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ORDINANCE 0-01-1310
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
18, ARTICLE IV - PLUMBING CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS TO ADOPT THE 2000 EDITION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE AND THE 2000 EDITION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL
AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE REGIONAL CODES COMMITTEE OF
THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND
AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Colleyville has determined that it is in the
best interests of the citizens of Colleyville, Texas, to adopt the 2000
edition of the International Plumbing Code and the 2000 edition of the
International Fuel Gas Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Colleyville has determined that it is in the
best interest of the citizens of Colleyville, Texas to additionally adopt the
local amendments to 2000 edition of the International Plumbing Code and
the 2000 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code as recommended by
the Regional Codes Committee of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments; and
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing before the City Council was published in a
newspaper of general circulation in Colleyville at least 15 days before
such hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
Sec. 1. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Division 1
and Section 18-160 to read as follows:
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Section 18-160. Title, scope and purpose.
(a) Title. These regulations shall be known as the "Colleyville Plumbing
Code," may be cited as such, and will herein be referred to as "this code."
The terms "Colleyville Plumbing Code" and "this code" apply to both the
International Plumbing Code and the International Fuel Gas Code as one
combined code.
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All references to "plumbing" and "plumbing systems" in this code shall also
include other plumbing systems, including fuel systems, as may be
covered in other codes, as required to comply with the definition and
provisions of "plumbing" and "plumbing systems" as specified in the State
of Texas Plumbing Licensing Law.
(b) Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the erection, installation,
alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of plumbing systems within the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville,
Texas, and outside the corporate limits if the same are connected to the
city water or sanitary sewage systems.
Exception: The provisions of this code shall not apply to areas outside
this jurisdiction that are in an adjacent city that has adopted a plumbing
code that is acceptable to the code official. Provisions in the appendices
shall not apply unless specifically adopted. This code is not intended to
apply to that work done by the proper employees of the City or other
companies furnishing water in the laying of water mains and services and
city sewer mains and services that are considered as public utilities, nor to
the installation of gas distributing mains and services in the streets, alleys
and easements by employees of the gas distributing company.
(c) Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to
safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating
and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials,
location, operation, and maintenance or use of plumbing equipment and
systems.
Sec. 2. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
161 to read as follows:
Section 18-161. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, certain terms, phrases, words, and their
derivatives shall be construed as set out in this section. Words used in the
singular include the plural and the plural includes the singular. Words used in
the masculine gender include the feminine, and the feminine includes the
masculine. Words used in the International Plumbing Code shall have the
meanings assigned them in that document if any. Where terms, phrases, and
words are not defined, they shall have their ordinary acceptable meanings
within the context with which they are used. Webster's Third New
International Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged copyright 1986,
shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings.
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Annual permit means a permit authorizing a firm or corporation to perform
plumbing work on its own premises for the calendar year in which the permit
is issued.
Approved means approved by office of the code official.
Authorized person means any individual, firm, or corporation who or which is
licensed under the provisions of this article to do the work as permitted under
the specific provisions of this article.
Board means Construction Board as described by this article.
City means the territory within the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville,
Texas, or the legally constituted governing body thereof, its agents and its
officers.
City Council means the City Council of the City of Colleyville, Texas.
Code Official means the Building Official or his authorized representative
employed by or under contract with the City of Colleyville for the enforcement
of this article.
Contractor's Board means the Construction Board of Appeals of the City of
Colleyville, Texas.
Plumbing construction means and includes all work and materials used in
installing, maintaining or extending a plumbing system and all appurtenances,
apparatus or equipment used in connection therewith, inside of or attached to
any building structure, lot or premises.
Plumbing contractor means any person engaged in the business of installing
or altering, by contract, plumbing systems. Such term shall include any
authorized person, whether actually doing plumbing work or not, and any
authorized person who subcontracts to do such work, but it shall not include
bona fide employees employed by such contractor to do or supervise such
work.
Exception means affirmative defense for all purposes.
Homeowner means any person who resides in his own property.
Inspector means any person employed by the City of Colleyville for the
purpose of inspecting plumbing work and installations in connection with
health and safety laws and ordinances, who has no financial interests in any
plumbing company, and who has successfully fulfilled the examinations and
requirements of the Texas State Plumbing Board.
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Person means individual, firm, corporation, partnership, and any other legal or
business entity.
Registered when used with the words "plumbing contractor" or the like,
means that the person has made application to the code official and has
provided proof that he is qualified to do the work stated in the application, that
he has paid the necessary registration fees to date, been issued a certificate
of registration, and that his name is carried in the records of the code official
as a person authorized to do plumbing work for which he is registered.
Special approval means written consent of the code official of the City of
Colleyville, Texas.
Temporary installation means installation of plumbing work that is intended to
be in place for a period of time not in excess of ninety (90) days.
Sec. 3. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
162 to read as follows:
Section 18-162. Violation of code.
(a) Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
erect, construct, alter, repair, remove, demolish or utilize any plumbing
system or equipment, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in
violation of any of the provisions of this code.
(b) Violation penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this code shall be fined as provided for in Section 1-6 of
these Code of Ordinances.
(c) Stop work orders. Upon notice from the code official, work on any
plumbing system that is being performed contrary to the provisions of this
code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease said
work. Such work shall not resume until authorized by the code official to
proceed. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of
the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work or
causing such work to be done. Where an emergency exists, the code
official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the
work.
(d) Abatement of violation. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed
shall not preclude the legal officer of the jurisdiction from instituting
appropriate action to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain, correct
or abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure
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or premises, or to stop an illegal act, conduct, business or utilization of the
plumbing on or about any premises.
(e) Unsafe plumbing systems or equipment. Any plumbing system or
equipment regulated by this code that is unsafe or that constitutes a fire or
health hazard, unsanitary condition, or is otherwise dangerous to human
life is hereby declared unsafe. Any use of a plumbing system or
equipment regulated by this article constituting a hazard to safety, health
or public welfare by reason of improper installation, inadequate
maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or
abandonment is hereby declared an unsafe use. Any such unsafe
equipment is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated
by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal.
When any plumbing system or equipment is maintained in violation of this
code, and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of
this section, the code official may institute any appropriate action to
prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
(f) Authority to condemn. Whenever the code official determines that any
plumbing system or equipment, or portion thereof, regulated by this code
has become hazardous to life, health or property or has become
unsanitary, or is otherwise dangerous to human life, the code official shall
order in writing that such plumbing system or equipment either be
removed or restored to a safe or sanitary condition. A time limit for
compliance with such order shall be specified in the written notice. No
person shall use or maintain defective plumbing after receiving such
notice.
(g) Authority to order disconnection of utilities. The code official shall have the
authority to order disconnection of any plumbing, energy source or utility
service supplied to a building, structure or equipment regulated by this
article when it is determined that the equipment or any portion thereof has
become hazardous or unsanitary. Written notice of such order to
disconnect service and the causes therefore shall be given within 24 hours
to the owner and occupant of such building, structure or premises,
provided, however, that in cases of immediate danger to life or property,
such disconnection shall be made immediately without such notice. If not
notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the building,
structure or service systems shall be notified in writing, as soon as
practical thereafter.
(h) Connection after order to disconnect. No person shall make connections
from any energy, fuel, power supply or water distribution system or supply
energy, fuel, power or water to any equipment regulated by this code that
has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the code official
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or the use of which has been ordered to be discontinued by the code
official until the code official authorizes the reconnection and use of such
equipment.
(i) Unauthorized permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to secure for or
furnish a permit for the installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing
systems to any person not entitled to such permit under the regulations of
this article.
Sec. 4. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
163 to read as follows:
Section 18-163. Application of article.
(a) General. The provisions of this article shall apply to all plumbing systems,
plumbing facilities and plumbing equipment and to all work done on all
plumbing systems, plumbing facilities and plumbing equipment within or
on public and private buildings and premises. Where, in any specific
case, different sections of this code specify different materials, methods of
construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern.
(b) Existing installations. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter,
plumbing systems and equipment lawfully in existence at the time of the
adoption of this code may have their use, maintenance or repair continued
if the use, maintenance or repair is in accordance with the original design,
if no hazard to life, health or property has been created by such plumbing
system and equipment, and if the plumbing system and equipment are
maintained in good repair.
Exception: Existing unvented room heaters in dwelling units shall comply
with Section 620.2 of the Fuel Gas Code.
(c) Maintenance. All plumbing systems, materials and appurtenances, both
existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in proper
operating condition in accordance with the original design in a safe and
sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards required by this code shall be
maintained in compliance with the code edition under which installed. The
owner or the owner's designated agent shall be responsible for
maintenance of plumbing systems. To determine compliance with this
provision, the code official shall have the authority to require any plumbing
system to be re-inspected.
(d) Additions, alterations or repairs. Additions, alterations, renovations or
repairs to any plumbing system shall conform to that required for a new
plumbing system without requiring the existing plumbing system to comply
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with all the requirements of this code. Additions, alterations or repairs shall
not cause an existing system to become unsafe, unsanitary or overloaded.
Minor additions, alterations, renovations and repairs to existing plumbing
systems shall be permitted in the same manner and arrangement as in the
existing system, provided that such repairs or replacement are not
hazardous and are approved.
(e) Change in occupancy. It shall be unlawful to make any change in the
occupancy of any structure that will subject the structure to any special
provision of this code applicable to the new occupancy without approval of
the code official. The code official shall certify that such structure meets
the intent of the provisions of law governing building construction for the
proposed new occupancy and that such change of occupancy does not
result in any hazard to the public health, safety or welfare. No change
shall be made in the use or occupancy of any building that would place the
building in a different division of the same group of occupancy or in a
different group of occupancies, unless such building is made to comply
with the requirements of this code for such division or group of occupancy.
Subject to the approval of the code official, the use or occupancy of
existing buildings shall be permitted to be changed and the building is
allowed to be occupied for purposes in other groups without conforming to
all the requirements of this code for those groups, provided the new or
proposed use is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the
existing use.
(f) Moved buildings. Plumbing systems that are part of buildings or
structures moved into or within the corporate limits of the City of
Colleyville, Texas, shall comply with the provisions of this code for new
installations.
(g) Requirements not covered by code. Any requirements necessary for the
strength, stability or proper operation of an existing or proposed plumbing
system, or for the public safety, health and general welfare, not specifically
covered by this code, shall be determined by the code official.
Sec. 5. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
164 to read as follows:
Section 18-164. Plumbing Code adopted; conflicting provisions; local
amendments.
(a) Adopted. The International Plumbing Code, 2000 edition and the
International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 edition, as recommended by the
International Codes Council, one copy of each document of which is on
file in the office of the City Secretary, is hereby adopted and incorporated
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by reference and made a part of this article as the plumbing code of the
City of Colleyville, subject to and including by reference such
amendments, corrections, and additions as shall appear in this article.
(b) Controlling law in case of conflict. In the event of a conflict between the
provisions of the plumbing code adopted and incorporated in subsection
(a) of this section and this Code of Ordinances, the provisions in this
article shall prevail.
(c) Amendments to International Plumbing Code. The International Plumbing
Code, 2000 edition, as recommended by the International Codes Council
is hereby amended to include the recommendations of the Regional
Codes Committee of the North Central Texas Council of Governments for
plumbing installations in the City of Colleyville, Texas, which are as
follows:
A. Table of Contents, Chapter 7, Section 714; changed to read as follows:
Section 714
Engineered Drainage Design .........60
B. IPC section 102.8; changed to read as follows:
102.8 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and
standards referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in
Chapter 13 and such codes, when specifically adopted, and standards
shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the
prescribed extent of each such reference. Where the requirements of
reference standards or manufacturer's installation instructions do not
conform to minimum provisions of this code, the provisions of this code
shall apply. Whenever amendments have been adopted to the
referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and
standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well.
Any reference to NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the
Electrical Code as adopted.
C. IPC Sections 106.6.2 and 106.6.3; Deleted
D. IPC Sections 108.4 and 108.5; deleted
E. IPC Section 301.7; added to read as follows:
301.7 Location. Except as otherwise provided in this code or other
applicable ordinances, no plumbing system, drainage system, building
sewer, private sewage disposal system or parts thereof, shall be
located on any other lot than which is the site of the building, structure,
or premises served by such facilities. No subdivision, sale, or transfer
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of ownership of existing property shall be made in such manner that
the area, clearance, and access requirements of this code are
decreased.
F. IPC Section 305.6.1; changed to read as follows:
305.6.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 12
inches (304 mm) below grade.
G. IPC Section 305.9; changed to read as follows:
305.9 Protection of components of plumbing system. Components
of a plumbing system installed within 3 feet along alleyways,
driveways, parking garages or other locations in a manner in which
they would be exposed to damage shall be recessed into the wall or
otherwise protected in an approved manner.
H. IPC Section 310.4; delete
I. IPC Sections 312.9.1 and 312.9.2; changed to read as follows:
312.9.1 Inspections. Annual inspections shall be made of all backflow
prevention assemblies and air gaps to determine whether they are
operable. In the absence of local provisions, the owner is responsible
to ensure that testing is performed.
312.9.2 Testing. Reduced pressure principle backflow preventer
assemblies, double check-valve assemblies, double-detector check
valve assemblies and pressure vacuum breaker assemblies shall be
tested at the time of installation, immediately after repairs or relocation
and at least annually. The testing procedure shall be performed in
accordance with applicable local provisions. I n the absence of local
provisions, the owner is responsible to ensure that testing is done in
accordance with one of the following standards:
(list of standards unchanged)
J. IPC Section 314.2.1; modify second sentence to read as follows:
314.2.1 Condensate disposal. Condensate from all cooling coils and
evaporators shall be conveyed from the drain pan outlet to an
approved place of disposal. Condensate shall not discharge in a
publicly exposed area such as into a street, alley, sidewalk or other
areas so as to cause a nuisance.
K. IPC Section 314.2.2; add a second paragraph to read as follows:
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Condensate waste pipes from air-cooling coils may be sized in
accordance with equipment capacity as follows:
Equipment Capacity
in tons of refrigeration
Up to 20 tons
Over 20 to 40 tons
Over 40 to 90 tons
Over 90 to 125 tons
Over 125 to 250 tons
Minimum Condensate pipe
inside Diameter
% inch
1 inch
1 % inch
1 % inch
2 inch
The size of condensate waste pipes may be for one unit or a
combination of units, or as recommended by the manufacturer.
The capacity of waste pipes assumes a 1/8-inch-per-foot slope,
with the pipe running three-quarters full.:.
L. IPC SECTION 314.2.3; add item 4 to read as follows:
4. Discharge, as noted, shall be to a conspicuous point of disposal to
alert occupants in the event of a stoppage of the drain. However, the
conspicuous point shall not create a hazard such as dripping over a
walking surface or other areas so as to create a nuisance.
M. IPC Section 401.1; add a sentence to read as follows:
The provisions of this Chapter are meant to work in coordination with
the provisions of the Building Code. Should any conflicts arise
between the two chapters, the Code Official shall determine which
provision applies.
N. PC Section 403.1; changed to read as follows:
403.1 Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall be
provided for the type of occupancy and in the minimum number as
follows:
1. Assembly Occupancies: At least one drinking fountain shall be
provided at each floor level in an approved location.
Exception: A drinking fountain need not be provided in a drinking
or dining establishment.
2. Groups A, B, F, H, I, M and S Occupancies: Buildings or portions
thereof where persons are employed shall be provided with at least
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one water closet for each sex except as provided for in Section
403.2.
3. Group E Occupancies: Shall be provided with fixtures as shown in
Table 403.1
4. Group R Occupancies: Shall be provided with fixtures as shown in
Table 403.1
It is recommended, but not required, that the minimum number of
fixtures provided also comply with the number shown in Table
403.1. Types of occupancies not shown in Table 403.1 shall be
considered individually by the code official. The number of
occupants shall be determined by the International Building Code.
Occupancy classification shall be determined in accordance with
the International Building Code.
O. IPC Section 403.1.2; added to read as follows:
403.1.2 Finish material. Finish materials shall comply with Section
1209 of the International Building Code.
P. I PC Section 404.2; changed to read as follows:
404.2 Unisex toilet and bathing rooms. In assembly and mercantile
occupancies, an accessible unisex toilet room shall be provided where
an aggregate of six or more male or female water closets are provided.
In buildings of mixed occupancy, only those water closets ....
(remainder of section unchanged) ....
Q. IPC Section 405.6; delete~
R. IPC Section 409.2; change to read as follows;
409.2 Water connection. The water supply to a commercial
dishwashing machine shall be protected against backflow by an air gap
or backflow preventer in accordance with Section 608.
S. IPC Section 410.1; change to read as follows:
410.1 Approval. Drinking fountains shall conform to ASME
A112.19.1, ASME A112.19.2 or ASME A112.19.9, and water coolers
shall conform to AR11010.
Exception: A drinking fountain need not be provided in a drinking or
dining establishment.
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T. IPC Section 412.4; changed to read as follows:
412.4 Required location. Floor drains shall be installed in the
following areas.
1. In public coin-operated laundries and in the central washing facilities
of multiple family dwellings, the rooms containing the automatic
clothes washers shall be provided with floor drains located to
readily drain the entire floor area.
2. Commercial kitchens. (In lieu of floor drains in commercial
kitchens, the code official may accept floor sinks.)
U. IPC Section 413.4; changed to read as follows:
413.4 Water supply required. All food waste grinders shall be
provided with a supply of cold water. The water supply shall be
protected against backflow by an air gap or with the installation of a
backflow preventer in accordance with Section 608.
V. IPC Section 417.5; changed to read as follows:
417.5 Shower floors or receptors. Floor surfaces shall be
constructed of impervious, noncorrosive, nonabsorbent and waterproof
materials.
Thresholds shall be a minimum of 2 inches (51 mm) and a maximum of
9 inches (299 mm), measured from top of the drain to top of threshold
or dam. Thresholds shall be of sufficient width to accommodate a
minimum twenty-two (22) inch (559 mm) door.
W. IPC Section 417.5.2; changed to read to follows:
417.5.2 Shower lining. Floors under shower compartments, except
where prefabricated receptors have been provided, shall be lined and
made water tight utilizing material complying with Sections 417.5.2.1
through 417.5.2.4. Such liners shall turn up on all sides at least 2 ~
inches (51 mm) above the finished threshold level and shall extend
outward over the threshold and fastened to the outside of the threshold
jamb. Liners shall be recessed and fastened to an approved backing
... (remainder of section unchanged) ...
X. IPC Section 417.7; added to read as follows:
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417.7 Test for shower receptors. Shower receptors shall be tested
for water tightness by filling with water to the level of the rough
threshold. The drain shall be plugged in a manner so that both sides
of pans shall be subjected to the test at the point where it is clamped to
the drain.
Y. IPC Section 419.3; changed to read as follows:
419.3 Surrounding material. Wall and floor space to a point 2 feet
(610 mm) in front of a urinal lip and 4 feet (1219 mm) above the floor
and at least 2 feet (610 mm) to each side of the urinal shall be
waterproofed with a smooth, readily cleanable, hard, nonabsorbent
material.
Z. IPC Section 502.5; changed to read as follows:
502.5 Water heaters installed in attics. Attics containing a water
heater shall be provided... (bulk of paragraph unchanged) ... side of
the water heater. The clear access opening dimensions shall be a
minimum of 20 inches by 30 inches (508 mm by 762 mm), or larger
where such dimensions are not large enough to allow removal of the
water heater.
AA. IPC Section 502.5.1; added to read as follows:
502.5.1 Electrical requirements. A lighting fixture controlled by a
switch located at the required passageway opening and a receptacle
outlet shall be provided at or near the equipment location in
accordance with the electrical code.
BB. IPC Section 502.7; added to read as follows:
502.7 Water heaters above ground or floor. When the attic, roof,
mezzanine or platform in which a water heater is installed is more than
eight (8) feet (2438 mm) above the ground or floor level, it shall be
made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder fastened to the
building.
502.7.1 Whenever the mezzanine or platform is not adequately
lighted or access to a receptacle outlet is not obtainable from the main
level, lighting and a receptacle outlet shall be provided in accordance
with Section 502.5.1.
CC. IPC Section 504.6.1; changed to read as follows:
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504.6.1 Discharge. The relief valve shall discharge through full size
piping to a safe place of disposal such as a floor drain, outside the
building, or an indirect waste receptor. The discharge pipe shall not
have any trapped sections. When the drain pipe is run exposed, in an
area outside of the room where the water heater is located, in a
manner that would make it subject to damage, the drain shall have a
visible air gap or air gap fitting located in the same room as the water
heater. The discharge shall be installed in a manner that does not
cause personal injury to occupants in the immediate area or structural
damage to the building.
The end of the discharge pipe shall not be threaded. The discharge
pipe shall not discharge into the pan required in Section 504.7.
When discharging outside the building, the point of discharge shall be
with the end of the pipe not more than two (2) feet (610 mm) nor less
than six (6) inches (152 mm) above the ground or the floor level of the
area receiving the discharge and pointing downward.
DD. IPC Section 505.1; changed to read as follows:
505.1 Unfired vessel insulation. Unfired hot water storage tanks
shall be insulated so that heat loss is limited as specified in Section
504, international Energy Conservation Code. (delete remainder of
section)
EE. IPC Section 506.1; added to read as follows:
506.1 Combustion air and ventilation. Combustion air and
ventilation for fuel burning water heaters, other than gas-fired, shall be
in accordance with the International Mechanical Code. Combustion air
and ventilation for gas-fired water heaters shall be in accordance with
the International Fuel Gas Code.
FF. IPC Section 604.4.1; added to read as follows:
604.4.1 State maximum flow rate. Where the State mandated
maximum flow rate is more restrictive than those of this section, the
State flow rate shall take precedence.:.
GG. IPC Tables 605.4 and 605.5; delete "Polybutylene (PB) plastic pipe
and tubing".
HH. IPC Section 606.1; delete items 4,5 and 6.
II. IPC Section 606.2; items 1 and 2 changed to read as follows:
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1. On the fixture supply to each plumbing fixture. In other than one
and two family and multiple family residential occupancies, and
other than in individual guestrooms that are provided with unit
shutoff valves in hotels, motels, boarding houses and similar
occupancies.
Exception: Tub and shower valves.
2. On the water supply pipe to each sillcock when subject to freezing.
JJ. IPC Section 607.2.1; changed to read as follows:
607.2.1 Piping insulation. Piping in required return circulation
systems shall be insulated as required in Section 504, International
Energy Conservation Code. (delete remainder of section)
KK. IPC Section 608.1; changed to read as follows:
608.1 General. A potable water supply system shall be designed,
installed and maintained in such a manner so as to prevent
contamination from non-potable liquids, solids or gases being
introduced into the potable water supply through cross-connections or
any other piping connections to the system. Back flow preventer
applications shall conform to applicable local regulations, Table 608.1,
and as specifically stated in Sections 608.2 through 608.16.9.
LL. IPC Section 608.17; changed to read as follows:
608.17 Protection of individual water supplies. An individual water
supply shall be located and constructed so as to be safeguarded
against contamination in accordance with applicable local regulations.
In the absence of other local regulations, installation shall be in
accordance with Sections 608.17.1 through 608.17.8.
MM.IPC Section 708.3.4; changed to read as follows:
708.3.4 Upper terminal. Each horizontal drain shall be provided with
a cleanout at its upper terminal.
Exception: Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less that
five (5) feet (1524 mm) in length unless such line is serving sinks or
urinals.
NN. IPC Section 712.5; added to read as follows:
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712.5 Dual Pump System. All sumps shall be automatically
discharged and, when in any "public use" occupancy where the sump
serves more than 10 fixture units, shall be provided with dual pumps or
ejectors arranged to function independently in case of overload or
mechanical failure. For storm drainage sumps and pumping systems,
see Section 1113.
00. IPC SECTION 714.1; changed to read as follows:
ENGINEERED DRAINAGE DESIGN
714.1 Design of drainage system. The SIZing requirements for
plumbing drainage systems shall be determined by approved design
methods.
PP. IPC Section 802.1.1; delete the exception.
QQ. IPC Section 802.4; add a sentence to read as follows:
No standpipe shall be installed below the ground.
RR. I PC Section 904.1; changed to read as follows:
904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof
shall be terminated at least six (6) inches (152 mm) above the roof,
except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than
weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least 7 feet
(2134 mm) above the roof.
SS. I PC Section 912.1; changed to read as follows:
912.1 Type of fixture. A combination drain and vent system shall not
serve fixtures other than floor drains, standpipes, and indirect waste
receptors. Combination drain and vent systems shall not receive the
discharge of a food waste grinder.
TT. IPC Section 912.2; changed to read as follows:
912.2 Installation. The only vertical pipe of a combination drain and
vent system shall be the connection between the fixture drain of a
standpipe, and the horizontal combination drain and vent pipe. The
maximum vertical distance shall be 8 feet (2438 mm).
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UU. IPC Section 1106.1; changed to read as follows:
1106.1 General. The size of the vertical conductors and leader,
building storm drains, building storm sewers, and any horizontal
branches of such drains or sewers shall be based on six (6) inches per
hour rainfall rate.
VV. IPC Section 1107.3; changed to read as follows:
1107.3 Sizing of secondary drains. Secondary (emergency) roof
drain system shall be sized in accordance with Section 1106.
Scuppers shall be sized to prevent the depth of ponding water ...
(remainder of section unchanged) ...
WW.IPC Chapter 12; deleted.
(d) Amendments to International Fuel Gas Code. The International Fuel Gas
Code, 2000 edition, as recommended by the International Codes Council
is hereby amended to include the recommendations of the Regional
Codes Committee of the North Central Texas Council of Governments for
plumbing installations in the City of Colleyville, Texas, which are as
follows:
A. Section 102.2; add an exception to read as follows:
Exception; Existing dwelling units shall comply with Section 620.2.
B. Section 102.8; change to read as follows:
102.8 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards
referenced herein shall be those that are listed in Chapter 7 and such
codes, when specifically adopted, and standards shall be considered
part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each
such reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this
code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall
apply. Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced
codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall
be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to
NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as
adopted.
C. Section 202; amend definition of "Unvented Room Heater" to add a
sentence to read as follows:
For the purpose of installation, this definition shall also include
"Unvented Decorative Appliances."
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D. Section 302.3; change to read as follows:
302.3 Cutting, notching and boring in wood members. When
permitted by the International Building Code, the cutting, notching and
boring of wood members shall comply with Sections 302.3.1 through
302.3.3.
E. Section 305.4; delete
F. Add Section 305.5 to read as follows:
305.5 Clearances from grade. Equipment and appliances installed at
grade level shall be supported on a level concrete slab or other
approved material extending above adjoining grade a minimum of 3
inches (76mm) or shall be suspended a minimum of 6 inches (152mm)
above adjoining grade.
G. Section 306.3; change to read as follows:
306.3 Appliances in attics. Attics containing appliances requiring
access shall be provided... (bulk of paragraph unchanged)... side of
equipment. The clear access opening dimensions shall be a minimum
of 20 inches by 30 inches (508 mm by 762 mm), or larger where such
dimensions are not large enough to allow removal of the largest
appliance. As a minimum, access to the attic space of residential uses
shall be provided by one of the following:
1. A permanent stair.
2. A pull down stair.
3. An access door from an upper floor level.
H. Section 306.3.1; add a sentence to read as follows:
Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be installed in a manner to
prevent physical damage.
I. Section 306.4.1; add a sentence to read as follows:
Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be installed in a manner to
prevent physical damage.
J. Section 306.5; change to read as follows:
306.4 Appliances on roofs or elevated structures. Where
appliances requiring access are installed on roofs or elevated
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structures at a height exceeding 16 feet (4877 mm), such access shall
be provided by a permanent approved means of access. Permanent
exterior ladders providing roof access need not extend closer than 8
feet (2438 mm) to the finish grade or floor level below and shall extend
to the appliance's level service space. Such access shall ... (bulk of
section to read the same)... on roofs having a slope greater than 4
units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-percent slope).
K. Add Section 306.5.1.1 to read as follows:
306.5.1.1 Catwalk. On roofs having slopes greater than 4 units
vertical in 12 units horizontal, a catwalk at least 16 inches in width with
substantial cleats spaced not more than 16 inches apart shall be
provided from the roof access to the working platform at the appliance.
L. Section 306.5.2; add a sentence to read as follows:
Low voltage wiring of 50 Volts or less shall be installed in a manner to
prevent physical damage.
M. Add Sections 306.7 and 306.7.1 to read as follows:
306.7 Water heaters above ground or floor. When the attic, roof,
mezzanine or platform in which a water heater is installed is more than
eight (8) feet (2438 mm) above the ground or floor level, it shall be
made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder fastened to the
building. .
306.7 Whenever the mezzanine or platform is not adequately lighted
or access to a receptacle outlet is not obtainable from the main level,
lighting and a receptacle outlet shall be provided in accordance with
Section 306.3.1 .
N. Section 401.5; add a second paragraph to read as follows:
Both ends of each section of medium pressure corrugated stainless
steel tubing (CSST) shall identify its operating gas pressure with an
approved tag. The tags are to be composed of aluminum or stainless
steel and the following wording shall be stamped into the tag:
"WARNING
% TO 5 psi gas pressure
Do Not Remove"
O. Section 402.3; add an exception to read as follows:
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Exception: Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a
minimum of %".
P. Section 404.6; change to read as follows:
404.6 Piping in solid floors. Piping is solid floors shall be laid in
channels in the floor and covered in a manner that will allow access to
the piping with a minimum of damage to the building. Where such
piping is subject to exposure to excessive moisture of corrosive
substances, the piping shall be protected in an approved manner. As
an alternative to installation in channels, the piping shall be installed in
accordance with Section 404.11.
a. Section 404.9; change to read as follows:
404.9 Minimum burial depth. Underground piping systems shall
be installed a minimum depth of 18 inches (458 mm) below grade.
R. Section 404.9.1; delete.
S. Section 406.4; add a sentence to read as follows:
The equipment used shall be of an appropriate scale such that
pressure loss can be easily determined.
T. Section 406.4.1; change to read as follows:
406.4.1Test pressure. The test pressure to be used shall not be less
than 10 psig (68.9 kPa gauge), or at the discretion of the Code Official,
the piping and valves may be tested at a pressure of at least six (6)
inches (152 mm) of mercury, measured with a manometer or slope
gauge. For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in
excess of fourteen (14) inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa), the
test pressure shall not be less than sixty (60) pounds per square inch
(413.4 kPa).
U. Section 406.2; change to read as follows:
406.2 Test duration. Test duration shall be held for a length of time
satisfactory to the Code Official, but in no case for less than fifteen
minutes. For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in
excess of fourteen (14) inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa), the
test duration shall be held for a length of time satisfactory to the Code
Official, but in no case for less than thirty (30) minutes.
V. Add Section 409.1.4 to read as follows:
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409.1.4 Valves in CSST installations. Shutoff valves installed with
corrugated stainless steel (CSST) piping systems shall be supported
with an approved termination fitting, or equivalent support, suitable for
the size of the valves, of adequate strength and quality, and located at
intervals so as to prevent or damp out excessive vibration but in no
case greater than 12-inches from the center of the valve. Supports
shall be installed so as not to interfere with the free expansion and
contraction of the system's piping, fittings, and valves between
anchors. All valves and supports shall be designed and installed so
they will not be disengaged by movement of the supporting piping.
W. Section 410.1; add a second paragraph and exception to read as
follows:
Access to regulators shall comply with the requirements for access to
appliances as specified in Section 306.
Exception: A passageway or level service space is not required when
the regulator is capable of being served and removed through the
required attic opening.
X. Section 613.6; add a sentence to read as follows:
The size of duct shall not be reduced along its developed length nor at
the point of termination.
Y. Section 613.6.1; change to read as follows:
613.6.1 Maximum length. The maximum length of a clothes dryer
exhaust duct shall not exceed 25 feet (7620 mm) from the dryer
location to the outlet terminal with not more than two bends. When
extra bends are installed, the maximum length of the duct shall be
reduced 2.5 feet (762 mm) for each 45-degree (0.79 rad) bend and 5
feet (1524 mm) for each 90 degree (1.6 rad) bend that occur after the
first two bends, measuring in the direction of airflow.
Z. Section 620.2; change to read as follows:
620.2 Prohibited use. One or more unvented room heaters shall not
be used as the sole source of comfort heating in a dwelling unit.
Exception: Existing approved unvented heaters may continue to be
used in dwelling units, in accordance with the code provisions in effect
when installed, when approved by the Code Official unless an unsafe
condition is determined to exist as described in Section 108.7
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M. Section 623.1.1; change to read as follow:
623.1.1 Installation requirements. The requirements for water
heaters relative to access, sizing, relief valves, drain pans and scald
protection shall be in accordance with the International Plumbing
Code.
Sec. 6. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
165 to read as follows:
Section 18-165. Appeals.
The contractors' board outlined in Chapter 22, Article II, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Colleyville shall serve as the plumbing board for the
purpose of hearing appeals, making interpretations, formulating
recommendations to the city council, and carrying out any other duties
required of a plumbing board in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Sec. 7. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Division 2
and Section 18-166 to read as follows:
DIVISION 2. LICENSING AND CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
Section 18-166. State license required
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not properly licensed with the State
of Texas to install any plumbing system or equipment within the corporate
limits of the City of Colleyville.
Sec. 8. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
167 to read as follows:
Section 18-167. Contractor registration.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to offer to do plumbing work within the
coroporate limits of the City of Colleyville unless the person is properly
registered in compliance with thisSection.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of plumbing
contractor without being registered in the City of Colleyville in compliance
with this article. To be eligible for registration, any applicant for a plumbing
certificate of registration shall possess a valid license issued by the State
of Texas.
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(c) Applicants for a certificate of registration as plumbing contractor shall file
with the code official an application setting forth the names of the person
or persons who are the owners of the business or who are the officers of
the firm. and the name and address of the persons who are responsible
for the business.
(d) The holder of a plumbing contractor's certificate of registration may
engage in the business of and secure permits for the installation, addition,
alteratiion, servicing, replacing, removing, or repairing of any plumbing
system.
(e) A registered plumbing contractor shall correct any defect, error, or
deficiency in any work installed under the authority of any plumbing permit
issued to him or her within ten (10) calendar days after written notification
by the code official or within a reasonable time the code official prescribes.
The code official inspector may without further notice, stop routinely
inspecting a building or premises until corrections he or she requires have
been made, inspected, and approved.
Sec. 9. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
168 to read as follows:
Section 18-168. Proof of insurance.
Prior to the issuance of any plumbing permit for any purpose for which a
permit is required, each plumbing contractor shall provide written proof of
commercial general liability insurance written by a company licensed to do
business in this state for property damage or bodily injury in a coverage
amount not less than $300,000 for all claims arising in anyone year period.
Sec. 10. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Division 3
and Section 18-169 to read as follows:
DIVISION 3. PERMITS
Section 18-169. Permit required; exceptions.
(a) Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install,
enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any plumbing system,
the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such
work to be done, on any building, structure, or premises, whether publicly
or privately owned, without securing a permit from the code official, except
as otherwise provided in this article.
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(b) Exempt work. No permit will be required to execute any of the following
work:
i. The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe,
provided, however, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water, soil,
waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to
remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be
considered as new work and a permit shall be obtained and inspection
made as provided in this code.
/I. Replacement of exposed traps; replacement of valves, nipples to sinks
and lavatories, replacement of plumbing fixtures, garbage disposals,
dishwashers, clothes washers and similar appliances; provided that in
all cases there is no change or replacement of plumbing piping.
Exception: Replacement of water heaters and shower pans shall
require a permit.
iii. The clearing of stoppages in drains, soil, waste and vent piping.
(c) Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed
to grant authorization for any work to be done in violation of the provisions
of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
(d) Working with no permit. No person shall do plumbing work, with or
without a permit, in violation of the State of Texas Plumbing License Law
(e) Revocation. The code official is authorized to revoke and declare null and
void any permit obtained under this article by fraud, misrepresentation, or
in any way contrary to the requirements of this article. Such a permit may
also be revoked and declared null and void by the code official for any
violation of the provisions of this article, or for any other just cause.
(f) Deviation from permit. No deviation shall be made from the installation
described in the permit issued under this article without notifying the code
official.
(g) The issuance of a permit shall not be taken as permission to violate any of
the requirements of this article.
(h) Securing permits for person not entitled. It shall be unlawful for any
person to secure for or furnish a permit for the installation, alteration, or
repair of a plumbing system or equipment to any person not entitled to
such permit under the regulations of this article.
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Sec. 11. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
170 to read as follows:
Section 18-170. Whom permits may be issued to.
(a) General. No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be
done any work regulated by this code, except to a person holding a valid,
unexpired and unrevoked State of Texas Master Plumber's License, and
who has on file with the City a registration form as required by this code,
except as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section.
(b) Homestead owner. Permits may be issued to a property owner who
wishes to do plumbing work in a building owned and occupied by him as
his homestead. The term "to do plumbing work" shall be construed to
mean work actually done personally by the owner.
(c) Appliance installation and service. Permits required by this code may be
issued for appliance and installation service work done by anyone who is
an appliance dealer or is employed by an appliance dealer, and acting as
an appliance installation man or appliance service man in connecting
appliances to existing piping installations; provided, however, that all work
and service named or referred to in this section shall be subject to
inspection and approval by the code official in accordance with the terms
of this code.
(d) Licensed Landscape Irrigators. Licensed Landscape Irrigators, when
licensed under Article 8751, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., may be issued
permits for installation of lawn irrigation systems.
(e) Maintenance employees. Permits required by this code may be issued for
plumbing work done by anyone who is regularly employed as or acting as
a maintenance man or maintenance employee, incidental to and in
connection with the business in which he is employed or engaged or who
does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public; or,
construction, installation and maintenance work done upon the premises
or equipment of a railroad by an employee thereof who does not engage
in the occupation of a plumber for the general public.
(f) Failure to correct deficiency. Failure on the part of any registered
contractor to correct any defect, error, or deficiency in any work installed
under the authority of a plumbing permit issued to him, within ten (10)
days after written notification thereof by the code official or within such
further reasonable time as may upon request be prescribed, the code
official shall without further notice stop the issuance of permits to such
registered contractor until such corrections have been made, inspected,
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and approved. In addition thereto, the penalty provided for violation of this
article may be enforced.
Sec. 12. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
171 to read as follows:
Section 18-171. Application for permit.
(a) Application. Any person entitled to apply for and receive a permit as
provided in this article shall make application on forms provided by the
code official. The application shall be accompanied by such information
as may be necessary to determine whether the installation, as proposed,
will be in conformity with the requirements of this code. Every such
application shall:
I. Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which
application is made.
ii. Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal
description, street address or similar description that will readily identify
and definitely locate the proposed building or work.
iii. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended
when deemed necessary.
iv. Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations and specifications
and other data related to the proposed work.
v. Be signed by the applicant or an authorized agent of the applicant.
vi. Give such other data and information as may be required by the code
official to determine compliance with this code.
(b) Plans and specifications. Plans, specifications, engineering calculations,
diagrams, soil investigation reports, special inspection and structural
observation programs and other data shall constitute the submittal
documents and shall be submitted in one or more sets with each
application for a permit. When such plans are not prepared by an
architect or engineer, the code official may require the applicant submitting
such plans or other data to demonstrate that state law does not require
that the plans be prepared by a licensed architect or engineer. The code
official may require plans, computations and specifications to be prepared
and designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the state to practice
as such even if not required by state law.
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Exception: The code official may waive the submission of plans,
calculations, construction inspection requirements and other data if it is
found that the nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of plans
is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.
(c) Information on plans and specifications. Plans and specifications shall be
drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient
clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and
show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and all
relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
Plans for building of other than Group R, Division 3 and Group U
Occupancies shall indicate how required structural and fire-resistive
integrity will be maintained where penetrations will be made for plumbing
and similar systems.
(d) Architect or engineer of record. When it is required that documents be
prepared by an architect or engineer, the code official may require the
owner to engage and designate on the permit application an architect or
engineer who shall act as the architect or engineer of record. If the
circumstances require, the owner may designate a substitute architect or
engineer of record who shall perform all of the duties required of the
original architect or engineer of record. The code official shall be notified
in writing by the owner if the architect or engineer of record is changed or
is unable to continue to perform the duties.
The architect or engineer of record shall be responsible for reviewing and
coordinating all submittal documents prepared by others, including
deferred submittal items, for compatibility with the design of the building.
(e) Deferred submittals. For the purpose of this Section, deferred submittals
are defined as those portions of the design that are not submitted at the
time of the application and that are to be submitted to the code official
within a specified period.
Deferral of any submittal items shall have prior approval of the code
official. The architect or engineer of record shall list the deferred
submittals on the plans and shall submit the deferred submittal documents
for review by the code official.
Submittal documents for deferred submittal items shall be submitted to the
architect or engineer of record who shall review them and forward them to
the code official with a notation indicating that the deferred submittal
documents have been reviewed and that they have been found to be in
general conformance with the design of the building. The deferred
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submittal items shall not be installed until their design and submittal
documents have been approved by the code official.
(f) Expiration of plan review. Applications for which no permit is issued within
180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and
plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to
the applicant or destroyed by the code official.
The code official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a
period not exceeding 180 days on request by the applicant showing that
circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action
from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In
order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall
resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
Sec. 13. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-
172 to read as follows:
Section 18-172. Permit issuance.
(a) Issuance. The application, plans, specifications, computations and other
data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the code
official. Such plans may be reviewed by other departments of this
jurisdiction to verify compliance with any applicable laws under its
jurisdiction. If the code official finds that the work described in an
application for a permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed
therewith conform to the requirements of this code and other pertinent
laws and ordinances, and the fees specified in this article and all fees for
water tap and sewer service have been paid, the code official shall issue a
permit to the applicant.
When the code official issues the permit where plans are required, the
code official shall endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications
APPROVED. Such approved plans and specifications shall not be
changed, modified or altered without authorization from the code official,
and all work regulated by this code shall be done in accordance with the
approved plans.
The code official may issue a permit for the construction of part of a
plumbing system before the entire plans and specifications for the whole
building or structure have been submitted or approved. provided adequate
information and detailed statements have been filed complying with all
pertinent requirements of this code. The holder of a partial permit shall
proceed without assurance that the permit for the entire building or
structure will be granted.
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(b) Withholding of permits. The code official is authorized to withhold permits
to any person for the reasons set forth herein upon written notice to such
person. The determination of the code official may be appealed to the
Board as provided in this code.
The code official is authorized to withhold the issuance of plumbing
permits to:
i. any person until such time as the plumbing for which a permit was
previously issued has been completed or is being performed in an
efficient manner in a reasonable length of time.
ii. any person who is delinquent in the payment of fees owed the City of
Colleyville.
iii. any person who has performed previous jobs which remain in violation
of this code.
(c) Validity. The issuance of a permit or approval of construction documents
shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of
any of the provisions of this code or of other ordinance of the City of
Colleyville, Texas. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or
cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid.
The issuance of a permit based upon construction documents and other
data shall not prevent the code official from thereafter requiring the
correction of errors in said construction documents and other data or from
preventing building operations being carried on thereunder when in
violation of this code or of other ordinances of the City of Colleyville.
(d) Expiration. Every permit issued by the code official under the provisions of
this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work
authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the
date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended
or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180
days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first
obtained and the fee shall be one-half the amount required for a new
permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be
made in the original construction documents for such work, and provided
further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year.
In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall
pay a new full permit fee.
(e) Extensions. Any permittee holding an unexpired permit shall have the right
to apply for an extension of the time within which the permittee will
commence work under that permit when work is unable to be commenced
within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons.
The code official shall extend the time for action by the permittee for a
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period not exceeding 180 days if there is reasonable cause. No permit
shall be extended more than once.
(f) Suspension or revocation of permit. The code official may, in writing,
suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code
whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect
information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any
of the provisions of this code.
(g) Administrative hold. Any administrative discrepancy including but not
limited to, delinquency in payments, returned checks, failure to pay for re-
inspection, investigation or registration fees, and failure to keep
registration, insurance or bond up-to-date, may result in a hold being
placed on issuance of permits and performance of inspections of existing
permits until the administrative discrepancy is corrected. For the purpose
of this section, the term "up-to-date" shall mean that whenever any of
these items is required by this or any other code to obtain a permit
covered by this code, it shall be maintained current and in effect until the
permit is finaled.
(h) Retention of plans. One set of approved plans, specifications and
computations shall be retained by the code official until final approval of
the work covered therein. One set of approved construction documents
shall be returned to the applicant, and said set shall be kept on the site of
the building or work at all times during which the work authorized thereby
is in progress.
(i) Job abandonment. If, after a permit is issued under the provisions hereof,
the applicant abandons the job, becomes incapacitated or his/her services
are terminated prior to final inspection and approval thereof by the code
official and before the permit has expired, the applicant or his lawful legal
representative shall immediately notify the office of the code official in
writing. Upon such notification, the code official shall immediately have an
inspection made of the work completed to that time, and may revoke the
outstanding permit and require that a new permit with the payment of fees
be obtained before the work is allowed to resume.
Sec. 14. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-173 to
read as follows:
Section 18-173. Plumbing permit fees.
(a) Permit fees. The schedule of permit fees shall be in accordance with the
fee schedules contained in the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code as
follows:
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I. Table 3-D - Plumbing Permit Fees
ii. Additional permit fees are contained in Chapter 2, Article II. Finance of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville
(b) Inspection fees. The permit fees prescribed in this article shall include the
cost of all required inspections.
(c) Fees due. All plumbing permit fees shall be due when the permit is
issued.
(d) Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as
follows:
i. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or
collected.
ii. Not more than eighty (80%) percent of the permit fee when no work
has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
III. Not more than eighty (80%) percent of the plan review fee paid when
an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is
withdrawn or cancelled before any plan review effort has been
expended.
The code official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except
upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180
days after the date of fee payment.
Sec. 15. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Section 18-174 to
read as follows:
Section 18-174. Investigation fees for work without a permit.
(a) Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this
code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, an
investigation fee equal to the amount of the permit shall be charged, which
shall be separate from any permit fee required by this code.
Exceptions:
1. This provision shall not apply to emergency work when it has been
proven to the satisfaction of the code official that such work was
urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit
before the commencement of the work. In all 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, an investigation fee as
herein provided shall be charged.
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2. The investigation fee required shall be charged for work for which an
inspection has been requested and no permit has been obtained.
(b) Cancellation of permit. A plumbing permit may be cancelled by the
applicant at any time within six months of the date of its issuance. If no
work has been done under such permit, the code official, when requested
in writing by the applicant, shall refund 90 percent of the permit fee paid.
Sec. 16. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Colleyville, Texas, is hereby amended to insert a new Division 4 and
Section 18-175 to read as follows:
DIVISION 4. INSPECTIONS AND INSPECTORS
Section 175. Inspections.
(a) Inspection required. All plumbing systems for which a permit is required
by this code shall be inspected by the code official. No portion of any
plumbing system shall be concealed until inspected and approved.
Neither the code official nor the City of Colleyville shall be liable for
expense entailed in the removal or replacement of material required to
permit inspection. The holder of the permit shall be responsible for the
scheduling of such inspections. Plumbing systems regulated by this code
shall not be connected to the water, energy fuel supply, or the sewer
system until authorized by the code official.
Exceptions:
1. The requirements of this section shall not be considered to prohibit the
operation of any plumbing installed to replace existing equipment or
fixtures serving an occupied portion of the building in the event a
request for inspection of such equipment or fixture has been filed with
the Code Official not more than 72 hours after such replacement work
is completed, and before any portion of such equipment is concealed
by any permanent portion of the building.
2. When approved by the code official, the inspection process as required
by this code may be performed by an approved Third Party
Organization.
(b) Rough-in inspection. This inspection shall be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated and bedded, piping installed, and before any
backfill is put in place. When excavated soil contains rocks, broken
concrete, frozen chunks and other rubble that would damage or break the
piping or cause corrosive action, clean backfill shall be on the job site.
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(c) Top-out inspection. This inspection shall be made after the roof, framing,
fire blocking, fire stopping, draft stopping and bracing are in place and all
sanitary, storm and water distribution piping is rough-in and prior to the
installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
(d) Final inspection. This inspection shall be made after the building is
complete, all plumbing fixtures are in place, properly connected, and the
structure is ready for occupancy.
(e) Other inspections. In addition to the inspections specified above, the code
official may make or require other inspections of any plumbing work to
ascertain compliance with the provisions of this code or State plumbing
laws.
(f) Testing. Plumbing work and systems shall be tested as required in
accordance with this section and as follows:
i. International Plumbing Code, Section 312.
ii. International Fuel Gas Code, Section 406.
Tests shall be made by the permit holder and observed by the code
official.
(g) No implied approval authority. Approval as a result of an inspection shall
not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this
code or of other ordinances of the City of Colleyville. Inspections
presuming to give authority to violate or cancel provisions of this code or
of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
(h) Equipment, material and labor for tests. All equipment, material and labor
required for testing a plumbing system or part thereof shall be furnished by
the permit holder.
(i) Re-inspection and testing. Where any work or installation does not pass
any initial test or inspection, the necessary corrections shall be made to
comply with this code. The work or installation shall then be resubmitted
to the code official for inspection and testing.
U) Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work
authorized by a permit to notify the code official that such work is ready for
inspection. The code official may require that every request for inspection
be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired. Such
request may be in writing or by telephone, at the option of the code official.
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The person doing the work authorized by the permit shall make sure that
the work will stand tests prescribed elsewhere in this code, before giving
the above notification.
It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections required by this
code to provide access to and means for proper inspection of such work.
When the work is within a residence where access is dependent upon the
occupant being home, it shall be the duty of the person doing the work to
make arrangements for inspections. Failure to make arrangements within
a timely manner or the inability for the inspector to do the inspections at
the arranged times will result in re-inspection fees being assessed to the
person doing the work.
Exception: If the re-inspection fee is for a "Final Inspection" for a
residence where access is dependent upon the occupant, after the fee
has been paid by the person doing the work additional arrangements for
the final inspection and penalties for not receiving such inspection shall fall
on the occupant.
This shall not relieve the person doing the work from having to correct
improper work and such accompanying penalties should the work fail re-
inspection.
(k) Inspection notice. Upon inspection, the code official shall complete an
inspection notice indicating approval or disapproval of the work completed
at the time of inspection. The inspection notice shall be furnished to the
plumbing contractor or an agent of the permit holder.
(I) Re-inspections fees. A re-inspection fee may be assessed for each
inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work for which inspection
is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made.
This section is not to be interpreted as requiring re-inspection fees the first
time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this
code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the
job is ready for such inspection or re-inspection.
Re-inspection fees may be assessed when 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 code official.
To obtain a re-inspection, the applicant shall file an application in writing
on a form furnished for that purpose and pay the re-inspection fee in
accordance with the applicable fee schedule.
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In instances where re-inspection fees have been assessed, no additional
inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been
paid.
Sec. 17 . THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Colleyville, Texas, Section 18-176 is hereby amended in its entirety to read
as follows:
Section 18-176. Connection approval.
(a) Energy connections. No person shall make connections from a source of
energy or fuel to any plumbing system or equipment regulated by this
code and for which a permit is required until approved by the code official.
(b) Other connections. No person shall make connection from any water-
supply line nor shall connect to any sewer system regulated by this code
and for which a permit is required until approved by the code official.
(c) Temporary connections. The code official shall have the authority to
authorize the temporary connection of the building or system to the utility
source for the purpose of testing plumbing systems or for use under a
temporary certificate of occupancy.
Sec. 18. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Colleyville, Texas, Section 18-177, is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
Section 18-177. Duties and powers of the code official.
(a) General. The code official shall enforce all of the provisions of this code
and shall act on any question relative to the installation, alteration, repair,
maintenance or operation of all plumbing systems, devices and equipment
except as otherwise specifically provided for by statutory requirements or
as provided for elsewhere in this code.
The code official shall have the power to render interpretations of this
code as may be deemed necessary in order to clarify the application of the
provisions of this code. Such interpretations shall be in conformity with
the intent and the purpose of this code.
(b) Rule-making authority. The code official shall have authority as necessary
in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare to adopt and
promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and implement the provisions
of this code to secure the intent thereof and to designate requirements
applicable because of local climatic or other conditions. Such rules shall
not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically provided for in this
code, or of violating accepted engineering practice involving public safety.
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(c) Applications and permits. The code official shall receive applications and
issue permits for the installation and alteration of plumbing, inspect the
premises for which such permits have been issued, and enforce
compliance with the provisions of this code. The code official shall keep
records of all permits issued and all inspections performed.
The application for permit shall be deemed to be granting authority to
enter the property for the purpose of inspections.
(d) Inspections. The code official or authorized agent shall make all the
required inspections. All inspection reports shall be in writing.
(e) Right of entry. Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce
the provisions of this code, or whenever the code official has reasonable
cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises,
any condition or violation of this code that make the building or premises
unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous or hazardous, the code official shall have
the authority to enter the building or premises at all reasonable times to
inspect or to perform the duties imposed upon the code official by this
code. If such building or premises is occupied, the code official shall
present his credentials to the occupant and request entry. If building or
premises is unoccupied, the code official shall first make a reasonable
effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the
building or premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the code
official shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure
entry.
When the code official shall have first obtained a proper inspection
warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no owner,
occupant, or person having charge, care or control of any building or
premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein
provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the code official for the
purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code.
(f) Interference with code official. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder
or interfere with the code official or any plumbing inspector in the
discharge of their duties under this code.
(g) Identification. The code official shall carry proper identification when
inspecting structures or premises in the performance of duties under this
code.
(h) Notices and orders. The code official shall issue all necessary notices or
orders to ensure compliance with this code.
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(i) Department records. The code official shall keep official records of
applications received, permits and certificates issued, fees collected,
reports of inspections, and notices and orders issued. Such records shall
be retained in the official records for the period required for the retention of
public records.
U) Restriction of employees. No official or employee connected with the
department of plumbing inspection shall be permitted to work for, or be
connected with, any master plumber, plumbing manufacturer or wholesale
plumbing and supply company, or do any plumbing work within the
corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas, while employed as a
plumbing inspector by the city.
(k) Liability. The code official charged with the enforcement of this code,
acting in good faith and without malice in the discharge of the duties
required by this code or other pertinent law or ordinance shall not thereby
be rendered personally liable for damages that may accrue to persons or
property as a result of an act or by reason of an act or omission in the
discharge of such duties. A suit brought against the code official or
employee because of such act or omission performed by the code official
or employee in the enforcement of any provision of such codes or other
pertinent laws or ordinances implemented through the enforcement of this
code or enforced by the code enforcement agency shall be defended by
this jurisdiction until final termination of such proceedings and any
judgment resulting therefrom shall be assumed by this jurisdiction.
The liability exemption and defense protection provided in this section are
not extended to Third Party Companies, nor their employees.
This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the
responsibility of any person owning, operating or controlling any building
or structure for any damages to persons or property caused by defects,
nor shall the code enforcement agency or its parent jurisdiction be held as
assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized by this
code or any permits or certificates issued under this code.
Sec. 19. THAT Chapter 18, Article IV - Plumbing Code, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Colleyville, Texas, Section 18-179, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 18-179 - 18-200. Reserved.
Sec. 20. THAT Section 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Colleyville, Texas,
shall remain in full force and effect, except where amended by this ordinance.
Sec. 21. THAT any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
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ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined a sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each and
every day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense and
shall be punishable as such.
Sec. 22. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause hereof as an
alternative method of publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
The first reading and public hearing being conducted on the /(" ~ day of
Ochbuu ,2001.
The second reading and public hearing being conducted on the '/ ~ day of
iIi. , 2001.
ATTEST:
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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
Cynthia Singleton, TRMC
City Secretary
D!::YOr
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Ross T. oster
City Attorney