A. Except as hereinafter provided, the California Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition (Part 5, Title 24, California Code of Regulations), including all appendices, which incorporates and amends the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including Uniform Plumbing Code Appendices thereto, not in conflict with the California Plumbing Code, is hereby adopted by reference as the plumbing code of the city of Yucaipa for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erections, installation, alteration, repair, location, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the city of Yucaipa, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of the “Uniform Plumbing Code,” 2021 Edition, not adopted or amended in the California Plumbing Code, and “IAMPO Installations Standards,” 2021 Edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, which are on file in the office of the building division of the community development department in the city of Yucaipa, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter.
B. A copy of the plumbing code of the city of Yucaipa shall be maintained in the office of the building division of the community development department in the city of Yucaipa, and it shall be made available for public inspection while this code is in force.
C. Amendments.
1. Section 710.1 of the California Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
710.1 Backflow protection. Drainage piping serving fixtures which have flood level rims located less than 12" above the elevation of the next upstream manhole cover of the public sewer serving such drainage piping shall be protected from back flow of sewage by installing an approved type of backwater valve. Fixtures being served by a private sewage disposal may have their flood level rims located at the elevation of the next upstream manhole cover, fixtures above such elevations shall not discharge through the backwater valve.
2. Section 719.1 of the California Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
719.1 Locations. Cleanouts shall be placed inside the building near the connection between the building drain and the building sewer or installed outside the building at the lower end of the building drain and extended to grade. Cleanouts are prohibited in garage floors.
(Ord. 417 § 5, 2022)