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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 52P.11 3rdinslice TstablishTnz Rulas and Regnlatlons for the Plw-hing and Drainaze of SuCldinEs in the City of Lodi,Uefinin& Certain Tsr;ns rrs4 T'nereLn, I&iklnz a11 Violations of Certain of the Provisions of this Ordi-nalice as flisdemeanor, and Fixing for the Tenalty Tn5refor; Providing for ths Licensing of Idaster Plumbers, the Issuance Qf Licenses *-,, to Master PlimSars and the Fee to be Paid Therefor; Creating the Office of' City Plumbing Inspector, Defhing his Fees and Compensations and Providins for his Election. The Board of TrUste5s of the City of Lohi do orrlain as .. follows :- Section4.- All plix$bing and draiiiage of the bulldinss in the City of Lodi shall be done In accordance 1vibIi tlie yrovisions of Ordi!iance. F Section 2.- All mterlal mst bs of good quality and free fron defects. The 1~~31'k rwst be done in a tliorouzh and woWdanliRe manner. Section 3.- The arrangement of drain, soll, waste and vent pipes must be as direct as 2osaible. A11 changes in the direction of drain, soil or wste pipes shall be made with ItYtr branches 1-16, 1-6 or 1-8 bends. Orfsets nay bo US&, provided tlie angle they pre3ent is not less than that represents6 by a 1-6 bsld. Section 4.- Every house and bullding; must he ssparatsly and In- dependently comeated !vit!i the street,, lateral or branch sewer where the same is practicable, except in cases vhers there may be a house .in the rmr of ths lot. 1:n this ::Bs'3,it may be connected ;hJith the sevrer of the hoUse in front provlded that the old sewer i!vill satisfactorily stand the V!ate?? Test? A house or building shall be fiefined as an architectuyal StFllCtUre covered by on3 roof aiid enclosing imlls. porch roofs r"rorrl biiild?-ii~ to buildiris shall not be considered as a portion of the main struetiire. Porcnes or the, continutiice of P k Section 5.- The sewer, waen it lies under the. building and for three feet be!7ond the front wall, or of any area vrall, shall be Cast iron pipe, aid all fittlnzs shall be of ths same matsr!.al. Outside of the builfl be cronltinued to the maJn sewer in street with ~ritrifisd iron-stone pipe of the bmt quality. gerrflit the use of intermediate sections of iron- stone ylpe betisem cac, -iron pipe, nor the introdi,,tion of cast-iron See- tion Between iron-stone pine, HOUSE-SEWCR- Is thdterm applied to that portion of the main drain extending from a point two(8) feet outside the outer face of outer front vault or area wall to its connaction with t!ie public sewer. HOUSE-DRAIN - Is Ghe term applied to the saiA horizontal drain and its branches Inside the walls of the building extending to and connecting with the house sewer. SOIL PIPE- Is tile tern applied to any vertical pipe sxtending through the roof, receiving the discharge of one or more water closets with Or without other fixtures. YAST5 PIPE- Is the tsrm ayBlied to any vertical pipe extending throuzh roof, receiving; the diqcharge of any fixture except water closets. Section 6,- All joints on iron-ston", pipe must be made with Portland Cement and claan, sharp sand in groportlons as directed by the Plumbing Tnspsctor, and sach joint of pipe :vnen laid lrlust be properly cleaned out by a suitpble scraper before the smceeding joint is put in place. Se,?tion 7.- All joints 03 cast-iron pips and fittings must be made with suita$le packinj of oakum properly caulked anfi rlm full with molten lead. Section 8.- All sewers and soil pipes shall have a continuous fall of not less than one-quarter inch to the foot,and if possible, more. !There gracticable, It shall run along the cellar wa.L1, or If laid under the cellar or lo7~est floor of a building, be fiirng with iron hangers securely fastened to floor joists. - Section 9.- Vhen it is not gossible to run and fasten tile Cast- iron sewer pipe as above dirscted, it may run in a trench cut to a uniform grade . -57 Sectton 10.- Yeavy brass male thread t'clsanoutstl, the sane to have a solid. cast square head shall be placed at the end of sach horiaon- tal lins of drain pipe. In no case shall the cleanouts provided !?or the main horizontal cast-irm drai? pipe be of a diameter less than four ' inches. In all other drains the cleanouts shall be or' the sme slze as the pipes they serve. Section 11.- Evsry soil and drain pipe shall be of cast-iron. Wasts pipe may bc: of cast iron, galvanized mrrought-iron with recessed fittings or Of lead. ';r!iwe lead is llsgd i't s:xdl be us& only a8 branche - -- - ---_____d_. 2--- i* to connect'lkith the c:' :-iron; said branches shal .lot exceed fivg feet in length. Section 12.- NO soil pipe of a diameter less tmn four inches 1 inside shall be permitted; a:id all soil and waste pipes shall ba proper- ly fastened and secured with either heavy wrought-iron straps or hooks. Section 13.- All ca.jt-iron pipes or fittings used for so:ll or ' waste pipes must be coated both outside and inside with coal tar pitch applied hot, except vents, which shall be of galvanized wrought-iron and fittings of the same material. Section 14.- When lead waste pipe is used it must intersect at the same angles as given by"Y Istr ,one-sixteanth, one-sixth, or one-eighth bends. AU connections of lead with cast-iron gipe must be made with Barry, Raymond or brass ferrules.of the 5me sizs as lead pipe qd con- nectsd tO the saxe by a wiped Joint or overcast and bs groperly caulked into the fittinss with OaK~uii aid imlten lead, where a fitting 'Known as screwsd sanitary is used iii i!istal:?ing plumbing, the connection of lead or brass tharewtth !aus.t bs rqade with a brass bushing thoFoirghly tinned on the insid3 and. carsfirlly smated to trap or yip9,or ?with a suitable patent slip joint. ' * Section 15.- No Inick, 'shest-metal or earthen-ware flue snall be used as a seiv3r vsntilator n3r shall any chimney flue be used for thia purpo s 9. i .'I, Ssction 16.- No rain water drains or leaders shall be connected with any pipe to 'be coiinected With the seiwm. Section 17.- %very water closet, urliial, sink, basin or bath, or set of wash-tr::t:r? :flu3 t b.3 ?sratsly and effectively trapped. The traps must be placed as qear to the fixtures as possible, and Fn 110 case inore than two fest frox ths fixtures. In no case shall ,the trap of one. fixture congzct with the tra9 of another. ! 4 Section 18.- 'Traps must be protected from syphonage by special air pipes of lsad, lwrought 9r csst-imii of 9 size not less than the trap they s9rve, and if to sup:i!,l!r air to a inlater cl.oset ,not lsss than two ineh- es in d.iarn.?ter. At WI? aid of all horizmtal r!.lns of vsnt pipe a screw plug shall 5s !)lace4,al!;9 at the bottom oi' all vertical vent lines, ivhsre sediment is Iiahle to Qollsct, a s!iitable AriY plug not lass than o!is foot long shall be placed. If the LIliiZ is at the Toot oP.-a vertical concealed vent , then it :;hall be so placed as to admit of repairs. In no case shall these plugs and drips be of a sixs less than the vent they serve. . .. . . . . . . . __ . . . .- . . . . . ~.. ., ,. Section 19.- ,111 air pipes shall rlin of L.LIi?iminishsd size sspar- ately or coinStneri tiirough the roof md for one foot above and left open or they may be connected with ths $oil pipe at a point not less than three fest and six inches above the floor line. Section 20.- The vsntilating pipes gust be rim with as few bends as possible a;id tlia bra!iQ?hes imlst be connected to maiil Vent at ar'~gl~ Of not less thm forty-five ciegrees, and be increased in size every thirty feet. :jhsn cog~~ihed the vsnt pipes mzs t be increased in size according to tha :t'ollowin'g table: In all bi.illdings of roar stories or lesst Branch vegts of yater closets shall not be of a size less than ths following: (the tsnn 'lbrs'ickl :r?ntll as iiere applied shall be construed to mean all that vent pipe located between the fixture and the point where thw vent joins into the main vsrtioal vent,. ) Titoin waterclosets nay be venteY into 3: 'C1x.0. and one-half, inch'. vent. .Five to elzht waterclo8ets may be vented into 8 three inch branch vent. Nine or moro, waterclosets ma? be vented into a four inch branch vent, +Single waterclosets located in the basement or first floor or: a building, if the soil pipe drop does not exceed ten feet, may be vented viitli a tyo inch vent pip9 for a distance of thirty feet; when the vent is longer than thirty feet, then the entire Vent shall be two a1d one-half: inches Until th:? distanw Of sixty fset, when it shal?. be increased to a three inch to a finisn. In all cases wbers the soil pipe has a drop greater than ten feet,then the soil plpe shall be continued full bore to a point one foot above ro9f, &nd act as a vent pipe. In each and ev.Etry building to be used as residence or oihei-wise, and where watar closet or closets is or are situated either wit:hin the premises, or within ten feet, of the outside wall9 of said premises, then in any and all cases it shall be required that at least one four inch velit pipe be corItInue4 to 3bovEt lrmf ll?~?, and this irresgective' of what dlsta:?ce A. the soil pipe !nay ti?op. Three wash-bssins, baths or similar fix';ur:?s iflay bs vented by two inch vertihal vent pipe. six .c:imi!-ar fixt!zres by a two wrl. a half inoil vertical uant pipe. Twelve sim;ilar fixtures 'b!7 a three inch vertical vent pipe. Xrhers more than twelve fri.xturea, they may be vented by a four-inch b' i:. .. vertical vent aim. Single one and one-half inch traps may be vented by a ...... . .. .. ._ - "_ ~... one an4 one-half inch ~nt fent. %~sn it is i!i excess shall be of two inch pipe. 'Then on5 and one-half said brancn Bent shall not pips 1vhm the vent do6 not excesd twf?nty-five of twenty-five feet, tnen the entire main vsnt inch branch vents are used on fixtures, the exceed fiT;e feet, In the calculation of the re- lation of basins, baths anA similar fixturss toward waterclosets, it shall be recRoned that four basins or batns or similar fixtures shall equal two aaterclosets, md so on at thet ratio, 'Nh?re more than sixteeli wash-basins, bsths or slnilar fixtures are on a lins a!id are situated in a five story bullding or over, below the fifth floor, tileg the vsrtical vent, from &he fifth floor uy mst not be less than Tow inrh pipe. On buildings five stories or over not more than tiNenty feet may be ~rsed as a branah vent. Seotion 21.- 'Vhere vent pipes branch into one another, and where they branch into the soil pipe, the branch fitting must be three feet six inchss from the floor line -2- Q". Seotion z1 wery vertical soil waste or vent pipe (unless 7 *-- Othemj.sF3 provided. t'or ) 17111at extend full 'u9re one foot above the roof and be continued to a uoi-nt at lsast ten feet from any opening of the house or an adjoining birildi.zg. No cays or covls shall be afflxed to the top Of any ventilatiqg ing traps are strictly prohibited, pj:)a,t!-iouzh a strong wire baskat may be used. Intercept- - There shall be no trags placed at the foot Of V~T- tical soil or was&e pipss. *. 4 Section 2s.- Slog hoppers set upon a vooden floor must be con- # netted to viaste pipe wlth lead wiped on to a brass ferrule and the same to be caulked, All slog hogpers shall be prwrided with a suitable trap of not less than two TncXss in di%etp,r, Vhen hoppers are set won an outside porch and ths droy/doss not exceed ten fest, they need ?.ot be Trentedi when more than ten fe?t a tw inch vent is rsq'ilrsd. 3ell trays shall not be allowed. in any case. No Tioggsrs a-L!.olv%i insids any bulldine; or inclosed porch. All hoppers to be snavaled inside, ,--h f Section 26.- No fiXtllY5 shall havs 19 trap or: a diameter lsss than me and one-half inch One-Tlarte? inch. Urinals shall not havq a trap la_rgsp than one Section 2%- Rainwater lGadms nust never b:: used as a soil, 'fmste 31 vent piw, nor shall any so11 waste or vent piye be r "rs, . . used as a raiil:?ater leader, -J..? Section 28.No stearn exhaust shall 6omnec.t with any drain, soil . .. or waste pipe. A steam eondenser hoverer., may be pernitted,upon the approval with ths consent of the Board of Health. Section 8@oA11 lender:;, soi1,waste a.nd vent ,p';pes, and all clraiii pipen innir:.e %ifi ontsicle ? building, before beinP; covered must have ~11- 9pe:nj.n3s stoged, and be f'illecl. wit21 watero This ' test mist be m63.i: In t,he'Dr::se!ico of the Pluinbirig Inspectdr, and if satis:tnctor:r to hix he shall issne a proper certiricate Notice Eust l.)e :%iven the Flum'oiiiz Inspector ~!!ieiz the work is suffioiently adLrrLilci:d for Inspection. '?hen .pipes ham bgeri tested in soctions them shall be :.ino?her tr:st made vhen connections are mace tohouse sevrero Lm:!ediat;;::!:r !.i-!!Oi? cornpletioii OP 7;rorX notioe nust i>e given for final A inspection. Soction 36.All water closets vithin a l:uilrling mist be ~~pplied. >, Froin oe;?arato tmlis or cisterns, th-? i:ra%f37? o'f VrlIiCh shall be used ?or no other, purpose. A g2rou-p of' ::rater closets may l~ si.qmlicC r'ron o:?e tank. Hopper closets shall !lot be allomed in%ide an37 bulldin?; or f Sedtion 31. Vmen water slosets are sidpplied :ri?rorn tanks the down or r"lush Dipe shall in nn case be less than one and one fnu-rth inchss insi3e dianeter, No rubber oonneotions ?:;ill be allowed between watercloseto and vent pipes. Pan water closets are stridtly prohibited. 7: I , Section 3%. No wooden sinks or vash trays will be allovsd. on the preinisos of an:: residance or tenement vfiiicli is to be used as a &,:9e11- ing. SECTIQN 33. Each ax:. ev5ry Coi~paTt??3~lt wherein a Vmter-ClOSet or urinal is sit?mted., shall. 'be vm.!;Li::i-i,ed by imans or" a iviaclow openiizg directly to the extarnal atmsphsre,or by mails of an 'air-shaft hay- ing an 'wea of at least four square feot. This shaft shall contime of i.*ndiininic:hed size to the rhf. At this point its openings shall equal in area not lew than that of the shaft. . - -. ... - .. . . . ,. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . .... . __ . .. . . . .. i ', No air-shaft or window ventilating either a vster-closet or urinal corrrpartment shali discharge into or ventilate any other 00m- partment rvhatsoever, This,hoivYsver, shall not prevent the enlargerneilt of air-shafts to a size suitable for its dutie8,so as to Veiltilate a series of closets or urinals. All in oonformity with tile instruotions and subdeot to,the approval of the Board of' Heal 4 2 SECTIDN'34. When a buildiiig is moved or when an addition or alteration is mde to and in a building,~,vliera new fixtilses are to be put in t:ie addition alid old fixtures are to is3 altared and wset in t:ie old portion of tho by.ildlng, then,lsoth t:ie new fixtures put in and tlie 01:; plumbing in the building imst be placed i:rl a sanitary cond-ition and aomgly with these rules and regulations. 1, Li SlGCTIQN$5. Any persons violating any of the foregoing provis- ionc of this ord.i:iance sliali be i:.camed guilty sP a !nisdmcanor anrl upon conviction shall be punis:ied by a fine not e:;ceeding $338,~ or by iiIi>Trisonrmnt in t!ie County Jail not exceeding 100 days orby both such fine,,2FiCI imprisonment. SEGTIBN%i. No person,firm or corporation shall in the Ci%Y of Lodi engage in or work at the busiiiess of glumbing as a master pluxb- er unless silch porson,firincor corporation shall have first obtainocl a license therefor from t!?e City Clerk, an6 License Collector of said Citv as hareipqfter provided. #; :p 4 SECTION 37. A license so to do shall be issued by the City Clerlc upon an application approved by the Board of Trustees. Appli- oations s!iall- bi: ascompxiied by 311 affidavit ohoning the iiaine, age and place of lsusiness of salt?. avplicant aid. al:;o stat in3 the ?iiWi)kT o:? years said apl?licaiit has eoarritid on h3ine:jS as a Tnaster p&urnber or journc,yman plumber ,anA ~ive any other inforiytion or :r;u'.mit to any exar:!ination relative to his fitness vTm,ci?l t!le Roaml of Trustess may require; A11 licenses issued shall .stat2 the fxll mame, age and place 02' 'busi:iess of the applirjant so licen,aedo It shall be the duty of the City tflorlc to keep a record of all the'licenses is3med toqelhher with an alphabetical list of the persons,firms or cojvosationarr so licensed,, .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ... . .. __ -, t r;ection*%. \JO Ij.r?,?nse slialr be grant6 aut:iorieirlg a iiaster plumber to do business or labor as such in the City of Lodi for a longer period than one year and all licenaes shall evgirs upon the expiration of the year of issue unless sooner revoked by said Board of Trustees and q~on the expiration of the old license, each master plumbsr carryins on businsss or laboring as such in said City of Lodi shall amly to said Board of Trustees P 3 the Yene’mlof his license. -d -) 9a Section 39.- No person shall &is ay won any sign, placard or otherwise, in front on upon or in or about his glace of business, words signifying t’iat he is Y :!iceised glumber unless he is so llcsnsed. :; 4 Section.d.- It snall bn imlaivfiil for any plimbsr ( save and except a licensed mster plunbe5r or his eiwlwee) to enzage in the plmb- 1 I nee or the license hsrein provided for, said applicait siiall pay untG ii:e Llcensa Collector the slur ofrg(10.03) and annually t!isrsafter ( $10 .OO ) For each renevblthereo‘f. ‘4 i. I Section 42,- 4ny violation by 8 licensed plumber in said City I OF Lodi of any of r,:izo provisions of Sectioiis One to Thirty-four inclusive of this ordinance shsli work a forfeiture of the license granted to him under the terms thereof, and the Soard of Trustees upon duly Written v/ notice may revoke the same, 4 ’42 Section 43.- That there be, and that theye is hereby c_reated t:ie office of Citp Plumbirig Inspector to be filled by appointment by t’le Board of Trustees anfl t63 serve during the plsasurs of said Boar?, whose duty it shall. bo to inspect all- plmblrig and to see that tha sane is in- stallsd in accordance vitli tns provisions of Sections One to Thirty-four inclusive of this Ordinance arid that tiis mas’ber pluiber in oharsa of said work is a duly licensed plumber in the City of Lodi and after inspection of plwnbing,should he find the sarw correct, to issue a certificate tdthe master gllmber in charge of said vorR, showing Irkspection anrl sgproval- t::ersof, and he Rnall naxe a rew3rt to the 8;ity Trustees of the City of Lodi OF all his groceefiings mnd of fees collscted, the first Mon3ay in every month. ?. ssrrMxrsk,*m - ,rwv LJ ‘4 Section 4Q,- This Ordinance shall be in farce and take effect inmdiatsly upon its final passage, approval and publication. I hereby Certify that the fo?e:;oine; ordinance was read and introduced at a meeting of the Board ef Trustess,helci on the 13th day of Gctober, 19lG, and that said ordinance was duly gassed at a meeting of sairi Soard held on %he 19th day of October,l9lO, by the follolfirizl~ vote : Ayes: Trustees 51oflg:stt;. Yale, Pic21 and Willinger. Noes: None. Absent : President La1)JrSne:q. U'. 9. Coleman, City !darshal, being cluly swom deposes and says .%hat he 9osted tolir vopies of the within Ordinance No.52, by posting the SEUIF: Ln folx yublic places within the City of llodi, to-wit : 1 8t the CLty Ffal?. , 1 at the !J.S.Fost Office. 3- on 8. ielsphone pol9 in front of' the Bank 0I' Lod.l,and 1 on a telsyjhone pole in front of K5asle,Steele & Keag:le!s store, cn the 15th. day of November.,?-SlO. . . City Marshal. i ..,_ .,... .. .. . . .. .. . --- - . - .. .. .,. .. - .. . . . .