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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18446ORDINANCE NO. ~~~ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE PLUMBING CODE; AMENDING SECTIONS 8,555, 8.556, 5.557, 8.560, 8.561, 5.562, 8.563, $.564, 8.565, 5.56, $.568, 5.569, 8.570, AND 8.579 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; REPEALING PRESENT SECTIONS 8,55$, $.559, 8.566, $.571, 8.572, $.573, 8.574, 8«575, 8.576, AND $.577 OF THAT CODE; ADDING A NEW SECTION 5.572 TO THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY of EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS, Section 1. Sections 8.555, $.556, and 8.557 of the Eugene Code, 1971 are hereby amended to pro~ride: 8.555 Oregon Plumbing Specialt Code. The Oregon Plumbing Speciality Code, as adopted by the Director of the Oregon Department of Commerce pursuant to OAS Chapters 447 and 456, three copies of which are on file in the office of the finance officer, as amended by section 8.579, is hereby adopted in its entirety as the city plumbing specialty code. Tn sections 8.555 to 8.580, the phrase "this coder` refers to this plumbing specialty code. 8.556 Application and Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the erection, installation, alteration, addi- tion, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance or use of any plumbing system, except as may otherwise be provided in this code. 8.557 Administrative Authvrit and Assistants. Whenever the term "administrative authority`r is used .in this code it shall be construed to mean the building official or his author- ized representative. The administrative authority may appoint such assistants, deputies, inspectors or other employees as are necessary to carry out his duties under this code. Section 2. Sections 8.558 and 5.559 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby repealed. Section 3. Sections 8.560, 8.561, 5.562, 5.563, 8.564 and 8.565 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to provide: 5.564 Duties of the Administrative Authority. The administra- tive authority ar his authorized representative shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer Ordinance ~- 1 S~W6 the pravisions of this code and shall perform the fallowing duties: ~a} Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, and/or diagrams necessary to show clearly the char- acter, kind and extent of work covered by applica- tions for a permit and, upon approval thereof, shall . issue the permit app~.ied for. fib} Administer and enforce the pravisions of this code in a manner consistent with its intent and inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with provisions of this code, approving or condemning inspected work in whole or in part as Conditions require. ~.o} Issue a Certificate of Approval when re- quested for any work approved. ~d} 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 . [e} Order changes in workmanship and/or mater- ials essential to obtain camp~,iance with all provi- sions of this code. ~.f} investigate any construction ar work regu-~ lated by this code and .issue the notices and orders as provided in section 8.562. fig} Keep a comp~.ete record o~ all the essen- tial transactions of his office. 8.561 R" fight of ~ntr~~ whenever necessary to make an inspec- tion to enforce any of the provisions of th~,s code, or whenever the administrative authority or his authorized repre- sentative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists, in any building or upon ar~y premises, any condition which makes the building or premises unsafe as defined in this code, the administrative authority or his authorized representative may enter the building' or premises at all reasonable times to in- spect the same or to perfor~ri any duty imposed upon the adminis- trative authority by this code. 8.562 Dangerous and 2nsanitary Construction. ~l} Any portion of a plumb%ng system found by the ad- ministrative authority to be insanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance. . ~2} whenever brought to the city's attention that any insanitary conditions exist or that any construction or work regulated by this cede is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health ox' property or otherwise in violation of this code, the city may request an investigation by the administrative authority who, upon determining such in- formation to be fact, shall order any person, firm or corpora- Ordinance - 2 18'F'~6 tian using or maintaining the condition or responsible for the use ar maintenance thereof to discontinue the use or maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish the same as he may consider necessary for~the proper protection of life, health or property. In the case of any gas piping or gas appli- ance, the administrative authority may order any person, firm ar corporation supp~.ying gas to the piping ox appliance to discon- tinue supplying gas thereto until the piping or appliance is made safe to life, health or property. Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the own- er, agent or person responsible for the premises in which the condition exists and shall specify the date or time for its com- pliance. ~:3~ Refusal, faa,~,ure or neg~,ect to comply with any notice or order shs,11, be considered a violation of .this code. ~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 an which a building is situated, the administrative authority shall institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation or nuisance. 5.563 hermit Conditions. X17 The issuance or granting of a permit, ar the approval of plans and specif icativns, shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit far, or an approval of , any violation of any. of the provisions of this code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid, except insofar as the work yr use which it authorized is lawful. ~Z} The issuance or granting of a permit, or the approval of plans, shall not prevent the administrative auth- ority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications, :from preventing construction opera- tions which vir~late this code or any other provision of law from being carried on thereunder ar from revoking any certificate of approval issued in error. ~.3~ Every permit issued by the administrative authority under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and became null and void if the wank authorized by the permit is not commenced within one hundred twenty ~.124~ days from date of the permit, ox, if the work authorized by the permit is suspended ar abandoned for a period of 12~ days at any time after the work is commenced. Before work can be recommenced a new permit shall be obtained, and the fee for the rep~,acement permit shall be one- half of the amount required for a new permit for the work; pro- vided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for the work; and provided, further, that the suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one ~l~ year. 8.564 Permit Rer~uired. ~l~ It shah. be unlawful for any person to install, remove, alter, repair, ox replaces ox cause to be installed, re- Ordinance -~ 3 18'~H6 moved, altered, repaired or replaced, any plumbing, gas or drain- age piping work, or any future or water heating~or~treating equipment, in a building or premises without first obtaining a permit to do the work from the administrative authority. ~2} A separate permit shall be obtained for each build- ing or structure. ~S} No person shall allow any Qther person not in his employ to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by him. ~.4} Applicants fox pexma.ts to construct or reconstruct sanitary sewers must also comply with the provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971 when making cuts or excavations ~.n, on or under streets and alleys. 8.565 work Not requiring Permit. No permit shall be required for the followa.ng repairT work: The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or gent pipe, provided, however, that should any trap, drainpipe, soil., waste or vent pipe be or become defec- tive and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material in any part or parts, the same shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as herein provided. No permit shall be required for the clear- ing of stoppages yr the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures when repairs do not involve or require their replace-~ ment or rearrangement. Section 4. Section 8.566 of the Eugene Code, 19?1 is hereby repealed. Section 5 . The section number , and subsections ~l } , ~3 }. , ~ 4 } , and ~5} of section number 8,568 are hereby repealed, and subsection. ~ 2 } thereof is hereby added to section $ . 56 7 of the Eugene Code , 19 71, which is amended to provide: 8.567 Application for Permit. ~1} Any person legally entitled to apply for and re- ceive a permit shall make appl.ica,tion on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done, and the location, ownership, occu- pancy and use of the~premises~in connection therewith.. The ad- ministrative authoxity may require plans, specifications, draw- ings and such gather ~:nfoxmation as he may deem necessary. ~2} zf the administrative authority determines that the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions and information furnished by the applicant are a~n compliance with this code, he shall issue the pexmit applied for upon payment of the required fee that has been established by resolut~;an of the council. ordinance - 4 I$N~'~6 ~3~ Any person who commences any work far which a permit is required by this code who has not first obtained a permit therefor sha~,l, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee for such work, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the administra- tive authority that the work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit before 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 a permit, a double fee as herein provided shall still be charged. Section 6. Sections 8.569 and 8.574 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to provide: 8.569 All Work to be Inspected. All plumbing and drainage systems shall be inspected by the administrative auth- ority to insure compliance with the requirements of this~cade. 8.57 Notification. ~l~ It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the administrati~re authority, orally or in writing, that the work is ready for inspection. Notification sha11 be given not less than twenty-four ~24~ hours before the work is to be inspected. ~2} 1t shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to make sure that the work will pass the tests prescribed in this Cade before giving the inspection notification. Section 7. Sections 8.571, 8.572, 8.573, 8.574, 8.575 8.576 and 8.577 of the Eugene Coder 1971, are hereby repealed. Section 8. There is hereby added to the Eugene Code, 1971, a new section 8.572, to provide: 8.572 Plumbing Code Eoard of A ears. ~l~ Application for appeal. The owner of a building or structure, or any other person, may appeal to the plumbing code board of appeals from a decision of the administrative authority refusing to grant a ~odif ication of the provisions of the plumb- ing code covering the design or method of construction, or mater- ials to be used, in the construction, alteration or repair of a plumbing system. Application for appeal may be made when it is claimed that the true intent of the plumbing code has been incor- rectly interpreted, the provisions of the plumbing code do not fully apply, dr equally good or better mater~,als~or methods of Qrdinance - 5 ism construction are proposed. A fee for each appeal, as established by resolution of the council, shall be paid to the administrative authority. ~2} N~embershi of baard.~ The plumbing code board of appeals shall consist of five members nominated by the mayor and appointed by the council.. Two members sha~.l be qualified plumb- ing contractors, two members shall be qualified journeyman plumb- ers and one member shall be fxom the public at large.. The admin- istrative authority shall be an ex-~f ~'icio member of , and shall act as secretary tv,. the. board, The members of the board shall serve for one year, or until, their successors have been appointed. ~3 } Procedures of ~the~ board. All hearings shall be public and the appells,nt, his representatives, the administrative authority and any other person whose interests may be affected by the matter on appeal shall, be g~,ven an opportunity to be heard, The board shall affirm, ~npdi,fy or reverse the decision of the administrative authority by a concurring vote of three members . ~ The board sha~.l adopt reasonab~.e rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the administrative authority with a duplicate copy to the appellant. Section 9. Section 8.579 of the Eugene Cade, 1971, is hereby amended to provide: 8.579 oregan Plumbin S ecialit Code - Amendments. The Oregon Plumbing Speciality Cade is hereby amended as follows: ~ 1 } Section 2 4 ~., subsection ~c } , the last sentence thereof, is amended as follows: ~c} For the convenience of this code, a list of generally accepted plumbing material standards is in- corporated and designated as Table A, "Plumbing Mater- .. ial Standards," pages 21 through 25 of the 1976 Uni- form Plumbing Code, as published by the international Association of Plumbing & N~echanical Df f icials. ~2} Section 303, subsections 4.c} , {d} , fie} , ~f} and fig} - Sewer Re uired, are amended or added as .follows: ~c} every building within the city in which plumb- ing fixtures are installed shall be required to be con- nected to the public sanitary sewer system where such a sewer is available within 164 feet from the build-~ ing; provided however, where a building has been ser- viced by an approved private sewage disposal system, the property owner shall be allo~red l8 months from the date the public sanitary sewer i.s available within which to connect the building to the public sanitary sewer. ~d} It shall be the duty Qf the administrative authority to notify the owners of all premises in the city required tv connect tv the public sanitary sewer, The notice shall be addressed to the owner of the pre- mises, shall describe the premises and shall notify the owner to connect the privy, water c~.oset, cesspool, ordinance - 6 I$Hµ6 sink or drain with the sewer within 20 days from the date of the service . of notice. The notice shall be signed by the administrative authority and shall be served on the owner persona~,,~y if a resident of the city, or if not a xesident of the city, then the notice shall be served upon the agent of the owner, or the person in possession or rn charge of the premises, . and by mailing a copy of the notice to the owner if his address is known, or can with due diligence be ascer- tained, and if not known, ar cannot with due diligence be ascertained, by addressing the notice "General De- li~ery", Eugene, Oregon, and mailing the same. Cep No person shall refuse or neglect to connect a privy, water closet, cesspool, sink or drain to the public sanitary sewer after having been notified so to dv as provided in subsection ~d~ ~. ~fy No person shall connect a sewer or drain pipe directly to a sewer line designated as a main trunk sewer. The city engineer sha~.1 determine and establish class i- fication o~ these main trunk ~.ine sewers into which no connection will be allowed. Property that has not been assessed for a direct benefit of a trunk line shall also be excluded from the utilization of this line for the purpose of attaching building drains. Property having been assessed for a direct benefit of a sewer classified as a main trunk sewer by the city engineer shall be granted the right to hook up; provided no other lateral service is available to the property. Before any person shall be permitted to connect a sewer directly with the main trunk sine sewer, the person shall first pay to the city the fee rewired by resolution of the council for permission to connect. Tf, after due consideration, the administrative authority deems it proper that the connection be. made, he shah, grant permission, and the sewex connection sha~,1 be made and .installed under the dixectign of the administrative authority and in no ether manner. ~_g~. No person shah, sever a sewer connection or disconnect the same in any manner without first obtain .ing permission of the city engineer ~3~ Section 317 - Trenchin Excavation and Back- fill, subsection~~d~, is amended by adding the following: Building sewers shall be ba~kfilled in accordance with section l.ld6 ~d} of this cede. ~4~ Section ~18~2 ~e~ _ Buildin Sewer Test, .is amended as. follows: ~e~ Building _sewex test. Building sewers shall be tested for. visible leakage befoxe backf filling by insert- ing a xemovabl,e p~.ur~ber~'s plug at the lower end of the line and filling the Zine with water to create a minimum head over' the pipe of four feet ~4 ~ ~ . Head shall be measured from the crown ~f the midpoint of the pipe sec- tion being tested. Maximum, a~.lowable leakage for pipe Ordinance - 7 S~i~b lines less than eight inches L8~' } in diameter shall be one gallon per hour per ,inch of pipe diameter per one hundred x.10 0 }. lineal feet of pipe . Maximum .allowable leakage far pipe lines eight inches ~8"} to eighteen inches ~~.18" } in diameter shah. be eight ~ 8 } gallons per hour per one hundred X100} lineal, feet of pipe. A tee shall be provided in the sewer for insertion of the plug to be capped tightly and secured against back pressure upon completion of the test. The administrative auth- ority may require the ~.ine to be retested after backf fil- ling has been co~pleted. ~n air test may be made in lieu of the standard hydrostatic test in conformance to Section 318-2 ~~,}. of this code and in conformance to the procedure recommended by the administrative authority. ~_5} Section 4~5, Chan es in Direction of Drainage Flow, Subsection ~b}., the last two sentences are deleted. ~6} Section 608, A l.iances, is amended to read: Section- 6~_0 8,_ ~.p~;l~i~arices . Appliances , devices , equipment or other apparatus not regularly classed as plumbing fixtures, which are equipped with pumps, drips ar drainage outlets, maybe drained by indirect waste pipes discharging into an approved type open receptor. When the condensate waste from air conditioning coils dis- charges by direct connection, to a lavatory tailpiece or to an approved accessible inlet on a bathtub overflow, the connection shall be located in the area controlled by the same person con- trolling the air conditioned space. No domestic dishwashing machine shall. be directly connected to a drainage system or food waste disposer without the use of an approved dishwasher air~gap fitting on the discharge side of the dishwashing machine. ~7}.~ Section 904, Strainers and Connections, Subsection b , is amende to rea . fib} Connections. Fixtures having concealed slip.- joint connections shall be provided with an~access panel or utility space at least twelve X12} inches ~.3m} in its least dimension and sv arranged without obstructions as to make such connections readily accessible for inspec- tion and repair. ~_8} Section 1101 - Sewer Re ui.red, subsection ~d}. is amended as follows Substitute the words "one hundred and sixty ~1G0} f eet'~ for the words "two hundred ~2 0 0 } feet"' where they appear in subsection ~_d} . ~9 } Section ~110~5 - Size of ~u~lda,n Sewers. The minimum sizE of any building sewer shall be determined on the basis of .the total number of fixture units drained by such sewer, in accordance with Table ~-~3 but shall be~no~less than four inches ~4"} in diameter. ~.~,0 }~ Section 1106 - Grade, Su ort and Protection of Buildin~__Sewers, is amende as ,follows: _.~.~, Subsection ~b~. is mended by adding the following: pipe bedd~;ng material sha~,l be three-quarter inch X3/4"} minus crushed rock placed in the trench base to prdinance - 8 18H~{6 a minimum uniform depth off' three inches ~3'~ } leveled to the required elevation prior to placing the pipe. There shall be a sufficient quantity of bedding material pre- sent a~t all points to form a supporting cradle equal to one-half the outside diameter of the pipe, or a two-inch ~2"} minimum depth, whichever is the greater, and extend to the walls of the trench. Beal holes of ample dimen-- sions shall be formed in the pipe bedding at each pipe . ?oint location to provide for a proper joint, uniform pipe bearing throughput its length and full inspection. Subsections ~d~_ a~nd~ ~e}_ are added as follows: ~d~.. Back~f~i~ll. Backfill in the pipe zone shall be of selecte nohcohesiv~e material consisting of crushed rock ar pea gravel either of wh~:ch to have no piece or size greater than three-quarter inch X3/4"} diameter. The pipe zone shall be that area on both sides of the pipe and from sip inches ~6"} above the top of the pipe to the top of the pipe bedding material., Within a street right-of -way where perrnanent~ or non-permanent pavements , including driveways and sidewalks are traversed, trench backfill shall. consist of imported bar run gravel or .crushed rock graded from coarse to fine with a maximum density in lifis not to exceed twenty-four inches x,24" } . ~.e} B.uildings constructed over existing sewer main or lateral. ~~o building of any kind shall be constructed aver an~existing sewer main or lateral unless yr until such sanitary sewer has been replaced with either cast iron water pipe or extra heavy cast iron soil pipe of a type and class, as specified by the city engineer. The work involved in relocating or replacing a sewer line shall be performed under the supervision of the city engineer by a contractor employed by the owner and approv- ed by the director of public works. The owner, without charge to the city, shall install manholes as deemed necessary by the city engineer in order to permit proper maintenance of the portion of the sewer to be covered by a building. The owner or developer shall, without charge to the city,. con~'ey such additional easements or rights-- of~way on the property as may be required to accomplish construction or relocation. Cast of such work shall be borne by the owner of the property. ~l1} Secti~n~1120, Sewer Pipe Sizes and Slope, subsec- tion ~b}_, is amended to read: fib} Minimum co~'er opening diameter. of twenty--four inches x.24"} . ~l2} Section 14D2, Storm Sewer Connected to Combination Sewer, is deleted. ~~ ~~~ X13} Sectiwn 1410 S ecif~ications of a Dr Well or Rain or Storm Water Disposa~,~, subsection ~a}., a.s amended so that the first sentence reads: "Dry wells, when permitted by the administrative authority, shall- be constructed of reinforced concrete rings with an ~.nside diameter of not less than two feet Ordinance -- 9 J8'HH6 four inches [.2 ~ 4" ~ and be a ~ninimun~ of five feet ~5' ~ in depth with a minimum of two feet ~~' ~ of cover from the tvp of the reinforced lid to fa,nished grade." l4 7 The zns tallation Stand~axds far Corrugated Metal Steel and Aluminum S~tarm Sewers, are deleted. Section lQ, Thai the provisions contained herein concern the public welfare and safety and therefore, an ernex~gency ~,s hereby de-~ Glared to exist, and this ordinance shall become effective immedi-~ ately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this da of 1979 Y ~ ., ._. f. City ec der Approved by the Mayor this ~ 5~ day of 1979 Mayo Ordinance _ 1Q.