HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Plumbing Regulation Consistent with State Building Code ORDINANCE NO. 2707
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE 14UNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES , IOWA BY REPEALING
SECTION 28-i001 THROUGH AND INCLUDING
SECTION 28-1118 AND ENACTING NEW SECTION
28-1001 THROUGH 28-1021 FOR THE PURPOSE
OF REVISING AND PRESERVING PLUMBING
REGULATION CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTION OF
THE STATE BUILDING CODE AS THE LOCAL
BUILDING CODE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY the City Council for the City
of Ames, Iowa that:
Section One . The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames, Iowa shall be and is hereby amended by repealing
section 28-1001 through and including section 28-1118
thereof as said sections have existed heretofore.
Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames , Iowa shall be and is hereby amended further by enacting
new section 28-1001 through 28-1021, said new sections to
react as follows :
"Sec. 28-1001 . Plumbing Rules and Regulations of
the State Building Code Adopted
The 'State Building Code ' of the State of Iowa has
been adopted and accepted as the local building code
for the City of Ames, Iowa. The plumbing rules and
regulations forming a part of the state building code
and promulgated as rules 630-5 . 400 (103A) through and
including 630 -5 . 499 (103A) Iowa Administrative Code
shall govern Dlumbing work and installations in the
City of Ames _xcept for such specific, higher, stan-
dards and regzirements as have been or may from
time to time l)e enacted by the City of Ames . Viola-
tion of the standards of said rules, or failure to
comply to the provisions of said rules for permits,
inspections or fees shall, when occurring w_thin
the jurisdiction of the City of Ames constitute an
offense against the City of Ames .
Sec. 28-1002 . Plumbing Principles Mandatory
The 'plumbing principles ' set out in the plumbing
rules and regulations of the State Building Code
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are hereby made mandatory in the City of Ames,
Iowa. Failure to perform plumbing work in accor-
dance with said principles shall be a violation
of this section.
Sec. 28-1-003 . Licenses and Permits
a) Work by master plumber. No person, firm
or corporan—of a e construction, recon-
struction, al --eration or repair of any plumbing
system in any building, or connecting any building
with any sanitary sewer, private disposal plant, or
water main, in the City of Ames, Iowa unless he, or
it, is a licensed master plumber holding a valid
master plumber license from the City of Ames and
has obtained a permit therefor as hereinafter
required.
b) Work by licensed journeyman plumber. All
plumbing work on the plumbing system o u _Fui1ding
as defined by the provisions of this chapter shall
he done by a licensed journeyman plumber, except
that an apprentice may assist a regularly licensed
plumber but must be actually with and in his presence
while so doing.
c) Plumbing permit required. No person, firm,
or corporation other than a master plumber licensed
by the City cE Ames shall be issued a permit to make
any installat _on , extension , connection or addition
to the plumbing system of a building or to the sani-
tary sewer or water supply system of the city. The
master plumbef to whom such permit is issued shall
give direct szpervision to such work and be respon-
sible for its complete and satisfactory execution.
Each plumbing permit when issued to a firm or cor-
poration, engaged in the business of plumbing,
shall show th ? name of the member or employee of
such firm or ;orporation who holds a valid master
plumber ' s license in the City of Ames.
d) Instillation by owner. Nothing in this
chapter sFall -e construed--to prohibit the owner,
or owners , of a single family dwelling (or mobile
home) , used exclusively for living purposes, from
performing plumbing work without a license if he
demonstrates his capability to do the specific work
for which he desires a permit to the satisfaction
of the plumbing inspector; provided that the
dwelling (or mobile home) will be occupied by the
owner and his irrirr,diate family only, and that a
permit is issued as required in section 28-1003 (c) .
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e) Application for_ permit. Any master
plumber desiring a plumbing permit shall file an
application in writing at the office of the building
official on the form provided by the city.
f) Issuance of permit. Upon approval of the
application by the building official and the appro-
val of the plans and specifications if required, he
shall issue a plumbing permit therefor and retain
a record thereof in his office . Said permit shall
not be in force and effect until all inspection or
other fees as provided herein have been paid . The
permit shall not be valid for work other than under
the direct supervision of the master plumber to
whom such permit was issued.
g) Permits not required. No permit will be
required for the repair of faucets or closet tanks ,
or for replacing a valve when used for the same
purpose , or for forcing out stoppages in soil and
waste pipes , or for repairing leaks in distribution
piping if there is no change in any form from the
existing location and the pipe being replaced was
of adequate size to carry the unit fixture load.
h) Permits required for additional work.
When a permit has been issued for plumbing work , no
additional work not included in the permit may be
installed or additional fixtures set, until a new
permit for such additional work has been first
obtained.
i) Expiration of Permits . When a permit has
been issued to do plumbing work, such work shall be
started within sixty (60) days from date of the
permit , and be completed within one (1) year after
beginning the work, otherwise such permit is null
and void and a renewal of such permit must be
obtained .
Sec . 28-1004 . Plumbing in Moved Buildings
a) No building brought into the city shall
be connected to the city sewer or water system
until the plumbing in such building has been
inspected by the city plumbing inspector and
found in compliance with this chapter.
b) When a building is moved from one location
to another within the city, no additional plumbing
work or connection to the sanitary sewer or water
utility will be done until the plumbing in said
building has sbeen reconstructed to comply with this
chapter and tested.
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Sec . 28-1005 . Inspection , Tests and Enforcement
a) Supervision of the Work. When a permit
has been issued for pl nb nu ii g work , the doing of
such plumbing shall be under the supervision of the
plumbing inspect.o:-, or his authorized representa-
tive , at all times and until its completion and
acceptance and the city manager may revoke said
permit at any time when such work is not being
done in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter or the approved plans and permit; and if
such pei.,nit is revoked, it will be unlawful for
any person to proceed further with said work
without approval of the plumbing inspector and
the written consent of the city manager.
b) Authority of plumbing inspector. The
plumbing inspector shall have authority to enforce
the provisions of this chapter relating to the in-
stallation and testing of all plumbing.
c) Right to inspect. The plumbing inspector
or his authorized representatives shall have access,
at any reasonable time , to all buildings for which
plumbing permits have been issued for the 1.urpose
of examining the plumbing work .
d) Dest--oying posted notices . It shall be
unlawful for Nny person to wilfully mutilate , de-
face, remove, or destroy any certificate or notice
placed by the plumbing inspector in any building
in regard to the plumbing work in such building.
e) Failure to inspect. If the plumbing in-
spector, or his authorized representative , after
having been notified fails to appear within twenty-
four (24) hours, exclusive of Sundays and holidays,
after such notification, the inspection or test
shall be deemed to have been made, and the plumber
required to file an affidavit with the city manager
that the work was installed in accordance with the
ordinance and permit, and that it was free from
defects and that the required tests had been made
and the system was found free from leaks .
f) Notice of final inspection . Upon the
satisfactory completion and final test of the plumb-
ing system a notice of final inspection, with the
signature of the plumbing inspector thereon, will
be posted in a suitable place in the building and
a record of such final inspection retained in the
office of the building official . A certificate of
final approval shall be issued to the owner upon
request.
Sec . 28-1006 . Plumbind Excavations
a) Responsibility for protecting the public.
The master plumber shall without further or other
order, provide, erect, and maintain at all times
during the progress and suspension of his work
and until final completion thereof, and removal
of all obstructions occasioned by his work within
he street limits, suitable and requisite barriers,
signs or other adequate protection and shall main-
tain such red lights , danger signals , or watchmen
as may be necessary, or as may be ordered by the
city manager, or his authorized representatives , to
insure the safety of the public and shall assume full
responsibility for all damages sustained by any per-
son or property due to carrying on of his work.
b) Excavations within street limits . It shall
be unla-.:-ful for any person , firm or corporation doing
plumbing work to begin any excavation or pavement cut
or to place any cbstructions within the limits of any
street, avenue, Elley or public place within the cor-
porate limits of the City of Ames , Iowa, without first
having made application at the office of the city
manager and receiving a permit therefor. All matters
pertaining to the cutting of pavement or excavation
and filling of trenches and ditches within the limits
of streets and alleys shall be in accordance with
the provisions of the city ordinances relating thereto .
c) Backfilling building service ditches . The
city will backfill all house service ditches and ex-
cavations within the limits of all streets , avenues ,
and public places within the corporate limits of the
city. The master plumber shall notify the city
manager ' s office when such ditches , or excavations,
are ready for backfilling and the city will fill the
same as promptly as possible thereafter. The respon-
sibility of the master plumber for the maintenance
of red lights , barricades , or other protection shall
cease when the city begins the work of backfilling
the ditch or not later than forty-eight hours (48)
excluding Saturday, Sunday or holidays from the
time of the receipt of written notification by the
city manager that the ditch is ready for backfilling.
The city will charge the master plumber for such
backfilling work in accordance with such schedule of
fees and rates as shall from time to time be pro-
mulgated by resolution of the city council .
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Whenever possible the
d) Building___Se�aer ' depth of not
building sewer shall be laid at a street rade from the main
than nine (9) feet belo�Renewals may be replaced at
to the property line .
existing dept or lower if desired.
Sec . 28-1007 . Systems to be Indep
endant
- Exception
system of each new building
The drainage and Plumbing Y existing building
and independant of that of
and of new waratenfromled in an shall have
shall be Sep and every building
any other building, u}�lic sanitary
endant connection with the p lic in the
an indep Where one building
Exce t� on an interior lot under
sewer. P
rear of another by and o sewer line is available
the same ownership the rear building through
court, yard or driveway , the
or can be constructed to
an adjoining alley ,
drain from the front building may e
din to
building approval of the city council ,
extended, upon PI
� b,�il g and the whole will be considered
the re ar drain .
as one building s - Special Req uirements
Plu=mbin c.1-
Fixture
Sec. 28-1008 .
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a) An individualenc�loset supplyt-Off valvesline .be
installed in every wat
stall be equipped with back-
b) Floor drains
water valves . cellar,
�-ildin< s having no basement or
c) In b installed on the first floor.
a floor drain shall be
es and Tubing Materials
Sec . 28-1009 . PIP_
water distribution pipes and tubing
Materials for copper, lead, cast iron. (See
shall be of brass , All threaded ferrous
Table 9 . 9 for standards . ) galvanized
pipe and fittings shall have been g i e and
coated) or cement lined, and when such p P
used underground inside buildings ,
fittings are tar enamel coated and
they shall be coal at the time of installation .
joints wrappedabove ground.
threaded j copper may be used under and copper pipe
Type K round only.
Type L may be used above q that the color
shall be installed such inspection.
and tubing visible at the time of
marking is clearly
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Plastic pipe and fittings marked to show approval
by the National Sanitation Foundation Testing
Laboratory and having properties suitable for the
purpose intended may be used underground outside
of any structure for cold water purposes, including
sprinkler systems serving lawns, golf courses and
similar installations . Provisions shall be made
to accommodate the rate of expansion and contraction
in plastic pipe being approximately ten (10) times
greater than that found in copper pipe . Flexible
plastic pipe shall be laid in snake fashion to
provide a uniform slack of at least (2) two inches
per one hundred (100) feet. Plastic pipe shall
not be jacked or pulled.
Sec . 28-1010 . Concealed Waste Pipes
Concealed waste pipes shall be of lead, brass, copper,
plastic or cast iron soil pipe up to and including
the fixture opening.
Galvanized may be used in accessible pipe chases
where maintenance can be performed without cutting
construction members .
Sec . 28-1011 . Building Sewers - Protection During
Construction
When the building sewer is under construction or
being repaired, the exposed opening shall be pro-
perly protected at all times to prevent foreign
material entering the sewer.
All openings into the sanitary sewer piping within
a building must be securely sealed at all times
until the building has been made completely tight
against the elements of weather and all backfilling
around foundations has been brought to proper
grade to insure the drainage of surface water away
from the building.
Sec. 28-1012 . Relief Vents ; Stacks of More than 5
Branch Intervals
Soil and waste stacks in buildings having more than
5 branch intervals shall be provided with a relief
vent at each 5th interval installed, beginning with
the top floor. The size of the relief vent shall
be equal to the size of the vent stack to which
it connects . The lower end of each relief vent
shall connect to the soil or waste stack through
a Y below the horizontal branch serving the floor
and the upper end shall connect to the vent stack
through a Y not less than 3 feet above the floor
levels .
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Sec . 28-1013 . Subsoil and Footing Drains
For all buildings hereafter constructed, the owner
of the building shall be responsible for meeting
the following requirements relative to subsoil and
footing drains :
a) Subsoil drains shall be provided around the
perimeter of all residential and commercial build-
ings having a basement or cellar.
b) Such subsoil drains may be positioned
inside or outside the building .
c) In areas where around water is encountered
or where there is sufficient evidence of wet condi-
tions , subsoil Grains shall also be provided under
basement or cellar floors .
d) Subso� ? drains shall be made of open
jointed or horizontally split or perforated clay
tile or concrete tile or corrugated, perforated
plastic drainage tubing not less than four (4)
inches in diameter.
e) All subsoil or footing drainage shall be
discharged into a properly designed sump.
f) Except where gravity drainage to a natural
water way is provided, and approved by the director
of water and water pollution control, there shall
be a direct discharge or delivery of such subsoil
or footing drainage from the sump to the city `s
storm sewer system through the use of a sump pump
and discharge line , installed below the frost level
in accordance with city specifications , with appro-
priate check valve or a positive check installed
in the line so as to prevent any storm waters from
backing into the sump. Seasonal diversion of sump
pump discharge to irrigation or other use is per-
mitted.
g) The combining of subsoil or footing drain
lines with any other storm drainage lines, such as
lines from roof drains or area drains such as
parking lot drains , is prohibited.
Sec. 28-1014 . Procedure for Abatement of Prohibited
Sewer Connections and Drainage
Arrangements
a) In that surface water runoff, subsoil,
and footing drainage water is being allowed to
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enter the sanitary sewer system, contrary
to and
Ordinance No. loll enacted December 19 , 1961.
other ordinances of the city, to the public detri-
ment from resulting sewer backups and overloading
of the sewage treatment plant, any connection or
arrangement found to exist whereby surface , subsoil
or footing drainage water is discharged or diverted
into the sanitary sewer system is deemed to be,
and hereby declared as , a public nuisance.
b) Whenever such coy ction or ai .i.:angement is
un of the ordinances of
found to exist, in viola
this city, whereby surface water runoff , subsoil,
or footing drainage is di _-harged or diverted into
the sanitary sewer system,after city
councilice to may
cause such to be abated,
owner and person in possession and control of the
premises where found and an opportunity for a
hearing , by ordering a connection to a public drainage
system, storm sewer system, natural wai course or
such other arrangement as the council : ,all , given
the parti(Allars and circumstances of each case, find
necessary , adequate , or appropriate.
c) If the person or persons so or -ed fail
to comply with the council 's order with j the time
prescrih' when the order is made, the ( )uncil may
cause the -dered work to be done, an ai punting
of the cost of such work made a�,r] repor! : ,d, and by
resoluti , l of the council certi ed to •,e county
auditor for collection in the s e mannc :l as pro-
perty tam s . "
Section Three. All ordina: :es or Parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to ,.he extent of such
conflict.
Section Four. Violation of ' he provisions of this
ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or by impri-
sonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days .
Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its pas,-age and publication
as required by law.
day of February , 1979 .
Passed this __ 20th Y
�"_ Lee Fe linger, M or
Mary E. aul, City Clerk