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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0250 - Plumbing code (Superseded by 507).....-~-----~- . PLUlvJBING CODE: ORDINANCE No. 250 ..., 1fl3· I,, An ordinance regulating the installation of plumbing,sewer and cesspool connections and drainage systems in the Town of Marysville,Washington;providing ~or the office of Plumbing Inspector;fixing his compensation;providing fees for the inspect_ ion of work covered by this ordinance,and providing penalties for the violations of any of 'the provisions of this or d Lnance , and providing for the licensing of plumbers and repealing all ordinances in conflict with this ordinance.. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF Trill TOWN OF W~RYSVILLE: Section 1.No part of any plumbing,drainage or sewerage system in the Town of Marysville shall be in~talled,constructed, altered or repaired except that it be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance,and every such system shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. Section 2.No work upon the installation,construction, alteration or repair of any plwnbing,drainage or sewerage system iriany building or premises shall be commenced unless a permit be first obtained from the plumbing inspector;provided that this section shall not apply to the installation of a single water line with only one faucet. In the meaning of this ection the word"repair"shall not apply to the ordinary repairs to water pipes,faucets,hot water tanks and water backs,or to the removal of obstructions in fixtures or piping,which are generally known and considered maintainance work,for which no perroit will be required,but shall apply to all changes in location or renewal of fixtures,except faucets,hdt water tanks and water backs. Section 3.Before a permit shall be issued by the plumbing inspector,there shall be first presented to him exidence that such applicant has paid to the Town of Marysville the fees necessary to obtain such a perroit,to wit:Each applicant shall pay to the Town Clerk of the Town of Marysville,a fee of Two Dollars (;~2.00) and an additional fee of TwentY-Five ($.25)Cents for each fixture (Wi th the exception of range boilers)to be installed.Upon oom., pletion of the work,the plumbing inspector shall be notified,and an inspection made by said plumbing inspector within twenty-four (24)hours. Section 4.There is hereby created the office of :lJlumbing Inspector of the Town 'of Marysville,.an d who shall be appointed by the J\F.tayor,and who shall receive as his full compensation twenty_ five (25%)per cent of all fees collected under this ordinance,except license Jfi'ees.Said plwnbinginspector shall have the right of entry to any building within reasonable hours for the purpose of inspect_ ing the conditions of the plwnbing and drainage system,upon exhibition.of his authority.Whenever said inspector shall find any'·plUillb'ing or any premises that are being kept,maintained or occupied in an unse.n i tary condition,or in which the plumbing is being installed in violation of,or not in accordance with this ordinance and the provisions hereof,it shall be the duty of such inspector,and he is hereby empowered,authorized and directed,to notify the owner,agent or occupant thereof to cause such premises t o be.made to conform wi th the provisions of this Ordinance.Such no t I ce shall be in writing and shall be served either upon the occupant,owner or agent of the owner,of such premises,-but in all cases wmere the owner is known it shall be served upon the occupant and the owner;and in.case that such premises be unoccupied,then such notice shall be posted on a prominent place on such premises, if the owner th~~eof be unknown.If the owner be a non-resident of the Town of Marysville,then,if his address IDS known,such notice may be sent to him t nr ough the United States Mail,All such notices 144 Ordinance No. 250 (cont'd) as the aforesaid shall be due and legal notice to all persons of the violation of this ordinance,01'.01'the condition of said premises and plumbing or plumbing c onne c t i on s or drainage systems. Any per son who shall inter;fel'e with ,the inspection of SUGh premises or who shall fail to comply with such notice shall be guilty of violation of this Ordinance. Section 5.The term"Plumbing Inspector"wherever used in this Ordinanpe sh~ll include the plrunbing inspector and/or any deputy appointed by him. Section 6.This Ordinance is hereby de~lared to be an exercise of the police power of the Town of MarySVille,and in pr e se rva t ; ion of the public sanitation a nd health of said Town of Marysville. If any provision,part or section of this Ordinance shat.L hereafter be declared iml'alid,void,or of no effect,it shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 7.From and after the 31st.day of December,1927, every person preforming plumbin~work for a compensation in the Town of Marysville,except ah~e8r~5 working under the direction of a licensed p Lur.be r ,shall pay an annual license fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00)Which license shall be revokable at the will of the Town Council,and upon making such payment the Town Clerk shall issue a license to such a person,which license shall expire on December 31st.of the year Ln which it is issued.Any person, except an employee wotking under the direction of a licensed plumber, who shall after such date prefermpluniliing work in the Town of MarySVille,for ctmpensation without having first procured such a license,shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Ordinance. Section 9.AlL house drains,Le.,that part of the horizontal niping of a house drainage system which receives the discharggDof soil waste and other drainage pipes inside the wall of any bUilding and conveys the same to a connection with the house ,sewer,shall be carried two (2)feet outside of thehuilding line wi th standard cast iron soil pipe,'not less than four (4)inches in d i.amete r ," y Section 8.Any person who violates,'disobeys,amitE, neglects or refuses to comply With,or resists or opposes the execution of any of the provisions of this Ordinance,or who dest- roys,mutilates,or in any way tampers with any permit,notice or placard issued or posted by the plruubing inspector,or who maintains in service,after notice from 'the plumbing inspector as herein prov'l ded,any drainage system installed,ccaat r uc te d,altered or repaired in violation of this code shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Hundred ($100.00)Dollars or byimpriLsonment in the Town Jail for not longer than Thirty (30)days or by both fine and imprisonment. \ Section 10.(a)Every joint between cast iron,.p!ipe and terra cotta pipe shall be made of cement. (b)Joints in cast iron pipe,or between cast iron pipe and fittings shall be made of oakum well worked into 'theJ}oints "." andmol ten lead or lead wool of good quality thoroughly:cauked to make the joints gas and water ]bight.' (c)Joints between cast iron pipe or fittings and lead pipe fittings on the sewer side of a trap shall be made with a brass ~older nipple screwed to the cast iron and Wiped to the lead. (d)Joints in which rubber couplings,washers or putty are required,shall DOt be permitted on the sewer side of a trap in any plumbing installation,toilets will be exempt from this prOVision • .(e) The joints between cast iron pipe or fittings, on the sewer side of a trap,shall be made by screw joints,by caulked joints,or by brass sweat bushings screwed into the cast iron and soldered to the brass. (f)Joiijts between wrought iron and lead piPe fittings on the sewer side of a trap shall be made by brass soldered nipples connects d to the lead by wiped solder connections. ~----_._--------_~.__'~_~~~~~~~.•'~'.~."=~"'-"=.'=c"=.'c'='~=·"'-·".,'-'-",.",--,~'_.,.~;.'._'.~~"----------- 1.45 Ordinance No. 250 (cont'd) Section 11.Every building provided with a water closet or house drain shall have at least one soil stack extending in full size.through the roof and of minimum diameter of two(2}inches. Section 12.(a) A cleanout through the "Y"branch shall be placed on the main line just inside of basement wall where the pipe leaves the building.A tiUeanout shall be placed on all horizontal lines running underground or suspended from first floor joist.This shall apply to all dwellings.In apartment houses,flats and large building~a cleanout shall be placed on the main line in an accessible.place.All cleanouts shall be so located that the use of the same as a floor drain is impossible.Cast cleanouts or others of a similar type may be used only when they are made gas and water tight.The diameter of a cleanout need not be greater than four(4)inches but for all waste line of lesser diameter than four (4")inches.the cleanout shall have the same diameter as the waste.. (b)No vent pipe shall have a diameter smaller than that of the trap served,except if the trap be larger than two inches, in which case a two inch vent will .be sufficient. (c)All vent line shall be installed with a continuous grade to any fixture so that the water of condensation may be discharged from the vent system. (d)If an opening be left in a waste line for future extension to the plumbing system,an accessible opening shall be left in the vent system and such opening shall be tightly sealed with a metal plug. (e)All rooms in which water closets or .urinals are installed must be open to the .outer air by means of a window or vent duct approved by the inspector. .(f)Where possible the "T"branch of a vent line shall be located at a height not less than six (6")inches above the top of the fixture served. (g)Every soil,waste or vent pipe extending through the roof shall be carried to a height of .no t less than six (6") inches nor more'than four (4')feet above the roof,except in the case of a flat roof used for drying clothes or -si.mi Lar purposes, when a line shall be car±ied to a height of not less than seven (7')feet above the roof.Pipe extending through the roof'shall be securely tied and braced.If the termination of a soil,waste or vent pipe be located within twelve (12')feet,measured hor i.z., ontally to any window,air shatf or other opening,such pipe shall be extended at leas t two (2 I)feet above the window or other opening.or moved to a point more than twelve (12')feet away,even though such pipe may have been installed prior to the passage of this Qjl)d:iinag~e.The use of a cowl ventilator or return'bend upon a vent p~pe is expressly forbidden.In the event that a new building is built higher than an eXisting building the owner of the new building shall not locate windows within twelve (12')feet of any existing vent stack on the lower bUilding,unless the owner of,suqh new bUilding shall defray the expense of,or shall make such alteration to conform with this section • . ' (h)Every fixture shal l.v have a separate trap connected to a waste line,sanitary drinking fountains excepted.Every trap shall be provided with a vent~All traps under restaurant ,sinks whall what is known as a water cooled grease trap. (i)All floor and all area drains shall be trapped and vented,and where sewers are flooded with high water a back water valve shall.be installed in an accessible place between the trap and the main sewer.,. (j)Except in photograph galleries,public laundries and laboratories,where acids are used,the use of wooden or metal lined wooden sinks is expressly forbidden.If such a metal lined sink be installed 110les shall be bored in the bottom of the wooden portion to indicate leakage therefrom. (k)All galvanized piping shall run in straight lines. Galvanized pipe shall not be sprung or bent. 146 Ordinance 250 (cont'd) Section 13.When the roughed in work of any building shall have been completed all openings below the roof shall be plugged ' and the system tested.If a bUilding has a height of not more than three stories the pipe shall be filled with water to the roof and tested as a whole,but if the building be af a height greater than three stories the system may be tested in sections.All plugs used in the system shall remain tight throughout thete st. The test shall be applied to all waste and vent pipes,brass ferrules, solder nipples and to all house drains for a distance of at least two (2')feet beyond the walls of the building.The test shall be deemed satisfactory when all joints are found to be water tight, and approved by the plumbing inspector. Sections 14.Each fixture shall be back vented and no trap shall be more than two (2)feet from said vent. Sections 15.No waste line from a refrigerator or other receptacle for the storage of food shall be connected directly with any sewer,soil or waste line,nor discharge over a water closet tank.The waste line may discharge into an open vessel or to a floor drain.Every such waste line shall be galvanized wrought iron, lead or cast iron,so arranged as to be properly cleansed and shall be provided wi th a proper trap. Section 16.If drain pipe for the bath is more than twenty_ four (24")inches from vent stack,such trap may be vented with wet vent from basin or sink,said wet vent to be not less than one and one-half (l~")inches in diameter.If wet vent cannot be obtained said trap shall be .vented with as close to a continusousvent as possible.Loop vents are permissible as approved by the plumbing inspector.Waste connections on all,toilets shall be made with a lead stub or lead bend,except in concrete f~oor where cast iron stubs will be permitted providing cast iron or brass closet flanges are used on the finish. Sections 17.No rain water leader will be allowed toweste in house drain unless it is provided with a catch basin and a fixture waste through catch basin that is properly vented to insure seal of said basin. Section 18.Drainage system which is known as the Durham system may be used provided the following schedule is used and' provisions of this Ordinance covering the same are complied With. No galvanized iron pipe shall be buried in the ground o;r'.comcrete floors.All underground waste lines shall be cast iron soil pipes with hubs extending through floors or above ground.All changes in directions or horizontal waste lines shall be made with a "Y" or 45 degree ell.All vertical lines shall have a "Y"or "45" wi th cleanout at bottom of lire.All square bends to be made with a "Y"or "45"with brass cleanout on all horizontal runs. All waste fittings to be what are known as recess fittings.All pipes to be reamed full size. SIZE OF WASTE ~ Bath tubs Basin (or l~inch when used as wet vent Sinks Laundry trays Slop sinks l! Floor drains 2 Drinking fountains Toilets OutsLde toilets l!inch 1%inch on bath trap l~"inch Hinch to 4 inch to 4 inch 1%inch 4 inch 4 inch ). VENTS Bath tubs Basin (or l~inch when used as wet vent Sinks Laundry trays Slop sinks Floor drains l~inch 1],.inch4 on bath traps)If inch 1 2 inch l~inch 2 inch 14.7 Ordinance ~o.250 (cont'd) Drinking fountains Toilets,main vent Toilets,revent Outside toilets TRAP Bath tub Basin Sinks Laundry trap Slop sink Floor drains Drinking fountai~s Toilets . Outside toilets II inch'"4 inch 2 inch 4 inch li inch l!inch 1 2 inch li in9h li to 4 inch 2 to 4 inch li-inch 4 inch 4 inch Number of fixtures served and diameter of vents in inches: Not over two small fixtures (water closet not permitted) Not over four small'fixtures(water closet not permitted) Not over eight small fixtures li-inches li inches 2 inch '" -.', Note:For any combination of fixtures other than those ment_ ioned in the table multiply the number of water closets by two (2) and add to the small fixtures.With this sum enter the table and select the proper size of vent. Section 19.All water pipes inside of bUildings shall be graded to stop and waste so that proper drainage may be assured. Section 20.This Ordinance shall be termed the Plumbing Code of the Town of Marysville. Section 21.All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con- flict wi th this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 22.This Ordinance shall be in full force and take effect five days from and after its passage,approval and publication as provide by law. Passed and approved the 18th.day of July,1927. Aleocander Lark,Mayor. Attest:W.S.Myers,Town Clerk. Published:July 21st.1927.