The following sections of the International Plumbing Code, as incorporated into the State Building Code, are hereby amended to read as set forth herein:
101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Parkersburg hereinafter referred to as "this code".
106.6.6 Fee schedule. The fees for all plumbing work shall be as indicated in the following schedule: see Property Maintenance Code Section 103.5.
106.6.3 Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. Not more than 50% percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
The code official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or 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 directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
108.5 Stop work orders. Upon notice from the code official, work on any plumbing system that is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure 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 to a fine of not more than $500.00.
305.6.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of 24 inches (mm) below finished grade at the point of septic connection. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 24 inches below grade.
904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least 16 inches above the roof, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least 7 feet (2134 mm) above the roof.
(Ord. 0-1464. Passed 10-8-13.)