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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01d. Ordinance - 2010 Plumbing Code ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION VIII OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2010 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2010 AMENDMENTS AS THE DOWNEY PLUMBING CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 : Chapter 4 (“Downey Plumbing Code and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code”), Section VIII of the Downey Municipal Code is hereby repealed and deleted in its entirety; provided, however, that such repeal shall not affect or excuse any violation of said Chapter that occurred prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall such repeal impede, deter, impact, or negate any administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement of any violation of said Chapter that occurred prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 2 : When this ordinance takes effect, it shall not change any of the provisions of the previous codes and ordinances or affect any offense, acts done or required to be done, penalties, forfeitures or punishments incurred, rights or liabilities accrued or claims arising out of the provisions of the previous ordinances and amendments. Any pending actions shall not be affected by the enactment of this ordinance. Any previous discontinuance, abatement, modification or alteration of any penalty accrued, or to accrue, and the rights or liabilities of any person shall not be affected by the enactment of this ordinance. Section 3 : If any portion or portions of this ordinance are held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be considered as separate and independent and the Council declares that the legality of the remaining portions shall not change as a result of the court's findings. Section 4 : Wherever there is reference to the California Plumbing Code, it shall mean the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code as amended by the State of California Building Standards Commission effective January 1, 2011. Section 5 : A new Chapter 4 (“Downey Plumbing Code”) is hereby added to Section VIII of the Downey Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 4 DOWNEY PLUMBING CODE Section 8301: Uniform Plumbing Code Adopted . That certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Building Official, entitled "California Plumbing Code, 2010 Edition," International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and is hereby adopted and made a part of this Chapter by reference, in accordance with Section 50022.2 of the California Government Code, except that Section of said Ordinance No. Page 2 California Plumbing Code,2010 Edition is adopted as amended in this Chapter, as follows: Section 8302: Title . This Chapter and said California Plumbing Code, 2010 Edition, with the amendments provided in this Chapter, shall be known as the Downey Plumbing Code. Section 8303: Amendment to Section 103.2 of, Chapter 1 Section 103.2 is hereby amended by adding subsection 103.2.1.7 as follows: 103.2.1.7 The permittee shall be a contractor licensed to perform such work covered by the permit. EXCEPTION: Plumbing work associated with R-3 and U Occupancies. Section 8304: Amendment to Section 103.4.1, Chapter 1 . Section 103.4.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 103.4.1 Permit fees . Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this Code shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto, as may be required. Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time of issuance, a fee as set forth in the schedule of fees as adopted by the City Council. The City Council by resolution, shall set the amount of fees to be required by the Downey Plumbing Code and may, from time to time, adjust said amounts. 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 shall be assessed for the reconnection and retest of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters and similar devices. When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection is included in the permit. When interceptor traps or mobile home site traps are installed at the same time as a building sewer on any lot, no sewer permit shall be required for the connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer. Section 8305: Amendment to Section 103.4.4.2, Chapter 1 . Section 103.4.4.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required by City Council resolution. The minimum investigation fee shall be the same as the minimum fee established by City Council resolution. The payment of such Ordinance No. Page 3 investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of November, 2010. ___________________________________ ANNE M. BAYER, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) CITY OF DOWNEY ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 10-______, was introduced at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the ____ day of November, 2010, and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of Downey held on the ____ day of December, 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I FURTHER CERTIFY that a Summary of the foregoing Ordinance No. 10-____, was published in the Downey Patriot, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Downey, on ________________, 2010 (after introduction), and on ____________________, 2010 (after adoption, including the vote thereon). It was also posted in the regular posting places in the City of Downey on the same dates. ___________________________________ KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk