HomeMy WebLinkAbout0789 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 789
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AND REGULATING
THE BUSINESS OF PLUMBING; PROVIDING REGULA-
TIONS AND STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION,
ALTERATION, REPAIR AND INSPECTI-O.N OF PLUMB-
ING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BUILDING IN THE
CITY, OF PASCO; PROVIDING FOR `THE ISSUANCE OF
,PERMITS FOR WORK TO BE DONE AND THE FEE TO
BE CHARGED"THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
. FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES 'IN CONFLICT
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WITH.
THE CITY COUNCIL :OF -THE CITY OF PASCO DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1
Administration
SECTION 1. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following words,
terms, and phrases are hereby defined as follows, and.shall be construed
as in this section defined:
(1) APPROVED. As to materials; workmanship, and types of construc-
tion, means approval by the plumbing inspector and by the health offices
as the result of investigations and tests conducted by them, or by
reason of accepted principles or tests conducted by the United States
Bureau of Standards, the American .Soci.ety fbr Testing Materials., or other
nationally recognized authorities.
(2,) BUILDING. Any structure erected for the support, shelter.,, or
enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or moveable property of any
kind.
(3) BRANCH. A branch of any system of drainage piping is that
part of the system which extends from the main at a slight grade, with
or without vertical arms, for the purpose of receiving fixture -outlets
not directly connected to the main.
(4) CESSPOOL. An excavation in the ground which receives the
discharge of a drainage system, or any par't thereof, so designed and
constructed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging
therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and
sides...
(5) CONTINUOUS WASTE AND VENT. A vertical soil or waste pipe,
terminating at its upper end in a tee -shaped fitting having a ninety
degree (90) branch, to which a fixture -trap may be connected, the top.
of which fitting continues vertically as a vent pipe to serve the trap.
(6) DEAD-END. 'A branch not used for admitting water or air
leading from a soil, waste or vent pipe, or from a house drain, or house
sewer which is terminated at a developed distance of two feet or more,
by means of a cap or plug.
(7) DRAINAGE SYSTEM. A drainage system, or drainage piping shall
mean and include all the piping within public or private premises which
conveys sewage, rain water, or other liquid wastes t'o a legal point of
disposal, but which shall not include the mains or laterals of a public
sewer system.
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(8) HORIZONTAL PIPE. Shall mean any pipe or fitting which is
installed in a horizontal position,, or which makes an angle of more
than sixty (60) degrees with the vertical.
(9) BUILDING DRAIN. The building drain, or main drain, is
that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge from soil, waste, or other drainage pipes of
any building or premises, and conveys the same to the building sewer.
(10) BUILDING SEWER. The building sewer is that part of the
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge of
the building drain and conveys the same to a public sewer, private
sewer, septic tank, or cesspool:, but which shall not include that
part of a lateral sewer which is under the jurisdiction of the city
engineer, or other officer provided by law, having jurisdiction over
public servers, or any parts thereof..
(11) LOCAL VENT. A local vent is a ventilating pipe through
which foul air is removed from a room, or plumbing fixture, to the
outer air.
(12) MAIN SEWER -PUBLIC SEWER. Thee main or public sewer is the
public sewer in a street, alley, easement, -or other premises under
the jurisdiction of the City of Pasco, Washington.
(13) THE MAIN. The main or any system of horizontal, vertical,
or ccontinuous piping is that part of the system which receives wastes,
vents, or back -vents from fixture outlets or traps; directly or through
branch pipes.
(14) MASTER PLUMBER. A master plumber shall mean any person who
is engaged in the business of plumbing at an established place of bus-
iness within the corporate limits of the City o.f Pasco,; Washington,
and who is duly licensed as such. under 'the provisions o;f Ordinance
No. 735.
(15).PLUMBING. . Plumbing is the business, trade, or work having
to do with the installation,, alteration, and repair of plumbing and
drainage systems, or any parts thereof..
(16) PLUMBING SYSTEM. Th.e plumbing system i , and includes, all
water -'supply and,distribut.ion pipers; all plumbing fixtures and traps,
all soil, waste, special waste, and vent pipes; all building drains
ar%d building sewers; all water -leaders and rain -water drainage piping;
including for. each all of their respective joints and connections,
device's, re,ce,ptacles, and, appurtenances within the property lines, of
the ,premises.
(17) PLUMBING FIXTURES.. Plumbing fixtures are approved receptacles
and•device.s intended to receive water, liquids, or other permissible
wastes, and to discharge same into a soil pipe, waste pipe, or special
waste pipe with which they are connected. A floor drain shall be
considered a 'fixtu:re.
(18) PLUMBING INSPECTOR. The plumbing inspector means the build-
ing inspector of the City.of Pasco, Washington, charged with the en-
forcement of the provisions of this ordinance.
(1,9) PERSON. Person shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or
association.
(20) SHALL. The word "shall" is mandatory.
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(21) STACK. "Stack" is a general term for any vertical line of
soil., wastre, special waste or vent pipe.
(22) SAND -TRAP, SETTLING TANK, SUMP. A water -tight receptacle,
so designed and constructed as, to intercept and prevent the passage
of solids or other objectionable matter into the drainage system to
-which it is directly or indirectly connected.
(23) SOIL PIPE'. A soil pipe is any pipe which conveys the dis-
charge of water closets, with or without the discharge from other
fixtures, to the building drain or building sewer.
(24) SEPTIC TANK. A septic tank is a water -tight receptacle
which receives the discharge of a drainage system or any part thereof,
designed and constructed so as to retain solids,,, digest organic.
matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to dis-
charge into the soil outside of the tank, through a system of open -
joint piping or,othe.r approved means.
(25) SIZE AND LENGTH. The given caliber or size of a pipe means
and signifies the nominal 'inside diameter, except that other than iron -
pipe and brass pipe are measured by their outside diameters. The
"developed length" of a pipe is its length along the center line of
pipe and fittings..
(26) TRAP -SEAL. k trap -seal is the maximum vertical depth of
liquid that a trap will retain, measured between the crown weir and the
dip of the trap.
(27) TRAP., A trap, as pertaining to plumbing, is a fitting or
device so designed and constructed as to provide a liquid trap -seal
which will prevent the passage of air or gas through it without
materially affecting the flow of sewage or liquid wastes.
(28) INSANITARY. Conditions to which the word "insanitary"
shall apply include the following:
(A) Any trap which does not maintain a proper trap -seal.
(B) Any opening in a drainage system, except where lawful,
which is not provided with an approved water -sealed trap
(C) Any plumbing fixture, or other waste discharging receptacle
or d-evic.e:.,, which is not supplied with water sufficient to flush it and
maintain it in a clean condition.
(D) Any defective fixture, trap, or pipe.
(E) Any trap, except wherein this ordinance excepted, directly
connected to a drainage system, the :seal of which is not protected
against siphonage and back pressure by a vent pipe.
(F) Any connection, cross -connection, construction or condi-.
tion, temporary or permanent, which would permit or make possible,
by any means whatsoever, any unapproved foreign matter entering a
water distribution system used for domestic purposes.
(G') The foregoing enumeration of &onditions to which th,e term
"insanitary" shall apply, shall not preclude the application of that
term to Condit -ions that are in fact insanitary.
(29) VENT PIPE. A vent pipe is any pipe provided to prevent the
loss or lowering of a trap -,seal by siphonage or back pressure,. and to
allow a circulation of air through the soil or was-te pipe to which it
is connected.
(30)" VERTICAL PIPE. A vertical pipe shall mean any pipe :or
fitting which is installed in a vertimlposition, or which makes an
angle of not more than sixty (60) degrees with the vertical.
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(31) WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. The water distribution system
shall mean the pipes, or any pipes oD fittings that convey water from
,the water -service pipe or other source of supply to plumbing fixtures
or other apparatus, appurtenances, or devices in buildings or premises.
(32) WASTE PIPE. A waste pipe is'any, pipe or fitting which
directly conveys the discharge of any plumbing -fixture, rec:eptacle,.
apparatus, or device, except water closets, to a soil pipe, building
drain, or building sewer..
(3,3') SPECIAL WASTE PIPE. A special waste pipe, or indirect
waste pipe, is any pipe or fitting which indirectly conveys liquid
wastes to a drainage system by discharging into an approved plumbing
fixture, or- receptacle, which Is: directly c,gnnecaed to a aoil o.r waste
pipe.
(34) WATER -LEADER. 'A water -leader is any pipe or fitting which
conveys rain water only, to a drainag=e .system or other legal point of
disposal.
SECTION 2. MASTER PLUMBER'S BOND. Before any permit is is=sued.
to a master plumber, there shall be filed with the City Clerk a bond
in the sum of Five Thousand ($5,.000.00) Dollars exec=uted by the appli-,
cant and a surety company authorized to do business in the State of
Washington as surety, running to the City of Pasco, conditioned that the,
master plumber and his•agents and servants shall fully comply with all
provisions of law and the city ordinances relating to plumbing, and
that any person injured by failure of the p=rincipal to. comply with such
laws and ordinances or with any of the provisions thereof shall have a
right of action against the principal and surety, in his own name; pro-
vided that any person wishing to avail himself of the benefits of the
bond shall commence action thereon within one year after the date of
the completion of the work alleged to have been improperly done. The,
bond shall be further conditioned to protect the city specifically
against any loss, damage, or expense it may sustain by reason of -any
work done under its provisions in relation to th-e city's water -works
or sewage systems, and to fully compensate the city for any water
wastage resulting from such work.
SECTION ,� . PERMITS. It shall. be unlawfu:_l for any person, firm,
or corporation,. whether acting as principal, searvant, agent, or em-
ployee, to do, cause.,:or permit to be: done, any plumbing or drainage
work for which a permit is required within th.e City of Pasco, without
first securing such .a permit from the building inspector of ,said city
authorizing him ,so to do.
SECTION A. TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED. No permit shall be
issued to any.pe.rson to construct,:install, alter or change any new or
existing plumbing or drainage system in the City of Pasco, Washington,
in whole or in part, unless such perso=n is the legal possessor of a
valid business license, issued by said city; and has on file with the
City Clerk of said City a bond'as required in. Section 2 of this
ordinance; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed
as to prevent a person who is the owner of any house, building, or
premises where such owner performs the work covered by the permit,
from obtaining a permit.
SECTION 5. WHEN PERMIT IS REZUIiRED. A permit shall be required
When any plumbing fixture, was°te-discharging, device, waste pipe,
special waste pipe, soil pipe, vent pipe, building drain,.building
sewer, rain -water leader or system:, or water distribution system is
installed, altered, replaced, or removed.
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SECTION 6. APYLICATION FOR P RTITIT. Any person legally ent'itle.d
to 'apply for and receive a permit shall make such application at the
office of the building inspector on forms provided for that purpose.
He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to
be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy and use of the premises
in.connection therewith. The building inspector may require plans,
specifications, or drawings, and such other information as he may deem
necessary and pertinent, prior to the granting of a permit.
Should the building inspector determine that the plans, speci-
fications, drawings, descriptions, or information furnished by the
applicant are in compliance with this ordinance, the rules and regu-
lations of the health officer of the City of Pasco, Washington, the
laws pertaining to plumbers and plumbing and drainage systems.and
applicable in the City of'Pasco, he shall issue the permit applied
for'upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter fixed.
SECTION 7. REPAIRS. Repairs to plumbing and drainage systems
shall be made with such materials and by such methods as are provided,
for by this ordinance for new work, in so far as it Ls practical so to,
do.. No permit shall be required for the clearing of stoppages, or the
repairing of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures, when such repairs do.
not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of pipes or
fixtures.
SECTION'8. PERMIT TO BE POSTED. No plumbing or drainage work
,for which a permit is required shall be commenced in any building
or p.remise:s until an -official permit therefor is posted in a conspicu-
ou`s place in such building, or upon such premises. No person shall
remove or deface such permit until the work authorized by it has been,
approved by the building inspector, or his authorized representative..
SECTION 9. COST OF PERMIT. Every applicant for a pe.rmi.t t.o in-
stall, add to, alter, re -locate, or replace a plumbing or drainage
system, or any part thereo°f, shall stat.e in writing on. the application
form provided for that purpose the character of work proposed, and the
amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such other
information pertinent thereto as the building 'inspector may require.
Such applicant shall pay to the City Treasure -r at the time of -
issuance a fee of One ($1.0.0) Dollar for each permit, and an additional
fee of Fifty ($ .5.0) Cents for each opening in waste or vent pipes.
SECTION 10. RIGHT OF ENTRY. The building inspector, upon pre-
senting proper credentials, shall have the right of entry into and
upon all buildings and premises in the City of. Pasco, for -the purpose_
of making inspections, re -inspections, or otherwise performing such
duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this
ordinance and any amendments thereto.
SECTION 11. DUTIES OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR. The building inspector
shall require, examine, and check plans and specification, drawings,
descriptions and information submitted :to him by any person applying
for a permit, and, upon approval thereof, shall issue the permit
applied for. He shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work author
ized by any permit, for the purpose of determining whether or not
such work complies with the provisions of this ordinance or amendments
thereto, approving or condemning the same in whole or in part, as the
conditions require.
He shall issue a certificate of approval for any work approved
by him, such certificate being authorization for the covering, con-
cealing, or use thereof, as the case may be.
He sh:all,condemn and reject all work done, or materials used,
or being used, which doe.s not or do not in all.respacts conform to
the provisions of this ordinance and amendments thereto., and shall
order such changes in workmanship and materials as will make the
same conform thereto.
Whenever the building inspector- shall find any building, premises,
or any part thereof., in or upon which there is being maintained a plumb-
ing or drainage system, or any part t1aereof, in a defective, leaking
or insanitary condition, or in which plumbing or drainage work is being
installed, to correct such condition or to remove, or cause to be -
re -installed within ten (10) days such work as has been installed
in violation of t.hi,s ordinance,
Should any person served by such notice fail or refuse to comply
with the orders contained therein within the time specified, or fail
to commence in good faith to comply with such orders, the building in-
spector shall notify the health officer of such fact. Such notifi-
cation shall be, in writing, accompanied by a copy of the notice and
such other information as the health officer may require or direct.
He shall keep a complete record of all official transactions of
his office, and shall report monthly to the health officer such infor-
mation and .statistics as the health officer directs.
SECTION 12. CONDEMNATION OF PREMISES FOR CAUSE. Upon receipt of
notification from the building inspector to the effect that notice
has been served b7T him, which notice contained orders requiring the
correction of leaking, defective, or insanitary conditions in connection
with a plumbing or drainage system; or the removal,- repair, installa-
tion, or re -installation of work in connection with a plumbing or drain-
age system which is being,, or has been, installed in a manner contrary
to the provisions of this ordinance; and the person named in such notice
as being responsible therefor having failed, refused or neglected to
commence in good faith to comply with the orders contained in such
notice within the time specified; it shall b:e the duty of. th•e health
,officer or other officer charged with such duty to cause compliance
with such orders by said person, in accordance with, and in the manner
provided by law.
ARTICLE I'I
General Regulations
SEC-T.ION 13.. DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTES•. It shall be unlawful for
any person .to cause,. or permit, the disposal of .sewage, human
excrement, or other liquid wastes, in any place or manner except through
and by means of an approved plumbing and drainage system, installed
and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and
amendments thereto.
SECTION 14. GRADE, SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF PIPING. All hori-
zontal drainage and vent piping shall be run in practical alignment
and at a uniform grade of not less than 1/8 of an inch per foot. All
such piping of cast iron shall be hung or supported with suitable me,ta_l
hangers, or supports, at intervals not to exceed five (5) feet. All
stacks shall be supported,at their bases,'and if over two (2) sto ries
in height, -at each floor by approved metal floor clamps. All drainage
piping shall run in the general direction of the point of disposal,
without sharp angles or turns unless impractical due to structural
conditions.
All piping in connection with the plumbing system shall be
installed without undue strains or stresses, and provision made for
expansion, contraction, and. structural settlement. No piping shall b°e
built into, or embedded in, concrete or masonry. No structural member
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shall ,be seriously weakened, or impaired by, cutting,, notching, or
otherwi.se, and unless. impractical due to structural conditions all
wood beams, girders, joists, studs,'firestops; and similar construction,
shall be bored with holes of the same approximate: diameter as the pipes
passing through them.
SECTION 15. CHANGES IN DIRECTION OF DRAINAGE PIPING. All changes
in direction of drainage piping shall be made by the,appr.opriat.e use
of approved fittings, and unless impractical due to structural condi-
tions shall be of the angles presented by a one -sixteenth (116) bend,
one-eighth (1/8) bend, one-sixth (1/6) bend, or extra long sweep
quarter bends, preference being ,given in the order named-.
SECTION 16. HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL: Horizontal drainage lines
intersecting with a vertical stack shall enter through forty-five (45)
degree "Y" branches, sixty (60) degree,"Y" branches, combination "Y"
and one-eighth (1/8) bend branches, sanitary t,ee or sanitary tapped -
tee branches, preference being given in the order named unle.s,s im-
practical due to structural conditions. No fitting having more than
one branch at the same level shall be used unless such fitting is
constructed so that 'the discharge from any one -branch cannot enter
any other branch.
SECTION 17. HORIZONTAL TO HORIZONTAL. Horizontal drainage lines
intercepting with other horizontal. drainage lines shall enter through
forty-five (45) degree "Y" branches, combination "Y" and one-eighth (1/'8)
bend branches, or sixty (60) degree "Y" branches, preference being
given in the order named unless impractical due to structural condi-
tions.
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tions.
SECTION 18. VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL. Vertical drainage lines
intersecting with horizontal drainage lines shall enter through forty
five (45) degree "Y" branches, combination "Y" and one-eighth .(1/8) bend
branches, or sixty '( 60) degrees "Y" branche-s, pr..eferenze being given
in the order named unless impractical due to structural conditions.
SECTION 19. QUARTER BENDS. Quarter bends may be used when the
direction of low changed from horizontal to vertical.
SECTION 20. LOCATION AND SIZE OF CLEANOUTS.• Each building
sewer shall be provided.with a cleanout within seven (7) feet of where
sewer enters the building, installed in a "Y" branch fitting.
All cleanouts shall be installed so as to be easily accessible.
Cleanout -s may be omitted above the first floor or concealed work, pro-
vi.de.d that all changes in direction are made with long -turn fittings..
A cleanout fitting shall he installed at th.e end of each horizontal.
drainage line that changes direction tovertical.
The distance between cleanouts in horizontal soil line shall not
exceed fifty ( 50) feet.
Cleanout fittings shall be of the same nominal size as the pipes
they serve, up to and including four -inch (4") pipe, and not less
than four ( 4) inches for larger pipes..
SECTION 21. PROHIBITED FITTINGS AND PRACTICES. No drainage or
vent piping,shall be drilled and tapped for the purpose of making
connect ions thereto.
No double hub fitting, single .or double tapped "T" side inlet
quarter bend, heel -inlet quarter bend, running thread band, or saddle,
shall be used as.. a drainage fitting.
No welding may be used on vent or wastte lines.
Soil offset,s.may be used in vent lines only.
SECTION -22. DEAD ENDS. In the installation or removal of any
plumbing or drainage system, dead ends shall be avoided, except where
necessary to extend a cleanout so as to be accessible.
SECTION 23. PROTECTION OF MATERIALS. All -pipes passing under
or through walls shall be protected from breakage. All pipes passing
through or under cinders, concrete, or other corrosive materials.,
shall be protzected from external. corrosion in an approved manner.
ARTICLE III
Quality and Weights of Materials
SECTION 24. MINIiVNM STANDARDS. All materials used or, entering
intro the construction of plumbing and drainage systems ar any parts
thereof shall be free from defects.
The materials specified in this ordinance are the minimum approved
standards that shall be used in the construction, installation,
alteration or repair of any part of a plumbing and drainage system here-
after constructed, except that the building inspector may allow the
extension of, addition to or re -location of existing soil, waste, or
vent pipes with materials of ,like grade or quality of such existing soil,
waste or vent pipes were installed and in use before the passing of
this ordinance; but nothing, _in the above exception -shall be construed
as. allowing intervening section Mof different types, weig.ht,s, or grades
of materials.
SECTION 25. CAST IRON SOIL.PIPE. All standard cast iron soil
pipe and fittings shall conform to the weights and quality as adopted
and established by the American Soil Pipe Association, and commonly
known to the plumbing trade as "Standard Soil Pipe and Fittings."
SECTION 26. WROUGHT-IR;ON PIPE. All wrought -iron pipe shall
conform to the A..S.T.M. Standard specifications for welded.and seam-
less wrought -iron pipe, serial designation A-72-33, and shall be
galvanized.
SECTION 27. MILD STEEL PIPE. All steel pipe shall conform to.the
A.S.T.M. standard specifications for welded and seamless steel pipe,
serial designated A-53-33, and shall be galvanized.
StCTION'28. BRASS AND COPPPER PIPE., Brass and copper pipe shall
con"f.orm respe'ictively to the A.S.T.M,. standard specifications for
brass pipe, standard sizes, and for copper pipe, standard sizes, serial
designation B-43-33, and B-42;-33, respectively.
SECTION 29. LEAD -PIPE. All'lead pipe, including bends and
traps, shall be of the best quality of dr[..wn pipe of not less weight
per lineal foot than shown in the following table, and in accord-
ance with commercial standards CS -95-41 or Lead Industries Associa-
tion standards on file in the City Clerk's Office
Weight Per Foot
Size of Pipe ( inches)
Lbs'.
Oz.
l
2
0.
1'"
12
2
8
3
8
2
4
12
3
6
0
4
7
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Wall thickness of all lead bends and lead stubs shall not be
less than one-eighth (1/8) inch.
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SECTION 30. SHEET LEAD. Sheet lead shall weigh not less than
four (4) pounds per square foot.
SECTLON 31.. SHEET COPPER AND BRASS, Sheet copper or brass
shall not be lighter than No. 18 B. and S. guage,,_ except that for
local and interior ventilating pipe it shall not be lighter than
No. 26 B. and S. guage.
SECTION 32. GALVANIZED SHEET IRON. Galvanized sheet iron
shall not be lighter than the following B. and S. guage:
No. 2.6 for 2 -inch to 12 -inch pipe.
Xo. 24 for 13 -inch t.o 20 -inch pipe.
No. 22 for 21 -inch to 26 -inch pipe,.
SECTION :33. THREAD FITTINGS.
(A) All plain screwed fittings shall be of cast iron, malleable
iron, or brass, of standard weight -s and dimensions.
(-B) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, malleable iron,
cop -per or brass, with smooth interior. waterway having threads tapped
out of solid metal. The threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped
so as to allow one fourth (?) inch per foot grade.
(C) If copper or brass tubing is used for waste or vent, sweat
fittings must be of the same material.
SECTION 34. CAULKING FERRULES. Brass caulking ferrules shall
be of the best quality red cast brass, with we.ightZ and dimensions
in accordance with the following; table:
Pipe size--------------------
2t1
311
411
Inside diameter-------------
2111
3111Al
Length-----------------------
4f11
42_n
4In
Weight, pounds and ounces---
1-0
1-12
2-8
Seamless copper ferrules may be used in lieu of cast brass,
provided they correspond in.§ize and weight.
SECTION 35. SOLDER NIPPLES AND BUSHINGS. Solder b.shings and
solder nipples shall be red, cast brass, square or hexagon pattern,
with standard pipe threads.
SECTION 36. CLOSET FLOOR FLANGES. Floor flanges for water
closets .shall not be less than one-fourth (g) of an inch thick,, and
.shall be of cast brass or cast iron, Closet screws and bolts shall
be of brass.
SECTION 37. CLEANOUT FITTINGS.
(A).Cleanout plugs shall be red, cast brass. The ferrule or
body part shall: not be less than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch in
thickness, and the flange or cover part not less than three -
:sixteenths (316) of an inch in thickness. Cleanout covers shall
have a solid. cast head not 1' ®ss than one and one-half. (12 ) in-ches
square and three-fourths (3/4) of an inch in.he.ight on all s'iz'es
over three inches, and not less than one and one-fourth (11) inches
a square and five-eighths (5/8) of an inch in height on all sizes
under four (4) inches. The cover may be fitted with a countersunk
opening in lieu of ahead, if same is to be used where a head would
be impractical.
(B) Cleanout ferrules shall be of such length as to extend not
less than one-fourth (-,) of an inch beyond a soil or waste pipe hub.
(C) Cleanout ferrules and covers shall have not less than five, (5)
standard pipe threads. Standard brass plugs shall be used where
cleanouts are required in screw thread drainage fittings.
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SECTION 38. BRASS TUBING. Brasis tubing and brass tubing traps
shall be. seamless drawn brass not less than No. 17 guag'e.
SECTION 3,9. BACK -WATER AND GATE VALVES.
(A) Back -water valves shall have cast iron bodies with bearing
parts of non -corrosive metal or material, be so constructed as to
insure a positive mechanical seal, and.remain closed except when dis-
charging wastes. Valve covers shall be of the bolted type with
gasket.
(B) Gate valves, when used on drainage work, shall be fullway
type with working parts of non -corrosive me°tal.. Sizes four (4) .inches.
or more in diameter shall have c'a'st iron bodies, and sizes less than
four (4) inches cast iron or brass bodies.
ARTICLE IV
JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
SECTION 40. JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS All joints and connec-
tons mentioned under this article shall be; made permanently gas and
water ',.tight.
SEC.TION 41. VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE. All joints in vitrified clay
pipes, or between vitrified clay pipes and metals, may be made with
approved hot -poured jointing material. Such jointing material, when
subjected to a temperature of one hundred and fifty (150) degrees
Fahrenheit, shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effective-
ness of the ,joint, nor be soluble in any of the wastes ordinarily
carried by drainage system. The materials and methods used in the
construction of all joints shall be such that roots will not pene-
trate the joints. One part Portland cement to three parts s -harp
sand may be.used.
SECTION 42. CAULKED JOINTS.. All caulked joints shall be -firmly
packed with oakum or hemp and shall be secured only with pure lead
not less than one (1) inch deep, well caulked, and no -paint, varnish,
putty, cement or similar material will be permitted.
SECTION 43. SCREW JOINTS. All screw joints shall be American
standard screw joirit°s and all burrs or cut�tin&s, shall be r-emo'ved.
SECTION 44. CAST IRON. Cast-iron joints shall be either
caulked or screwed joints made in the a.pproved,manner.
SECTION -45. SCREW PIPE TO CAST-IRON. Joints between wrought
iron, steel, or brass pipe, and cast iron pipe, shall be .either
caulked or screw joints made with caulking spigot.
SECTION 4.6, LEAD PIPE. Joints in lead pipe, or between lead
pipe and.brass or copper pipe, caulking ferruled, or solder nipples,
in all cases on the sewer side of the trap,, on concealed joints
on the inlet side of the trap, shall be full wiped joints with an
exposed surface of the solder to each side of the joint of not less
than three-fourths (3/4) of an inch, and a minimum`thickness of
the thickest part of the joint of not le -ss than three-eighths (3/8)
of an inch.
SEC+TION 47.. LEAD TO CAST IRON, WROUGHT IRON, OR STEEL. Thlese
joints shall be made by means of a caulking ferrule or solder nipple.
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SECTION 48. SLIP JOINTS. Slip joints or unions will b,e per-
mit -ted only in trap seals, or in the inlet side of traps. No unions
shall be used on sewer side of trap, or on waste or vent lines.
SECTION 49. ROOF JOINTS. The
pipes, shall be made water -tight by
galvanized iron plates ok flash-ings.
joint at the roof, around veht
the use of the lead, copper or
SECTION 50. FLOOR CONNECTIONS. Water closet, pedestal urinal,
and trap standard slop sink floor con.ne.ctions shall be brass floor
flanges wiped or soldered to lead pipe,._or brass or cast iron floor
flange shall be caulked or screwed to cast iron or brass pipe, and
the connection made by bolting the fixture to the flange with brass
bolts.
SECTION 51. PROHIBITED JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS; Any fitting or
connection which has an.enlargement or recess with ledge, shoulder,
or reduction of the pipe area .in the direction of the flow on the
outlet or drain side of'any trap, is prohibited. No putty or similar
material shall be used between a trap and a fixture or in slip joint
connections.
SECTION 52. EXPANSION BOLTS. Connections of wall hangers, pipe
supports or fixture settings, with any masonry, stone or concrete
backing, shall be made with expansion of through bolts without the
use of wood plugs.
SECTION 53. TUBING AND SOLDER BUSHINGS. Connections between
brass tubing traps.and solder bushings shall be wiped joints or
solder cup points.
SECTION 54. USE OF COUPLINGS. A --'full-size brass or cast iron
drainage coupling shall' be used as an increaser when a one and
one-fourth (12�-) or one and one-half (lam) inch diameter pipe is to be
caulked into a two (2) inch hub, except that a plain coupling may
be used when a vent pipe is to be so connected.
ARTICLE V
TRAPS
SECTION 5:5, WHERE REQUIRED.
(A) Each plumbing; fixture, except as- provided for in this
section; shall be separately trapped by a water seal trap, placed.
as close to the fixture outlet as possible.
(B) Combination plumbing fixtures, such as two-part sinks
or two-part laundry trays of the same depth, may be installed on
one (1) trap.
(C) Sand traps, sumps, water leaders, outlets to special
wa.ste pipes, and other waste discharging receptacles or devices, such
as dishwashers, automatic laundry machines, or garbage disposal
units, shall be trapped and vented as otherwise provided for in this
ordinance.
SECTION 56. 'TRAPS PROHIBITED. No form of trap which depends
for its seal upon the action of movable parts, or concealed in-
terior partitions, shall be used. Into fixture shall be double trapped.
No crown vented trap shall be installed.
SECTION 57. TRAP SEALS. Every trap, except sand traps and
similar intercepting traps, shall have. a water seal of not less
than one and one-half'(12) inches and not more than four (4) inches.
All traps shall be set true with respect to their water seals..
SECTION 58. SAND TRAPS. Sand Traps„ and similar intercept-
ing traps, shall be so designed and located so as to be readily
accessible for cleaning, and shall have a.trap seal of not less
than six ( 6 ) inches .
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SECTLON"59. GREASE TRAPS, When a grease trap is installed,
it shall be located as near as pos:s"ible to the fixture from which
it rece:ve•.s the discharge.
SECTION 60. FLOOR DRAINS AND DRAIN TRAPS. Floor drains shall
connect into a trap so constructed that 'it can be readily cleaned
and of a size to .serve efficiently the.purpose for which it is intended.
The drain inlet shall be so located that it is at:' -all times in full
view.
Floor drain trap's shall have their s:ea1s maintained by means
of a feed from an approved plumbing fixture, or an automatic priming
device, designed.and installed for that purpose. When floor drains
serving laundry rooms -are located within six (6) feet of laundry
trays, no priming,de-vi.ce will be required.
When subject -to back flow 'or back pressure, such drains shall
be equipp.ed with an approved back water valve. No vent will be re-
quired when within ten (10) feet of -vent:ed waste .line..
SECTION 61. KIND AND MINIMM 'SIZE. Every trap., except sand
traps and similar intercepting traps, shall be self-cleaning. Traps
for bathtubs, showers, wash -basins, sinks, urinals, laundry -tubs,
hoppers, floor -drains, drinking fountains, dental units, and other
similar ' fixtures shall be of lead,, b;ras,s, or cast iron.
The minimum size ("nominal inside diameter) of the trap for a
single given fixture shall not be less than that shown in the
following table.
Table No. 1
Kind of Fixture
(inches)
Trap
Size
Drinking Fountains
r
1'-`"
Dental Units
1""`�
Bar Sinks
W
Wash Basins
lily
Kitchen Sinks
11"
Bath Tubs
1"2rr
Dishwashers
11"
Disposal Units
12'�
Automatic Laundry Machines
h"-
Bidet<s
1't
Lip ' Urinals
1'•'
Cuspidors
Scum Gutter Drains.
11'�
Combination Fixtures
2-
"Small-Floor
Small-FloorSinks
12"_
Small Floor Hoppers
11"
Shower Stalls, Single
11"
Shower Stalls
2
Small Floor and Area Drains
111
to 2"
Lipped Wall Urinal
lV"
to 2"
Trough Urinals-
Of
Stall Urinals, according to outlet
2"
t,o 3"
Pedestal Urinals,
3"
Slop Sinks, according to outlet
lil
to 3'"`
Water Closets
4"
Sand Traps
4"
Any fixture not shown in table No. 1 shall be provided with
a trap not less in size than th,e fixture outlet. Any appliance, or
device, not shown in table No. 1 shall be .provided with a trap not
less in size than the fixture outlet.
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Each shower head in a shower stall shall be equal to one fixture
unit, and the total .number of shower heads shall determine the .size
of trap -required for gang -showers.
,ARTICLE VI
WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
SECTION 62. QtiALITY OF WATER. The quality of the water supply
shall,c.onform to the standards of purity as established by the board
of health oaf the State of Washington and th=e City of Pasco, Washington.
SECTION 63. DISTRIBUTION.
(A) The water supply shall be distributed through a system of
piping_ entirely independent of any piping system conveying another
water supply, or any piping or device conveying any other things
whatsoever. No connection shall be made, or condition maintained,
that would permit the entrance of any unapproved foreign matter into
the water distribution system,, e-ith;er by gravity,, siphonage, or back
pressure.
(B) In computing the number of openings on the hot and cold
water supply, each opening shall be considered a one-half inch open-
ing.
2" branch may supply not more than 6 openings.
3/4" branch may supply not more than 24 openings.
" y pp openings.
ls��maln or branch may supply more than 48 o epinings.
1_ main or branch may supply not more than 100 open
l" main or branch may supply not more than 300 openings
291_main or branch may supply not more than 600 openings.
22" main or branch may supply not more than 800 openings.
The provisions of the section .shall not apply to automatic
fire sprinkling systems, hose -reel lines and dry stand pipeFs used
for fire prottection,, branch connection for steam and hot water
boilersused for heating purposes, nor to branch mechanical
refrigeration.
(C) Lawn sprinkler systems shall be equipped with an approved
vacuum breaker on the discharge side of each of the last valves.
The vacuum breaker shall be at least 6 inches above the lowest
head, and at no time less than six (6) inches above the surround-
ing ground. Where combination control valves and vacuum breakers
are installed, the bottom of the valve shall constitute the bottom
of the vacuum breaker.
An approved pressure-type vacuum breaker and check valve unit
may be :installed in lieu of the preceding when th"e unit is installed
40 inche-s above the lowest 'head, and at no time less than 40 inches
above the surrounding ground.
(D) Valved outlets or fixtures with hose attachments which
-constitute a cross -connection shall be protected by an approved.
vacuum breaker installed six inches above the highest point of usage
and on the discharge side of the last valve.
(E) Aspirators shall not be directly connected to a sewer
connected drainage system, and shall be equipped with,an approved
check valve and vacuum breaker installed art least 6 inches above the
ejector unit, and at least 6 inches above the highest point of use,
and on the discharge side of the last valve.
SECTION 64. SERVICE -AND DISTRIBUTION PIPE. No water service
pipe nor water distribution pipe shall be laid under a soil or drain
pipe. Where such piping has to cross any waste or soil pipe, it shall
in all cases cross above and not under waste, soil or sewer piping.
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SEC'fIQN 65. SUPPLY TO FIXTURES AND DEVI`C'ES.
(A) All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with, a sufficient
supply of water for flushing to keep them in a clean and sanitary
condition.
Every water closet and urinal shall be flushed by means of an
approved tank or flush valve, of at least four (4) gallons flushing
capacity for water closets, and -at least two (2) gallons for urinals,
and shall be adjusted to prevent the waste. of water.
No water closet, urinal, or any other fixture, appliance,
appurtenance or device, shall be directly supplied from a water dis-
tribution'system through a flushometer, or other valve, faucet,, bibb,
or device; unle,s,s such valve, faucet, Bibb, or devi'c:e,, and outlet
therefrom is set above the extreme overflow rim of the water closet,
urinal fixture, appliance, appurtenance, or device; in.such manner,
or of such construction, as to prevent any possibility of polluting
or contaminating the water supply, either by gravity -flow, siphonage,
back pressure, or by any means whatsoever,.
No plumbing fixture, device or construction, or pipe discharg-
ing therefrom, or connected therewith, -shall be installed or main-
tained, which will provide a cross -connection between a water distri-
bution system us,ed for drinking and domestic. purpose"s, an -d a drainage
sy s t:e m.,
(�B) Flush valve toilets shall be equipped with an approved
vacuum breaker. The vacuum breaker shall be installed on the dis.-
charge side of the flushing valve at least 4 inches above the over-
flow rim of the bowl.
SECTION 66.. PUMPS, TANKS, WELLS, ETC. All water pumps, tanks,
wells, hydrants, filters, softeners, appliances and devices shall
be protected from surface water and outside clontamination by approved
covers, vialls, or .copings, and where subj&ct t:o freezing temperatures
shall be •efficiently protected from freezing..
SECTION 67., SHUT-OFF VALVES. A shut-off valve shall be in-
stalled on the main supply line near the curb. Supply -lines taken
from pressure or gravity tanks shall be valved at or near their
source. A! .l supply tanks shall be provided with valved drain lines
located at their lowest point. An accessible shut-off valve shall
be provided on the main supply line, at or near the foundation wall,
and if there be a basement, such valve shall be accessible in the
basement. Buildings having more than one aparP_•tment shall have shut-
off valves provided for each apartment, except where stops are used
on individual supplies.
SECTION 68. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES. Whenever a check -valve,
water meter, or any device functioning as a check -valve, is installed
on the cold water supply line between a street main or other source
of supply, and a hot water heater, or hot water tank, there shall be
installed on the hot water distribution system an approved pressure
relief valve.
SECTION 69. MATERIALS OF WATER PIPE AND FITT'IN,GS. A11 water
service, and distribution .pipes shall be of lead, galvanized iron,
galvanized steel, brass,copper, or cast iron, with brass, copper,
galvanized cast iron, or galvanized malleable iron fittings.
No pipe,or fitting shall be used for the distribution of water
which has-been used for purposes other than wa-ter distribution.
ARTICLE VII
PLUMBING FIXTURES
SECTION 70. h1ATERIA LS. No water closet, or urinal, shall be
installed or maintained unless constructed of vitrified earthenware.
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All other -plumbing fixtures shall be constructed of glazed porcelain,
vitreous china, porcelain enameled cast iron or other materials of
equal quality, approved by the building inspector. Enameled cast-
iron trough urinals may be used if flushed by automatic flush tank.
SEC T I.ON 71r,. INSTALLATIONS
(A) ,All plumbing f.ixture;s shall be .installed free, and open in
a manner to afford access for repairsand cleaning.. When practical
all pipes. from fix -tures shall- be run to the wall at right angles
thereto.. Allwall-hung fixtures shall be rigidly s,upport,ed by
approved metal hangers or'bolts, and all floor outlet fixtures shall
be rigidly secured to th.e floor by approved screws or bolts. Water-
tight j.o,ints shall be made where fixtures ,come in contact with 'walks
and floors
(B) Commercial installations of dishwashing sinks shall be
kept 6 inches away from any wall or obstruction or serving table.
SECTION 72. ACCESS TO SUPPLY AND WASTE -CONNECTIONS. Bullt-in
bathtubs or, other fixture:,s having concealed slip joint conn.ect:ion.,
• p utility chambers,
shall be provided with suitable ac�ces;s� anels or
so plabe4( as to make 'such connections easily accessible for, inspe°c-
t,ion 'and repairs
SECTION 73. WATER CLOSET BOWLS., Water closet bowls and traps
shall be made in one piece, and be pro.vided with integral flushing
rims, constructed so as to flush the entire surface of the bowl. The
form of the bowl shall be such that when filled to the trap overflow,
the quantity of water retained will be sufficient to prevent fouling
of surfaces..
SECTION 74. PROHIBITED FIXTURES. Fixed wooden wash trays or
sinks f.or domestic use ,shall not be installed or maintained in any
building designed or used -for' human habitation. !To shoat =me`ta,l- lined
w.00.den bathtub shall be installed or reconnected.
Pan and valve plunger, offs;.et,,'washout, long hopper, or other
type of water closet having invisible trap seals or unventilated
spaces, or surfaces not thoroughly_ washed at each flush, shall. not
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be installed. No dry or chemical closet shall be installed in any
building used for human habitation.
SECTION 75. DRINKING FOUNTAINS. Eve=ry drinking fountain shall
be a separate fixture of such form as to be easily cleaned. The
drinking fountain head shall be of the Shielded Angle -Stream typep
constructed of non -corrosive material. The water orifice shall be _
above
rethe
ulatnreoverflow
'the
be�fountain
provdedowh,; and provisions
fortheflowof wafer. shall
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SECTION '7+6.. STRAINERS. All 'fixtures other than water- closets
and siphon a.c.tion wash -down urinals shall be provided with. fixed
metallic strainers..
SECTION 77. OVERFLOW PIPE..
(A). The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be connected in
the inlet side of the trap, and be so arranged that it may be readily ,
and effe-ctively cleaned.
('B) All shower stalls, except those, those directly over an unexc ,"
vated area or those provided with a receptor, shall be equipped with
a lead or copper pan extending at least four (4) inches ab.ov.e finished-
floor and graded to 'trap. Such lead or copper pan must be made secure
to prevent, seepage.from .ge:tt'ing under by the use of a solid connec
tion, or a clamping, ring,, and propeirly protected with a bituminous
coating..
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When receiving the discharge from four hundred and four (404)
to six :hundred and five (6.05) water closets:, or their equivalent,.
not less than ten (10) inches.
SECTION 83. FIXTURES EQUIVALENT TO A WATER CLOSET. For the
purpose of this ordinance in estimating sizes of building drains,
soil, was-te or vent pipe's, the equivalent of water closets shall be
estimated as follows:
1 fixture having waste pipe 3 inches in diameter equivalent 1
water closet.
2 fixtures having waste pipe '2 inch.e,s in diameter equivalent 1 -
water closet.
4 fixtures having waste pipe 12 inches in diameter equivalent 1
water closet.
8 fixtures having waste pipe 12,1,� inches in diameter equivalent 1,
water cloy°et.
Every:building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall
have a soil- or waste stack or stacks, extending full size through the
roof.,
(A) Size of Waste Pipe for Fixtures Other Than Water Closets.
All fixtures shall have waste pipes the ful--1 size of the waste connec-
tion provided by the manufacturer and waste pipes shall not, be reduced
in size from point of connection at fixtures in the direction of their
flow, but shall continue full size until connecting with main waste or
soil pipe or building drain. Provided, however, that in no case shall
the waste pipe be less than 1-:3j. inches internal diameter. Main and
branch waste pipes shall be of the : following sizes and shall increase
in proportion to the number of fixtures connected thereto.
(B) Size of Waste Pipe for Fixtures Having Two-inch Waste O'pening..
Fixtures having 2 -inch waste opening, l to 4 fixtures on.2" waste pipe.
Fixtures having 2 -inch waste opening, 5 to 9 fixtures on 22" waste pipe
Fixture's having 2" waste opening, 10 to 14 fixtures on 3" waste pipe.
Fixtures, having 2" waste opening, 15 to 25 fixtures on 3"' waste. pipe
Fixtures having 2" waste opening, 2'6 to 40 fixtures on 4" waste pipe.
(C) Size of Waste Pipe for Fixtures having One and One -Half Inch
Waste Opening.
Fixtures having li" waste opening, 1 to 2 fixtures on 11" waste pipe.
Fixtures having 1�" wast -e opening, 3 to 8 fixtures ori 2' waste pipe.
Fixtures having 1-" waste opening, 9 to `18 fixtures on 22" waste pipe.
Fixtures having 1"- waste opening, 19 to 28 fixtures on 3" waste pipe.
Fixtures having 11" waste opening, 29 to 50 fixtures on 3" waste pipe.
Fixtures having 12" waste opening, 51 to 80 fixtures on 4'1 waste pipe.
(D) Size of Waste.Pipe for. Fixtures I=iaving One and One -Quarter
Inch Waste Opening. 11
Fixtures having la." waste opening, 1 to 2 fixtures ori l- waste pipe.
Fixtures having ldlf waste opening, 3 to 4 fixtures on 1-,,, " waste pipe..
Fixtures having 1j'! waste opening,, 5 to 16 fixtures on 2wa to pipe.
Fixtu.re,s having l '_' waste opening.., 17 to 36 fixtures on 2' -ti," waste pipe.
Fixtures having 11-'-' waste opening, 37 to 56 fixtures on 3" waste pipe.'
Fixtures having lam..' waste opening, 57 to 100 fixtures on 32" waste
pipe.
Fixtures having 14" waste opening, ,101 to. 160 fixtures on 4" °waste
pipe.
(E) All main building drainage pipe from a point 2 feet outside
the foundation of cellar wall or beyond the house or porch line shall
be run in as direct a course as possible. All changes in direction
and all branch connections shall be made with suitable fittings. For
the purpose o.f this ordinance the following list of fittings shall :be
accepted as suitable for the purpose named.
All branch connections to any horizontal building drain and all
connections of soil or waste pipes or traps to the,same shall be made
with Y and 1/8 bend or long All 90 degree horizontal
turn TY fittings.
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turns shall be made with Y and 1/8 bend or long turn TY fittings, or
extra long turn l -bend. Gonnections-6f vertical stacks of soil or
was'te pipe at the ends of horizontal lines of building drains may be
made with 'long turn 90 degree bends having a central radius of not less
than two diameters of the pipe, provided, however, in all isuch cases
a cleanout must be inserted in the vertical stack at least three inches
above the floor line or ground level,_.
SECTION 84. SIZE OF MAIN AND BRANCH VENT PIPES FOR FOUR -INCH
TRAPS OR EQUIVALENT OF ONE (NATER CLOSET.
(A) 1 to 4 four -inch traps or equivalent of 4 tgat:er closets shall
be vented by a two-inch pipe not exceeding 35 feet or fraction thereof
in Length.,
5 to 8 four -inch traps or th,e equivalent of' 8 waver cl,ose,t:s
shall be vented by a 21 -inch pipe not exceeding 35 feet or fraction
thereof in length.
9 to 16 four-inchtraps or the equivalent of 16 water closets
shall be vented'by a'3 -inch pipe not exceeding 35: feet in length or
fraction thereof.
17 to 3`8 four -inch traps or the equivalent of 38 water clo.
sets shall be dented by a 32" pipe not exceeding 35 feet or fraction
thereof in length.
39 to 60 four -inch traps or the equivalent of 60 water
clos,ets'sliall be vented by a 4" pipe not exceeding 35 feet or fraction
thereof in length.,
For the purpose of the ordinance in estimatnsizes of vent pipe's,
each 3" or 32" trap shall be estimated as equivalent to one water closet
and the table given herein for 4" traps shall apply to them.
(B) Size and Length of Main and Branch Vent Pipes for Two -.Inch
Traps.
1 to 8 2" traps shall be vented by a'2" pipe, not exceeding 35t
in length.
9 to 16 2" traps may be vented by a 2;15" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
11 to 32 2" traps may be vented by a 3" pipe not exceeding 351.
in length.
-33 to 76 2" traps may be vented by a 32-" ,pipe not .exceedi.ng 35!
in length.
77 to 1202" traps may be vented by a 4" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
(C) Size and Length of Main and Branch Vent Pipes f'or12" Traps._
1 to 2 12" traps shall be vented by a 12 pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
3 to 16 1ik"'traps shall be vented by a 2" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
17 to 32 12" traps shall be vented by a 2-2" pipe not exceeding 351
in Length.
33 to 64 12." traps shall be vented by a 3" pipe not exceeding, 3.51
in length.
65 to 152 12" traps shall be vented by a 32" pipe not 'exceeding 351
in length.
153 to 240 1'Y traps shall be vented by a 4" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
(;D) Size and Length of Main and Branch Vent Pipes for '1i" Traps,
1 to 2 lam" traps shall be vented by a L4" pipe not ex-cee-ding 351
in length.. -
3 to 4 11" traps shall be vented by a 12" pipe not exceeding 351
in length. -
5 to 32 1Y traps shall_ be vented by a 2" pipe not exceeding 35.1
in. length.
33 to '64 W' traps shall be vented by a 22" pipe not; exceeding. 35"..
in lengtb.
65 to 128 lam;" traps shall be vented by a 3" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
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129 to 304 traps shall be vented by a 32" pipe not exceeding 35'1
in length.
305 to 4,8,0 1:1" traps shall be vented by a 4" pipe not exceeding 351
in length.
And the vent pipe shall be increased one pipe size in diameter for
each additional thirty-five feet in length, or fraction thereof, added
thereto.
For the purpose of the ordinance, in estimating the size of vent
pipes, all p;ot.traps, drum traps, grease traps,, and all deep seal
traps., shall be estimated as traps of th:e diameter of the waste pipe
leading therefrom, except as specified elsewhere in this ordinance.
SECTLON 85. CHANGING SOIL, WASTE AND VENT TIPES. In
existing buildings where the soil or waste vent pipe is not extended
through or above the roof, or where there is- a sheet metal soil oy' waste
vent pipe, and the fixture :is changed in style or location, or is re-
placed, a soil or waste vent pipe of the size and material p,rescrib&d
for the new work 'shall be provided.
SECTION 86. PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS. No waste connection
shall be made_ to a lead bend or lead stub of a water closet or similar
fixture. No soil or waste vent, circuit or loop vent, above the high-
est installed fixtures on the branch or main, shall thereafter be'
used as a soil or waste pipe.
The waste from a lavatory, or drinking fountain may connect into
soil or vent stack above the toilet, or into the two (2) inch vent
of toilet; drainage fittings must be used where vent is used as waste.
12" pipe must be used and not more than 3 feet from water seal.
SECTION 81. PROTECTION FROM FREEZING. No soil, waste or vent
pipe shall be installed or permitted outside of a building unless
adequate provision is made to protect it from freezing if such pipe
is subject to freezing temperature.
SECTION 88. ROOF EXTENSION. All vent pipes shall be run separ-
ately or combined, of the full required size,, not less' than one (1)
foot above the roof. Flag -poling of vents is prohibited except when
the roof is used for purpoaes other than weather prot,e:ction. In such
case s the vent shall extend not le,s s than seven (1) feet above the roof
and be securely braced.
SECTION 89. VENT TERMINALS. The roof terminal of any vent pipe
if within ten (10) feet ,in any direction,, including any angles and.
turns of any door, window, airshaft, or other source of vent;ilati;on or
air supply of any building, shall extend at least three "feet above the
same. No vent pipe shall terminate on a wall, or under an eave or over-
hang of any building, or offset around any overhang, cornice, or similar,
construction., when it is practical to extend through the roof without,
such offset.
SECTION 90. VENT TEPNIINALS ADJOINING BUILDINGS. In the event
that a new building is built higher than an existing building, the
owner of the neer building, shall not locate windows within ten (10), f.e,ety.
of any, ,existing vent pipe on th:e lower building, unless the owner of
such new building shall defray the expense,_ or shall himself make such
alterations as may'b.e necessary to conform with Section 83 of this
ordinance.
It shall. be. the duty of the owner of the lower, or existing build.
ing, to make such alterations therein upon,the receipt in advance of
money or security therefor sufficient for the purpose from the owner.
of - the new ,or' Nigher building,, or the permit, at the election of the
owner of the new or higher building, the making of such alteration by
the owner of said new or higher building.
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SECTI"ON X91. TRAPS PROTECTED BY VENT PIPES. Every plumbing fix-
ture trap, except as provided for in Section 97,. 98, 99, 100, and 120
of this ordinance, shall be protected against siphonage and back pres-
sure, and air circulation assured throughout all parts of the dra.in-
age system by means of•a vent pipe, installed in ae:cordan.ce with the
requirements of this 'or'dinanae. In all cases a continuous soil or
waste vent shall be installed, wh+en structural aondition•s, will permit.
SEC'TIO'N 92., DISTANCE OF VENT PIPE FROM TRAP SEAL. No trap s=hall
be placed mo,r.e than three (3) feet horizontal developed length from
its vent pipe, excepting toile-ts, which may b•e .four (4) feet. The
di.stan_ce shall ba -measured along the .central line of the ,soil or waste
pipe from the. center 'of the vertical inlet of the trap to the center
of the vent ,pipe.
The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except for
water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the dip of
the trap. 'It is provided,, however, that in all cases the ventpipe
shall be as close to the trap i.t s°erve�s as; structural conditions
will permit-..
A cleanout must be, added where.horizontal arm, is used in .sink
waste line.
SECTION 93. MAIN VENT EXTENSIONS,
(A) A1.1 ven.ttpipes,shall extend undiminished in size -above
.the roof, or shall be reconnected with the main soil or waste vent
not less than 6 inches above the overflow level of the highest
fixture.
(B) All main waste lines shall.be extended full size through
and ten (10) inches above the roof. All branch waste pipe extend-
ing fifty (50) feet or more horizontally, or eighteen (18) fee=t or
more vertically, from any main line, shall in turn become a main
line and shall extend full size through and ten (10) inches above
the roof or may be returned back into a main line onefo,ot above the
water line of the highest fixture conn&c'ting thereto.
SECTION 94. S_01L AND WASTE STACKS TEN OR MORE STORIES IN HEIGHT.
In -every building ten ('10)or more stories in height, all a:oil and
waste stacks which are served by parallel vent stacks shall be cross
connected to such vent stack at each fifth (5th) story, by means of
an independent special vent pipe, the s-,i-ze of which shall no.t be less
than the size of the vent, .stack at that story. The vent stack-.
intersection shall be through a "Y" branch fitting, placed not less
than four (4) feet above the floor level,. and. the s,oil.or waste stack
intersec.tio,n shall b`e, through a "Y"' branch fitting, placed below a
fixture branch serving that floor. Stack should have a 4,5 -degree.'
offset in waste line every eighth (8th) floor.
SECTION 95.. VENT PIPE GRADES AND 'C"ONNECTIONS. All vent and
branch vent pipes shall be free from drops or sags, and shall be so
graded and connected as to drip back to the soil or waste pipe by
gravity. Where vent pip.e°s connect to a horizontal soil or waste
pipe, the vent pipe shall be taken.off above the center line of
such pipe, ahead of the trap being, served, and unless p°bhbit'ed by
structural conditions shall rise vertically to, a point not: leass than
six (6) inches above the extreme overflow, level .of the ,fixture served.,,
before o.ffse-tting h,ori,zontally.
SECTION 96,. CIRCUIT AND LOOP VENTS.
(A) A branch soil or waste pipe to which three "(3) and not more
than eight (8) water closets, stall urinals, trap standard slop sinks,
or shower stalls are connected'in a series or battery formation,.
may be vented with a circuit or loop vent, the size of which shall
not be le.ss than the size of the drainage branch to whish it connects.
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Such vent pipes shall be taken off between the last two fixtures in
the battery, and shall rise vertically not less than six (6) inches
above the extreme overflow level of any fixture connected to the
battery drainage branch.
(B) When more than five (5) fixture units discharge into a stack
above a branch, serving a battery of fixtures served by a circuit or
loop vent, such branch shall be provided with a relief vent not less
than one-half (!) of the diameter of the stack, which shall be taken
off in front of the first fixture connection in the battery drainage
branch.
(C) Not more than eight (8) fixtures shall be connected to a
battery formation branch soil or waste pipe, unless a two (2) inch
relief vent is provided between each eight (8) fixtures.
SECTION 97. BATTERY FORMTION SOIL OR WASTE BRANCHES.-,
(A) Fixtures connected to a battery formation drainage branch
shall be more than five (5) feet apart, center to center, measured
horizontally in a straight line, unless such fixture trap is
separately vented.
(B) Fixtures connected to a battery formation drainage branch
shall not be more than two (2) feet from such branch, center to
center, measured horizontally at right angles to the branch, unless
such fixture trap is separately vented.
(C) The distance from the finished floor level to the top of a
battery formation drainage branch shall not be more than eighteen (18)
inches, measured vertically, unless impractical due to structural
conditions.
(D) Every soil waste battery formation drainage branch which is
served by a loop or circuit vant shall be full size throughout its
entire length.
SECTION 98. WHEN VENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
(A) No vent pipe will be required on a rainwater leader trap,
back,..w&ter trap, sub -soil catch basin trap, or sand trap, when such
trap acts as a primary settling tank and discharges into a secondary
sand trap which is properly trapped and vented.
(B) Traps serving outside area drains need not be vented, if
such traps discharge indirectly into the drainage system in the manner
provided for special waste pipes. No area drain need be vented when
within ten (10) feet of horizontal vented waste line.
(C) Traps serving sinks which are part of the equipment of bars,
soda fountains or counters, need not be vented in the manner specified
in Section 91 of the ordinance, when the location or construction of
such bars, soda fountains or counters in such as to make it impos-
sible to do so. When such conditions exist, said sinks shall dis-
charge into a floor sink or hopper which is properly trapped and
vented.
(D) No vent pipe will be required on a trap which connects to
a special waste pipe.
SECTION 99. FIXTURES BACK TO BACK. Two fixtures of the same
kind, set back to back, or side by side within the distance allowed
between a trap and its vent, may be served with one continuous soil
or waste vent pipe, as the case might be, provided that each fixture.
waste separately into an approved partition cross having inlet open-
ings at the same level.
ARTICLE X
BUILDING DRAINS AND BUILDING SEWERS
SECTION 100. DISPOSAL OF RAIN WATER DRAINAGE. Rain water from
roofs, or other approved areas exposed to rain water, may be drained
into the storm water drainage system, or the combined sanitary and
storm water drainage system, but shall not drain into any sewer inten-
ded for sanitary sewage only.
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Rain water from roofs, or other approved areas, may drain into
a public st .e.et gutter, provided that such gutter is paved and runes
to a catch basin connected to a public sewer system,, and provided
further that such drainage has the approval of the City Engineer.
Rain water from roofs and other approved areas may drain into a.
system of drainage piping designed to allow such drainage to be
absorbed by the soil of the premise,s,, or may discharge upon the pre-
mises outside of the building walls.
Rain Leader Equivalents
One
4"
rainleader
equivalent
to
20
toilets.
One
5'.'
rainleader
equivalent
to
40
toilets.
'One
6'1
rainlea°der
equivalent
t,o
60 ,
toilets .
One.
8"
rainle-ader
equivalent
to
120
toilets.
Max.Sq. Ft.
Roof or Size of
Drained Area Pipe
3 6.0
1'
500
1000
2"
1500.
2'="
2460
3.
52 20
4"
9430-
51_'
15,030 ,
6"
31,,490
8"
SECTION 101. RAIN WATER TO PUBLIC GUTTERS. No rain water from.
roofs or other rain water drainage of premises shall discharge upon
a public sidewalk. When it is desired to conduct rain water from a.
building or premises to a public street gutter., the outside under-
ground drainage piping shall be vitrified clay pipe. or cast iron pipe..
Water leaders connecting outside of a building wall that abuts on a
public thoroughfare, shall be constructed of galvanized wrought -iron
or steel 'pip'e, or cast iron pipe, for a distance of not less than
five (5) feet vertically above the official grade.
SECTIO14 102. SHEET NETAL LEADERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. No sheet
metal water leader shall be,installed on the inside of a building',
inner court, or vent shaft.
SECTION 103. DEFECTIVE SHEET METAL WATER LEADERS. When an
existing sheet metal water leader pipe within the walls of any build-
ing becomes defective, such water leader shall be replaced with one
which conforms to this ordinance.
SECTION 104•. RAIN WATER DRAINAGE PIPING MATERIALS. All under-
ground roof and area rain water drainage piping within the walls of a
building shall be cast iron pipe and fittings, and all such piping a-
bove ground shall be cast iron pipe and fittings or galvanized
wrought iron or steel pipe with drainage fittings of approved standards..
SECTION 105. RAIN WATER LEADERS TO BE INDEPENDENT. Except the
feeding of rain water leader traps as, herein required, no water leader
or'oth.er rain water piping shall be used as soil, waste, or vent pipe,
nor shall any soil, waste, or vent pipe be used to conduct rain water.
SECTION 106. OVERFLOW PIPES. No overflow pipe from a roof,
cistern tank, expansion tank, drain pan or other device shall be directly
connected to any soil, waste. or vent. pipe, house, drain or house sewer.
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SECTION 107. LEADS SHALL CONNECT AHEAD OF BRANCHES AND BACKWATER
VALVES. Water leaders and other rain water drainage piping, discharg-
ing into a combined drainage system, shall connect to th.e building
drain, or building sewer, at a point between th.e curb line and.the first
soil or waste branch taken therefrom.
If a backwater valve is installed in a building drain, all rain
water drainage piping shall connect on the public sewer side of such.
valve.
SECTION 108. WHEN WATER LEADERS SHALL BE TRAPPED AND FED. Rain
Water leaders connecting to a storm water drainage system or to a com-
bined sewerage system shall b;e effectively. trapped, i:f such wager
leader opening is within twelve (12) feet of a side or rear- property
line which does not abut on a public street or alley, or if such water
leader opening is within twelve (12) feet of any door, window, or
other source of ventilation or fresh air supply of any bui-lding. One
`master trap may serve all, such water leaders, or each leader may be
trapped separately.
Water leader traps shall have their seals mdi.ntained by means of
a feed from an approved plumbing, fixture or an automatise priming de-
vice, designed and installed for that purpose. No plumbing fixture
shall feed a water leader trap that connects to a drainage system
designed for rain water drainage only.
SECTION 109. INNER COURT, VENT SHAFT AND LIGHT -WELL DRAINS.
Inner courts, vent shafts, light -wells, or similar areas having rain
water drains, may connect at the combined sewerage system. All such
drains shall be properly trapped, and the traps vented and fe.d with
an approved plumbing fixture, or.aut.omatic priming device.
No such drain shall connect to a waste pipe serving a kitchen
sink, nor shall any such drain connect to any soil or waste pipe,.
serving other plumbing fixtures unless the bott;om .of thel shaft, light :
well, or similar area is higher than the extreme overflow rim of some
adjacent permanently installed plumbing fixture that is connected
to the same line.
The walls and bottom of all such drained area shall be constructed
of approved water -tight materials, in a manner that will prevent the
overflow of water into the building. The bottom shall be graded not
less than one-fourth O inch per foot to the drain outlet, which
shall be provided with --an approved strainer.
ARTICLE XI
SPECIAL WASTES
SECTION 110. SPECIAL WASTE PIPES FOR FOOD OR DRINK RECEPTACLES.
No refrigerator, cooling counter, compartment, receptacle, appurten-
ance, or device which is used, des=igned, or intended to be used for
the manufacture, preparation, storage or handling of foods, or drinks,
shall have any drain pipe in connection therewith directly connected
to any soil, waste, or vent pipe. Such pipes are special waste pipes,
as defined.in Section 1, Item 33 of this ordinance,.and all wasteis
drained by them shall discharge into an open floor sink or hopper, which -
is properly connected to the drainage system.
All plumbing fixtures receiving the discharge of special waste
pipes shall be of such shape and capacity as to prevent splashing or
flooding, and be located" where they are accessible for inspection
and cleaning. No plumbing fixture which is used for, domestic or
culinary purposes shall be used to receive the discharge of a special
waste pipe.
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Each drain outlet which connects to a special. waste pipe shall
be eff`ective•ly trapped, but such traps need not be vented.Angles and
changes of direction of special waste pipes shall be provided with
cleanout plugs so as to permit flushing and cleaning.
SECTION 111. SIZES OF REFRIGERATOR AND SIMILAR SPECIAL WASTE
PIPES. Refrigerator and similar special waste pipes referred to in
Section 110 shall be not •less.in size than shown in the following:
6 openings on --- 1-i" pipe
12 openings on -------------------- ,-111 pipe
20 openings on ----------- --2pipe
SECTION 112. REFRIGERATOR STACKS THROUGH ROOF. Refrigerator
and similar special waste pipe stacks more than one (1) story in height
shall extend full size through the roof as vent: pipes.
SECTION 113.• TANK AND ELEVATOR DRAINS. Drain pipes from water
tanks, and exhaust pipes from hydraulic elevators, shall not be directly
connected to the drainage system.. Such pipes may discharge upon the
roof in the vicinity of a water leader opening that is connectedto
the drainage system, or shall be indirectly connected by discharging
into an open fixture or sump.
SECTION 114. INDIRECT WASTES FOR SPECIAL APPLIANCES. Appliances,
devices, or.apparat:us not regularly classed as, plumbing fixtures, but
which have drops,, or drainage, outlets, shall be drained by special
waste pipes, discharging into an approved open plumbing fixture, sump,
or floor drain.
Clean running water, used exclusively as a cooling medium in
an appliance, device, or apparatus, may discharge into the inlet side
of a fixture trap, in the event that a suitable fixture, sump, or floor
drain i,s not available to receive such discharge. Such trap connec
tion shall be by means of a pipe connected to th,e inlet side: orf an
approved. fixture trap, 'the upper end terminating' in a funnel -shaped
receptacle set adjacent to, anal not less than six (6) inches above -
the overflow rim of the fixture, into which the water shall discharge.
SECTI"ON 115. STEjU-1 AND HOT WATER DRAINAGE- CONDENSORS AND SUMPS.
No steam pipe shall connect to any part of a drainage or plumbing
system., nor shall any water above one hundred and forty (140) degrees
Fahrenheit be di,schar.ged into aiy part•of a drainage system. Such pipes
may be indirectly connected, by ds•char'ging into an open or closied
condenser, or intercepting sump of approved type, that will prevent
the entrance of steam or water under pressure into the drainage system.
All Closed condensers or sumps shall be provided with a pressure
relief_ pipe not less than one pipe size larger than the largest inlet.,
which relief pipe shall be taken off the top, and extend separately,
full size, above the roof. All condensers and sumps shall be properly
trapped at the outlet with a deep seal trap and the -trap vented.
.Outlets shall be taken off from the s`i.de, in such manner as to allow
a water line to be maintained, that will permanently occupy not less
than "two-thirds (2/3) of the capacity of the condenser or sump. All
inlets shall enter above the water line, and the outlet size shall be
not le"ss than one (l) pipe size larger than the largest inlet.
Sumps, condensers, or intercepting tanks, which are constructed
of concrete*shall have walls and bottom not less than four (4) inches
in thickness, and the inside shall be cement pla,ste're•d not less than `
one-half (!.) inch•"in thickness. Condensers constructed of metal shall
be not 1es's.than Number- Twelve (12) U.S. standard guage, and shall be
provided with a manhole or other suitable means of a.cces,s for cleaning.
SECTION 116. WASH -RACK AND- SIMILAR.DRAINAGE. All floor drain-
age from public laundries, canneries, packing houses, slaughter houses,
soap factories, bottling works, dairies, milk or cream establishments,
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washr.acks, floors, or areas where automobiles, truck".s, vehicles, cars
or locomotives are washed shall run to an intercepting settling tank
or sump so designed and constructed that mud and other objectionable
material will be retained therein.
SECTION 117. C-ONSTRUCTION OF'SETTLING TANKS, SUMPS AND SAND
TRAPS. Settling tanks, sumps, or sand traps shall be constructed of
concrete, with bottom and sides not less than four (4) inches in
thickness. The inside shall be cement plastered not less than one-
half (2) inch in thickness. All settling tanks and sumps shall be
provided with a trap formed by turning down the outlet pipe on the
inside with a ninety (90) degree bend..
No settling tank or sump shall b.e less than two (2). feet deep,.
eighteen (18) inches wide, and thirty-six (36) inches long, inside
measurements, and shall be provided with heavy cast iron gra"tees that
may be removed for cleaning purposes.. There shall be no cleanout
or removable plug inside of any settling tank, sump, or sand trap,
but where cl.eanouts are required as provided for in this ordinance,
they shall be installed so as. to prevent their being used for other
than cleanout purposes.
All inlets to a sump or settling tank shall enter above the
water line thereof, and the outlet size shall not be less than the
largest inlet, and in, no case less than four ( 4) inches.
All settling tanks or sumps that are installed to receive floor
drainage from canneries, packing plants, or similar establishments,
shall be provided with approved metal screens or strainers, so con
strutted as to prevent the passage through, them of anything :other
than liquids. Such screens or strainers shall be installed above
the water line and below all inlets, and shall be removable, or be
provided with a manhole that will permit entrance for cleaning pur-
poses.
SEC:TION 118. DRAINAGE FROM ACID AND CHEMICAL FIXTURES. Drainage
from fixtures, receptacles, apparatus, or devices, in which acids, or
chemicals are used, shall be diluted or neutralized before being dis-
charged into a drainage system that is separate and distinct from :any
other drainage system.
SECTION '119. MATERIALS OF ACID FIXTURES AND DRAINAGE PIPING.
Sinks, tanks, or other receptacles, apparatus, or devices in which
acids or chemicals are used,, which are designed to discharge wa:ste,s,
shall be const=ructed of approved acid -resisting materials, or shall
be lead lined.
Such fixtures, tanks, receptacles, apparatus, or devi.ces may
indirectly drain to a water supplied diluting tank or sump, constructed
of approved acid -resisting material, vented, and connected to, the
drainage system. Such tanks shall be of such size as to hold suffi-
cient water to dilute or neutralize all wastes entering same, before
discharging into the 'waste line, or by .some other equally effective
meth'o�d.. Indirect Eines between fixtures and di -luting tanks shall be
of lead pipe,_ or other approved acid -•testing pipe made for that pur-
pose.
Acid sinks, neutralizingt,ank's, or other similar fixtur-es".or
devices, may be directly connecte-d to.the drainage system when all
such wastes discharge into a separate system of waste pipe, constructed
of approved acid -resisting pipe made for that purpose. Such special
system shall run separately to a public sewer, or may connect to
a vitrified clay pipe building';sewer, provided that the point of
connection is outside the building walls and on the public sewer
side of all other branches..
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Vent p'ip'es in connection with such system shall be of. cast
iron or lead pipe, and there shall be no connection between such
vents, and any vent serving any other system..
SECTION 120. SWIMPJIING POOLS. All swimming pools shall have
the bottom and innersides constructed of smooth non-absorbent
materials, and be so constructed as to be properly drained through
one or more metal grated openings. All such drains shall have a
gate valve installed therein., located in an accessible room or
masonry pit outside the walls of the pool, and if the pool bottom is
below street grade, or is otherwise subject to backflow of sewage,
a back water valve shall be installed next to, and on the sewer side
of the gate valve.
No pool designed to be suppl eld, with water direct from the do-
mestic water supply shall have any water inlet thereto, below the
extreme overflow level of the pool.
There shall be no direct connection between any -domestic water
supply line and any circulating pump, filter, water softener, or
other apparatus, or device th°at comes in contact with the water in
or from the pool. Re -circulating systems shall take the water supply
to the pool from an open surge tank. The supply to -the surge tank
shall be above: the extreme overflow level, in such manner as to pre-
vent water from the tank entering the supply line.
Scum gutter drains or floor drains serving the walks around the
pool may be installed as special waste pipes, provided independent
vent pipes are installed on the high ends of mains in a manner that
will assure a circulation of air.
ARTICLE XII
INSPECTION AND TESTIS
SECTION 121. ALL WORK TO BE INSPECTED. All pipes and fittings,
traps, fixtures, appurtenances and devices of a plumbing or drainage
system shall be inspected by the building inspector, to insure ccom-
pliance with all requirements, of this ordinance.
SECTION 122. NOTIFICATION. It shall b, -,e the duty of the person
doing the work authorized by permit .to notify the building inspector,
orally, or in writing, that said work is ready for inspection. Such
notification shall be given not less than eight (8) working hours be-
fore the work is1 to be inspected..
It shall be the duty, of the person doing' the work authorized by
the permit to make sure that the work' will stand the test prescribed
before giving the above notification.
SECTION 123.. MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR TESTS. The equipment,
material, power, or labor necessary for the inspe.ctlon and test shall
be furnished by the person doing the work au.thor-ized by the permit.
SECTION 124. NIETH:OD OF TESTING. All the piping of :a plumbing
or drainage system shall be tested with water or, air in the following
manner:
(1) Water Test -- The water test shall be ap.plied to the plumb-
ing or drainage system in its entirety or in ,sections. If applied to
the entire system, all openings, in the, piping shall b -e tightly closed,,
except the highest opening above the roof, or other highest point,
and the system filled with water to the point of overflow. All dead
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ends shall be relieved of air during the process of filling, whether
in sections or in entirety.
If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be
tightly closed except the highest opening under test, and each sec-
tion shall be, filled with water, but no section shall be tested with
less thana ten (10) foot head o,f water or a five, (5) pound pressure
of air., In testing .succes^^sive section, the upper ten (10) feet of
the next preceding section shall be retested so that the entire
system will be admitted to a test of at least a ten (10) foot head
of water, or a five (5) pound pressure of air.
Under any test, the water or .air pressure shall remain constant
for not less than fifteen (15) minutes without any,further addition
of water or air, or -showing of 'leaks.
(2) Air Test -- The air test shall be made by attaching the
air compressor or test apparatus to any suitable opening, and *closing
all other inlets and outlets to the system then forcing air into the
system until there is a uniform pressure sufficient to balance a
column of mercury ten ('10) inches in height,: or five (5) pounds per.
square inch on the entire system. This pressure shall be maintained
for fifteen (115) minutes without showing a loss.
SECTION 125. COVERING OF WORK. No drainage or plumbing system
or part thereof shall be covered or concealed until it has been in-
spected, tested and approved as herein prescribed.
SECTION 126. UNCOVERING OF WORK. If any drainage or plumbing
system or part thereof,, 'is covered or concealed before being regularly
inspected, tested and approved, as herein pr.escribed,,,it shall be
exposed upon the direction of the building inspector..
SECTION.12'7. DEFECTIVE WORK. If the building inspectorls tests
show defects, such defective work or material shall.be replaced with-
in three (3) days and the inspection and test repeated.
SECTION 128, RAIN WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM TESTS. Water leader
pipes and their roof connections within the walls of buildings, and
storm water drainage systems that connect to a combined sewer system,,
a storm water drain system, or a system that drains to a public
gutter shall b�e tested and inspected as provided for in Section 124.
SECTION 129. WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TESTS. Upon the com-
pletion of the entire water distribution system, including connections
to .a,ppur,tenancers, devices, tanks, apparatus, o°r fixtures, it shall be
tested and inspected, and shall prove tight under a water pressure
of not less than th,e maximum pressure under which -it is to be used.
SECTION 130. FINAL FIXTURE TEST. Upon the completion of the
setting or installing of plumbing fixtures, or other devices, appara-
tus, appurtenances, or appliances having waste or waste connections,
and prior 'to the general uae thereof, i.t shall be the duty of the
person doing such work to notify the plumbing inspector. that such
work is ready for inspection and test. All water and waste connec.-,
tions shall prove tight without leaks or defects. Upon approval.,
the plumbing inspector shall issue a.final certificate of approval
to that effect.
SECTION 131. AIR 'TEST OF DEFECTIVE FLUP1BING SYSTEMS. The air.
te.s.t ,shall be used in testing the sanitary conditiofi of the , drainag-e
or plumbing system of any .building or premises when there is reason
to believe that it has become defective. In buildings or premises
condemned by the proper administrative authority, because of an
insanitary condition of the plumbing system or part thereof, the al-
terations in such system shall not be considered ass repairs, but as
new work.
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SECTION 132. WHEN INSPECTION; AND TESTS ARE NOT REQUIRED. No fest
or inspections shall be required where a plumbing system or part
thereof is set up for exhibition purposes, and has no connection with
a water or drainage system; nor after repairing of fixtures, faucets
or valves used for the same purpose; nor after forcing out stoppages
and repairing leaks.
SECTION 133. MAINTENANCE. All plumbing or drainage systems
found defective or in any insanitary condition shall be repaired,
renovated, replaced, or removed upon written notice from the health
officer.
ARTICLE XIII
PLUMBING FACILITIES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BUILDINGS
AND BUILDING OCCUPANCIES.
SECTION 134.. DWELLINGS.. Every dwelling shall have not less
than on,e (1)'water closet and one (1) kitchen sink for the exclusive
use of each family living therein.
SECTION 135.. PLACES OF AMUSEMENT AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLAGE. Every.
theatre, auditorium, stadium, athletic field,.church, or other place
or building where the public congregates for pleasure, amusement or
otherwise, shall be provided with adequate toilet facilities,; and if
such place or building is intended to be used., or is used by persons
of both sexes, there shall be separate toilet facilities provided for
each sex; those intended to be used by females shall be plainly
marked "Fos Women", and those to be used by males shall be plainly
marked "For Men", or similar words to that effect,
In, or adjacent to the room containing such toilet accommoda—
tions, there shall be provided not less than one (1) drinking fountain.
SECTION 136. STORES, SHOPS; FACTORIES AND PLACES, OF BUSINESS.
Every factory, workshop., public laundry,{cannery, packing establish-
ment, mercantile establishment, or any similar building, works or
establishment, shall be provided with not less than one (1) water clo-
set for each fifteen (15) persons, or fractional part thereof, occupy-
ing, employing, or working,in any such building or premises, or
portion thereof. If persons of both sexes occupy or are employed in
such establishment, there - shall be s'e.parate toilet accommodations for
each sex.,, the number of which shall be based as above.
In, or adjacent to the room -containing such water closets, there
shall be provided not less than one (1) wash basin, or wash sink, and
if there be ten ( 10) or more persons employed there shall be: not le:s'•s
than one. (1) drinking fountain for each one hundred (10`0) persons.,
or fractional part thereof.
Toilet accommodations for males and for females shall be placed
in separate rooms entirely cut off by approved walls and ceilings, and
be, plainly marked "For Men" and "'For Women", or similar words to than
effect.
SECTION 137. SCHOOLS. Every school building, public or pr""ivate,
shall be provided with the following plumbing fixtures;
(A) One ( l) water closet for every thirty (30). male pupils, or
fractional part thereof.
(B) One (1) urinal for every thirty (30) male pupils or 'fractional
part thereof:.
(C) One (1)water closet for every twenty (20) female pupils,
or fractional part thereof.
(D) One (1) wash basin, or wash sink, for every twenty (.20)
pupils, or fractional part thereof. Where. continuous sectional wash
sinks are., installed, each water faucet shall be counted as one (1.)
wash basin or wash sink., and water faucets shall be placed not less
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than fourteen (14) inches apart on center.
W One (1) drinking fountain in each story, including a base-
ment if us.e.d for school purpos-es, for each one hundred (100) pupils,
or fractional part t'hereof'.
(F) One (1) slop sink in each story and basement.
Whenever any school building is more than two (2) stories and
basement in height, plumbing fixtures shall be provided on each floor
above the second story in sufficient number to provide accommodations
for all male. and female pupils in that story, based on the number of
persons in each story in accordance with the number of plumbing
fixtures hereinbefore required in this section..
Tuile°t accommodations for males and for females shall be placed
in separate rooms, with a traveling distance between the doors thereof
of not less than twenty (20) linear feet. Toilet rooms for males
shall be plainly marked "Boys" or "Men", and toilet rooms for f.emale,s
shall be plainly marked "Girls' or -"Women".
In any school building for male and female pupils, where each
sex will constitute approximately one-half of the number of such
pupils, the plumbing fxtures.require•d by this section shall be
apportioned on the basis of fifty (50) per cent for males, and fifty
(50) per cent for female pupils. In all o -they cases, the number of
plumbing fiktures°for each sex shall be based iipon the maximum number
of male pupils, and the maximum number of female .pupils who will be
in the building at any one time.
SECTION 138. TMgPORARY TOILET FACILITIES. Suitable approved
toilet facilities shall be provided for the use of workmen during the
construction of buildings when deemed necessary by the health officer;
such toilet facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
ARTICLE XIV
APPEALS
SECTION 139. BOARD OF APPEALS. The City Council - of the City
of Pasco -shall constitute the board of appeals. Any person may
appeal to the board,. -..6f appeals from any ruling or decision made by
the buil.ding•inspector by failing a written notice of his appeal
with the building inspector within ten (10) days from such ruling.
Decisions by the Council shall be final and conclusive and not
subject to review.
SECTION 1.40. VALIDITY OF •ORDINANCE. I;f any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is declared or adjudged-
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djudgedby a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such adjudication shall in no manner affect th.e remaining portions of
this ordinance, which shall be in full force and effect as if said
section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase so declared or
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part
hereof.
SECTION 141. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed .guilty of a
misdeameanor, and, upon conviction thereo•f,.s_hall be punished by a
fine in any sum not exceeding three hundred (300.00) dollars, or
by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of ninety (90) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 142. UNLAWFUL APPROVAL. The issuance or granting of
a permit, or the approval of plans and specifications,, shall not
be deeme+a or construed t;o• b -e a permit fore; or, approval of., any viola-
tion of the provisions of this ordinance. N,o permit purporting to
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give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this ordinance
shall be valid.
The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not
prevent the building inspector from thereafter requiring the correc-
tion of errors in said plans or specifications, or from preventing
plumbing or drainage work being carried on thereunder, when in viola-
tion o.f this ordinance, or of any other ordinance of the City of
Pasco, Washington; pertaining to plumbing and plumbers.
SECTION 143. LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES. This
ordinance shall not be construed as imposing upon the City of Pasco,
Washington, any liability or responsibility for damage. resulting
from defective plumbing or drainage systems, or the installation
thereof; nor shall the City of Pasco, Washington, or any official
or employee thereof be held as assuming any such liability or respon-
sibility by reason of the inspection authorized thereunder.
SECTION 144<, REPEAL. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby :repealed;.
SECTION 145. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect
five days from and after its passage and publication,.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1954.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1954.
ATTEST::
APPROV D S TO F.ORDI
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