HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 08961 ORDINANCE No. 896
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD PROVIDING
3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
4 SAFETY THROUGH ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE
5 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 1970 EDITION TOGETHER
6 WITH APPENDICES A, B, C, E, F& G THEREIN
7 CONTAINED, PROMULGATED AND PUBLISHED BY
8 THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING
9 AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, ESTABLISHING
10 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
11 AUTHORITY, AMENDING SECTION 25•1, 25•2, 25•3,
12 25.4, 25.5, 25.6 AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS
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13 25.7/TO THE LYNWOOD CITY CODE.
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15 The City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby
16 ordain as follows:
17 Section 1. Section 25.1 of the Lynwood City Code
18 is amended as follows:
19 "(a) There is hereby adopted by the City Council for the
20 purpose of providing for the protection of the public health
21 and safety, that certain code known as the Uniform Plumbing
22 Code, 1970 edition, together with appendices A, B, C, E, F& G
23 therein contained, promulgated and published by the International
24 Association of Plumbing and Mechanical 0£ficals, except such
25 portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, all of
26 which three copies are on file with the City Clerk and the same
27 are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in
28 length herein, and from the date on which this code shall take
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29 effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling with/the
30 limits of the city. This Chapter of the Lynwood City Code shall
31 be known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, and may be cited as such
32 and will be referred to in this ordinance as 'this code.'
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1 "(b) Within thirty days after the building official
2 shall reject an application for a plumbing permit or otherwise
3 make a ruling adverse to the applicant or permittee, the applicant
4 or permittee may file a written appeal with the city clerk
5 stating in detail the reasons why the permit should be granted or
6 the ruling should not be reversed or modified, notwithstanding
7 the building official to the contrary.
8 "(c) Within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the
9 written appeal, provided for by subparagraph (b) of this section,
10 the City Clerk will advise the building o£ficial of the appeal
11 and within the same period will fix the date and time for the
12 hearing of the appeal by the city council, and notify the
13 applicant or permittee by registered or certified mail and the
14 building official in writing, which date must not be more than
15 thirty days from the date the appeal is filed with the city clerk.'
16 Section 2. Section 25.2 of the Lynwood City Code is
17 amended as follows:
18 "Section 2.1 through 2.11, inclusive, and appendix D,
19 of said Uniform Plumbing Code, 19~0 edition, adopted in this
20 chapter, are hereby deleted."
21 Section 3. Section 25.3 of the Lynwood City Code is
22 amended as follows:
23 "1.0. Purpose. The purpose of this code is to
24 provide minimum standards to safeguard life and limb, health,
25 safety, property and public welfare, by regulating and controlling
26 the design, construction, quality ~ materials, use and maintenance
27 of plumbing, drainage, and gas piping systems in the City o£
28 Lynwood.
29 "l.l. Scope. (a) The provisions of this code shall
30 apply to all new construction, relocated buildings, and to any
31 alterations, reconstruction, repairs, and use of any plumbing,
32 drainage, or gas piping system on any premises within the City of
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1 Lynwood except, work located on property owned by the Federal
2 Government, State of California, County of Los Angeles or work
$ located primarily in the public way.
4 "(b) Nothing contained in this code shall be construed
5 to require any construction or work, regulated by this code, to
g be altered, changed, reconstructed, removed or demolished, if suc
7 construction or work was installed in accordance with all laws an
$ all ordinances of this city in effect at the time such work was
y done or to require the alteration, changing, reconstruction,
10 removing or demolishing of any construction, or work regulated by
11 this code in any territory annexed to the City which was done
12 in accordance with all laws in effect in such territory at the
13 time such was done; provided, however, that the foregoing
14 provisions shall not apply to any such construction or work
15 when termed a menace to life, health, and property.
16 "1.2. Whenever the term 'administrative authority' is
17 used in this code it shall be construed to mean the building
18 official or his authorized representative.
19 "1.3. Administrative Authority. (a) The administra-
20 tive authority is hereby authorized and directed to administer
21 and enforce the provisions of this code and amendments thereto
22 and to make all inspections pursuant thereto.
23 "(b) The administrative authority shall maintain public
~ office hours necessary to efficiently administer the provisions
25 of this code and amendments thereto and shall perform the
26 following duties:
27 "(1) Accept applications for permits and upon
2$ approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for.
29 "(2) Administer and enforce the provlsions of
30 this code in a manner consistent with the intent thereof and
31 shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any
$2 permit to assure compliance with provisions of this code or
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j amendments thereto, approving or condemning said in whole or in
2 part as conditions require.
3 "(3) Issue upon request a Certificate of
¢ Approval for any work approved by him.
5 "(4) Condemn and reject all work done or being
6 done or materials used which do not in all respects comply with
7 the provisions of this code and amendments thereto.
g "(5) Order changes in workmanship and/or
g materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of
10 this code.
il "(6) Investigate any construction or work
12 regulated by this code and issue such notices and orders as
_ 13 Arovided in Section 25.3, subsection 1.5.
14 "~7) Keep a complete record of all the essential
15 transactions of his office.
16 "(8) Transfer all fees collected by him to the
1? proper authority provided by law to receive such funds.
1$ "(9) Maintain an official register of all
19 persons, firm or corporation lawfully entitled to carry on or
20 engage in the business of plumbing.
21 "1.4. Right of Entry. No person shall hinder or
22 prevent the administrative authority from entering and making a
Zg reasonable inspection with or without a warrant where an
Zq emergency situation exists.
25 "1.5. Menace to life, Health, and Property. (a) Any
26 Portion of a plumbing system found by the administrative
27 authority to be insanitary as de£ined herein is hereby declared t~
2S be a nuisance.
29 "(b) Whenever brought to the attention of the departme:
30 having jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions exist or that
31 any construction or work regulated by this code is dangerous,
32 unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health or
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1 property or otherwise in violation of this code, the said
2 department may request an investigation by the administrative
3 authority who, upon determining such information to be fact,
4 shall order any person, firm or corporation using or maintaining
5 any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance
6 thereof to discontinue the use or maintenance thereof or to repair
7 alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider
8 necessary for the proper protection of life, health or property
9 and in the case o£ any gas piping or gas appliance may order any
10 person, firm or corporation, supplying gas to such piping or
11 appliance to discontinue supplying gas thereto until such
12 piping or appliance is made safe to life, health or property.
13 "Every such order shall be in writing, addressed to the
14 owner, agent or person responsible for the rremises in which such
15 condition exists and shall specify the date or time for
16 compliance with such order.
17 "(c) Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any
18 such notice of order shall be considered a violation of this code.
19 "(d) When any plumbing system is maintained in viola-
20 tion of this code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant
21 to the provisions of this section or where a nuisance exists in
22 any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the
~ administrative authority shall institute any appropriate action
s 24 or proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent~
25 restrain, correct, or abate the violation or nuisance."
26 Section 4. Section 25.4 of the Lynwood City Code is
27 amended to read as follows:
28 "(a) Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any
29 person to install, remove, alter, repair or replace, or cause
30 to be installed, removed, altered, repaired or replaced any
31 plumbing, drainage or gas piping work or any fixture or water
32 heating or treating equipment in a building or premises without
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1 first obtaining a permit to do such work from the administrative
2 authority.
3 "(b) A separate permit shall be obtained for each
4 building in which construction or work regulated by this code
5 is done.
6 "(c) Al1 plumbing, drainage, or gas piping systems
7 installed without the permit required herein shall be removed or
$ made to conform with this code upon written notice from the
9 administrative authority.
10 "(d) Every permit issued by the administrative
11 authority under the provisions of this code shall expire by
12 limitation and become null and void, if the work authorized by
13 such permit is not commenced within sixty days from date of such
14 permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or
15 abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period
16 of one hundred twenty (120) days. Before such work can be
17 recommended a new permit shall be first obtained so to do, and
1$ the fee therefore shall be one-half the amount required for a
19 new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made, or
20 will be made in the original plans and specifications for such
Q1 work; and provided, further, that such suspension or abandonment
22 has not exceeded one (1) year.
23 "(e) Work Not Requiring Permit. No permit sha11 be
YA required in the case of any repair work as follows: The
25 stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided,
26 however, that should any trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent
27 pipe be or become defective and it becomes necessary to remove
2$ and replace the same with new material in any part or parts, the
29 same shall be considered as such new work and a permit shall be
30 procured and inspection made as hereinbefore provided. No
31 Permit shall be required for the clearing of a stoppage: or the
32 repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, when such repairs
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1 do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of
2 valves, pipes or fixtures.
g "(f) To Whom Permits May Be Issued. (1) No permit
¢ shall be issued to any person or firm to do or cause to be done
5 any construction or work regulated by this code except to a
s person or firm holding a valid, unexpired and unrevoked,
q contractor's license issued to that person or firm pursuant to
8 the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and
y Professions Code of the State of California permitting such
10 work to be done by such person or firm.
11 "~2) A permit may be issued to a properly
12 licensed person not acting in violation of any current contractor
13 licensing law.
14 "(3) Any permit required by this code may be
15 1ssued to any person to do any work regulated by this code in a
16 single family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes,
lq including the usual accessory buildings and quarters in
18 connection with such buildings in the event that any such person
19 is the bona fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory
20 buildings and quarters, and that the same are occupied by said
21 owner, provided, that said owner shall personally parchase all
22 material and shall personally perform all labor in connection
23 therewith."
~ Sectibn 5. Section 25.6 of the Lynwood City Code is
~r amended to read as follows:
26 "Violations of Plumbing Code; penalty. Any person,
Zq firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
~ code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall
29 violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or any
30 detailed statement of speci£ications or plans submitted and
31 approved thereunder, or any certificate or permits issued there-
32 under, within the time fixed herein shall severally and for each
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such violation and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
"The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall
not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such
persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations
or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise
specified each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained
shall constitute a separate offense. The application of a
penalty for violation of this code shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions."
Section 6. Section 25.5 of the Lynwood City Code is
amended to read as follows:
"Before any permit is granted £or the installation or
alteration of plumbing equipment, the person making the
application for the permit shall pay to the city clerk a fee in
the amount specified below:
For issuing each permit $ 5.00
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of
fixtures on one trap (including water,
drainage_ piping and backflow prevention
therefor~. 2.00
For each building sewer 7.00
For each private sewage disposal system 15.00
For each saddle connection to the public
sewer 25.00
For each alteration, repair or abandonment
of any disposal system of building sewer 5.00
For each industrial waste pre-treatment
intercepter, including its trap and vent,
excepting kitchen type grease interceptors
functioning as fixture traps. 7.00
For each new complete gas piping system 5.00
For each gas fixture or outlet (including
alteration to gas piping thereto) 2.00
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1 For each water heater and/or vent 2.00
2 For installation, alteration or repair of
water piping system 2.00
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For each water treating appliance 2.00
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For repair or alteration of drainage or vent
5 piping 2.00
6 For each swimming pool plumbing system 10.00
7 For each lawsprinkler system including
backflow protection devices therefor 3.00
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For each vacuum breaker or backflow protective
9 device including necessary water piping 3.00
10 For each extra inspection made necessary
due to defective materials or workmanship 3.00"
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12 Section 7. Section 25.7 is added to Chapter 25 of the
13 Lynwood City Code as follows:
14 "Constitutionality, Severance. If any section, sub-
15 section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this code is for
, 16 any reason held to be invalid or un constitutional by the
17 decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
18 sha11 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
19 code."
20 Section 8. Section 25.8 is added to Chapter 25 of the
21 Lynwood City Code as £ollows:
22 " Inspection. (a) All plumbing, gas, and drainage
23 systems shall be inspected by the administrative authority or
24 his authorized representative to insure compliance with all
25 requirements of this code. No person shall fail, neglect, or
26 refuse to leave open, uncovered, and convenient for inspection
27 any construction or work regulated by this code until such has
28 been inspected and approved by the administrative authority.
29 °(b) Whenever any construction or work regulated by th
30 code is ready for inspection, the administrative authority shall
31 be notified by the person doing such either in writing or by
32 oral communication not less than 24 hours nor more than 72 hours
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1 before such inspection is desired.
2 "(c) Whenever any construction or work or materials
3 used does not withstand the tests required or does not conform
4 to the provisions o£ this code, such work and material shall not
5 be accepted until the same has been removed; replaced, repaired,
6 or altered, as the case may be, to conform to such tests and
7 provisions as required by this code."
8 Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the
9 adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be published in
10 the Lynwood Press, a newspaper printed, published, and
ii circulated in the City of Lynwood.
12 First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
13 said City held on the 6th day of July, 1971, and finally adopted
14 and ordered published at a regular meeting o£ said Council held
15 on the 17th day of Au~., 19~1, by the following vote:
16 Ayes: Councilmen BYork, Green, Liewer, ~aor°riS, Stevens
17 Noes: Councilmen None
18 Absent: Councilmen None
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COUNZ'Y OF' LOS ANGELES j
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynw,^od, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said
ciry, dc her~~y certify that the above is a true and
~or-~ecr copy of Ordinance No. 896 adopted by the City
Counr.il ~~:i` the City of° Lynwood, and that same was passed
or: th; 1a,.e and by the i~ote therein stated.
Dated this~23rd day of August , 19 71,
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DEPUTY KCITY CL , CITY OF LYNWOOD