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Ordinance 1103ORDINANCE NO 1103 New Series AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF PERSONS EN- GAGED IN THE BUSINESSES OF PLUMBING AND Oil HEATING AND VENTILATING OR WORKING AS PLUMBERS OR MECHANICS IN SUCH BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION OR REPAID OF PLUMBING, HEAT- ING AND VENTILATING SYSTEMS AND THE INSPECTION THE AEOF; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE COLLEC- TION OF FEES THEREFOR; PRO - 7IDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIO- LATION THEREOF, AND REPEAL- ING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE X OF THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF .ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA: SECTION 1. That Chapter 3 of Title X of the Alameda Municipal Code and all other ordinances and parts of ordi- nances of the City of Alameda in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. That those portions of a certain document printed as a Code in book form., three (3) copies of which document are on file in the office of the City. Clerk of the City of Ala- meda, being i arked "Filed November 17,1953," and de lgnated as "Chapter 8, Oakland Municipal Code, Plumbing Code — Heating and Ventilating Code," adopted by the City Council of the City of Oakland November 22, 1949, r A July 25, 1950, as Ordinances Nos. 3223 C. M. S. and 3415 C. M. S. and published by the City of Oakland in July, 1950, which portions consist of twenty -two (22) Articles numbered from I to XXII, inclusive, be, and the same are hereby, adopted as the Plumbing Code and Heating and Venti- lating Code of the City of Alameda. SECTION 3. That Section 8 -2.02 of Article II of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: See. 8 -2.02, Appointment of a Board of Plumber Examiners. The Board of Plumber Examiners shall consist of three members, a Master Plumber, a licensed Journeyman Plumber and the Plumbing In- spector, who shall be appointed by the City Manager, upon the taking effect of this Chapter. The mem- bers of said Board shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager, unless removed for malfeasance in office, neglect of duty, or inca- pacity. SECTION 4, That Section 8 -3.051 of Article III of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as fol'ows: Sec. 8-3.051. Plumbing Permit Fees. For every plumbing Perini.t issued a fee for such Permit and inspection incidental thereto shall be paid in advance, computed from the number of fixtures proposed to be provided for in the whole or part of a drainage system, and water distribution center, or the number of old fixtures proposed to be replaced with new fixtures without a change in a drainage system, as shown in the applica- tion for Permit to install or alter any plumbing or drainage system, as follows, provided, however, that the City, the County of Alameda, the State of California and the United States of America shall be exempt from the payment of such fees and all other fees provided fir throughout this Code: Minimum fee $1,00 First twenty (20) fixtures $1.00 per fixture Next thirty (30) fixtures $.75 per fixture Next fifty (50) fixtures All over one hundred (100) tore fixtures $.25 per fixture Fees for Water Piping 1 -10 openings $1.00 Each additional opening $.10 SECTION S. That Section 8 -3.055 of Article III of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: See.. 8- 3.055. Privy or Vault Toi- lets— Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to con- struct any privy or vault toilet without having first obtained a permit therefor from the Plumbing Inspector. The said permit shall be in the following words: Permit for Privy o -• Vault Toilet Issued by the Health Department and subject to the .Mules and Regu- lations of the Health Department. phis perinit is issued to to construct and maintain a privy or vault toilet at , sasd premises being owned by Said privy or vault toilet must comply with all rules and regulations of the Health E apart - ment and the provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Alameda. Date of issue Plumbing Inspector. Tack this up on inside of privy or vault toilet. SECTION 6, That Section 8 -8.08 of Article VI of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Scc. 8 -6.08. Alignment, Grade, Support and Protection of Piping. All horizontal drainage piping shall run in practical alignment in the general direction of the point of disposal without sharp angles or turns. The said piping shall be run at a uniform grade without unnecessary changes in the rate of grade. All vertical or horizontal drainage piping shall be supported so that it will not settle or move after completion of the installation. All piping in connection with a plumbing system shall be installed without undue strains or stresses, and provisions made for expan- sion, contraction and structural settlement. No piping shall be built into or embedded in concrete . or masonry walls or footings, except piping of non- ferrous metals, No structural member shall be seri- ously weakened or impaired by cutting, notching, or otherwise, and unless impractical due to struc- tural conditions, all wood beams, girders, joists, studs, firestops and similar construction shall be bored with holes the same approximate diameter as the pipes passing through them. SECTION 7. That Section 8 -6.10 of Article VI of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8 -6.10. Old House Sewers and Drains. Old house sewers and house drains may be used in connection with new buildings or new plumb- ing and drainage work only when they are found on examination and test to conform in all respects to the requirements governing new house sewers and proper adminis- trative authority shall notify the owner to make the changes neces- sary to conform to this Code. No building or part thereof shall be erected, or placed over any part of a Drainage System or Public Sewer which is constructed of other than cast iron or non - ferrous Soil Pipe. SEC'T'ION 8. That subsection (d) of Section 8 -7.19 of Article VII of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: (d) Cellar or floor drains on first floor shall have an effective trap of at Least three inches (3 ") diam- eter and need not be vented. SECTION 9. That Section 8 -8.03 of Article VIII of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: See. 8 -8.03. Connection to Main Sewer. When there is a main sewer in the street, alley or avenue upon which the lot abuts, the house sewer shall be connected in a direct line to the main sewer. No bends will be allowed except to connect with the main sewer or with the soil waste or house drain pipe, The portion of the house sewer in the street, alley or avenue shall be at least three (3) feet below the curb grade, Provided that when a house sewer, in the street, alley or avenue is less than three (3) feet below the curb grade, the same must be covered with at least six (6) inches of concrete to pro- tect the same from breakage, if required by the Plumbing Inspec- t , )r. SECTION 10. That Section 8- 8.035 of Article VIII of said Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: Sec. 8- 8.035. Building .Court Com- mon Connections and Special Con - nection of Considerable Length. Rouse sewers from a building court may be connected to a main sewer through a common pipe; pro- vided, that such common pipe be not less in size than six (6) inches in diameter, and that it shall be run in a direct line to the main sewer. If a direct line is not prac- tical, then a manhole shall be con- structed at points of bend.. A lamp hole shall be placed within two and one -half (21,0 feet of the point of connection of the house sewer lo- cated the farthest from the main sc %vei% A . manhole shall be used instead of a lamp hole if the length of the common pipe exceeds une hundred fifty (150) feet from the sewer main or the next manhole. Such house sewers connecting to this cunimon pipe shall be laid un- der the same requirements as if they were to connect directly to a main sewer. Special common pipes or con- nections of considerable length which are impractical to be run on a grade as steep as 1,4 of an inch per foot and which serve a num- ber of plumbing fixtures so that the pipes have the characteristics of a public sewer may be con- structed in accordance with the Street Department specifications, methods and policies, provided, that complete inspection is made by the Engineering Department and the work is approved by the City Engineer. Charges will be made on a cost basis, including overhead, for the services of the inspector and engineers and for the rental of equipment and the use of mate- rials during such inspection and engineering. SECTION 11. That Section 8 -8.04 of Article VIII of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8 -8.04. Tapping of Main Sewers. The tapping of all main sewers shall be done in the pres- ence of, and under the supervision of the Plumbing Inspector, or an authorized inspector of the Engi- neering Department. SECTION 12. That Section 8 -8.06 of Article VIII of said Cade be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 8 -8.06. fain Water Leader a° Drain _ Connection With Sanitary D7ain or Sewer ProhRbited. No rain water leader or drain shall be con- nected with a sanitary sewer as hereinafter defined in Section 8 -8.07, except candor special circum- stances and with the written per- mission of the City Engineer. SECTION 13. That Section 8 -12.15 of Article XII of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8- 12.15. Garbage Grinders. No person shall permit garbage, fruit, vegetable, animal or other solid kitchen waste material to be thrown or deposited into any re- ceptacle connected with a sanitary sower; provided, however, that such materials from family homes and dwelling units and from res- taurants, hotels and establishments where food or drink is prepared and consumed on the premises, may, upon permission of the Plumbing Department, be admitted to the sanitary sewer if first passed through a mechanically operated grinder that will grind the mate- rials into particles, so that at least 40 °,, shall pass a No. 8, at least 65% shall pass a No. 3, and 100% shall pass a 1 ,2 -inch, U.S. standard sieves, simultaneously with the flow of not less than two gallons of water per minute, or such addi- tional quantity of water as may be required to cause the ground mate- rials to flow readily through the sewer system_ SECTION 14. That Section 8 -15.02 of Article XV of said Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 8- 15.02. Appointment ' of Board of Heating and Ventilating Examiners. The Board of Heating and Ventilating Examiners shall consist of a mechanical engineer, a licensed heating and ventilating contractor and a plumbing inspec- tor who shall be appointed by the City Manager upon the taking ef- fect of this Code. The members of said Board shall be appointed and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager unless removed for malfeasance in office, neglect of duty or incapacity. SECTION 15. Whenever in said Code the words "City of Oakland," "Plumb- ing Inspector" or other designation of an officer, board or department oc- cur, the words "City of Oakland" shall mean th- City of Alameda, and the words "Plumbing Inspector" or other designation of an officer, board or de- partment shall mean the Plumbing In- spector or such officer, board or de- partment of the City of Alameda. SECTION 16. Validity. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of said Code or of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitu- tional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said Code or of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub- sections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 17. Violations and Penal - lies. The penalties for violation of any of the provisions of said Code shall be the same penalties as are provided for violations of the provisions of the Alameda Municipal Code by Chapter 4, Title I, of said Municipal Code. In addition to the aforesaid penalties, any plumbing, drainage, heating or venti- lating system or portion thereof, or any condition existing or permitted to exi ;t in violation of any provision of the Code hereby adopted, or any threatened violation of said Code may be abated, restrained or enjoined in any manner provided by law. SECTION 18. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage. LELAND W. SWEENEY Presiding Officer of the Council Attest: SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in adjourned regular meeting assembled on the 8th day of December, 1953, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Anderson, Jones, McCall and Mores!, (4). NOES: None. ABSENT: President Sweeney, (1). IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 9th day of December, 1953. SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk of the City of Alameda Publish December 10, 1953.