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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 619ORDINANCE NO. 619 AN ORDINANCfi ADOPTING THE tfWJ3STr;RN PLUMBING OFFICIALS UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1955 EDITION", PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEWOF, AND RLPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 394 AND ALL OTmR ORDINANChS AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THr;mWITH WRKAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi did on the 18th day of June, 1958, read the title of the above entitzed ordinance and did thereupon schedule a public hearing thereon for July 16, 1958, at the hour of 8:OO o'clock p.m. of said day in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Lodi, California, in accordance with the provisions of Section 50022.3 of the Government Code; and WHSRKAS, notice of the hearing was published twice in a news- paper of general circulation in accordance with the provisions of Section 50022.3 of the Government Code as appears by the Affidavit of Publication on file herein; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that no objections have been made to the adoption of this ordinance, NOW, THEWO%, the City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows: Section 1. Ordinance No. 394, adopted September I, 1949, entitled "An Ordinance Providing Rules and R gulations for Plumbing - c and Drainage Work in the City of Lodi; Providing for Licenses, Registration and Permits for All Persons Doing Plumbing; Creating the Office of Plumbing Inspector and Assistant Plumbing Inspector; Defining their Powers and Duties; Providing Penalties for the Viola- tion of this Ordinance and Repealing All Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith insofar as Such Conflict May Exist", is hereby repealed. Section 2. The Western Plumbing Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, 1955 !idition, hereinafter ref erred to as "Uniform Plumbing Code", plus the appendix, three copies of which code have hereto- fore been filed with the City Clerk of this City, is hereby adopted by reference and the provisions of said Uniform Plumbing Code, 1955 1. Edition, shall obtain and apply to all matters appertaining to plumbing and gas fittings in the City of Lodi save and except the following additions, deletions and changes thereto: (a) The office of Plumbing Official, created by Section 1.1 of said Uniform Plumbing Code and mentioned in the several sections thzraof shall mean the appointed Chief Building In- spector of the City of Lodi. (b) The words "Chief Building Inspector" are hereby added to the end of Sec. 1.1. (c) The words "Assistant Building Inspector" are hereby added to the end of Sec. 1.2. (d) Sec. 1.3 is hereby deleted and not adopted. (e) There is hereby added in the blank space provided in Sec. 1.4 the word ttBuildingtl. (f) Sec. 1.5 (10) is hereby deleted and not adopted. (g) See. 1.9 (b) is hereby deleted and not adopted. (h) In Sec. 1.11 the words "as required by Sec. 2.13 of this Code" as the same appear in subparagraphs (a) and (d) are hereby deleted and not adopted. (i) Part Two, Sec. 2.1 through Sec. 2.15 are hereby deleted and not adopted. (j) Sec. 313 shall read in full as follows: "See. 313. Independent Systems. The drainage system of each new building and of new work installed in any existing building shall be separatz and inuc;pGndent of that of any other building, and every building shall hav* an inucpGnaant connec- tion with a public or private sewer when available whin first approved by the Administrative Authority." (k) Sec. 504 (a) (1) is heraby amended to read in full as follows: "(1) When a house drain exceeds four (4") inches in size such stack shall be equal in size to the largest requirea drainage stack in the building but in no case less than four (4'0 inc hos . It 2. (1) The last sentence of Sec. 608, reading, "No domestic dishwashing machine shall be directly connected to a drainage system", is hereby deleted and not adopted. (m) Sec. 609 is hereby deleted and not adopted. (n) Appendix A is hereby deleted and not adopted. (0) Appendix E is hereby deleted and not adopted. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance or of the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted herewith is for any reason found invalid, such finding shall. not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. The City Council of the City of Lodi hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every portion thereof irrespec- tive of the fact that any one or more sections, sentences, clauses or phrases might be declared invalid. Section 4. Violations and Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this Ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon convic- tion thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of , any violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Ordinance shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful. The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the Administrative Aathority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on there under when in violation of this Ordinance or of any other ordinance or from revoking any Certificate of Approval when issued in error. Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the provisions of this Ordinance shall expire by limitation and be null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commence within 60 days from the date of such permit, or if the work author- ized by such perm$t is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 60 days. Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained so to do. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be published one time in the Lodi News Sentinel, Lodi, California, and shall be in force effect thirty days after its passage. Approved this 16th day of July, , BEATRICE GARIBALDI, City Clerk of the City of Lodi ficio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby hat the foregoing Ordinance No. 619 was introduced in regular meeting of said Council held June 18, 1958, and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular meeting of the City Council held July 16, 1958, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Brown, Culbertson, Mitchell, NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None I further certify that Ordinance No. 619 was approved Robinson and Katzakian and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and ha3 been published pursuant to law. Bpzf--q pi?.!&%< BEA~RICE GARIBPLZDI City Clerk