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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3149 AN ORDINANCE providing for the protection of the Public Health and Safety: Adopting the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Official's Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 Edition: Requiring a permit and inspection for the installation or alteration of Plumbing and Drainage systems; defining certain terms; establishing minimum regulations for the instal- lation, alteration or repair of Plumbing and Drainage systems and the inspection thereof; providing penalties for the violation thereof and repealing Ordinance Nos. 2480, 2501 & 2902. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1~ TITLE: This ordinance shall be known as the"Plumbing Code"; and may be cited as such and shall be referred to herein as this Code. SECTION 2, A~OPTION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE: The 1973 Editions, as revised to October 1972, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, with appendices, adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted by this reference, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.21.180, as the official Plumbing Code of the City of Bremerton. Such adoption by reference, however, shall be subject to the amendments and additions to the adopted Uniform Plumbing Code as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 3, APPLICATION AND SCOPE: The provisions of this code'shall apply to all new construction, relocated buildings, and to any alterations, repairs, or reconstruction, except as provided for otherwise in this code. SECTION 4, ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND ASSISTANTS: Whenever the terms "Administrative authority" or "building official" are used in this code it shall be construed to mean the Chief pf the Buildings Division or his authorized representative. 1 SECTION 5, DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL: The Building Official shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this Code and amend- ments thereto and shall perform the following duties. 1. Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, and/or diagrams necessary to show clearly the character, kind and extent of work covered by applications for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for. 2. Keep a permanent, accurate account of all fees for permits issued and other monies collected and received as provided by this Code, the names of the persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the location or premises to which they relate. 3. Administer and enforce the provisions of this Code in a manner consistent with the intent thereof and shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with provisions of this code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning said work in whole or in part as conditions require. 4. Issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him. 5. Condemn and reject all work done or being done or materials used or being used which do not in all respects comply with the provisions of this code and amendments thereto. 6. Order changes in workmanship and/or materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of this code. 7. Investigate any construction work regulated by this code and issue such notices and orders as provided in Section . 8. Keep a complete record of all the essential transactions of his office. 9. Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority provided by law to receive such funds. 10. Maintain an official register of all persons, firms or corporations lawfully entitled to carry on or engage in the business of plumbing. SECTION 6, RIGHT OF ENTRY: The Building Official and Assistants shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry, during usual business hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. SECTION 7, DANGEROUS AND UNSANITARY CONSTRUCTION: 1. Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Plumbing Official to be unsanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance. 2. Whenever brought to the attention of the department having jurisdiction that any unsanitary condition exists or that any construction or work regulated by this code is dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health or property or otherwise in violation of this code, and said department may request an investigation by the Building Official who, upon determining such information to be fact, shall order any person, firm or corporation using or maintaining any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof to discontinue the use or maintenance thereof, or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider necessary for the protection of life, health or property. Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the owner, agent or person responsible'for the premises in which such condition exists and shall specify the date or time for compliance with such order. 3. Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this code. 3 4. When any plumbing system is maintained in violation of this code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section or where a nuisance exists in any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the Building Official shall request the City Attorney's office to institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation or nuisance. SECTION 8, PERMIT REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for any person to install, remove, alter, repair, or replace or cause to be installed, removed, altered, repaired or replaced any plumbing or drainage piping work or any fixture or water heating or treating equipment in a building or premises without first obtaining a permit to do such work from the Building Official. Further: 1. A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure. 2. Where fixtures are set by other than the original permit holder, a separate permit shall be required. Fees shall be one-half the original permit fee. 3. The contractor shall call for periodic inspections by the Building Official and must correct any violations within ten (10) days following inspection. 4. The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the Building Official from thereafter re- quiring the correction of errors of said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other ordinance or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in error. 4 5. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within sixty (60) days from the date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of ninety (90) days. Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for the work. Provided, no changes have been made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided, further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one (1) year. SECTION 9, WORK NOT REQUIRING PERMIT: No permit shall be required for the following: Replacement of faucets and shower heads, the stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material in any part or parts, the same shall be considered new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as herein provided. No permit shall be required for the clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures, when such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures. SECTION 10, TO ~tOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED: 1. No permit shall be issued to any person who does not hold a valid Contractors' Certificate of Qualification or Registration as required by Chapter 18.27, Revised Code of Washington. 2. No plumbing work shall be commenced in or on any building or premises until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained. 5 3. Any permit required by this Code may be issued to any person doing plumbing work regulated by this code in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, provided, a) That such person is a bona fide owner of such building. b) That the dwelling is occupied or intended to be occupied by such owner for a period in excess of one year, and c) That such owner purchase all materials and perform all labor in connection with the plumbing work for which the permit is issued. SECTION 11, APPLICATION FOR PERMIT: 1. Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work to be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith. 2. Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required by this code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently issued a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work. Provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all such cases a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. In no case shall such double fee be less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or twice the original permit fee. 3. No permit shall be issued where it appears that the work to be done, or any part thereof, conflicts with the provisions of the Charter and General Ordinances of the City of Bremerton. 4. Plans, specifications and drawings are required to be filed and approved before the issuance of any permit for all buildings except single family dwellings. The Building Official may require such plans and specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the State to practice as such. The approval of any plans or specifications shall not be construed to sanction any violation of this code. 5. No person shall deviate materially from any approved plans or specifications or fail, neglect, or refuse to comply therewith unless permission to do so has been obtained in writing from the Building Official. 6. The plans or specifications shall show the following: a) Street sanitary sewer. b) Building sewer, grade elevation above sewer at property line and at street curb, elevation of basement or ground floor, distance to foundation. c) Drain, waste and vent (DVW) riser diagram of all fixture traps, cleanouts, backwater valves, traps and sumps. d) Access to all slip joints and backwater valves, dishwashers, hot water heaters. e) Vacuum breakers, trap primers, sump pumps. f) Utility water pressure, water meter location, water main and size of building service. g) Facilities for the handicapped for any occupancy load greater than 100 persons in accordance with Chapter 2.08. h) Any additional plumbing or building information that may be required by the Building Official. SECTION 12, SCHEDULE OF PLUMBING FEES: The following is a list of fees to be charge~ in carrying out this ordinance: Issuance of each permit $ 1.00 Water Distribution System 3.00 Water Heater 2.00 Each Fixture 2.00 Drain field replacement or repair 5.00 Septic Tank 7.00 Swimming pool, private 20.00 Swimming pool, public 40.00 Vacuum Breaker 3.00 (cont.) List of fees (cont.) Each lawn sprinkler system head .20 Each industrial waste interceptor 2.00 Backflow protective device 3.00 Grease traps and sumps 4.00 Catch basin 3.00 Residential sewage disposal system 10.00 Commercial sewage disposal system 15.00 Renewal or alteration to commercial sewage disposal system 4.00 Ground Work Inspection fee (not included in plumbing permit) 5.00 SECTION 13, PEP~IT FEES: Every applicant for a permit shall pay each permit issued at the time of issuance, a fee in accordance with the fee schedule contained in Section 12 of this ordinance. For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, water heaters, etc., involved. SECTION 14, ALL WORK TO BE INSPECTED: All plumbing and drainage systems shall be inspected by the Plumbing Inspector to insure compliance with all the requirements of this code. SECTION 15, NOTIFICATION: It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Building Official orally or in writing, that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the work is to be inspected. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit, to make sure that the work will stand the tests prescribed elsewhere in this code, before requesting the inspection. SECTION 16, SECTIONS OF THE UNIFORM CODE AMENDED: The following numbered sections of the Uniform Plumbing Code in this chapter by reference adopted, are amended to read as hereinafter set forth in the following sections, and as so amended shall supersede those sections so numbered in said Uniform Plumbing Code and shall be a part of the official Plumbing Code of the City of Bremerton. 1. DEFINITIONS, subsection (f), Plumbing System. The Plumbing system means and includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipe and all building drains, including their respective joints and connections, devised, receptacles and appurtenances within the 'property lines of the premises shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or using equipment and water heaters. 2. SIZE OF DRAINAGE PIPING, Amendment of Section by Adding the Following new Subsections: c) All of the building drains from a single family dwelling shall terminate into a single line at a point not more than two feet outside the foundation wall, unless specifically approved by the Building Official. d) Sumps are required in all public garages, cleaning plants, etc., and all sumps shall be made according to the design of Building Department; provided, however, that sumps are prohibited in all food handling establishments. 3. WATER PRESSURE, PRESSURE REGULATORS AND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES, AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 9(e) of Section 1007: e) Each pressure relief valve shall be installed in the cold water supply pipe between the pressure regulator or check valve and any heater or tank, and shall be so located as to be readily accessible. The discharge from relief valves shall be piped full size. Where such receptacle serves as a drain for relief valves only, it may be discharged outside the building at a point not more than two (2) feet or less than six (6) inches above the ground pointing downward. In no case shall the discharge from a'pressure relief valve be conducted directly outside the building. SECTION 17, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code. SECTION 18, VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a term not to exceed ninety (90) d~ys, or by both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this code occurs or confinues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this ~-~ day of July, 1974- PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~i~ GLENN K. 'JARSTAD, ~ ATTEST - G. C. YEADON, SR., City Clerk 10