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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1414REL/fm 3/27/78 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1414 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMEND- ING SECTIONS 8-290, 8-309, 8-311, AND 8-312 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPEALING SECTIONS 8-313, 8-314, 8-315, 8-316 AND 8-370 THEREOF TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1976 EDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 8-290 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-290. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the City that certain Code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976 Edition, and the whole thereof including the appendices thereto save and except that portion entitled "Part 1, Administration" and such other portions as are deleted by the amendments set forth in this article of which said Code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council of the City. The said Code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the City, and, subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the City of Santa Ana from the effective date of this ordinance. Any provision of this article amending the "Plumbing Code" or "Uniform Plumbing Code" shall be construed as amending the said adopted Code, 1976 Edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the enactment of this ordinance and not thereafter repealed. The said adopted Code, 1976 Edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That section 8-309 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-309. Work not requiring a permit. No permit shall be required in the case of any repair work as follows: The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste, or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material in any part or parts, the same shall be considered as such new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as hereinbefore provided. No permit shall be required for the clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, when such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures. When intercepter traps or house trailer site traps are installed at the same time as a building sewer on any lot, no sewer permit shall be required for the connec- tion of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permittee con- structing such sewer. When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal facility, backfilling -1- ORDINANCE NO. NS-1414 PAGE TWO of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned con- sequent to such connection is included in the building sewer permit. SECTION 3: That section 8-311 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-311. Application for permit. Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make such application on forms provided for that purpose. He shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done, and the location, ownership, occupancy and the use of the premises in connection therewith. The administrative authority may require plans, specifications or drawings and such other information as he may deem necessary. If the administrative authority determines that the plans, specifications, drawings, descriptions or in- formation furnished by the applicant is in compliance with this code, he shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as hereinafter fixed. Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this code shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in con- nection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto as may be required. SECTION 4: That section 8-312 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-312. Fees. Fees and charges for permits, plan checks, reinspeotions, and investigations shall be established and regulated by resolution of the City Council. SECTION 5: That sections 8-313, 8-314, 8-315, 8-316, and 8-370 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 6: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the de- cision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 7: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. -2- ORDINANCE NO. NS-1414 PAGE THREE by the ADOPTED, this following vote: AYES: NOES: l?th day of April 1978 COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto, Garthe, Bricken, Ortiz, Evans, Brandt, Ward COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: ATTEST: ~LO~NCEI.~ALON~ c0UNc~. , % % APPROVED AS TO FORM: KE~f CITY ATTORNEY COUNCILME~7)N°ne~ MAYOR -3-