HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 69-56ORDINANCE NO.��S
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY REPEALING CHAPTER
28, ARTICLES ONE AND THREE, AND ENACTING IN LIEU
THEREOF A NEW.CHAPTER 28, BY.ADOPTING A PLUMBING
CODE FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; REGULATING THE
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PIPES,
FIXTURES, APPURTENANCES AND APPLIANCES FOR WATER
AND SEWERAGE IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS;
CREATING THE OFFICE OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND
PRESCRIBING HIS QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION
OF FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard.Plumbing
Code, and all amendments thereto, a copy of which has this day
been exhibited to and approved by the City Council of The City
of Beaumont, be, and the same is hereby adopted and declared
operative as the Plumbing Code,of The City of Beaumont, save
and except the following portions that are herein deleted.,
modified and amended by this code of ordinance:
(a) 106-3(a) of said Code dealing with schedule
of permit fees;
(b) 602.9 of said Code dealing with cement mortar
joints;
(c) 604.1 of said Code dealing with copper tubing
to screw pipe joints;
(d) 813.3 of said Code dealing with motor vehicles
storage and servicing;
(e) 908.3 of said Code dealing with trough urinals;
(f) 908.6 of said Code dealing with surrounding
materials;
(g) 911.1 of said Code dealing with showers;
(h) 911.2 of said Code dealing with construction;
(i) 1004 of said Code dealing with hangers and
anchors;
(j) 1215.2 of said Code dealing with the energy
shut-off devices;
(k) 1309.1 of said Code dealing with.frost protection;
(1) 1412.1 of said Code dealing with single bathroom
groups;
(m) 1413.1 of said Code dealing with one -bathroom
group; -
(n) 1502.1 of said Code dealing with inside conductors;
(o) 1502.4 of said Code dealing with building storm
drains;
(p) 1501.3 of said Code dealing with traps;
(q) 1503 of said Code dealing with traps;
(r) Table 505 of said Code dealing with materials
for plumbing installations;
Section 2.
FEES
Any person desiring a plumbing permit shall at the time
of filing an application therefor pay to the plumbing inspector
a fee as required in this section. The fees to be paid for
permits shall be as follows:
New Fees for Plumbing Permits
(A) Permit Fees:
Toilets @ $2.00 each
Tubs @ $1.50 each
Lavatories @ $1.50 each
Sinks @ $1.50 each
Urinals @ $1.50 each
Showers @ $1.50 each
Water Heaters @ $2,00 each
Water Lines @ $1.50 each
4" Sewer @ $2.00 each
6" Sewer @ $3.00 each
2" Floor Drain @ $1.00 each
3" Floor Drain @ $1.50 each
4" Floor Drain @ $2.00 each
Washing Machines @ $1.50 each
Wash Room Con. @ $1.50 each
Drinking Fountains @ $1.50 each
12" Grease Trap @ $3.00 each
Large Sz. Grease Trap @ $4.00 each
Slop Sink @ $2.50 each
Soda Fountains @ $5.00 each
Sinks in Cafe or Restaurant Single @ $2.00 each
2 Compartments @ $3.00 each
3 Compartments @ $4.00 each
Dental Chairs @ $5.00 each
Wash Racks for Garages @ $5.00 each
Dish Washers @ $1.50 each
Glass Washers @ $1.50 each
Laundry Tray @ $1.50 each
Garbage Disposal @ $1.50 each
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Fee for re -placement of fixtures and repairs to be the
same as new work. The minimum fees for any plumbing permit
shall be $3.00.'
Section 3.
That Section 602.9 of the Southern Standard Plumbing
Code pertaining to "cement mortar joint'.' is hereby amended to
include the following sentence:
"Mortar joints are hereby prohibited on all except
storm sewers."
Section 4.
That Section 604.1 of said Code pertaining to "copper
tubing to screwed pipe joints" is hereby amended to include
the following sentence:
"Where dissimilar metals are joined in the water
supply an insulated connection shall be used
between the two metals."
Section 5.
That Section 813.3 of said Code dealing with motor
vehicle storage and servicing'is hereby amended to include
plate 5 (sand trap and settling basin), as indicated by the
diagram on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 6.
That Section 908.3 of said Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 908.3 - Trough Urinals
Trough Urinals shall be not less than 6 inches deep
and shall be furnished with one piece backs and
have strainers with outlets at least 12 inches in
diameter. The washdown pipe shall be perforated so
as to flush with an even curtain of water against
the back of the urinal. This pipe shall be securely
clamped as high as practicable to the back of the
urinal.
Section 7.
That Section 908.6 of said Code pertaining to surrounding
materials is hereby deleted.
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Section 8.
That Section 911.1 of said Code dealing with showers
shall be amended so that the second sentence of said section
shall read as follows:
"The pan shall turn up on all sides at least 4
inches above finished floor level."'
Section 9.
That Section 911.2 of said Code pertaining to con-
struction is hereby amended to add the following sentence:
"Where the slab is depressed two inches or more,
a shower pan shall not be required."
Section 10.
That Section 1004 of said Code pertaining to hangers
and anchors is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Hangers or straps shall be isolated from pipe
except where similar metals are used."
Section 11.
That Section 1215.2 of said Code pertaining to energy
shut-off devices is hereby deleted.
Section 12.
That Section 1309.1 of said Code pertaining to soil
and waste pipe is hereby deleted.
Section 13.
That Section 1412.1 of --said Code pertaining to single -
bathroom groups is hereby amended to delete the words "kitchen
sink" from said section.
Section 14.
That Section 1413.1 of said Code pertaining to one bath
room groups is hereby amended to delete the words "kitchen
sink" from said section.
Section 15.
That Section 1502.1 of said Code pertaining to conductors
is hereby amended to include the following sentence:
"No welded joist will be allowed on galvanized pipe."
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Section 16.
That Section 1502.4 of said Code pertaining to building
storm drains is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The building storm sewers shall be of cast-iron
soil pipe.''
Section 17.
That Section 1501.3 of said Code pertaining to traps
is hereby deleted.
Section 18.
That Section 1503 pertaining to traps is hereby. deleted.
Section 19.
That Chapter 5, Table 505 pertaining to materials for
plumbing installations is hereby amended -as follows:
(a) That the words "bituminized sewer pipe and
fittings" are hereby deleted from said table;
(b) That the words "wrought iron and steel pipe
for DWV" are hereby deleted from said table;
(c) That Table 505 of said Code pertaining to
plastic pipe for drain waste and vents is
hereby amended to delete "plastic pipe beneath
slab on grade and 3 feet outside slab".
(d) That Table 505 of said Code is hereby amended
to include the following:
"Polyethylene plastic tubing may be used for
outside underground piping, for outside gas
lights, grills and domestic incinerators
with A.S.T.M. D-1248-60 T and A.G.A. plastic
pipe standards DMC -63-14;
(e) That Table 505 of said Code is hereby amended
to include the following:
"All exposed ferrous piping and fittings shall
be either wrapped or galvanized."
Section 20.
Any person who fails to comply with or violates any
provision of this ordinance or fails to comply with or violates
a detailed statement or plans submitted and approved thereunder,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances
of Beaumont, Texas. Each such person shall be deemed guilty
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of a separate offense for each day during which any violation
of this ordinance continues.
Section 21.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
said plumbing code are hereby repealed and Chapter 28, Articles
1 and 3, known as Beaumont Plumbing Code, passed by the City
Council on November 21, 1961, is hereby expressly repealed.
Section 22.
The City Clerk of The City of Beaumont is hereby
authorized, directed and empowered to insert at the appropriate
place therein a certificate to the effect that said plumbing
code is an official publication of the plumbing laws, ordinances
and resolutions passed and adopted by the City Countil of The
City of Beaumont, and that said publication in book form of
said plumbing ordinance, laws and resolutions affecting the
City of Beaumont, by authority and under direction of the City
Council of The City of Beaumont, is to be and become effective
as the Plumbing Laws and Ordinances of said City.
1969.
PASSED by the City Council this 22nd day of July,
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