HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 2019-2474 Adopting 2019 CA Plumbing CodeORDINANCE NO. 2019 — 2474
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE AND TABLE 2902.1 OF
THE 2019 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
THOSE CODES, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of National City does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City adopts the 2019 California
Plumbing Code and Table 2902.1 of the 2019 California Building Code, except as amended in
Chapter 15.20 of the National City Municipal Code.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City deletes, adds, or modifies
certain provisions of the 2019 California Plumbing Code and Table 2902.1 of the 2019 California
Building Code.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of National City amends Chapter 15.20 of the
National City Municipal Code to read as follows:
CHAPTER 15.20
CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
Sections:
15.20.005 2019 California Plumbing Code — Adopted.
15.20.015 Chapter 1, Divisions I and II — Adopted and amended.
15.20.020 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 103 "Duties and Powers of the Authority
Having Jurisdiction", Subsection 103.4 "Right of Entry" — Amended.
15.20.024 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 107 " Board of Appeals", Subsection 107.1
"General" — Amended.
15.20.025 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 102 "Organization and Enforcement",
Subsection 102.5 "Penalties" — Amended.
15.20.027 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104.5 "Fees", Subsection 104.5.1 "Work
Commencing Before Permit Issuance" — Amended.
15.20.030 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits", Subsection 104.4.3
"Expiration" — Amended.
15.20.035 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits," Subsection 103.3.4 "Permit
denial" — Added.
15.20.040 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits," Subsection 103.5 "Fees" —
Amended.
15.20.042 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits," Subsection 104.6 "Placement
of Permit — Added.
15.20.045 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits," Subsection 104.3.2 "Plan
review fees" — Amended.
15.20.050 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 105 "Inspections and Testing," Subsection
105.2.6 "Reinspections" — Amended.
15.20.060 Chapter 1, Division II, Table 104.5 "Plumbing permits fees" — Deleted.
15.20.065 Chapter 1, Division II, Table 422.1 "Minimum plumbing facilities" — Deleted.
15.20.070 Table 2902.1 "Minimum number of required plumbing fixtures of the 2016
California Building Code" — Adopted.
15.20.005 2019 California Plumbing Code — Adopted. The City Council adopts, and
incorporates herein as the city plumbing code, except as amended, deleted, or added by this
chapter, for the purpose of prescribing in the City of National City, regulations governing the
erection, installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of any plumbing, gas, or drainage piping and systems or water heating or treating equipment in
or on any building or structure or outdoors on any premises or property, the 2019 California
Plumbing Code, including Administration Divisions I and II, California Code of Regulations Title
24, Part 5, and Table 2902.1 of the 2019 California Building Code. The City Council does
specifically find and declare that the nature and uniqueness of the dry Southern California climate,
and the geographical and topographical conditions in the City of National City, including the age
and concentration of structures, and differences in elevation throughout the City, do reasonably
necessitate and demand specific changes in and variations from the 2019 California Plumbing
Code. Copy of all codes are filed in the office of the building official and are adopted and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this chapter, and the provisions shall be controlling within the
city limits.
15.20.015 Chapter 1, Divisions I and II — Adopted and Amended. Chapter 1, Division
I, "Administration" is adopted. Chapter 1, Division II, "Administration" is adopted, subject to the
additions, amendments, and deletions contained in this chapter.
15.20.020 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 103 "Duties and Powers of the Authority
Having Jurisdiction" Subsection 103.4 "Right of Entry" — Amended. Subsection 103.4 of the 2019
California Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
103.4 Right of Entry. When necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this code, or when the Building Official has reasonable
cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises a condition
or code violation which make such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or
hazardous, the Building Official, or designee, may request entry as specified in
Chapter 1.12 of the National City Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 2 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019 2019 Plumbing Code
15.20.024 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 107 "Board of Appeals, Subsection 107.1
"General" — Amended. Subsection 107.1 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code is amended to
read as follows:
107.1 General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or
determinations of the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of this code, the City Council shall appoint an ad hoc Board of Appeals comprised
of three (3) of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon
matters pertaining to plumbing design, construction, and maintenance, and the
public health aspects of plumbing systems and who are not employees of the City.
Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council. The Board shall
comply with Rosenberg's Rules of Order in conducting their business, and shall
render written decisions and findings to the appellant with a copy to the Building
Official. Decisions of the Board may be appealable to the City Council by the
appellant or by the Building Official within thirty (30) days of the decision of the
Board, by the filing of a written notice of appeal with the Director of Community
Development stating the reasons for the appeal. The person filing the appeal and
the opposing party shall be given at least ten (10) days' written (?) notice of the
time and place of the hearing on the appeal.
15.20.025 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 106 "Violations and Penalties" Subsection 106.3
"Penalties" — Amended. Subsection 106.3 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code is amended to
read as follows:
106.3 Penalties. Violation of any provision of this code shall be punishable
as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in_Chapter 1.20 of
the National City Municipal Code.
15.20.027 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104.5 "Fees", Subsection 104.5.1 "Work
Commencing Before Permit Issuance — Amended. Subsection 104.5.1 of the 2019 California
Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
104.5.1 Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance. Any person who
commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or
plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an
administrative penalty equal to the inspection fee portion the permit fee that would
be required by this code if a permit were to be issued. The administrative penalty
is in addition to a permit fee. When a plan review is required for issuance of such
permit, the plan review fee portion will not be subject to said penalty. The payment
of such administrative penalty shall not exempt any person from compliance with
all other provisions of this code or from any penalty prescribed by law.
15.20.030 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits", Subsection 104.4.3
"Expiration" — Amended. Subsection 104.4.3 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 3 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019 2019 Plumbing Code
104.4.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the
provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the
building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within twelve
calendar months from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized
by such permit is stopped at any time after the work is commenced for a period of
six calendar months, or if the building or work authorized by such permit exceeds
three calendar years from the issuance date of the permit. Work shall be presumed
to have commenced if the permittee has obtained a required inspection approval
of work authorized by the permit by the Building Official within twelve calendar
months of the date of permit issuance.
Work shall be presumed to be stopped if the permittee has not obtained a
required inspection approval of work by the Building Official within each six-month
period upon the initial commencement of work authorized by such permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewal permit
as specified below, shall be first obtained.
1. Permits where work has not commenced. For permits for
which work has not commenced in the first six calendar months from the date of
issuance, a renewal permit may be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from
the original issuance date;
C. The same edition of the California codes is in effect
as used in the initial plan check;
D. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit is paid; and
E. The renewal permit shall expire three calendar years
from the date of initial permit issuance.
Where later editions of the California codes have
been adopted than used in the initial plan check, such applications for renewal
shall be considered as a new plan check submittal. Accordingly, plans shall reflect
the requirements of the current codes in effect, a full new plan check is required,
and a full new plan check fee shall be paid. Upon completion of a new plan check,
the permit may be renewed upon payment of a permit fee equal to one-half the
amount required for a new permit.
2. Permits where work has commenced. For permits where
work has commenced and was subsequently stopped as defined herein, a renewal
permit may be obtained provided that:
A. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work;
B. The expiration has not exceeded three years from
the original issuance date;
C. A fee equal to one-half the amount required for a
new permit is paid, except that where construction has progressed and has been
approved to the point of requiring only a final inspection, a fee equal to one quarter
the amount required for a new permit shall be paid; and
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 4 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019 2019 Plumbing Code
D. A renewal permit shall expire three calendar years
from the date of initial permit issuance.
3. Permits that have exceeded three years. For permits that
have exceeded three years beyond the issuance date, a renewed permit may be
obtained provided that:
A. Construction in reliance upon the building permit has
commenced and has been approved;
B. No changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work;
C. A fee equal to the full amount required for a new
permit is paid except that where the Building Official determines that construction
has progressed to the point that a lesser fee is warranted, such lesser fee shall be
paid.
The maximum life of a permit renewal in accordance
with subsection 15.20.030.3 shall be one calendar year from the date of renewal.
The permit may be renewed for each calendar year thereafter provided that all
requirements of Subsections A, B, and C as stated in subsection 15.20.030.3 are
met.
4. Extension of an unexpired permit. For an extension of an
unexpired permit, the permittee may apply for an extension of the time within which
work under that permit may be continued when for good and satisfactory reasons,
as determined by the Building Official in his or her sole discretion, the permittee is
unable to continue work within the time required by section 15.20.030. The Building
Official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding
six calendar months beyond the expiration date in effect at the time of the
extension application, upon written request by the permittee showing that
circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from
being taken.
5. Permits issued where the permittee has been deployed to a
foreign country, may be held in abeyance until six months after the return of the
permittee from his/her deployment if necessary, upon application for such relief by
the permittee.
15.20.035 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits", Subsection 104.3.4 "Permit
denial" — Added. Subsection 104.3.4 is added to the 2019 California Plumbing Code is to read
as follows:
104.3.4 Permit Denial. The Building Official may deny the issuance of a
plumbing permit on any property where there exists an unsafe or a substandard
building as provided in the Chapters 15.10 and 15.16 of the National City Municipal
Code, or where there exists unlawful construction, or where there exists a violation
of the National City Municipal Code.
15.20.040 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits", Subsection 104.5 "Fees" —
Amended. Subsection 104.5 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code is amended to read as
follows:
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 5 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019 2019 Plumbing Code
Section 104.5 Fees. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the
current City of National City Fee Schedule.
15.20.042 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits," Subsection 104.6
"Placement of Permit" — Added. Subsection 104.6 is added to the 2019 California Plumbing
Code to read as follows:
The building permit or a copy, the inspection record, and the approved plans shall all be
kept on site until the completion of the project. The inspection record is to be kept on the job
unless removed by the building official.
15.20.045 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104 "Permits", Subsection 104.3.2 "Plan
review fees" — Amended. Subsection 104.3.2 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code is amended
to read as follows:
104.3.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are required to be
submitted by 104.3.1, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans
and specifications for review. The plan review fees for plumbing work shall be
assessed in accordance with the current City of National City Fee Schedule. When
plans are incomplete or changed so as to require an additional plan review fee, the
fee shall be assessed in accordance with the current City of National City Fee
Schedule.
15.20.050 Chapter 1, Division II, Section 105 "Inspections and Testing", Subsection
105.2.6 "Reinspections" — Amended. Subsection 105.2.6 of the 2019 California Plumbing Code
is amended to read as follows:
105.2.6 Re -inspections. A re -inspection fee may be assessed for each
inspection or re -inspection when any of the following occurs:
1. The portion of work for which the inspection was called is
not complete or the corrections previously required and called for are not made;
2. Calling for an inspection before the job is ready for such
inspection or re -inspection;
3. The inspection record card or the approved plans are not
posted or otherwise available to the inspector;
4. Failure to provide access on the date for which the
inspection is requested; or,
5. Deviating from the approved plans when such deviation or
change required approval of the building official.
To obtain a re -inspection, the permittee shall file an application in writing
on a form provided for that purpose and pay the re -inspection fee in accordance
with the current City of National City Fee Schedule. In instances where a re -
inspection fee has been assessed, no further inspections shall be performed until
the fees have been paid.
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 6 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019 2019 Plumbing Code
15.20.060 Chapter 1, Division II, Table 104.5 "Plumbing permits fees" - Deleted.
Table 104.5 of Chapter 1, Division II of the 2019 California Plumbing Code, entitled "Plumbing
Permit Fees", is deleted.
15.20.065 Table 422.1 "Minimum plumbing facilities" - Deleted. Table 422.1 of
Chapter 4, of the 2019 California Plumbing Code, entitled "Minimum Plumbing Facilities", is
deleted.
15.20.070 Table 2902.1 "Minimum number of required plumbing fixtures of the 2019
California Building Code" - Adopted. Table 2902.1 of the 2019 California Building Code is
adopted. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided for the type of occupancy and in the minimum
number shown in Table 2902.1. Types of occupancies not shown in Table 2902.1 shall be
considered individually by the Building Official. The number of occupants shall be determined by
this code. Occupancy classification shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 3 of the 2019
California Building Code.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3RD day of December, 2019
Alejandra ot o-So, Mayor
ATTES
Michael R. alla,-City Clerk
APP'OVED AS O FORM:
V'gil '. Morris
Cit ttorney
Ordinance No. 2019-2474 7 Amending NCMC Chapter 15.20
Adopted: December 3, 2019
2019 Plumbing Code
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
December 3, 2019 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was not finally adopted until seven
calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final
passage, to wit, on November 19, 2019 and on December 3, 2019.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said Ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said Ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than
a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its
passage a written or printed copy of said Ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-2474 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on December 3, 2019.
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy