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CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 9 HOTEL-MOTEL TAX
CHAPTER 10 DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 11 URBAN REVITALIZATION
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 19 FINANCE DIRECTOR/TREASURER
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CHAPTER 22 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 30.11 UNBIASED POLICING POLICY
CHAPTER 31 ALARM SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
CHAPTER 37 FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 51 DAMAGED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 53 LITTER CONTROL
CHAPTER 54 NOISE POLLUTION
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS DOGS
CHAPTER 57 ILLEGAL OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 60 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 100 REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER AND COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER
CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY
CHAPTER 102 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL AND RECYCLING
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 107 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 FRANCHISE FEES
CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
CHAPTER 124 PAWNBROKERS
CHAPTER 125 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
CHAPTER 126 PUBLIC DANCE HALLS
CHAPTER 135 EXCAVATIONS OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 138 STREET AND SIDEWALK GRADES
CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 140 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 141 FIBER OPTIC CABLE LICENSE
CHAPTER 142 PARKLETS
CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
CHAPTER 151 TREES AND VEGETATION
CHAPTER 152 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 153 TEMPORARY SIGNS
CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODES
CHAPTER 156 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND RENTAL HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 157 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 158 MECHANICAL CODE
CHAPTER 159 PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 160 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 161 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER CONTROL
CHAPTER 162 FUEL GAS CODE
CHAPTER 163 DEMOLITION & RAZE PERMIT
CHAPTER 165 ZONING CODE - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 166 ZONING CODE - DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 167 ZONING CODE - USE TYPES
CHAPTER 168 ZONING CODE - ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 169 ZONING CODE - OVERLAY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 170 ZONING CODE - DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS
CHAPTER 171 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 172 ZONING CODE - SUPPLEMENTAL SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 173 ZONING CODE - LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING STANDARDS
CHAPTER 174 ZONING CODE - OFF-STREET PARKING
CHAPTER 175 ZONING CODE - SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 176 ZONING CODE - NONCONFORMING DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 177 ZONING CODE - ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 178 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CHAPTER 179 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CHAPTER 180 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
CHAPTER 181 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 183 MOBILE FOOD UNITS
CHAPTER 185 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
159.04 AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.
   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
109 Means of Appeal
   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).