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HomeMy WebLinkAbout061 - 12/19/1974 - PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REGULATIONS FOR TH ,r ORDINANCE NO , 1974 BEING AN ORDINANCE 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, 1973 EDITION, SETTING FORTH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODF, PROVIDING FOR THE QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF PLUMBING OR LABORING AT THE TRADE OF PLUMBING, REQUIRING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OR ALTERATION OF PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS IN CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE OR THE CODE ADOPTED HEREIN BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section I Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article II, Section 7, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins and by Article 34 of Chapter 139 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963, as amended, there is hereby adopted by the City of Fort Collins for the purpose of providing for the protection of the public health and safety and for the purpose of regulating the installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing and drainage systems in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, that certain code promulgated by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, being particularly the 1973 edition thereof, and the whole thereof including the appendices thereto save and except such portions as are hereafter deleted modified or amended by Section 2 of this ordinance of which Code not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Fort Collins and may be inspected at regular business hours or purchased by the public at a price not to exceed the City's actual cost for such Code, and the same hereby is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Fort Collins Section 2 Amendments to Uniform Plumbing Code The following sections, subsections, chapters, tables, appendices or parts thereof of the Uniform Plumbing Code are hereby amended to read as follows (the words "no change" indicate that there has been no change from the wording of the applicable provision of the Uniform Plumbing Code, the word "deleted" indicates that the applicable provision of the Uniform Plumbing Code has been deleted) a Section 102(c) Administrative Authority - The Administrative Authority is the Chief Building Inspector of the City of Fort Collins and his authorized representatives b Section 124 An additional definition is hereby added to this section as follows "Water Service Pipe - The Water Service Pipe is the pipe carrying potable water from the water main or other source of water supply to the building or other point of use or distribution on the lot or premises served Water Service Pipe shall also have the same meaning as the term 'Building Supply' " c Section 201 - Minimum Standards (a) through (,j) - No Change (k) Any decision of denial by the Administrative Authority under subsection (c) above may be appealed to the Building Board of Appeals within ten days after the receipt of a decision of the Administrative Authority Aggrieved persons may file with the Board a request in writing for a hearing and shall present such evidence as deemed necessary to substantiate their claims of equivalent performance The fee for hearings before the Building Board of Appeals shall be as provided in Section 204 of the City of Fort Collins Building Code At the request of the Appellant the Board may be augmented by not more than two master plumbers licensed to practice the trade of plumbing in the City of Fort Collins d Section 203 - Use of Copper Tubing (a) Deleted (b) No Change (c) No Change (d) Copper tube for water piping shall have a weight of not less than that of copper water tube Type L Exception Type M copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above ground in a building e Section 315 - Protection of Piping, Materials and Structures (a) through (c) No Change (d) No building sewer or other drainage piping or parts thereof constructed of materials other than those -2- approved for use under or within a building shall be installed under or within two feet of any building or structure nor less than forty-two inches below the surface of the ground Exceptions to this depth requirement may be approved by the Administrative Authority Ce) and (f) No Change f Section 317 - Trenching, Excavation and Backfill Ca) through (d) No Change (e) Water service pipes or any underground water pipes shall not be run or laid in the same trench with nonmetallic building sewer or drainage piping When nonmetallic material is used for the building drain or building sewer, such line shall be separated from the water service by a minimum of ten feet horizontally g Section 318 - Inspection and Testing 1 Inspections - No Change 2 Testing (a) through (d) No Change (e) Building sewers shall be tested by plugging the end of the sewer at its point of connection with the public sewer or private sewage disposal system and completely filling the sewer with water from the lowest to the highest point thereof, or by such other test as may be prescribed by the Administrative Authority The building sewer shall be water tight at all points The foregoing test of building sewers is not required when sections are joined with a neoprene or equivalent manufactured gasket (f) through (k) No Change h Section 401 - Materials (a) Drainage pipes shall be cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC, or other approved materials having a smooth and uniform bore Exceptions 1) Galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, copper, ABS or PVC pipe shall not be used underground and shall be kept at least -3- six inches above ground, 2) ABS and PVC plastic drainage systems are limited to single family dwellings (b) No Change i Section 409 - Drainage Below Curb and Also Below Main Sewer Level (a) When the overall grade of the building sewer is less than one-fourth inch per foot an approved back water valve will be installed inside the building in an accessible location Building sewers maintaining at least one-quarter inch per foot fall to the property line will not require installation of a back water valve (bJ through Cl) No Change Section 702 - Traps Protected by Vent Pipes (al and (b) No Change (cj An alternate horizontally washed wet vent for fixture traps serving showers, tubs or laboratories in any combination not exceeding four fixture units may be approved under exceptional circumstances when installation of conventional venting is im- practical The protective vent for such fixture traps must be located not more than twenty-four inches downstream in the horizontal branch and also within the total developed trap arm length permitted by Table 7-1 (d) Same as Section 702(c) in Uniform Plumbing Code Ce) Same as Section 702(d) in Uniform Plumbing Code k Section 1004 - Materials (a) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, lead or other approved materials All materials used in the water supply system except valves and similar devices shall be of like material unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Authority (b) through (d) No Change 1 Section 1103 - Building Sewer Materials (a) The building sewer beginning three (3) feet from -4- any building or structure, shall be of such materials as may be approved by the Administrative Authority under the approval procedure set forth in Chapter 2 of this. Code fib) No Change m Section 1108 - Sewer and Water Pipes Nonmetallic building sewer or drainage piping shall not be run or laid in the same trench with water service pipes or any underground water pipes n Chapter 12 Fuel Gas Piping - Deleted o Appendix H Battery Drainage System - Deleted Section 3 Appeals from Decision of Building Inspector Whenever the Building Inspector shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for or it is claimed that the provisi-ons 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 may appeal from the decision of the Building Inspector to the Building Board of Appeals within ten C10) days from the date of receipt of the decision The fees to be charged an applicant for such appeal shall be the same fee set forth in an appeal under the Uniform Building Code Section 4 Administration a Application and Scope The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all new construction, relocated buildings and to any altera- tions, repairs or reconstruction except as may otherwise be provided herein or in the Code adopted hereby b Duties of Building Inspector The Building Inspector shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the pro- visions of this ordnance and the Code Adopted hereby and shall perform the following duties 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 applica- tions for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for 2) Administer and enforce the provisions of this ordinance in a manner consistent with the intent thereof and shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with pro- visions of this ordinance or amendments thereto, approving or condemning said work in whole or in part as conditions require -5- 3) Issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him 4) 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 ordinance and amendments thereto 5) Order changes in workmanship and/or materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of this ordinance 6) Investigate any construction-or work regulated by this ordinance and issue such notices and orders as provided in this ordinance 71 Keep a complete record of all the essential trans- actions of his office 8) Maintain an official register of all persons, firms or corporations lawfully entitled to carry on or engage in the business of plumbing or to labor at the trade of plumbing to whom a Plumber's License has been issued in accordance with this ordinance c Right of Entry The Building Inspector and his authorized representatives shall carry proper credentials of their respective office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry, during usual business hours-, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties d Dangerous and Insanitary Construction 1 Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Administrative Authority to be insanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance 2 Whenever brought to the attention of the department having jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions exist or that any con- struction or work regulated by this ordinance is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, a nuisance or a menace to life, health or property or otherwise in violation of this ordinance the said department may request an investigation by the Administrative Authority 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 aiscontinue the use 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 Every such order shall be in writing addressed to the owners, agent or person iesponsible for Vie premises in which such condition exists and shall specify the date or the time for compliance with such order 3 Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of tnis ordinance -6- 4 When any plumbing system is maintained in violation of this ordinance and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section or where a nuisance exists in any building or on a lot on which a building is situated, the Administrative Authority shall institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the violation or nuisance e Violations and Penalties Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Code adopted hereby or fail to comply with any of said provisions or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made hereunder or who shall build or construct in violation of any detailed statement or specification or plan submitted and approved hereunder or any certificate or permit issued hereunder from which no appeal has been taken or who shall fail to comply with such order as affirmed or -modified by the appropriate board or the City Council of the City of Fort Collins or a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall severally and for each and every violation and noncom- pliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section 1-23 of Chapter 1, General Provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Collins The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue and all persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense The application of any penalty set forth above shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions nor shall it prevent the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this ordinance f Permit Required 1 No plumbing or drainage work shall be commenced in any building or premises until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained from the Administrative Authority 2 A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure 3 No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work under any permit secured by such person except persons in his employ g Mork Not Requiring Permit No permit shall be required in the case of any repair work as follows The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any trap, drain- pipe, soil, waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material in any part or parts, the same shall be considered as such new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection mace as hereinbefore provided No permit shall be required for the clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, when such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures -7- h To Whom Permits May be Issued 1 No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this ordinance and the Code adopted hereby except to a person holding a valid, unexpired and un- revoked master plumber's license as required by this ordinance or as other- wise herein provided in this section 2 Any permit required by this ordinance may be issued to any person to do any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this ordinance 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 of any such dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters and that the same are occupied by or designed to be occupied by said owner, provided that the said owner shall personally purchase all material and shall personally perform all labor in connection therewith 3 Persons or companies who engage in, conduct or carry on the business of installing, altering or repairing building sewers and private sewage disposal systems are not required to be plumbers but may be licensed as special contractors as provided in Section 73-122 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Such persons shall be eligible to obtain a plumbing permit only for a new or replacement building sewer 4 VUater 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 special contractor Cfire protection) If the system 3s 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 i 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 Building Inspector may require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary Y If the Building Inspector determines that the plans speci- fications, drawings, descriptions or information furnished by the applicant is in compliance with this ordinance, he shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter fixed 3 Cost of Permit Every applicant for a permit to install, add to, alter, relocate or replace a plumbing or drainage system or part thereof, 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 -8- Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued at the time of issuance a fee in accordance with the following schedule, and at the rate provided for each classification shown therein Schedule of Fees For issuing each permit-----------------------$ 7 00 In addition -- For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap Cincluding water, drainage piping and backflow protection therefor)---- 1 50 For each building sewer and trailer park sewer--------------------------------------- 5 00 Rainwater systems - per drain--------------- 2 00 For eash cesspool--------------------------- 5 00 For each private sewage disposal system----- 10 00 For each water heater and/or vent----------- 1 50 For each gas piping system------------------ 7 50 For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor, including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps---------------- 1 00 For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water treating equ3-p- ment---------------------------------------- 1 50 For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping-------------------------------------- 1 50 For each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter including backflow protection devices therefor------------------------------------ 2 00 For vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on tanks, vats, etc for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures including necessary water piping - one (1) to five C5) 2 00 Over five C5) each-------------------------- 30 Re=spection Fee---------------------------- 10 00 Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which_ a permit is required by this ordinance 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 -9- 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 When interceptor traps or house trailer site traps are installed at the same time as a building 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 building sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer 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 building sewer permit k All Work to be Inspected All plumbing and drainage systems shall be inspected by the Building Inspector to insure compliance with all the requirements of this ordinance 1 Notification It shall be the duty of the person doing the Stork authorized by the permit to notify the Building Inspector orally or in writing, that said work is ready for inspection Such notification shall be given not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the work is to be inspected It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit, to make sure that the work will stand the tests prescribed elsewhere in this ordinance, before giving the above notification m Reinspections A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for whJ-ch inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees for the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with- the requirements of this ordinance, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Inspector Section 5 Qualification of Plumbers a Definition of Plumbers and Contractors 1 A "master plumber" is any person skilled in the planning, superintending and the practical installation of plumbing who is familiar with the laws, rules and regulations governing the same -10- 2 A "journeyman plumber" is any person other than a master plumber who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in the practical installation, alteration, repair and removal of plumbing 3 A "plumber's apprentice" i.s any person other than a master or journeyman plumber who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage b General Provisions, Licensing 1 No person shall conduct the trade, business or calling of a plumber or plumbing in the city as employer or master plumber until he shall register, with the Director of Finance of said city, a state license as employer or master plumber issued by the Board of Plumber Examiners of the State of Colorado, which said certificate shall be in full force and effect, and no person shall engage in the business of plumbing in said city as a master or employing plumber, or in any business which- has as one of its objects the employing of journeymen plumbers to do actual plumbing work, in connection with the carrying on of any such business in said city without a City of Fort Collins license to do so 2 No person shall labor at the trade of plumbing in the capacity of a journeyman plumber until he shall register with the Director of Finance of said city a certificate of competency or state license as a journeyman plumber issued by the Board of Plumber Examiners of the State of Colorado, which said certificate shall be in full force and effect, and unti1 he has issued to him a valid journeyman Plumber's 11.cense by the City of Fort Collins 3 No person shall labor at the trade of plumbing in the capacity of an apprentice plumber until he shall register w3-th the Director of Finance of the City of Fort Collins and has been issued a valid apprentice plumber's license by the City of Fort Collins No apprentice plumber while in the performance of his duty shall work upon any job while not under the immediate personal supervision of a license journeyman plumber, either in the installation of new work or repair work c Application for License 1 Any person who is required by this ordinance to possess a plumber's license shall make application therefor to the Director of Finance on the forms provided by him and pay the fee as hereinafter provided 2 The license application of master plumbers shall be accompanied by a bond to the city, which shall be in the sum of five thousand dollars C$5,000 00) with a surety company to be approved by the Director of Finance, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required by ordinance, rules or regulations of the City of Fort Collins 3 The application of each journeyman plumber and apprentice plumber shall show the master's license under whose supervision work will be performed -11- 4 Master plumbers shall be required to call at the office of the Director of Finance not only for their own license, but also for all licenses for apprentices and journeymen working under or for said master plumber d Building and Contractor's Licensing Board, Duties 1 The Building and Contractor's Licensing Board established by Chapter 73, Licensed Occupations, Section 73-119 of this ordinance, shall conduct all hearings for suspension or revocation of a plumber's license as provided in subsection h hereof 2 The Building and Contractor's Licensing Board may, on its own motion, or, if requested by the appellant, shall, augment its membership by not more than two (2) additional licensed plumbers to conduct any- hearing involving suspension or revocation of a plumber's license e Application Fees Before any plumber's license shall be granted by the Director of Finance, there shall be deposited as an initial fee Type of License Fee For a master plumber's license $150 00 For a journeyman plumber's license 10 00 For an apprentice plumber's license 3 00 f Expiration of Licenses Every plumber's license expires on December 31 and the cost shall not be prorated for any portion of the year g Fees for Renewal of Licenses All plumber's licenses which have not been revoked or canceled may be renewed from year to year upon request and payment of the required fee If a renewal of a license is requested and the required fee is paid within one (1) year of the expiration date of the prior license, the fees shall be Type of License Fee For a master plumber's license $100 00 For a journeyman plumber's license 10 00 For an apprentice plumber's 13.cense 3 00 After one Cl) year a license cannot be renewed and the initial fee schedule applies h. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses Any plumber licensed hereunder shall be responsible for all work included in his contract, whether or not such work is done by him directly or by a subcontractor He -12- shall be responsible for all funds or property received by him for prosecution or completion of a specific contract or for a specific purpose The Chief Building Inspector may upon his motion and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any- person convene the Building and Contractor's Licensing Board for the purpose of holding a hearing to determine whether or not any license issued hereunder should be revoked or suspended The license holder shall be given notice in writing of the meeting of such Board, such notice to be served upon the license holder by registered mail, postage prepaid, mailed to the last known post-office address of the license holder at least five (5) days in advance of the time of such meeting Such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and shall advise the license holder at whose instance the complaint was made and the specific charges relied upon for suspension or revocation of license The Building and Contractor's Licensing Board shall have the power to suspend or revoke any license if the holder thereof commits any one (1) or more of the following acts of omissions 1 Willful and deliberate disregard and violation of the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Collins or failure to comply with any of the building or zoning ordinances or health and safety ordinances or any lawful order of the Building Inspector 2 Misrepresentation of a material fact by a plumber in obtaining a license 3 Fraudulent use of a license to obtain permits for another or lending of a license for any purpose 4 Failure to obtain a permit for any work as required by this Code 5 Display of incompetency or lack of knowledge in matters relevant to the subject of plumbing 6 Adjudication of insanity or incompetency by any competent authority If any license is revoked hereunder the license holder shall not be granted another license under this ordinance for at least twelve [12) months after the date of revocation In suspending any license hereunder the Building and Contractor's Licensing Board shall state the period of suspension Section 6 A public hearing on the adoption by reference thereto of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 Edition of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, which Code is adopted by this ordinance, be, and the same hereby is, scheduled in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, at 5 30 o'clock P M , on the 19th day of December, A D 1974, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of said public meeting in manner and style pursuant to the -13- r requirements of Chapter 139, Article 34, Section 3, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963, as amended, and Article II, Section 7, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins Section 7 If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of the Code adopted hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance or of said Uniform Plumbing Code and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said Uniform Plumbing Code in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid Section 8 Section 86-1 through 86-5 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby repealed, provided, however, that the repeal of said ordinances shall not revive any other section of any ordinance or ordinances heretofore repealed or superseded and provided further that such repeal shall not make lawful any violation of the ordinances hereby repealed occurring before the effective date hereof and provided further that con- struction 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 ordnance herein enacted Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of November, A D 1974, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th_ day of December, A P 1974 )j CLLLck ATTEST Assistant Mayor City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of December, A D 1974 ATTEST May - - — ity Clerk a -14-