(A) There is hereby adopted by and for the city that certain document marked and designated as the most current edition of the Illinois Plumbing Code, with the local amendment, relating to the plumbing and drainage of all buildings and premises, save and except portions as may be hereinafter amended or deleted.
(B) Local amendment. The city hereby adopts the following local amendment:
Pursuant to 17 Ill. Admin. Code 3730.307(c)(4) and subject to the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 890) and the Lawn Irrigation Contractor and Lawn Sprinkler System Registration Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 892), all new plumbing fixtures and irrigation controllers installed after the effective date of this section shall bear the WaterSense label (as designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Program), when such labeled fixtures are available.
(C) Plastic pipe joints and fittings made from polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), or polybutylene (PB) made by either solvent-welded or fusion- welded connections, compression, or insert fittings, metal clamps and screws, or threaded joints shall be prohibited for water service or the domestic water distribution system of any building except for the distribution of conveyance of distilled or deionized water.
(D) Plastic pipe chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), cross linked polyethylene (PEX), polybutylene (PB), polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shall be prohibited for water service or the domestic water distribution system of any building except for the conveyance of distilled or deionized water.
(Ord. 91-18, passed 5-28-1991; Ord. 04-24, passed 6-8-2004; Ord. 15-36, passed 10-13-2015; Ord. 24-04, passed 3-26-2024)