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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 0873 ORDINANCE NUMBER 873 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE IC-BO PLUMBING CODE; 1979 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CERTAIN TERMS OF PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTORS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSE AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS AND CHARGING OF FEES FOR SAME; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS; DELETING CHAPTERS ONE THRU THREE OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERETO, PROVIDING FOR A $200.00 FINE FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS that; CHAPTER I - ADHINISTRATION (REPLACES CHAPTER I OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE) SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE 101.1 TITLE. The provisions embraced within the following chapters and sections shall constitute, be known and cited as "Uniform Plumbing Code of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas." 101.2 CODE REMEDIAL. This code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interest and purposes thereof, which are health, sal1itation, general public safety and welfare, by regulating installation and maintenance of all plumbing. 101.3 SCOPE. The provisions of this code shall apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacements, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and/or appurtenances thereto, and/or when connected to the water or sewerage system. 101.4 MAINTENANCE. All plumbing, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safe guards which are required by this code shall be maintained in good -1- working order. The owner, or his designated agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of plumbing. 101.5 PLUMBING INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE BY HOME OWNER. Nothing in this code shall prevent any homeowner from installing or maintaining plumbing within his own property boundaries, providing such plumbing work is done by himself and is used exclusively by him or his family. Such privilege does not convey the right to violate any of the provisions of this code, nor is it to be construed as exempting any such property owner from obtaining a permit and paying the required fees therefor. 101.6 MANDATORY SEWER CONNECTIONS. With the adoption of this ordinance it shall be mandatory that, where available, all customer sewer connections must be into the sanitary sewer system of this City. When new sanitary sewer collection lines are extended to areas to which service was not previously available, the owners of property abuting these collection lines have one (1) year from the date of availability to pay the required tap fee, and attach their individual service lines to the sewer mains as stipulated in this ordinance. The City Council shall establish criteria to determine whether or not sewer lines are available. SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION. 102.1 PLUMBING OFFICIAL. There is hereby established a department to be called the Plumbing Inspection Department, which shall be in the charge of the offical so legally designated by the local governing body. 102.2 INSPECTORS. The Plumbing Offical, with the approval of the Chief Appointing Authority of the municipality, may appoint such number of officers, inspectors, assistants, and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. No person shall be appointed as inspector of plumbing who is not licensed, or eligible for license, as a plumbing inspector by the State of Texas. 102.3 RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES. No officer or employee connected with the department shall be financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of plumbing installations or in the making of plans or of specifications there- for. -2- 102.4 RECORDS. The Plumbing Official shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record of the business of the plumbing section. The records of the plumbing section shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. SECTION 103 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLUMBING OFFICIAL 103.1 RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Plumbing Official shall enforce the provlslons of this code and he or his duly authorized representative, may enter any building, structure, or premises to per- form any duty imposed upon him by this code. 103.2 STOP WORK ORDERS. Upon notice from the Plumbing Official that work on any plumbing installation is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or un- safe manner, such work shall be immediately stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the permit holder, or to his agent, and shall state the conditions under which work may be resumed. Where any emergency exists, oral notice given by the Plumbing Official shall be sufficient. 103.3 REVOCATION OF PERMITS. The Plumbing Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions of this act, in case there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based. In all such cases no permit fees shall be refunded. 103.4 UNSAFE INSTALLATIONS. All plumbing installations, regardless of type, which are unsanitary or which c0nstiture a hazard to human life, health or welfare are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the procedure as outlined in the Uniform Plumbing Code. 103.5 REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE. Any requirement necessary for the safety, strength or stability of an existing or proposed plumbing installation, or for the safety of the occupants of a building or structure, not specifically covered by this code, shall be determined by the Plumbing Official, subject to the Administrative Authority. 103.6 ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE tillTHODS OF INSTALLATIONS. Alternate plumbing materials and alternate methods of installations shall be approved in accordance with Alternate Materials and Methods of the Uniform Plumbing Code. -3- 103.7 LIABILITY. Any officer or employee, or member of any Board, charged with the enforcement of this code, acting for the local governing body in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable personally and he is hereby relieved from all personal li~bility for any damage that may occur to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee because of such act performed by him in the enforce- ment of any provision of this code shall be defended by the City Attorney until the final termination of the proceedings. 103.8 REPORTS. The Plumbing Official shall periodically, as required, submit a report to the local governing body covering the work of the plumbing section of the department. SECTION 104 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT 104.1 WHEN REQUIRED. Any duly licensed Master Plumber who desires to connect any plumbing work with any sewers, sanitary or storm, septic tanks or sewage disposal of any kind, or private connection or install fixtures or appliances in new or existing systems, structures or premises, or repair, or add to any existing plumbing, shall first make application to the Plumbing Official and obtain the required permit therefor. Ordinary minor repairs may be made with the approval of the Plumbing Official without a permit provided that such repairs shall not violate any of the provisions of this code. 104.2 FORM. Application for a permit shall be made in person. The applicant shall furnish information as may be required to complete the application form furnished by the Plumbing Official. 104.3 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Whenever, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official, drawings and specifications are needed to show defi- nitely the nature and character of the work for which the application is made the applicant shall furnish such drawings and specifications. These drawings and specifications shall be drawn to scale and submitted in duplicate. If approved, one (1) set shall be re- turned to the applicant, marked approved, and one (1) -4- set shall be retained and filed as a permanent record in the office of the Plumbing Official. The applicant's approved set shall remain at all times on the job. Such information or drawings and specifications shall be specific and this code shall not be cited as a whole or in part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equiva- lent be issued as a substitute for specific infor- mation. 104.4 EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS. The Plumbing Official shall examine or cause to be examined each application for a permit and the draw- ings and specifications which may be filed therewith, and shall ascertain by such examination whether the plumbing installation indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of this code and all other pertinent laws or ordinances. SECTION 105 - PERMITS 105.1 ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) If the Plumbing Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed there- with conform to the requirements of this code, and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. (b) If the application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith describe work which does not conform to the require- ments of this code or other pertinent laws or ordi- nances, the Plumbing Official shall not issue a permit, but shall return the drawings to the applicant with his refusal to issue such a permit. Such refusal shall, when requested, be in writing and shall contain the reasons therefor. 105.2 CONDITION OF THE PERMIT. The Plumbing Official shall act upon an application for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside any of the provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the Plumbing Official from there- after requiring correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this code. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within -5- six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one (1) year after the time the work is commenced; provided, that for cause, one or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each, may be allowed in writing by the Plumbing Official. SECTION 106 - FEES 106.1 GENERAL. No permit shall be valid until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid. The City Council may increase these fees or establish such additional fees as it deems necessary. 106.2 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. If any person commences any work on a plumbing installation before obtaining the necessary permit from the City, he shall be subject to the penalty prescribed herein. 106.3 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES. (A) PERMIT ISSUANCE: (1) For issuing each permit......... $10.00 (2) For issuing each supplemental permi t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 (B) UNIT FEE SCHEDULE (IN ADDITION TO ITEM 1 OR 2 ABOVE: (1) For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap (including water, drainage piping and backflow protection theref or) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 (2) For each building sewer and each trailer park sewer.............. 10.00 (3) Rainwater systems--per drain (inside building)............... 4.00 (4) For each cesspool (where per- mi t t ed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 (5) For each private sewage disposal sys tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 -6- (6) For each water heater and/or vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 5.00 (10) (ll) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (7) For each gas-piping system of one to five outlets............. (8) For each gas-piping system over five outlets, per outlet........ (9) For each industrial waste pre- treatment interceptor including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen-type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps.... For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water-treating equipment, each.. For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each lawn sprinkler system on anyone meter including back- flow protection devices therefor.. For atmospheric-type vacuum breakers not included in Item 2: 1 to 5........................... over 5, each..................... For each backflow protective device other than atmospheric- type vacuum breakers: 2 inches and smaller............. Over 2 inches.................... For each gas-piping system of one to four outlets.................. For each gas-piping system of five or more outlets; per outlet...... (C) OTHER INSPECTIONS AND FEES: 5.00 1.00 8.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 2.00 .50 (1) Inspections outside of normal business hours................... 15.00 per hour (minimum charge--two hours) -7- (2) Reinspection fee assessed under provisions of Section 305 (f)... 15.00 each (3) Inspections for which no fee is sp~cifically indicated.......... 15.00 per hr. (4) Additional plan review requÍred by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans............... 15.00 per hr. (minimum charge--one-half hour) SECTION 107 - INSPECTIONS 107.1 INSPECTION REQUIRED. All new plumbing work, and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any changes, shall be inspected to insure compliance with all the requirements of this code and to assure that the installation and construction of the plumbing system is in accordance with approved plans. 107.2 NOTIFICATION. (A) Advance Notice: It shall be the duty of the plumber to give reasonable advance notice to the Plumbing Official when plumbing work is ready for test or inspection. (B) Plumber's Responsibility: It shall be the duty of the plumber to make sure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving the above notice. (C) Retesting: If the Plumbing Official finds that the work will not pass the test, the plumber shall be required to make necessary corrections and the work shall then be resubmitted for inspection. Where additional inspections are necessary for retesting there shall be an additional fee of $2.00 for each such inspection. 107.3 MATERIAL AND LABOR FOR TESTS. The equipment, material, power, and labor necessary for the inspection and test shall be furnished by the plumber. 107.4 TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS. The Plumbing Official may, at his descretion, require that all the piping of the plumbing system be tested with water or air. After the plumbing fixtures have been set -8- and their traps filled with water, the entire drainage system shall be submitted to final tests. The Plumbing Official may require the removal of any cleanouts, to ascertain if the pressure has reached all parts of the system. 107.5 TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS. (A) Water Test: The water test may be ap~li2d to the drainage system either in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest opening and the system filled with water to point of overflow. If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged except the highest openings of the section under test, and each section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be tested with less than a 10 foot head of water. In testing successive sections at least the upper 10 feet of the next preceding section shall be tested, so that no joint or pipe in the building (except the uppermost 10 feet of the system) shall have been submitted to a test of less than a 10-foot head of water. The water shall be kept in the system, or in the portion under test, for at least fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts; the system shall then be tight at all points. (B) Air Test: The air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor or testing apparatus to any suitable opening and after closing all other inlets and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gauge pressure of five (5) pounds per square inch or sufficient to balance a column of mercury ten (10) inches in height. This pressure shall be held without introduction of additional air for a period of at least fifteen (15) minutes. (C) Final Test: The final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be visual and in sufficient detail to insure that the provisions of this code have been complied with, provided however that, for cause, the plumber may be required to subject the plumbing to either a smoke or peppermint test. Where smoke test is preferred, it shall be made by filling all traps with water and then introducing into the entire system a pungent, thick smoke produced by one or more smoke machines. -9- When the smoke appears at stack openings on the roof they shall be closed and a pressure equivalent to a one (1) inch water column shall be built and maintained for fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts. Where the peppermint test is preferred, two (2) ounces of oil of peppermint shall be introduced for each line or stack. 107.6 TEST OF WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM. Upon completion of a section or of the entire water- supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than twenty-five (25) pounds above the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. 107.7 TEST OF BUILDING SEWER. Test may be visual or may consist of plugging end of building sewer at point of connection with the public sewer and filling the building sewer with the water and testing with not less than a ten (10) foot head of water, and test shall be maintained until backfill is completed. 107.8 TEST OF INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS. Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building shall be tested by water or air in accordance with Uniform Plumbing Code. 107.9 COVERING THE WORK. (A) Prior to Test: The plumbing system or part thereof shall not be covered until it has been inspected, tested and approved as prescribed in this section. (B) Uncovering of Work: If a plumbing system or part thereof is covered before being inspected, tested, and approved as prescribed in this chapter, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the Plumbing Official. 107.10 TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING. The drainage system of any building, where there is reason to believe that it has become defective, shall be subjected to test or inspection. SECTION 108 - CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 108.1 ROUGHING~IN INSPECTION. Upon the satisfactory completion of the roughing-in -10- inspection, approval shall be so noted on the Plumbing Permit Card. This approval shall give the date of the roughing-in inspection and the initials of the inspector. 108.2 FINAL INSPECTION. Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the plumbing system, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Plumbing Official to be delivered to the owner and building shall not be occupied prior to completion of said system and/or issuance of certification of approval. SECTION 109 - LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS 109.1 GENERAL. Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage.. in the plumbing business, he shall be qualified as set forth herein, and a license shall be obtained from the Sate as required and a proper Bond, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), valid for one (1) year from date of issuance, posted. Where any plumbing work is being done a Master or Journeyman Plumber shall at all time be present on the job, and in actual control, and in charge of the work being done. 109.2 ILLEGAL WORK -- REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing business whose work does not conform to the rules and regulations hereinafter set out, or whose workmanship or materials are of inferior quality, shall on notice from the Plumbing Official make necessary changes or corrections at once so as to conform to this code; if work has not been so changed after ten (10) days' notice from the Plumbing Official, the Plumbing Official shall then refuse to issue any more permits until such work has fully complied with the rules and regulations of this code. The Plumbing Official may appear before the Governing Authority and request that all licenses be revoked because of continuous violations. When the revocation of any such license is to be considered at any meeting, the person, firm, company, association or corporation to whom the license has been issued shall have at least three (3) days' notice in writing of the time and place of such meeting, together with a statement of the grounds upon which it is proposed to revoke such license. -ll- 109.3 BOND REQUIRED. Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of plumbing, he, it or they shall first obtain the proper license and deposit it with the local governing body a good and sufficient bond, valid for one (1) year from date of issuance, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), to be approved by the legal department, conditioned that the person, firm, or corporation engaged in the plumbing business will faithfully observe all the laws pertaining to plumbing, drain laying, blasting and excavating; further, that the local governing body shall be indemnified and saved harmless from all claims arising from accidents and damage of any character whatso- ever caused by the negligence of such person, firm, or corporation engaged in the plumbing business, or by any other unfaithful, inadequate work done either by themselves or their agents or employees and that such person, firm, or corporation will maintain in a safe condition for a period of one (1) year all ditches and excavations which may be opened in the performance of any plumbing work, and further that all dirt and other material excavated will be replaced in a good condition with similar materials. Where such excavation is made in an unpaved street, or any street paved with chert or macadam, the word "street" as herein used, shall apply to sidewalks, curbs, gutters and street paving. 109.4 ALLOWING ONES NAME, LICENSE OR BOND TO BE USED TO OBTAIN PERMIT FRAUDENTLY. No person, firm or corporatien engaged in the business of plumbing shall allow his, its, or their names to be used by any other person, firm, or corporation, directly or indirectly, to obtain a permit, or for the construction of any work under his, its, or their names, license or bond; nor shall he, it, or they make any misrepresentations or omissions in his, its, or their returns. SECTION 110 - EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETY 110.1 EXCAVATIONS IN STREETS. (A) A permit shall be required for each excavation in a public street or alley before the work is commenced. Work under such permit shall be commenced within forty-eight (48) hours, otherwise the permit shall become void. All permits shall be kept at the place of excavation while the work is being done and exhibited whenever called for by any person having authority to examine the same. There shall be no more than one-half the width of any street or alley -12- opened or obstructed at anyone time; no authorized underground construction shall be injured or interferred with. All portions of the street excavated shall be put in as good condition as before the excavation was made. The trenèb or excavation shall be refilled, with acceptable matetial, thoroughly rammed and puddled within forty-eight (48) hours after making the connection or repairs. When an excavation is made in any paved street, where it is necessary to remove paving, the person, firm, or corporation to whom the permit was issued shall state that the excavation has been properly filled, tamped and is ready for repaving. The Department of Public Works shall then proceed to complete the repairs to the street and bill the permit holder on the basis of time consumed and materials used. Payment in full shall be a prerequisite to obtaining a final inspection. (B) Where such excavations occur in a State or Federal highway, permission shall be obtained from the State or Federal Highway Department before any work is commenced. 110.2 PUBLIC PROTECTION REQUIRED. (A) It is hereby required that for every excavation made on a public property, proper safeguards shall be provided against injury to the public; barricades shall be provided at five (5) feet distance, and such barricades shall completely encircle all open excavations or trenches. All barricades, as required by this code, shall have at least one (1) sign placed thereon in a conspicuous manner, indicating the name of the person, firm, or corporation causing such .?xcavation. When approved, steel plates of sufficient strength may be used to cover excavation to prevent blocking of streets. (B) From sun-up to sun-down there shall be placed, at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient numbers of red flags to warn the public of dangerous excavation. From sun-set to sun-rise there shall be placed at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the length of the excavation in the public thoroughfare and to warn the public of dangerous excavation. In addition to the above, there shall be placed on or by the barricades sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the point of excavation and size. -13- SECTION III - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES Any person, firm or corporation or agent who shall violate a prOV1Slon of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, or violate a detailed statement or plans submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed or continued, and upon conviction in the Court of Jurisdiction for any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day the condition exists constitutes a separate violation. SECTION 112- VALIDITY If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code. SECTION 113 - ORDINANCES REPEALED Ordinance Number 337 and all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 114 - EMERGENCY CLAUSE The fact that it is to the best interest of the City and its inhabi- tants, constitutes a measure for immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, and safety of the City and its inhabitants, and creates an emergency requiring this ordinance be effective from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. -14- PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 9th DAY OF February , 1981. APPROVED: / ~cI!J ,Ja1øJ ~/l ATTEST: ?l/ - fó~.tL:?;) ity Secretary CfY)~. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Richland Hills , o R DIN A N C E P L U M BIN G N U M B E R COD E C I T Y 0 F NOR T H R I C H LAN D H ILL S, E F F E C T I V E T E X A S CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLUMBING ORDINANCE NUMBER INDEX Page CAPTION OF ORDINANCE SECTION 101 101.1 101.2 101.3 101. 4 101.5 101. 6 SECTION 102 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 SECTION 103 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 SECTION 104 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 SECTION 105 105.1 105.2 SECTION 106 106.1 106.2 106.3 SECTION 107 107.1 107.2 ... ... ................................ 1 TITLE AND SCOPE ............................ 1 Title............................ .......... 1 Code Remedial .............................. 1 Scope ...................................... 1 Maintenance ................................ 1-2 Plumbing Installation or Maintenance by Home Owner ................................. 2 Mandatory Sewer Connections ................ 2 ORGANIZATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Plumbing Official .......................... 2 Inspectors ................................. 2 Restriction on Employees ................... 2 Records .................................... 3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLUMBING OFFICIAL ..... 3 Right of Entry ............................. 3 Stop Work Orders ........................... 3 Revocation of Permits ...................... 3 Unsafe Installations .. ..................... 3 Requirements Not Covered By Code............ 3 Alternate Materials and Alternate Methods of Installations ........................... 3 Liabili ty .................................. 4 Reports .................................... 4 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT ..................... 4 When Required .............."................ 4 Form ....................................... 4 Drawings and Specifications .. .............. 4-5 Examination of Drawings .................... 5 PERMITS .................................... 5 Action on Application ...................... 5 Condi tion of the Permi t .................... 5-6 FEES ....................................... 6 General .................................... 6 Failure to Obtain a Permit ................. 6 Schedule of Permit Fees .................... 6-8 INSPECTIONS ................................ 8 Inspection Required. ....................... 8 Notification ............................... 8 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 SECTION 108 108.1 108.2 SECTION 109 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 SECTION 110 110 .1 1l0.2 SECTION III SECTION ll2 SECTION ll3 SECTION ll4 INDEX (Continued) Material and Labor for Tests ............... Test of Drainage and Vent Systems .......... Methods of Testing Drainage and Vent Systems Test of Water-Supply System ................ Test of Building Sewer ..................... Test of Interior Leaders of Downspouts ..... Covering the Work .......................... Test of Defective Plumbing ................. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL .................... Roughing-in Inspection..................... Final Inspection ........................... LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS .......... General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal Work -- Revocation of License ...... Bond Required .............................. Allowing Ones Name, License or Bond to be Used to Obtain Permit Fraudently ........ EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETy................ Excavations in Streets ..................... Public Protection Required ................. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ................... VALIDITY ................................... ORDINANCES REPEALED ........................ EMERGENCY CLAUSE ........................... 8 8-9 9-10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-11 II II II 11 12 12 12 12-13 13 14 14 14 14 ORDINANCE NUMBER 873 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE IC-BO PLUMBING CODE; 1979 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CERTAIN TERMS OF PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTORS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSE AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS AND CHARGING OF FEES FOR SAME; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS; DELETING CHAPTERS ONE THRU THREE OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERETO, PROVIDING FOR A $200.00 FINE FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS that; CHAPTER I - ADlUNISTRATION (REPLACES CHAPTER I OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE) SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE 101. 1 TITLE. The provisions embraced within the following chapters and sections shall constitute, be known and cited as "Uniform Plumbing Code of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas." 101.2 CODE REMEDIAL. This code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interest and purposes thereof, which are health, sal1itation, general public safety and welfare, by regulating installation and maintenance of all plumbing. 101.3 SCOPE. The provisions of this code shall apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacements, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and/or appurtenances thereto, and/or when connected to the water or sewerage system. 101.4 MAINTENANCE. All plumbing, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safe guards which are required by this code shall be maintained in good -1- working order. The owner, or his designated agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of plumbing. 101.5 PLUMBING INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE BY HOME OWNER. Nothing in this code shall prevent any homeowner from installing or maintaining plumbing within his own property boundaries, providing such plumbing work is done by himself and is used exclusively by him or his family. Such privilege does not convey the right to violate any of the provisions of this code, nor is it to be construed as exempting any such property owner from obtaining a permit and paying the required fees therefor. 101.6 MANDATORY SEWER CONNECTIONS. With the adoption of this ordinance it shall be mandatory that, where available, all customer sewer connections must be into the sanitary sewer system of this City. When new sanitary sewer collection lines are extended to areas to which service was not previously available, the owners of property abuting these collection lines have one (1) year from the date of availability to pay the required tap fee, and attach their individual service lines to the sewer mains as stipulated in this ordinance. The City Council shall establish criteria to determine whether or not sewer lines are available. SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION. 102.1 PLUMBING OFFICIAL. There is hereby established a department to be called the Plumbing Inspection Department, which shall be in the charge of the offical so legally designated by the local governing body. 102.2 INSPECTORS. The Plumbing Offical, with the approval of the Chief Appointing Authority of the municipality, may appoint such number of officers, inspectors, assistants, and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. No person shall be appointed as inspector of plumbing who is not licensed, or eligible for license, as a plumbing inspector by the State of Texas. 102.3 RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES. No officer or employee connected with the department shall be financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of plumbing installations or in the making of plans or of specifications there- for. -2- 102.4 RECORDS. The Plumbing Official shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record of the business of the plumbing section. The records of the plumbing section shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. SECTION 103 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLUMBING OFFICIAL 103.1 RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Plumbing Official shall enforce the prOV1Slons of this code and he or his duly authorized representative, may enter any building, structure, or premises to per- form any duty imposed upon him by this code. 103.2 STOP WORK ORDERS. Upon notice from the Plumbing Official that work on any plumbing installation is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or un- safe manner, such work shall be immediately stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the permit holder, or to his agent, and shall state the conditions under which work may be resumed. Where any emergency exists, oral notice given by the Plumbing Official shall be sufficient. 103.3 REVOCATION OF PERMITS. The Plumbing Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions of this act, in case there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based. In all such cases no permit fees shall be refunded. 103.4 UNSAFE INSTALLATIONS. All plumbing installations, regardless of type, which are unsanitary or which c0nstiture a hazard to human life, health or welfare are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the procedure as outlined in the Uniform Plumbing Code. 103.5 REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE. Any requirement necessary for the safety, strength or stability of an existing or proposed plumbing installation, or for the safety of the occupants of a building or structure, not specifically covered by this code, shall be determined by the Plumbing Official, subject to the Administrative Authority. 103.6 ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE t1ETHODS OF INSTALLATIONS. Alternate plumbing materials and alternate methods of installations shall be approved in accordance with Alternate Materials and Methods of the Uniform Plumbing Code. -3- 103.7 LIABILITY. Any officer or employee, or member of any Board, charged with the enforcement of this code, acting for the local governing body in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable personally and he is hereby relieved from all personal 1i~bility for any damage that may occur to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee because of such act performed by him in the enforce- ment of any provision of this code shall be defended by the City Attorney until the final termination of the proceedings. 103.8 REPORTS. The Plumbing Official shall periodically, as required, submit a report to the local governing body covering the work of the plumbing section of the department. SECTION 104 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT 104.1 WHEN REQUIRED. Any duly licensed Master Plumber who desires to connect any plumbing work with any sewers, sanitary or storm, septic tanks or sewage disposal of any kind, or private connection or install fixtures or appliances in new or existing systems, structures or premises, or repair, or add to any existing plumbing, shall first make application to the Plumbing Official and obtain the required permit therefor. Ordinary minor repairs may be made with the approval of the Plumbing Official without a permit provided that such repairs shall not violate any of the provisions of this code. 104.2 FORM. Application for a permit shall be made in person. The applicant shall furnish information as may be required to complete the application form furnished by the Plumbing Official. 104.3 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Whenever, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official, drawings and specifications are needed to show defi- nitely the nature and character of the work for which the application is made the applicant shall furnish such drawings and specifications. These drawings and specifications shall be drawn to scale and submitted in duplicate. If approved, one (1) set shall be re- turned to the applicant, marked approved, and one (1) -4- set shall be retained and filed as a permanent record in the office of the Plumbing Official. The applicant's approved set shall remain at all times on the job. Such information or drawings and specifications shall be specific and this code shall not be cited as a whole or in part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equiva- lent be issued as a substitute for specific infor- mation. 104.4 EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS. The Plumbing Official shall examine or cause to be examined each application for a permit and the draw- ings and specifications which may be filed therewith, and shall ascertain by such examination whether the plumbing installation indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of this code and all other pertinent laws or ordinances. SECTION 105 - PERMITS 105.1 ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) If the Plumbing Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed there- with conform to the requirements of this code, and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. (b) If the application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith describe work which does not conform to the require- ments of this code or other pertinent laws or ordi- nances, the Plumbing Official shall not issue a permit, but shall return the drawings to the applicant with his refusal to issue such a permit. Such refusal shall, when requested, be in writing and shall contain the reasons therefor. 105.2 CONDITION OF THE PERMIT. The Plumbing Official shall act upon an application for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside any of the provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the Plumbing Official from there- after requiring correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this code. Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within -5- six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one (1) year after the time the work is commenced; provided, that for cause, one or more extensions of time for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each, may be allowed in writing by the Plumbing Official. SECTION 106 - FEES 106.1 GENERAL. No permit shall be valid until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid. The City Council may increase these fees or establish such additional fees as it deems necessary. 106.2 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. If any person commences any work on a plumbing installation before obtaining the necessary permit from the City, he shall be subject to the penalty prescribed herein. 106.3 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES. (A) PERMIT ISSUANCE: (1) For issuing each permit......... $10.00 (2) For issuing each supplemental p e rmi t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . 50 (B) UNIT FEE SCHEDULE (IN ADDITION TO ITEM 1 OR 2 ABOVE: (1) For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap (including water, drainage piping and backflow protection therefor)... ......... ......... " 4.00 (2) For each building sewer and each trailer park sewer.............. 10.00 (3) Rainwater systems--per drain (inside building)............... 4.00 (4) For each cesspool (where per- mitted)........................ . 15.00 (5) For each private sewage disposal sys tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 -6- (10) (ll) (12) (13) (14) (15) (6) For each water heater and/or vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5.00 5.00 1.00 8.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 2.00 (16) For each gas-piping system of five or more outlets; per outlet...... .50 (7) For each gas-piping system of one to five outlets............. (8) For each gas-piping system over five outlets, per outlet........ (9) For each industrial waste pre- treatment interceptor including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen-type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps.... For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water-treating equipment, each.. For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each lawn sprinkler system on anyone meter including back- flow protection devices therefor.. For atmospheric-type vacuum breakers not included in Item 2: 1 to 5........................... over 5, each..................... For each backflow protective device other than atmospheric- type vacuum breakers: 2 inches and smaller............. Over 2 inches.................... For each gas-piping system of one to four outlets........... ....... (C) OTHER INSPECTIONS AND FEES: (1) Inspections outside of normal business hours..... .............. 15.00 per hour (minimum charge--two hours) -7- (2) Reinspection fee assessed under provisions of Section 305 (f)... 15.00 each (3) Inspections for which no fee is sp~cifically indicated.......... 15.00 per hr. (4) Additional plan review requUed by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans............... 15.00 per hr. (minimum charge--one-half hour) SECTION 107 - INSPECTIONS 107.1 INSPECTION REQUIRED. All new plumbing work, and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any changes, shall be inspected to insure compliance with all the requirements of this code and to assure that the installation and construction of the plumbing system is in accordance with approved plans. 107.2 NOTIFICATION. (A) Advance Notice: It shall be the duty of the plumber to give reasonable advance notice to the Plumbing Official when plumbing work is ready for test or inspection. (B) Plumber's Responsibility: It shall be the duty of the plumber to make sure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving the above notice. (C) Retesting: If the Plumbing Official finds that the work will not pass the test, the plumber shall be required to make necessary corrections and the work shall then be resubmitted for inspection. Where additional inspections are necessary for retesting there shall be an additional fee of $2.00 for each such inspection. 107.3 MATERIAL AND LABOR FOR TESTS. The equipment, material, power, and labor necessary for the inspection and test shall be furnished by the plumber. 107.4 TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS. The Plumbing Official may, at his descretion, require that all the piping of the plumbing system be tested with water or air. After the plumbing fixtures have been set -8- and their traps filled with water, the entire drainage system shall be submitted to final tests. The Plumbing Official may require the removal of any cleanouts, to ascertain if the pressure has reached all parts of the system. 107.5 TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS. (A) Water Test: The water test may be ap~li2dto the drainage system either in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest opening and the system filled with water to point of overflow. If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged except the highest openings of the section under test, and each section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be tested with less than a 10 foot head of water. In testing successive sections at least the upper 10 feet of the next preceding section shall be tested, so that no joint or pipe in the building (except the uppermost 10 feet of the system) shall have been submitted to a test of less than a 10-foot head of water. The water shall be kept in the system, or in the portion under test, for at least fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts; the system shall then be tight at all points. (B) Air Test: The air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor or testing apparatus to any suitable opening and after closing all other inlets and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gauge pressure of five (5) pounds per square inch or sufficient to balance a column of mercury ten (10) inches in height. This pressure shall be held without introduction of additional air for a period of at least fifteen (15) minutes. (C) Final Test: The final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be visual and in sufficient detail to insure that the provisions of this code have been complied with, provided however that, for cause, the plumber may be required to subject the plumbing to either a smoke or peppermint test. Where smoke test is preferred, it shall be made by filling all traps with water and then introducing into the entire system a pungent, thick smoke produced by one or more smoke machines. -9- When the smoke appears at stack openings on the roof they shall be closed and a pressure equivalent to a one (1) inch water column shall be built and maintained for fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts. Where the peppermint test is preferred, two (2) ounces of oil of peppermint shall be introduced for each line or stack. 107.6 TEST OF WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM. Upon completion of a section or of the entire water- supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than twenty-five (25) pounds above the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. 107.7 TEST OF BUILDING SEWER. Test may be visual or may consist of plugging end of building sewer at point of connection with the public sewer and filling the building sewer with the water and testing with not less than a ten (10) foot head of water, and test shall be maintained until backfill is completed. 107.8 TEST OF INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS. Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building shall be tested by water or air in accordance with Uniform Plumbing Code. 107.9 COVERING THE WORK. (A) Prior to Test: The plumbing system or part thereof shall not be covered until it has been inspected, tested and approved as prescribed in this section. (B) Uncovering of Work: If a plumbing system or part thereof is covered before being inspected, tested, and approved as prescribed in this chapter, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the Plumbing Official. 107.10 TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING. The drainage system of any building, where there is reason to believe that it has become defective, shall be subjected to test or inspection. SECTION 108 - CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 108.1 ROUGHING-IN INSPECTION. Upon the satisfactory completion of the roughing-in -10- inspection, approval shall be so noted on the Plumbing Permit Card. This approval shall give the date of the roughing-in inspection and the initials of the inspector. 108.2 FINAL INSPECTION. Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the plumbing system, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Plumbing Official to be delivered to the owner and building shall not be occupied prior to completion of said system and/or issuance of certification of approval. SECTION 109 - LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS 109.1 GENERAL. Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage.. in the plumbing business, he shall be qualified as set forth herein, and a license shall be obtained from the Sate as required and a proper Bond, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), valid for one (1) year from date of issuance, posted. Hhere any plumbing work is being done a Master or Journeyman Plumber shall at all time be present on the job, and in actual control, and in charge of the work being done. 109.2 ILLEGAL WORK -- REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing business whose work does not conform to the rules and regulations hereinafter set out, or whose workmanship or materials are of inferior quality, shall on notice from the Plumbing Official make necessary changes or corrections at once so as to conform to this code; if work has not been so changed after ten (10) days' notice from the Plumbing Official, the Plumbing Official shall then refuse to issue any more permits until such work has fully complied with the rules and regulations of this code. The Plumbing Official may appear before the Governing Authority and request that all licenses be revoked because of continuous violations. When the revocation of any such license is to be considered at any meeting, the person, firm, company, association or corporation to whom the license has been issued shall have at least three (3) days' notice in writing of the time and place of such meeting, together with a statement of the grounds upon which it is proposed to revoke such license. -11- 109.3 BOND REQUIRED. Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of plumbing, he, it or they shall first obtain the proper license and deposit it with the local governing body a good and sufficient bond, valid for one (1) year from date of issuance, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), to be approved by the legal department, conditioned that the person, firm, or corporation engaged in the plumbing business will faithfully observe all the laws pertaining to plumbing, drain laying, blasting and excavating; further, that the local governing body shall be indemnified and saved harmless from all claims arising from accidents and damage of any character whatso- ever caused by the negligence of such person, firm, or corporation engaged in the plumbing business, or by any other unfaithful, inadequate work done either by themselves or their agents or employees and that such person, firm, or corporation will maintain in a safe condition for a period of one (1) year all ditches and excavations which may be opened in the performance of any plumbing work, and further that all dirt and other material excavated will be replaced in a good condition with similar materials. Where such excavation is made in an unpaved street, or any street paved with chert or macadam, the word "street" as herein used, shall apply to sidewalks, curbs, gutters and street paving. 109.4 ALLOWING ONES NAME, LICENSE OR BOND TO BE USED TO OBTAIN PERMIT FRAUDENTLY. No person, firm or corporatien engaged in the business of plumbing shall allow his, its, or their names to be used by any other person, firm, or corporation, directly or indirectly, to obtain a permit, or for the construction of any work under his, its, or their names, license or bond; nor shall he, it, or they make any misrepresentations or omissions in his, its, or their returns. SECTION 110 - EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETY 110.1 EXCAVATIONS IN STREETS. (A) A permit shall be required for each excavation in a public street or alley before the work is commenced. Work under such permit shall be commenced within forty-eight (48) hours, otherwise the permit shall become void. All permits shall be kept at the place of excavation while the work is being done and exhibited whenever called for by any person having authority to examine the same. There shall be no more than one-half the width of any street or alley -12- opened or obstructed at anyone time; no authorized underground construction shall be injured or interferred with. All portions of the street excavated shall be put in as good condition as before the excavation was made. The trenèb or excavation shall be refilled, with acceptable matetial, thoroughly rammed and puddled within forty-eight (48) hours after making the connection or repairs. When an excavation is made in any paved street, where it is necessary to remove paving, the person, firm, or corporation to whom the permit was issued shall state that the excavation has been properly filled, tamped and is ready for repaving. The Department of Public Works shall then proceed to complete the repairs to the street and bill the permit holder on the basis of time consumed and materials used. Payment in full shall be a prerequisite to obtaining a final inspection. (B) Where such excavations occur in a State or Federal highway, permission shall be obtained from the State or Federal Highway Department before any work is commenced. 110.2 PUBLIC PROTECTION REQUIRED. (A) It is hereby required that for every excavation made on a public property, proper safeguards shall be provided against injury to the public; barricades shall be provided at five (5) feet distance, and such barricades shall completely encircle all open excavations or trenches. All barricades, as required by this code, shall have at least one (1) sign placed thereon in a conspicuous manner, indicating the name of the person, firm, or corporation causing such .~~cavation. When approved, steel plates of sufficient strength may be used to cover excavation to prevent blocking of streets. (B) From sun-up to sun-down there shall be placed, at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient numbers of red flags to warn the public of dangerous excavation. From sun-set to sun-rise there shall be placed at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the length of the excavation in the public thoroughfare and to warn the public of dangerous excavation. In addition to the above, there shall be placed on or by the barricades sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the point of excavation and size. -13- SECTION III - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES Any person, firm or corporation or agent who shall violate a prOV1Sl0n of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, or violate a detailed statement or plans submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed or continued, and upon conviction in the Court of Jurisdiction for any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day the condition exists constitutes a separate violation. SECTION 112- VALIDITY If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code. SECTION 113 - ORDINANCES REPEALED Ordinance Number 337 and all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 114 - EMERGENCY CLAUSE The fact that it is to the best interest of the City and its inhabi- tants, constitutes a measure for immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, and safety of the City and its inhabitants, and creates an emergency requiring this ordinance be effective from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. -14- PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 9th DAY OF February , 1981. APPROVED: / ~cI!J ,Ja1øJ ~/l ATTEST: çøl~ / ~: _¿'Ó4!.(~ t ity Secretary CfY)~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney City of North Richland Hills o R DIN A N C E N U M B E R P L U M BIN G COD E C I T Y 0 F NOR T H R I C H LAN D H ILL S, E F F E C T I V E T E X A S CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLUMBING ORDINANCE NUMBER INDEX Page CAPTION OF ORDINANCE SECTION 101 101.1 101.2 101. 3 101. 4 101.5 101. 6 SECTION 102 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 SECTION 103 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 SECTION 104 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 SECTION 105 105.1 105.2 SECTION 106 106.1 106.2 106.3 SECTION 107 107.1 107.2 ............ .......................... 1 TITLE AND SCOPE ............................ 1 Ti tIe ...................................... 1 Code Remedial .............................. 1 Scope ...................................... 1 Maintenance ................................ 1-2 Plumbing Installation or Maintenance by Home Owner ................................. 2 Mandatory Sewer Connections ........... ..... 2 ORGANIZATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Plumbing Official .......................... 2 Inspectors................................. 2 Restriction on Employees ................... 2 Records .................................... 3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLUMBING OFFICIAL ..... 3 Right of Entry ............................. 3 Stop Work Orders........................... 3 Revocation of Permits .................. .... 3 Unsafe Installations ....................... 3 Requirements Not Covered By Code............ 3 Alternate Materials and Alternate Methods of Installations ........................... 3 Liabili ty .................................. 4 Reports .................................... 4 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT ..................... 4 When Required .............."................ 4 Form ....................................... 4 Drawings and Specifications .. .............. 4-5 Examination of Drawings .................... 5 PERMITS .................................... 5 Action on Application ...................... 5 Condition of the Permit .................... 5-6 FEES ....................................... 6 General .................................... 6 Failure to Obtain a Permit ................. 6 Schedule of Permit Fees .................... 6-8 INSPECTIONS ................................ 8 Inspection Required ........................ 8 Notification ............................... 8 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 SECTION 108 108.1 108.2 SECTION 109 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 SECTION 110 110.1 110.2 SECTION III SECTION 112 SECTION 113 SECTION 114 INDEX (Continued) Material and Labor for Tests ............... Test of Drainage and Vent Systems .......... Methods of Testing Drainage and Vent Systems Test of Water-Supply System ................ Test of Building Sewer ..................... Test of Interior Leaders of Downspouts ..... Covering the Work .......................... Test of Defective Plumbing ................. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL .................... Roughing-in Inspection ..................... Final Inspection ........................... LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS .......... General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal Work -- Revocation of License ...... Bond Required .............................. Allowing Ones Name, License or Bond to be Used to Obtain Permit Fraudently ........ EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETy................ Excavations in Streets ..................... Public Protection Required ........... ...... VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ................... VALIDITY ................................... ORDINANCES REPEALED ........................ EMERGENCY CLAUSE ........................... 8 8-9 9-10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12-13 13 14 14 14 14 -_.~----~ WANT AD INVOICE From The FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, Fort Worth, Texas To CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 29 1 Lines Times . . . . . . .. $ Affidavit......... 32.19 How ordered: 2.00 $ 34.19 Date !;tRrh'~d 2-13-81 To expire 2-13-81 Class No. 008 Signed: MARSHA WESBR~KS