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Home My WebLink About66-38 Uniform Plumbing CodeORDINANCE NO. (i6 -.fid' ADOPTION OF THE 1964 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMB- ING CODE AS COMPILED BY THE WESTERN PLUMBING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION, AND ADOPTING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO. THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I. It is hereby adopted the 1964 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code as compiled to the Western Plumb- ing Officials Association. Section II. Certain pages of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1964 Edition, are hereby amended or deleted as follows: Section 1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. Sec. 1.1 is amended to read as follows: Whenever the term "assistants" is used in this Code it shall be construed to mean the Senior Plumbing Inspector, Plumbing In- spector, or other inspector of the Department of Building Safe- ty and Housing of the City of Costa Mesa. Section 1.3. DEPARTMENT HAVING JURISDICTION. Section 1.3 is amended to read as follows: Unless otherwise provided for by law, the office of the Administrative Authority shall be part of the Department of Building Safety and Housing of the City of Costa Mesa. Section 1.4. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. Section 1.4 is amended by deleting subsection 1.4 (10). Section 1.7. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Section 1.7 is amended by changing the first sentence of the first paragraph to read as follows: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this code shall be deemed to be guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 1.10. TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED. Section 1.10 is amended to read as follows: (a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this code except when and as hereinafter provided in this section. (b) A permit may be issued to any properly licensed person not acting in violation of any current contractor licensing law for the installation, alteration, or repair of water piping, water treatment equipment, private sewage disposal systems and building sewers connecting thereto. (c) Any permit required by this code may be issued to any person to do any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this code in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living pur poses, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with such buildings,in the event that any such person is the bona fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory build- ing and quarters, and that the same are occupied by or designed to be occupied by said owner and that said single family dwel- ling is the only dwelling on the lot or property, and provided that said owner is determined by the Administrative Authority to be qualified and shall personally perform all labor in connection therewith. Section 1.15. REINSPECTION FEES. Part One is amended by adding Section 1.15 to read as follows: Section 1.15. Reinspection Fee. When any reinspection is required due to the negligence of the permit holder, his agent, or other responsible persons, or due to the failure of said parties to comply with previous correction in- stuuctions, a fee of $5.00 may be charge -_*y the Building Official prior to each such reinspection. Section 1.16. REFUND OF PERMIT FEE. Part One is amended by adding Section 1.16 to read as follows: Section 1.16. Refund of Fees. When construction authorized by a plumbing permit is not begun and no inspections have been made, the Administrative Authority shall, upon written request from the permittee, make refund of fees subject to the following limitations: The Administrative Authority shall not make any refund of fees collected amounting to $2.00 or less. In case a refund is made, the amount of such refund shall not be more than 85% of the amount of the fee paid. No refund of such fee or part thereof shall be made unless ap- plied for within one year from the date of the issuance of the permit. When fees are erroneously collected by the duplication of permits or for construction outside the jurisdiction of the City ofj Costa Mesa, 100% may be refunded. Sections 2.1 through 2.11. QUALIFICATION OF PLUMBERS. Part Two is amended by deleting Sections 2.1 through 2.11, both inclusive. Section 310. PRECOOLER DRAINS. Section 310 is amended by deleting the second paragraph of Sub- section (e) thereof. Section 315. IDENTIFICATION OF PIPING. Section 315 is amended by adding Subsection (g) thereto to read as follows: (g) An system of piping that conveys; liquids or gases which may become a danger to life or property shall be readily identified by means acceptable to the Administrative Authority. Section 406 (i). CLEANOUTS. Section 4o6 (i) is amended to read as follows: (i) An approved type of two way cleanout fitting acceptable to the Administrative Authority, installed outside of a building at the lower end of a building drain and extended accessibly above grade, may be substituted for an upper terminal cleanout, provided there are no branches larger than two (2) in- ches from the main building drain. Section 701 (c). TRAPS REQUIRED. Section 701 (c) is amended by changing the first sentence to read as follows: No food waste disposal unit shall be installed with any mul- tiple compartment sink or set of restaurant, commercial, or indus- trial sinks served by a single trap; each such food waste dispos- al unit shall be connected to a separate trap. Section 702. TRAP ARM. Section 702 is amended by deleting subsection (c) thereof. Section 1008 (c). FERROUS WATER PIPING. Section 1008 (c) is amended to read as follows: (c) Water piping installed in or under a concrete floor slab: resting on the ground within a building shall be installed in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Ferrous piping shall not be used. (2) Copper tubing shall be installed without joints where possible. Where joints are permitted, they shall be silver brazed or equal and fittings shall be wrought copper. SECTION III. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall be published once in the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, together with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same. PASSED AND ADOPTED this % r1day of V e *.[r CSG 1966. i ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS. CITY OF COSTA MESA ) Mayor of the y o Costa Mesa 1, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 66-38 was introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa tCesa held on the 6th day of September, 1966, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 19th day of September, 1966, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN NOES: COUICILMEN ABSENT: COUNCILMEN IC: WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of September, 1966. " — �X• (� City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa 15 t STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS. CITY OF. COSTA MESA ) I am a Citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the below entitled matter. I amtheLegal Advertising Manager of the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of gen- eral circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, County of Orange, State of California, and I certify matCity Ordinance Number 66-38 of which the copy attached hereto is a true and complete copy, was printed and published in the regular issue(7a of said newspaper on September 23,1966 I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on September 23 , 1966, at Costa Mesa , California. (s,emtun) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS. CIN OF COSTA MESA ) I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that Ordinance No. 66-38 was introduced and considered, section by section, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the 6th day of September 196A, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the _ 12th day of September , 1966- by the following roll -call vote AYES: COUNCILMEN - BARCKr WILSON, TUCKER, P2NKLEYs JORDAN NOES: COUNCILMEN - NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN - NONE I FURTHER CERTIFY that said Ordinance No 66-38 was published in the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, on the 23rd -day of September 1966, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa m amewea m man a: DUTIES OF ADMINIST I RITY. mentleb by beleling 01a VIOLATIONS AND PEN 's o/mCl*d by Chang ng Ibe Tt 51 Paragna Pll 11, 1.W1 0 a <bub/y Jail ie 101thl, by b Ib. o NOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSVED, Inchon 1.10 is amentleb Ib reatl as (bb