The International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition (hereinafter known as the IPC), is amended as follows:
1. Deletions. The following are deleted from the IPC and are of no force or effect in this chapter:
106.5.4 Extensions
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2. Subsection 101.1, Title, of the IPC is hereby deleted and there is enacted in lieu thereof the following subsection:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Windsor Heights, hereinafter known as “this code.”
3. Subsection 103.1, General, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to said subsection:
The term Code Official is intended also to mean the Building and Zoning Administrator and his or her representatives or designees, who are herewith delegated the same powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities as designated for the Code Official.
4. Subsection 105.2, Alternate Materials, Methods and Equipment, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following subsection 105.2.1 and exception:
105.2.1 Uniform Plumbing Code. The Uniform Plumbing Code, as prepared and edited by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as currently adopted and amended by the Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board, Iowa Department of Public Health, is hereby approved as an alternate equivalent method for complete plumbing systems.
Administration Exception 1: Administrative regulations shall be as prescribed in the International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition, as amended in this section.
5. Subsection 106.1.1, Permit Acquisition, of the IPC is hereby established by adding the following:
106.1.1. Permit acquisition.
1. Permits are not transferable. Plumbing work performed under the provisions of this chapter must be done by a contractor meeting the licensing provisions as set forth by the State of Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board in accordance with Chapter 105 of the Code of Iowa. A plumber licensed by the State of Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board as a “Master” may sign and obtain a permit for the contractor for which said person is employed only when said Master has provided proof of employment by said licensed contractor. Any permit required by the provisions of this code may be revoked by the Code Official upon the violation of any provision of this code.
2. A State of Iowa licensed plumbing contractor shall be allowed only to secure permits for himself or herself, or for a single firm or corporation. When a State of Iowa licensed plumbing contractor has secured such a permit, only the employees of such contractor, when meeting the provisions of Chapter 105 of the Code of Iowa, shall perform the work for which the permit was obtained.
3. For purposes of this subsection, an “employee” shall be one employed by the contractor, firm, or corporation for a wage or salary. A contractor may be required by the Code Official to show positive evidence as to the employee status of workers on the job. Such evidence shall be in the form of payroll and time records, canceled checks, or other such documents.
4. The contractor may also be required to show the agreement or contract pertaining to the work being questioned as evidence that said contractor is, in fact, the actual contractor for such work. Failure or refusal by the contractor to make available such employee or contractual records within 24 hours from demand therefor shall be grounds for immediate revocation of any permit for the work in question.
5. Homeowners (owner/occupants) qualifying for the homestead tax exemption may acquire permits for their principal residence (not an apartment) and appurtenant accessory structures for plumbing work, not to include connection within the public right-of-way to the public main of sewer, water and storm lines, after having passed the Windsor Heights Plumbing Homeowner’s exam.
6. Subsection 106.5.3, Expiration, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
106.5.3 12-month expiration. Every permit issued under the provisions of this code shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of issue, unless the application is accompanied by a construction schedule of specific longer duration, in which instance the permit may be issued for the term of the construction schedule, with approval of the Code Official. If the work has not been completed by the expiration date of the permit, no further work shall be done until the permit shall have been renewed by the owner or his or her agent and by payment of the renewal fee as established by resolution of the City Council, and provided no changes have been made in plans or location. Upon approval, permits may be extended for no more than two periods not exceeding 180 days each.
7. Section 106.5.6, Retention of Construction Documents, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
106.5.6 Retention of construction documents. One set of construction documents shall be retained by the Code Official until final approval of the work covered therein.
8. Subsection 106.6.2, Fee Schedule, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
106.6.2 Fee schedule. Permits shall not be issued until the fees, as set forth and established by resolution of the City Council, have been paid to the City of Windsor Heights. An amended permit or a supplemental permit for additional construction shall not be issued until the permit fees for the additional work have been paid.
9. Subsection 106.6.3, Fee Refunds, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
106.6.3 Fee refunds. The Code Official is authorized to establish a refund policy.
10. Subsection 108.4, Violation Penalties, of the IPC, is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, installs, alters, or repairs plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.
11. Subsection 108.5, Stop Work Orders, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Any person who shall continue any work on the system 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 subject to penalties as prescribed by law.
12. Subsection 305.4, Freezing, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Exterior water supply system piping shall be installed not less than sixty (60) inches below grade.
13. Subsection 305.4.1, Sewer Depth, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
305.4.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers shall be a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches below grade.
14. Subsection 410.3, Substitution, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following exception:
Exception: Water coolers or bottled water dispensers in accessible locations and within accessible reach ranges may be substituted for the initial drinking fountain in business occupancies with an occupant load of not more than 30 and mercantile occupancies with an occupant load of not more than 100. (re: IBC chapter 11, T1902.1 and IPC T403.1 footnote e)
15. Section 605, Materials, Joints and Connections, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
605.1.1 Underground copper. Copper tube for underground piping shall have a weight of not less than type K.
16. Section 703, Building Sewer, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
703.6 Minimum building sewer size. The minimum diameter for a building sewer shall be four (4) inches.
17. Subsection 715.1, Sewage Backflow, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following:
Exception 1: The requirements of this section shall apply when determined necessary by the Code Official based on local conditions.
18. Subsection 901.2.1, Venting Required, of the IPC is hereby amended by adding the following exception:
Exception: A vent is not required on a three-inch basement floor drain provided its drain branches into the building drain on the sewer side at a distance of five feet or more from the base of the stack and the branch line to such floor drain is not more than 12 feet in length.
19. Subsection 903.1, Roof Extension, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
903.1 Roof extension. All open vent terminals which extend through a roof shall be terminated not less than 6 inches above the roof or less than 1 foot from any vertical surface. Where a roof is used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall terminate not less than 7 feet above the roof.
20. Subsection 1003.3, Grease Interceptors, of the IPC is hereby amended by deleting said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
1003.3 Grease interceptors. Grease interceptors shall comply with the requirements of the adopted Windsor Heights Storm Water Drainage Utility Ordinance (Chapter 101 of this Code of Ordinances).