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CITY OF IRWINDALE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE NO. 4
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A PLUMBING CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, That certain plumbing code known
and designated as "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1955 Edition"
prepared by the Western Plumbing Officials Conference,
chapters 1 through 13 and appendices A through F, and
each provision thereof except as herein provided, shall
be and become the Plumbing Code of the City of Irwindale,
regulating sanitary plumbing and drainage systems, house
sewers, and private sewage disposal systems and providing
for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees
therefor.
Three copies of the said Uniform Plumbing Code,
Chapters 1 through 13 and Appendices A through F have
been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the
City of Irwindale and shall be at all times maintained
by the said Clerk for use and examination by the public.
SECTION 2. Said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby
amended by adding Part 1 thereto, prior to Chapter 1, to
read:
ADMINISTRATION
Article 1. General Provisions
Section 1. Title
This ordinance shall be known as the City of
Irwindale Plumbing Code, may be cited as such and will
be referred to in this ordinance as "this code".
Section 2. Scope AW*
The provisions of this code shall apply to the
construction, removal, alteration, moving, repair and use
of any plumbing or drainage work on any premises within the
City of Irwindale except work
a of the Federal Government
b of the State of California
c located primarily in a public way
d consisting of public utility service piping
e otherwise specifically exempted elsewhere
in this code.
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Section 4. Use of Terms
Whenever the term "Administrative Authority" is
used in this code, such term shall be construed to mean
the "County Engineer" of the County of Los Angeles, the
City of Irwindale or their authorized representative.
Article 2. Duties of the Administrative Authority
,. Section 21. Submission of and
Checking of Plans
The Administrative Authority shall require sub-
mission of, examine and check plans and specifications,
drawings, descriptions, and diagrams necessary to show
clearly the character, kind and extent of plumbing work
covered by applications for a permit and upon approval
thereof shall issue the permit applied for.
Section 22. Fees
The Administrative Authority shall collect all
fees for permits issued as provided by this code, issue
receipts therefor, copies of which shall be maintained
as a record in his office. He shall transfer all fees
collected by him to the proper authority provided by law
to receive such funds.
Section 23. Inspection
The Administrative Authority shall administer
and enforce the provisions of this code in a manner con-
sistent with the intent thereof and shall inspect all plumb-
ing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure
compliance with provisions of this code or amendments there-
to, approving or condemning said work in whole or in part
as conditions require.
Section 24. Certificates of Approval
The Administrative Authority shall issue upon
request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved
by him.
Section 25. Work Rejected
The Administrative Authority shall condemn and
reject all work done or being done or materials used or
�— being used which do not in all respects comply with the
provisions of this code and amendments thereto.
Section 26. Corrections
The Administrative Authority shall order changes
in workmanship or materials, or both, essential to obtain
compliance with the provisions of this code.
Section 27. Investigation
The Administrative Authority shall investigate
any construction or work regulated by this code, and issue
such notices and orders as provided in Section 31.
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Section 28. Records
The Administrative Authority shall keep a complete
record of all the essential transactions of his office.
Section 30. Right of Entry
Upon presentation of proper credentials the Ad-
ministrative Authority or his duly authorized representative
may enter at reasonable times any building, structure, „N
or premises in the City of Irwindale to perform any duty
imposed upon him by this code. Every person who denies
or prevents, obstructs, or attempts to deny, prevent, or
obstruct such access is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 31. Damo�n e__r�__�oou�ss and Insanitary
onstrion
Whenever brought to the attention of the depart-
ment having jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions
exist or that any construction or work regulated by this
ordinance is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or a menace
to life, health or property or is in violation of this
ordinance the said department may request an investigation
by the Administrative Authority who, upon determining
such information to be a fact, shall order any person,
firm or corporation using or maintaining any such condi-
tion or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof
to discontinue the use of or maintenance thereof or to
repair, alter, change, remove or demolish same, as he
may consider necessary for the proper protection of life,
health or property, and in the case of any gas piping or
gas appliance may order any person, firm or corporation
supplying gas to such piping or appliance to discontinue
supplying gas thereto until such gas piping or gas appli-
ance is made safe to life, health and property.
Every such order shall be in writing addressed
to the owner, agent or person responsible for the premises
in which such condition exists and shall specify the date
or time when such order shall be complied with, which time
shall allow a reasonable period in which such order can
be complied with by the person, firm or corporation receiv-
ing such order but shall never exceed the maximum period
for which such construction can safely be used or main-
tained in the judgment of the Administrative Authority.
Refusal or failure or neglect to comply with any such no-
tice or order shall be considered a violation of this ord-
inance.
Section 32. Stop Orders
Whenever any work regulated by this code is being
done contrary to the provisions thereof, the Administrative
Authority may order the work stopped by notice in writing
served on any persons engaged in doing or causing such work
to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop
such work until authorized by the Administrative Authority
to proceed with the work.
Article 3. Permits
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Section 51. Permits Required
A person, whether acting as principal, servant,
agent or employee shall not do or cause or permit to be
done any gas piping, plumbing, drainage, house sewer or
private sewage disposal work regulated by this code with-
out first securing a permit from the Administrative
Authority authorizing him so to do.
I— Section 52. Time Limit
Every permit issued by the Administrative Auth-
ority under the provisions of this code shall expire by
limitation and become null and void if the work author-
ized by such permit is not commenced within sixty (60)
days from the date of such permit, or if the work author-
ized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time
after the work is commenced for a period of sixty (60)
days. Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall
be first obtained so to do.
Section 55. Work in Public Highways
No person shall install, remove, alter or repair
any house sewer or part thereof which is located in any
public way in the City of Irwindale without having first
obtained a permit from the City of Irwindale or the State
Department of Public Works (Division of Highways) which-
ever agency may have jurisdiction over the particular
thoroughfare affected.
Section 56. Work Not Requiring Permit
No permit shall be required in the case of any
repair work as follows: the stopping of leaks in drains,
soil, waste or vent pipe, provided however that should
any trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe be or become
defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace
the same with new material in any part or parts, the
same shall be considered as new work and a permit shall
be procured and inspection made as hereinbefore provided.
No permit Shall be required for the clearing of stoppages
or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures
when such repairs of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures
do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement
of valves, pipes or fixtures.
No permit, test or inspection shall be required
where a plumbing system or part thereof is set up for ex-
hibition purposes and has no connection with a water or
drainage system.
Section 57. Issuance of Permits
(a) No permit shall be issued to any person to
do, or cause to be done, any construction or work regulated
by this ordinance unless such person is duly licensed or
registered as required by the City of Irwindale, except
when and as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) A permit may be issued to the owner of the
legal of equitable title to any property on which he
resides or intends to reside and which is used primarily
for single or two-family residence purposes, together
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with accessory buildings which are occupied or designed
to be occupied by said owner, to install, alter or repair
any plumbing on, in or connection with said property,
provided the said installation, alteration or repair
is done by himself, a member of his immediate family,
or by a person or entity duly registered or licensed by
the City of Irwindale to perform such work.
(c) A permit may be issued to any responsible
person not acting in violation of Chapter 9, Division 3
of the Business and Professions Code of the State of
California for the installation, alteration, or repair of
water piping, water treatment equipment and for private
sewage disposal systems and house sewers connecting there-
to. Permits may be issued for the installation, alter-
ation, or repair of house sewers connecting with the pub-
lic sewer to persons properly registered or licensed as
required by the City of Irwindale.
Section 58. Application for Permit
Any person legally entitled to apply for and
receive a permit shall make such application to the Ad-
ministrative Authority on forms provided for that purpose.
He shall give a description of the character of the work
proposed to be done and the location, ownership, occupancy
and use of the premises in connection therewith. The Ad-
ministrative Authority may require plans, specifications,
or drawings and such other information as he may deem
necessary and pertinent, prior to the granting of a permit.
If the Administrative Authority determines that
the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions, or
information furnished by the applicant is in compliance
with this ordinance and all other laws and ordinances
applicable thereto, he shall issue the permit applied for
upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter fixed.
Section 59. Cost of Permit
Any person applying for a permit shall, at the
time the application is made, pay to the Administrative
Authority the fees set forth in this section.
Except as provided herein a plumbing permit and
a sewer or private sewage disposal permit shall be required
for each building or installation.
Exception. Where accessory buildings and/or
appurtenances, such as laundry rooms, guest houses, bath
houses or swimming pools, are used in conjunction with a
single or two family residence, are located on the same
lot and under the same ownership, and are erected at the
same time as the main building, all plumbing items may
be combined on one plumbing permit. All buildings and
appurtenances regardless of type, located on the same lot
and under the same ownership may when being connected at
the same time to a common house sewer or to a common pri-
vate sewage disposal system, be combined on one sewerage
permit.
Plumbing permit fees shall be as follows:
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For each permit . $1.00
In addition:
For each plumbing fixture or trap (including
drainage and water piping.) 1.00
For each industrial waste pretreatment
interceptor, including its trap and vent,
excepting kitchen type grease interceptors
functioning as fixture traps . 1.00
For each system of gas piping on any one meter
or alteration or retest of existing gas
piping system . 1.00
For each water heater and/or vent . 1.00
For repair or alteration of drainage
piping and/or vent piping . 1.00
For each piece of water -treating equipment
and/or water piping installed without accomp-
anying plumbing . 1.00
Sewer and private sewage disposal permit fees shall
be as follows:
For each permit 1.00
In addition:
For the connection of a house sewer to a
public sewer (separate permit required
for each such connection). 3.50
For the connection of each additional building
or additional work to a house sewer . 1.00
For the connection of a house sewer to a private
sewage disposal system . 1.00
For each private sewage disposal system (septic
tank and seepage pit or pits and/or
drainfield.) . 3.00
For each cesspool, overflow seepage pit,
drainfidld extension or replacement
and also 'a swimming pool drywell or
house sewer manhole . 2.00
For disconnection, abandonment, alteration
or repair of any house sewer or private
sewage disposal system or part thereof 1.00
For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumb-
ing outlet on which or to which a plumbing fixture or
appliance may be set or attached shall be construed to
be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of exist-
ing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based
on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water
heaters, etc., involved.
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When interceptor traps or house trailer site
traps are installed at the same time as a house sewer
on any lot, no sewer permit shall be required for the
connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet
fitting provided in the house sewer by the permittee
constructing such sewer.
When a permit has been obtained to connect an
existing building or existing work to the public sewer,
or to connect to a new private disposal facility, back-
filling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned
consequent to such connection is included in the house
sewer permit.
Section 60. Exemptions from Fee
The requirements for fees contained in this
article shall not apply when the collection of such fees
is legally prohibited by other statutes.
Section 61. Double Fee
The permit fee herein specified shall be doubled
when work requiring a permit has been started or carried
on prior to obtaining said permit and the applicant had
knowledge that a permit was necessary as evidenced by
the fact that at the time of doing such work he held a
license issued by the City of Irwindale or had previously
applied for a permit as provided in this code, but pay-
ment of such double fee, provided the permit is subse-
quently issued, shall not relieve any persons from fully
complying with the requirements of this code in the ex-
ecution of the work nor from any other penalties pre-
scribed herein.
Exception. The foregoing provisions shall not
apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such
work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical
to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of
the work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained
as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an
unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit this exception
shall not apply and a double fee shall be charged.
Section 62. Surrender of Permit
If no portion of the work or construction covered
by a permit issued by the Administrative Authority under
the provisions of this code has been commenced, the per- Wk
son to whom such permit has been issued may deliver such
permit to the Administrative Authority with the request
that such permit be cancelled. The Administrative Auth-
ority shall thereupon stamp or write on the face of such
permit the words, cancelled at the request of the per-
mittee". Thereupon such permit shall be void and of no
effect.
Section 63. Refund
In the event that any person shall have obtained
a permit and no portion of the work or construction covered
by such permit shall have been commenced and such permit
shall have been cancelled without any work having been
done as provided for in Section 50 or Section 62, the
permittee upon presentation to the Administrative Author-
ity of a request therefor in writing, shall be entitled
to a refund in an amount equal to 80 per cent of the
fee actually paid for such permit.
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The Administrative Authority will satisfy him-
self as to the right of such applicant to such refund,
and each such refund shall be paid as provided by law
for the payment of claims against the City of Irwindale.
No refund shall be made when a permit has been obtained
by falsification or misrepresentation and has been re-
voked for such cause.
Section 64. Transfer
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Permits are not transferable from one person to
another or from one location to another.
Article 4. Violations and Penalty
Every person who violated any of the provisions
of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each
such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this code is com-
mitted, continued or permitted, and upon conviction is
punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprison-
ment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six
(6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 3. Chapter 1 of said Uniform Plumbing
Code is hereby amended by changing the following defini-
tions to read:
Continuous Waste. A continuous waste is a drain
connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to a
trap or connecting other permitted fixtures to a common
trap.
Horizontal Pipe. A horizontal pipe is any pipe
or fitting which s alled in a horizontal position
or which makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with
the horizontal.
SECTION 4. Section 202 of Chapter 2 of said
Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read:
Section 202. Iron Pipe Size I.P.S. Pipe
Wrought iron, steel, brass and copper pipe shall
be standard weight iron pipe size (I.P.S.) and threads
used in assembling such pipe shall be American Standard
taper pipe threads.
f SECTION 5. Chapter 3, subsection (a) of Part 1
of Section 318 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(a) Scope. All new plumbing work, and such por-
tions of existing systems as may be affected by new work
or any changes, shall be inspected by the Administrative
Authority to insure compliance with all the requirements
of this code and to assure that the installation and con-
struction of the plumbing system is in accordance with
approved plans. Special inspections may be required on
work involving unusual or constant inspection. Special
inspections, when necessary, shall be accomplished by the
means set forth in the City of Irwindale Building Code.
SECTION 6. Chapter 4, Section 404 of said Uniform
Plumbing Code is hereby amended by deleting subsection (c)
thereof.
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SECTION 7. Chapter 7, subsection (b) of Section
702 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(b) Each fixture trap shall have a protecting
vent so located that the developed length in the fixture
drain from the trap weir to the vent is within the dis-
tance given in the following table.
A fixture drain between a trap and its vent may
change direction without the use of a cleanout when such
change of direction is accomplished by the use of not more ..e
than two 450 fittings or one 900 fittings of approved
radius.
SECTION 8. Chapter 8, subsection (b) of Section
802 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(b) Threaded joints - screwed joints. Threads
on iron pipe size (I.P.S.) pipe shall be American Standard
taper pipe threads. All burrs shall be removed. Pipe
ends shall be reamed or filed out to size of bore, and
all chips shall be removed. Pipe -joint compound shall
be used only on male threads. Pipe -joint compound shall
be insoluble in water and all such compound used on water
piping shall be nontoxic. Cleanout plugs and caps shall
be lubricated with water insoluble non -hardening compound.
SECTION 9. Chapter 8, subsection (g) of Section
802 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to read as
follows:
(g) Cement Mortar Joints. Cement joints shall
be used only when specifically permitted in other chapters
of this code or when approved by the Administrative Auth-
ority as sufficient to accomplish the purpose of this
code. A layer of jute or hemp shall be inserted into the
base of the annular joint space and packed tightly to
prevent mortar from entering the interior of the pipe
or fitting. Not more than 25 per cent (25%) of the annular
space shall be used for jute or hemp. The remaining space
shall be filled in one continuous operation with a thor-
oughly mixed mortar composed of one part cement and two
parts sand, with only sufficient water to make the mixture
workable by hand. Additional mortar of the same compo-
sition shall then be applied to form a one to one slope
with the barrel of the pipe. The bell or hub of the pipe
shall be left exposed and when necessary the interior
of the pipe shall be swabbed to remove any mortar or other
material which may have found its way into such pipe.
SECTION 10. Chapter 9, subsection (b) of Section '04
909 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(b) Shower receptors are plumbing fixtures and
shall conform to the general requirements therefor con-
tained in Section 901 of this Chapter. Each such shower
receptor fixture shall be constructed of vitrified china
or earthenware, porcelain enameled metal, ceramic tile
or of such other materials as may be acceptable to the
Administrative Authority. No shower receptor fixture
shall be installed unless it conforms to the Uniform
Plumbing Code standards for shower receptors and until
a specification or prototype of such has been submitted
to the Administrative Authority and approval obtained.
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SECTION 11. Chapter 10, subsection (d) of
Section 1005 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(d) A control valve shall be installed imme-
diately ahead of each water supplied appliance and imme-
diately ahead of each slip joint or non-metallic water
supply connection.
SECTION 12. Chapter 11, Section 1105 of said
Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1105. Size and Special Constru-
ction Requirements of House Sewers
(a) Size. That portion o t e ouse sewer ex-
tending from the public sewer to the property line shall
be not less than four (4") inches in internal diameter.
The minimum size of the remaining portion of the house
sewer extending on private property from the property
line to its point of connection with the house drain shall
be determined on the basis of the total number of fix-
ture units drained by such sewer in accordance with
Table 3 of Chapter 4 of this Code.
(b) Depth. When laid within the limits of any
public thoroughfare where the public sewer is sufficiently
deep no house sewer shall be less than six (6') feet below
grade. Wherever practicable the alinement and grade of
each house sewer shall be straight from the public sewer
to the property line.
(c) Taps and Saddles. Whenever it becomes nece-
ssary to connect a house sewer to a public sewer at a
point where no branch fitting has been installed in the
public sewer such connection shall be made as required
by the Department of the City of Irwindale having juris-
diction.
(d) Connection to Trunks. Whenever a house sewer
is connected directly to a trunk sewer by any means what-
ever, an approved type unvented running trap shall be
installed in the house sewer between the house drain or
drains and the connection to the trunk sewer. A "tee"
type cleanout shall be installed in the house sewer imme-
diately below the running trap. Each such running trap
and cleanout shall be located on the lot served by the
house sewer.
(e) Street Widening. Where a future street or
road widening area has been established by a master plan
of highways or in any other manner all work installed in
such area shall conform to the requirements established
in this or other related ordinances for work on public
property.
(f) Main Line Required. House sewer construction
shall conform to the City of Irwindale requirements for
main line sewers when either of the following conditions
exist:
1. Where the Administrative Authority requires
such construction because of the character of
quantity of the sewage, or industrial waste to
be discharged.
2. Where the sewer is designed to be, or it
is apparent that it may be dedicated to the City
of Irwindale at this or any future time.
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SECTION 13. Chapter 11, subsections (b) and (c)
respectively of Section 1107 of said Uniform Plumbing
Code are amended to read as follows:
(b) When a house sewer or a branch thereof does
not exceed ten (101) feet in length and is a straight
line projection of a house drain which is provided with
a cleanout, no cleanout will be required at its point of
connection to the house drain.
(c) Every change in alinement or grade in excess
of 222 degrees in a house sewer shall be served by a .R
cleanout, except that no cleanout shall be required for
not to exceed one forty-five (450) degree change of dire-
ction or one forty-five (450) degree offset. Except where
house sewers are located under buildings, the extension
of house sewer cleanouts to grade is optional.
SECTION 14. Chapter 11, Section 1110 of said
Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 1110. Location and Separation
(a) 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 Administrative Authority, no house sewer or pri-
vate 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 disposal system; nor shall any house
sewer or private sewage disposal system or parts thereof
be located at any point having less than the minimum dis-
tances indicated in Table No. 11-1.
(b) The drainage system of each new building and
new drainage work installed in an existing building shall
be separate and independent of that of any other building,
and every building in which plumbing is installed shall
have an independent connection with a public sewer or
with a private sewage disposal system.
If the public sewer does not extend to a point
from which each building on a lot or parcel or ground large
enough to permit future subdivision can be independently
served, the property owner shall construct a public sewer
to provide adequate sewerage for each such possible parcel.
Exceptions.
1. When the Administrative Authority finds that
the character of a lot is such that no further
subdivision can be reasonably anticipated or the
use is such as to preclude subdivision or where Aft
the owner has filed an affidavit stating that
the lot or parcel of ground together with all
improvements thereon will be maintained as a unit
and that before any subdivision is made or any
portion of said lot is transferred to another
owner, separate sewerage facilities as hereinbefore
required in this section will be installed, the
drainage system of all buildings may be connected
to a common house sewer or private sewage disposal
system. The Administrative Authority shall require
that any such affidavit be recorded in the office
of the County Recorder as part of the conditions
of ownership of said property. Such agreement shall
be binding on all heirs, successors and assigns to
said property.
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2. When one building stands in the rear of
another building on an interior lot the house
sewer or house drain may be extended from one
building to the other.
SECTION 15. Chapter 11, subsection (e) of
Section 1111 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to
read as follows:
(e) When there is insufficient lot area for ade-
quate sewage disposal for the building or land use pro-
posed, and both the Health Officer and Administrative
Authority so find, no building permit shall be issued and
no private sewage disposal system shall be permitted.
SECTION 16. Chapter 11, Table 11.1 of said
Uniform Plumbing Code is amended as follows:
Amend Table 11.1 by removing asterisk from
4 feet* in Disposal Field column and by adding an asterisk
after "Seepage pits or cesspools" and by
field"
in last column.
Change first sentence of "NOTE" to read as follows:
*Distribution boxes must be separated from seepage pits
or disposal fields by at least five (5') feet of tight
line.
SECTION 17. Chapter 11, subsection (n) of
Section 1115 is hereby deleted.
SECTION 18. Chapter 11, subsection (h) of Section
1116 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is amended as follows:
Add at end of subsection:
"NOTE" - Where leaching beds are permitted in
lieu of trenches the area of each such bed shall be at
least 25% greater than the tabular requirement for trenches.
Distribution drain lines in leaching beds shall
not be more than 6 feet apart on centers and no part of the
perimeter of a leaching bed shall be more than 3 feet
from a distribution drain line.
SECTION 19. Chapter 13, Section 1305 third
paragraph of said Uniform Plumbing Code is here amended
to read:
"Except when reconditioned by the manufacturer
or his approved agent in accordance with its original
approval requirements and reinstalled at its original
location, each reconditioned water heater shall be tested
for safety and conformity to nationally recognized stand-
ards and shall bear a certification label acceptable to the
Administrative Authority before it is installed. Such
label shall also state clearly that the water heater has
been reconditioned and shall give the name and address of
the reconditioner. Every person applying for a permit
to install a used or reconditioned water heater shall
clearly state on his application for a permit that such
equipment is used or reconditioned.
SECTION 20. Chapter 13, Section 1309 of said
Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
No water heater which depends on the combustion of
a fuel for heat shall be installed in any room used or
designed to be used for sleeping purposes, bathroom, clothes
closet or in any closet or other confined space opening into
any bath or bedroom.
Where not prohibited by other regulations, water
heaters may be located under stairways and landings.
SECTION 21. Chapter 13, subsection (c) of Section
1312 of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(c) Connectors and fittings conforming to nation-
ally recognized approved standards and containing not
more than 75% copper may be considered as meeting the
foregoing requirements.
SECTION 22. Appendix D of said Uniform Plumbing
Code is hereby amended by changing heading to read as
follows:
Minimum loadings for commercial or large type
private sewage disposal systems. (Rest remains as is).
SECTION 23. Appendix E. Section (d) of Part 3
of said Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(d) An approved pressure relief valve shall be
installed immediately on the discharge side of each back-
flow preventive device required by subsection (c) of
this section. Each such pressure relief valve shall
be equipped with a full size drain extended downward
to a point not less than six (6") inches nor more than
twelve (12") inches above the surrounding ground level.
Any shut-off valve installed between such pressure
relief valve and a water heater shall be kept in a
fully opened position at all times while such water
heater is connected.
SECTION 24. Appendix F of said Uniform Plumb-
ing Code is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (1). (The
NOTE remains).
SECTION 25. The City of Irwindale, California,
was incorporated on August 6, 1957, and the ordinances
of the County of Los Angeles no longer regulate the area
encompassed in said City. The City Council has not yet
adopted any legislation with respect to the foregoing
matters which effect the peace, health and safety of the
residents of said City. This Ordinance is therefore re-
quired for the immediate preservation of peace, health
and safety of the City of Irwindale.
By reason of the foregoing, this Ordinance shall
take effect immediately upon its adoption and the same ""
shall be published or posted in the manner required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of August 1957.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF IRWINDALE )
MIKE MARTINEZ, Being first duly sworn, deposes and says;
That he is the City Clerk of the City of Irwindale,
r., California, and is and was at all times herein mentioned
a citizen of the United States over the age of eighteen
(18) years and competent to be a witness herein.
On August 7, 1957, he securely and conspicuously
posted at each of the public places in said City, to wit:
(1) 5140 North Irwindale Avenue
(2) Post Office on Irwindale Avenue
(3) Southwest corner of Arrow Highway and
Irwindale Avenue
a copy of Ordinance No. 4 of the City of Irwindale, being
in all respects the same as that attached hereto and made
a part hereof.
Dated: August 6, 1957
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 13th day of August 1957
Notary Public in and for said
County and State
My Commission Expires October 14, 1960