HomeMy WebLinkAbout0490 AN 0i~!ilNAi~CE adopting rules ~nd regula, tiOns for the construction and alter-
ation of the ,~2lumbi~ and house dr~inage of any and all buildings in t~.~e City o$
Bremerton, also for connections to be made to ~ublic sewers and providing penal-
ties for the violation thereof.
T~e City Council of the City of Bremerton do ordain ~s follows:
Sec. 1. It sh~ll be unla,~ful for any person, persons~ firm or oorpor~tion
to make any connections with, or in any manner obstruct or interfere with any
public sewer or drainage, except a~ hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person~ persons, firm or cor~i~oration
to make or install any plumbing wha~tsoever kind or nature or for wh~tever purpose
in ~%ny dwelling house, ho tel, apar{;:~ent house, factory ,or other structure, within.
the corpora, re limits of the City of Bremerton, or to m~:]-~e any connections there-
with, or in any manner obstruct or interfere therewith, except as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 3. Every dwe'!.ling house, hotel, apartment house, factory, store o~
other buildings in which pllnnbing arangements have been, or are to be placed,
shall he connected to the public sewer ;~-hen such sewer i~ provided. In the
event ~hereis no public aewer in the imr~ediate vicinity of such stru~;t~re, or
accessible t!:e,,:'(~to, the same can be connected ~nd car~ied to .~nd connected with a
sanitary cess pool, the sa.~ne to be construct~:~d in such manner and at such place
as the Building Inspector of the City of Bremerton shall di~'ect, in accordance
with the Ordinances of the said City.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corporation
to matte connection ~c~ith, or in any ~;~anner obstruct or interfere with ::ny public
sewer in the Git~:' of Bre~:~erton without first having obtained a permit for such
purpose from the building inspector, and such inspector is hereby authori~ed to
issue such p.rmit upon al?plicatic, n thez'eto by the owner or contractor of any build-
ing to be connected with such sewer.
Sec. 5.. The material used in the construction of such privi~te sewer or drain
pipes shall be substantially li,.e that used in the public sewers with which
connection i~ made, !)rovided theft the ~,.::~e is placed at least twelve (12) inches
in, der ground; in ~ll ,ther cases cast iron pipes must be used.
Sec. 6. It shall be in, lawful to construct or extend any drain for the re-
ception of sewage or waste ~ater un~er or~into any hotel, tenement house, dwelling,
orother buildiu~, or to connect the so,ne ~;lith any public sewer, unless the ss~,id
d~ain shall in its pl~.ns and specifications and construction codfor~ t~ the fei-
owing requ~.rements: The arrangements of soil and waste pipes must be as direct
as pos~',ible, and have a fall of not le~:;~' th,~n one-eighth of ~,n inch per foot toward
the sewer or cesspool; said soil pipe shall extend two feet ~eyond the front walls
or any area walls. The soil pipe within the house shi~ll be continued above the
roof and left so that the whole drain i)ipe may be thoroughly and constantly ven-
tilated. In_ail cases where a building is used as a hotel, tenement, boarding
house or restaurant, the ol~/~er or occupant shall provide a properly constructed
grese trp through which ~ll slops of a greasy nature sh~ll be drained, and the Build-
ing Inspector shall have authority to compel any person or per~on,~, firm or cor-
porati, on to provide and use a grea~e trap when, in his Judgment, same is necessary.
Sec. 7. All soil or waste pipes within the building shall be of cast iron
supported by substantial piers or properly secured to the i~alls, or suspended
to ii'leer timbers by strong iron h~:~ngers; when sewers are necessarily laid below a
concrete floor, man holes sh~-ill be built to give access to all clean-outs.
Sec. 8. Ther shall be a clean-out in every "Y" in the soil pipe ~t tile foot
of each tertic~l line of said pipe, and in the kitchen sink wa.~te pipes. All
olean-outs shall be kept accesaible. All floor drains shall have a deep seal
of not less than four inch seal.
Sec. 9. Rain water leads shall never be used as soil, waste or vent pipes,
nor s~all any, soil, waste or vent pipes be used as a leader. Where the leasder
is within the building it shall be of cast or wrought iron pipe, as provided in the
following section. ~fhen outside the building, if of sheet metal with slip Joints
and if connected with the sewer, it shall be trapped, the tl~ap h~ving a seal of
at least four incties. In every case where a leader, opens near a window or ligtt
shaft it shall be porperly trapped at its base. The Joints between in~ide iron
leaders ~nd t~e roof shl-lll be made tight by the me~t. hs of caulking ferrules, and
lead or copper pipes properly connected to rain water inlets on roof.
Ord~nane~ No. ~90 Oont'd.
Sec. 10. All cast iron~ipes sh~,ll be so,md and free from defects, thor-
oughly coated inside and out w%t~h coal tar. as phaltum or pitch. All east iron
soil pipe two inches and ove~ in diameter shall be standard pipe, except where
there is a vertical run of ov~ thirty-five feet "extra heavy" pipe shall be use~
Sec. ll. %~hen fifteen or more fixtures discharge into ~ line of soil pipe
said soil pipe shall not be~'[ess than four inches in diameter; in all other cases
the soil pipe receiving ~th~scharge of water closets shall not be le~s than
four inches in diameter.~ ~
Sec. 12. The size of waste pipes shall be as follows: Those receiving
the waste from eight to~t~hirty fix'tures oth?r than wa~er~cloeets and slop sinks
three inches; four slop ~inks, three inches, f~ftee~ ~n~.:s. three inches; those
receiving the discharge~f from three to seveh fixtures~shalt~be tow inches in
diam&~sr; and those r~ec~iving ~he discharge of less than three fixtures shall
not be less one and o~-half inches in diameter.
See, 13. Joints in cast iron pipe shall he made with an ol~mi gasket and
pure lead well caulk~e~, and no paint, varnish or putty will be allowed un.ttl the
Joint has be~n tes~te~; Joints in wrou~g~t iron pipes sh~ll be screw J~ints, Joints
in lead pipe° shal~(Ybe in all cases ~iped; Joints between lead and i~on pipe shall
bemade by cast Rr~d~n brass nip~les, or with brass caulking ferrules of the full
size of th~ ir~n~pe~
Sec. 14. ~Eawh and every trap shall be ventilated with an air pipe except
drum traps. In cases where the size of the trap is two inches or le~s, the vent
pipe shall start not mere than four inches away from the w~ter line of the trap
except "P" traps, which may be sixteen inches, and shall be provided with acces-
sible clean-out screws. In cases of large sized traps the vent pipe shall start
from the vent Eorn, and if no horn, from the lead bend. Each line of vent pipes
shall be galvanized or cast iron, and connected to trap ~t an angle of forty-five
degrees where pracicable, inthe Judgment of the Building Inspector. The branch
"T" of vent pipes shall be set above the fixt~ur~s so that the vent cannot act ~s
a waste pipe. No rubber couplings or soldering iron Joints sh~ll be used to
connect vent or waste pipes. The ~ighest ¥~'~%ter closet, when located within thirty
inches of a soil pipe, need not be separately ventilated. Ali. old fixtures,
when connected with sewer shall be provided with bach air or vent pipes.
Sec. 15. The size of vent pipes except for water closets and slop sinks,
shall be not less than that of the trap which is served. The pipe not exceeding
twenty-five feet in length, which ventil~tea the traps of water closets or slop
sinks it shall be increased to three inches; if the length of the vent pipe
exceeds twenty-five feet, the above diameter shall be increased one inch; and not
more than traps shall ~e vented with one two-inch pipe. Vent pipe~ from not more
than eight traps may be co~bined by branching together, and thencarried into an
four inch soil pipe of at least two feet above the highest fixture.
Sec. 16. All soil and waste pipes shall be as direct as possible. Changes
in directions of horizontal pipes shall be made with ~% "Y" or half "Y" branch,
or one-eighth bends. Sanitary tees and affSets may be used in vertic~,l lines.
Offsets shall he m~de wi~h fo~'ty-five degree bends or similar fittings. No o~uarter
bends shall be used unless unavoidable.
Sec. l?. All main soil or waste pipes shall be carried undiminished in
size to a height of at legist twelw~: inches above the main roof, and in all cases
where roofs are used for drying purposes they shall extend at le~st seven feet
above the roof and be suitably braced when necessary. Pipes. on extension roofs
when within fifteen fe~.~t of any window, shall be carried up undiminished in size
above the nearest ~vindow. Ths~e sh~ll be no caps, cowles, ventil~tors or return
bends put on the ends of the pipes above the roof. Two or more ~oilets on the
same stack can be ~ented with a two inch vent.
Sec. 18. The waste pi!~e for e~ch and every sink, basin, bath, water closet,
urinal, and each set of trays or other fi>~tures, shall be separately and effectually
tra~?ped. The trap shall be as near as practicable to the fixture it serves.
No fixture shall be set unless sure,lied with sufficient water to properly flush it.
All bath traps shall be trapped with a drum trap ~}f lead or brass, with tr~p screw
cover full size of trap, set flush wi~h finished floor. Drum tr~ps may be used
on sink or lavatory and latmdry trays, if not more than ten feet from stack or
vent, and need not be vented.
Sec. 19. Traps and branch w~tste pipes shall be of the following sizes:
~or basins ~nd pamtry sinks l{- inches
Slop sinks, at least _~ -
Kitchen sinks ............................ 1½~ 2
Bath tubs ·
l~-, 2 "
Urinals -l~, 2 "
Ordinance No. 490
Laundry tubs -1½ or 2 inches
~t e r closets .............. ~ "
Sec. 2G. All lead pipes, bends and traps shall be drawn and of not less than
the followimg weights per lineal foot.
1~~ inches 2~ polmds
l~ inches 3 pounds
2 inches 4 pounds
~ inches ~ ponds
~ inches ~ -7 ~ po~d~
Sec. 21. No waste pi~e %rom a refrige~ator or other receptacle where food
kept shall be connee ~o/a sewer soil, or waste pipe; refrigerator wastes shall
be of a di~eter of not~ one ~nd one-half inches, and so arran~e~ ~s to
be properly flushed.
Sec. 2~. ~s, pan closets having any mechanism in connection with
She bowl formi~ ~echa~io~l seat ~re prohibited.
Sec. 2J. ry ~at~r closet within the building shall be supplied with
water from a sel~ rank or cistern, which shall be so arranged as to deliver
at least four gallons /at e~ch flushing, and shall have ~ flush pipe of not less
than one and ~ne-quarter inches in di~eter.
Sec. 2~. Enclosing of water closets or sinks with wood casings sh~ll be
pepsi,ted.
Sec. ~. Wa~er closets, ~less they be pz'operly ventilated, sh~ll never be
placed in an ~ventilated room or compartment; an exterior window tha~ can be
opted will be considered sufficient.
Sec. 28. Waste water from fixtures in houses whore public sewer is not
available may conveyed to ceos pool. Such ce~ pool sh~ll not be located
within ten feet of any dwelling o~' factory withou~ con~ ent of the Building
Inspector.
Sec. E~. No ste~ exhaust, blow off or drip pipe shall connect directly
with sewer, house drain, soil, w~ste or vent pipe or with any rain w~ter conductor.
Steam shall be discharged in~o a blow-off tank or condensing ~n~ with~o inch
vents, the w~ste or overflow of which shall be connected with the house sewer
outside t~ cellar walls.
Sec. ~8. ~ere special fixtures are required fSr which there are no pro-
vision~ made in these ~les and re~lattons, or where conditions arise that demand
the discretion of the Building Inspector, upon ex~ina$ion the said Inspector ~y
recommend, in writihg, to the ~ilding Co~ittee~ such deviation from these rules
and re~lations as in his Judgment the conditions demand; the eupon he ~ay, in
his discretion, issue a pe~it in duplicate f~r such work, one to the pl~ber and
one to be filed with the 0it~~ Clerk, togethere with his said ~eco~endation.
Sec. ~9. In all cases where a buildin~ is used as a hotel, ~enemen~,
boarding house or restaurant, ~he owner or occupant shall provide a properly con-
s~ructed grease trap, through which all slops of a gremsy natue shall be drained;
said grease trap shall be constructed of shee~ lead, or c~s~ iron ~nd shall have
a capacity of not less ~han seven gallons, a~d if of sheet lead, shall h~ve ~ screw
~op of sufficient size to all~w the removal of grease; if o~ cast iron the top shall
be bol~ed down, and sh~ll in all c~ses be sealed so as to prevent the escape of se-
wer gas into the building, and shall be distan~ not less than one foot from any
building. The Building Inspector shall have authdri~y and he is hereby authorized
and directed to compel and person, persons, firm or corporation, to provide and
use a grease tr~p as aforesaid, ~hen in his judgment ~he s~e is neces~ary.
Sec. J0. All pl~bing in the process of construc~ion, alteration or repair,
s~ll be ~der the supervision of the Building Inspector who is hereby empowered
to s~op further work when he sh~ll decide ~hat it is being done contrary to these
rules ~nd re&~lations.
Sec. ~l. All m~ster plumbers shall be held responsible for all acts of their
agents and e~nployes.
Sec. Z2. All excavations m~de in ~ny street or al~_ey shall be ~rotected ~nd
guareded by said contractor, bo~h d~y ~nd night, wi~h the proper display of
and lights, and the ~aid contractor shall be responsible for all accide~ts caused
by negligence in his r~spect. The street must be ~pened and the paving or ~lank-
lng and e~rth be deposited in ~ manner th~t will accasion the lea~t inoon~einience
~o th~ oubltc a~d ~to pro~ide ~ a free passage along the ~tter. 0ne-h~lf of
ne s~r~e~ mu~t ~e ~epm cl~ar the passable of vehicles, ~nd bridgeway~ must
ce No 490 Cont'd.
be provided o~ sidewalks for foot ers. As soon as such sewer or drain
is completed and after the inspect paving or planking and sidewalk must
be re:Ltored to as good conditi, ~vious to the ~xcavation, and all rubish
and surplus earth removed, within the limits of any street or alley
mulet be proeeoute~ to due diligence and if. in the Judgment of
She Building Inspector, any ~ ~on is left open beyond a reasonable time,
he sh~ll cause the s~ne to be ~d and the street or alley restored forthwith
at the cost of the contrac ~harge of such work, which cost must be p~.~id be-
fore any further permit to such contractor. If any work done in pur-
suance of the permit heretofore de~'~ ribed, be not constr~cted ~.~nd com-
pleted in accordant )rdi~nce. and to the acceptance of the Inspector,
anal the licensed co~ all refuse to !~roperly construct ~nd complete said
work, notice ~here, giv,'~n to the owner.of ~he proprty for whom ~aid
work is being done, tSe , )ector shall '~roceed to complete ~nd connect said
se'~er in ~ proper m~.~nner, an~ the full cost of any work and the material necess-
ary therefor shall be XXNcha'. ged and become a lien against said property ~nd
shall be collected, according to law.
Sec. 33. The Inspector shall be notified when any work is ready for in-
spection; all work sh~ll be left uncovered and convenient for ex~mination until
inspected and approved. No notice shall bm sent for any InspectiOn until the
work is entirely ready for inspecti, on.
Sec. 34. The Building Inspector shall examine the work wire, in four hours
after receiving notice that it is ready for inspection.
Sec. 35. Plumbing work shall be tested by a water test in the presence
of the Building Inspector. Such test sh~,ll include all soil, ~zaste and vent p-
pipes, the lead branches and ferrule Joints within the building.
Sec. 36. ~¥hen the work is completed a final inspection sh~-~.ll be made by
the Building Inspector. No pl~uGbing wor~ shall be used until this inspection
shall have been made, and a certificate in duplicate that the work has been ap~
proved ha£, been issued by the Building Inspector, one to the master pl~nber doing
,$he work and one to be filed with the City Clerk.
Sec. 37. All water pi~es used to supply hot or cold water to fixtures
must be so placed that they will have a fall of at least onegeighth o$ an inch
to the foot to a stopor ~vaste cock, placed either in the basement or 8ntside the
buildin_g. If in sup ,lying fixtures with w~t~r it is found impossible to drain
the pipes by use of stop and w~,ste cocks, then ~ pet cock shall be placed at the
lowest point in such pipe zo that the pipe m~,y be drainedt~o prevent freezing.
Sec. 38. All stables having wash racks for washing vehicles and having
said racks connected with City seu;ers, shall have catch basins to prevent sand
or heavy m~tSer from ehtering the sewer, The bottom of the catch basin sh~%ll
be ei$~tee'.~ inches below the invert of the outlet of the sewer,
Sec. 39. Any and all of the duties usually devolving upon a plumbing
Inspector in cities having the office of Plumbing Inepector, sh~-~,ll be and hereby
are assumed by, and devolve upon the Building InspectOr, an office cre~ted by and
under the Ordinances of th City of Bremerton, and filled by appointment by the
Mayor of ~said City. It shall be the duty of such Building Inspector to examine
and inspect all the plumbing hereafter done in the City of Bremerton, and see that
it conforms to the requirements abo;e set forth. The Inspector sh~ll also
issue a ~erm!t ~o ~nyone desiring to install any pl~nbing in any building in the
City of remerton, and it shall be unlawful for any ,,~erson to instsll any such
plumbing'without first h~ving applied for and received a permit from said In-
spector. The Inspector sh~ll receive fifty (50~) cents for ea~,h fixture up to
six, and twenty-five (2~F) cents each fixture for all over six.
Sec. 40. All dealers shall report to the City Clerk all pl~nbing goods
sold to the BuiSding Inspector.
Sec. 41. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance sahll
be guzilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in ~ny
s~n not less than ~ve ~.00) Dollars nor more th>~n Three Hundred ($Z00.00)
Dollars or imprison~nent in the City Jail of not less than one day or more than
ninety I90) days, or by both such fine and imprisomment.
Sec. 42. All 0rdin~noes or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance, be, and the same is, he~eby repealed.
Ordinance Na 490
Sec. 45. This Ordi nanee st~l ~iin full force and effect ~rom five
days after its passage, a.,?ro atlon according t~ law,
Passed by the City Co~n~ci~nd approved by me this ~th day of J~nuary,
I. D. 191~. , ~
Attest: Ilayor /,