HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0499ORDINANCE NO. 499
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ADOPTJNG A
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, EXCEPT CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF SAID CODE, WHICH CODE PROVIDES FOR 'THE PRO-
TECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AID SAFETY.;' REGULA�S
PERMITS FOR THE INSTALLATION OR ALTERATION OF
PLUMBING, GAS, AND DRAINAGE SvSTEMS,,.AND REGU-
LATES AND DEFINES OTHER MATTiriS PERTAINING
THERETO, AND REPEALING ORDTNAN13E 68 OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD.
The City Council of the•City, Lynwood does ordain as
follows: \-
Section 1: ain book, three copies of which are
on file in the office of ti W!" City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, being
marked and desithatedjO "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1948 Edition, adopted
,f_ .se
by Western Plum bil Officials Association at the 18th Annual Conven-
tion, October, 1947" be and the same is hereby adopted as the plumbing
code of the City of Lynwood, except that Chapter I and Chapter II and
Section 303, Subsection (a) of said code shall.be a portion of said
code not hereby adopted.
Section 2: The City Council does hereby find that said afore-
mentioned code regulates the installation of plumbing and similar work
and that such regulations have been printed as a code in book form as
aforesaid and hereby adopts said code by reference, (except Chapter I
and Chapter II and Section 303, Subsection (a) as aforesaid) pursuant
to the authority granted by the Statutes of 1927, Page 347, Deering
General Laws, Act 5692,
Section 3: In lieu of Chapter I and Chapter II of said
plumbing code, the following administrative provisions are adopted:
a. To provide for the administration and enforcement of
this ordinance, the office of Plumbing Official is hereby created. The
Building Official of the City of Lynwood and his assistant or deputies
shall be deemed the Plumbing Official of the City of Lynwood and where -
ever in said code reference is made to the Plumbing Official or his
assistants the same shall be deemed to apply to the Building Official,
and his assistants and deputies.
b. The Plumbing Official shall maintain public office hours
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to efficiently administer the provisions of said code and the amend-
ments thereto and shall perform the following duties and have the
following powers:
(1) Require submission of, examine and check plans and
specifications, drawings, descriptions, and /or
diagrams necessary to show clearly the character,
kind and extent of plumbing work covered by appli-
cations for a permit and upon approval thereof
shall issue the permit applied for.
(2) Collect all fees for permits issued as provided by
this code, issue receipts therefor in duplicate,
the duplicate copy of which shall be maintained as
a record of his office.
(3) Inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by
any permit to assure compliance with provisions of
this Code or amendments thereto, approving or con-
demning said work in whole or in part as conditions
require.
(4) Issue a Certificate of Approval for'any work approved
by him.
(5) 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.
(6) Order changes in workmanship and /or materials
essential to obtain compliance with all provisions
of this Code.
(7) Investigate any construction or work regulated by
this code and issue such notices and orders as pro-
vided in Section 4 hereof.
(8) Keep a complete record of all the essential trans-
actions of his office.
(9) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper
authority provided by law to receive such funds.
(10) Maintain an official register of all persons,
firms, or corporations lawfully entitled to carry
on or engage in the business of plumbing.
Section 3: The Plumbing Official, his assistants and
deputies, shall carry the official badge or credentials of his office
and upon reasonable demand shall present the same. The Plumbing
Official, his assistants and deputies, shall have the right during
usual business hours to enter upon and inspect any and all premises
and buildings in the performance of their duties.
Section 4: Whenever brought to the attention of the depart-
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ment having ,jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions exist or that
any construction or work regulated by this Code is dangerous, unsafe,
insanitary or a menace to life, health, or property or is in violation
of this Code, the said department may request an investigation by the
Plumbing Official, who upon determining such information to be fact,
shall order any person, firm, or corporation using or maintaining any
such condition 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 pipe or piping may order any person, firm or corporation supplying
gas to such pipe or piping to discontinue supplying gas thereto until
such gas pipe or piping is made safe to life, health or 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 con -
plied with, which time shall allow a reasonable period in which such
order can be complied with by the person, firm, or corporation receiving
such order but shall never exceed the maximum period for which such
construction can be safely used or maintained in the ,judgment of the
Plumbing Official. Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any
such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this Code.
Section 5: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to carry on or engage in the business of plumbing in the
City of Lynwood unless such person, firm or corporation is duly
licensed to carry on the business of a plumbing contractor by the State
of California and has obtained a business license to do business in the
City of Lynwood as provided by the ordinances of the City of Lynwood.
Section 6: No person shall do any plumbing work or labor at
the trade of plumbing unless employed by or engaged by a person, firm
or corporation meeting the requirements of Section 5 hereof, subject
to the further exceptions provided in Section 302 and Section 303 of
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said Uniform Plumbing Code.
Section 7: Section 303, Subsection (a) of said Uniform
Plumbing Code shall read as follows: "No permit shall be issued to
any person, firm, or corporation to do or cause to be done any con-
struction or work regulated by said Plumbing Code except to a person,
firm, or corporation qualified to do business as a plumbing contractor
In the City of Lynwood, pursuant to Section 5, or authorized to do
plumbing work pursuant to Section 6 hereof, subject to the exceptions
provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 303 of said Code.'
Section 8: The issuance or granting of a permit or approval
of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a
permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions
of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or
cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as
the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.
The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall
not prevent the Plumbing Official from thereafter requiring the cor-
rection of errors in said plans and specifications or from preventing
construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation
of this Code or of any other ordinance of the City.
Every permit issued by the Plumbing Official under the pro-
visions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and
void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60
days from the date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such
permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced
for a period of 60 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new
permit shall be first obtained so to do.
Section 9: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to
exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for not
to exceed 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
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separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this
Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate
offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein
provided.
Section 10: Ordinance No. 68 of the City of Lynwood is
hereby repealed.
Section 11: The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed
to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to
be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general
circulation printed and circulated in the City of Lynwood.
ADOPTED 4 APPROVED this 3i�d day of May, 1949.
ATTES
ITY RK _ OF LYNWOOD
"`.1ATE OF GA PO ^NIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES: ss
CITY OF LYNWOOD )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, California, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of
said City at a
meeting thereof held in 0
the City Hall of said City, on the 3rd day of May
19 49 , and passed•by the following vote:
.AYES: COUNCILMEN: Br Jensen, Stroh,
_ y Willard, and Williams.
PIOES: COUNCILMEN.
None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
CITY CLERK C _ Or ' L . WO
r -
dN THE
Superior Court
OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and for the-Cou of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles j
State of California
Allen T. Wi
of the said County, being duly sworn, deposes
end says:
That he is and at all times herein mentioned
was a citizen of the United States, over the
age of twenty -one years, and that he is not a
party to, nor interested in the above entitled
matter: that he is the principal clerk of the
publisher and proprietor of the Lynwood Press,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published on Friday of each week in said county
and which newspaper is published for the dis-
semination of local news and intelligence of a
general character, and which newspaper at all
time. herein mentioned had and still has a bona
fide subscription list of paying subscribers and
which newspaper has been established, printed
and published in the said County of Los Angeles
for a period exceeding one year{ that the no-
tice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has
been published in the regular. and entire issue
of said newspaper, and not in any supplement
thereof, on the. following dates, to -wit:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13.th.
O V,
day of ._ ._.-- =- .. . . ............. 9 $9
Notary Pu ie in and for said Covinty and State.
3kg Cet�m ^.mion Eaptxce Feb. d, 1Y53
ORDINANCE NO 499
ORDINANCE OF THE
OF LYNWOOD ADOPT -
A UNIFORM PLUMBING
TIONS OF SAID CODE, WHICH
CODE PROVIDES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY: REG-
ULATES PERMITS FOR THE
INSTALLATION OR ALTERA-
TION OF GAS:
AND DRAINAGE _SYSTEMS
AND REGULATES AND DE-
FINES OTHER MATTERS PER-
TAINING THERETO, AND RE-
PEALING ORDINANCE NO 68
OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD.
The City Council of the City
of Lynwood does ordain as fol-
lows.
Section 1: That a certain book,
three copies of which ale on file
1 in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of Lvnwood, being mark -
ed and designated as "Uniform
Plumbing Code, 1948 Edition,
adopted by Western Plumbing
Officials Association at the 18th
- Annual Convention, October
1947" be and the same is hereby
adopted as the plumbing code of
the City of'Lynwood, except that
Chapter I and Chapter II and
Section 303, Subsection (a) of
said code shall be a portion of
said t code not hereby adopted.
Section 2: In lieu of Chapter
. does hereby find that said afore -
mentioned code regulates the in-
stallation of plumbing and sim-
ilar work' and that such In
tions have been .printed as a
code in book form as aforesaid
and hereby adopts said code by
reference, (except Chapter I and
Chapter II and Section 303, Sub -
isection (a) as aforesaid) pur-
suant to the authority granted by
the Statutes of 1927, Page 347
Deering General Laws, Act 5692.
Secfiono 3: In lieu of Chapter
I and Chapter II of said plumbing
code, the following admimstra-
five provisions are adopted:
a. To provide for the admin-
istration and enforcement of this
ordinance, the office of Plumb-
ing Official is hereby created.
The Building Official of the 'City
of Lynwood and his assistant or
deputies shall be deemed the
Plumbing Official of the City of,
Lynwood and wherever in said
code reference is made' to the
Plumbing Official or his assistants
the same shall be deemed to ap-
ply to the Building Official, and
his assistants and deputies.
b. The Plumbing Official shall
maintain public office hours to
efficiently administer the , pro-
visions of said code and the
amendments thereto and shall
perform the following duties and
have the following powers:
•� (1) Require submission of, ex-
amine and check plans and
i specifications, drawings, des -
criptions, and , or diagrams
necessary to show clearly
the character, kind and ex-
tent of plumbing work cov-
ered by applications for a
Permit and upon approval
thereof shall issue the per-
mit applied for
(2) Collect all fees for permits
} issued as provided by this
• code. issue receipts therefor
in duplicate, the duplicate
copy of which shall be main-
tallied as a record of his of- i
- -fiCC:
(3) Inspect all plumbing and
drainage work authorized
by any permit to assure
compliance with provisions
time' shall allow a reasonable
period in which such order car
be complied with by the person
firm, or corporation receiving
such order but shall never ex.
ceed the maximum period fm
which such construction can be
safely used or maintained in the
judgement of the Plumbing Of-
ficial. Refusal, failure or neg-
lect to comply with any suet
notice or order shall be consid.
ered a violation of this Code.
Section 5: It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, firm or cor-
poration to carry on or engage
in the business of plumbing in
the City of Lynwood unless suet
Person. firm or corporation is
duly licensed to carry on the
business of a plumbing contractor
by the State of California and ha:
obtained a business license to do
business in the City of Lynwood
as provided by the ordinances of
the City of Lynwood.
Section 6: No person shall do
any plumbing work or labor.,at
the trade of plumbing unless em-
ployed by or engaged byra per-
son, firm or corporation meeting
the requirements of Section 5
hereof, subject to the further ex-
ceptions provided in Section 302
and'Section 303 of said Uniform
Plumbing Code.
Section 7: Section 303, Sub-'
section (a) of said Uniform
Plumbing Code shall read as fol-
lows. "No permit shall be issued
to any person, firm, or corpora-
tion to do or cause to be done
any construction or work regu-
lated by said Plumbing Code ex-
cept to a person, firm, or cor-
poration 'qualified to do business
as a plumbing contractor in the
City of Lynwood, pursuant to
Section 5, or authorized to do
plumbing work pursuant'to Sec-
tion 6 hereof, subject to the ex-
ceptions provided in Subsections
(b) and (c) of Section 303 of
said Code."
Section 8: The isuance or
granting of a permit , approval
of plans and specifications shall
not' be deemed or construed -to h -.
a permit for, or are'approvP--'_
any violation of any of the
visions of this Code. No pe
presuming to give authorif
violate or canrel the'nrr,o;,
u
Fth 1 erid'Sta[e. / (3) C A led fox e• Per- tion 6 hex'eofr Pursuant't o
1-9s? 1 u,d all fees ception , s ubject t Sec- 1 �
,issued a.s far Permits (b s Provided in o the ex-
' . ri ddu issue re t ,his said C Sect,on
I f
copy of i�c, the du Section 3 ° or
tamed as etch shall be ne Rrantmg Of a The Issuance
rioe.- �. ecoad of his °t Plans Aeront or a or
(3) InsAect all . --;' ., °f- �not'be deem sPec,fi cations A sh a l7
b Y ai an ge wm autth an anyer for n
d or y cos led.to�
Permit
coin y 'Permit t° orized vis o violation of a n apProva'^^�-
of t$sl Code with provisl are Presuming tfos Code ° No h e
deereto, apps °amendments 10 ate or cancl authorpj
or millnlPOrSal wnr�. In w cone Ce Pt h Insofar Codeashall be palid
(4) gLure c ondition s which it authori work or
r'e' zes - la
( Proval a fUt• at] of A P ns and u Sperm a Permi
(5) Conl ed by hire work the 1P'ro vent the Plumbi ns Sha I l
corrcti corl
mat vials e oln beingldon all and e IPecifi f erruxs einusaia9 1
used whichU
d0 not being Kenn mg construction jr, °m Pli
Ar °p isi°ns c o f ply wit the rn v olatio g thereunder wl
(6 ) a amend t, i i
s thereto�de and a Everv�pO of°dhe r l
ship and ages n workman- Plumbing Offi t issued b V sential t material es_ Visions of thi Icial ne, t pr
With all obtain c0 Yi lianC y trmitatto es be (I) n� Isions estigate an of this e shall b3' p it i w ork e aut , a6 it
and, Work ssue y 00 aced sby , this th- - esmt. or it I the di
e
a (3) See 11 4ersheae P - Pendeda r 3' suc Permit is all,
1 all
Keep a comAlete• after the work Boned at any time
Of the essential record of a Period of 60 dayco rnmenced for'
his office transactions Work can be reco Before S1,01 h1
(9) Transfer alIt Permit shall b fmmenced. a nett
by itIm to he es collected to do, t obtained si - or it i (10) receive puchrded byplawa to th Seorporat S. on Any n. Ill
MaI ' ands the viola m
j ter of a I pers fficia] regis_ he deemed of this ng code a sh o1
tited laIvfull nrs, or of, shall and a Ponl conviction iedem�
,n nh 3.bucaness of of engan . m r °t to ,exec I�hable by stet eel
ia l, i e $500.00 or b
� 'a Islet assistants pant bmgbO ge months t Ja ]nforr not t City or both fere al his.
reasonable this of adgelor' omPrisoamen{ Eac
me hs ch fine and
dem and upon 'any Porti Jthe sa. The pl which on
i}t and shall theof ra t 1
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his a ssistant s umbin present Occurs any v re
Cola tioues od
living e
g Offici ,c s or of this Ce(I
Acct hours to tenterties
gpusual h call offers ed to
ours a
(Ibuildin nY and all uAon and in- thereof shall uAun conviction
(their ut in the pre mises and herein provided., Punishable as
duties. Perf ormanc e of of Seciion 10.
seclion 4: e Cit Ordinance No y of Wh of tthe brought r epealed. L ynwood is hereb8
Ito the atte l
tiny havin tiun Sectio 3
or that all const e et at citify to th e. d land C i t y Clerk ,
dc as
f nauceeunsaf'ethin ta olde os --dank be n PUblished pcauseethe t his
sanse di - once i
/01 ey aids n ° jolation apt °r p � ora P culation ew i p Perhof g ee- depart, this Code ate in the P nted and' _
Stlgation by thI re q u est this DOPTED an °f Lvnwood
uch inor " upon Bet °tubi (SEAL) day of Ma APP ROVED,
(order oration to erminin AL) Y, 1949.
Aoratio , P erson, f r I s e , corll Mayor o JACK
an WILLA
y such g or maim ` to the City IL RD
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otion aintenanoce FClerk KCit BERLYnwood
eof or P n- City R. LIM
mI Itenance th reof or use of Count °f California Lynwood
. a r, ttPair,
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tlol dis fir o sue h Prora tie n ropy th °r il"�of sa C_dr by the
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thereto cunit usuchuAAly,ng Iprng said C ty con m the City
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(Pg Is fade safe to it pass
feA it Counci °ote� ands ed by sheaf,
i orEpeope su
ch order all Ayes:
writing a ddressed Sh all be - Jensen, Stroh,
'ti cut or person r s the owner Hams. Willard,
ditioI, exstss m which ruche for Absent Councilmilen. N es:
shall or tim nwhen11ssPecifycthe ( SEAL) Councm
be n:
L, omplled withh Ord, City ERAkK R. L 1gZ
Pub, i1V Cler City o
y 13, 1949.