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ORDINANCE NO. 808
An ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUIR.
ING PERMITS AND PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PLUMB.
ING; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THERE-
OF; AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 379 AND 493 OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH.
• The City Council of the City Newport Beach does ordain as
follows:
Duty of Plumbing Inspector.1IO t hall be the duty of the Plumb-
ing Inspector of the City of Newport Beach to furnish to each and
every person, firm, company or corporation contemplating the con-
struction of any plumbing, house drainage, sewage disposal or gas
fitting within the City of Newport Beach, a permit for such work
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. He shall inspect
in a thorough manner all plumbing installed in old and new build-
ings within said City. It shall be his duty to see that the terms and
provisions of this Ordinance or any amendment thereto are com-
plied with. He shall examine all plans and specifications of con-
templated buildings, improvements, alterations and repairs that
are filed with the Department of Building and Safety of the City of
Newport Beach so far as said plans and specifications relate to
plumbing or sanitary conditions thereof. For the purpose of this
Ordinance, the term Plumbing Inspector shall mean the Director
of Building and Safety of the City of Newport Beach or his duly
designated appointee.
SECTION 2
Disapproval of Plans. If the plans relating to plumbing, sewage
disposal or gas fitting are found to be incorrect or faulty, they shall
be disapproved and the applicant notified that corrections are nec-
essary to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance and the
health and sanitary laws of the State of California and of the City
of Newport Beach.
SECTION 3
License — Master Plumber. Every person, firm or corporation
carrying on the business of plumbing construction, or assuming
control of the installation or repair of any plumbing, house drain-
age, or gas fitting affecting the sanitary conditions of any house
or building situated within the City of Newport Beach shall obtain
a master plumber's license therefor from the Director of Finance
of the City of Newport Beach and shall pay therefor the sum of
Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per year, payable annually in ad-
vance, and such license shall expire on the thirtieth day of June of
each year; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to prevent any dealer in gas appliances who is not the
possessor of a master plumber's license from connecting any range,
refrigerator, or portable space heater to an existing gas outlet lo-
cated within the same room as such appliance in a close position
thereto. Said master plumber's license to be issued by the Director
of Finance only upon presentation by the applicant of a valid State
Contractor's license with a classification of C -36.
SECTION 4
License— Sewage Disposal. Every person, firm or corporation
carrying on the business of sewage disposal construction, or as-
suming control of the installation, repair of any house sewer, septic
tank, cesspool, seepage pit or drainage field affecting the sanitary
conditions of any house or building situated within the limits of
the City of Newport Beach shall obtain a sewage disposal license
therefor from the Director of Finance and shall pay therefor the
sum of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per year, payable annually
in advance. Such license shall expire on the thirtieth day of June
of each year. Said sewage disposal license to be issued by the Di-
rector of Finance only upon presentation by the applicant of a
valid State Contractor's license with a classification of C -42.
SECTION 5
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Piping License. Every person, firm, or
corporation carrying on the business of gas fitting for the distribu-
tion of liquefied petroleum gas affecting the safety or sanitary con-
ditions of any house or building situated within the limits of the
City of Newport Beach shall obtain a license therefor from the Di-
rector of Finance and shall pay therefor the sum of Twenty -Five
($25.00) Dollars per year payable annually in advance. Such license
shall expire on the thirtieth day of June of each year.
SECTION 6
License —Lawn Sprinkler Installation. Every person, firm or
corporation carrying on the business of lawn sprinkler installation
and the piping therefor, or assuming control of the installation, re-
pair of any sprinkler installation affecting the fresh water supply
of any house or building situated within the City of Newport Beach
shall obtain a lawn sprinkler installation license therefor from the
Director of Finance and shall pay therefor the sum of Twenty -Five
($25.00) Dollars per year, payable annually in advance. Such license
shall expire on the thirtieth day of June of each year. Said lawn
sprinkler installation license to be issued only upon presentation
by the applicant of a valid State Contractor's license with a classi-
fication of C -27, or C -36, or C -61.
Exception: When a bona fide possessor of a State Contractor's
license with the classification of C -36 is licensed
in the City of Newport Beach as a Master Plumber
he does not have to procure a license for lawn
sprinkler installation.
SECTION 7
Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion, whether acting as principal, servant or employee to do or
cause or permit to be done any plumbing, sewage disposal, or gas
fitting work within the City of Newport Beach without first obtain-
ing a permit therefor from the Director of Building and Safety of
said City. ,
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SECTION 8
Application for Permit. Any person, firm or corporation desiring
such a permit shall apply therefor at the office of the Director of
Building and Safety who may require the applicant for such a
permit to file a plan or drawing showing layout of work and fit-
tings proposed to be used and a description of the location and
character of the work proposed to be done, and a statement of the
cost thereof, together with such other information as the Plumbing
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Inspector may reasonably require. Should the plan, drawings or
work show that it is proposed to be done in accordance with the
terms of this Ordinance and all laws of the State of California, the
Director of Building and Safety, upon payment of the proper fee
as hereinafter fixed, shall issue the permit applied for. All work
under such permit shall be done in accordance with the submitted
plan and description or modifications thereof approved by the
Plumbing Inspector and shall be subjected to inspection by the
Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 9
Extra Permit Required. When one master plumber, to whom a
permit has been issued, completes the rough work, in whole or in
part, or any plumbing installation and a second party is called
upon to complete said installation, in whole or in part, then a sec-
ond and separate permit shall be required. Each person holding a
permit for the construction of such work shall be held responsible
only for that portion of the work installed by him. Before issuing
such second permit, the Plumbing Inspector shall first notify the
Master Plumber holding the first or original permit that the is-
suance of a second permit has been requested or is to be issued. A
second permit shall be invalid until such notice is given. The is-
suance of such second permit shall operate to revoke the first per-
- mit. The term "Master Plumber" gas used in this section, shall be
construed to mean any person, firm or corporation, or agent there-
of, carrying on the business of plumbing or sewage disposal and
assuming the responsibility for the sanitary installations of such
work.
SECTION 10
Permits Void After One Year. If the plumbing, sewage disposal,
- or gas fitting work authorized by any permit issued under this
Ordinance is not commenced within ninety (90) days from date of
issuance of such permit, or if such work is not completed and a
certificate of approval issued thereon within one year from date of
issuance of such permit, then such permit shall thereupon and
thereafter be void, and before any further plumbing work is done
at the location designated in such permit, a new permit must be
obtained in the same manner and upon payment of the same fees
as are required herein for an original permit.
SECTION 11
No Permit Required. No permit shall be required for repairs
necessitated by leaks in drain, soil, waste or vent pipes;. provided,
however, that should any trap, drain -pipe, or vent pipe be, or be-
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come bad or defective, by reason of which it becomes necessary to
remove or replace the same with sound material in any part or parts
thereof, or should any plumbing fixture or gas water heater be dis-
connected, removed, or replaced, a permit must be secured and in-
spection made as herein provided.
SECTION 12
Permits — Gas Appliance Dealers. The provisions for requiring
a license of this ordinance shall not prevent any dealer in gas ap.
pliances from connecting any gas range, refrigerator, or portable
space heater to an existing gas outlet located within the same room
and close to the position of such appliance.
SECTION 13
Owner's Permit. A plumbing permit or sewage disposal permit
may be issued to the owner of the legal or equitable title to any
property in the City of Newport Beach used exclusively for residence
purposes or as an accessory building to a residence to alter, repair,
or install any plumbing on, in or in connection with said property,
provided the same alteration, repair or installation is done by him-
self or a member of his household.
SECTION 14
Unpaid Fees. No permit shall be issued to any person, firm, or
corporation until all prior fees due from such person, firm or cor.
poration, under the provisions of this Ordinance, have been fully
paid.
SECTION 15
Cost of Permits. Before a permit is issued, the Plumbing In-
spector shall charge and collect fees according to the following
schedule. Valuation shall be based by using the figure of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per fixture:
For work costing $ 1.00 to $ 25.00 .......... ..........................$1.00
For work costing 26.00 to 75.00 ..... ............................... 1.50
For work costing 76.00 to 100.00 ............ ........................ 2.00
For work costing 101.00 to 250.00 ..... ............................... 2.50
For work costing 251.00 to 350.00 ..... ............................... 3.50
For work costing 351.00 to 500.00 ..... .......... ..................... 4.00
For work costing 501.00 to 1,000.00 ... ..................._- . °--.--... 5.00
For each additional $100.00 of cost or
fraction thereof .......................................... .50
Cost of Sewer Permit based on said valuation fee
For gas- fitting, the Plumbing Inspector shall charge
and collect fees at the following rate:
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For one opening and not exceeding ten openings ............ 1.00
For each additional opening ................... .......................... ..... .10
Upon failure to make application and take out a permit by the
second day after commencing work, permit fees shall be twice the
regular amount.
SECTION 16
Notice of Inspection. It shall be the duty of the owner or con-
tractor doing plumbing work or having the same done, to request
inspection of ground, rough and finish work and the plumbing in.
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spector shall make one inspection of the ground, rough plumbing
and one inspection of the finish. It shall be the duty of the owner
or contractor doing sewage disposal work, or having the same done
to request inspections as work progresses so that no work is covered
or septic tanks built or cesspools dug without inpections. Any ad•
ditional inspections for any cause may be charged for at the rate
of Five Dollars ($5.00) per inspection and when any changes or al-
terations ordered are completed, notice of completion of such work
shall be g i v e n to the Plumbing Inspector and re- inspection re-
quested; provided, however, that where the character of construc-
tion is such that one inspection is not sufficient, additional inspec-
tions shall be made as the work progresses without payment of ad-
ditional fees.
Requests for inspection shall indicate the kind of inspection to
be made; such as, rough drainage, gas piping, cesspool, septic tank
or final and shall identify the job by owner's name and permit
number or by the name of the owner and a description of the loca-
tion of the work.
Inspection will be made when possible within forty -eight (48)
hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after notice of
inspection is received by the Plumbing Inspector.
Failure to inspect following notice as above required shall be
reported to the Director of Building and Safety for immediate at-
tention. In no event, shall any plumbing work be covered or con-
cealed before inspection is made and work approved.
SECTION 17
Application for Final Inspection. Within ten (10) days after the
completion of any work for which a plumbing permit has been is-
sued, the person, firm or corporation to whom such permit was
issued, shall make application for final inspection of such work.
Any person, firm or corporation, failing to apply for such inspection
within said period of ten (10) day's shall be required to pay an ad-
ditional fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for such inspection.
SECTION 18
Credentials. The Plumbing Inspector shall in the performance
of his duties, and upon the exhibition of the proper credentials,
have the right to inspect any and all buildings and premises situ-
ated within the areas affected by this Ordinance, within reasonable
hours between sunrise and sunset.
SECTION 19
Examination. Examination by the Examining Board of Plumb-
ers for the City of Newport Beach will be held once every ninety
(90) days and only for applicants for journeyman plumber certifi-
cates and maintenance plumber certificates.
If any applicant fails to pass such examinations, he may apply
for re- examination, but not until after the elapse of ninety (90)
days from such former examination.
SECTION 20
Examining Board. The Examining Board of Plumbers of the
City of Newport Beach shall consist of one Master Plumber, one Jour-
neyman Plumber, and the Plumbing Inspector. The Master Plumber
and Journeyman Plumber for the examining board shall be appointed
by and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council of Newport
Beach, and shall receive as compensation for their services, as
members of such Board of Examiners, the sum of Five D o 11 a r s
($5.00) each for each meeting of such Board at which they attend
and serve, provided, however, that such compensation shall not
exceed the sum of Five - Dollars ($5.00) for any one day. The Board
of Examiners shall hold one regular meeting each 90 days subject
to the call of the Director of Building and Safety. The presence of
any two members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of transacting any business of said Board.
SECTION 21
Master Plumber. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a Master
Plumber shall be deemed to be a person or persons possessing a
legal C -36 certificate issued by the State of California Contractor's
License Board and who is engaged in carrying on the business of
plumbing or doing plumbing work including the laying of house con-
nection sewers.
SECTION 22
Registered Contractor's Classification C -36- The Examining
Board of Plumbers shall issue a Master Plumber's certificate to an
applicant who is the bona fide possessor of a registered license to
install plumbing work issued by the State of 'California and identi-
fied by the classification C -36.
SECTION 23
Registered Contractors' Classification C -42. The E x a m i n i n g
Board of Plumbers shall issue a Sewage Disposal Certificate to an
applicant who is the bona fide possessor of a registered license to
' install sewage disposal system issued by the State of California and
Identified by the classification C -42.
SECTION 24
Registered Contractor's Classifications C -36, C -27, C -61, The
Examining Board of Plumbers shall issue a Lawn Sprinkler In-
stallers certificate to an applicant who is the bona fide possessor
of a registered license to install lawn sprinklers and piping therefor
issued by the State of California identified with either the classifi-
cation of G36, C -27, or of C -61.
SECTION 25
• Apprentice. For the purpose of this Ordinance, an Apprentice
shall be deemed to be any person doing plumbing work under the
direct supervision and in the presence of a certified Master Plumb-
er or a certified Journeyman Plumber; and such is required to have
a certificate from said Examining Board of Plumbers to do such
plumbing work.
SECTION 26
Journeyman Plumber. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a
journeyman plumber shall be deemed to be, any, person who is
employed to do plumbing work for wages or salary, but who does
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ance of plumbing work. The examination fee for a journeyman
plumber's certificate shall be the sum of Two Dollars and Fifty
Cents ($2.50) to be paid prior to taking the examination, and the
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renewal fee for such journeyman's certificate shall be the sum of
One Dollar ($1.00) payable annually in advance and shall expire on
the thirtieth day of June in each year.
SECTION 27
Reciprocity. The Examining Board of Plumbers may issue a
Journeyman Plumber's Certificate of qualification to any person
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who makes application therefor, pays the required fee and possesses
and presents to the Board a valid Journeyman Plumber's Certificate
of Qualification issued to him by a Board of Plumber Examiners
legally constituted in another jurisdiction.
SECTION 28
Maintenance Plumber. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a
Maintenance Plumber is any person other than a Master Plumber,
or Journeyman Plumber, who is regularly employed to install, alter,
maintain or repair plumbing work in or on buildings or premises
owned or occupied by his employer but who does not furnish any
materials or supplies in the execution of such work.
SECTION 29
Duties of Maintenance Plumber. No person shall install, alter,
maintain or repair any plumbing work in or on buildings owned or
occupied by his employer without having first obtained a Certificate
of Competency from the Examining Board of Plumbers of the City
of Newport Beach. The initial fee for such certificate shall be the
sum of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) and the renewal fee
shall be the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per year or any fraction
thereof, payable annually in advance and shall expire on the thir-
tieth day of June in each year.
SECTION 30
Cancellation of License or Certificates. The City Council of
Newport Beach shall have the power to suspend or cancel the li-
cense or certificate of any master plumber or any j o u r n e y m a n
plumber or sewage disposal contractor for any violation of this
Ordinance or for incompetency.
SECTION 31
Alternate Materials. The provisions of this Ordinance are not
intended to prevent the use of any material or method of construc-
tion not specifically prescribed by this Ordinance, provided any
such alternate has been approved.
The Director of Building and Safety may approve any such al-
ternate, provided he finds the material, method or work offered is
for the purpose intended, at least equivalent of that prescribed by
this Ordinance in quality, effectiveness and safety.
Before approving any alternate, the Director of Building and
Safety shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to
substantiate any claims that may be made regarding the suffici-
ency of any such proposed material or construction.
In approving the alternate material or method of construction,
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the Director of Building and Safety may prescribe such conditions
as he deems necessary in the interest of public safety and health.
SECTION 32
Regulations and Specifications. The Plumbing Inspector, in ap-
proving plans or in accepting work of any and all persons carrying
on, conducting or causing to be constructed, any plumbing, house
drainage, or sewage disposal work affecting the sanitary conditions
of any house or building within the area affected by this Ordinance,
shall be governed by the regulations hereinafter set forth, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply
with any one or more of such regulations.
SECTION 33
Quality of Materials. All the materials used in the installation
of any plumbing or drainage or sewage disposal system or in any
part thereof shall be of good quality and free from all detects and
all labor on such installation shall be performed in a thorough and
workmanlike manner.
SECTION 34
Definition of Terms. Unless another meaning is especially
given or clearly apparent from the context, the following words and
phrases, wherever used in this Ordinance, shall have the meaning
set forth in this section:
(1) Waste Pipe. A waste pipe is a pipe which receives the dis-
charge of any fixture except water closets with or without other
fixtures to the house drain;
(2) Soil Pipe. A soil pipe is a pipe which c o n v e y s the dis-
charge of water closets with or without other fixtures to the house
drain;
(3) House Drain. A house drain is that part of the horizontal
piping of a house drainage system which receives the discharge of
any soil, waste or other drainage pipe inside the walls of any build-
ing and conveys such discharge to the house sewer;
(4) House Sewer or Main Drain. House sewer or main drain
shall be deemed to mean and include that part of the horizontal
piping beginning three (3) feet from the foundation wall and ex-
tending its connection with the public sewer or cesspool;
(5) Sewer Pipe. Sewer pipe is the term applied to any p i p e
used to convey sewage.
(6) Vent Pipe. A vent pipe is any pipe provided to ventilate
a drainage and plumbing system of piping and to prevent siphon -
age and back pressure.
(7) Soil or Waste Vent. A soil or waste vent is the part of the
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main soil or waste pipe above the highest installed branch of fix-
ture connection extending through the roof;
(8) Local or Service Vent. A local or s e r v i c e vent is a pipe
through which foul air is removed from a fixture or room..
(9) Trap. A trap is a fitting or device so; constructed as to pre.
vent the passage of air or gas through any,pipe without materially
affecting the flow of sewage or waste water therein.
(10) Health Department. Wherever the terms "Health- Depart-
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ment" or "Department of Health" are mentioned in this Ordinance,
the Health Department of the County of Orange is meant;
(11) Plumbing Inspector. Wherever the term "Plumbing In-
spector" is used in this Ordinance, the Plumbing Inspector in the
employ of the City of Newport Beach is meant;
(12) Plumbing. The term "plumbing" includes all vent piping,
all water piping, all roof drainage piping, all gas piping either for
liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, and all waste pipes within
• any building or within the boundaries of any property line through
which sewage or waste waters or other substance or liquids are con-
veyed;
(13) House or Building. The terms "house" and "building" shall
mean every architectural structure;
(14) Story. A story is the distance from the top of one floor to
the top of the next f 1 o o r above, except in the case of a top story,
the height of which shall be measured from the top of the floor to
the under side of the ceiling joists;
(15) Cellar. A cellar is that portion of a building b e 1 o w the
first story and the ceiling of which is not less than five (5') feet in
the clear, measurements to be taken from the bottom side of the
ceiling 77'oists to the finished floor of the cellar;
(i6) Basement. A basement is that portion of a building partly
below the level of the curb or the actual adjoining ground level and
the ceiling of which is in no part less than seven (7') feet above the
curb level or actual adjoining ground level. A basement is a story.
(17) Sump. A sump is a receptacle situated below the level of
the sewer wherein mechanical means are installed to force the efflu-
ent or waste water discharged therein to higher levels for proper
disposal;
(18) Catch Basin. A catch basin is a receptacle situated below
the level of the floor, and installed to receive the discharge from
any plumbing fixture of waste waters which contain no sediment,
solid matters, or greases.
(19) Sanitary. The word "Sanitary" as is used in this Ordi-
nance shall mean all plumbing and sewage disposal work to be in
compliance with the provisions of this Code.
(20) Sewage Disposal. "Sewage Disposal" is the method by
which the wastes are disposed of from the main house drain
through the house sewer to the sewer in the street or septic tank,
disposal field, seepage pit or cesspool.
(21) Place of Business. A place of business is a regularly es-
tablished headquarters located within a building or other fixed
structure, and containing a usable telephone, tools, pipes, fittings,
fixtures and bearings, a suitable sign displaying the name of the
master plumber in charge thereof.
(22) Vertical Lines for Wastes. Any line rising from and in-
eluding a one - eighth bend to the true vertical shall be considered
a vertical line for wastes;
(23) Vertical Line for Vents. Any line rising from and includ-
ing a one -sixth bend to the true vertical shall be considered a verti-
cal line for vents.
(24) Horizontal Line for Vents. Any line rising from the true
horizontal to a pitch less than one -sixth shall be considered a hori-
zontal line for vents.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 35
Tests. Tests of all plumbing systems installed within the City
of Newport Beach shall be made in the presence of the Plumbing
Inspector. All soil, waste and vent pipe shall be filled to the highest
point in the system with water and provision shall be made to over-
flow stack at time inspection is made. All necessary tools, labor and
material for such tests shall be furnished by the person or persons
responsible for installing the work, and such persons shall remove
any defective materials or work when ordered to do so by the in-
specting officer.
SECTION 36
Concealing Defective Material and Workmanship. It shall be
unlawful for any person to conceal willfully and with intent to de-
ceive, any cracks and holes, or other imperfections in any pipes or
fittings by using thereon in any way, any wood, cement, sealing
wax, paint or other agent.
SECTION 37
Unlawful to Cover Plumbing. It shall be unlawful for any car-
penter, contractor, builder or other person or persons to cover or
cause to be covered any part of any plumbing or gas fittings with
flooring, lath, earth, or other material, until the Plumbing Inspec-
tor has inspected and accepted the installation. Provided, however,
this section does not prohibit the laying of floors prior to such in-
spection where such floors have a clearance of at 1 e a s t three (3)
feet between the bottom of the first floor joists and the ground.
SECTION 38
Notice to Correct Violation of Plumbing Regulations. Any
plumbing work which does not comply with the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be corrected. Notice in writing of any corrections
to be made shall be ordered by the Plumbing Inspector, and such
notice shall be given to the owner or his agent or posted upon the
building site. Such notice shall cite the number of section or sec-
tions of this Ordinance which have been violated and any violations
• cited in such notice must be corrected, but shall not be covered or
concealed until reinspection has been made and the corrections ap-
proved by the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 39
Replacement or Changes to Conform with Ordinance. All plumb-
ing or house drainage or gas fitting done to replace any that may
be condemned by the Health Department or Plumbing Inspector,
shall be considered as new work, and constructed in conformity
with the requirements of this Ordinance, and-no person " "or persons
shall connect or cause to be connected any plumbing or house
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drainage work with any cesspool or public sewer unless the said
plumbing and house drainage work conform to the requirements
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 40
Plumbing Outlets to be Sealed. All plumbing fixtures outlets
when not in use shall be tightly sealed with plugs or caps designed
for such purpose. Cemented opening will not be permitted.
SECTION 41
House Disconnected. A plumbing permit shall be required
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where a house is disconnected from a house sewer for any reason.
If the house is removed, all openings in the remaining sewer shall
be closed in an approved manner and a notice of inspection shall be
filed with the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 42
Final Certificate Upon Completion of the Plumbing Work. The
contractor shall secure a final certificate of approval from the
Plumbing Inspector and shall deliver the same to the owner or his
agent.
SECTION 43
Unlawful to Occupy Unsanitary Buildings. It shall be unlawful
for any person to use or occupy any house or building, within the
area affected by this Ordinance, in or for which any house drainage
or plumbing arrangements are or shall be constructed, unless such
house drainage or plumbing arrangements are connected with an
accepted city sewer or to an accepted cesspool or septic tank in the
manner required by and under the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 44
Condemned by the Health Department or Plumbing Inspector.
When a building has been condemned by the Department of Health
or Plumbing Inspector, the occupant or lessee, if there be any, shall
immediately vacate the premises until such time as all repairs and
alterations required by the Department of Health, or the Plumbing
Inspector have been made, and the owner or owners of said premises
shall be notified of the repairs and alterations necessary and shall
be ordered to perform the same before the building is used for hu-
man habitation. W h e n a building has b e e n condemned for any
cause, there shall be placed thereon a placard which shall read as
follows:
WARNING
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN CONDEMNED AS BEING UNSANI-
TARY AND UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION, AND IT IS UN-
LAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RESIDE IN OR OCCUPY THE
SAME.
By Order of The Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 45
Moved Structures. All plumbing whether old or new installa-
tions, in any building or part thereof that is moved from one foun-
dation to another within the City of Newport Beach shall be tested
to the highest point of system with water.
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SECTION 46
Sanitation in Moved Structures. When a building is altered,
converted or moved from one foundation to another, all plumbing,
including fixtures, shall be vented and made to comply with regu-
lations of this Ordinance. Washout Bowls for toilets are not per-
mitted.
SECTION 47.
Plumbing Fixtures Required. Every factory, work shop, public
laundry, cannery, meat packing establishment, slaughter house,
bottling works, dairy, milk or cream establishment, public garage,
machine shop, store, retail or wholesale, or any similar building,
works or establishment, shall be provided with not less than one
water closet and one basin or sink for each fifteen (15) persons of
each sex, or fractional part thereof, occupying, employed, or work-
ing in any such building or premises or portion thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use
or occupy, or lease or let to be used or occupied, any building or part
thereof to be used as a factory, laundry, lodging house or store, re-
tail or wholesale, or place in or where human beings reside or work,
unless such building is provided with at least one water closet and
one basin or sink for every fifteen (15) occupants, of each sex, work
ers, employees, or residents in such building.
Every such plumbing fixture in any building or portion thereof,
used for any purpose mentioned in the third paragraph of this Sec-
tion, shall be located so as to be convenient and readily accessible
and as may be required by the Department having jurisdiction.
Every place of business handling foods or drinks for human
consumption, shall have hot and cold water to every wash basin,
sink, slop -sink, dish washer or any fixture used for cleaning pur-
poses.
Every cafe and/or restaurant shall have a two (2) compartment
sink.
Every building or structure that is built, or remodeled, or al.
tered, to be used as a dwelling or multiple dwelling shall be fur-
nished and provided with at least one water closet and kitchen sink
for each family.
Every place of business selling beer, wine, or liquor to be con.
sumed on the premises, shall provide for public use, a water closet
and basin for women and a water closet, urinal and basin for men.
Open front toilet seats are required on all public rest room
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EXCEPTION: Where running water is not available to dwelling
now existing or hereafter constructed, an approved chemical toilet
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1 The figures shown are based upon one fixture being the mini-
mum required for the number of persons indicated or any frac-
tion thereof.
2 Building category not shown on this table. Will be considered
separately by the Administrative Authority.
3 Drinking fountains shall not be installed in toilet rooms.
4 Laundry Trays -1 single compartment tray for each dwelling unit
or 2 compartment trays for each 10 apartments. Kitchen sinks -
1 for each dwelling or apartment unit.
• 5 This schedule has been adopted (1945) by the National Council
on Schoolhouse Construction.
6 As required by the American Standard Safety Code for Industrial
Sanitation in Manufacturing Establishments. (ASA Z4 -1 -1935)
7 Where there is exposure to skin contamination with poisonous,
infectious, or irritating materials, provide 1 lavatory for each 5
ppersons.
8 24 lineal inches of wash sink or 18 inches of a circular basin,
when provided with water outlets for such space, shall be con-
sidered equivalent to 1 lavatory.
9 Laundry Trays -1 for each 50 persons. Slop sinks, 1 for each 100
persons.
10 (a) Floor -type urinals —Floor type trough urinals are prohibited.
(b) Wall- Type — Trough urinals shall be permitted only in places
of temporary occupancy. They shall be not less than 6
inches deep and shall be furnished with one -piece backs and
have strainers with outlets at least 1% inches in diameter.
The washdown pipe shall be perforated so as to flush with
an even curtain of water against the back of the urinal. This
pipe shall be securely clamped as high as practicable to the
back of the urinal. Trough urinals shall have tanks with a
flushing capacity of not less than 1% gallons of water for
each 2 feet of urinal length.
(c) Equivalent length— Trough urinals shall be figured on the
basis of one urinal for each 18 inches of length, provided
that -
24 -inch trough equals 1 urinal.
36 -inch trough equals 2 urinals.
48 -inch trough equals 2 urinals.
60 -inch trough equals 3 urinals.
72 -inch trough equals 4 urinals.
(d) Surrounding materials —Wall and floor space to a point 1
foot in front of urinal lip and 4 feet above the floor, and at
least 1 foot to each side of the urinal shall be lined with
nonabsorbent material.
General —In applying this schedule of facilities, consideration must
be given to the accessibility of the fixtures. Conformity
purely on a numerical basis may not result in an installa-
tion suited to the need of the individual establishment.
For example, schools should be provided with toilet fa-
cilities on each floor having classrooms.
Temporary workingmen facilities.
1 water closet and 1 urinal for each 30 workmen.
24 -inch trough equals 1 urinal.
36 -inch trough equals 2 urinals.
48 -inch trough equals 3 urinals.
60 -inch trough equals 4 urinals.
SECTION 48
Toilets —Types Not Permitted. No front wash -out, plunger can,
common hopper, flushing hopper will be permitted to be connected
to the plumbing system in any building or upon any premises.
A. Range closets or latrines not permitted.
The use or maintenance of latrines or range closets is pro-
hibited in all cases, and where any such latrines or range closet
exists, the same shall be removed and replaced with a closet of a
type conforming to this Ordinance.
SECTION 49
Protection of Walls and Floors. (a) The walls and floor space
Including the back and side walls of every urinal stall to a point
two (2) feet in front of the urinal lip and five (5) feet above the
floor, shall be of hard -burned glazed tile, marble slate, water -proof
Plastic Portland Cement or some other equal non - absorbent ma-
terial. If there be no urinal stall, the wall back or at the side of
the urinal to a point five (5) feet above the floor and two (2) feet
on either side of the urinal shall be protected in the manner here -
inbefore described. The floor under wall urinals shall be protected
for a distance of three (3) feet from the wall in the manner herein -
before described.
(B) Wood floors prohibited. Wood floors shall not be installed
in any public toilet rooms or in any toilet room, which the general
public has access to.
SECTION 50
Cove or Sanitary Base. A cove or sanitary base is required in
all cases in connection with urinal work. No galvanized iron or
other sheet metal will be permitted to be used for urinal trough,
stalls or partitions or any part thereof.
SECTION 51
Floor Drains. All floor drains shall be approved deep -seal
P -trap types with brass or iron drainage plate, the perforated drain-
age plate shall be bolted or screwed to the body of the trap. No
trap having a loose drainage plate will be permitted to be used.
• Each floor drain shall be provided with an accessible clean -out.
The installation of bell -trap floor drains is prohibited. Floor drain
traps constructed of or made with screw pipe fittings are pro-
hibited.
SECTION 52
Showers. All showers must have a shower pan installed of not
less than three (3) layers of fifteen (15) pound tar or asphalt satu.
rated roofing felt mopped solid with hot asphalt applied as a lining
to the floor and side walls. An exception to this will be allowed
if cement walls measuring the full width'of the partition. and
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poured integral with the slab floor are extended six (6 ") inches
above floor of shower on the sides of the shower stall.
The height of the side wall lining shall be not less than nine
(9 ") inches and in no case, less than three (3 ") inches above the
dam of the shower stall.
Any other type of lining affording equal durability and pro•
tection against leakage may be approved by the Building Inspector.
The floor drain shall be provided with a strainer and provision
for sub drainage immediately above the waterproof lining. All floor
drains installed above the first floor shall be of the type that sets
flush with the floor, equipped with a clamping ring or other device
to make a water tight connection between the waterproof lining
and the sub drain.
SECTION 53
Urinal Construction. All urinals shall be constructed of por-
celain or vitreous ware.
SECTION 54
Wrought Iron Prohibited on Urinals. No galvanizzed or
wrought iron pipe will be permitted to be used on any part of the
urinal waste.
SECTION 55
Fixtures To Be Non- Absorbent. All plumbing fixtures shall be
constructed of non-absorbent material and free from defects; pro-
vided, however, that this section does not prohibit the use of laun-
dry trays constructed of cement.
SECTION 56
Sinks. Every kitchen dishwashing sink made of galvanized
iron and having two compartments each with a separate waste,
which sink is manufactured in one piece and considered as a one•
piece sink, may be wasted through one trap, provided, however,
that the waste outlets in such sink are not spaced more than
eighteen (18 ") inches apart (measured center to center). No such
sink having more than two compartments shall waste into one trap.
Kitchen sinks constructed of galvanized iron shall be permitted
to he installed only in restaurants, hotels, and other public eating
houses and places where the installation of standard porcelain
sinks is impracticable.
SECTION 57
Drinking Fountains. Drinking fountains shall not be installed
in public toilet rooms.
SECTION 58
Access to Waste and Overflow of Bath Tubs. Access to waste.
and overflow of bath tubs shall be provided through an opening
of twelve (12 ") inches wide by eighteen (18 ") inches high to start
not more than three (3 ") inches above finish floor line.
EXCEPTION: When the bathtub waste and overflow within a
building with a wood floor system, is located within seven (7') feet
of an exterior crawl hole under the house, access holes need not
be installed in walls, provided permission has been secured from
Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 59
Reaming of Pipes. All screw pipe shall be reamed so that the
full diameter of pipe will not be reduced.
SECTION 60
Wall Chases and Masonry Enclosed Vents. All plumbing and
gas fitting pipes shall be left exposed until inspected and approved.
Drainage pipes, plumbing and gas pipes shall not be installed
within any type of masonry or concrete walls, except that a plumb•
ing vent not larger than a two -inch (2 ") vent may be installed
within a masonry wall, provided that it is free standing and not
located in cells where vertical steel is a requirement of the con•
struction and provided further that when passing through grouted
cells or bond beams, lintels and sills, that the vent is enclosed
within a galvanized sleeve that allows one eighth (% ") inch clear•
ance between the vent and the sleeves.
Chases for drainage, plumbing or gas piping in masonry walls
shall not be deeper than one-third (1/3) the wall thickness nor
longer than four feet (49 horizontally and shall have at least
eight inches (8 ") of masonry in back of the chases and between
chases and jambs of openings, provided that in dwellings not over
two stories high chases not over four inches (4 ") deep, thirty inches
(30 ") wide and twenty-four inches. (24 ") high, may be built in
eight inch (8 ") walls, and provided. that chases below windows may
equal the width of the opening above. The back and sides of such
chases in exterior walls be made water resistant and insulated.
SECTION 61
Bross Screws and Bolts Necessary. When any water closet,
urinal, or any water tank or fixture which connect directly or in•
directly to any plumbing system is to be suspended or hung from
any wall or ceiling, the screws and bolts used in the fastenings
or supports thereof shall be of brass or other non•rustable material.
Common iron screws or bolts are prohibited.
EXCEPTION: Fixture Hangers excepted.
SECTION 62
Bolt for Masonry Walls. When plumbing fixtures or pipes
are to be fastened to any masonry wall, they shall be secured with
expansion bolts of approved type. In case of hollow tile walls, all
plumbing fixtures and pipes shall be fastened with bolts extend•
ing through the wall or in such other manner as will be equally
secure.
• SECTION 63
Wood Backing. No plumbing fixture shall be fastened to any
wall unless there is in said wail a backing of sufficient strength
to carry said fixture.
CHAPTER 2
SEWER
SECTION 64
Separate Sewer Connection. Every house or building in or for
which any house drainage or plumbing arrangements are con-
structed shall be separately and independently connected, with an
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accepted public sewer, when such sewer exists upon the street or
alley upon which the property abutts. When such public sewer is
not available, the house sewer shall be connected to a private sew-
age disposal system installed on the same lot, provided, however,
that when any building or buildings are situated in the rear of
any other building, which other building is connected with an
accepted public sewer or to an approved private disposal system,
and such building or buildings so in the rear do not front upon a
street upon which there is a public sewer, the plumbing work of
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such rear building or buildings may be connected with the plumb-
ing work of the house or building in the front thereof, but only by
and with the permission of the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 65
Proper Plumbing Required Where There Is No Sewer. All
plumbing shall, be properly trapped and vented in accordance with
this Ordinance whether connected with a sewer or not. If there is
no sewer abutting the property on which there is installed a plumb-
, ing fixture or fixtures, then the drainage from the same shall be
carried to a cesspool constructed as provided for in this Ordinance
or a septic tank, the construction of which must first receive the
approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 66
Sewer Material. No material shall be used in the construction
of house sewers or in main drainage pipes unless the same be made
of cast -iron, or approved alternate material.
Clean -outs for sewers shall be made with Y- fittings.
SECTION 67
House Sewers. The main house drain and sewer shall leave the
building in a straight and direct line to the sewer lateral at the
curb of the sewer "Y" in the street, or shall be run in such a man-
ner that the house drain shall discharge into the house sewer at an
angle of forty -five degrees. It shall be the duty of the Plumbing
Inspector to designate and direct to what point the house drain
shall be run and his decision shall be final. Any change of direc-
tion may be made to escape obstructions and cellars, provided a
clean -out is inserted at each change of direction in such a manner
as to allow the use of sewer rods through the main house drain.
When a lot is served by more than one lateral, the Plumbing In-
spector shall direct which lateral shall be used to receive the dis-
charge of any plumbing installed on such lot.
Laying of Sewer Lines. All sewer lines must be laid straight
and true to line and grade. Joints shall be water tight.
SECTION 68
Test of House Sewer. A test of two (2) lbs. water pressure
will be required on all house sewers.
SECTION 69
Building Over Sewer. No building shall be erected over or
upon any existing sewer or house drain unless said sewer or house
drain is constructed of cast -iron soil pipe. Where any building is
•
erected closer than three (3) feet from any existing sewer, said
sewer shall be of cast -iron soil pipe.
SECTION 70
Obstructed by Roots. Whenever any house sewer or drain is
obstructed by roots or found to be broken or defective so that the
sewage or drainage escapes therefrom, the Plumbing Inspector may
order such sewer or drain to be repaired or replaced with cast -iron
soil pipe.
SECTION 71
Disposal of Waste Water. It shall be unlawful to cause or per-
mit the waste content of any plumbing pipe or fixture to be dis-
posed of in any other place or manner than into a public sewer or
into an approved cesspool or an approved septic tank.
SECTION 72
Depositing Rubbish in Sewer Prohibited. No person shall cause
or permit any ashes, cinders, rags, carbide, lime, oil, grease or any
other solid or bulky matter to be thrown or emptied into any sewer.
EXCEPTION: Garbage, vegetable parings and bones may go
into the sewer after having gone through an approved garbage dis-
posal unit.
A. Rain Water.
Roof or surface water shall not be allowed to enter any
sanitary sewer or sewage disposal system.
SECTION 73
Rain Water Piping System. Rain water piping system when
installed within the structure of the building shall be soil pipe or
galvanized malleable or steel pipe using approved drainage fittings.
CHAPTER 3
SOIL OR WASTE LINES
SECTION 74
Ground Water Depth. Wherever the ground water depth is less
than seven (7) feet from the surface of the ground, the elevation
of the top of the pipe of the main house drain at the point where
it leaves the building shall be not more than six (6) inches below
the surface of the ground unless approved by the Plumbing In-
spector:
SECTION 75
Stacking of Fittings. Stacking of fittings in the vertical waste
which creates unnecessary depth of grade will not be permitted.
SECTION 76
Waste Pipes. All waste pipes two (2) inches or more in diam-
eter shall be of cast -iron, coated inside and out with liquid asphalt.
SECTION 77
Soil Pipes. All soil pipes four (4) inches or more in diameter
shall be of cast -iron, coated inside and out with liquid asphalt.
SECTION 78
Extra Heavy Soil. In every building
having a soil or waste
stack exceeding forty (40') feet in height,
such soil or- waste line
shall be of a grade known as "extra heavy."
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SECTION 79
Weight of Extra Heavy Soil. The grade of pipe known as
"extra Heavy" shall be of the following weight per lineal foot:
Two (2) inch .......... ............................... 5% lbs. per lineal foot.
Three (3) inch ......... .............................9ys lbs. per lineal foot.
Four (4) inch ............. .............................13 lbs. per lineal foot.
Five (5) inch ............... .............................17 lbs. per lineal foot.
Six (6) inch ................. .............................20 lbs. per lineal foot.
• SECTION 80
Weight of Standard Soil. The grade of pipe known as "Stand.
ard" shall be of the following weight per lineal foot:
Two (2) inch .............. ..........................3.3 /5 lbs. per lineal foot.
Three (3) inch .......... ..........................5.1 /5 lbs. per lineal foot.
Four (4) inch ........... _ ............................... 7 lbs. per lineal foot.
Five (5) inch ............. ............................... 9 lbs. per lineal foot.
Six (6) inch ................. .............................11 lbs. per lineal foot.
SECTION 81
Weight of Lead Pipe or Bends. Lead pipe or bends used in
plumbing or drainage systems shall be of at least the following
weight:
One and one-half (1 %) inch ................3 Ilia. per lineal foot.
Two (2) inch ................ ..............................4 lbs. per lineal foot.
Three (3) inch .............. ..............................5 lbs. per lineal foot.
Four (4) inch ................ ..............................6 lbs. per lineal foot.
SECTION 82
Four -inch Soil Vent. Except as otherwise provided in this
Ordinance, every building in which there is a plumbing or drain.
age system shall be provided with a ventilating stack at least four
(4) inches in diameter.
SECTION 83
Grade of Horizontal Soil and Wastes. All horizontal soil pipes,
waste pipes, or house sewers shall be in practical alignment and
have a uniform grade of not less than one - quarter (%) inch per
foot. Provided, however, that such piping may be laid with a fall
of less than one - quarter (%) inch per foot, if sanitary drainage
can be obtained thereby. The Plumbing Inspector shall determine
in every case whether or not sanitary drainage to any piping can
be obtained with a fall of less than one - quarter (Ys) inch per foot.
SECTION 84
Pipe Supports. When soil, or vent pipes are to be supported in
any manner, the supports shall be of non - rustable iron or iron of
not less weight than perforated iron one - sixteenth (1 /16) inch
thick, provided, however, that on all buildings of two stories or
over, the stack shall be supported at the base and at each floor
with a suitable clamp to carry the weight of each pipe. All hori.
zontal lines shall be supported every five (5) feet. All four (4 ")
inch soil or vent pipes shall be supported by heavy strap iron.
SECTION 85
Soil and Waste Pipes) Change of Direction. All changes of
• direction of any soil or waste line shall be made with "Y's" one-
sixteenth bends, one - eighth bends, or by combination fittings that
have the same relative sanitary curve. No short turn quarter bends
or ninety - degree ells will be permitted to serve as fittings for any
soil, waste or vent pipe except as provided in this Ordinance. Except
where horizontal waste enters vertical waste on buildings over one.
story, short pattern quarter bends may be used.
Where a quarter bend is used to connect a vertical soil or waste
pipe to a horizontal line, the bend shall be of the long sweep pat-
tern having a radius of eight (8) inches for a two (2) inch bend,
nine (9) inches for a four (4) inch bend and ten (10) inches for a
six (6) inch bend.
Two one - eighth bends shall be approved as equivalent to a
long sweep bend.
SECTION Installation of Soil and Waste Linea All plumbing fixtures
shall be connected to the soil or waste lines in the shortest possible
manner; all soil and waste lines shall in all cases be connected
into the four -inch house drain before leaving the building; and
all unnecessary fittings are prohibited.
SECION 87
Closet Benda Closet bends shall have a cast -iron or brass
floor flange and all closet bends must be cut off flush with closet
ring before rough inspection is called for.
Separate Building Waste Line ize. Where a two (2) inch
waste line leaves the building it shall run with a two (2) inch line
to the disposal system or main drain or house sewers or soil line.
SECTION 89
Increasers and Reducers. Increase or reduction in pipe sizes
shall be made only by the use of increasing or reducing fittings.
SECTION 90
Insertable Joints. When any soil or waste line is to be cut or
taken apart to receive the addition of other fittings or pipe, it
shall be reassembled by the use of an insertable joint, unless at
least four other joints are to be poured and caulked.
SECTION 91
Size of Waste Lines. The waste branch of single fixtures shall
have an inside diameter which shall never be less than the fol.
lowing:
Water Closets ...................................... ..............................4 inches;
SandTraps ............................................ ..............................4 inches;
Pedestal Slop Sinks .......................... ..............................3 inches;
Sumps.................................................... ..............................3 inches;
MainFloor Drain .............................. ..............................4 inches;
FloorDrain ..........................g............ ..............._..............2 inches;
Stall Urinal (Not exceeding two) . ..............................2 inches;
Stall Urinal .Exceeding two) .......... ..............................3 inches;
Floor- trough Urinal (not o
Lip Urinal ... ........................o..... 2 inches;
ver 6 ft.) ........................2; inches;
Floor- trough Urinal (over 6 ft.) .... ........:..::.................3 inches;
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Trap Standard Slop Sink .................. ..............................3 inches;
Kitchen Sinks ...................................... ..............................2 inches;
Soda Fountains ................................. ..............................2 inches;
Pantry Sinks ....................................... ..............................2 inches;
Shower Baths ..................................... ..............................2 inches;
BathTubs .............................................. ..............................2 inches;
Foot Baths ........................................... ..............................2 inches;
SitzBaths ........................................... _ ............................... inches;
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Lavatories .............................................. ..................... .........2 inches;
Laundry Trays .................................... ..............................2 inches;
Ice Box and Refrigerator Fixture,
indirect connection ...................... ..............................2 inches;
Dental Cuspidors ................................ ..............................2 inches;
Drinking Fountains .......................... ..............................2 inches;
Garbage Disposal ............................ ........................---.--2 inches;
Dishwashers.......................................... ..............................2 inches;
SECTION 92
Oversizinq of Waste Lines. Oversizing of waste lines will be
permitted only for combination waste and vent systems.
Number of Fixtures Allowed:
Size of Waste Line No. of Fixtures Allowed
2 inches .............................................. ..............................1 small fixture;
2 inches ... .... .... .....................10 small fixtures (other than sinks);
2 inches ............... . . . ..4 sinks, garbage disposals or dishwashers;
3 inches ............................................ .... ....... ..... ....._..._25 small fixtures;
4 inches ................ ............................200 small fixtures or 20 toilets;
5 inches .... ............ .... .. ........................400 small fixtures or 50 toilets;
6 inches .................... .... ........ ...... . . . .. .. .800 small fixtures or 100 toilets.
SECTION 93
Chemical Laboratories. The waste pipes and ventilating pipes
used in connection with the plumbing of any chemical laboratory
and all waste pipes and ventilating pipes receiving, or which are
intended to receive, the discharge or fumes of any fixture or fix.
tures in which acids are to be used,, shall be constructed of acid -
resisting pipe and shall be exposed and run in the open so that
any part thereof can be replaced without damage to the building.
No such waste pipe or ventilating pipe shall intersect the soil pipe
or ventilating pipe of any other fixture.
SECTION 94
Joints in Pipes. All joints in soil pipe or waste pipe shall be
made with pig lead and oakum, and thoroughly caulked.
All joints in vitrified clay pipe shall be made with hot -pour
compounds or mechanical compression -type joints, as approved by
the Director of Building and Safety of the City of Newport Beach.
SECTION 95
Connecting Into Dead Ends. The drainage pipes from laundry
trays, shower stall, bath tubs, and lavatories may discharge into a
four (4) inch extension back of the stack base or water closet con.
nection, provided the required clean -out is installed and accessibil-
ity of the clean -out is maintained.
SECTION 96
Combination Waste and Vent System for Commercial Buildings.
Every combination waste and vent system shall consist of an inde-
pendent installation of waste piping, as hereinafter provided ?n
this Section, in which the trap from one or more floor sinks or floor
drains is not separately and independently vented and in which
the largest waste pipe is continued as a vent pipe through the roof
undiminished in size, and in which any other waste pipe or branch
more than fifteen (15) feet in length either connects to such vent
pipe or is continued as a separate vent pipe through the roof un-
diminished in size.
Every waste pipe in any such system shall be at least four (4)
inches and laterals and traps not less than three (3) inches to
which not more than eight (8) floor sinks or floor drains shall be
connected.
No vertical waste pipe shall be used for any such system, ex-
cept for the tail piece or connection between the outlet of a floor
sink or a floor drain and the trap therefor. Tail pieces shall not
exceed ten (10) inches from the bottom of the fixture to the seal
to the trap. Every floor sink or floor drain installed on any such
system shall be separately and independently trapped.
No water closet or urinal shall be installed on any such system
in any case.
Every combination, waste and vent system shall be first ap.
proved by the Building and Safety Department before any portion
of any such system is installed and said Building and Safety De-
partment may require complete plans and specifications to be sub.
mitted before granting any approval therefor. Industrial installa-
tions shall have engineered plans approved by the Building and
Safety Department.
CHAPTER 4
FIXTURE WASTES
SECTION 97
Sink Wastes. Sink wastes shall be run as straight as possible
to the four -inch (4 ") house drain and shall not change direction
unless a clean -out is provided at the point of direction change. No
fittings having a greater angle than forty -five (450) degrees shall
be used on any sink waste, except where structural conditions pro-
hibit normal clean -out installation and then a break of 4' -0" can
be made without a clean -out being installed. On one -story struc-
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tures, the sink waste shall not connect into any other two -inch
waste line unless all clean -outs on said other two -inch waste line
are accessible from the outside of the building, or terminate direct-
ly inside a cellar or basement. The clean -out plug on all sink
wastes shall wherever possible, be carried to and made accessible
from the outside of the building.
Floor sinks shall_ be installed in open area and accessible at
all times, the rim of fixture shall be 1" above floor grade. Excep-
tions may be granted where floors do not grade.
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Water must be supplied to all floor sinks. All floor sinks shall
be equipped with an approved grate, the mesh of which shall not
exceed one - quarter (14 ") inch.
SECTION 98
Vegetable Fountains and Window Fountains. Vegetable foun.
tains, window fountains and steam tables shall drain over an open
fixture or floor drain which shall be properly trapped, vented and
supplied with water. Such vegetable fountain, window fountain or
steam table shall not in any case, be permitted to connect directly
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with any sewer or other drain pipe.
SECTION 99
Soda Fountain Wastes. All drains from soda fountains shall
discharge into a hopper or sink which shall be properly installed,
trapped, vented and supplied with water, and in no case, shall the
waste line from any such hopper or sink be less than two (2 ")
inches in diameter. All such traps for hoppers or sinks shall be
equipped with a permanent and approved grate, the mesh or open-
ings of which shall not exceed one - fourth (14) of an inch.
SECTION 100
Refrigerator Waste. All drains from refrigerators shall dis-
charge into the hopper or sink which shall be properly installed,
trapped, vented and supplied with water, and in no case, shall the
waste line from any such hopper or sink be less than two (2 ")
inches in diameter. All such traps for hoppers or sinks shall be
equipped with a permanent and an approved grate, the mesh or
openings of which shall not exceed one- fourth (114) of an inch.
• SECTION 101
Washing machines may waste into the fixture side of the trap
of another fixture provided that the trap of such other fixture is
of the design commonly known as the Los Angeles Pattern, and
provided further, that waste inlet for such washing machine is
manufactured as an integral part of such trap and is equipped
with an inlet cap or cover secured with chain. The washing ma-
chine waste inlet into such trap shall in all cases be at least 1"
above the water line of seal of trap.
An automatic washing machine may discharge the waste into
a waste outlet roughed in the same elevation as a laundry
tray and provided with a trap, which trap shall be provided with
a one inch (1 ") local vent extending through the roof to the outer
air.
SECTION 102
Swaps. In every building where a sump is required, the same
shall be located as to receive the effluent from all sub -house drains
by gravity flow. Such sump shall be water -tight with gas -tight
cover and shall be constructed of metal or concrete. The sewage
shall be ejected to the main soil line by means of an automatic
ejector. Discharge from
ejector shall enter soil line at a 450 angle
and be equipped with a backflow trap.
The local vent shall not be less than two (2 ") inches, inside
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diameter.
SECTION 103
Catch Basins. Whenever a catch basin is to be installed to re-
ceive the waste water discharge of any plumbing fixture, except
water closet, then every such catch basin shall be constructed of
cement or cast iron, and the cover thereof shall be made of cast
iron and shall be made gas tight. The capacity of the tank in such
catch basin shall meet with the approval of the Plumbing Inspec-
tor. No water operated ejector or pump shall be used in connec-
tion with any such catch basin. All catch basins shall have a local
vent not less in size than the inlet drain to the catch basin.
SECTION 104
Steam and Hot Water Drainage Condensers and Sumps.
(a) No steam pipe shall connect to any part of a plumbing
or drainage system, nor shall any water above one hundred and
forty (140 °) degrees Fahrenheit be discharged into any part of a
drainage system. Such pipes may be indirectly connected by dis-
charging into an open or closed condenser and/or intercepting
sump of approved type, that will prevent the entrance of steam or
water under pressure into the drainage system. All closed con-
densers or sumps shall be provided with a 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 side in such manner as to allow a water line to
be maintained that will permanently occupy not less than two -
thirds (2/3) the capacity of the condenser or sump. All inlets shall
enter above the water line, and the outlet size shall be not less
than one (1) pipe size larger than the largest inlet
(b) Sumps, condensers, or intercepting tanks which are con.
structed of concrete shall have walls and bottom not less than four
(4) inches in thickness and the inside shall be cement plastered
not less than one -half (%) inch in thickness. Condensers construct.
ed of metal shall be not less than Number Twelve (12) U. S. Stand-
ard gauge and all such metal condensers shall be protected from
external corrosion by an approved bituminous coating.
(c) Sumps and condensers shall be provided with suitable
means of access for cleaning.
SECTION 105
Swimming Pools.
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(a) Swimming pool waste water shall be disposed of as here-
inafter set forth in this section and the type of disposal proposed
shall be approved by the Plumbing Inspector prior to the com-
mencement of any work.
(b) When a public sewer or storm drain of adequate capac-
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ity is available for use, swimming pool waste water shall be dis-
charged thereinto and permission shall be obtained in writing from
the proper authority to do so. A copy of such - permission; stating
the maximum size of the waste line between the receptor . and the
sewer shall accompany any application fora permit made-to the
Plumbing Inspector.
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(c) When no other means of waste water disposal are avail-
able, a drywell may be installed. Such drywell shall be constructed
in the manner prescribed elsewhere in this Ordinance for cesspools
and shall have a capacity of at least twice the amount of water
discharged during one normal backwash operation, but shall in no
case have less than a ten (10) foot vertical sidewall. When other
drains are connected the size of such drywell shall be proportion-
ately increased to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector or
Health Department. No waste water other than that from a swim-
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ming pool shall discharge into such drywell, and no waste water
from any swimming pool shall discharge into a private sewage dis.
posal system.
(d) No direct connection shall be made between any storm
drain, sewer, drainage system, drywell, cesspool, underground
leaching pit, or subsoil drainage line and any line connected to a
swimming pool.
(e) Waste water from any filter, scum gutter, overflow, pool
emptying line or similiar apparatus, or appurtenance shall discharge
into an approved type - receptor. The flood rim of each receptor
shall be at least six (6) inches above the flood level of the adjacent
ground.
(f) Each such receptor when connected to any part of a drain-
age system shall be properly trapped and vented as provided for
elsewhere in this Ordinance.
(g) Except as provided in subsection (h) below, the discharge
outlet terminal from any pool or filter shall be protected from
back -flow by an air gap at least six (6) inches above the flood
rim of the receptor.
(h) No scum gutter drain, overflow drain, backwash discharge
drain, or pool emptying line shall enter any receptor below the rim
unless the pool piping at its deepest point, the bottom of the fil-
ters, and the bottom of the scum gutter drain trough or overflow
inlets are at least six (6) inches above the overflow rim of the
receptor.
(i) Swimming pools shall have the bottom and inner sides
constructed of smooth non - absorbent materials and be so construct-
ed as to properly drain through one or more metal grated openings.
All such drains shall have a gate valve installed thereto, located
in an accessible place or masonry pit outside the walls of the pool.
(j) Swimming pool water heating equipment shall conform
to the design, construction, and installation requirements set forth
elsewhere in this Ordinance for domestic water heaters.
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NOTE: The foregoing applies only to outdoor swimming,
bathing or wading pools. Plans and specifications for all indoor
installations shall be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector for ap-
proval prior to the commencement of any work, and all piping,
equipment and construction shall be equal to the types prescribed
elsewhere in this Ordinance for indoor work.
SECTION 106
Water Softener Discharge. Any water softeners, whether now
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in use or hereafter installed, shall have its discharge line connect-
ed indirectly to any sewer line or cesspool by taking said discharge
over and above the highest water line and into an approved open
and unconcealed plumbing fixture, which shall be properly trapped,
vented and supplied with water.
CHAPTER 5
CLEAN-OUTS
SECTION 107
Clean -Outs: All clean-outs on soil or waste lines shall be:
(a) Each clean -out of cast iron pipe shall consist of a cast-
iron or brass body and a brass plug. Plugs may have raised
square head or counter sunk. Counter sunk heads should be used
where raised heads may cause a hazard.
(b) Each clean-out fitting and each clean -out plug or cap
shall be of an approved type.
(c) Each clean -out shall be maintained gas and water tight.
When a thread lubricant is used, such lubricant shall be an ap•
proved non - hardening type. No gasket, packing or washer shall be
used to maintain any clean-out in a gas and water tight condition.
' CLEAN -OUT FITTINGS
Each clean-out of Cast Iron Pipe shall consist of a Cast Iron or
Brass ferrule and a Brass Plug, as specified in the following tables:
Table No. l —Clean•Outs
Size of Threads Minimum No.
Size of Pipe Clean-out per Inch of Threads
1% inch 1% inch 11% 8
2 inch 1% inch 11% 6
2% inch 2% inch 8 6
3 inch 2% inch 8 6
Over 3% inch 3% inch 8 6
Table No. II —Size of Plugs and Caps
Size Height
Wt. of of Plug of Plug
Size Plugs Head Head Wt. of Cap
1% in. 7 ozs. 1 in. % in. 10 ozs.
2 in. 13 ozs. 1 in. % in. 12 ozs.
2% in. 1 lb. 5 ozs. 1% in. % in. 1 lb. 0 ozs.
3 in. 2 lb. 4 ozs. 1% in. 7% in. 1 lb. 4 ozs.
. 3% in. 2 lb. 8 ozs. 1% in. '+/8 in. 1 lb. 8 ozs.
4 in. 3 lb. 8 ozs. 2 in. % in. 1 lb. 8 ozs.
(d) Cast iron adapter with spigot end to caulk into soil
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pipe, the other end to be threaded with standard iron pipe
threads, and fitted with a brass cap. No extension couplings will
be permitted.
The length of the various adapters shall never be less than
the following:
Diameter Length
Two (2) inch ............................. ...........................Four (4) inches;
Three (3) inch ............................. ...........................Five (5). inches;
Four (4) inch ....................Six and one - quarter (6'k) inches;.
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EXCEPTIONS: Approved clean -out tees will be permitted on
vertical lines when structural conditions prohibit normal clean -
out installation. Where the base of stack is 5' -0" or less of outside
of building, then clean -out must be carried to outside off end of
line. Clean -out tees must be made water tight from wall to neck
of fitting.
SECTION 108
Size of Clean -Outs. Every clean -out shall be of the same size
• as the soil or waste pipe to which it is attached up to four (4)
inches in diameter, and shall not be less than four (4) inches in
diameter for pipes larger than four (4) inches in diameter.
SECTION 109
Clean -Outs (Where Required). Clean -outs shall be provided
at the foot or base of all vertical lines of all soil or waste pipes
and at the end of each horizontal line, and at the end of all hori-
zontal changes of directions over four (4) feet in length, on all
long runs of the house sewer soil or of the waste pipe at every
fifty (50) feet or fraction thereof, and also in other places where
made necessary by the character of the construction; provided, how-
ever, that a clean -out is not required where the change of direction
does not exceed twenty -two and one -half degrees (22'/20) (1/16th
bend) provided, however, only one (1) 1 /16th bend may be installed
between clean -outs. Due to structural conditions two (2) 1 /16th
bends may be used for offset purposes only. This does not apply
to sinks, urinals and dishwasher. In all buildings and structures
which are built up to the property line, an accessible clean -out shall
be provided at the level of the sewer lateral which is constructed from
the main sewer to the curb. When a pit is required to permit access
to such clean -out, the said pit shall not be less than five (5) feet
long and two (2) feet wide, and shall be constructed under the
supervision and according to the specifications laid down by the
Building Inspector.
SECTION 110
Accessibility of Clean -Outs. All clean -outs for soil and waste
pipes under buildings or within three (3) feet of the foundation
wall on the outside of any building shall be accessible for rodding
and located near the surface or above the surface of the ground.
Work space between the clean -out opening and any wall or
other obstruction in line with the soil or waste pipe which the
clean -out serves shall be not less than two (2) feet. Where such
space cannot be provided, the clean -out shall be located in the
vertical portion of the soil or waste line above the floor, or the hori.
zontal line shall be extended and the clean -out located on the far
side or outside of the wall above the ground.
Clean -outs shall not be considered accessible unless there is
at least one and one -half (1%) feet of unobstructed space between
the floor joists and the ground and such space accessible from a
cellar or crawl hole through the foundation wall.
SECTION 111
• Clean -Outs in Basement or Cement Floors. Clean -outs in
basement or cement floors shall extend at least one -half (%) inch
above the floor level.
CHAPTER 6
VENTS
SECTION 112
Angle of Vents. All changes in direction of vent lines for the
purpose of either off- setting or intersecting, shall be made at the
steepest angle possible using 450 degree or 600 degree fittings for
such vents.
EXCEPTIONS: In attic areas above the plate line, angle vent-
ing may be reduced to not less than 720 degree angle to permit
vents to be taken out back of ridge.
Flat venting will not be permitted unless angle venting cannot
be installed. In the event flat venting becomes necessary, such flat
vent shall not exceed eight (8) feet in length, measured from center
to center, and every such flat vent shall have a fall of at least one -
quarter inch per foot towards the fixture vented and not located
less than six (6) inches above the top of the fixture.
SECTION 113
Continuous Vents. A continuous vent shall be used in vent.
ing every plumbing fixture, and every such vent shall rise con-
tinuously from a vertical waste. No intersection of vent shall be
made less than 6" above the rim of highest fixture.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Toilet may be vented off the stub providing intersec-
tion of the vent shall not exceed fifteen (15) inches be-
low the top of the floor.
2. Where continuous vents cannot be installed, drawings
shall be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector for ex-
ception.
SECTION 114
Four -Inch Vent Required. A vent pipe of not less than four
inches, inside diameter, shall be provided for all buildings wherein
a water closet or other plumbing is installed, regardless of the
building's use; provided, however, if the owner or his agent, de-
sire to install a water closet or any other fixture in a private ga-
rage not used as a residence or small toilet room in the rear of the
yard, and which water closet or other plumbing is to be used in
connection with a building containing a four (4) inch vent stack,
located on the same lot, under the same ownership, connected to
• the same sewerage disposal system, inside of the same property
line the vent pipe may be of a size not less than two (2) inches in.
side diameter.
SECTION 115
Main Vent Stacks. Each separate building containing toilets
or other plumbing and situated upon the same lot shall be re-
quired to have a four (4) inch ventilating stack for each separate
structure. Certain exemptions to this Section are contained in
the provisions of Section 114 of this Ordinance..
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SECTION 116
Vent Materials. Every ventilating pipe or stack shall be car.
ried through the roof to the outer air, and every vent pipe shall
be constructed of cast-iron soil pipe with cast-iron soil fittings or
galvanized iron or galvanized steel pipe with cast-iron or galvan.
ized malleable iron fittings. Galvanized iron or galvanized malle-
able iron vents shall not be installed in concrete floors or walls.
SECTION 117
Termination of Vents. Vents shall terminate not less than ten
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(10) feet from ground level nor less than eight (8) feet from side
property lines, alleys and streets excepted.
On buildings where fire walls are constructed, the vent shall
terminate twelve (12 ") inches from and not less than six (6 ")
inches above same. This will not apply where building is of frame
construction and vent can extend through fire wall.
No soil or waste vent shall terminate less than eight (8') feet
from nor less than three (3') feet above any window, airshaft or
other opening into the building.
SECTION 118
VENTS AND BE-VENTS FOR FIXTURES
A. No re-vent pipe from any water closet or trap standard slop
sink, urinal or grease trap shall be less than two (2 ") inches in-
side diameter, and no such pipe shall intersect any vent stack at
a point less than six (6 ") inches above the highest fixture.
1. Where more than one water closet, slop sink or urinal is
vented through the same vent pipe, the size of such pipe shall be
as follows:
(a) For more than one and not exceeding four water closets,
slop sinks or urinals or grease traps, such vent pipe shall be at
least two (2 ") inches in diameter;
(b) For more than four and not exceeding eight water closets,
slop sinks, urinals or grease traps, such vent pipe shall be at least
two and one-half (2% ") inches in diameter;
(c) , For more than eight and not exceeding fourteen water
closets, slop sinks, urinals or grease traps, such vent pipe shall be
at least three (3 ") inches in diameter;
(d) For more than fourteen and not exceeding twenty-four
water closets, slop sinks, urinals or grease traps, such vent pipe
shall be at least four (4 ") inches in diameter;
2. Where more than one small fixture is to be vented into the
same vent pipe, the minimum size of such pipe shall be as follows:
(a) For not exceeding two fixtures, the vent pipe shall be at
least one and one-half (1% ") inches in diameter;
(b) For more than two fixtures but not exceeding eight fix•
tures, the vent pipe shall be at least two (2 ") inches in diameter;
(c) For more than eight and not exceeding twelve fixtures
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the vent pipe shall be not less than two and one-half (2% ") inches
in diameter;
(d) For more than twelve and not exceeding twenty fixtures
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the vent pipe shall be at least three (3 ") inches in diameter.
The term "small fixture" shall be deemed to mean any fixture
requiring not larger than one and one-half (1% ") inch trap.
SECTION 119
Vent to Trap Standard Slop Sinks. Any trap standard slop
sink may be vented in the same manner as a water closet if such
sink discharges directly into a waste line of at least four (4)
Inches.
SECTION 120
Urinal Vents. Urinal vents shall be of cast-iron soil pipe to a
point thirty-six (36 ") inches above the water line of fixture.
A. Length of Vents. The maximum developed length of any
vent pipe shall be governed by the following table:
One and one-half (1% ") inch vent pipe ............................40 feet;
Two (2 ") inch vent pipe ............................... .............................80 feet;
Two and one-half (2% ") inch vent pipe .. ..........................125 feet;
Three (3 ") inch vent pipe ........................... .................. ..........200 feet;
Four (4 ") inch vent pipe ............................ ............................300 feet.
SECTION 121
Local Vents. Local vents shall be required on catch basins,
sumps and sand traps. Minimum vent size shall be two (2") inch.
SECTION 122
Coupling Required Between Pipe and Hub. Where a connec.
tion is made between a one and one-half (1% ") inch vent pipe and
a two (2") inch soil pipe hub, a full one and one -half, (1 % ") inch
galvanized coupling shall be used.
SECTION 123
Flashings. Where pipe flashings are required, they shall be of
sheet lead of not less weight than two and one -half (2%) pounds
per square foot, or copper of not less weight than 14 ounces per
square foot, or galvanized sheet iron not less than 26 gauge. All
flashings shall be constructed to fit the angle of the roof, installed
to effect a water tight seal between flashing and roofing and be.
tween top of jack and vent pipe.
All flashings shall be not less than six (6 ") inches wide on
each side of the pipe and constructed to fit the angle of the roof.
SECTION 124
Traps. It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any per.
son to do anything which will temporarily or permanently destroy
the water seal of any trap.
(1) Every fixture trap shall be protected from siphonage and
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shall be provided with air circulation by means of a vent.
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(2) shall be so installed that the water seal there.
of will protect the trap screw union coupling from sewer air or
sewer gas.
(3) Every trap shall have a water seal of at least two (2 ")
inches.
(4) Every trap shall be rigidly supported and set true
with
respect to its water level.
(5) Drum traps may be used with dental units only and shall
be vented.
(6) Except as otherwise specified in this Ordinance, the min.
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imum size of any trap for any fixture shall not be less than one
and one -half (1% ") inches.
(7) Traps for chemical laboratory sinks shall be of acid.
resisting iron, glass or vitreous ware.
(8) Traps for basins, sinks or other similar fixtures shall be
made of lead, brass or vitreous ware.
(9) Durham traps shall be used on bath tubs, showers, or in
concealed places, provided that only cast -iron or brass is used.
(10) Traps of drawn tubing will be permitted provided that
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brass of not lighter weight than 17 -gauge is used, and provided,
further, that the gauge of the tubing is stamped thereon.
(11) Tubing traps shall be connected to the waste outlet by
means of a solder bushing (equipped with a hexagon head) being
soldered onto the trap and screwed securely into the waste outlet,
or a Los Angeles pattern trap shall be used.
(12) Every trap shall be self - cleansing. No form of trap which
depends upon the action of movable or mechanical parts for its
seal shall be used. No trap which depends upon concealed interior
partitions which, in case of defect, would allow the passage of
sewer air, will be permitted. All traps shall be full bore and have
a smooth interior water way.
(13) The traps of all showers and urinals shall be of the
double drainage type, except urinals located upon cement floors
laid directly on earth fill.
(14) Traps concealed from view shall be of the solid pattern
or solid connection type.
A concealed trap shall be deemed to mean any place where
the trap is concealed from view by wall construction or under the
floor.
(15) Tail pieces or spuds shall be 17 gauge in weight and
shall have the gauge of the tubing stamped thereon.
(16) All traps must be placed as closely as is possible to the
fixture waste. Tail pieces shall not exceed ten (10") inches from
the bottom of the fixture to the seal of the trap.
SECTION 125
Traps for Combination Fixtures. Combination fixtures such
as sink and laundry trap or any similar two -piece fixture, may be
installed provided that each such fixture in any such combination
shall be separately trapped and vented.
SECTION 126
Laundry Tray Traps. A two -piece section laundry tray may
be connected to trap with a two -part waste provided that the out-
lets are not more than twenty -four (24) inches apart. Center con.
nection with twin ells not permitted.
SECTION 127
Sink Traps. Every waste outlet from a kitchen sink shall con-
nect with a separate trap, provided, however, that a kitchen sink
having two waste outlets located at the same level and located not
more than eighteen (18 ") inches apart, measured from center to
center, may connect with one trap using a two -part sink waste, cen.
ter connection with twin ells not permitted.
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SECTION 128
Trap Distance from Vent. The distance of the fixture trap to
the vent shall not exceed twenty -four (24) inches measured on a
horizontal projection from the center of the fixture outlet to the
center of the vent.
SECTION 129
Prohibited Fittings. No fitting shall be permitted between
trap and waste line.
SECTION 130
An approved type grease interceptor shall be in the waste line
leading from sinks or dishwashers, drains and other fixtures or
equipment, in the following establishments when in the judgment
of the department having jurisdiction it is required. Waste pre.
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treatment is required for restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafe-
terias and clubs, hotels, hospitals, sanitariums, factory or school
kitchens, or other establishments where grease can be introduced
into the drainage or sewage that can effect line stoppage or hinder
sewage treatment or private sewage disposal. A grease interceptor
is not required for individual dwelling units or for any private liv-
ing quarters.
SECTION 131
House or Main -Drain Traps Prohibited. No trap shall be in.
stalled or permitted on the house drain excepting as approved by
the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 132
Sand Traps. Where a sand trap is connected to a sewer or
cesspool it shall be constructed in the following manner and ac-
cording to the following specifications:
(1) Such sand trap, drawings of which may be obtained at
the Department of Building and Safety office, shall be connected
to the sewer or cesspool through a four (4 ") inch cast -iron pipe
drain.
(2) The walls and bottom of such sand trap shall be at least
three (3 ") inches in thickness, and built of concrete.
(3) The size of the trap shall be not less than forty -five (45 ")
inches by eighteen (18 ") inches, and not less than twenty -four
(24 ") inches in depth, inside measurements.
(4) The said trap shall be divided by a three (3 ") inch par-
tition wall into two chambers, the size of the discharge chamber
shall be twenty -four (24 ") inches in length, and the receiving cham.
ber shall be eighteen (18 ") inches in length.
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(5) The outlet end of sand trap shall be constructed as fol.
lows: Install a standard pattern quarter -bend in the down posi-
tion and caulk a stub into the quarter -bend so as to provide an
eight (8 ") inch water seal in the sand trap. Clean -outs will not be
permitted to terminate in the sand trap. Sand traps when installed
as an independent fixture will require a four (4 ") inch vent. When
connected to a system having a four (4 ") inch vent;.a two (2 ")
inch vent will then be permitted on the sand trap. Sand traps
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may not discharge into a septic tank. Sand traps must discharge
into a separate seepage pit.
Drainage for sand traps must have a separate disposal system
when no public sewer is available.
(6) A four (4 ") inch quarter -bend shall be installed in the
partition wall between the two chambers with the end inverted
into the receiving chamber. A four (4) inch quarter -bend shall be
installed in the discharge end and so installed that an eight (8 ")
' inch trap seal will be formed. Clean -out shall be installed on out-
side of tank. The flow line of the partition fitting shall be on the
same line as the flow line of the discharge. A cast -iron cover shall
be provided for the discharge chamber and a grating for the receiv-
ing chamber; such cast -iron cover shall rest on a cast -iron angle
frame of sufficient size as to have a one -inch bearing on the con-
crete walls of the traps.
SECTION 133
Care of Sand Traps. Every sand trap shall be skimmed of all
oil, grease or scum at least once every two weeks, but shall be so
cleaned at more frequent intervals when rendered necessary by ex-
cess accumulation. In the case of wash -racks where steam cleaning
of motor vehicles is practiced, a steam of cold water of sufficient
quantity to cool the oils and greases shall be allowed to run into
such sand trap during the entire operation of such steam cleaning.
SECTION 134
Local Vent for Sand Traps. The discharge chamber of all
sand traps shall be vented above the water -line thereof with a two -
inch (2 ") inch local vent, such vent shall be installed in the man-
ner required by this Ordinance.
SECTION 135
Scald Traps, Where Prohibited. Sand traps are prohibited in
all buildings or houses used for living or sleeping purposes, and
all places where food for human consumption is stored, sold or
prepared.
SECTION 136
Garbage Disposal Traps:
1. Garbage disposals shall be separately trapped and vented.
2. No trap arm for garbage disposal permitted unless same
shall be below waste outlet of garbage disposal.
3. Tail pieces for garbage disposal between trap and disposal
to be brass.
SECTION 137
Dishwasher Traps. Gravity waste dishwashers may connect
direct to traps.
Dishwashers with' pump for discharging waste may connect
to the sink tail piece, when connected into the same, above the
seal of the trap. In no event shall this type of unit connect direct
to separate traps.
CHAPTER 9
FITTINGS
• SECTION 138
Fittings on Vertical Lines. Soil or waste fittings commonly
known as "Half Y's;' "Sanitary Tee's" and "Double Y's' will be per-
mitted on vertical lines only.
SECTION 139
Fittings on Horizontal Lines. "Double Ys" may be used in
horizontal lines when the branch does not exceed one -half the pipe
size of the run.
SECTION 140
Division Pattern Fittings. Double soil and waste fittings
known as the division pattern and which have partition sanitary
curves that prevent the discharge of one fixture from entering into
the waste opening of the opposite fixture will be allowed if the
said fitting has a direct vent outlet and full -sized drainage opening.
SECTION 141
Double Division Fitting. Double division fittings may be used
to receive the discharge of waste waters from two fixtures of the
same relation, but no two fixtures requiring different roughing -in
measurements shall waste into the same fittings.
All double division fittings must be approved by the City
Plumbing Inspector before installing.
SECTION 142
Heel- Outlet Fittings. Four -inch by two -inch heel outlet or
inlet quarter bends or other heel outlet or inlet fittings will not
be permitted on any part of the plumbing system unless the two -
inch outlet or inlet is to be installed in a vertical position.
SECTION 143
Rubber Connections. Rubber connections of all descriptions
are prohibited in connection with the plumbing work.
SECTION 144
Fittings Prohibited. Double Sanitary Tee's, doublehubs, side
outlet fittings, saddle hubs, or double -hub fittings are not permit -
ed on any part of a soil pipe or waste line. Tee's and sanitary
tee's are prohibited for a clean-out fitting, unless of type approved
as provided for in Clean -Out Chapter.
SECTION 145
Street Ells Prohibited. The use of street ell's or other fittings
which reduce or restrict the size of any vent pipe is prohibited.
SECTION 146
Unions, Couplings, or Fittings. No unions, couplings, or fit-
tings shall be allowed on the sewer side of any trap, and no un-
ions or couplings of any description shall be used in or in connec-
tion with concealed work. This Section applies to wastes and vents
only.
CHAPTER 9
FUEL GAS PIPING
General. The regulations of this Chapter shall govern the in-
stallation of all fuel gas piping for buildings, in connection with
structures, or on the premises.
SECTION 147
Definitions. For the purpose of this Code, certain terms,
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Phrases, words and their derivations shall be interpreted as set out
in this section, provided, however, that wherever the words "gas
meter" or "gas meters" appear, they shall be construed to also
mean, and shall include, liquefied petroleum or other gas storage
tanks, or containers, regulating valves and/or appurtenances for
the storage of and/or the supply or dispensing of any type of fuel
gas for any building, structure or premises.
(a) Approved: As to materials, workmanship and types of
construction means, approval by the Plumbing Inspector as the re-
sult of investigation, inspections and /or tests conducted by them
or by reason of accepted principles or tests by other nationally
recognized authorities.
(b) Gas Fitting: The installation, repair or alteration of gas
piping, gas water heaters or gas water heater vents regulated by
(c) Gas Piping: Any run of pipe or fittings that is used to
convey fuel gas, installed on any premises or in any building, but
shall not include:
(1) Any portion of the service piping:
(2) Any approved piping connection less than six (69
feet in length between an existing gas outlet and a gas ap-
pliance in the same room with the outlet.
(d) Gas Piping System: Any arrangement of gas piping sup-
plied by one meter and each arrangement of gas piping serving a
building, structure, or premises whether individually metered or
not.
(e) House Piping: That portion of the gas piping contained
within the boundaries of the building foundation and any addition-
al piping connected thereto beyond that portion of the system.
(f) Service Piping: The piping between the street gas main
and the gas meter location which is installed by the Gas Utility.
(g) Yard Piping: That portion of the gas piping between the
gas meter location and the point. where the gas piping enters the
foundation.
SECTION 148
Permit. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to install,
alter or repair or cause to be installed, altered or repaired any gas
piping, without first obtaining a permit four the Plumbing Inspec-
tor to do so, provided, however, no permit shall be required from a
public utility to disconnect defective gas piping or equipment when
authorized by Sec. 154.
(b) Permits for gas piping shall show the total number of
gas outlets to be provided for on each system, and such other in-
formation as may be required by the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 149
Plans Required The Plumbing Inspector may require the sub-
mission of plans, specifications, drawings, and such other informa-
tion as he may deem necessary prior to the commencement of, and
at any time during the progress of any work regulated by this Ordi-
nance.
SECTION 150
Workmanship. All design, construction and workmanship
shall be in conformity with accepted engineering practices and
shall be of such character as to secure the results sought to be
obtained by this Ordinance. No gas piping shall be strained or
bent and no appliance shall be supported by or develop any stress
or strain on its supply piping.
SECTION 151
Inspections: (a) Upon completion of the installation, altera-
tion or repair of any gas piping, and prior to the use thereof, the
Plumbing Inspector shall be notified that such gas piping is ready
for inspection.
(b) All excavations required for the installation of under-
ground piping shall be kept open until such piping has been in-
spected and approved. If any such piping is covered or concealed
before such approval, it shall be exposed upon the direction of the
Plumbing Inspector.
(c) The Plumbing Inspector shall make the following inspec-
tions and shall either approve that portion of the work as com-
pleted, or shall notify the permit holder wherein the same fails to
comply with this Ordinance.
(1) Rough Piping Inspection: This inspection shall be made
after all gas piping authorized by the permit has been installed,
and before any such piping has been covered or concealed, or any
fixture or appliance has been attached thereto. This inspection will
include a determination that the gas piping, size, material, and
installation meet the requirements of this Ordinance.
(2) Final Piping Inspecion: This inspection shall be made
after all piping authorized by the permit has been installed and
after all portions thereof which are to be covered or concealed are
so concealed that all appliances with the exception of the gas range
have been installed. This inspection shall include an air pressure
test, at which time the gas piping shall stand a pressure of ten
(10) pounds per square inch gauge pressure and shall hold this
pressure for a period of not less than ten (10) minutes with no
perceptible drop. For welding piping, and for piping carrying gas at
pressures in excess of fifteen (15 ") inches water column pressure,
the test pressure shall be not less than fifty (50) pounds per square
inch and shall be continued for a length of time satisfactory to the
Plumbing Inspector, but in no case for less than thirty (30) min-
utes. These tests shall be made using air pressure only and shall
be made in the presence of the Plumbing Inspector. All necessary
apparatus for conducting tests shall be furnished by the permit
holder. For any inspection for a temporary gas meter, there shall be
a fee of $5.00.
Gas test gauge shall be of a type that does not register in excess
of twenty (20) pounds per square inch. The Plumbing Inspector
may at his discretion, order any gas piping tested with a mercury
gauge.
(d) In cases where the work authorized by the` permit, con-
sists of a minor installation of additional piping to piping already
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connected to a gas meter, the foregoing inspections may be waived
at the discretion of the Plumbing inspector. In this event, the
Plumbing inspector will make such inspection as he deems advis-
able in order to assure himself that the work has been performed in
accordance with the intent of this Ordinance.
inspection is required on ground work before flooring is laid
over any soil or waste lines, or gas or water lines, all lines must be
installed and securely strapped at time of inspection.
• SECTION 152 Certificate of Inspection. (a) When the final piping inspection
has been made, if the installation is found to comply with the pro-
visions of the Ordinance, a certification of inspection shall be is-
sued by the Plumbing inspector.
(b) A copy of the certificate of such final piping inspection
shall be issued to the Gas Utility supplying gas to the premises.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any utility or person furnishing
gas to turn on, or cause to be turned on, any gas meter or meters,
until such certificate of inspection, as herein provided, shall have
been issued.
SECTION 153
Authority to Reader Gas Service. (a) It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation, excepting an authorized agent
or employee of a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of furnishing or supplying gas and whose service pipes supply or
connect with the particular premises, to turn on or reconnect gas
service in or on any premises where and when gas sevice is not at
the time being rendered.
(b) It shall be unlawful to turn on or connect gas in or on
any premises unless all outlets are properly and securely connected
to gas appliances or capped or plugged with screw joint fittings.
SECTION 154
Authority to Disconnect. (a) The Plumbing inspector or the
gas utility is hereby authorized to disconnect any gas piping and /or
appliance which shall be found not to conform to the requirements,
of this Ordinance or which may be found defective and in such
condition as to endanger life or property.
(b) Where such disconnection has been made, a notice shall
be attached to such gas piping and /or appliances, which shall state
the same has been disconnected, together with the reasons therefor.
(c) Such attached notice shall not be removed nor shall the
gas piping and/or appliance be reconnected until authorized by the
Plumbing inspector to do so.
(d) It shall be unlawful to remove or disconnect any gas pip-
ing or any gas appliance without capping or plugging with a screw
joint fitting the outlet from which said pipe or appliance was re-
moved. All outlets to which gas appliances are not connected shall
be left capped gas tight on any piping system which has been in-
stalled, altered, or repaired.
SECTION 155
• Temporary Use of Gas. Application may be made for inter-
mediate inspection for the purpose of effecting installation of gas
meter, connection to the gas main and temporary release of gas
service to the building for a period not exceeding 30 days, to heat
and dry said building for the purpose of improving the quality of
the structure or any part thereof. Such application shall be ac-
companied by a fee in the amount of $5.00. Upon receipt of such
application the Plumbing inspector shall make an inspection and if
he determines that all gas- fitting work installed in said building
is sound and safe for said temporary connection, he shall approve
said temporary connection and notify the Gas Utility to make the
temporary connection as herein provided, for the period herein
specified. No person, firm or corporation shall use any gas fitting
work installed hereunder after the 30 days period herein provided
has expired.
SECTION 156
Gas Meter Locations. (a) All gas meter locations shall be ap.
proved by the Plumbing inspector and the Gas Utility. All such
locations shall conform to State and local fire prevention regula•
tions.
(b) Where more than one (1) meter is set on a p a r t i c u l a r
premises, they shall be set at one location, except where this is im-
practical. In multiple meter installations each separate gas piping
system shall be identified in a manner satisfactory to the Gas
Utility serving the gas.
(c) All gas meters shall be so placed as to be at all times
readily accessible for inspection, reading, testing and shutting off
the gas supply. All service piping or main supply shutoff valves
must be outside of the building and readily accessible.
(d) In order that gas may be supplied, the gas piping inlet
shall be located, with respect to the proposed meter location, in
accordance with the local Gas Utility instructions.
(e) Access to enclosed gas meters except those located in an
approved vault supplied by the Gas Utility shall be through an
opening or door not less in size than twenty -two (22 ") by twenty -
four (24 ") inches nor smaller than that specified by the local Gas
Utility.
(f) Gas meters shall not be located under the show window
or under interior stairways, or in engine, boiler, heater or electric
meter rooms. Where not prohibited by other regulations, gas meters
may be located in the open under exterior stairways.
• (g) Every basement, cellar, or meter room containing two or
more gas meters shall be provided with permanent ventilation
through an opening, metal vent or duct having a cross sectional
area of at least 144 square inches leading to the outside air pro-
vided, however, no such opening, vent or duct shall be required
when the room or space containing such meters has a floor area of
more than 2000 square feet.
SECTION 157
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tanis and Applioace Loegtiozuh (a)
No liquefied petroleum gas meter or tank shall be located "in. any
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basement or cellar. Containers supplying liquefied petroleum gas
shall meet the following requirements:
1. Containers shall not be installed inside a building other
than one provided especially for this purpose. Containers
shall be located with respect to a building in accordance with
the following table:
Water Capacity of Container Minimum Distance from Building
0 to 500 gal. 10 ft.
• 501 to 1200 gal. 25 ft.
Over 1200 gal. 50 ft.
2. Containers shall be set upon a firm foundation. Settl-
ing shall be guarded against by a flexible connection or special
fitting on the outlet piping.
(b) Appliances for use with liquefied petroleum gas shall
meet the following requirements in addition to the requirements of
this Ordinance for gas appliances:
No appliance for use with liquefied petroleum gas shall be
installed in a location which does not have adequate ventila-
tion by gravity to the outside air from floor level, or in any
location where heavier - than -air gas might collect to form a
flammable mixture.
SECTION 158
Material for Gas Piping. (a) All pipe used for the installa-
tion, extension, alteration, and/or repair of any gas piping shall be
standard weight wrought iron or steel, yellow brass (containing not
more than 75% copper), or internally tinned or equivalently treated
copper of iron pipe size.
(b) All such pipe shall be either new, or shall have previous-
ly been used for no other purpose, than conveying gas; it shall be
in good condition and free from internal obstructions. Burred ends
shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe.
(c) All fittings used in connection with the above piping shall
be of malleable iron or yellow brass (containing not more than
75% copper).
(d) All valves and appurtenances used in connection with the
above piping shall be designed and approved for use with fuel gas.
(e) All joints in the piping system, unless welded, shall be
screwed joints, having American Standard or S. A. E. Standard
threads. Such screwed joints shall be made up with approved pipe
joints compound, insoluble in the presence of fuel gas, applied to
the male threads, only.
SECTION 159
Installation of Gas Piping. (a) No gas piping shall be built
into or imbedded in any brick, stone, masonry or concrete, except
for the purpose of passing vertically through a concrete slab.
Exception: When necessay due to structural conditions gas
piping which is dipped and wrapped, or equivalently pro-
tected, may be installed in these locations when permission
has been first obtained from the Plumbing Inspector.
(b) All gas piping installed below ground or under concrete
• slabs shall be dipped and wrapped or equivalently protected.
(c) Gas piping under a concrete slab shall be kept at least
three inches (3 ") below the slab. When the piping passes through
the slab the wrapping shall extend at least three inches (3") above
the slab.
(d) Where water vapor is present in the fuel gas served ac-
cessible drip pipes shall be provided at points where condensation
will tend to collect.
(e) All gas piping shall be adequately supported by metal
straps or hooks at intervals of not less than six (6') feet for piping
one (1 ") inch and smaller and not less than ten (109 feet for larger
piping.
(f) A gas service cock (no valves or lever handle gas cocks
permitted) shall be so installed that it will control all gas to each
building. Gas cock to be placed outside of building ot less than six
(6 ") inches above ground in an exposed and easily accessible posi-
tion.
Exception: In public and factory buildings, if under super-
' vised maintenance, gas cock may be placed in vault labeled
"Gas ".
(g) A readily accessible shut -off cock shall be installed in the
fuel piping outside of each appliance and ahead of the union con-
nection thereto in addition to the valve provided on the appliance.
Exception: Shut -off valves may be accessibly located inside or
under appliances when such appliance can be removed with.
out removal of the shut -off valve.
(h) Where unions are necessary, "Right and Left" nipples and
couplings shall be used. Bushings shall not be used in concealed
location. Ground -joint unions may be used at fixture or appliance,
connections, and in exposed exterior locations immediately on the
discharge side of a building shut -off valve.
(i) If air or oxygen under pressure is interconnected with the
gas piping system, an approved spring - loaded check valve shall be
installed to prevent any air or oxygen from entering the gas piping.
(j) All gas outlets located in a barbecue or fireplace shall
controlled by an approved operating valve located in the same room
and outside the hearth but not more than four W) feet from such
(k) Fitting prohibited on gas lines: Any fitting which does
not have full bore, such as street ells are not permitted on gas
lines.
• Bushings smaller than 2" in size, which reduce by one pipe size
are prohibited in any gas piping installation.
SECTION 160
Connections. (a) All pas and liquid fuel- burning heat -pro-
ducing appliances shall be rigidly connected to the fuel piping out-
let with a solid iron pipe except as hereinafter provided.
(b) Before any contemplated use of existing lines, pipe sizes
shall be verified through the proper administrative' authorities. If
such piping is found inadequate, separate fuel lines shair-be in-
stalled from source to the heating appliances.
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(c) Semi -rigid seamless tubing may be used to connect any
oil- burning appliance. The maximum length shall be three (3') feet
and it shall be of an approved type. The capacity shall be that re-
quired by the appliance. Such tubing shall not pass through any
wall, floor, or partition.
(d) Gas appliances burning not more than 100,000 Btu per
hour may be connected with approved type semirigid or other ap-
proved all metal, seamless tubing connectors of aluminum or yel.
low brass (containing not more than 75% copper).
1. Gas appliances burning not more than 40,000 Btu per
hour may be connected with approved metal tubing connectors
as shown above, having a nominal diameter of three - eighths
inches (% ") and an over-all length of not to exceed eighteen
inches (18 ").
2. Except as shown above the over -all length of such con.
nectors shall not exceed six feet (6').
3. The capacity of the connector shall be that required by
the appliance it serves.
4. No part of such connectors shall be concealed within or
run through any wall, floor or partition.
(e) A separate shut -off valve shall be installed in all gas
. lines within three feet (3') of the appliance. The valve shall be of
the same size as the pipe in which it is installed.
(f) All electrical connections and wiring shall be made in ac.
cordance with the electrical code. This shall not apply to enclosed
wiring which is an integral part of any approved electrically con.
trolled device. Gas piping shall not be used for an electrical ground
or in lieu of wiring.
(g) No aluminum tubing shall be installed under first story
floors unless there is a basement.
SECTION 161
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Piping for Liquefied Petroleum Gas. In addition to the re.
quirements of this Ordinance for gas piping, piping for use with
liquefied petroleum gas shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Such piping shall not serve any gas water heater located
in a pit or basement where heavier than air gas might collect to
form a flammable mixture.
(b) Compounds used on thread connections shall be insoluble
in liquefied petroleum gas.
(c) Every valve and appurtenance used on such piping shall
be designed and approved for use with liquefied petroleum gas.
(d) A shut -off shall be installed outside of each building
ahead of any union connection.
(e) Discharge from relief valves shall be into the open air,
and shall be at least five (5') feet away from any opening into the
building.
SECTION 162
Leaks. (a) Leaks in gas piping shall be located by applying
soapy water to the exterior of the piping.
(b) Fire or acid shall not be used to locate or repair leaks, nor
shall any substance other than air be introduced into the gas pip-
ing, and the use of ether is prohibited.
(c) It shall not be permissible to repair defects in gas piping
or fittings, but having been located, the defective pipe or fitting
shall be removed and replaced with sound material.
SECTION 163
Interconnection of Gas Piping Systems. (a) It shall be un-
lawful to connect any gas appliance in such a manner that such
appliance may receive gas from more than one system of gas pip-
ing.
(b) The installation use and /or maintenance of a gas valve
which makes it possible to turn on, control or otherwise direct the
flow of gas from one system of gas piping to another, where such
systems are supplied with gas from separate meters is hereby pro-
hibited, and any such valves or other inter - connection between se.
parate systems of gas piping shall be removed upon order of the
Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 164
Required Gas Supply. (a) The following regulations as set
forth in this section and in Section 165 "Required Gas Piping Size"
shall be the standard for the installation of gas piping. All regula-
tions and tables are based on the use of natural gas, of 0.65 specific
gravity, supplied at approximately eight (8 ") inches water column
pressure at the outlet of the meter.
(b) The hourly volume of gas required at each piping outlet
shall be taken as not less than the maximum hourly rating, as
specified by the manufacturer of the appliance or appliances to be
connected to each such outlet.
(c) When the manufacturer's rating of an appliance is given
in British Thermal Units (B.T.U.) per hour, this rating shall be
divided by the heating value of the gas to be delivered in B.T.U.
per cubic foot to obtain the corresponding gas demand in cubic feet
per hour.
(d) Where the gas appliances to be installed have not been
definitely specified, Table 1 may be used as a reference to estimate
requirements in cubic feet per hour of typical appliances.
(e) The size of the supply piping outlet for any gas appliance
shall be not less than the size of the inlet connection of that ap-
pliance and in no case smaller than one -half (% ") inch. The mini-
mum size of any piping outlet for a free standing gas range shall
be three - fourths (% ") inch. See Table following.
TABLE 1
Approximate Maximum Demand of Typical Gas
Appliances in Cubic Feet per Hour
(Based on Natural Gas of 1100 B.T.U. per
cubic foot)
Appliance Demand
Domestic Range — Recessed Top Burner Section, .............. ............... 50
Domestic Range — Recessed Oven Section ...... . .. ....:..:....:_:......- ::...25
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Storage Water Heater — upp to 30 gal. tank ............................ _ ...... 30
Storage Water Heater = 40 to 50 gal. tank ....... .............................45
Domestic Clothes Dryer ............................................... .............................20
Fireplace Log Lighter ..................:............................ .............................25
Barbecue (Residential) ............................................... .............................50
GasRefrigerator ......................................................... ............................... 3
BunsenBurner ........................................................... ............................... 3
House Trailers — 1 to 25 trailers — per hr. per trailer ................50
• House Trailers — 26 to 50 trailers — per hr. per trailer ................35
House Trailers — Over 50 trailers — per hr. per trailer ................30
Gas Engines (per horsepower) ............................................................ 10
Steam Boilers (per horsepower) ................................... _ ....................... 50
SECTION 165
Required Gas Piping Size. (a) Where the maximum demand
does not exceed two hundred (200) cubic feet per hour and the
maximum length of piping between the meter and the most distant
outlet is not over two hundred (200') feet, the size of each section
and each outlet of any system of gas piping shall be determined by
means of Table 2 of this section. Other systems within the range
of Table 2 may be sized from that table or by means of the methods
set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) To determine the size of each section of pipe in any sys-
tem within the range of Table 2 proceed as follows:
1. Measure the length of the pipe from the meter loca-
tion to the most remote outlet in the system.
2. In Table 2, select the column showing that distance,
or the next longer distance, if the table does not give the exact
length.
3. Use this vertical column to locate ALL gas demand
figures for this particular system of gas piping.
4. Starting at the most remote outlet, find in that vertical
column just selected, the gas demand for that outlet. If the ex-
act figure of demand is not shown, choose the next larger figure
below in the column.
5. Opposite this demand figure, in the first column at the
left in Table 2 will be found the correct size pipe.
6. Proceed in a similar manner for each outlet and each
section of pipe. For each section of pipe determine the total gas
demand supplied by that section.
(c) For conditions other than those covered by Table 2 and
by subsection (a) hereof, such as longer runs or greater gas de-
mands, the size of each gas piping system shall be determined by
standard engineering methods acceptable to the Plumbing Inspec-
tor and each such system shall be so designed that the total pres-
sure drop between the meter or other point of supply, and any out-
let, when full demand is being supplied to all outlets, will at no
time exceed 0.5 inches (% inch) water column pressure.
(d) Where gas of a different specific gravity is delivered, or
where the pressure is higher than eleven (11 ") inches or lower than
• seven (7) inches of water column, the size of piping required shall
be calculated by means of standard engineering methods satisfac-
tory to the Plumbing Inspector and the gas utility supplying the
gas.
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PROBLEM: Determine the required pipe size of each section and
outlet of the piping system shown in Figure 1. Gas to
be used has 0.65 specific gravity and 1100 B.T.U. per
cubic foot delivered at 8" water column pressure.
SOLUTION:
(1) Maximum gas demand
of Outlet A30 cu. ft. per hour (from Table 1.)
Maximum gas demand
of Outlet B-3 cu, ft. per hour (from Table 1.)
Maximum gas demand
of Outlet C-75 cu, ft. per hour (from Table 1.)
Maximum gas demand
of Outlet D -136 cu. ft. per hour
(150,000 B.T.U. per hour divided by 1100)
(2) The length of pipe from the gas meter to the most
remote (outlet A) is 60 feet. This is the only
distance used.
(3) Using Column marked 60' in Table 2.
Outlet A, supplying 30 c.f.h. required %" pipe.
Outlet B, supplying 3 c.f.h. required %" pipe.
Section 1, su�pplying Outlets A and B, or 33 c.f.h.
requires 'Fa" pipe.
Outlet C, supplying 75 c.f.h, requires 9'4" pipe.
Section 2, supplying Outlets A, B, and C, or 108
c.f.h. requires 34" pipe.
Outlet D, supplying 136 c.f.h. requires 1" pipe.
Section 3, supplying Outlets A, B, C, and D, or 244
c.f.h, requires 1" pipe.
CHAPTER 10
WATER HEATER AND VENTS
General. The regulations of this chapter shall govern the con-
struction, location and installation of gas -fired and other water
heaters, heating potable water, together with all flues, vents and
vent connectors for the same. All design, construction and work-
manship shall be in conformity with accepted engineering prac-
tices and shall be of such character, as to secure the results sought
to be obtained by this Ordinance. No water heater shall be here-
inafter installed which does not comply in all respects with the
type and model of each size thereof approved by the Plumbing
Inspector.
SECTION 166
DEFINITIONS:
(a) Combustible Material: Walls, floors, ceilings, shelves, or
other parts of a building constructed of wood, wood lath and Alas-
, ter, composition or paper.
(b) Gas Fitting: The installation, repair or alteration of gas
piping, gas water heaters or water heater vents regulated by this
• Ordinance.
(c) Vent Connector: A conduit or pipe designed to convey
the products of combustion from a water heater to its vent or flue.
(d) Vent or Flue: A conduit or pipe, vertical or nearly so in
direction, designed to convey the products of combustion to the
outside atmosphere.
(e) Water Heater: An approved appliance designed to di-
rectly heat potable water to less than 212° F.
SECTION 167
License. Only those persons licensed to do gas fitting may in-
stall, alter, or repair gas piping, water heaters or vents regulated
by this Ordinance.
SECTION 168
Permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, remove
or replace or cause to be installed, removed, or replaced any water
heater without first obtaining a permit from the Plumbing Inspec-
for to do so.
SECTION 169
INSPECTIONS:
(a) Inspection of Flues or Vents. This inspection shall be
made after all flues or vents or parts thereof authorized by the per-
mit have been installed, and before any such flue or vent or part
thereof has been covered or concealed. It will include a determina-
tion that the work and materials meet the requirements of this
Ordinance.
(b) Final Water Heater Inspection. This inspection shall be
made after all work authorized by the permit has been installed.
The Plumbing Inspector will make such inspection as he deems
necessary to assure himself that the work has been done in accord-
ance with the intent of this Ordinance. No equipment or part there-
of shall be covered or concealed until the same has been inspected
and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 170
Gas - Fired Water Heater Approval Requirements. Every gas
water heater shall conform to the "Approval Requirements for Gas
Water Heaters" of the American Gas Association. Every gas hot
water boiler shall conform to the "Approval Requirements for Hot
Water Boilers" of the American Gas Association.
Every such water heater or boiler shall bear an approval label
certifying that it conforms to these requirements.
SECTION 171
Second -Hand or Used Water Heaters. No used gas water heater
• shall be installed until the same has been tested by or.in the pres-
ence of the Plumbing Inspector. Such tests shall consist of sub-
jecting the tank of such gas water heater to a water or hydrostatic
pressure -test of 250 pounds per square inch.
The thermostat of all used automatic gas water heaters shall
be tested by having a temperature shut -off test applied by or in
the presence of the Plumbing Inspector.
A fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for each water tank test and. a fee
of One Dollar ($1.00) for each thermostat test shall be paid to the
Plumbing Inspector upon application for such test:
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No gas water heater which has failed to withstand any of the
tests provided for in this section shall be installed in any build-
ing or structure.
SECTION 172
OU- Burning and Other Water Heaters. Water heaters deriv-
ing heat from fuels or types of energy other than gas shall be
constructed and installed in accordance with approved standards in
a manner satisfactory to the Plumbing Inspector. Vents for such
• appliances shall be of approved materials and shall be installed
in conformity with their conditions of approval. Proper provisions
shall be made for an adequate supply of air for combustion and
for adequate ventilation of heater rooms or compartments. Each
such appliance shall be installed in an approved location satis-
factory to the Plumbing Inspector and to local and State fire pre-
vention agencies. '
SECTION 173
Enclosures. A compartment used to house a water heater
shall be of such size that the heater is readily accessible for ad-
justing, servicing or replacement. The lowest portion of the access
opening shall not be above the surface supporting the water heat-
er. Ceiling construction shall be extended above'the draft diverter
where any heater would otherwise project partially into any attic
space. No shelving shall be installed above the water heater. At
least two openings for combustion air shall be provided, one within
six (6 ") inches of the floor and one within six (6 ") inches of the
ceiling of any water heater compartment. Such opening shall be
screened and shall be of approximately the same area. Each
such opening shall be not less than thirty -six (36) square inches
in area nor shall the aggregate of any two such openings be less
than one square inch in area for each one thousand (1000) B.T.U.
of heat input to all gas water heaters in such compartment. Equiv-
alent ventilation may be approved when acceptable to the Plumb-
' ,ing Inspector. An adequate supply of air for combustion shall be
provided for every water heater.
SECTION 174
Clearance. Uninsulated gas -fired domestic water heaters shall
not be installed closer than six (6 ") inches to any combustible
wall or partition nor closer than three (3 ") inches to any protected
wall or partition. Insulated gas -fired domestic water heaters shall
not be installed closer than two (2") inches to any combustible
wall or partition nor closer than one (1 ") inch to any protected
wall or partition. The clearance may be reduced for appliances
which are designed and approved for installation adjacent to com-
bustible materials and installed in accordance with the conditions
of such approval. A protected wall will be considered as such if it
has one - fourth (ys ") inch of asbestos, covered with a No. 26 gauge
metal covering, or not less than one -hour fire resistive protection.
Clearances of 6" must be maintained in front of water heaters, from
all combustible materials.
• SECTION 175
Prohibited Locations. No open flame water heater shall be
installed in any room used or designed to be used for sleeping pur-
poses, dwelling toilet rooms, bathrooms, clothes closet, or under
any stairs or landing or in any closet or other confined space open-
ing into any bath or bedroom.
SECTION 176
Protection. (a) Water heaters installed in garages or other
areas where they may be subjected to mechanical damage shall be
adequately guarded against such damage and from coming in
contact with combustible material.
(b) All water heaters installed in open areas, and which
shall include those used for heating swimming pools, must be com-
pletely housed with roof and side walls. Vents for supply of com-
bustion air shall comply with the provisions of Section 173.
SECTION 177
Attic Installations. Gas water heaters installed in an attic
shall be accessible by an opening and passageway not less than
thirty (30 ") inches by thirty (3(Y") inches which shall be continu-
ous from the opening to the water heater. Each such water heater
shall be mounted on a solidly floored substantial platform extend-
ing at least twenty -four (24 ") inches beyond the heater on all
sides. The opening to the passageway shall be located not more
than twenty (20') feet from the water heater. An electric light,
controlled by a switch located adjacent to the passageway entry,
shall be provided at or near the water heater location. Every pass-
ageway shall have a solid, continuous flooring not less than twen-
ty -four (24 ") inches wide, from the entrance opening to the water
heater. A substantial ladder, permanently fastened to the build-
ing or equal access shall be provided_ leading to the attic opening.
SECTION 178
Water Supply Connections. A valve shall be installed on the
cold water supply to water heaters.
SECTION 179
Approved Type Vents Required. (a) Each water heater shall
be connected to an approved flue or vent and each such flue or
vent for a gas -fired water heater shall consist of approved vent
piping of non - combustible, corrosion- resistant material of suffi.
cient thickness, cross - sectional area and heat insulating quality to
avoid excess temperature on any adjacent combustible material
as determined by tests made by a recognized testing laboratory.
• Such flues or vents may be used only to vent gas -fired water heat.
ers approved for maximum flue gas temperature of 550° F, at the
outlet of the appliance or the draft hood.
(b) Flues or vents shall be made up with tight joints. Where
approvals require the use of flue pipe cement, such cement shall
be acid resisting.
SECTION 180
Vent Clearances. Flues or vents shall be installed with a
clearance of combustible material of not less than one .(1 ")-.inch
or otherwise flues or vents shall be located in such a manner that
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continued operation of the water heater will not raise the temper.
ature of surrounding combustible construction more than 90° F.,
above normal room temperature.
EXCEPTIONS:
(a) Flue or vent piping requiring a clearance greater than
one (1 ") inch to avoid excess temperature on adjacent combustible
material, or which require ventilated clearances shall be installed
in accordance with the conditions of approval and listing by the
• testing laboratory.
(b) Flue or vent piping approved for less than one (1 ") inch
clearance from combustible materials may be installed in accord-
ance with the conditions of approval and listing by the testing
laboratory. No flue or vent or part thereof shall be installed in
violation of its conditions of approval.
SECTION 181
Vent Support and Protection. (a) Flue or vent piping shall
be supported at each joint and at sufficient intervals to keep it
rigid and to adequately support its weight. Suitable provision shall
be made to prevent mechanical injury to flues and vents where
they extend through walls, floors or roofs.
(b) Every vent connector shall be securely supported at in-
tervals of not more than six (69 feet.
(c) Approved metal spacing devices shall be installed to
Insure required clearances between any flue or vent or any vent
connector and adjacent combustible construction. Such devices
may be omitted in non - combustible construction.
(d) Each joint of single wall metal vent connectors shall be
secured by sheet metal screws; at least two in four inch size and
at least three in larger sizes.
SECTION 182
Sheet Metal Specifications. All sheet metal constituting a part
of any vent or vent connector or used in connection therewith, shall
be at least No. 26 U.S. Standard gauge, except that straps, stirrups, or
hangers shall be at least No. 20 U.S. Standard gauge galvanized
iron or steel not less than %" in width. All ferrous sheet metal
shall be galvanized.
SECTION 183
Size, Rise and Run of Vents and Vent Connectors,
(a) Every flue, vent and vent connector shall have a clear
and unobstructed flue area not less than the area of the outlet on
the water heater, but in no case shall any vent or portion thereof
have a flue area of less than twelve (12) square inches, or a mini-
mum internal dimension of less than two (2 ") inches.
(b) An approved square vent may be used, provided its in-
ternal width is not less than the diameter of the round vent for
which it is substituted. An approved rectangular or oval vent may
be used, provided its effective area is not less than that of the
round vent for which it is substituted.
(c) A single portion of any round flue or vent may extend
• at an angle of not more than 60° from the vertical.
(d) Metal vent connectors shall be not less in diameter than
the vent outlet of the water heater. Vent connectors shall have a
rise of not less than one (1 ") inch per foot of length. The horizon-
tal projected length shall not exceed seventy -five (755o) per cent
of the vertical projected length of the vent and vent connector.
SECTION 184
Location of Vent Connectors and Draft Hoods.
(a) A single wall metal vent connector, not to exceed five (5')
feet in length and exposed to view in a room throughout its en-
tire length may be used to connect a water heater to its vent. Such
vent connectors shall not be installed under any portion of a build-
ing not directly over a basement or cellar, nor in any attic, roof
space, or other portion of a building not in general use by the
occupants thereof.
(b) Combustible material within twelve (12 ") inches ver-
tically and six (61') inches horizontally of any vent connector or
draft hood shall be protected by approved fire - resistive material.
These distances shall be measured at right angles to the vent con.
nector.
SECTION 185
Independent Vent Required. Every gas water heater shall
have an entirely separate and independent vent, except that not
more than four (4) such heaters may be connected to a common
vent if installed in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) All gas water heaters that are connected to a common
vent shall be located in the same story of the building.
(2) If more than three (3') feet of vent connector is re-
quired to connect any water heater to a common vent, the water
heater shall be connected to a vent manifold. The connection
between any water heater and the vent manifold shall not ex-
ceed three (3') feet in length.
(3) The length of the vent manifold shall not exceed fif-
teen (15') feet, nor be greater than seventy -five (75 5/6) per cent
of the height of the vertical vent to which it connects.
(4) Both the vent manifold and the vent connectors shall
have a rise of not less than one (1 ") inch per foot of length.
(5) The vent connectors shall approach and intersect the
vent manifold so that the flow of the products of combustion will
converge at an angle of not more than forty -five (45 °) degrees.
(6) The size of the common vent and the vent manifold
shall be not less than the values set forth in the following table:
• - Maximum Input Min. Internal Diam.
No. of Gas Rating of all of Round Vent and
Water Heaters or Heaters Vent Manifold
2 -3 75,000 B.T.U. 5"
4 100,000 B.T.U. 6"
4 200,000 B.T.U. 7"
4 300,000 B.T.U. 8"
SECTION 186
Vent Termination. (a) Every gravity vent shall extend above
the roof surface and through its flashings,'and shall terminate in
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an approved cap with a venting capacity not less than that of the
vent.
(b) The outlet opening of any such vent shall be not less
than twelve (12 ") inches from any portion of a building, or not
less than four (4') feet from any of that portion of a building or
structure which extends at an angle of more than forty -five (45°)
degrees upward from the horizontal. No such vent outlet shall
terminate closer than eight (8') feet to or three (T) feet above
any door, window, or air intake.
(c) In no case shall a gas heater appliance vent nor a kitchen
vent terminate less than twenty -four (24 ") inches from any soil or
waste vent where it passes through the roof.
SECTION 187
Flue Lining Required. When a chimney is to be used to vent
a water heater, such chimney shall have built into it an approved
lined vent. Such vent shall be used only to vent such water heater.
SECTION 188
Damper Prohibited. No damper shall be installed in any vent,
vent connector, or appurtenance thereto to which a gas water heat.
er is connected.
CHAPTER 11
WATER DISTRIBUTION
SECTION 189
Running Water Required. Except where not deemed necessary
for safety or sanitation by the Plumbing Inspector, each plumbing
fixture shall be provided with an adequate supply of potable run-
ning water piped thereto in an approved manner, so arranged as to
flush and keep it in a clean and sanitary condition without danger
of back -flow or cross connection. Water closets shall be flushed by
means of an approved tank or flushometer valve. Such tanks or
valves shall have a water flushing capacity of at least 4 gallons
at each operation.
SECTION 190
Unlawful Connections. (a) No installation of potable water
supply piping or part thereof shall be made in such a manner that
it will be possible for used, unclean, polluted, or contaminated
water, mixtures or substances to enter any portion of such piping
from any tank, receptacle, equipment or plumbing fixture by rea-
son of back siphonage, by suction, or any other cause, either during
normal use and operation thereof -or when any such tank recep-
tacle, equipment or plumbing fixture is flooded, or subject to pres-
sure in excess of the operating pressure in the hot or cold water
piping.
(b) No person shall make a connection or allow one to exist
between pipes or conduits carrying domestic water supplied by any
public or private water service system and any pipes, conduits, or
fixtures containing or carrying water from any other source or con-
taining or carrying water which has been used for any purpose
whatsoever, or any industrial piping carrying chemicals, liquids,
gases, or any substances whatsoever, unless there is provided an
•
approved backflow prevention device.
.
(c) No plumbing fixture, device or connection shall be in-
stalled or maintained or shall be connected to any domestic water
supply, when such installation or connection may provide a pos-
sibility of polluting such water supply or may provide a cross -con-
' nection between a distributing system of water for drinking and
domestic purposes and water which may become contaminated by
such plumbing fixture, device, or construction unless there is pro-
vided an approved back -flow prevention device.
(d) No water piping supplied by any private water supply
system shall be connected to any other source of supply without
the approval of the Department of Building and Safety.
(e) No water piping supplied by any private water supply
system shall be connected to any other source of supply without
the approval of the Department of Building and Safety.
SECTION 191
Cross - Connection Control. No person shall install any water
operated equipment or mechanism, or use any water treating chem.
ical or substance, if it is found that such equipment mechanism,
chemical or substance may cause pollution of the domestic water
supply. Such equipment or mechanism may be permitted when
equipped with approved backflow prevention devices.
Approval of Devices. Before any device for the prevention of
backflow or back - siphonage is installed, it shall have first been
approved by an authorized testing laboratory. Devices shall be
tested in accordance with the standard test rules. All devices in-
stalled in an approved water supply system for protection against
backflow shall be maintained in good working condition by the
person or persons having control of such devices. The Department
having jurisdiction may inspect such devices and, if found to be
defective or inoperative, shall require the repair or replacement
thereof. No device shall be removed from use or relocated, or other
device substituted, without the approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(a) Water Closet Flushometer Valves shall be equipped with
an approved vacuum breaker. Each such device shall be installed
on the discharge side of the flushometer valve with the critical
level at least 4 inches above the overflow rim of the bowl.
NOTE: Critical level C -L or C /L.
The critical level marking on a backflow prevention device or
vacuum breaker is a point established by the testing laboratory
and usually stamped on the device by the manufacturer which de-
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termines the minimum elevation above the flood level rim of the
fixture or receptacle served at which
the device may be installed.
When a back flow prevention device
does not bear a critical level
marking the bottom of the vacuum breaker, combination valve,
or the bottom of any approved device shall constitute the critical
level.
(b) Toilet and Urinal Tanks shall be equipped with an ap-
proved ball -cock. The ball -cock shall be installed with the •critical
level at least 1 inch above the full opening of the over -flow pipe.
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In cases where the ball -cock has no hush tube, the bottom of the
water supply inlet shall be installed 1 inch above the opening of
the overflow pipe.
(c) Urinal Flushometer Valves. Urinals when served by a
flushometer valve shall be equipped with an approved vacuum
breaker installed on the discharge side of the flushometer valve.
The critical level shall not be less than four (4 ") inches above the
top of the urinal. Wall trough urinals when served by a flusho-
meter valve shall be so arranged as to have the critical level of
the vacuum breaker at least four. (4') feet above the floor level.
(d) Over Rim Supplies to Plumbing Fixtures. Inlets shall be
at least one inch above the flood level rim of the fixture.
(e) Direct Connections Between Potable Water Piping and
Sewer Connected Wastes shall not exist under any condition with
or without backflow protection. An approved air gap of two pipe
diameters of the supply inlet, and at no time less than one inch,
shall be maintained. Connection may be made to the inlet side
of a fixture trap provided that an approved vacuum breaker is in-
stalled not less than six (6 ") inches above the flood level rim of
such trapped fixture, so that at no time will such device be sub-
jected to any back pressure.
(f) No Potable Water Piping shall be installed or maintained
within any pi or device conveying sewage, wastes or other haz-
Ting
ardous materials.
(g) Inlets to Tanks —Vats, Sumps and Other Receptors. When
inlets are protected by an approved vacuum breaker such device
shall be installed on the discharge side of the last valve with the
critical level not less than six (6 ") inches above the overflow rim
of such equipment. Inlets not protected by vacuum breakers shall
be installed not less than two pipe diameters, and at no time less
than one (1 ") inch above the overflow rim of such tank, vat or
equipment.
(h) Lawn Sprinkling Systems shall be equipped with an
approved vacuum breaker on the discharge side of each of the last
valves. The vacuum breaker shall be installed at no time less than
6" above the surrounding ground and above sufficient number of
heads so at no time will the vacuum breaker be subject to back
pressure or drainage.
(1) Valved Outlet 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. Fixtures with
integral vacuum breakers manufactured as a unit may be in-
stalled in accordance with their approval requirements.
(j) Medical, Therapeutic, Surgical, Mortuary or Similar Places.
Water outlets shall be protected by approved vacuum breakers on
the discharge side of the last valves and installed not less than
five and one -half (5%') feet above the floor, and at no time less
than thirty -six (36 ") inches above any fixture or equipment served,
unless such vacuum breaker is an integral part of the fixture or
equipment having an approval as a unit.
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(k) Water Cooled Compressors, De- Greasers, or Any Other
Water Cooled Equipment, shall be protected by an approved
vacuum breaker installed ahead of the equipment on the discharge
side of the last valve, and at least six (6 ") inches above the high-
est point of water delivery to and from the equipment, provid-
ing the above equipment is at no time under continuous flow
pressure for more than 12 hours, an approved pressure type vacuum
breaker unit shall be installed. Such device shall be at no time
less than forty (40 ") inches above the highest point of delivery
to and from the equipment, unless otherwise satisfactory to the
Plumbing Inspector.
(1) Aspirators shall not be directly connected to a sewer con -
nected waste pipe and shall be equipped with an approved vacuum
breaker installed at least six (6 ") inches above the aspirator unit.
The discharge pipe from such unit shall be designed for free flow
(air gap discharge) and the length of such discharge pipe or tub-
ing shall in no case exceed six (6 ") inches.
(m) Vacuum Breakers for Hot Water Over 160° shall be of
approved type designed to operate at temperatures of 160° or more
without rendering any portion of the device inactive.
(n) Steam and Steam Boiler Connections shall be protected
by an approved backflow prevention device as set forth in the first
and fifth paragraphs of sub - section (o) of this section "Industrial
Lines."
(o) Industrial Lines. In cases where it is impractical to cor-
rect individual
cross- connections on the domestic water line,
the
line supplying
such outlets shall be considered an industrial
line.
No drinking or domestic water outlets shall be connected to the
industrial line. Backflow or back - siphonage from the industrial
water line into the domestic water line shall be prevented by the
installation of a gravity tank or by a tank having a pump for de-
sired industrial water. The domestic water inlets to the industrial
tank shall have an approved air gap as required elsewhere in this
chapter.
Where it is impracticable to install tanks as set forth above,
an approved pressure type backflow or back - siphonage prevention
device shall be installed as follows:
• Where reverse flow, due only to gravity or.a vacuum
within the line, can occur or approved
pressure type
vacuum breaker unit or other approved
backflow pre-
vention device shall be installed in the supply line.
.
Each pressure type vacuum breaker unit shall be in-
stalled at a height of at least forty (40 ") inches above
the highest tank, equipment, or point of usage of the
industrial water. Other approved backflow prevention
devices shall be installed in a manner satisfactory to
the Plumbing Inspector but in no case less than twelve
(12 ") inches above the surrounding ground or floor..
Wherever possible, all portions of the industrial line
shall be exposed and all exposed portions shall be
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properly identified in a manner satisfactory to the
Plumbing Inspector. Each outlet on the industrial line
which may be used for drinking or domestic purposes
shall be posted: DANGER — UNSAFE WATER.
SECTION 192
Materials. (a) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, cop-
per, Type L & K, cast -iron galvanized wrought iron or steel, or lead.
EXCEPTION: Galvanized wrought iron or steel pipe or stream•
line copper tubing Type M will not be permitted under cement
slab floors.
(b) Cast-iron fittings, up to and including two (2 ") Inches in
size, when used in connection with potable water piping shall be
galvanized.
(c) All malleable iron water and pipe fittings shall be gal.
vanized.
(d) No pipe or tubing used for gas, oil, wastes, or similar
purposes shall be used for water piping. Inside surfaces of water
piping shall not be detrimental to potable water.
SECTION 193
Valves. (a) Valves up to and including two (2 ") inches in
size shall be brass. Sizes over two (2 ") Inches ma have cast iron
or brass bodies. Each gate valve shall be a fulTway type with
working parts of noncorrosive metal.
(b) A fullway gate valve, controlling all outlets, shall be In-
stalled on the discharge side of each water meter and on each un.
metered water service. A separate shutoff valve shall be required
for each building or structure. A fullway valve shall be installed
on the discharge piping from the water supply tanks at or near the
tank. A valve shall be installed on the cold water supply pipe to
each water heater at or near the water heater.
(c) All valves used to control two or more openings shall be
gate valves or other approved valves.
(d) All shutoff valves or control valves shall be readily ac-
cessible.
(e) Every toilet shall be equipped with a valve controlling
the water supply of the same, and every fixture situated above the
first floor of any building shall have an individual valve control•
ling the water supply to such fixture.
(f) Slip Joint Connections: Where slip joint connections are
used on water supplies to fixtures they shall be made with slip
joint valves. Exception only for bath supplies.
SECTION 194
Installation, Inspection and Testing.
(a) Installation. All water piping shall be adequately sup-
ported to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector. Burred ends
shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe. Changes in direction
shall be made by the appropriate use of fittings. All such piping,
equipment, appurtenances and devices shall be installed In a work-
manlike manner in conformity with the provisions and intent of
• this Ordinance.
(b) Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall
not be run or laid in the same trench with nonmetallic building
sewer or drainage piping except as provided In this section.
The water service pipe may be placed in the same trench with
such building drain and building sewer provided both of the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
The bottom of the water service pipe, at all points, shall be at
least 12 inches above the top of the sewer line.
The water service pipe shall be placed on solid shelf excava-
tion at one side of the common trench.
(c) Inspection. No water piping system or part thereof shall
be covered or concealed until it has first been inspected and ap-
proved by the Plumbing Inspector.
(d) Testing. Before such approval, both hot and cold water
piping shall be subjected to a full working water pressure test.
Piping must not leak when subjected to such test. All water pipe
under concrete floors must be tested to a pressure of 150 pounds
per square inch.
SECTION 195
Size of Water Piping. (a) The size of potable water supply
pipe from meter or other source of supply to the fixture supply
branches, risers, fixtures, connections, outlets or other uses shall be
based on the total demand and shall be determined according to
the following tables:
Fixture
Units
Tank Toilet or Urinal ............... ...............................
2
Flushometer Toilet or Urinal . ...............................
6
Lavatory....................................... ...............................
1
BathTub ..................................... ...............................
2
Shower......................................... ...............
.... ............ 2
LaundryTray ........................... ...................
............ 2
KitchenSink ............................... ................
............... 2
BarSink ..................................... ...............................
1
Dishwasher................................. ...............................
1
Clothes Washer ......................... ....... ........................
2
HoseBibb ..................................... ...............................
2
EXAMPLE: Average 5 -room Dwelling
2 W.C.'s 2 Units ...... ...............................
4
2 Lav's 1 Unit ........... ...............................
2
• 1 Bath Tub (@ 2 Units . ...............................
2 Showers (@ 2 Units .............................
2
_... 4
1 Trays (@ 2 Units ....... ...............................
2
1 K. Sink Cad 2 Units ..... ...............................
2
1 B. Sink Cad 1 Unit------- -------------------
--- --- - - - - -- 1
1 Dishwasher (a7 1 Unit ............................
1
1 Clothes Washer (@ 2 Units ....................
2
5 Hose Bibbs (@ 2 Units ...............::...........10
TOTAL UNITS .. .............................30
ORDINANCE 808 30
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Public Use
5
10
2
5
5
4
4
Units
Units
Units
Units
Units
Units
Unit
Unit
Units
Units
Y v
6 Units on 3¢" piping
30 Units on 3." piping
55 Units on 1" piping
85 Units on 1%" piping
125 Units on 1%" piping
225 "Units on 2" piping
OUTLETS FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES OTHER THAN
LISTED ABOVE
Number of Fixture Units
Private Use Public Use
inch.................................... 1 2
% inch ..... ............................... 2 4
% inch .................................... 5 5
Sprinkler Heads: Each lawn sprinkler shall be counted as one
of fixture units.
Note: Each lawn sprinkler supply branch shall be at least one
pipe size smaller than the house supply to which it is connected.
(b) Hot Water Outlets. In computing series on cold water
pipe sizes, hot water outlets need not be counted, but piping to
such outlets must be sized according to preceding table. Piping
supplying water heaters shall be adequately sized to deliver the
required hot water demand plus that of any cold water outlets
served.
(c) Exceptions: The provisions of this section relative to
size of water piping shall not apply to the following:
1. Additions to existing installation provided the
Plumbing Inspector finds that there will be adequate water
supply for all fixtures.
2. Unusual conditions where, in the judgment of the
Plumbing Inspector, a reasonably adequate supply of
water is provided.
CHAPTER 12
HOUSE SEWERS AND PRIVATE
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
SECTION 196
Sewer Required. (a) Every building in which plumbing fix.
tures are installed, and every premises having drainage piping
thereon, shall have a connection to a public or private sewer ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) When a public sewer is not available for use, drainage
piping from buildings and premises shall be connected to an ap-
proved private sewage disposal system.
SECTION 197
Damage to Public Sewer or Private Sewage Disposal System.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, by any means
whatsoever, into any plumbing fixture, floor drain, interceptor,
sump, receptacle or device, which is connected to any drainage
system, public sewer, private sewer, septic tank or cesspool any
ashes, cinders, solids, rags, inflammable, poisonous or explosive
• liquid or gases, oils, grease or any other thing whatsoever, which
would, or could cause damage to the public sewer or private sewage
disposal system.
SECTION 198
House Sewer Materials. (a) The house sewer beginning
three (3') feet from any building or structure shall be of cast iron
pipe, or approved alternate material.
(b) Jointing methods and materials shall be as prescribed in
Chapter 2, Section 66 and 67 of this Ordinance.
SECTION 199
Grade, Support and Protection of House Sewers. (a) House
sewers shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform slope
of not less than one - fourth (Ya ") of an inch per foot toward the
point of disposal; provided, that where it is impractical, due to the
depth of the street sewer or to the structural features or to the
arrangement of any building or structure, to obtain a slope of one -
fourth (% ") of an inch per foot, any such pipe, or piping, 4" or
larger may have a slope of not less than one - eighth (% ") of an
inch per foot when approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
(b) House sewer piping shall be laid on a firm bed through.
out its entire length, and any such piping laid in made or filled in
ground shall be laid on a bed of approved materials and shall be
adequately supported to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector.
(c) No house sewer piping constructed of materials other
than those approved for use within the building shall be installed
within eighteen (18 ") inches of any building or bearing wall or
less than one (1') foot below the surface of the ground.
SECTION 200
Cleanouts. (a) Cleanouts shall be placed in every house
sewer at the junction with the soil pipe at the building, at the
junction with the main line sewer, or at the junction of the lateral
and the house sewer at the property line, and at intervals of not
to exceed one hundred (100') feet in straight runs.
(b) Every change in alignment or grade in excess of 22%
degrees in a house sewer shall be served by a cleanout. The ex-
tension of house sewer cleanouts to grade is optional.
SECTION 201
Sewer and Water Pipes. The water service pipe may be placed
in the same trench with the building drain and building sewer
provided both of the following conditions are met:
The bottom of the water service pipe, at all points, shall be at
least 12 inches above the top of the sewer line.
The water service pipe shall be placed on a solid shelf exca.
vated at one side of the common trench.
SECTION 202
Private Sewage Disposal (General). (a) Where permitted by
Section 196 the house sewer or private sewer shall be connected to
a private sewage disposal system complying with .the provisions
of this chapter. The type of system shall be determined "on the
basis of location, soil porosity, and ground water level and shall
be designed to receive all sanitary sewage from the property. ,No
surface drainage shall be permitted to enter—any part of the system.
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The system, except as otherwise provided, shall consist of a septic
tank with effluent discharging into a sub - surface disposal field,
into one or more seepage pits, or into a combination of subsurface
disposal field and seepage pits.
(b) Where space or conditions are such that neither of the
above systems can be expected to function satisfactorily; for minor
or temporary installations; for commercial, agricultural and in-
dustrial plumbing systems where appreciable amounts of indus-
tial or indigestible waste are produced; for buildings designed for
more than two families, for trailer camps, hotels, motels, schools
and similar buildings and individual properties where soil condi-
tions do not meet the requirements of Tables No. 12 -4 and 12 -5,
the sewage disposal shall be constructed in accordance with re-
quirements of the Department of Building and Safety. When com-
mercial food waste grinders are installed, the capacity of the septic
tank shall be increased by 50 01o.
(c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to
prevent the Department of Building and Safety from requiring
compliance with higher requirements than those contained herein
where such high requirements are essential to maintain a sanitary
condition.
SECTION 203
Drawings and Specifications. The Department of Building
and Safety may require any or all of the following information
before a permit be issued for a private sewage disposal system, or
at any time during the construction thereof.
(a) Plot plan drawn to scale completely dimensioned show-
ing direction and approximate slope of surface, location of all pres.
ent or proposed retaining walls, drainage channels, water supply
lines or wells, paved areas and structures on the plot, number of
bedrooms or plumbing fixtures in each structure and location of the
sewage disposal system with relation to lot lines and structures.
(b) Details of construction 'necessary to assure compliance
with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Full description of the complete installation, including
quality, kind and grade of all materials, equipment, construction.
workmanship and methods of assembly and installation.
(d) A log of soil formations and ground water level as de-
termined by test holes dug in close proximity to the proposed seep.
age pit or disposal field.
(e) Statement of water absorption characteristics of the soil
at proposed site as determined by approved percolation tests.
See Table following:
Table No. 12 -1
Location of Sewage Disposal System
Minimum Distance in Clear Required From:
House Septic Disposal Seep. Pit
Sewer Tank Field or Cesspool
3 feet 5 feet 8 feet 8 feet Buildings or Structures
Clear 5 feet 5 feet 8 feet Property line adjoining
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private propertyf*
50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 100 feet Water Supply Wells'"
50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet Tidal Waters**
50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 100 feet Streams** '
10 feet 10 feet 10 feet Large trees
5 feet 5 feet 12 feet Seepage pits or cesspools
5 feet 4 feet . 5 feet Disposal field
1 foot 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot Domestic Water Line"
NOTE:
( °) Two times width of trench for trenches wider than two feet.
('•) Where special hazards are involved the distance required
shall be increased as may be directed by the Health Officer
or Department having jurisdiction.
SECTION 204
Location. Except where specifically required by the Health
Officer or other Department having jurisdiction and proper legal
easement is obtained and plans are approved by the Department of
Building and Safety, no house sewer or private sewage disposal
system or parts thereof shall be located in any lot other than the
lot which is the site of the building or structure served by such
house sewer or private sewage system; nor shall any house sewer
or private sewage disposal system or parts thereof be located at
any distance less than the minimum distance indicated in Table
No. 12.1 unless approval of the enforcing agency is first secured.
SECTION 205
Capacity of System. (a) The liquid capacity of septic tanks
shall conform to Table No. 12.2 as determined by the number of bed.
rooms in dwellings and the estimated daily flow in other property
uses.
Table No. 12 -2
Capacity of Septic Tanks
Dwellings Other Properties Liquid
Number of Estimated Flow. Capacity
Bedrooms- Gallons per Day Gallons
2 or less 240 or less 500
3 360 600
4 480 750
5 600 900
6 720 1 1100
'
7 840 1300
8 960 1500
( ") Septic tank capacities shall be increased by 50% for all dwell.
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ings where garbage disposal fixtures may be installed on the house
plumbing system.
Septic tanks larger than 1500 gallons liquid capacity where
periodic sewage flows are a small percentage of the total.volume
of the tank may be designed for a detention period of less -than 24
hours. - .
Where definite data is not available for determining the volume
of sewage flow, Table 12 -3 may be used to determine the estimafgd
daily flow. -
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See Table No. 12.3 following
Table No. 12.3
Type of Property. Use ................ ............................... Estimated Daily Flow
Dwellings ... 60 gal. per person
Motels (Bath and Toilet) ....... ............................... 40 gal. per person
Motels (Bath, toilet and kitchen) ... . ................. 50 gal. per person
Trailer Parks (All wastes) ..... ............................... 150 gal. per trailer
Labor Camps (All wastes) ... ....................... ........ 45 gal. per person
Small institutions ........................... .........................75125 gal. per person
Hospitals............................._.... ............................... 150.250 gal. per bed
Day Schools (Toilet Facilities) .......................... 15 gal. per person
Day Schools (with cafeteria) .............................. 20 gal. per person
Day Schools (with cafeteria and showers) .... 25 gal. per person
Factories, Shops (Rest rooms) ............................ 15 gal. per person
per 6 hr. shift -
Factories (with Showers) ..... ............................... 30 gal. per person
per 8 hr. shift
Theaters, Meeting Places ....... ...................... ......... 1.2 gal. per person
Drive -In Theaters .................................................... 2 gal. per car
Drive -In Theaters (with Cafe) ............................ 2ya gal. per car
Self - Service Laundries ............................................ 350 gal. per machine
(1) Septic tanks shall have a minimum of two compartments.
The inlet compartment of any septic tank shall be not less than 2/3
of the total capacity of the tank nor less than 350 gallons liquid
capacity, and shall be at least three (3') feet in width and five (5')
feet in length. Liquid depth shall be not less than three feet and six
inches (3' 6 ") nor more than six (6') feet The secondary compart-
ment of any septic tank shall be approximately one -third (1/3) of
the total capacity of such tank.
(2) The total depth shall be not less than nine (9 ") inches
greater than the liquid depth. The cover of the septic tank shall be
at least two (2 ") inches above the backvent openings, provided,
however, that septic tanks of other dimensions having equivalent
capacity may, when considered satisfactory, be approved by the Di.
rector of Building and Safety.
(b) The minimum seepage area of disposal fields shall con-
form to Table No. 12.4 as determined for the type of soil prevailing
on the side to the depth of 3 feet below bottom of proposed disposal
trenches. Test holes shall be drilled or dug and samples preserved
for reference when required by the Department of Building and Safe-
ty. When disposal fields are installed a minimum of 150 sq. ft. of
effective absorption area shall be provided for each system serving
any dwelling.
Table No. 12.4
Capacity of Disposal Field
Minimum Leaching Area In
Bottom of Disposal Trenches
Dwellings Other Properties
Character Square Feet Square Feet per.
of Soil per Bedroom 100 gals. per day
Clean, coarse sand, gravel .................... 60 50
Clean fine sand ........... ......................... . . .. 80 67
Sandy loam ... ............................. .. ..............120 100
Table No. 12.5
Capacity of Leaching Pits
Minimum Leaching Area in
Sidewall of Seepage Pits
Dwellings Other Properties
Character Square Feet Square Feet per
of Soil per Bedroom 100 gals. per day
Clean, coarse sand, gravel .................... 30 25
Clean fine sand ......... ......................... . ..... 45 38
Sandy loam ................................................ 75 63
Table No. 12.6
Dimensions of Small Septic Tanks
Inside Measurements
Including Thickness Vol.
No. of Liquid Total of 4 Inches Partitions Total of
Bdrms. Cap. Vol. Liquid Depth Concrete
Gal. Cu. Ft. Length Width Depth Yds.
1.2 500 80 7.6 2 -7 3.9 4.5 2.5
3 625 101 8.8 2 -9 3 -9 4.0 2.8
4 720 111 9.0 2.9 4.0 4.8 3.0
5 900 140 10.4 3.0 4.0 4.8 3.4
6 1080 168 12.4 3.0 4.0 4.8 4.0
7 1260 196 12.4 3.6 4.0 4.8 4.1
8 1440 224 12.4, 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.4
Concrete volumes are for walls six (6 ") inches thick; top, bot-
tom and partition each four (4 ") inches thick. Walls of lesser thick.
ness may be used when septic tank is prefabricated. The design
thereof must be approved by the Department of Building and Safety
and which design must be in accordance with *ell established
.principles of mechanics.
(c) Effective absorption area of any seepage pit shall be cal-
culated as the side wall area below the inlet exclusive of any hard-
pan, rock, clay, or other impervious formations and shall be as re-
quired by Table No. 12.5, by sub - section (d) hereof and by sub-
section (3) of Section 206.
(d) A minimum of 4 feet of porous formation for each in-
stallation shall be provided in one or more pits. The volume of
• seepage pits measured below the inlet shall be not less than two
times that of the septic tank discharging thereinto. No pit excava-
tion shall extend into any water table nor to a depth where sewage
may contaminate underground water stratum that is usable for
domestic purposes.
SECTION 206
Construction. (a) Plans for all septic tanks shall be sub.
.mitted to the Plumbing Inspector for approval. Such plans shall
show all dimensions, reinforcing, for calculations; and such
other pertinent data as may be required.
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Septic tanks shall be constructed of sound, durable material not
subject to excessive corrosion or decay and shall be water tight.
Access to each compartment shall be provided by a manhole or re-
movable cover 20 inches in minimum dimension, one of which shall
° be located over the inlet.
The inlet and outlet pipeor baffle shall extend at least 4
inches above and 16 inches below water surface.
Inlet and outlet pipe fittings or baffle and compartment parti-
tions shall have a free vent equal to the cross sectional area of the
house sewer or private sewer discharging thereinto to provide free
ventilation above the water surface from the disposal field or seep-
age pit through the septic tank, house sewer and stack to the outer
air. The invert of the inlet pipe shall be level and not less than
two (2 ") inches above the invert of the outlet pipe.
Partitions or baffles between compartment shall be of sound
durable material and shall extend at least 4 inches above the liquid
level and shall have at least a 4 inch slot or fitting equal to the ca-
pacity of the inlet to the tank, midway in the depth of the liquid.
(b) Where two or more drain lines or seepage pits are in-
stalled, a distribution box of sufficient size to receive lateral lines
shall be constructed at the head of each disposal field. The invert
of all outlets shall be level and the invert of the inlet shall be at
least one (1 ") inch above the outlets.
(c) Disposal fields shall be constructed in natural earth as
follows:
Minimum number of lines per field ........................ 1
Minimum bottom width of trench ............................ 18 inches
Maximum length of each line (unless other-
wiseapproved) ............................ .................. ..........100 feet
Maximum bottom width of trench (unless other-
wise approved) ........................................................ 36 inches
Minimum spacing of drain lines center to center.. 6 feet
Minimum depth of earth cover over tile (unless
otherwise approved) ............... ............................... 12 inches
Preferred depth of cover of tile lines ........................ 18 inches
Maximum grade of tile lines ....................................... 6 in. per 100 ft.
Minimum grade of tile lines ...................................... 3 in. per 100 ft.
Minimum filter material under tile ........................ 12 inches
Minimum filter material over tile ............................ 2 inches
Connections between septic tank and seepage pit or distribu.
tion box, or between seepage pits, shall be laid with a p p r o v e d
watertight joints. Multiple disposal field laterals, wherever prac-
ticable, shall be of uniform length.
All laterals from distribution box with grade exceeding 6 inches
per 100 feet shall be bell and spigot cast iron, vitrified clay or other
approved pipe with water tight joints.
Disposal field shall be constructed of clay field tile approxi-
mately twelve (12 ") inches in length and not less than four (4 ")
inches in diameter laid with half -inch open joints. Other types of
drain lines may be used when acceptable to the Plumbing Inspec-
tor. All bends used in the disposal field shall have one tight joint
to each end in the bend.
Grade boards shall be staked at proper grade in the center of
the trench to support drain tile. Before lines are laid, crushed stone,
gravel slag, clean cinders or similar materials having adequate
voids and acceptable to the Plumbing Inspector varying from Zia to
2Y2 inches in size shall be placed in the trench to the level of the
grade board. After drain lines have been placed, they shall be com•
pletely encased with filter material as hereinbefore provided before
inspection. After approval by the Plumbing Inspector, building
paper, straw or similar material shall be placed over the filter bed
to prevent closure of voids with earth backfull.
Approved paper strips not less than two (2 ") inches wide and
long enough to cover the upper half of the line shall be required
over each joint of clay field tile.
When lined seepage pits are used in combination with disposal
fields, the filter material in the trenches shall terminate at least
five (5) feet from the pit excavation and the line extending from
such point to the seepage pit shall be bell and spigot pipe with
tight joints.
(d) Each cesspool or seepage pit shall be circular in shape
and shall have an excavated diameter of not less than four (4')
feet. Each such pit except in rock - filled seepage pits used in com-
bination with the disposal fields, shall be lined with approved type
whole new hard burned common brick, concrete brick, concrete
circular type cesspool blocks, or other approved materials. Approval
shall be obtained prior to construction for any pit having an ex-
cavated diameter greater than five (5') feet. Each cesspool, when
permitted by subsection (f) hereof shall be dug to a depth of not
less than 25 feet from the surface of the ground and shall have a
minimum side wall (not including the arch) of 20 feet below the
inlet, provided, however, that when a strata of gravel or equally
pervious material of 4 feet in thickness is found, the depth of such
side wall need not be more that 10 feet below the inlet. A cess-
pool installation shall be considered only as a temporary expedient
pending the construction of a pubic sewer (See subsection (f) here-
of).
Each seepage pit shall be dug to a depth of not less than fifteen
(15') feet from the surface of the ground and shall have a minimum
side wall (not including the arch) of ten (10') feet below the inlet.
The capacity of the seepage pits shall be based on the charac.
ter of the soil surrounding such pits and shall conform to Table
No. 12.4 of this Chapter. The volume of seepage pits, measured be-
low the inlet, shall be not less than two times the liquid capacity
of the septic tank discharging thereinto.
Multiple seepage pit installations shall be of uniform depth
and shall be served through an approved distribution box.
When two or more cesspools or seepage pits are connected the
effluent shall leave such pools through an approved vented leg ex-
tended at least sixteen (16 ") inches below the inlet flow line.. An
approved inlet fitting shall be provided in every cesspool or seepage
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pit so arranged as to prevent the inflow from damaging the side -
wall.
The lining in every cesspool or seepage pit shall be laid
on a firm foundation. Lining materials shall be placed tight to-
gether and laid with joints staggered. Except in the case of ap-
proved type precast circular or radical sections, no brick shall be
greater in height than its width and shall be laid flat to form a
four (4 ") inch wall. Brick greater than two and one -half (2% ")
inches in height or nine (9 ") inches in length shall have radical
shaped ends and be scored to provide for seepage.
The arch or dome of any such cesspool or seepage pit may be
constructed in one of three ways:
(1) Brick laid in cement mortar.
(2) Brick laid dry.
In both of the above methods, an approved cement mortar cov.
ering of at least two (2 ") inches in thickness shall be applied, said
covering to extend at least six (6 ") inches beyond the side walls
of seepage pit.
(3) Approved type one piece reinforced concrete slab coated
with an approved non - permeable material on the underside.
Top of the arch must be at least eighteen (18 ") inches below
the surface of the ground and not more than four (4') feet.
(e) Disposal systems shall be designed to utilize the most por-
ous or absorptive portions of the soil formation. Where the ground
water level extends to within twelve (12') feet or less of the ground
surface or where the upper soil is porous and the underlying stra-
tum is rock or impervious soil, a septic tank and disposal field
system shall be installed.
(f) Where it is established that a public sewer system will
be available in less than two (2) years and soil and ground water
conditions are favorable to cesspool disposal, cesspools without sep-
tic tanks may be permitted for single family dwelling or other
equivalent uses.
(g) No privy vault or cesspool shall be maintained or allowed,
except during the construction of the building or buildings, in any
part of the City where a sewer exists in -the street or alley upon
- which the property abuts. All cesspools which are disconnected and
not in use shall immediately be filled up and it shall be considered
a violation of this ordinance to maintain or allow to be maintained
any such unused cesspool on any premises in the City of Newport
Beach.
The top cover or arch over the cesspool, seepage pit or septic
tank shall be removed before filling, and such filling shall not ex-
tend above the top of the vertical portions of the walls until such
cesspool seepage pit or septic tank, has been inspected. After such
inspection such cesspool, seepage pit or septic tank shall be filled
to the level of the top of the ground. .
No person owning or controlling any such cesspool or seepage
pit on the premises of such person, or in that portion of any public
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street, alley, or other public property abutting such premises, shall
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fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section
upon receipt of notice so to do from the Department having juris-
diction.
Every private sewage disposal shall be maintained in a good
state of repair.
SECTION 207
Sewage Waste on Ground Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to
cause or permit any liquid household waste, domestic sewage or
sewage effluent from any private sewage disposal system to be
deposited, discharged or to overflow onto the surface of the ground
or into any open pit or open trench unless prior approval of the
Health Officer is secured to do so.
SECTION 208
The Director of Building and Safety of the City of Newport
Beach is hereby vested with the authority to enforce all of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 209
It shall be the duty of the Director of Building and Safety to
issue permits for plumbing and plumbing installations under the
provisions of this Ordinance whenever the applicant for such permit
shall have complied with all of the requirements hereof.
SECTION 210
The Director of Building and Safety shall collect such fees for
plumbing permits as are provided to be paid by this Ordinance.
SECTION 211
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of Newport Beach hereby de-
clares that it would have adopted and passed this Ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof ir-
respective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or void.
SECTION 212
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not
more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a sepa-
rate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any viola-
tion of any of the provisions of this Ordinance is committed, con-
tinued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation and shall
be punishable therefor as herein provided.
SECTION 213
Ordinances Nos. 379 and 493 of the City of Newport Beach and
all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict.herewith are
hereby repealed provided, however, that the provisions of this.Ordi-
nance insofar as they are substantially the,same as existing Ordi-
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nances must be construed as continuations thereof and not as new
enactments.
This ordinance shall be published at least once in the Newport
Harbor Ensign, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published in the City of Newport Beach and shall take effect 30
days after its final passage.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 25th
day of March, 1957, and was finally passed and adopted on the 8th
day of April, 1957, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Hart, Wilder,
Stoddard Higbie, Ridderhof, Hill.
Dora O. I
ATTEST: Mayor
Margery Schrouder
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE SS.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
Mar er _Schrouder
_ City Clerk of the City of Newport
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Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ........... Ordinance ...................... -- - - - --- --- - - - - --
No.- - ...... 808----------- - - - - -- --was duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the
regular meeting place thereof, on the ...... 8th......... day, of .............. April ................................ Iq_57_
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN---- - - - Hart, Wilder, Stoddard, Higbie, Ridderhof, Hill
....................... - _ -- - -
• NOES: COUNCILMEN ...... None
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN -- MacKay -
Dated this- - - ---- -15th day of - - August ..................................... - 19 -57-
NB 130 -500 12/56
---- - - - -.- Y -- -- -. - - -- - ----------------------------------------- Cit Clerk and Off io Clerk of the City Council.
City of Newpeach, State of California