ARTICLE V. PLUMBING CODE*

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*   Editor's note – Ord. No. 5331, § 1, adopted May 11, 1981, repealed art. V, §§ 6-123--6-150; and § 2 enacted a new art. V, §§ 6-121--6-126. Formerly, art. V was derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 9, §§ 52, 53, 55--59, 61--65, 67--70, and the following ordinances:

Ord. No.	Date	Section
2127	3-20-60	1, 2
2356	10-15-62	1
2770	5-10-65	1, 2
3609	2-16-71	1, 2
3634	4-12-71	1
4253	10-14-74	1
4830	6-12-78	2, 3, 5
4836	6-26-78	4

 

   Cross References – Housing regulations, ch. 16; sewage and sewage disposal, ch. 24; water, ch. 27; technical division of administrative hearing office to have exclusive jurisdiction over alleged violations of plumbing code, § 28-4(1).

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Sec. 6-121. Office of plumbing inspector established.

The office of plumbing inspector is established. The plumbing inspector shall be responsible to, and under authority of, the building safety administrator.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83)

Sec. 6-122. Qualifications of inspectors.

No person shall be appointed a plumbing inspector for the city who shall not have had a minimum of five (5) years' practical experience. He shall also possess the required minimum qualifications for such a position, as expressed in the position classification plan of the city, as promulgated by the personnel department of the city. He shall be familiar with the codes and ordinances of the city relating to plumbing piping, fixtures and appliances.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83)

Sec. 6-123. General duties of inspectors.

The duties of each plumbing inspector are to inspect all plumbing construction work, plumbing installations, and renewals thereof in the city; to enforce rules and regulations concerning plumbing installations of all kinds; and to perform related duties as required by this article and the code adopted herein. The plumbing inspector under the code or this article shall perform the following duties: Inspect the installation of and approve or condemn all plumbing piping, fixtures, apparatus, appliances, devices, equipment and drainage work, for any and all purposes within the jurisdiction of the city; enforce rules and regulations, control types and classes of material and the method, manner and workmanship for the installation of plumbing equipment; approve or disapprove the use of plumbing materials or devices; inspect public and private premises for plumbing fixtures, or other apparatus; give notice of defects in plumbing fixtures, appliances or equipment; receive applications for issuing permits for plumbing installations and repairs; collect and account for fees; examine and approve plans and specifications for proposed plumbing installations or alterations, and confer and advise on necessary changes thereto; certify to compliance with plans and specifications on plumbing work; keep a complete record of all applications for permits, of all permits so issued, and of all inspections made under each permit; make such reports as shall be required from time to time and make any recommendations to the building safety administrator which he may deem practical in connection with this article and the code adopted in section 6-124, and the enforcement thereof.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83)

Sec. 6-124. Plumbing code adopted.

   The document entitled "International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition" published by the International Code Council, with local amendments, a copy of which amendments are attached to Ordinance No. 12009 as Exhibit “A” are hereby adopted.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83; Ord. No. 6571, § 1, 11-10-86; Ord. No. 7178, § 1, 4-24-89; Ord. No. 7796, § 1, 4-13-92; Ord. No. 8604, § 1, 11-20-95; Ord. No. 9491, § 4, 11-20-00; Ord. No. 9526, § 1, 3-19-01; Ord. No. 10184, § 1, 9-7-05; Ord. No. 10436, § 1, 7-10-07; Ord. No. 11042, § 6, 12-18-12, eff. 1-2-13; Ord. No. 11590, § 6, 10-9-18, eff. 1-1-19; Ord. No. 12009, § 1, 6-6-23, eff. 7-6-23)

   Editor's note – Exhibit F is not printed herein but is on file in the office of the city clerk and available for public inspection during regular business hours.

Sec. 6-125. Clerk to keep copies of plumbing code.

Three (3) copies of the plumbing code adopted in section 6-124 and three (3) copies of the "Manual of Backflow and Cross-Connection Control," which is in part incorporated by reference in section 1003(q) of the plumbing code, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and are made public records and shall be available for public use and inspection during regular office hours.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83)

Sec. 6-126. Amendments of plumbing code.

The plumbing code adopted in section 6-124 may be amended from time to time by the mayor and council. Three (3) copies of current ordinances amending the plumbing code shall be kept on file by the city clerk as public records and shall be kept available for public use and inspection during regular office hours.

(Ord. No. 5331, § 2, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 5775, § 2, 5-23-83)