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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1961-998 Adopts county plumbing code (Repealed by 1147)ORDINANCE NO. 998 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PLUMBING CODE The City Council of the City of National City, California does ordain as follows: Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby finds and determines that there is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said city as Document Number 29701 three copies of Division 3 of Title 5 of the San Diego County Code, which said division is known as the County Plumbing Code. That excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended said San Diego County Plumbing Code be and the same hereby is adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of the Government Code of California after conducting the hearings required by Section 50022.3 of said Government Code. Section 2. That Section 53.101. of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: TITLE. This division shall be known as the City of National City Plumbing Code. Section 3. That Section 53.213.2 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: "Building Inspector" means the Chief Building Inspector of the Building Department of the City of National City. Section 4. That Section 53.224 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 'Department" means the Building Department of the City of National City. Section 5. That Section 53.229 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: "Director" means the Chief Building Inspector of the City of National City. Section 6. That Section 53.259 of said code is hereby amended and shall read: "LIQUID ',PASTE" is the discharge from any fixture, appliance, commercial establishment engaged in the business of washing cars, swimming pool, or any appurtenance in connection with a plumbing system which does not receive fecal matter. Section 7. That Section 53.262 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: Lot' means any building site or parcel of ground with a minimum street frontage width of 50 feet and a minimum square footage of 5,000 square feet, abutting upon a dedicated street or parcel of ground which has been dedicated for street purposes provided, however, that any lot shown upon a subdivision map recorded prior to December 8, 1959 shall constitute a building site. Section 8. That Section 53.301 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD. There is hereby established in the City of National City a Board of Plumber Examiners, hereinafter referred to as the Board. Section 9. That Section 53.302 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: MEMBERSHIP. The membership of the Board shall be as follows: (a) One member of the City Council appointed by the City Council. (b) The Chief Building Inspector who shall be the Chairman of the Board. (c) One contracting plumber appointed by the City Council. (d) One journeyman plumber appointed by the City Council. (e) One professional engineer or architect appointed by the City Council. The appointed mambers shall hold office until the 31st day of December of the year in which they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and shall have qualified. Section 10. That Section 53.304 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation. Section 11. That Section 53.305 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:: DUTIES OF BOARD. The Board shall examine journeyman plumbers as here- inafter prescribed in this division. It may approve materials, types of fittings, fixtures, and installations as provided in this division. Section 12. That Section 53.402 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: RESPONSIBILITY. This division shall not be construed to relieve from, or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, controlling, - 2 .. Section 12. Responsibility - (continued) or installing any plumbing installation, fixtures, device, or materials, for damage to persons or property caused by any defect therein; nor shall the City of National City or any officer or employee thereof enforcing this division be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein, or certificate of inspection issued in accordance with the provisions of this division. Section 13. That Section 53.501 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY. It shall be unlawful for any person to work or labor as a plumber on work requiring a plumbing permit unless he is the holder of a valid Certificate of Competency issued by the Board of Plumber Examiners authorizing him to work as a plumber, however, in lieu of such certificate, the Building Inspector may accept a valid Certificate of Competency issued by the Building Inspection Division of the City of San Diego or the Building Inspection Division of the County of San Diego. Section 14. That Section 53.511 of said code shall be amended and shall read as follows= SPECIAL HOMEOWNERS CERTIFICATE. An owner, or a member of his immediate family, may obtain a Special Homeowner's Certificate for a single family dwelling once every two (2) years after a satisfactory examination by the Building Inspector authorizing him to install plumbing work and fixtures as provided in Section 53.603. The fee for such examination shall be $5.00. Section 15. That Section 53.606 of said code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: FEES. The following fees shall be paid to the office of the City Treasurer before the issuance of a plumbing permit: For each permit for plumbing exclusive of gas and water piping and fixtures, a basic fee of $4.00 (a) Add to basic fee for each waste outlet to receive a plumbing fixture .50 (b) Add to basic fee for each waste outlet to any soil or waste line other than a plumbing fixture .50 (c) Add to basic fee for each of the following unless waste outlet therefor is included in the same permit and paid under subsection (a) of this section: (1) Waste food disposer .50 (2) Water softener requiring a waste outlet .50 3 - Section 15. Subsection - Fees - (continued) (3) Clothes washing machine requiring a waste outlet .50 (4) Any other fixture, appliance, or device which requires connection to the soil or waste system .50 (d) Add to basic fee for each water heater .50 (e) Add to basic fee for each indirect fixture .25 (f) For each permit fcr gas piping (including 6 outlets) 2.00 (g) For each additional outlet .25 (h) Each house trailer gas piping system 2.00 (i) For each permit for water piping, single occupancy 2.00 (j) For each additional occupancy .50 (k) For each septic tank or cesspool installation 4.00 The United States, The State of California, counties, cities, school districts and other public agencies shall be exempt from the payment of fees prescribed by this section. Section 16. That Section 53.615 and Section 53.616 of said code are hereby deleted. Section 17. SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS, AND SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 1. DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to cause or permit the disposal of sewage, human excrement, or other liquid wastes in any place or manner except through and by means of an approved plumbing system installed and maintained in accordance with the previsions of this ordinance. 2. PLUM.BING AND ➢RAINAGE SYSTEMS TO CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER. The plumbing and drainage system of every building hereinafter constructed shall be connected to the public sewer system. If the Building Inspector determines upon investigation that the public sewer system is not available to serve a building, he may authorize the installation of a subsurface disposal system as set forth in this section. 3. PERMIT FOR SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND INSPECTION THEREOF. Before any person, firm, or corporation shall install any portion of a: subsurface disposal system in the City of National City, an application - 4 Section 17. - Number 3 - (continued) shall be filed in writing for a permit, together with a diagram clearly indicating the nature of all proposed work. In addition, the following information shall appear thereon: (a) Street and house number of premises where work is to be installed. (b) The name and address of owner. (c) The name, address, and license number of contractor performing work. (d) The size and type of subsurface disposal system and number of persons it is designed to serve. Before a permit is issued, an inspection fee shall be paid as set forth in Section 14 of this ordinance. The Building Inspector may require the applicant for a permit. to submit a report prepared by an engineer licensed by the State of California showing that soil percolation tests have been made by such engineer on the site of the proposed subsurface sewage disposal system and including therewith the results of such tests. As soon as the work is installed and ready to receive the cover, the contractor shall notify the Building Inspector that such work is ready for inspection. As soon thereafter as practical, the Building Inspector shall cause an inspection to be made, and if any faulty or defective construction work is found, the contractor shall be notified of the changes necessary to be made in order that such shall conform to the provisions of this section. If such work is found to be correctly installed and approved by the Building Inspector, he shall post an inspection card in a conspicuous place upon the premises, noting thereon the date and approval of the work together with his Signature, 4. TYPE OF SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL SYSTEM REQUIRED. Any subsurface sewage system hereafter constructed or installed in the City of National City shall consist of a septic tank with effluent discharging into a dis- tribution box connected to a subsurface tile system of at least two (2) lateral absorption lines each of which lines shall not exceed one hundred twenty five (125) feet in length. All portions of subsurface disposal systems shall be at least ten (10) feet from any building foundation line and not less than five (5) feet from any property line. The Building Inspector may, upon investigation, approve the direct connection of the septic tank to a properly installed cess pool or cess pools. Section 17 - (continued) 5. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SEPTIC TANKS FOR ONE -FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCES OR SMALL INSTITUTICNS OR INDUSTRIES WHERE USED BY NOT MORE THAN TEN (10) PERSONS. Any septic tank hereafter constructed or installed in the City shall meet the following minimum specifications: (a) Such tank shall have an inside depth of at least five (5) feet with a liquid depth of at least four (4) feet. The length of the tank shall not exceed three (3) times the width of such tank and shall have a liquid capacity of not less than 960 gallons. Such tank shall have at least two compartments and a manhole of adequate size shall be installed in each compartment. (b) The inlet and outlet of such tank shall have a vertical four inch (4') tee extending two feet (2') below and six inches (6") above the liquid level of the tank. The top branch of said inlet vertical tee shall be capped. (c) Such tank shall be watertight and shall be constructed of concrete, concrete block or tile. The top of such tank shall be constructed of reinforced concrete at least four inches (4') thick. When such tank is constructed of concrete the walls and bottom of the tank shall be at least six inches (6') thick and shall be ade. quately reinforced with steel or other approved material. The concrete used for such tanks shall contain one part cement, two parts sharp sand and four parts crushed rock or gravel. Where brick, concrete block, or tile is used in the construction of such tank, the inside shall be plastered with Portland cement mortar composed of one part cement and three parts sand. The side walls of such tank shall be adequately reinforced with steel or other approved material so as to withstand any inside or outside pressure. (d) The line from such septic tank to the distribution box shall be constructed of watertight bell and spigot pipe. (e) Prefabricated concrete septic tanks may be installed only after special approval has been issued by the Board of Plumber Examiners. All such prefabricated tanks shall be installed in accordance with provisions of this section and the manufacturer's recommendations. 6.. Section 17 - (continued) 6. MINIMUM P.EQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTION BOX. Any distribution box hereafter constructed or installed in the city shall meet the following minimum specifications: (a) Such distribution box shall be watertight and shall be constructed of the same materials authorized for the construction of a septic tank. (b) The outlets from such distribution box shall have exactly the same elevation. The inlet to such distribution box shall be one inch (1") above the elevation of the outlet. (c) Such distribution box shall be connected to a subsurface tile system consisting of at least two (2) lateral absorption lines; provided that one or more cesspools may be substituted for or used in conjunction with lateral absorption lines when approved by the Building Inspector. All lines leading from the distribution box to the lateral absorp- tion lines or cesspools shall be constructed with watertight joints. 7. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPOSAL LINES. Any subsurface tile system hereafter constructed or installed in the City for the purpose of disposing of the effluent from a septic tank shall meet the following minimum specifications: (a) Such tile system shall consist of at least two (2) lateral absorp- tion lines totaling at least two hundred feet (200') in length; provided, however, each line shall not exceed one hundred twenty- five feet (125') in length. Where it is practical each line shall be one hundred twenty-five feet (125') in length. (b) Lateral absorption lines shall be constructed of tile pipe spaced one -quarter inch (e) apart so as to provide open joints. The upper one-half (*) of each open joint shall be covered with tar paper or copper screen. (c) Each lateral absorption line shall be placed in a trench at least eighteen inches (18") wide, which trench shall contain at least thirteen inches (13") of rock or gravel grading not less than one inch (1"), with at least four inches (4') of such rcck or gravel beneath the bottom of the line and four inches (4') of such rock or gravel over the top of the line. (d) - 7 Section 17 - Number 7 - (ccntinued) (d) Lateral absorption lines shall have a grade of two inches (2') per one hundred feet (100') with not more than fifty percent (50%) variation either way. (e) Lateral absorption lines shall be not more than thirty inches (30") below the surface of the ground. (f) Every lateral absorption line shall be at least ten feet (10') from every other lateral absorption line. Where it is necessary to use ells or wyes on any lateral absorption line, at least ten feet (10') of closed -joint tile shall be inserted at each such fitting so as to space the absorption lines at least ten feet (10') apart. 8. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CESSPOOLS. Any cesspool hereafter constructed or installed in the city shall meet the following minimum specifications: (a) Such cesspool shall be not less than three feet (3') inside dia- meter and shall be constructed to a depth where the side wall area of the cesspool will have sufficient porosity to provide adequate drainage as determined by the Building Inspector. (b) Such cesspool shall be either rectangular or round. In the case of a rectangular shape, such cesspool shall be constructed of brick, concrete block, and/or two inch (2") redwood plank securely braced with four inch by four inch (4 x 4") redwood timber. In the case of a round shape, such cesspool shall be constructed of brick, concrete block and/or one inch (1") redwood boards of full thickness with supporting two inch by three inch (2'' x 3'") redwood timbers placed every five feet (5') so as to form a securely braced octagon shape. (c) The top of such cesspool shall be covered with a concrete slab or cover constructed of concrete reinforced with steel or other approved material, which slab or cover shall extend not less than eighteen inches (18") beyond the outside of the side walls of the cesspool. 9. MINIMUM STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SYSTEMS SERVING ONE -FAMILY RESIDENCES OR SMALL INSTITUTIONS OR INDUSTRIES WHERE USED BY NOT MORE THAN TEN CIO) PERSONS. The minimum standards for septic tanks, distribution - 8 .. Section 17 - Number 9 - (continued) boxes, tile lines and cesspools, as set forth in this ordinance, are the minimum standards for subsurface sewage disposal system or unit serving a one -family or two-family residence or small institution or industry having sanitary facilities used by not more than ten (10) persons. 10. SPECIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SYSTEMS SERVING MULTIPLE DWELLINGS OR INDUSTRIES WHERE USED BY MORE THAN TEN (10) PERSONS. Every applicant for a permit to install or construct a subsurface sewage disposal system or unit to serve residences, institutions or industries, other than a.one-family or two-family residence or a small institution or industry having sanitary facilities used by more than ten (10) persons, shall submit to the B uild.ing Inspector for approval the detailed plans and specifications of the proposed subsurface sewage disposal system. Section 18. INSPECTION AND CONDEMNATION OF BUILDINGS. A. CONDEMNATION OF BUILDING. When any building or premises have been inspected or caused to be inspected by the Building Inspector and the plumbing or sewage disposal unit or system of such building or premises is found to be defective or unsanitary, notice to that effect shall be served upon the tenant occupying the premises if there be a tenant, or the owner or his agent, and the said notice shall specify the character of repairs and alterations to be made in order to eliminate the defective or insanitary condition. If such repairs and alterations, as specified in said notice are not commenced in good faith within five (5) days from the date of the service of such notice, and completed within the time specified therein, the Building Inspector may condemn the said building or premises as being insanitary and unfit for human habitation, and its occupancy thereafter is prohibited. B. NOTICE THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN CONDEMNED. When any building or premises have been condemned by the Building Inspector, the occupant shall immediately vacate the premises until such time as all repair and alterations required by the Building Inspector shall have been made. When a building or premises have been condemned for any cause, the Building Inspector shall place or cause to be placed thereon a placard reading as followss 9 Section 18. - B - Condemnation - (continued) 'WARNING' 'THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN CONDEMNED AS BEYNG INSANITARY AND UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION, AND IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RESIDE IN OR OCCUPY THE SAME Section 19. Section 20. BUILDING INSPECTOR That Chapter 21 of said code is hereby deleted PENALTY. Any person who violates or who omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or who maintains in service any plumbing system installed, constructed, altered, or repaired in violation of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not longer than six months, or by both such fine and im- prisonment. Upon proof of conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of any person holding a certificate under the terms and provisions of this division for the violation of any of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance, the Board of Plumber Examiners shall thereupon have the power to suspend or revoke the certificate of such person so convicted for a period of time net exceeding one year. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 23rd day of May , 1961, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Allen, Hollingsworth, Morgan, Reid, Hart NOFS;, None ABSENT: None ATTEST: IREI M._riALSTON, CITY CLERK' )itexkI hereby approv May , 1961. e .,.oregoing Ordinance - 10 - this the 23rdday of City of National '�. 7�°,' WORTH, MAYOR City, ornia