subsections
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(a) and (f) , is hereby amended to read as follows :
(a) All gas meter locations shall be approved by the Ad-
ministrative Authority and the ga,s utility company.
(f) All ga,s piping shall be adequately supported by metal
straps or hooks at intervals not to exceed those shown in Table
12-4. Gas piping installed below grade shall be effectively sup-
ported at all points on undisturbed or well-compacted soil.
Material used for ba,ckfill around the pipe, shall be free of rocks,
building materials, hot ashes and trash.
TABLE 12-4
SUPPORT OF PIPING
SIZE OF PIPE (inches) FEET
ill 6
3/4�� or 1" 8
11t or larger horizontal) 10
l,, " or larger vertical) Every floor level
8413. 11. REQUIRED GAS PIPING SIZE. Section 1219, subsec-
tions (b) (6) and (d) , is hereby amended to read as follows :
(b) (6) Proceed in a, similar manner for each outlet and each
section of pipe . For each section of pipe determine the total ga,s
demand supplied by that section. Where ga,s piping sections serve
both heating and cooling equipment and the installation pre-
vents both units from operating simultaneously, only the larger
of the two demand loads need be used in sizing these sections.
(d) Where ga,s of a, different specific gravity is to be d-
livered, or where the pressure may be higher than fourteen (14)
inches or lower than seven (7) inches of water column, or when
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diversity demand factors are used, the design, pipe sizing, ma-
terials, location and use of such systems shall first be approved
by the Administrative Authority and the ga,s utility company sup-
plying the ga,s.
8413 . 12. MEDIUM PRESSURE GAS PIPING SYSTEMS . Appendix F,
pa,ra,graph F-4, is hereby amended by adding the following thereto:
EXCEPTION: Pounds to inches water column regulators installed
at the appliance location and equipped with limiting orifices
ca,pa,ble of releasing not more than five (5) cubic feet of gas
when supplied with five (5) psi of pressure, need not be vented
to an outside location when such appliance regulators have been
approved by the Administrative Authority and the gas utility com-
pany. These appliance regulators when installed at each appliance
location shall:
(a) Be connected to the same piping material used to
pipe the structure . A listed ga,s connector may be used to a,tta.ch
the low pressure piping downstream of the regulator to the ap-
pliance manifold.
(b) Have an approved ga,s valve in the supply line up-
stream of the pounds to inches water column regulator.
(c) Be accessible .
(d) Have the upstream pressure identified. Such identi-
fication shall be a metal tag permanently attached to the regulator
and state: WARNING: 2 to 5 pounds natural ga,s pressure. DO NOT
REMOVE.
(e) Be installed in a, location that communicates with
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a, ventilated area.
8414. PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person to in-
stall, enlarge, alter, reconstruct, equip, repair, use or main-
tain any plumbing or drainage system in the city or cause same
to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of
a, misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than Six Hundred Dollars or by imprison-
ment in the county jail for a, period of not more than one year,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm
or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for
each d.a,y or portion thereof during which any violation of any of
the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or per-
mitted by such persons, firm or corporation and shall be
punishable therefor as herein provided.
8415. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the va,-
lidity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Coun-
cil hereby declares that it would have adopted and passed this
chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof irrespective of the fact that any or more sections, sen-
tences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or void.
SECTION 3 . The provisions of these sections insofar as they
are substantially the same as existing provisions of the Huntington
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Beach Ordinance Code relating to the same subject matter shall
be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new
enactments .
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
from its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days of its adoption in the Huntington Beach News, a, newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington Beach,
California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a, regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach, California, held on the 6th da,y
of May 1968.
' Gr<
Mayor
ATTEST:
City P : rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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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 the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was rend to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 15th day of April. ,
19 68 and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 6th day ofy ,
19 68 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council®
AYES: Councilmen:
Shay, Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman, M-atney, Green
Coen
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
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City Clerk and e, officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
1, PAUL C. MOWS. CITY CLERK of the City of j
Hu ngton Beach and ex•officlO Clark of the City
CourmA.do hereby certify that the ordinance has
been pwub Wwd in thee HuntVigWn Beach News on
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