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5051FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE NO. 5051 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM REPEALING CHAPTER 15.20 OF TITLE 15 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS' UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1988 EDITION, APPENDICES A, B, C, D, E, H AND I INCLUDED, WITH AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW CHAPTER 15.20. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS SECTION 1. That Chapter 15.20 of Title 15 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, repealed. SECTION 2. That Title 15 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 15.20 to read as follows: "CHAPTER 15.20 PLUMBING CODE SECTION 15.20.001 APPROVAL OF CODE The City Council does hereby find and determine as a result of investigation and tests conducted by the City and its building officials, or by reason of the accepted principles or tests by recognized national or state authorities, technical or scientific organizations, that the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials is an approved code for adoption by reference within the meaning of Section 50022.1 of the Government Code of the State of California. SECTION 15.20.005 ADOPTION OF CODE Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 to 50022.8, both inclusive, of the Government Code of the State of California, the City of Anaheim does hereby adopt by reference the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "Uniform Plumbing Code"), with amendments thereto and Appendices A, B, C, D, E, H and I thereof included. At least one copy of said Code shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim and shall be kept there for public inspection while said Code is in force. Following the adoption of said Code, the City Clerk shall, at all times, maintain a reasonable supply of copies of said Code available for purchase by the public. SECTION 15.20.007 PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is providing for the protection of the public health and safety; requiring a permit and inspection for the installation or alteration of plumbing and drainage systems and providing for the collection of fees therefor; establishing minimum regulations for the installation, alteration or repair of plumbing and drainage systems and the inspection thereof; and providing penalties for its violation. SECTION 15.20.008 DELETION OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS That Sections 20.3, 20.7, and 20.14 of the Uniform Plumbing Code are hereby deleted. SECTION 15.20.009 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY Whenever the term 'Administrative Authority' is used in this Code, it shall be construed to mean the Building Official of the City of Anaheim or his authorized representative. SECTION 15.20.010 DEPARTMENT HAVING JURISDICTION Unless otherwise provided by law, the office of the Administrative Authority shall be a part of the Community Development and Planning Department. SECTION 15.20.011 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 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 One Thousand Dollars or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition thereto, this Chapter may be enforced by injunction or any other appropriate civil remedy. Each 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. 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 -2- authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the Administrative Authority from thereafter requiring the correction 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 or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in error. Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within sixty (60) days from date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit if suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work and provided, further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one (1) year. SECTION 15.20.012 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application 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 Administrative Authority may require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary. If the Administrative Authority determines that the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions or information furnished by the applicant is in compliance with this Code, he shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter fixed. SECTION 15.20.013 COST OF PERMIT Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this Code shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto, as may be required. The fees which shall be paid to the Building Official as the cost of permit shall be as determined and set forth by resolutions of the City Council. -3- Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required by this Code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work provided, however, that this provision 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, a double fee as herein provided, shall be charged. For the purpose of this Section, a sanitary plumbing outlet on 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 existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc., involved. SECTION 15.20.014 BOARD OF APPEALS In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Code, there shall be, and is hereby, created a Board of Appeals. The Building Official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as Secretary of the Board. The Board of Appeals shall be the City Council. The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may adopt such new legislation as is consistent therewith. SECTION 15.20.910 PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED Section 910 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 910. Plumbing Fixture Required. Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities as prescribed by the local or state department having jurisdiction. In the absence of local requirements, a recommended list of minimum facilities for various occupancies is given in Appendix C of this Code. All kitchen and food processing facilities shall be provided with garbage disposals. SECTION 15.20.3000 MODIFICATIONS The City Council reserves the right and power at its own discretion or upon the recommendation of the Building Official to modify any of the provisions of the Plumbing Code when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter thereof provided that the -4- spirit of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed all other portions of this chapter independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. SECTION S. PENALTY It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided for in this ordinance. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 1st day of August, 1989. 1989. MA OR OF H TY OF NAH ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM JLW:ct:kh 1649L/070389 -5- CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 5051 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 25th day of July, 1989, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the lst day of August, 1989, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Daly, Ehrle, Pickler, Kaywood and Hunter NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Ordinance No. 5051 on the 2nd day of August, 1989. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 2nd day of August, 1989. CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL) I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 5051 and was published once in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 11th day of August, 1989. CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM