Effective July 1, 2022, there is herewith adopted, by reference, The International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, adopted as a public record by Resolution No. R2022-03 of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Cave Creek by reference thereto, as fully and completely as if the terms thereof were fully set forth herein, in total, except as modified or changed as follows:
(A) Chapter 1, “Scope and Administration”.
(1) 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the Town of Cave Creek, hereinafter referred to as “this code”. When there is a conflict between these provisions and those of another technical code, these provisions shall apply. Where there is an administrative provision contained in another technical code and not in this code, then the administrative provision of the technical code shall apply.
(2) 103.1 Creation of agency. Is hereby amended as follows:
The building and fire safety department is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the chief building official, as also referenced throughout this code as “the code official”. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.
(3) 106.3.3 Time limitation of application. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the building official is authorized to grant one extension of time for an additional period not exceeding 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(4) 106.5.3 Expiration. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance by evidence of a passed inspection, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced by evidence of not passing an inspection. The building official is authorized to grant in writing one extension of time for a period of not more than 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(5) 109.2 Schedule of permit fees. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Shall be determined per Title XV, Section 151.14, of the town code.
(6) 109.3 Work commencing before permit issuance. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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 a fee that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. This fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit and plan review fee required by the approved fees. The payment of such fee shall not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this code or other requirements, nor from the penalty prescribed by law.
(7) 109.5 Refunds. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
1. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any examination time has been expended.
(8) 113.4 Failure to comply. Shall be amended as follows:
Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable under Title XV, Section 151.99, Penalty, of the town code.
(9) 115.4 Violation penalties. Shall be amended as follows:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code, or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or a directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty as established in Title XV, Section 151.99, of the town code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense
(B) Chapter 3, “General Regulations”, is hereby amended as follows:
305.4.1 Sewer depth. Shall be amended as follows:
Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be installed not less than 12 inches (305 mm) below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall be installed not less than 12 inches (305 mm) below grade.
(C) Chapter 7, “Sanitary Drainage”, is hereby amended as follows:
701.2 Connection to sewer required. Shall be amended as follows:
Sanitary drainage piping from plumbing fixtures in buildings and sanitary drainage piping systems from premises shall be connected to a public sewer. Where a public sewer is not available, the sanitary drainage piping and systems shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system in compliance with state, county or local requirements. Where state or local requirements do not exist for private sewage disposal systems, the sanitary drainage piping and systems shall be connected to an approved private sewage disposal system that is in accordance with the International Private Sewage Disposal Code.
(D) Chapter 9, “Vents”, shall be amended to read as follows:
903.1 Roof extension. Shall be amended to read as follows:
Open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated not less than 8 inches (203 mm) above the roof.
(E) Appendices.
Appendix E Sizing of water piping systems. Is specifically adopted.
(Ord. O2011-13, passed 11-21-11; Am. Ord. O2018-08, passed 11-19-18; Am. Ord. O2022-01, passed 3-21-22)
Statutory reference:
State Plumbing Code to be adopted, see A.R.S. § 9-802
Variance from the State Plumbing Code, see A.R.S. §§ 9-805 and 41-619