(a) The plumbing code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby revised and amended to conform, with certain exceptions as specified below, to the 2021 International Plumbing Code and the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code of the International Code Council (ICC), and the same as amended are hereby adopted as the City's Plumbing Code. One copy of the 2021 International Plumbing Code, marked as Exhibit "A", and One copy of the 2021 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, marked Exhibit "B", is incorporated herein by reference and shall be filed in the Office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection.
(b) The following provisions of the Appendix to the 2021 International Plumbing Code are hereby specifically adopted as amended as part of the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Worth:
(1) Appendix Chapter C, Structural Safety.
(2) Appendix Chapter E, Sizing of Water Piping Systems.
(c) The plumbing and fuel gas provisions of the International Residential Code, as adopted elsewhere, shall be used as the plumbing and fuel gas provisions for buildings and structures applicable to that code except as provided for in that code.
(d) Any errata corrections published by the International Code Council for the 2021 International Plumbing Code or the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, as they are discovered, are considered as part of this code.
(Ord. 9164, §§ 1, 6, passed 8-7-1984; Ord. 9918, § 1, passed 8-28-1987; Ord. 11280, § 1, passed 3-23-1993; Ord. 13521, § 1, passed 7-14-1998; Ord. 14648, § 1, passed 6-5-2001; Ord. 15951, § 1, passed 4-13-2004; Ord. 19604-03-2011, § 1, passed 3-23-2011; Ord. 22521-12-2016, § 1, passed 12-6-2016, eff. 1-1-2017; Ord. 25385-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 4-1-2022)
Cross-reference:
Electrical code, see §§ 11-1 et seq.
International Building Code, see §§ 7-46 et seq.
International Fire Code, see § 13-1
International Mechanical Code, see §§ 7-166 et seq.
Minimum building standards code, see §§ 7-66 et seq.