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ORDINANCE NO. 288
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 257
OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE BY ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING
CODE AND AMENDMENTS AS CONTAINED IN THE
1975 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING
NEWS, INC. AND INCLUDING APPENDICES A, B,
C, F, AND G, AND MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 257 entitled "Plumbing Code"
adopted June 29, 1972 is hereby amended by adopting by reference
except as hereafter provided, that certain Plumbing Code known
and designated.as the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code as
contained in the 1975 edition of the Los Angeles County Building
Laws published by Building News, Inc., including Appendices A,
B, C. F and G of said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, and such
code shall be and become the Plumbing Code of the City of
Irwindale, regulating plumbing and drainage systems, house
sewers, private sewage disposal systems and prescribing
conditions under which such work may be carried on within the
City of Irwindale and providing for the issuance of permits and
the collection of fees therefor.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws
have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Irwindale and shall be at all times maintained by said Clerk
for use and examination by the public.
Said edition of the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code,
except as hereafter provided, is hereby substituted for, and
shall take the place of, the Plumbing Code set forth in said
Ordinance No. 257 and such amending ordinances previously
adopted.
SECTION 2. Whenever any of the following names or terms
are used in said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, each such
name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning
ascribed to it in this section as follows:
"Administrative Authority", "Chief Plumbing Inspector'.'
or "Plumbing Inspector" shall mean the County Engineer of the
County of Los Angeles except in Section 4 of said Plumbing Code.
"Board of Examiners of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, and
Sewerage Contractors" or "Board of Examiners" shall mean the
Board of Examiners of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Sewerage
Contractors of the County of Los Angeles established by Section
73 of the said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.
"City" shall mean the City of Irwindale except in Section
3 of said Plumbing Code.
"County", "County of Los Angeles" or "unicnorporated
territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the City of
Irwindale.
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"Gas Fitting Contractor", "Journeyman Gas Fitter",
"Journeyman Plumber", or "Plumbing Contractor", shall mean
a person holding a valid Certificate of Registration issued
by the County of Los Angeles as set forth in Section 72 of
said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.
SECTION 3. Section 59 of said Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 59 -- COST OF PERMIT
Any person applying for a permit shall, at the time
the application is made, pay to the Chief Plumbing Inspector
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: 1. Where accessory buildings and/or
appurtenances, such as laundry rooms, guest houses, bath
houses or swimming pools, are used in conjunction with a
single 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 or multiple private sewage disposal system,
be combined on one sewerage permit.
2. Plumbing work related to occupancy inspection
corrective work, as defined in Section 306(a) of the Building
Code, is exempted from further fees when the total valuation
for all the corrective work is under $1,000.
Plumbing permit fees shall be as specified in Table No. 1.
Sewer and private sewage disposal permit fees shall be
as specified in Table No. II.
For the purpose of this section, a sanitary plumbing
outlet on which or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may
be set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Built-in
dishwashers shall be construed fixtures whether individually
trapped or not. Fees for reconnection and retest of existing
plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the i'
number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc.,
involved.
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.
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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, backfilling of private
sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such
connection is included in the house sewer permit.
Plumbing permit -fees shall be -as follows:
TABLE NO. I
For issuing each permit ------------------------------ $ 4.50
In addition:
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of
fixtures on one trap (including drainage, vent,
water piping and backflow prevention devices
therefor) ----------------------------------- 3.00
For each permanent type dishwasher whether individually
trapped or not ------ ----------------- 3.00
For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor
including its, trap and vent, excepting kitchen type
grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps -- 3.00
For each swimming pool drainage trapand receptor
whether connected to a building drain or a building
sewer (water supply for pool not included ------ 3.00
For each gas piping system of one to five outlets-- or
alteration or retest of existing gas piping system - 3.00
For eachadditional outlet over five -------------------- .45
For each gas pressure regulator other than appliance
regulators ---------------------------------------- .45
For each water heater -and/or vent ------------------------ 3.00
For repair or alteration of drainage and/or vent piping -- 3.00
For each piece° -of water4,treating equipment and/or water
piping installed without accompanying plumbing -- 3.00
For lawn sprinkler systems on any one meter including
backflow prevention devices therefor ------------- 3.00
For backflow prevention devices on unprotected water
supplies, pools, tanks, vats, etc. (including
incidental water -piping) :one to five ------------ 3.00
For each additional device over five ------------------- .45
For each building drain installed without accompanying
plumbing ---------------------------------------- 3.00
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TABLE NO. II
For issuing each permit ------------------- $ 4.50
In addition:
For the connection of a house sewer to a public
sewer or for the extension of a house sewer
lateral onto a lot for future use (separate
permit required for each such connection or
extension ------------------------- ------ 10.50
For each house sewer manhole -------------------- 10.50
For the installation of a section of house sewer
for future use --------------------------- 4.50
For the connection of each additional building or
additional work to a house sewer --------- 4.50
For the connection of a house sewer to a private
sewage disposal system ------------------- 4.50
For each private sewage disposal system (septic
tank and seepage pit or pits and/or drainfield--15.00
For each cesspool, overflow seepage pit, percolation
test pit, swimming pool drywell, or drainfield
extension or replacement ---------------------- 7.50
For disconnection, abandonment, alteration or repair
of any house sewer or private sewage disposal
system or part thereof ----------------------- 4.50
SECTION 4. Section 324 of the Plumbing Code of the
City of Irwindale shall read as follows:
Section 324. Violations and Penalties. Every person
who violates any of the provisions of this Code 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 committed, continued, or permitted, and upon
conviction is punishableby a fine not exceeding $500 or by
imprisonment in.the County Jail for a period not exceeding
six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk ,shall certify to the
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
processed in the manner prescribed by law.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of August, 1975.
GtiC�cr�r ���%szu--o
Richard Chico, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mar W et S. Barbosa, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS -ANGELES ).ss
CITY OF IRWINDALE
I, Margaret S. Barbosa, City Clerk of the City of
Irwindale,:dorhereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance,
being Ordinance No. 288, was pas -sed, approved and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 14, 1975
by the following vote of the Council.
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Barbosa, Michael Miranda
Breceda, Pat Miranda and Mayor Chico.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: C.OUNCILMEN:. None
Marga t S. Barbosa, City Clerk