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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08154ORDINANCE NO. 8154 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE IV OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PLUMBING REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING THE 2009 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, INC., AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted; underscoring indicates new matter being added.) SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted to read as follows: [ Sec 4-4-1. Uniform Plumbing Code; adoption by reference. The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2003 edition, including all appendices, tables and installation standards, promulgated and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761-2816, 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," (U.S.P.S.H.T.C.), 2003 edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761-2816, and the Uniform Solar Energy Code (U.S.E.C.), 2003 edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761- 2816 and the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.), Standard "24" Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, 2002 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 forth in full; provided, however, that the following portions of the U.P.C. are not adopted and are expressly deleted: Table 1-1 entitled "Plumbing Permit Fees," Chapter 5 entitled "Water Heaters," Chapter 12 entitled "Fuel Piping," Chapter 13 entitled "Medical Gas Systems," and including Appendix E entitled "Manufactured/ Mobile Home Parks And Recreational Vehicle Parks," Appendix G entitled "Graywater Systems for Single Family Dwellings," Appendix J entitled "Reclaimed Water Systems for Non-Residential Buildings, Appendix K entitled "Private Sewage Disposal Systems," and Appendix L entitled "Alternate Plumbing Systems " Copies of these Codes are available in the office of the Regional Building Department for distribution and sale to the public. All plumbing and drainage pipes, equipment and systems or parts thereof within the City 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, 2003 edition, herein adopted by reference, except as the same may be excluded from and specifically not ] covered by this Chapter and said Uniform Plumbing Code. 4-4-1 Uniform Plumbing Code; adoption by reference. The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2009 edition, including all appendices, tables and installation standards, promulgated and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761-2816, 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," (U.S.P.S.H.T.C.), 2009 edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia St., Ontario, CA 91761- 2816, and the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.), Standard "24" Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, 2002 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 forth in full; provided, however, that the following portions of the U.P.C. are not adopted and are expressly deleted: Table 1-1 entitled "Plumbing Permit Fees," Chapter 5 entitled "Water Heaters," Chapter 12 entitled "Fuel Piping," Chapter 13 entitled " Health Care Facilities and Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems," and Chapter 16 entitled “Non potable water reuse systems Part II” and including Appendix E entitled "Manufactured/ Mobile Home Parks And Recreational Vehicle Parks," Appendix F, “Firefighter Breathing Air Replenishment Systems,” Appendix G entitled "Graywater Systems for Single Family Dwellings," Appendix K entitled "Private Sewage Disposal Systems". Copies of these Codes are available in the office of the Regional Building Department for distribution and sale to the public. All plumbing and drainage pipes, equipment and systems or parts thereof within the City 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, 2009 edition, herein adopted by reference, except as the same may be excluded from and specifically not covered by this Chapter and said Uniform Plumbing Code. SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted to read as follows: [ Sec. 4-4-2. Amendments to the Uniform Plumbing Code. (a) Section 102.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Authority Having Jurisdiction" is amended to read as follows: "Administration and enforcement of this Code and all related codes are delegated to the Pueblo Regional Building Department." (b) Section 102.3 of the U.P.C. entitled "Violations and Penalties" is amended to read as follows: "Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. The application of any such penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." (c) Section 103.4.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Permit Fees" is amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council." (d) Section 103.4.2 of the U.P.C. entitled "Plan Review Fees" is amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council." (e) Section 103.5.6 of the U.P.C. entitled "Reinspections" the fourth paragraph is amended to read as follows: "To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file a written application upon a furnished form and pay the reinspection fee as set in the fee resolution adopted by the City Council." (f) The Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows. "Section 104.0 "Plumbing Board of Appeals." There is hereby created a Plumbing Board of Appeals to perform the functions set forth in Chapter 1 of Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code." (g) Section 202.0 of the U.P.C. entitled "Definition of Terms". The following terms are amended to read as follows: "Authority Having Jurisdiction" - as defined in Section 102.1 of this Code as amended. "Plumbing" is the practice, materials and fixtures used in the installation. maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: sanitary or storm drainage facilities, the venting systems and the public or private water supply systems within or adjacent to any buildings, structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension or alteration of stormwater, liquid waste or sewerage, and water supply systems of any premises from the public water main or other acceptable source of water supply to its connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable disposal system. "Plumbing system" means and includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipes and all building drains, including their respective joints and connections, devices, receptacles and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises, and shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or water-connected equipment." (h) Section 202.0 of the U.P.C. entitled "Definition of Terms" is amended to include the term jurisdiction which shall be defined as follows: "Jurisdiction shall mean the City Council as defined in Section 4-1-2 of the Pueblo Municipal Code." (i) Section 305.0 "Sewers Required" is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows: "Section 305.4 Taps made to existing sanitary sewers for building sewers draining into the existing sanitary sewer system of the City shall be made by 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 Plumbing Contractor or Plumbing Utility Contractor who is licensed to do such work as provided by Title IV, Chapter 1 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. Connections to new sanitary sewers or newly repaired sanitary systems and installations of building sewers from the main sewer to the building drain (as required by Section 305.0) shall be installed by a Plumbing Contractor or a Plumbing Utility Contractor who is licensed to do such work. When a sewer main is installed in the street or alley right-of-way, the building sewer, as defined in this Code, shall be installed to the property line and properly marked with magnetic ductile tape for 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 City Department of Wastewater." (j) Section 413.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Fixture Count" is amended to read as follows: "Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities as prescribed in Table 4-1 of this Code as amended." (k) Section 413.2 of the U.P.C. entitled "Access to Fixtures" is deleted. (l) Section 415.1 of the U.P.C. is amended to read as follows: "A removable panel of sufficient size shall be provided to access the pump, but in no case less than a fourteen (14) inch by fourteen (14) inch opening with at least eighteen (18) inches clear space in front of the access opening." (m) Table 4-1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Minimum Plumbing Facilities" is amended to read as follows: "Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities, including provisions for handicap accessibility in accordance with Chapter 11 of the 2003 International Building Code and the 1998 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standards. "The total occupant load shall be determined by using Table 10-A "Occupant Load Factor" of the 2003 International Building Code and is assumed to be based on fifty percent (50%) male and fifty percent (50%) female. "EXCEPTION: Where circumstances dictate a different ratio is needed, the adjustment shall be approved by the Building Official." (n) Section 601.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Running Water Required," is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows: "Section 601.4 In dwellings and buildings intended for human occupancy, hot water shall be supplied to all plumbing fixtures and equipment used for bathing, washing, culinary purposes, cleaning of laundry or building maintenance." (o) Section 604.1 of the U.P.C. is amended by the addition of the following exception, to read as follows: "EXCEPTION: All new or replaced water service piping fewer than two (2) inches (51 mm) from the main to the meter shall be no lighter than Type L Copper or PEX, PE-AL-PE, and PEX-AL-PEX pipe. A blue 14-gauge tracer wire shall be installed with all nonmetallic water services. All service piping two (2) inches (51 mm) or larger shall be Type K Copper, Class 50 or Ductile Iron, Class 150 Asbestos Cement, or PVC American Water Works Association approved pressure pipe or other approved material. Water service piping shall be installed to a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches (1219.2 mm) depth from the top of the pipe." (p) Section 605.3 of the U.P.C., the first sentence is amended to read as follows: "A fullway valve controlling all outlets shall be installed inside a building or structure on the water service line in a readily accessible area." (q) Section 707.10 of the U.P.C. is amended to read as follows: "Each cleanout in piping two (2) inches (51 mm) or less in size shall be so installed so there is a clearance of not less than twelve (12) inches (305 mm) in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in piping larger than two (2) inches (51 mm) shall have a clearance of not less than eighteen (18) inches (457 mm) in front of the cleanout." (r) Section 713.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Building Sewers" is amended by the addition of a new Section, to read as follows: "Section 713.7 'Private Sewer (Mains),' as defined in Chapter 2 of this Code, connecting to a public sewer system shall be installed according to the specifications and requirements of the City Department of Public Works. Plans and permits shall be as required by Chapter 1 of the U.P.C. Private sewer inspections shall be made by the City Department of Public Works or the Pueblo Regional Building Department." (s) Subsection 408.6 of the U.P.C., entitled "Setting," is amended by the addition of a paragraph, to read as follows: "Where more than one (1) water closet or water closets and urinals are installed in a room, they shall be separated by an approved partition wall. Urinals set next to each other or another fixture shall have an approved splash guard." (t) Table 4-1 of the U.P.C. is amended by the addition of the following provisions, the addition of footnotes 15, 16 and 17, and the amendment to footnote 14, as provided below: Urinals "Type of Lavatories (5)(10) building or (2) Water Closets (14) (fixtures per Drinking Fountain (3), (fixtures occupancy (16) (fixtures per person) per person) person) (13) Public or Male Female Male One for each two 0: 1-30 water closets professional 1: 1-100 1: 1-25 0: 0-25 1: 31-150 offices (15) 2: 101-200 2: 26-100 1: 26-100 3: 201-400 4: 101-200 2: 101-200 One additional 6: 201-300 3: 201-400 drinking 8: 301-400 4: 401-600 fountain for each 150 persons thereafter Over 400, add one fixture for Over 600, add each additional 500 males and one fixture one for each 150 females for each additional 300 males Retail or Male Female (17) One for each two 0: 1-30 water closets wholesale 1: 31-250 1 per 250 stores One additional drinking fountain for each 250 persons thereafter "14. The total number of water closets for females shall be at least equal to the total number of water closets and urinals required for males. This requirement shall not apply to retail or wholesale stores. "15. For smaller-type public and professional offices such as banks, dental offices, law offices, real estate offices, architectural offices, engineering offices and similar uses. A public area in these offices shall use the requirements for retail or wholesale stores. "16. Where more than one (1) water closet or water closets and urinals are installed in a room, they shall be separated by an approved partition wall. Urinals set next to each other or another fixture shall have an approved splash guard. "17. In each bathroom or toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than 67% of the required water closets." (u) Table 4-1 Footnote 3 of the U.P.C. is amended to read as follows: "Drinking fountains, mop sinks or service sinks shall not be installed in restrooms. Service sinks shall be required on each floor where toilet facilities are required." (v) Section 603.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Cross-Connection Control," is amended by the following addition: "All new or remodeled public buildings shall have a reduced pressure-type backflow preventer installed on the water service supplying such buildings or any portion thereof." (w) Subsection 604.2, the Exceptions, is amended to read as follows: "Type 'M' copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above ground in or on a building." (x) Subsection 1501.1, entitled "Applicability," is amended to read as follows: "All piping penetrations of required fire resistance-rated walls, partitions, floor, floor/ceiling assemblies, roof/ceiling assemblies or shaft enclosures shall be protected in accordance with the requirements of the 2003 International Building ] Code, Chapter 6 and this Chapter." Section 4-4-2. Amendments to the Uniform Plumbing Code. (a) Section 102.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Authority Having Jurisdiction" is amended to read as follows: "Administration and enforcement of this Code and all related codes are delegated to the Pueblo Regional Building Department." (b) Section 102.3 of the U.P.C. entitled "Violations and Penalties" is amended to read as follows: "Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. The application of any such penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." (c) Section 103.4.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Permit Fees" is amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council." (d) Section 103.4.2 of the U.P.C. entitled "Plan Review Fees" is amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council." (e) Section 103.5.6 of the U.P.C. entitled "Reinspections" the fourth paragraph is amended to read as follows: "To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file a written application upon a furnished form and pay the reinspection fee as set in the fee resolution adopted by the City Council." (f) The Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows. "Section 104.0 "Plumbing Board of Appeals." There is hereby created a Plumbing Board of Appeals to perform the functions set forth in Chapter 1 of Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code." (g) Section 203.0 of the U.P.C. entitled “A” and the term “Authority Having Jurisdiction” are amended to read as follows: "Authority Having Jurisdiction" - as defined in Section 102.1 of this Code as amended. (h) Section 212.0 of the U.P.C. “J” is amended to include the term “Jurisdiction,” which shall read as follows: "Jurisdiction shall mean the City Council as defined in Section 4-1-2 of the Pueblo Municipal Code." (i) Section 218.0 of the U.P.C. entitled "P” and the term “Plumbing System” are amended to read as follows: "Plumbing" is the practice, materials and fixtures used in the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: sanitary or storm drainage facilities, the venting systems and the public or private water supply systems within or adjacent to any buildings, structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension or alteration of stormwater, liquid waste or sewerage, and water supply systems of any premises from the public water main or other acceptable source of water supply to its connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable disposal system. "Plumbing system" means and includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipes and all building drains, including their respective joints and connections, devices, receptacles and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises, and shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or water-connected equipment." (j) Section 305.0 of the U.P.C. entitled "Sewers Required" is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows: "Section 305.4 Taps made to existing sanitary sewers for building sewers draining into the existing sanitary sewer system of the City shall be made by 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 Plumbing Contractor or Plumbing Utility Contractor who is licensed to do such work as provided by Title IV, Chapter 1 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. Connections to new sanitary sewers or newly repaired sanitary systems and installations of building sewers from the main sewer to the building drain (as required by Section 305.0) shall be installed by a Plumbing Contractor or a Plumbing Utility Contractor who is licensed to do such work. When a sewer main is installed in the street or alley right-of-way, the building sewer, as defined in this Code, shall be installed to the property line and properly marked with magnetic ductile tape for 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 City Department of Wastewater." (k) Section 405.0 of the U.P.C. entitled “Prohibited Fixtures” is amended by the addition of the following sentence added to Section 405.1: “Drinking fountains, mop sinks or service sinks shall not be installed in public toilet rooms.” (l) Section 409.0 of the U.P.C. entitled “Urinals” is amended by the addition of the following paragraph. “Surrounding materials, wall and floor space to a point two (2) feet in front of urinal lip and four (4) feet above the floor and not less than two (2) feet to each side of the urinal shall be lined with non-absorbent materials.” (m) Section 412.1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Fixture Count" is amended to read as follows: "Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities as prescribed in Table 4-1 of this Code as amended." (n) Section 414.1 of the U.P.C. is amended to read as follows: "A removable panel of sufficient size shall be provided to access the pump, but in no case less than a fourteen (14) inch by fourteen (14) inch opening with at least eighteen (18) inches clear space in front of the access opening." (o) Table 4-1 of the U.P.C. entitled "Minimum Plumbing Facilities" is amended to read as follows: "Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities, including provisions for handicap accessibility in accordance with Chapter 11 of the 2009 International Building Code and the 2003 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standards.” "The total occupant load shall be determined by using Table 1004.1.1 "Occupant Load Factor" of the 2009 International Building Code and is assumed to be based on fifty percent (50%) male and fifty percent (50%) female.” "EXCEPTION: Where circumstances dictate a different ratio is needed, the adjustment shall be approved by the Building Official." Table 4-1 a MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities, including provisions for handicap accessibility in accordance with Chapter 11 of the 2009 International Building Code and the 2003 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standard. The total occupant load shall be determined by using Table 1004.1.1 (Occupant Load Factor) of the 2009 International Building Code and is assumed to be based on fifty percent (50%) male and fifty percent (50%) female. EXCEPTION: Where circumstances dictate a different ratio is needed the adjustment shall be approved by the Building Official. Type of Occupancy h Water closets Bathtub/ Drinking & Lavatories Other e, f, g Showers Fountains Description d A-1 Male Female Theaters and other 1 service 1 per 125 1 per 65 1 per 200 NA 1 per 500 buildings for the sink performing arts and motion pictures d A-2 Nightclubs, bars, Male Female 1 service 1 per 75 NA 1 per 500 taverns, dance halls, 1 per 40 1 per 40 sink and buildings for similar purposes d A-2 Male Female 1 service 1 per 200 NA 1 per 500 Restaurants, banquet 1 per 75 1 per 75 sink halls and food courts d A-3 Auditoriums without permanent seating, art Male Female 1 service galleries, exhibition 1 per 200 NA 1 per 500 1 per 125 1 per 65 sink halls, museums, lecture halls, libraries, arcades and gymnasiums d A-3 Male Female 1 service Passenger terminals 1 per 750 NA 1 per 1,000 1 per 500 1 per 500 sink and transportation facilities d A-3 Male Female 1 service Places of worship and 1 per 200 NA 1 per 1,000 1 per 150 1 per 75 sink other religious services Male Female A-4 1 per 75 for 1 per 40 for Male the first the first 1 per 200 Coliseums, arenas, 1,500 and 1,520 and 1 service skating rinks, pools 1 per 120 1 per 60 for NA 1 per 1,000 Female sink and tennis courts for for the remainder 1 per 150 indoor sporting events remainder exceeding and activities exceeding 1,520 1,500 Male Female A-5 1 per 75 for 1 per 40 for Male the first the first 1 per 200 Stadiums, amusement 1,500 and 1,520 and 1 service parks, bleachers and NA 1 per 1,000 1 per 120 1 per 60 for Female sink grandstands for for the remainder 1 per 150 outdoor sporting remainder exceeding events and activities exceeding 1,520 1,500 B Buildings for the transaction of 1 per 40 for the Male Female business, professional first 80 and 1 1 service 1 per 25 for the first 50 and services, other per 80 for the NA 1 per 100 1 per 50 for the remainder sink services involving remainder exceeding 50 merchandise, office exceeding 80 buildings, banks, light industrial and similar uses E Male Female 1 service 1 per 50 NA 1 per 100 1 per 50 sink Education facilities F-1 and F -2 Structures in which occupants are Male Female 1 service 1 per 100 NA 1 per 400 engaged in work 1 per 100 sink fabricating, assembly or processing of products or materials I-1 1 service 1 per 10 1 per 10 1 per 8 1 per 100 sink Residential Care I-2 1 service cc Hospitals, ambulatory 1 per room 1 per room 1 per 15 1 per 100 sink nursing home b patients I-2 1 per 25 1 per 35 NA 1 per 100 NA Employees, other than b residential care I-2 1 per 75 1 per 100 NA 1 per 500 NA Visitors, other than residential care I-3 1 service 1 per cell 1 per cell 1 per 15 1 per 100 sink b Prisons I-3 Reformatories, 1 service 1 per 15 1 per 15 1 per 15 1 per 100 sink detentions centers and correctional b centers I-3 1 per 25 1 per 35 NA 1 per 100 NA b Employees I-4 1 service 1 per 15 1 per 15 1 1 per 100 Adult day care and sink child care M Retail stores, service 1 service 1 per 500 1 per 750 NA 1 per 1,000 stations, shops, sink salesrooms, markets and shopping centers R-1 1 per sleeping 1 service Hotels, motels, 1 per sleeping unit 1 per sleeping unit NA unit sink boarding houses (transient) R-2 Dormitories, 1 service 1 per 10 1 per 10 1 per 8 1 per 100 fraternities, sororities sink and boarding houses (not transient) 1 kitchen sink per dwelling unit; 1 automatic R-2 1 per dwelling clothes 1 per dwelling unit 1 per dwelling unit NA unit washer Apartment houses connection per 20 dwelling units R-3 1 service Congregate living 1 per 10 1 per 10 1 per 8 1 per 100 sink facilities with 16 or fewer persons R-4 1 service Residential 1 per 10 1 per 10 1 per 8 1 per 100 sink care/assisted living facilities 1 kitchen sink per R dwelling unit 1 per dwelling 1 automatic Single family, 1 per dwelling unit 1 per dwelling unit NA unit clothes duplexes and washer townhomes connection per unit S-1 and S-2 Structures for the storage of goods, 1 service 1 per 100 1 per 100 NA 1 per 1,000 warehouses, sink storehouses and freight depots, low and moderate hazard a. The fixtures shown are based on one fixture being the minimum required for the number of persons indicated or any fraction of the number of persons indicated. The number of occupants shall be determined by Table 1004.1.1 of the 2009 International Building Code b. Toilet facilities for employees shall be separate from facilities for inmates or patients. c. A single-occupant toilet room with one water closet and one lavatory serving not more than two adjacent patient sleeping units shall be permitted where such room is provided with direct access from each patient sleeping unit and with provisions for privacy. d. The occupant load for seasonal outdoor seating and entertainment areas shall be included when determining the minimum number of facilities required. e. The minimum number of required drinking fountains shall comply with Table 4.1 and Chapter 11 of the 2009 International Building Code. f. Drinking fountains are not required for an occupant load of 15 or fewer. g. Drinking fountains, mop sinks or service sinks shall not be installed in restrooms. h. In each bathroom or toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than 67% of the required water closets in assembly and educational occupancies. Urinals shall not be substituted for more than 50 % of the required water closets in all other occupancies. (p) Section 601.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Hot and Cold Water Required," is amended by the addition of a new Section to read as follows: "Section 601.1.1 In dwellings and buildings intended for human occupancy, hot water shall be supplied to all plumbing fixtures and equipment used for bathing, washing, culinary purposes, cleaning of laundry or building maintenance." (q) Section 604.1 of the U.P.C. is amended by the addition of the following exception, to read as follows: "EXCEPTION: All new or replaced water service piping fewer than two (2) inches (51 mm) from the main to the meter shall be no lighter than Type L Copper or PEX, PE-AL-PE, and PEX-AL-PEX pipe. A blue 14-gauge tracer wire shall be installed with all nonmetallic water services. All service piping two (2) inches (51 mm) or larger shall be Type K Copper, Class 50 or Ductile Iron, Class 150 Asbestos Cement, or PVC American Water Works Association approved pressure pipe or other approved material. Water service piping shall be installed to a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches (1219.2 mm) depth from the top of the pipe." (r) Section 605.3 of the U.P.C., the first sentence is amended to read as follows: "A fullway valve controlling all outlets shall be installed inside a building or structure on the water service line in a readily accessible area." (s) Section 713.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Sewer Required" is amended by the addition of a new Section, to read as follows: "Section 713.7 'Private Sewer (Mains),' as defined in Chapter 2 of this Code, connecting to a public sewer system shall be installed according to the specifications and requirements of the City Department of Public Works. Plans and permits shall be as required by Chapter 1 of the U.P.C. Private sewer inspections shall be made by the City Department of Public Works or the Pueblo Regional Building Department." (t) Subsection 407.5 of the U.P.C., entitled "Setting," is amended by the addition of a paragraph, to read as follows: "Where more than one (1) water closet or water closets and urinals are installed in a room, they shall be separated by an approved partition wall. Urinals set next to each other or another fixture shall have an approved splash guard." (u) Section 603.0 of the U.P.C., entitled "Cross-Connection Control," is amended by the following addition: "All new or remodeled public buildings shall have a reduced pressure-type backflow preventer installed on the water service supplying such buildings or any portion thereof." (v) Subsection 604.2, the Exceptions, is amended to read as follows: "Type 'M' copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above ground in or on a building." SECTION 3. Section 3 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Section 4-4-3. Amendments to minor codes. [] 2009 (a) The 2003 Edition of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C.) is amended as follows: [] 102.1 (1) Section104.0 of the U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C. entitled [ ] “Authority Having Jurisdiction" "Administrative Authority is amended to read as follows: "Administration and enforcement of this Code and all related codes are delegated to the Pueblo Regional Building Department." [] 102.3 (2) Section 106.0 of the U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C. entitled "Violation and Penalties" is amended to read as follows: "Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. The application of any such penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." [] 103.4 (3) Section 110.0 of the U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C. entitled "Fees" is hereby deleted and amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council." (4) Chapter 4 of the U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C. entitled "Water Heaters and Vents" is deleted. (5) Chapter 5 of the U.S.P.S.P.H.T.C. entitled "Fuel Gas Piping" is deleted. [ (b) The 2003 edition of the Uniform Solar Energy Code (U.S.E.C.) is amended as follows: (1) Section 104.0 of the U.S.E.C. entitled "Administrative Authority" is amended to read as follows: "Administration and enforcement of this Code and all related codes are delegated to the Pueblo Regional Building Department." (2) Section 106.0 of the U.S.E.C. entitled "Violation and Penalties," the first sentence is amended to read as follows: "Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code. The application of any such penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." (3) Section 109.0 of the U.S.E.C. entitled "Cost of Permit" is amended to read as follows: "Fees shall be as set in the fee schedule adopted by the City ] Council." [] (b) (c) The 2002 edition of Standard 24-National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.) is amended as follows: [][] 3.2.2 Authority Section 1-3of the N.F.P.A. entitled "Definitions” Having Jurisdiction " is amended to read as follows: "Authority Having Jurisdiction" shall mean administration and enforcement of this Code and all related codes are delegated to the Pueblo Regional Building Department." SECTION 4. Sections 4-4-4 and 4-4-5 are readopted without changes, to read as follows: Section 4-4-4. 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 authority having jurisdiction, this shall be construed to give such officer only the discretion to determine 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 Plumbing Code in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner. Article II Exclusion Section 4-4-5. Exclusions for Water Board. 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, 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 cross-connection hazards, to detect waste or theft of potable water and to set water rates. Neither a license nor permits shall be required for the Board of Water Works or its employees to do such work. SECTION 5. Section 6 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby repealed. [ Section 4-4-6. Garbage disposal units. (a) All new residences and buildings which are designed, equipped and used for storing or sheltering food or food stuffs for human consumption, including fruits, vegetables and meats, which are to be sold either at retail at stores, clubs, hotels, restaurants, schools or other food establishments or at wholesale, or which are prepared at food manufacturing or processing plants, including slaughter houses, whether such places of business are licensed under the provisions of any ordinance of the City, or not, and all buildings where foods for human consumption are prepared, sold, handled, stored or served in any manner whatsoever, and all existing buildings and residences so designed, equipped and used, when substantially remodeled or altered in those facilities wherein such foodstuffs are processed, prepared, sold, handled, stored or served, and all residences and all buildings where foods for human consumption are prepared, sold, handled, stored or served in any manner whatsoever, which shall hereafter be newly connected to the sewer system of the City, shall be equipped with an appropriate type of food-waste grinder, or garbage disposal unit in good operating condition, properly connected to the kitchen sink or house drain, which grinder and connections shall be of sufficient size to grind all garbage and food processing wastes produced in such building, and shall be suitably located so as to discharge such ground material by flushing it with water through the drain pipes into the sewer. (b) A food-waste grinder or garbage disposal unit is any device connected with the City sewerage system which reduces garbage or food waste to smaller units by grinding, pulverizing, screening or other methods suitable for ] passage in a sewerage system. SECTION 6. Sections 4-4-7 and 4-4-8 are readopted without changes, to read as follows: Section 4-4-7. Domestic appliances. (a) For the purpose of this Code, the term domestic appliance shall include apparatus and equipment used for household purposes where the same are connected to the water supply system and are not connected to a drainage system. Included, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, are washing machines, dishwashing machines, lawn sprinkling systems, humidifiers and ice cube makers. (1) The term water heating appliances shall include those having a heating capacity not in excess of two hundred (200) gallons per hour, based on a temperature rise of sixty degrees (60º) per hour, other than those used for building heating purposes exclusively. (2) The term water conditioning appliances shall include equipment which is designed to soften or otherwise treat water but is not connected to a drainage system. (3) The term connection to a water supply system shall not be construed to include connections to existing faucets. (b) Any person who shall make a connection to a water supply system for the purpose of installing, altering or repairing any appliance as defined in this Section shall be licensed as a "water connected appliance contractor" as provided in Article III, Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Code. (c) All connections made to a water supply system for the purpose of installing, altering or repairing water service pipes, domestic appliances, water heating appliances and water conditioning appliances as herein defined shall be made in conformance with all other provisions of this Code. (d) In all cases where a permit shall have been obtained for another purpose directly connected with the installation, alteration or repair of such appliance, it shall not be required that a separate permit be obtained under the provisions of this Chapter; provided; however, that in any case wherein a permit is not required for other purposes in the installation, alteration or repair of such appliance, a permit for such installation, alteration or repair shall be obtained under the provisions of this Chapter. Section 4-4-8. Plumbing utility contractor. It shall be unlawful for any person not registered as a plumbing contractor to engage in the business of a plumbing utility contractor without first being licensed by the Plumbing Board of Appeals. A plumbing utility contractor includes any person who engages in the business of installing one (1) or more of the following: water service lines, building sewers, private fire mains and similar installations. A person may be licensed to install one (1) or more of such items, but in no event shall such license authorize the licensee to install waste, drain or venting piping. A person licensed as a plumbing contractor or master plumber by the State may be licensed as a plumbing utility contractor to install water service lines and/or building sewers without examination. In addition, the plumbing utility contractor shall comply with all requirements of the City Department of Public Works. SECTION 7. Section 9 of Chapter 4, Title IV of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Section 4-4-9. Offenses; criminal penalties; permit revocation; other enforcement . (a) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to knowingly violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or resist the enforcement of any provision of this Chapter or of the Uniform Plumbing Code, and, upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment. (b) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to refuse or fail to timely comply with an order issued by the Building Official or other designated plumbing inspector pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the Uniform Plumbing Code, and, upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment. (c) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to knowingly make any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to any requirement of this Chapter or the Uniform Plumbing Code, and, upon conviction thereof, the punishment therefor shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment. (d) Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the Uniform Plumbing Code may be suspended, terminated or revoked by the Building Official for: (1) any of the reasons stated in Subsection 103.3.5 of the Uniform Plumbing Code; or (2) any material violation of the terms of said permit or requirements applicable thereto. (e) In the event any owner or occupant of premises within the City shall refuse entry to the Building Official or any plumbing inspector, or if any premises are locked and the Building Official or any plumbing inspector has been unable to obtain permission of the owner or occupant to enter, The Pueblo Municipal Court is authorized to issue a search or inspection warrant authorizing such entry in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure. (f) In the event any owner or occupant of premises within the City, or any licensed contractor or any permittee, shall fail or refuse to comply with any provision of this Chapter, the U.P.C. or any license or permit issued thereunder, the City may initiate an action for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with this Chapter or the U.P.C., license or permit. (g) The enforcement remedies in this Section are expressly declared to be cumulative, and the exercise of any one (1) or more of them is not dependent upon the exercise of any other remedy, nor does the exercise of any one (1) or more of them constitute any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other. [] 2009 (h) Table 4-1 set forth in the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, shall control except as otherwise amended herein. SECTION 8. A public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, with modifications, shall be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 City Hall Place, Pueblo, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. on March 22, 2010. The City Clerk is directed to publish notice of such hearing pursuant to Section 31-16-203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. SECTION 9. The adoption of this Ordinance and the 2009 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 connected with the adoption, enforcement, or nonenforcement of this Ordinance or said code. Nothing in the 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, Section 24-10-101, C.R.S. et seq., or to waive any immunities or limitation on liability otherwise available to the City of Pueblo or the Pueblo Regional Building Department, or their officers, employees or agents. SECTION 10. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or the adopted 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or of the 2009 International Building Code. SECTION 11. The Council finds and declares that a certified true copy of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, has been on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Pueblo for not less than 15 days preceding the public hearing referred to in Section 8 of this Ordinance, and shall remain in said office for public inspection. After adoption of this Ordinance, a copy of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code shall be kept in the office of the th Building Official at the Pueblo Regional Building Department, 316 15 Street W, Pueblo, Colorado. Copies of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code shall be available through the Pueblo Regional Building Department for purchase by the public at a moderate price. SECTION 12. It shall be unlawful and a municipal offense for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity to violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or resist the enforcement of any provision of this Ordinance or of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code adopted herein. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Ordinance or of the Uniform Plumbing Code shall be punished as provided in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended. In addition thereto, the City is authorized to enforce this Ordinance through the exercise of any one or more of the remedies set forth in Section 4-4-9 of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, which remedies are hereby expressly declared to be cumulative, the exercise of any one or more not constituting any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other. SECTION 13. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage and approval. INTRODUCED: February 8, 2010 BY: Judy Weaver COUNCILPERSON APPROVED: RESIDENT CF CITY CC) UNCIL ATTESTED BY: GIB' Y CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED: March 22, 2010 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # R-1 DATE: February 8, 2010 DEPARTMENTS: Pueblo Regional Building Department Law Department TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE IV OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PLUMBING REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING THE 2009 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, INC., AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF ISSUE Should the City adopt an ordinance adopting the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code with certain amendments? RECOMMENDATION The proposed Ordinance should be approved. BACKGROUND The Pueblo Regional Building Department wishes to adopt the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code with certain amendments designed to adapt the Code to local customs and conditions. FINANCIAL IMPACT The Ordinance is revenue neutral.