HomeMy WebLinkAbout05603ORDINANCE NO. 5603
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE IV, OF
THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
PUEBLO RELATING TO BUILDING AND PLUMBING
REGULATIONS, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1988 EDITION, WITH THE
1989 SUPPLEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE UNIFORM
SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE, 1988
EDITION, WITH THE 1989 SUPPLEMENT, UNIFORM
SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 1988 EDITION, WITH THE
1989 SUPPLEMENT, ALL PROMULGATED AND
PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, 20001
WALNUT DRIVE SOUTH, WALNUT, CALIFORNIA
91789 -2825; AND GUIDELINES FOR SOLAR ENERGY
INSTALLATION PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, 5360 SOUTH
WORKMAN MILL ROAD, WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
90601; AND THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION STANDARD "24" INSTALLATION OF
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR
APPURTENANCES, 1987 EDITION, PUBLISHED BY THE
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION,
BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
02269 PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE CODES; AND
PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
THE ADOPTION OF SUCH CODES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicates material to be deleted; underscoring indicates
material to be added.)
Section 1.
Section 1, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
of the City of Pueblo is [hereby] amended to read as follows:
4 -4 -1: UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE -- ADOPTION BY REFERENCE
The Uniform Plumbing Code, [1985] 1988 Edition,
including all Appendices, Tables, and Installation Standards,
promulgated and published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 20001 Walnut Drive South,
Walnut, California 91789 -2825, herein referred to as Plumbing Code
or U.P.C., as amended by this Chapter, together with the minor
codes entitled, "Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code,
[1982] 1988 Edition," published by the International Conference of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 20001 Walnut Drive South,
Walnut, California 91789 -2825, and the "Guidelines for Solar
Energy Installation" published by International Conference of
Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier,
California 90601; Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1988 Edition,
published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, 20001 Walnut Drive South, Walnut, California
91789 -2825 and the Nat ional Fire Protection Association Standard
"24" Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and their
Appurtenances, 1987 Edition, published by the National Fire
Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts
02269 are hereby adopted and enacted by reference [and made a part
hereof as if set out in full]; provided, however, that the
following portions of the U.P.C. are not adopted and are expressly
deleted:
Part I, Administration, pages la through 6a; Chapter 12,
being pages 91 through [118] 120 inclusive, entitled "Fuel Gas
Piping," all references to and specifications for fuel gas piping
in said Code are deleted and of no force and effect; Chapter 13,
being pages 121 through [134] 132 inclusive, entitled "Water
Heaters and Vents," and Appendix E, Part D. Copies of this Code
are available in the office of the Pueblo Regional Building
Department for distribution and sale to the public[ at a price not
to exceed actual cost to the City plus a handling charge of One
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Dollar and Seventy -five cents ($1.75) per copy]. All plumbing and
drainage pipes, equipment and systems or parts thereof within the
City of Pueblo shall be regulated by and installed, constructed,
altered, and repaired in conformance with the terms and provisions
of this Chapter and the Uniform Plumbing Code, [1985] 1988
Edition, and the 1989 Supplement, herein adopted by reference,
except as same may be excluded from and specifically not covered
by this Chapter and said Uniform Plumbing Code.
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Section 2, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended to read as follows:
4 -4 -2: AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
Subsections s. 103(m), 303(d), 802 /(j) /(i), 1001, 1004(a) and
1007 of Section 2 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of
Ordinances are hereby amended to read as follows:
S. Board of Appeals
There is hereby created a Plumbing Appeals Board to
perform the functions set forth in Chapter 1 of Title IV.
(2 ) Subsection 103 [m] (n) of the U.P.C. is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 103[m] (n) Building Drain - The building drain is that
part of the lowest piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer
beginning three (3) to five (5) feet outside the building way.
(5) Section 303(d) of the U.P.C. is hereby amended to read
as follows:
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Sec. 303 Sewers Required
(d) Taps made to existing sanitary sewers for building
sewers draining into the existing sanitary sewer system of the
City shall be made by [means of] an approved mechanical cutting
device and an approved saddle or by removing a section of sewer
pipe and the installation of a new pipe section or sections with a
wye saddle and an approved coupling to make the joint at the
juncture of the new pipe with the existing system. Such work
shall be done by either a Plumber or [Excavation Contractor]
Plumbing Utility Contractor who is licensed to do such work as
provided by Title IX of the 1971 Pueblo Municipal Code.
Connections into new sanitary sewers or newly repaired sanitary
systems and construction of building sewers from the main sewer to
the Building Drain (as required by Sec. [301(1)] 303) shall be
constructed by Plumbers or [Excavation Contractors
Utility Contractor who are licensed to do such work. When the
sewer main is installed in the street or alley [ - ]right[ -]of[ -]way
the [B]building [S] sewer, as defined in this Code, shall be
installed to the property line and properly marked with magnetic
ductile tape (the full length of said sewer line). Building
sewers including each tap and wye, shall be inspected by personnel
of either the Pueblo Regional Building Department or the
Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works.
For each tap or wye connection, either newly constructed or
repaired, a tap fee, as required by [R]resolution adopted by City
Council, shall be paid to the Pueblo Regional Building Department,
before commencing work, and a final inspection of the sewer shall
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be made before use of the building sewer will be permitted.
[(10) Subsection 802 /(j) /(i) of the U.P.C. entitled
"Bituminized Fiber Pipe Joints" is hereby deleted.]
[(11)] Section 1001 of the U.P.C. is [hereby] amended
as follows:
1. Except where not deemed necessary for safety or
sanitation by the Building Official, each plumbing fixture shall
be provided with an adequate supply of hot, cold or both potable
water piped in an approved manner to flush and keep the fixture in
a clean and sanitary condition without danger of backflow or
crossconnection. Water closets and urinals shall be flushed by
an approved flush tank or flushometer valve. Faucets and
diverters shall be connected to the water distribution system so
that hot water corresponds to the left side of the fittings.
[1.]2. Flush tank type water closets shall be limited
to 3.5 gallons (13.25 liters) per flush. Flow discharge rates for
fixtures shall comply with Table 10 -3.
[2.]3. All new construction shall be required to meet
the flow limitations referred to in Table 10 -3, as shall all
fixtures. All water closets replaced after the effective date
hereof shall be replaced with flush tanks limited to 3.5 gallons
(13.25 liters) per flush.
[3.]4. Insert the following flow discharge table:
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TABLE 10 -3
FLOW DISCHARGE RATES FOR FIXTURES 1
(INCLUDES METRIC EQUIVALENTS)
read as follows:
(a)(1) Water services from newly constructed water
mains to the curb cock at the property line shall be one (1) inch
minimum diameter for all lots whose area exceeds 7500 square feet
and for all corner lots. Water services from existing, repaired,
or relayed water mains or from lots whose area is 7500 square feet
or less shall be sized as required in the U.P.C. 1985 Edition;
provided,
however, that existing water
MAXIMUM
FIXTURE
TEST PRESSURE
FLOW RATE
Lavatory faucets 20 -80 psig
2.75 gpm
property to
(137.8- 551.2kPa)
(0.17 L /s)
Sink faucets
20 -80 psig
2.75 gpm
(137.8- 551.2kPa)
(0.17 L /s)
Showerheads
20 -45 psig
2.75 gpm
(137.8 -310.1 kPa)
(0.17 L /s)
45 -80 psig
3.0 gpm
(310.1 -551.2 kPa)
(0.19 L /s)
Footnotes:
1. For
testing purposes, a manufacturing
tolerance of 0.25
gpm
(0.02 L /s) is allowable.
[(12)
Section 1004(a) of the U.P.C. is
hereby amended to
read as follows:
(a)(1) Water services from newly constructed water
mains to the curb cock at the property line shall be one (1) inch
minimum diameter for all lots whose area exceeds 7500 square feet
and for all corner lots. Water services from existing, repaired,
or relayed water mains or from lots whose area is 7500 square feet
or less shall be sized as required in the U.P.C. 1985 Edition;
provided,
however, that existing water
service
shall not
be
diminished
without the consent of the owner
of the
property to
be
served.
(2) All new or replaced water service piping and fittings
from the main to the building shall be no lighter than Type L
copper. All service piping two (2) inches (50.8 mm) and smaller
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shall be soft copper. All service piping greater than two (20)
inches (50.8 mm) shall be Type L copper, Class 50 or Ductile Iron,
Class 150 Asbestos - Cement, or PVC Schedule 40 or other approved
materials. Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper,
cast iron or other approved materials. Water service piping shall
be installed at a forty -eight (48) inch (1219.2 mm) minimum depth
to the top of the pipe.]
[(13)] Section 1007 of the U.P.C. is amended by the
addition of a new subparagraph (h) which shall read as follows:
Water heaters installed in [any] areas where[in an]
activation of the pressure and temperature relief valve may cause
structural damage[s] to the building or [could] may induce a
health or safety hazard[, that is above ceilings,] shall be
[equipped with a drain pan.] installed as follows:
(1) Water heaters that are installed on wood frame floors or
on overhead decks shall be equipped with a drain pan. Such drain
pan shall drain indirectly to an approved fixture or to the
outside of the building. If drained to the outside, the end of
the pipe shall be not less than six (6) inches nor more than two
(2) feet above the ground and directed downward.
(2) Water heaters installed below grade, including but not
limited to full basements, garden levels, crawl spaces or pits,
shall have acce to a floor drain, which shall be installed as
reasonably close as possibl to the water heater to meet the
intent of this section.
(3) Floor drains installed for this purpose shall be drained
as provided in this code.
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(4) Floor drains that cannot be drained by gravity or sewage
injector systems, may discharge into a sump and be pumped to the
outside of the building provided the floor drain is the only
fixture discharging into such sump.
( 12.) Sect 1 009 (a) of the U.P.C. is amended as follows:
(a) (1) Water services from newly constructed water
mains to the curb cock at the property line shall be one (1) inch
minimum diameter for all lots whose area exceeds 7500 square feet
and for all corner lots. Water services from existing, repaired,
or relayed water mains or from lots whose area is 7500 square feet
or less shall be sized as required in the U.P.C. Existing water
service , however, shall not be diminished without the consent of
the property owner.
(2) All new or replaced water service piping and fittings
from the main to the (building) me ter or property line shall be no
lighter than Type L copper. All service piping two (2) inches
(50.8 mm) shall be Type K copper, Class 50 or Ductile Iron, Class
150 Asbestos Cement, or PVC Schedule 40 or other approved
materials. Water pipe and fittings shall be made of brass,
copper, cast iron or other approved materials. Water service
_piping shall be installed to a minimum forty -eight (48) inches
(1219.2 mm) minimum depth from the top of the pipe.
( 13.) Appendix "C" of the U.P.C. Minimum Plumbing Facilities
under type of building or occupancy, restaurants, taverns and
lounges the fixture requirement is amended to read as follows:
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(MALES - Minimum Fixtures Required)
Seating Water Lavatories Urinals Additional
Capacity Closets Urinals Where
Alcoholic Beverages
Are Served
1 -15
1
1
0 0
16 -30
1
1
1 0
31 -60
1
1
1 1
61 -100
1
1
1 2
101 -250
2
2
1 3
251 -425
2
2
2 3
426 -600
2
2
2 4
601 -775
3
3
3 5
776 -950
3
4
4 6
951 -1125
4
5
5 6
1126 -1300
4
5
6 7
Over 1300 Males:
Water Closets, Lavatories and Urinals - provide one
additional water closet, lavatory and urinal for each
additional 40 males between 1300 and 2 500 and one additional
water closet, lavatory and urinal for each additional 500
over 2500.
Where alcoholic beverages are served - provide one additional
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(FEMALES - Minimum Fixtures Required)
Seating Water Additional Water
Capacity Closets Lavatories Closets Where
Alcoholic Beverages
Are Served
1 -75
1
1 1
76 -200
2
1 2
201 -400
3
2 3
401 -600
4
2 4
601 -800
5
3 5
801 -1100
6
3 6
1101 -1400
7
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Over 1400 Females:
Water Closets - provide one additional water closet for each
additional 200 females between 1401. Lavatories - provide
one lavatory for each additional 300 over 1400.
( 14.) Appendix C, Minimum Plumbing Facilities, Footnote "4"
is amended to read as follows:
Laundry Facilities - -one (1) laundry tray or one (1)
automatic washer standpipe for each dwelling unit or one (1)
laundry tray or one (1) automatic washer standpipe complete
with automatic washer at owner's expense for each ten (10)
apartments. See footnote (10) for further application of
this section.
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[(14)] The 1988 Uniform Swimming Pool Code, Spa and
Hot Tub Code is amended as follows:
[(a) Delete articles 1.7 "Violation and Penalties;" 1.11
"Cost of a Permit;" Chapter 5 "Fuel Gas Piping. "]
Delete part I administration sections 1.0 through 1.18. Add
_part I administration as amended for the 1988 Uniform Plumbing
Code set out in section 4 -4 -2 subsection 1 -a through 1 -s. Delete
Chapter 5 "Fuel Gas Piping."
[(15)] The guidelines for Solar Energy Installations
[is] amended as follows:
(a) Delete Section 107.3 "Permit Fees."
(b) Delete Section 504.2 "Cross Connection Control" and
substitute [therefore] the document entitled "Uniform Solar Energy
Code," [1982] 1988 Edition, published by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 20001 Walnut
Drive South, Walnut, California 91789 -2825, except [that] part I
[thereof] entitled "Administration" is specifically excluded.
(c) 1. Copper tubing loops associated with Type "B"
Collectors must be brazed, unless the manufacturer can adequately
demonstrate that a soldered joint will not melt at the units
stagnation temperature.
2. Manufacturers must demonstrate by means
acceptable to the Building Official that the stagnation
temperatures are not hazardous to combustible construction (i.e.
show what separation is necessary for a safe installation ).
Section I-
Section 3, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
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is renumbered as section 4 -4 -4. Section 4 -4 -3 is amended to read
as follows:
4 -4 -3: AMENDMENTS TO MINOR CODES
(a) The 1988 Uniform Solar Code is amended as follows:
Delete part I administration sections 10 -1 through
20 -13 and add: part I administration for the U.P.C. set out in
full in section 4 -4 -2 subsection 1 -a.
(b) Amendments to th e 1987 Edition of Standard 24 -NFPA
Definitions: 1 -3: The definition of "Authority Having
Jurisdiction" is amended to read as follows: Authority having
jurisdiction shall be construed to mean the Building Official of
the Pueblo Regional Building Department or his authorized
representative.
Section 4.
Section 3, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
is renumbered and amended to read as follows:
4- 4 -[3]4: Interpretation of the Uniform Plumbing Code
Wherever in the Uniform Plumbing Code it is provided that
anything must be done to the approval of or subject to the
direction of the administrative authority [or any other officer of
the City] , this shall be construed to give such officer only the
discretion to determine[ing] whether the rules and standards
established by the Uniform Plumbing Code have been complied with;
and no such provision shall be construed as giving any officer
discretionary powers as to what such regulations or standards
shall be, or power to require conditions not prescribed by the
Uniform Plumbing Code or to enforce the provisions of the Uniform
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Plumbing Code in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner.
Section 5.
Section 5, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
is amended to read as follows:
4 -4 -5: EXCLUSIONS FOR WATER BOARD
[This Chapter shall not be construed to interfere with the
public water -works board with installations and repairs of water
mains in the City, or in the installation and repair of water
meters to insure delivery of water and the detection of waste of
potable water and for the purpose of fixing water rates, and no
license or permits shall be required for the doing of any such
work by the Water Board or its employees.]
This Chapter shall not be construed to interfere with the
Pueblo Board of Water Works to install and repair of water mains
in the City of Pueblo, to install or repair water meters, water
service lines and appurtenances, or to inspect property to protect
the public water supply, to insure delivery of water which is free
from potential backflow and crossconnection hazards, to detect
waste or theft of potable water and to set water rates. Neither
a license nor permits shall be required for the Pueblo Board of
Water Works or its employees to do such work.
Section 6.
Section 6, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
is retitled and subsection (d) is amended to read as follows:
4 -4 -6: [DOMESTIC APPLIANCES] GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNITS
(d) Any kitchen sink in any private dwelling equipped with a
food -waste grinder or garbage disposal unit shall have a minimum
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[of 1 -1/21 2 inch waste line.
Section 7.
Section 6, Chapter 4, Title IV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances
is renumbered as follows:
4 4 - [6)7: DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
Section 8.
The purpose of the Uniform Plumbing Code is to safeguard the
public health, safety, property, and welfare by regulating and
controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use,
occupancy, location, alteration, maintenance and repair of all
buildings and structures within the City of Pueblo.
A public hearing on the adoption by reference of the said
Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition, shall be held in the Council
Chambers, City Hall, Pueblo, Colorado, at 7:30 p.m. on
June 11, 1990, and the City Clerk is directed to publish notice of
such public hearing in the manner and style and pursuant to the
schedule for such publication prescribed in C.R.S. §31 -16 -203.
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Non - liability. The adoption of this ordinance and of the
Uniform Plumbing Code shall not create any duty to any person,
firm, corporation, or other entity with regard to the enforcement
or nonenforcement of this ordinance or said code. No person,
firm, corporation, or other entity shall have any private right of
action, claim or civil liability remedy against the City of Pueblo
or the Pueblo Regional Building Department, or their officers,
employees or agents, for any damage arising out of or in any way
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connected with the adoption, enforcement, or nonenforcement of
this ordinance or said code. Nothing in this ordinance or in said
code shall be construed to create any liability, or to waive any
of the immunities, limitations on liability, or other provisions
of the governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. §24 -10 -101 et seq., or to
waive any immunities or limitations on liability otherwise
available to the City of Pueblo or the Pueblo Regional Building
Department, or their officers, employees or agents.
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If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Ordinance, the Uniform Plumbing Code or the minor adopted
hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall
neither affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance, the Uniform Plumbing Code or the minor codes.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final
passage and approval.
INTRODUCED May 14, 1990
By KENNETH HUNTER
Councilperson
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