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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052 - 06/05/1990 - AMENDING CITY CODE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1988 EDITION ORDINANCE NO. 52 , 1990 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND THE INSPECTION THEREOF, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THERETO THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, 1988 EDITION, SETTING FORTH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODE AND REQUIRING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OR ALTERATION OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Chapter 5 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended as follows: Section 1 . That Section 5-125 is repealed and reenacted as follows: Section 5-125. Adoption of standards. Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article II, Section 7 of the Charter and Section 31-16-202, C.R.S. , there is hereby adopted by the city for the purpose of providing for the protection of public health and safety and for the purpose of regulating the installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing and drainage systems in the city that certain code known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988 Edition, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials including the appendices, save and except such portions as are hereafter deleted, modified or amended by Section 5-126. The plumbing code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein and the provisions shall be controlling within the city. Section 2. That Section 5-126 is repealed and reenacted to set out the following amendments to the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code. Section 5-126. Amendments to code. The Uniform Plumbing Code adopted in Section 5-125 is hereby amended and changed in the following respects: (1) Part I, Administration is hereby adopted with the following amendments: a. Section 20.3, the first sentence of the first paragraph is amended to read as follows: "Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code or ordinance adopted hereby shall be subject to the penalties and conditions as set forth in Section 1-15 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins." b. Section 20.3, the first sentence of the third paragraph is amended to change 120 days to 180 days. c. Section 20.5 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: "Permits shall not be required for replacement of fixtures and their traps, when such replacement does not require additional alteration of the drainage or water supply systems. " d. Section 20.7, Schedule of fees, is amended by adopting the fee schedule as set forth in Table No. 3-A, Building Permit Fees, of the Building Code of the City of Fort Collins, except that the minimum fee for any permit regulated herein shall not be less than fifteen dollars ($15) , and a permit for a lawn irrigation system supplied from a single dwelling unit shall be fifteen dollars ($15) . e. Section 20.14 is amended to read as follows: "Whenever the Administrative Authority disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for or it is claimed that the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code has been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant or party in interest may appeal such decision to the Colorado Examining Board of Plumbers as provided for in Section 12-58-104.5, C.R.S. " f. Section 20.15, To whom permits may be issued, is added to read as follows: "(a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or to cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated by the Code of the City of Fort Collins and the code adopted hereby except to a person holding a valid master plumber's license and registration as required by this ordinance or as otherwise provided in this section. " (b) Any permit required by the Code of the City of Fort Collins may be issued to any person to do any plumbing or drainage work regulated by the Code of the City of Fort Collins in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with such buildings in the event that any such person is the bona fide owner and occupant of any such dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters. "(c) Water supply lines connected to the City's water mains which serve only fire protection systems are not water service lines or building supplies as defined in the Uniform Plumbing Code. Permits for fire protection water supply lines may be issued to a duly licensed specialty contractor (fire protection) . If the system is designed so that the domestic water supply is tapped from the fire line, that portion of the piping from the property line to the domestic tap is a water service line." (2) Section 102(c) is amended to read as follows: " (c) Administrative authority - The administrative authority is the Building Permits and Inspections Administrator of the City of Fort Collins and his or her authorized representatives. " (3) Section 708(b) is amended to read as follows: "(b) Interceptors and clarifiers for sand, oil , grease, or other contaminants shall be installed in accordance with the City of Fort Collins Water Utility Department specifications for such devices. " (4) Section 711 is amended to read as follows: "Grease traps shall be installed in accordance with the City of Fort Collins Water Utility Department specifications for such devices. " (5) Chapter 9 is amended by the addition of a new Section 913 to read as follows: "Section 913. Water Saving Devices. (a) New Construction - Interior Plumbing. All new water consuming fixtures in buildings shall meet the following requirements: (1) Water closets shall not use more than three and a half gallons per flush except that water closets and urinals with flush valves may be installed; (2) Shower heads shall contain flow control inserts, valves, devices or orifices that restrict flow to a maximum of approximately three gallons per minute; (3) Kitchen and lavatory faucets shall have aerators or laminar flow devices together with flow control inserts, valves, devices or orifices that restrict flow to a maximum of approximately two gallons per minute. (b) Existing Buildings - In existing buildings or premises in which plumbing fixtures are to be replaced, such fixtures shall comply with all code requirements for water conservation devices. " Section 3. That Section 5-184 is repealed in its entirety and the subsequent sections are renumbered accordingly. Section 4. Effect of Repeal The repeal and reenactment of Sections 5-125 and 5-126 and the repeal of Section 5-184 shall not make lawful any violation of the ordinances hereby repealed occurring before the effective date hereof, and provided further that the construction under any building permit heretofore taken out under the ordinance herein repealed may be continued in conformance with such repealed ordinance or, if the owner thereof elects, in conformity with the ordinance herein enacted. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of May, A.D. 1990, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of June, A.D. 1990. ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of June, A.D. 1990. yor ATTEST: City Clerk