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ORDINANCE NO._LL-yB
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1967 EDITION OF THE
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE INCLUDING THE APPENDICES THERETO, AND
ADOPTING MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO SAID 1967 EDITION
OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The 1967 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code,
including Appendices thereto, is hereby adopted for the City of
Costa Mesa subject to the modifications and amendments as shall
hereinafter appear.
SECTION 2. The 1967 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code
herein adopted, is modified and amended as follows:
Section 1.1 Administrative Authority.
Section 1.1 is amended to read as follows:
"Whenever the term "administrative authority" is used in
this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Director of
Building Safety of the City of Costa Mesa or his
authorized representative."
Section 1.2 Assistants.
Section 1.2 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 Inspector, or other inspector of the Department
of Building Safety 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 CostaMesa.'
Section 1.4 Duties of Administrative Authority.
Section 1.4 is amended by deleting subsection 1.4 (10).
Section 1.7 Violations and Penalties.
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Section 1.7 is amended by changing the first sentence of the
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first paragraph to read as follows:
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"Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
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provisions of this Code shall be deemed to be guilty
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of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
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punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred
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dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County
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Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both
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such fine and imprisonment."
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Section 1.10 TO Whom Permits May Be Issued.
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Section 1.10 is amended to read as follows:
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"No permit shall be issued to any person to do or
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cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulate
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by this Code except to a person who employs a qualified
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special inspector to provide continuous inspection of
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the work being done. The special inspector shall be a
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qualified person approved by the Administrative Authori
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EXCEPTION: The following are exempt from this require -
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1. Any person holding a valid state license as a
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Plumbing Contractor who is acting in a contractual
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capacity.
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2. Any person who does any plumbing or drainage
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work regulated by this Code in a single family dwelling
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used exclusively for living purposes, including the
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usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection
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with such buildings in the event that such
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bona fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory
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buildings and quarters, and that the same are occupied
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by or designed to be occupied by said owner, provided
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that said owner shall personally purchase all material
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and shall personally perform all labor in connection
therewith."
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Section 1..15 Reinspection Fees.
Part One is amended by adding Section 1.15 to read as follows
"Sec. 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 instructions, a fee of $5.00
may be charged by the Building Official prior to each
such ieinspection."
Section 1.16 Refund of Permit Fee.
Part One is amended by adding Section 1.16 to read as follows
"Sec. 1.16 Refund of Fees.
When construction authorized by a plumbing permit is not
begun and no inspections have been made, the administra-
tive 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 applied for within one year from
the date of the issuance of the permit. When fees are
erroneously collected by duplication of permits or for
construction outside the jurisdiction of the City of
Costa Mesa, 100% of the fee may be refunded."
Section 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.
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Section 315 Identification of Piping.
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Section 315 is amended by adding Sub -section (g) thereto to
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read as follows:
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"(g) Any system of piping that conveys liquids or
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gases which may become a danger to life or property
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shall be readily identified by means acceptable to the
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Administrative Authority."
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Section 406 (i) Cleanouts.
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Section 406 (i) is amended to read as follows:
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"(i) Cleanouts shall be provided for pressure drainage
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systems as classified under Section 409 (g)."
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Section 502 Vents Not Required.
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Section 502 is amended by deleting sub -section (c) thereof.
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Section 702 Trap Arm.
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Section 702 is amended by deleting sub -section (c) thereof.
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Section 1008 (c) Ferrous Water Piping.
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Section 1008 (c) is amended to read as follows:
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"(c) Water piping installed in or under a concrete
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floor slab resting on the ground within a building shall
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be installed in accordance with the following require -
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ments.
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(1) Ferrous Piping shall not be used.
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(2) Copper tubing shall be installed without
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joints where possible. Where joints are permitted, they
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shall be silver brazed or equal and fittings shall be
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wrought copper."
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Section 1009 (h) Building Supply Pipe and Hose Bibbs.
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Section 1009 (h) is amended by changing the second paragraph
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to read as follows:
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building supply pipe shall be less than one (1)
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inch in size and shall continue undiminished in size
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to the first fixture branch. Hose bibb at the point
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I where service enters the building may be considered as
2 the first fixture branch. Not less than three-quarter
3 (3/4) inch hose bibb supplied by three-quarter (3/4)
4 inch piping shall be installed at the front and rear of
5 all buildings which normally require water piping."
6 Section 1107 (a) Cleanouts.
7 Section 1107 (a) is amended to read as follows:
8 "(a) Cleanouts shall be placed in every building sewer
9 at the junction with the soil pipe at the building,
10 and at intervals not to exceed one hundred (100) feet
11 in straight runs."
12 Section 1119 Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal Facilities
13 Section 1119 is amended by adding sub-section (f) to read as
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15 "(f) No such excavation shall be left unattended at
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19 Section 1214 (f) Liquified Petroleum Gas Appliances.
20 Section 1214 (f) is hereby amended to read as follows:
21 "(f) Liquified petroleum gas piping shall not serve
22 any gas appliance located in a pit or basement where
23 heavier than air gas might collect to form a flammable
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25 SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
26 force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and prior to
27 the expiration of fifteen (15) days from its passage shall be
28 published once in the Orance Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper of
29 general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa
30 Mesa, together with the names of the members of the City Council
31 voting for and against the same.))
32 PASSED AND ADOPTED this �j,./ day of _Aee 1968.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor bt the City of Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY 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 the above and foregoing Ordinance NO.4tf-f'
was introduced and considered section by sectiont a regular
meeting of said City Council on the L day of ,„ jeji , 1968,
and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the day of 1968, by the
following roll� call vote:
AYES: /�'i�f �++ �vc �� Gi l/L< z ✓�n Ill7
NOES: N� r 1
ABSENT: z(116^1't
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, California, this 9-I day of
1968.
Scfl
of the City Council of the
of Costa Mesa.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I am a citizen of the United States and o 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
am the Lercal Advertising Nanager
of the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of gen.
erol circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa, County of Orange, State of California, and I certify
Ordinance Number 68-48
of which the copy attached hereto is a true and complete
copy, was printed and published in the regular issue(s) of
said newspaper on December 7,1968
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Executed on December 7 ly 68
at Costa Mesa, California.
�Ce,w v
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY 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. f.a-r.a was introduced and considered,
section by section, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the 18th
day of November , 196A and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular
meeting of said City Council held on the 2nd _day of December 196-8, by the
following roll -call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN . WILSON, TUCKER, ST. CLAIR, JORDAN, PINKLEY
NOES: COUNCILMEN -
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN -
I FURTHER CERTIFY that said Ordinance No 68-48 was published in the ORANGE COAST
DAILY PILOT, o newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, on the
7th—day of December
^City Clerkand ex -officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa
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