1713.01 TITLE AND SCOPE.
   (a)   Title. This article shall be known as the BOCA Basic/National Plumbing Code, may be so cited and shall be referred to in this article as this Code.
   The administration and enforcement of this article shall be the duty of the Building Official, who is hereby authorized to take such action as may be reasonably necesssary to enforce the purposes of this Code. Such persons may be appointed and authorized as assistants or agents of such administrative authority as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.
 
   (b)   Scope. The provisions of this Code shall apply to and govern plumbing as defined in this Code, including the practice, materials and fixtures used in the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting system and the public or private water supply systems, within or adjacent to any building or other structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension or alteration of the storm water or sewage system of any premises to their connection with any point of public disposal or other terminal.
   (c)   Facilities. It is recognized that certain facilities in or adjacent to public streets are referred to in this Code only a portion of which is under the ownership or the control of the owner or occupant of the building or premises to which this Code applies. (2-24-64)