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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-1687 - Ordinance - 11/13/1986ORDINANCE NO. 1687 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF A PLUMBING CODE, A MECHANICAL CODE, AND A GAS CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, held a public hearing in the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, the 13th day of November, 1986, on the question of amending Chapter 3, Section 3, of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas relatinG to a plumbing code, a mechanical code, and a gas code, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the necessity for the adoption of a plumbing code, a mechanical code, and a gas code for the City of College Station; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: That Chapter 3, Section 3, of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 3: PLUMBING CODE A. PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED A booklet entitled "Standard Plumbing Code ]985 Edition" as amended and as hereafter may be amended, as least one (1) copy of which is file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby adopted and designated as the Plumbing Code of the City of College Station, Texas. B. AMENDMENTS TO PLUMBING CODE The above-named Plumbing Code is hereby amended as follows: {1) Section A101.4.2 is amended to read as follows: A101.4.2. - Plumbing Inspectors. The office of Plumbing Inspector is hereby created to administer and enforce this code. The City Manager shall appoint the Plumbing Inspector and any assistants necessary to aid him in the discharge of his duties. Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the City Council. The person chosen to fill this office shall be of Good moral character; shall be possessed of such executive ability, training and experience as is required for the per- formance of his duties in the enforcement of this code. He shall receive such compensation and serve for such term as may be fixed by the governing body; and execute and deliver to the city a surety bond in the principle amount of $1,000.00 condi- tioned upon the diligent and honest performance of the duties required by this code, or any other ordinance or law. The bond premium shall be paid by the city and the bond shall be satis- factory to the governing body. He shall hold and keep in force a Plumbing Inspector's License issued by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners. 004921 Ordinance No. 1687 Page 2 (2) Section A105.4.1 is amended to read as follows: A105.4.1 - Organization of Board. There is hereby created a six-member Plumbing Appeals and Advisory Board consisting of: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) An absence of three replacement. A licensed Master Plumber A licensed Journeyman Plumber A Building Contractor The City Engineer of his representative The City Health Oficer or his representative A licensed Architect or alternate selection (3) consecutive meetinqs are grounds for (3) Section A105.4.2 is amended to read as follows: A105.4.2 - Appointment and Terms of Office. Members of the Board and their successors shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council and shall hold office for terms of four (4) years, or until their successors are appointed and have qualified; except, the members of the Board first appointed shall hold office, two for two years and two for four years as determined by the City Council in making said appointments. (4) Section A103.1.1 is amended to read as follows: A103.1.1 - When Required. (a) It shall be unlawful to con ~ruct, install or cause to be installed any plumbing as defined herein without first securing a plumbing permit therefor except as otherwise provided. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to make any extension to any lines or pipes, using water from city water mains, whether within or without the corporate limits of the city, or to add any pipes or to change any pipes or lines from a waterline, apartment, house, premises, or meter without first securing a permit. (c) Permits and inspections shall be required for replacement of water heaters. (d) Permits and inspections shall be re ,,ired for plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him as his home. (5) Section A103.1.3 is amended by adding the following statement: No permit is required to do minor repairs such as the main- tenance repair or replacement in kind of the following: (1) Yard hydrants and sill cocks; (2) Flush valves and float balls in water closet tanks; (3) Accessible traps or lavatories or sinks; and, (4) Replacing of plumbing fixtures where no change in "Rough-In" is involved, except replacement of water heaters must be permitted. (6) Appendix H - Table of Permit Fees is amended by adding the fol- lowing fee: Fee for Reinspection - In case it becomes necessary to make a reinspection of a plumbing installation, the installer shall pay a reinspection fee of $15.00. 004922 Ordinance No. 1687 Page 3 (7) A new section, to be named "Section Al08 Notification of Readiness" is to be added to Appendix A, and shall read as follows: A108 - Notification of Readiness. All new plumbing work, and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any changes, shall be inspected to insure compli- ance with all the requirements of this code. It shall be the duty of the plumber to give reasonable advance notice to the Plumbing Inspection Department when plumbing work is ready for inspection. (8) Section 414 is amended to read as follows: 414 - Individual or Private Sewage Disposal System. When there is no sewer available within 200 feet, an approved private disposal system may be installed. Private sewage systems must comply with City of College Station's Code of Ordinances (refer to Chapter 11, Section 2). Owners are required at their expense to have city sewer extended to their property if not over 150 feet. If over this distance, owner must agree to connect to city sewer when made available (within 60 days of written notice as refered to in Chapter 11, Section 2 of the College Station Code of Ordinances). All private sewage disposal systems must comply with the latest adopted standards of the Texas Department of Health and be constructed under the direction of Brazos County Health ~epartment. (9) Table 500 - Naterials and Uses is amended in accordance with Exhibit A-500, as included herein. (lO) Section 602.4 is amended to read as follows: 602.4 - Solder and Sweat Joints. Solder or sweat joints for tubing shall be made with approved fittings. Surfaces to be soldered or sweated shall be cleaned bright. The joints shall be properly fluxed and made with approved solder. Joints in copper water tubing shall be made by the appropriate use of approved brass or copper water fittings, properly sweated or soldered together. (11) Section 801.6 is amended to read as follows: 801.6 - Sand Traps. Ail garage, auto laundries, or gasoline or oil filling stations having car wash racks shall install and maintain in proper repair an approved sand trap in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the office of the Plumbing Inspector. (12) Section 905.2 - Connections, is amended by adding the following statement: Connections behind bath tubs - All connects behind tubs shall have access panels. (13) Section 1205.1.1 is amended by the deletion therefrom of type N copper from the materials for water piping. (14) Section 1210.1.1 is amended by the deletion therefrom of the following materials: Type M Copper Polyvinyl Chloride (C.P.V.C.) plastic pipe Polybutylene (P B) plastic pipe 004923 Ordinance No. 1687 Page 4 (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) Section 1302.1 is amended to read as follows: 1302.1 - Separate Trenches. Except where permitted, the under- Ground water service pipe and the building drain or building sewer shall be not less than 5 feet apart horizontally and shall be separated by undisturbed or compacted earth. Section 1205.5 is amended to read as follows: 1205.5 - Water Supply Control. An approved gate valve shall be installed in the water service pipe on the property side of the meter and protectd by an approved enclosure with a removable cover and a covered valve box over cut off. Section I104.2.3 is amended to read as follows: I104.2.3 - Depth of Building Sewer. BuildinG sewers must be installed with a minimum of 12 inches of cover. Where condi- tions prohibit the required amount of cover, cast iron pipe with caulked or approved mechanical joints must be used unless other means of protecting the pipe is provided. Use of cast iron if 12 inches depth cannot be maintained. Section 1411.3 is amended to read as follows: 1411.3 - Multi-Story Wet Venting. Water closet revents must be 2", not 1 1/2". Under these circumstances a 4" building drain must be used and not a 3". (See Diagrams No. 1 and No. 2.) Section Al07 is amended to read as follows: Al07 - Penalties. Any person, either by himself or agent, and any firm, corporation or other entity who violates any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed Guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of any such violation, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed one-hundred-dollars ($100.00); and each day during which such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In any case of a violation of any of the terms or provisions of this ordinance by any corpor- ation, the officers and agents actively in charge of the busi- ness of such corporation shall be subject to the penalty herein provided. Any offense defined herein which has been defined by laws of the State of Texas as an offense and for which penalty has been prescribed shall be punished as provided in said State Law, and nothing herein shall be held as fixing any penalty contrary to a penalty provided by the laws of the State of Texas. C. MECHANICAL CODE ADOPTED A booklet entitled "Standard Mechanical Code 1985 Edition" as amended and as hereafter may be amended, as least one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby adopted and designated as the Mechanical Code of the City of ColleGe Station, Texas. 004924 Ordinance No. 1687 Page 5 D. GAS CODE ADOPTED A booklet entitled "Standard Gas Code 1985 Edition" as amended and as hereafter may be amended, at least one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby adopted and designated as the Gas Code of the City of College Station, Texas. E. AMENDMENTS TO GAS CODE The above-entitled Gas Code is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 306.1 is amended by deleting therefrom the following: Copper and brass (2) Article 306.2 is amended to read as follows: 306.2 - Underground Service Line. Service lines underground shall be type "K" or "L" copper, standard weight wrought iron, galvanized steel, black steel protected against soil corrosion with an approved type protective coating, or polyethelene pipe, tubes and fittings conforming to A.S.T.M. D-2513-57 and C.S. 255.63, and shall be installed accordinG to manufacturer's recommendations. Field wrapping shall be limited to short sec- tions stripped for threading and fittings. (3) Article 306.3 is amended by deleting therefrom the following: Plastic Pipe Polyvinal Chloride type 1, 2 & 3 (4) Article 308.4.2 is amended by deleting therefrom the following: Item 3 of Section 308.4.2 (5) Article 308.5 is amended by deleting therefrom the following: Item 2 of Section 308.5 (6) Article 309.3.3 is amended by deleting therefrom the following term as used in Items 1, 2 & 3: Plastic (7) Article 309.5.2 is amended by including the followinG addendum: Gaslines must not be installed in spaces used for supply or return conditioned air. (8) Article 311.2 - Testing, is amended by changing "6 inches of Mercury" to read as follows: 10" (ten inches) of Mercury (9) Articles 314.1 and 314.2 are amended by deleting therefrom the following: Use of Plastic or Copper (10) Article 605.4 is amended by deletinG therefrom the following: Single wall vent pipe (11) Article 605.5 is amended by deleting therefrom the following: Use of plastic pipe for ventinG appliances (12) Table of Gas Fees is amended by adding the following: Permit fees to include $15.00 Re-inspection fee. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. 004925 Ordinance No. 1687 Page 6 III. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required by Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given. IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of College Station. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1986. APPROVED: ATTEST: Dian Jones,~ty Secretary 004926