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ORDINANCE NO. 952
S pi~BING,.~~CODE
PASSED FIRST READING October 27~ 1949
Has not passed 2nd reading.
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PLUMBING CODE
PASSED FIRST RE~DING October 2?, 1949
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ORDINANCE NO.
PLOOING CODE.
AN ORDINANCE BEIHG CQl\1PaEHEtlSIVE IlJ ITS TER.H S, DEFINING WQRnS AND
TERMS IFCLUDI NG ttpLi.Jl:~BUTG," "Nii.STER PLUMBER, II t1JOt.!"R.trg:a.1AN PLUtJBER, n
"PLUHBERt S APPRENTICE, n "PLutmil~G INSPECTOR, II "BOARD, tt AND SPECIFYING
CERTAIN \iORK EXEMPT FROM THE PRO•IISIONS OF T'rliS ORDINf~!CE; REQUIRING IN-
SPECTIONS ON ALL PLU~J3!UG \-/ORIC AS DEFiiJED HE!1EIN; PROVIDIEG FOR THE AD-
MINISTRi~TIOll, I NTENT AiiD PURPOSTI: OF THE PROV!SIOl;S REGULATING ALL
CONSTRUCTION, EREC'riON, INST~1LU1EliT, li.L'l'ERATION, RSPAL1, REHOVti..L Aim
MAINTE NANCE Qlo"' ALL P!PH:G, FITTmG, FIXTu"RES, ETC., USED FOR THE CO!l-
DUCTTIJG OF ~Jt~TER SE~1t.GE OR Gli.S \>/I THIN THE COi'tPQi\,~ TE LIUITS OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK OR OUTSIDE TEE COill>ORt~TE LifiiiTS OF THE CITY 0? LUBBOCK IF J\li!'
SUCH Cm!STRUCTIOtr, ETC., BE COJI"r·TECTED TO THE CIT'1' OF Ll.."BBOCK S~·lER OR
\·lf~TER SYST.t!liS; PROVIDING EXEHPTIOl~S IN THE LAJ."'NG li.lTD SERVICING OF W f1TER
Mi~INS :UW SW,.JER NAHTS fll!D Gf~ DISTlUBUTION NAINS; PROVIDING ft.ND CREt~TING
THE OFF' ICE OF PLUNBit!G IUSPECTOR ft.!m ASSIST !JI TS, THEIR DUTIES, I'WD
LICm1SING OF S1UD I?JS?ECTORS l.J.m ElJm!.E.i.hTING THEIR PO"JERS; PROVIDING FOR
A HASTE..~ PLU'f'3ERfS 30ND, ITS FILil:G t~1D APP~toVi~, Mf~STER G!t.S FITTER'S _
BOND, At'PLil1.I·JCE DEALEu.' S BOrD, ."J.;D ll.PPUOVA.L THEilEOF; REQUIRIJ.:G THE FILING
OF APPLICA.TIONS FOa PERNITS aELti.'r!l'IG TO ALL '.JOHK TO BE D0!1E IN CONNECTION
WITH PIPING .\ND FITTING FOil GAS, vll' .. TE1 1i.ND SE\>TER CON!!ECTIONS, ,'iND REPAIRS;
REQUIRH1G INSPECTIOIYS AND PROVIDING FEES; RE·~UI~~Ir.:G ll.?PLICATIOHS AND PER-
HITS FOR EXC:l1Til.TIONS TO BE r•:L:t.DE IN S'E.1EDTS , i\LI...b:YS, PAHI\wfi.YS, SIDEWALKS
OR PAVFY~!TS, ESTt~.BLISHUrG H!NUHlt!. COST i\EQ!JIH.ELENTS, iiEi1UiiUNG PE11MITS
TO BE ISSUED Of 'l'HE CITY ENGn:EBH, P..EQUIRING NOTICE OF ItEPl\.IR, BACKFILI.S;
PUOVIDn~G FOR CONSTRUCTION PErJ.HTS AFFECTING tUSER, SEWER OR GAS LINES;
PROVIDING SPECIAL PEri!"'ITS FOR EXCEPTIONAL C01~STlWCTION, REQUIIUNG IN-
SPECTIOHS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEl\LTH; ESTlwLISHit~G FEES FOR PER.l'oliTS;
PROHI!3ITI NG a ;~CKFILLIUG WITHOUT .ilOUGP.:I!::-G-IN, INSPECTiotl AlJD TEST, fJm
PrtOVIDING FOR li'Ilif.L I NSPECTION ON ALL COUSTRUCTICN fLND REPAiit; ESTABLISHING
MINIMUH MA.TERH.L tll-rD FIXTUP.E REQl'l1fE2·~HTS n~ AC :')O;ID tJ.ImE ~liTH ASTM SPE-
OIFICKTIONS AFD METHOD OF CONSTiWC'i'ION AND PIPE SIZE AND HEIGHT SPECI-
FIChTIOl!S FOR CEi1TAn~ PIPING INCLUDU!G \r.JASTE A!W VENT tnms, CLEAN-OUT
PLUGS, FEluUJLES, GA3 PIPE iiJTD FITI'IIJGS, DH.I NiGNG FOU!ITtJrTS AND FIXTlJRES,
MATEil.IALS, FLUSHING EQ:.'!PHENT, AND I NSTf..LU ... TIO!'I 0~ THE Si~HE, AND ALSO
FLUSHI!lG TlJJKS, GR.OJPS l,$D FIXTUHE3; ESTABLISHU!G STfil\'DA.i\DS FOR ALL Wl~TER
HEl~TERS; ESTABLISHING CONSTiWCTION PRACTICES <Um HETHODS FOR WATER SERVICE
At!D SUPPLY TO li.ESID~HCES AKD APAiiTHEKT Eo:.,rsES, FIXTURE SuPPLY PIPE, HOT
WATER COUNECTIO!I!S, P..E~·i:UIG PIPE, SOIL PIPE, DPJI.U!AGE l\.PD lfTASTE IN APART-
MENTS, HORIZOHTAL WASTE FIFE, K!TGHEN SINKS, ETC.; P.EG ULA.TniG CONSTRUCTION
OF CLEA1~-0UTS AND VENTS, SEVJER LINES tJNDE11. Il.AILRCADS, FIXTURE CmJ:NECTIOlfS
AND TRAPS, HELI'..TING TO P.LL USES ~mETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE; PUOVIDIIJG FOR
DISCHAil.GE OF WASTE FROH ACID SINKS &-.:D SETTIHG OU1' SPECIFIED Pi.=tOHI 3ITED
NATERIAL AND CO!JttECTIONS; HEQtii ~Ur!G COl·aiECTIOl-1S HITH SEWER SYSTa~ llri DER
STATED CONDITIONS, :1.1:0 RESTRICTHIG USE OF S E?TIC Tf.}~KS; STA'fUlG LU1ITATIOllS
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.k'HOVlDli'JU TESTS FOR ALL SOIL OR \.fA3TE PIPES, AOOPTING CHARTS AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SEPTIC TANK, WATER HE:\TER AND GAS APPLIANCE VEl-ITS,; PROVIDING FOR VENTING OF CQl.ft.'lERCIAL APPLIAUCES AND SAFETY VALVES; PRESClUBING GAS PIPE, GAS BRACKET LOCATIOi.<S, i\IW ESTABLISHING RULES FOR GAS PIPING, AHD ADOPTING Tr\BLE FOR OPElUNGS Dl GAS PIPE, LlllmTH AND SIZE OF PIPING, RE-GULATING THE USE AND INSTALLATION OF GAS l:.ETEHS AND FLOOR FURNACES AND OTHEil GAS APPLIANCES; PROVIDING PEN/LLTIES FOn PLUMBING WITHOUT A LICENSE, FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS CODE, I'ROHIBI'J'ING ADVERTISING BY UNLICENSED PLUMBERS, OR THE &'J'LOYING OF UNJ.ICE"NSED PLn~BERS TO 00 PLUMBING WORK IN VIOLATION OF THE PLUNBI!TG COD.~; ESTABLISHING HULJ?.S OF CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE RErE.U.Ii~G ALL ORDINANCES IN COt~FUCT HERE\HTH AND DIR-ECTIUG THE l'<lANr.!ER Ol<~ PUBLIC.'l..TION AND El'"'FECTIVE DATE OF THIS OflDINANCE. q'HEit.E"!i'Oil.E, BE IT OilD!UiJEO BY 'rHE CITY CCMHISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: That the following words and terms, as set out in Chapter I of this Ordinance and os used herein, shall have the meaning, respectively, as ascribed to them in said sec·~ion; all other words and phrases peculiar to the work to whidh they relate shall hove the meaning generally accepted and understood by those denling with the commodities, subject matter and rel-ated services; and all ot~er words and phrases shall hove meanings ordin-arily accepted. The provisions heroin set out shall constitute the Plumbing Code of the City of Lubbock and sholl govern all mntters to which it relates, and shall bo construed to carry out the intent and purpose of preserving end protecting the public health, safety, and welfhre, ~nd shall bo othe~t.ise construed consistent with all related lows of the State of Te~s. CH.\PTER I DEFINITIONS-EXlil.fFTICNS Section 1-1 Paragraph 1-1-1. PLUl·:BING. The word or term 11plumbing11 o.s used in this ordin~nco moans and shnll includo: (1) ~11 pipin~, fixtures, appt~enancas and nppl:l.?.ncos for o. supply of w:\t.or or g2s, or both, for all por:Jonol or domo:Jtic purpooes in ~ild nJ..Jou":. buil::lings t-rhero a person or persons live, work or assemble; r.lll piping, :~ixturcs, ~ppurtonnnces 'lnd appliances out.siJe n building connoct~ng the building with the source of wntcr o~ g~s supply, or both, on tho promises, or tho main in teo stroot, alloy or at the curb; all pipinJ, .fixtures, l'lppurton.:lnoes, a-:pliancos, drain or Wt:'.sto pipes carrying \-lanto water or sewago from or within a building to tho sower service l~tor~l ot the curb or in tho street or nlloy or othor disposol terminal holding pri't.rnte o:::-domostic seHago; (2) tho instnlJ.ation, ropail~ nnd. maintenance of r:~ll piping, fixtures, nppurt-onancea and appliances in ~nd obout buildings whore a parson or persons
o1· 'lttnst.e water or sewage. Paragraph 1-1-2. HASTEn PLUNBER. A "Ho.ster Plumborn within the meaning of this Ordinance is a pltunber having a regular place of business, who, by himself, or tl~ough a parson or parsons in his employ, performs plumbing worlc, and who has successfully fulfilled the examinntions apd requirements under the Plumbing License Law of 1947, and amendment~. Paragraph 1-1-J. JOUUNE'ilA'..AN PLut-~BEB.. A UJourncyman Plurnbern within the meaning of this Ordinance is any person other than a master plumber who engages in or ~rorks nt the actual installation, alteration, repair and renovating of plumbing, and who has successfully fulfilled the examinations a.nd rcquiromcnt.s under tho Plumbing License Law of 1947, and amondxnonts. Parogroph 1-1-4. PLUHBE.tl.' S 1\.PPRENT!CE. A 1tfltnnbort s Apprenticon within tho manning of this Ordinance is any person other than a mostor plumber or journeyman plumber who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in looming and assisting in tho inst~llation of plumbing. ?nragruph 1-1 .. 5. PL'ffi''!BING INSPECTOR. A llPlumbing Inspectortt within the moaning of thia Ordinance is nny person employed by tho City of Lubbock for tho purpose of inspecting plumbing work and installations in connection \-lith health and snfoty la\ors and ordinances, and who has suc-cessfully fulfilled tho o~~minntions and requirements under tho Plumbing Liconso Law of 1947, and.amondmonts. Poragraph 1-1-6.. BOARD. The word or tam "Board" as used in this Ordinanc~ 1ncnns the Toxns State Board of Plumbing Ex~inors. Paragraph 1-1-7. EX»U'TIONS. Tho following nets, work and conduct shall bo oxpressl1 permitted without license: (a.) Plumbing vork doon by a property owner in a building ownod and occupied by him ns his homo· • (b) Plumbil'l-45 work done by an~"'onc who is regulnrly omplo·rod as or acting as n maintenance man or maintonc.nco onginocr, incidontnl to and':. m connection t<tith the business in which ho is om.pl.:>y0d or cng!:'.ged, nnd who doos not ongngo in tho occupation of n plumber for the general public; construction, instnll ~tion nnd m:?.intcnanco vrork d'one upon tho promises or oquipomcnt of a railroad by an omployoo thereof who does not ongago in tho occupation of n plurubor for the genornl public; ond plwnbinc \·mrk dono by persons engaged by any public sorrico company in tho liOlyir.g, mcinton~nco and operation of its so~{icc m3ins or lines and tho installation, alteration, adjustment, repair, removal and ronov~tion of all types of appurtenances, equipment o.nd appliances; appliance instcllntin.n and servico work dono b,y anyone who is nn nppliunce do~lor or is omploycd by an applir.mco dealer, and acting as nn appliance install~tion man or o.pplinnco service man in connecting applianc~s to existing piping inst?.llations. Provided, how-
V .L"U.l.UUUt;\J !:1.• CHAPTER 2 A.!:MDUSTRATI ON Section 2-1-1. ~TLE CITED. The following provisions shall constitute the Plumbing Ordinance of the City of Lubbock and may be citad as such. . It shall bo unlawful for any person, association of pe~sons, co-partnership, or corporation, to cngnge in tho business of plumbing, or do or perform any plumbing as definod in this ordinance without first having procured tho nocosenry permits ns horoinafter provided for, and all plumb-ing, plumbing work and worl~nship and oatorials shall moot tho requirements of this ordinanco and shall pass all inspections required in this ordinance in rognrd to tho work done. Pnr::\graph 2-1-2. INTEl'JT f~D PURPOSE. Tho intent and purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the construction, erection, onlurgor;lont, alter-ation, ropnir, removal and nnintonnnoo of all piping, fittings, fixtures, otc., used for tho conducting of wator, so~ge and gaa in or on any and all premises in thEJ City of Lubbock, and outside tho boundnrios of tho City of Lubbock if &tmo be connected to eithor ti1o City wator or smrorngo systons. Paragraph 2-1-3. PI?ING ATI<'ECTED BY THIS ORDINANCE. This ordinr.tnco shall apply to ~11 "plumbing" as haroin defined within tho bcundr~rios of tho City of Lubbock 9nd outside tho boundaries of the City of Lubbock if same bo connected to oithor tho City w:ttor or soweragc systems. This par~graph shall not apply to that work dono by authorized em-ployees of tho City of Lubbock in tho l~ying cf City Water 1-tnins 11nd services and City Sower M~ins and sorvicos, nor to the installation of gas distributing mains and so~:icos in tho streets and alloys by authorized ooployoos of ony gas distributinb company. Section 2-2 ORGAUIZATIOl! Ptlr~grAph 2-2-1. PLUHBil!G INSPECTOilS. Thoro is horoby croatod the office of 11Plwbing Inspector" and ~ssisront Pl:.:unbing Inspectors of the Cit;r of Lubbock, who sh..-;11 bo licensed .and otherwise qunlifiod cs roquirod of a 11PlUiilbing Inspector" as heroin dofinod. Paro.gra!)h 2-2-2. DUTIES OF PLutiB!NG INSPECTORS. Tho duties of the Plumbing Inspector or Assist·mt· Flur.1bing Ins~Joctor, shall bo to recoive, approve c.nd countersign, oithcr in person or by nn authorized roprosontntivo, all applic1tions and collect ell fees for ~)orr;d ts to do plumbine, or m:1lro
"-'J.u:f u:t .uuoooc1!:1 u connocli~ons are rJ.actc 'to -oitnor tno U1'ty wo.'ter or sowo-rnge systoos; nlso, to personally inspect and pass on all plumbing work, and sewer connections now in use or being constructed, or which rM1.y here-after bo constructed in tho City of Lubbock, or outside the boundaries of the City of Lubbock if connections nre ronde to either tho City Water or Sewerage systems, and to issuo his oortificnto of approval thereof, if ho shall approve tho same, or, if ho shall not aprrove tho sumo, to direct, by written order, the o~mer or agent in charge of any building or premises, whore imperfect plurabing or gns piping may be lncotod1 or tho plumber in oharbe of such constructir)n to step tho usc or construction of same until it shall hctvo boon propor~ ropaired or constructed; to outer any house or premises in the Cit:r of Lubbock, at any ro:lsonablo time to oXP.mine ~nd in-spect any plUI.lbint;, or sm·ror connection thorein; to invostig.qto e.ll alleged viol::~.tions of tho pluubir.~ ordi~.ncos; to filo con?laints ng~inst all persons whom they rJ.r.y havo rc:'\s')n to buliovc oro au:t1ty of violntion, or violati0ns, of any of the plurubing, or SGW9J" crdin~!lces ·of the City of Lubbock, Assistant Inspectors of ?luwbing ~1all perform all of tho duties and hovo all of tho powors of. tho Plurnbing Inspoctor. Paro.grnph 2-2-3. POWERS OF PLtl.ffiiNG HJSPECTOfiS. Tho Plumbing In-spectors, as herein provided for, shall have the polmr, and it sh~ll bo their duty, whore an.v building, premisos or constructi~m cont~i:1s iliipropor or defective plumbing or whore snmo has boon oonstructad, orootod, ~ltercd or repaired without a permit as provided by law, and tho ordinoncos of tho City of Lubb?ck, to immediately notify, in writing, tho utility involved to cut off tho ,Iater or gas supply thoroto until such imi)ropor or defective plumbing, sewer or g~s pi?ir.g shall be l!lado_ to fully COJ!lply l-lith the lav and ordinances, and ~ certificate of tho Plumbing Inspector shall l~~vo boon issued. Soctien 2-3 -Mt$!'&1 PLUMBJt.Jt1 S BOND Par'1grnph 2-3-1. BOND AND 1\.?PIWVtU.. ITo parson shnll enter upon the installation, construction, roconstructinn, or rcp~ir of plumbing and sower pipinG, ~pplinnces, fixtures or apparr.tus or any ch.'lngo thereof, (nor shell any p0rson unrlort.~tko for any othor per13on, firm or corpor::~.tion, th9 adjustr.1ont thcl,Oof) until the said individttsl shnll havo oxocutod and delivered to the City of Lubbock a gcod ::md sufficient surety bond in tho sum of Ono Thousnnd (~~1,000.00) Doll·:trs to be npl'rovod by tho City Att'•rney of tho City of Lubbook, such surety shnll be a surGty company duly autho-rized to do business in tho St!lto of Tex.~~ conrUtioncd for tho fnitr.ful pcrform~nce of all such work ontored upon c·r cr.ntr::\cted. for in strict acc0rdnnce and compli;-,ncc with tho torms, roquiremunts on1 provisions of this ordinance nnd such fubure or1in~ncos of tho City of Lubbock as mny be hereafter passed. Said bond shnll bo furthor conditioned that such parson shall without additional cost to tho person for whom the work is dono, remedy nny· defect therein duo to faulty workmanship or incorr-vct construct-ion or due to tho faulty matorial fur.nished or usod by auch person. All surotios on ~ny bond requir~d by tho City sh~ll bo liable for branch there-
••vu.t..,.<::J v.J. i:)<.(vu Y.awa!:So auu ,lJ.t.·vucuu .. o aWVYflll ~o~uo.L·~:~u.L J.~ g.Lv~n vO IIUe surt:~-.;y within ten days after the discovery of the damage, and in no event not later than ten days after the completion of abandonment of the work by such person, and provided that no permit shall be granted and no work started on the contract until such bond has been filed and approved by the Gity Attorney, and provided further that liability on said bond for the full amount thereof shall continue until the surety has given the Gity written notice of cancellation or of amount of claims it has been notified of in which event tho contracting Plumber shall not pursue work further until bond for full amount is filed and approved. Section 2-4 ~MASTER GAS FITTER'S BOND AND APPLIANCE DEALER Paragraph 2-4-1• BOND AND APPROVAL. No person shall enter upon tho installation, construction, reconstruction, or repair of such gas piping, appliances, fixtures or apparatus or any change thereof, (nor shall any person undertake for any o·ther person; firm or corporation, tho ndjustmont thereof) until the said individual. shall have delivered to the City of Lubbock a good and sufficient surety bond in tho sum o~ One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars to bo approved by tho City Attorney of tho City of Lubbock, such surety shall be a surety company duly authorized to do business in tho Stat3 of Toxas conditioned for tho faithful performance of all such work entered upon or contracted for in strict accordance and compliance with tho terms, roquir~ments and provisions of this ordinance and such furthor and future ordin&nccs of tho City d Lubbock as ma~r be hereafter passed;. Said bond sh'lll/f8Fther conditioned that such person shall without a~ditional cost to the 'pc~son for whom the work is dona, roroedy any dofoct therein due to faulty workmanship or incorrect construction or due to the faulty material furnished or used by such persons. All st~oties on any bond roquirod by the City shall bo liable for broach thereof to the ownor of tho ~roporty and any other person actu~lly damaged b7 such breach not to exceed tho faco amount of Mid, bond·, provided written notico of such df\m::\go and probable t.mounij tho roof is given to tho surety within ton days attar tho discovery of the d•:tmage 1 and in no event not lnter than ton days aftor the completion or abandonment of the Y:)rk by such person, and pr0vided that no pormit shall be g:r1nted and no work started on tho contract until su~h bond ha~ boon filed and approved by tho City Atkrnoy, and provided further that linhility on S'"tid bon1 for the full ~momlt thoroof shall continuo until the surety has given the Cit;r Wl .. itton !)Otico of cnn.:.. cellation or of hho amount of claims it has been notified of in which event the Contracting Gas Fitter shall not pursue wo:rk further until bond for full amount is filed and approved._ Section 2-5 -P:WIITS, INSPECTIONS, -. FEES
ructuro nr premises shall be piped or fitted for gas, water or sewer con-nection, nor shall any rep~irs bo made to any such piping, nor fittings be plnoed, nor fixtures added unloss a permit shall first bo granted theref0r by the Plumbing Inspector. Application for permits for gns piping or tho inst~llation nf gas appliances orgas heated equipment re-quiring p0rmits or tho installation or construction of plumbing or pl~bing fixtures or for sowor connections shall bo furnished by tho PlUlllbing In-spector or his authorized representatives. Ho sh3ll also npprovo and countersign all applications for sower connections before tho permits therefor shall be issued. Tho application for a permit for the placing of piping or fixtures as herein providod for the inspection of such work shall give the correct location, namo and address of tho mmor of such building, and a full and ccmplote s~tomont of the nu~ber of ~ponings f0r gas or water an1 the purposo e~iJ lllstallation work is to perform, together with a list of tho fixtures, sm~er connoctinns, etc., with a complete plan thereof (if required by tho PlUQbing Inspector), which shQll bo subject to the approval of the Plumb!ng Inspoct0r and shall conform to all provisions re-lating to Plumbing. Tho builder, architect, or Master Plunbor shall whon roquirod by the Plumbing Inspector, fila a plan nnd specification shoot showing the typo of fixtures to bo used, the location and sizo of oll soil, wasto and vent pipes; building drain and building sower; inside conductors; tho chases, rocesses or pockets to bo provided for their 1nstall~tion or for access to tho samo and the means prcvi1od to gain accosa to trnps, aleanouts, fix-tures, water control valves and other vnlvos. Pnragraph 2-5-2. PUBLIC PROPERTY EX-CAVA'riOH PERMIT (Stroot, Alloy, Park-way, Sidowulk or Pavomont Cut) Any percon, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity desiring to n~ko an excavati0n on public property for tho purpose of making connections \dth tho City Soworago systems or to alter or repair any house SOl·tor or water line, or to place gas service pipo, or for any other reason shall, oefore D.ny cxoav:1ti··m i3 startocl ma.;co application to the City Engineer, or his authorized ro~rosontutivo, for a pa~it to mako such excavation on public property. It sholl be tho duty of tr~c Building Inspector and PlUiilbL'lg Ins;>octcr, in connection with all s;>plicatit)ns filed with then to dotc~Jino if such 1pplic~ticn invQlvos a paving cut or a street, alla.v, si1ewnlk or oti1cr public yroporty excavation and such officer shall require the a,plioant to secure a permit from the City Enginoor, or his authorizc1 representative, before nny such excavation is begun on o~ public property. No permit shull bo issued by the City Enginoor for a paving out unless the applicant shall deposit a minimum of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) with tb.Q City Engineer to secure ?a::-ment for paving the out and such deposit based on the estimated cost of repair shall be in-cro~sed by tho City Engineer in proportion to the total estimated cost of
person mo.king such-d~p~;it, ----------~:-~---, ~ ~·"', ........................ vvu,~-u"'"" ... v uuc (1) Foe for Paving Cu.t :aopair Tho foo charged to repair tho paving cut will bo based on tho follo~ng rate apd minimun charge list. The area is the repair aroa which is equal to the 11surf~co cut aroa" plus tho area of a 6 inch additional strip all around tho out, Ti1i~ a1.ditionaJ 611 is for tho City to remove in order to got P.. fitt:1 footir~t; on l-rhich to place the baaG for tho paving ropair. Example: suppose the actunl ttsurfnoo cut" required is 15 feet long by 1' -4n wide the churgo is thon based on a rop3ir which is 16 feet long by' 2' -4" wide or 37.3 sq. ft, T!.e rnto thon fr:o tho following list is $0,60 por square Coot an1 the foo for the repair is 37,3 squ3re foot timos $0.60 par square. toot or $22,38. Rata and Minitun Charge for Paving Cut Repair, Area of Ropair ~n . Sg'.laro Foot From 0 to 50 From 50 to 150 Above 150 sq. ft, Char~o for Pornit Por Sou~ro Foot $0.60 &o;so $0.45 MinimUI!l. Charge JJ..ndor Ea. ijatq $15,.00 25,00 67.50 (2} Excavators Responsibility. The person making the excavation is to mn~o a clonn vertical wall oxc.-'lv::~tion in line Hith nnd no lcrgor in plan than the surface cut until n depth of 3 foot is r\nched, A.ftor throo fact depth tho excavatiDn l'lay bo lddoned as tho depth ~noraasos, The oxoc.vntor is to leave tho oxcavstion open and properly bf\rricadod and sot with flares while tho work is being done and until tho plupbing inspector has me~sured tho cut and roloasos the excavation to be bnckfillod, and until same is properly backfilled, (3) Backfilling. Tho b~ckfillir.g is to be R~de in wntor• Tho exca-vation sh.'\ll first bo filled to ai?r>roxi:.IDtoly ono-thir:l capacity with water~ "'nd, the b~ckfill ua1o with clean soil free from traah, \vood or lumber scrnps, otc. T~10 b:1ckfill is to bo finished by placing all of the excavated Mtorial in· a uniform tlounu cvor the "surface cut,tt (4) Notice to City. When tho Bnckfill has been completed nccording to tho above procedure tho Excavator is to give notice to tho City Engineer's office thot tho pavi!:lg cut is ready to ropnir, such notice, hoW'ovor, will not relieve tho pluuber of the responsibility of properly backfilling tho ex-cavation an:l of r.1aking tho oxcavution s~fo f0r tr~ffic and pedestrians who may uso the ~troot or alloy or other public property. The City will mnko tho re!lair as sr..,on as possible aftor allowing tim<::J f·or compaction of tho b:1ckfill.
... "'"''"'"' vo.-:. vuv ... -.... i.')U" IIU m:.IJ'I.U ~lU:J.Ilgus ~n -vnc "lt!l1i0 ana f"lJ.n~mum Linarge !"or Paving Cut" as may be required by ohanzos in tho cost of materials and labor required for pave~ont replacing. Paragraph 2-5-J. CONS1~UCTION P.EFU'i:iT. Any person, desiring to construct, erect, enlarge, altar or ropair and maintain piping, fittings, fixtures, ~., used to conduct water, sewage, or gas, or to connect a.ny fixture or fixturos in any building 0r house that may havo boon disconnectoi for any reason whatever in or on any and all promises in ·the City of Lubbock, and ~utsido tho boundaries of tho City of Lubbock, if same be connected to either the City wntor or seworago s!rstome, shall first obt'lin a pormi t, ns provided herein, f!'om tho Phulbing Inspector or his authoriz·~d reproso:1tativo boforo tho said W:""~rk is sttlrtod, except that this )r()vision shall not apply tn work dono b:,r authorized onplC".roos of tho City of Lubbock in lnying City Hator mains ~md sorvicos and City Sowor and sorvicos, nor to tho instal!~ti~n of gas distributing linos in tho streots, and alley-s by e.utho:.."iZGd orll:>loy-oos of nny gas distributing company holding c franchise f:rom tho Cj_ty of Luhbock. Paragraph 2-5-4. SPEOIAL PERLITS. A spacial permit, in writing, may bo issued by tho Plumbing Inspector whore additional ~ixturos arc to bo installed which cannot bo practically-constructed in ~ccordance with all of the provisions of this ordinance, i£ in his judgment tbe conditions require it, but such additions or alterations shall bo of a character that will make the plumbing or gas piping system in the building or other structure as a whcle confo~ to tho spirit of tho requirements of this ordinance. Application for abovo permit shall bo mndo in writing accompanied bye sketch showing wcrk to be dono; said sketch to remain on file in tho City Pllli~bing Inspector's office. In ranodoling work, tho Pl~bing Inspector shall bo consulted before-tho work is st~rted. Paragraph 2-5-51 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFET'I H!SPECTION. The Pl~bing Inspector nay at a~y-reasonable time inspect tho ges fixtures and appliances or plurabing fixtures and a~plie.ncos in any building or othor structure ar.d sholl uako such roqui:.."amonts rolating thoroto, as ho n~y deem the pub~ic he~lth and safety-requires, and the owner of such build-ing shall cm1ply with such roquiro~ents. Parllgr.~ph 2-5-6. PEru-fiT FEES. The s~ of One ($.1.00) Dolla:r for ono sower or fixture or roughing in, and seventy-five ($0.75) Cents r .. ~r all adci.itionnl soucrs or fixtures, or roughing in, shall be paid as a permit and ins~oction foe for fixliuros pro-posed to ~c placed in the work ·loscribod in tho ap~lication for such permit under this ordinuncc. That s~i1 sur.1 sh<\ll IJe paid by the Nastor-Employing Plumber, or the Mastor-Empl0ying Gos Fitter to Whnm the permit is issuod under tho torms of this 0rdinanco at the ti:no said permit is issuod. By tho
utu:JJ.u, \J.uvu~.or>ryJ or secljJ.rm 01 oa~nn J..n l~ttory, 1rin1cing 1'ountain1 soda fountoin, urinal, launurJ? tr~y, orooction of l3undry tray, washing machine (whore ccnncctcd to water 0r sewor.sgo) 1 sand trap, catch bnsin, sump, shower drain, slop sink, dontal·cuspi1or, fountain cuspi1or, diahwashing mnchin~, hot water hoator, wntor softeners, wnll heaters, floor furnace, and all other rocoptacles that nay be classed as plumbing fixtures. Tho pe~t nnd inspocti~n foe shall apply to fl00r and collar d~ins, septic tanks and sewers, water and was·to connections for any air conditioning or refrigerating n~pnr::~tus, foes to be po.id for on tho same basis rl.s plumbing fixtures. A. foo of Ono 01.00) Doll~r shall bo paid for a tJOrmit onJ in-spection of outside (yard) closets on1 connections. Tho suo of {~1.50) shall ba p~id fo~ o~ch inspection of any gas piping and (~1.00) for in-spection any nlturn·~ion oi' work or extension or repair in any buildi!l[;. Any gas firo:l furnace applic.nco having c. floor or wll ro6ister, which requires a spocial vent pip31 shall be su1Jject to a foo or One Dollar (')1.00) and each additional furnace unit vn sane; building Soventy-five Cents C~o. 75). For · re-inspoctions of gus piping cJr appliances; th-:tt has boen rojoctcd or ·turned down aftor the first ins?octicn sn ad0.itional fee of Ono Dollar (,1.00) will bo cho.rgod and such foe must be pc\id. boforo tho M.:'lstor-Employing PlUiilber, or tho l1astcr-Employing Gas Fitter, as tho cnso m~y be, doing such work will be grantcj further permits. ParElr.;raph 2-5 ... 7. ISSUANCE OF PSRNITS. All porr.1it fcos provided for heroin sh'lll be paid in cash to tho Pllllll-bing Inspector or his authorized ropresentrttive, bC:.lforo '.fork is atartod. No p~lrson shall havo tho authority to oxton:"l tho tina for payr.tont of the s:1me. Permits for all plutlbing work shnll bo issued only in tho n~un.o of a parson who is a licensed. an:l bonded Hastar-Plurnbcr nr to persrms expressly exempt frot:J. comi.Jlying with the Plumbing License Law of 1947. Permits for gns piP,ing shall be issued only in tho ncme of 3 person who is a bonc\od Hnstor-Plumbor. Such bond must bo in full f~rce nnd affect in ordor to obtain permits. Any person who shall willfully make any fe.lso statomont to the Plumbing Inspector or his authorized representative, in or1or to ob~in a pormit, shall be guilty of a misdemonnor on:l subj oct to ponnl t:r clnuso ::\S horcin provided for. Paragr.·;9h 2-5-8,. RDUGHIHG•IN INSPECTION AIW TEST~ No ~.mtcr, '?as, soil, sower, drain, or vent '!,Jipe shall be ba.ckf'illod or covered by flvorinr;, wnlls or otherwise c.0ncealed until aftor work has been tostod, j.nspccted nnll approved :,y tho Pll.l!:lbins InsJ.~octor. If any ~Jar·t; is covered bofnro '!:loin[~ ins:Jocted and '1!Jtfrovod, it sh::~ll be uncovered at the direction of tho Inspector and nt the er;)onso of tho Plumber or Gas Fitter. When rmlbhing-in is complete t the 0ntire watt1r and drt1inage systar.t ah:1ll be propnrod for inspection, Haste nnd vent openinc:;s shall l.1e soalad or plug6ed and aystom fillo(1 with water. If leaks are indic'l.tedt they sh;:tll he corrected by romc:>ving all defective rn.."'.torial and roplocin? snmo \iith sound l:'laterial, thon w:1tor tosts shall bo ropootod unt5.1 the wcrk is found to bo tieht nnd to conform. with the requirements of this ordinnnco. When ground work must bo
OUtltl 0.1 \'Itt I.>Ur • ..Lil .t"\JIUULtU..LJ.UK WUL'K WUUL'tl, : .. u;U.UU:> ure .lj'J iJU C.:JllfiUCli!:lCl. vO tJX-isting drains, no buckling in will be l)Ormittod~ Tasting \~;res or Toes and d'ouble tost plugs shnll bo usod. Such. testine Wyo or Too shnll bo .?laced as noar ns possible to the existing :irnin. Gas piping sh~ll be inspocted by tho Plumbing Inspector, wh0n roughing in is c~~ploto. Tho tost shall be mado with 2011 of nercury colU!!ln or equivalent pressure by tho PlUilbor. If leaks are indicated thoy shall be corrected by rem0ving all :iefcctive material and replacing same with sound material, then air test shnll be re-peated until tho work is found to bo tight and t0 conform with tho require-ments of this or·iinnnco. Ho ccttont of any kind shall be used to rElpnir do-foctivo mntorinls. Before any bnckfilline or bedding-in has been dono, the house sower shall be water tested with a flow test, using at loast fivo ( 5) gallons of wo.ter. Such tost to bo r.tado. by tho Plumber or parson install-ing said sovter, in the !~rosence of tho Plurnhing Inspector. If leaks Are in-dicated, they shnll be corrected ond l-rator test ropoated'. For re-inspootion of condcraned installations, a foo of Ono Dollar (~1.00) will be cho.rgod1 for each inspection. Buildin&;s dan1a~o-:! by firo or any other reason oust be in-spected before g::1s is used. Po.ragr~ph 2-5-9. FINAL INSPECTION. Final inspection sh~ll bo mnda whon tho \..rork is fully comploto and building is reedy for. occupancy. The Nas~or-Er.tployina Pl~ber, in chargo of work shall notify tho Inspector whon th.c v10rk is ready for finnl inspection and soo thnt tho building is unlookod so that tho Inspootor mny ontor aamo. A finol inspection or tho gns pipin~; system shsll bo made by the Plunbing Inspector o.ftor tho water banters, wull heo.ters, floor heaters, or any other tY.)G of concealed ae.s connections ho.vo boon mo.do. Tho final test shall bo mn.de with 5" of mercury column by tho Fitter. ~Ihorover it beCGT•lOS necessary to ~ovo or chango tho location of ~~r m~tor loop, or to mako any extension of additi~nnl oponinc tc tho present system of house piping what-soever, the plumber in chargo of smno must prepare tho entire system for in-spection and tost which shell bo Jnl.ldo vri th 5" of mercury column.
IM.LJW\.LIU.4:), l.LIU UM:.>, ~.-.!) vVl~~i!l\UVl' .LUl'4 Section .3-1 -MATERIALS Paragraph .3-1-1. lATER SER.VICE, SUPPLY PIPES AND FITTims. All water pipes from water meters to and through the build:tng used for eupp;J.Ying plumb· ing fixtures ~nd water system shall be wrought iron galvanized; merchant steel galvanized; brass pl.pe, iron pipe size and weight; lead pipe of weight known to ·the trade as 11Extrs Stliong; block tin; cast iron; tin lined tubing; copper water tube, made f~om dioxidized copper 99.9% pure in accordance with A.S.T.M. Specifications B··88•·.3.3, or subsequent revisions, in three distinct types, namely: Type !\, L, and M, the n&me or trade mark of the manufacturer and a mark indicE:tive cf the type shall be permanently marked on each tube of l/2 inch size or lm·ge:r, Al~ fittings uaed in th;3 water supply system shall be galvanized malleu~le fittings; galvanized cast iron fittings; brass fittings; copper o~ cast brass swe~t fittings; oast brass flared type fit-tings for· copper tubes. .E\11 connections Bnd bre:nche$ on lead servi~e must be mo.de by mee.ns of plumbers wiped joints. No pi"oe or fittings thet have been used for. other purposes shall be used for distributing water, Paragr~ph .3-1-2. WASTE AND VE~ LINES. All oipes and fittings usea·for waste nnd vent lines other -than one and two s·tories and other than under-ground lines (vents cun be of standard cast iron or type Mleopper) sh of kind and grades &e follows: Cast iron soil pipe and t!\tings shall be of grades known to the trnde s s 11Extrc ijoavy 1 " oont ormi ng to A. S. T .l'\!. Spec1-f1cotions, Sorial Desig~tion A-?4•29, or subsequent revisions, and shall he coated with asphaltum or coal ter pitch. Dw7icn pipe and fittings_or other approvod a~id resisting material may be used in this construction. Cast iron threaded pipe and fittings of 2" diameter or less may be used for A II L exposed vants only. Lead pipe used for waste, vent or flush pipe must not ~r be of lighter weight than th&t known to. the trade as "Extra Light." Brass ;;::? J~J pipe used for waste or vent line (~s provided for in this Ordinance) shall~ , Br-be of iron pipe aize and weight, typ~ L or herd temper ccpper tub1~nd drainage fittings (Speci.fication A.S.T.id.). Only oast iron and'""Drals* lines 0.( and fittfnge may be used unde:rground nnd to e point two (2") inches above (}. • ground-All ol&y pi~e and fittings used for house sew~rs shall be No. l 11 meet.all the requirements of the Amerio Society for Testing Materials, Serial Des:J.gnation C J.J-.24, or subsequent revisions.. This pipe and fittings shall have been inspected and stamped by an independent lc.boratory eat:tataotory to the City Plumbing Inspector at the expense of the supplier. Bituminized"Fiber Drain and Sewer ~pe meeting o¢mmeroial standard c.s. 11(.. .. ·/.4 or later :revisions as published by the u. s. Denartment of Col!lmerce, Buroeu of standcu·ds, may be used only in residentiel sewer lines to within three feet of the house. iith Bituminized Fiber pipe only the adapters and fittings apecifi~all1 m&de for this pipe are to be used and all work is to be placed according to the lateBt approved methods of eonatruction. 'On .... .-:.n..,....,-\.r. 4,2_, _ _, I"Tl:'/.~-1\flfr\ ftTJft"C' ll,., _,.._ ___ .. .a. _ .... __ -·~-.&. 1..-_ _,. ---•
• -----. --·----• ., ... ""' ...... ""v ... "'" WU,.L.Q \,IJ.U. t::'ClUJ y.u~ uu~ or ferrule may be either of brass or extra heavy east iron. ] ferrules shall be of a good quality Paragraph .3-1-4. FERRULES. rass 11 d of a mixture that will brass known to the trade as "Extra Heavy . compol3e h lea flaws or other fuse readily with plumbers solder, f:re~ fr~m t s~nd a~ on~ .. half (4 ;.1/2") inches ~~!:~t~f :n;i~~ma~ !~i~~e::~ p:~t:! !~~~owi~ table: • "---,..... 1 \'weight Inside Diameter .:: 1 "' '1' · ~ • • ~ )/ ~· ~ / -C ,~ 1 lb. 4 oz. 2 inches I ' -". ,., ' r .-1 lb. 14 OZ, 3 inches ' .~--' J1 ft s I ~7. t " . -1 , , 2 lb. o.z~ 4 inches \ .( · ...._ · ·11i• 1· • '1 _.. J. -' '-,--, ~ ' . -.. --+ 'hn . -Paragraph 3-l-5. LEAD-DRUM TRAPS aND BENDS. Drum traps shall not be of smaller dimenl;)iona than 4 X 10 inches, w1 th br-ass th~eaded, a1r and gas tight cover, and not be of lighter weight than vvnat is known to the trade as "Extra Heavy" wher-e soil pipe is used. Lead bend~ shall not be of lighter weight than what ls known as "Extra Heavy11, or wher·e copper pipe is used for waste traps on tubs and snowe~s it may be cast brass and toilets may be set on approved brass sweat flange. ') Paragraph 3-1-6. GAs· P.IPE AND FITTINGS. All gas pipes and fittings shall b~ of black steel or g~lvanized pips and beaded mallaab~e fl ttl ngs may be used or coppe-r pipe with si 1 ver solder Joints and all risers shall be of black steel or galv~nized iron pipe. Paragraph .3-2-1. JJ.ttJ..Nl\..L11U' .r:vv ........... __ of impervious mater1al1 auoh an Yii~Gous obion, poroelbin, enameled cas~ 1ron, other non-corrosive metals, ~r stonerware. The jet of the fountain shall issue from a nozzl~ of nono1xidizing, icpervious lllllterial set at an engle from the Te:r".;ieal eil.Gh as t,o pre,rent the return of wa·t;er in the j e1; ·to t.he ortioe ~r orifices from whence the jet issues. The nozzle and every other opening in tha wate~ pipe or conductor leading t~ the n0zzle shall be above the edge of the bowl, so that such nozzle or opening will n?t be flooded in case a drain from the bowl of the fo~~tain beo0mes clogged. The end of the nozzle shall be protcctGd by non-oxidizing guards to prevent the m?uth and · nose of persons usill6 the fountain from coming into contact with the nozzle.· Guards shall be so designed that the possibility of transmission of infec~ tion by touching the guards is reduced to a minimum. The inclined jet of water issuing from the nozzle shall not touch the gt~~d, and thereqy cause splattering. The bowl of the fountain shall. be so designed and proportioned as to be free from corners which would 'be diffioult to clean or which would collect dirt. The b~wl shall be eo pr~portioned as to prevent unneeeasa1~ splashing at a P"int where the jet falls into the bowl. The drain from the fountain shall not hBVA 8 cH~Ant: nhv.c~if>.Rl ~n,.,.,.._c,.+-f--.n ..,4+h o _,_.._~ -.c-~ ··--
ce sucn as. ~o oe most convenient to persons utilizing the fountain. The waste opening and pipe shall be o.f sufficient size ~o carry off the water prompt~. The opening shall.be provided with a· straine~. Parcgrapb 3-2-2. MATERIALS. All receptacles ueed for water closets, urinals or otherwis~, for the disposal or human eKoreta, shall be constructed of materials impervious to moisture and that will not corrode, such as vit~eous china, porcelain (all clay), bard natural stone or cast iron porcelain enameled on inside. Paragraph 3·2-3. FLUSHING RIMS. All water closets or urinals shall be provided with flushing rim, oonatruct~d so a~ ~~ flush the entire interior surface of the bowl thereat with wat~r as prescribed in·a subsequent section of this orq+nance. · Paragraph 3"'2""4• \'UlTER SuPPLY TO FIXTlffiES. All plumbt.q fixturee shall be provided with a sufficient supply of water for flushing to keep them in a sanitary condition. Every water closet or urinal shall· be flushed by means of an approved tan.~ or: nush valve of at least four (4) gallons flushing capa-city-tor water closets, and at least (1} gallon for uri.l::lals, and ahall·be adjusted to prevent the waste of wa~er. The flush pipe for water closet~ flush tanks shall not:be less than i-l/4 inches in diameter, and the water from flush tanks shall not be used for other purposes. A potable water sup-ply distributing system shall not be connected to or with any \l&ter closet tank, flush valve, combination or other faucet, or any oth~r pl~mbing fixture or receptacle for waste or surplus water, which is connected directly 9r in-directly with a~ sewer, soil or waste of a plumbing system except (l)'by discharging over an~ not less than 3/4 inch above the level at which the fix• ture would overflow on .the floor unlees the supply pipe thereto be provided with a complete air break of the full area of the supply pipe and located at least 6 inches above the highest water containing part of' the fixture. (2) Provided that in lieu of n full area air inlet there may be a combizwtion of check and air inlet ~o disposed and arranged in loc~tion and ~ize that the air inlet shall be s~ficient to supply full relief for a~ leakage that might ooour past a defectively sealed check should the washer or other Q19ans of sealing be completely destroyed. No plumbing fixture, device, or con-struction shall be instslled which will ?rovide a cross connection between a distributing system of water for ~rinking nnd domestic purposes and a drainage system, soil, or waste pipe so as to per~it or make possible the back flow of foreign water, eew&ge or waste into the water supply sy-stem. No pipe or fittings that heve been used for other pUrposes shall be used for distributing water. Paragraph 3-Z•5. FLUSHING T~~S, GROUPS OF FIXTURES. A group of urinals, on the anme floor, subject to constant uae, as in echools and factories, may-be supplied from one automatic flush tank of a capacity-equal to one gallon of water to each urinal. Autom&tia flush must be simult£neous and of such force as to cleanse each individual fixtura. Intermittent or automatic flushing devices shall be flushed at regular intervals not to exceed ten . · ... -<~ ---~--.... __ .. -·-.J ,_
~· -~~· ---·-._,_ w.._.t-'t'~ v• """"' vv• na.•.&.4V ~&4 \6\J~• Paragraph 3-2-6. GAS APPLIANCES, CONNECTIONS, ETC. All connections to gas appliances shall be of iron, b~ass or copper pipe, except wall heaters, fUrnaces, water heaters end heating plants. No flexible connections may be usGd except those bearing the stamp of approval of the National Board of Fire Underwriters or the ~rican Gas Association. ~ and all gas piping, ap-pliances, fixtures and apparatus or material, which may at a~ time become defective and in the opinion of the City Plumbing Inspector or his Assistn~ts, likely to cause loaks, fires or accidents or to endanger persons or property shall be c~ndemned b.Y the said City Plumbing Inspector or his Assistants and when, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary in order to prevent such accident or danger, said Cit.y P.lxJnbirg Inspector or his Assistants sre hereby authorized to disconnect such gas p~Lp1.ng, applh.nces, fi:rl.u:res and apparatus, or to cause the service of gas to such r ... 0nsumer to be discontinued until the pert:~on or persons owning or using S1.lch gas piping, apPliances, fixtures, apparatus or material shall cause the same to be pu.t in safe c.ondition and tested and ap-proved ~j the City Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector sh6ll notifY the company furnishing gas, in writing, to discontinue their service until such piping, fiKtures or appliances have been approved by said Plumbing In· spector. When sny gas piping, appliances, fixtures, apparatus or material of any nature whatsoever have been in a~ manner disconnected and rendered inoperative b,y the City Plumbing Inspector or the service discontinued, as set forth in the foregoing provisions, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to in any manner reconnect the same or cause the so~e to re-con-nected to a~ supplY of gas or to use the same ~s a part of any gas piping system until they have been put in a safe condition and a certificate of aa-oeptance has been issued by the City Plumbing Inspector. No gas appliance of any description shall be connected without an ~dditional cutoff at the floor line or baseboard and it shall be unlawful for any person to so connect anf heating stove, kitchen range, hot water heater, refrigerator, or steam boiler without co~lYing with the above regulation. N0 valvae will be per· mitted to be placed between ceiling and noor l')r located in such 8 position that the stuffing box or valve cannot be replaced. No unions will be per-mitted in e~ncealed places. All globe and ongle valves must be placed on line wl th gas pressure under g"ls se~t and not on stuffing box when valve is closed. No soft seat valves will be allowed, and ·all valve etems shall be packed in a workmanlike ~nner. Air mixers must not be placed in airtigh~ ash boxes, but where a free. flow of air·can re~ch them at all times. Paragraph 3-2-7. WATER HEATERS. All water heaters and aut~matic gas appl1an~~a~hereinafter installed shall be anproved by the American Gas As• soeiation and their stamp of approval ehall be plainly marked on such he~ter. The temperature control valve, safety pilot, and thermostat shall be approved by the American Gas Aas~c1ation. All gas fired range boilers and storage type water beaters, shall be equipped with a the~mos~t, and separate pilot burner; the burner shall be equlpped with a safety gas control which will shut off the main burner gas eupply if the pilot should be extinguished .•
Paragraph 3-J-1. WATER SERVICE AND SUPPLY. Residence and Apartment House Nater Service Sizes (Flush Tank Closets) No. Fixtures 1-5 6-8 6-8 9~10 11-20 11 ... 20 Length of Run Up to 100.ft. . Up to 50 ft. P.tom 50 rt. to 100 rt. Up to 100 f't. Up to 50 ft. From ;o ft. to 100 rt. Size 3/411 J/4" 1" l" l" 1 ... 1/411 For installations n0t 0-')7e!'ed by above table, size required will be speci-fied qy City Plumbing Ins~ect0r. Water service line of any building shall not be of less th6n three-quarter inch and shGll be laid not less than eighteen inches below sqrface of the ground; where laid in the street ~r alley, pipe to be not less thon twenty-two inches below surface of the gr0und. Water pipe run under building must be eight in-ches under the ground up to the DOint of risers or may be run in pipe tunnel with provision ~de to prevent freezing. ·Water pipes in outside walls 0f build• lngs shall be covered with Non-Frost 0r Anti-Freeze or equel, pipe covering of n·">t less thsn one-inch thickness. Fittinee t~" be c.,vered 0r wrapped with simila:r; Dleterials. Paragraph 3-3~2. FIRE PROTECTION. Connection for fire protection must be made independent of all other service pipes and installed according to the City Building Code. Paragraph 3-3-3. MAIN SUPPLY. The main supply to a~ bath room shall not be smaller than three-quarter (.3/411) inch pipe. Not more than 2 fixtures shall be supplied by 1/21' pipe. Paragraph 3-3-4. FIXTURE SuPPLY PIPE. The supply pipe to all fixt~s shall be provided with sep~rate stoo cocks w1th renewable discs, this however, is not required of any fixt.ure in one fe.m11y residence except the closets. Slip joints will not be allowed on any supply up to this stop •. Paragraph 3-J-5. HOT nATER CONNECTIONS. Conneetions to and from hot water heaters must not be smaller than throe-quarters inch pipe size. Hot water pipe to be run three-fourths inch to tee for sink branch or first fixture. Paragraph 3-3-6. REAMIN:l PIPE. All water and gas pi.pe shall be well reamed, The City flumbing Inspector or his assistants may require a section of pipe or fittings to be removed so that he m5y eee if same is properly reamed. The work shall be done ot the expense of the person o~ persons in .. stalling such pipes. If such e. section of pipes ar·e found no~ to be properly
~A~~ue~ o~ ~ne person or oeraons 1nsta1!1ng such pipes. Paragraph 3-J-7. SOIL P!PE. Every building in which a water closet is installed shall have at least one three-inch soil ~ipe waste and/or Type "L'' Copper vent stack extending t!:lrough the roof at least one foot and three inches, (this clause need not apply to servants' quarters or garages on rear ot lot where same is within twenty··t'ive feet of house drnin or bouse sewer), and for every branch of twenty-five feet or more in length, serving a water closet, measuring from fixture outlet to inter• section of ~~j~ house drain, vent from same shall extend full size to main ·e1;ack, or through the root. Branches of less thbn twenty-five feet may be revented as pro~·1.ded fo1· in this ordinunce. there condi tiona require a five Ol' six inch d:rain or waate pipe within the building, then there shall be a five or six inoh vent pipe carried out through roof unless the area of ventilation from the various vents is equ~l to or greater than that of the main line. Soil pipe waste from three feet outside of building wall must be "Extra Heavy11 (one sto!'y residence IDllY use "Standard) cast iron pipe or duriron pipe or other a!)proved acid resisting material and must extend ~P through building ~nd out above roof as provided herein. ihere between buildings or f~nces, s~~ce does not allow soil and w&ate pipes to extend three feet from the b~ilding, then standard cast iron nipe shall be run under or along the side of the building until it pesses in a direct line three feet from any building. all branches or ohnnge of dir~ction must be made with w.yea and 1/8 bends, two l/8 bends or long sweep 1/4 bends. Cleano~ts provided and made accessible in change of direction where practicable. Tapped soil fittings will be perwitted, provided waste pipe between tapped v tee and water seal of trap to be of brass pipe I.P. size and weight or.cast ~ iron, such pi?e to be well reamed and rittings must be cast iron galvanized recess fittings. Paragraph 3-3-8. DRAINAGE AND Vii1STE IN APARTti.ENTS. On apartments or rooming houses· where the nrchi tec·t; designs two bath tubs 1tbaok to back11 or ''end to tandn and the oo!lfl·t:r.uction of d:c~:i.nc1ge will require an extra br~hch, a two inch waste and vent will servo for two tuba and· two lavatories on continuous system. Paragraph 3-J-9. HORIZONTAL ~ASTE PIPES. All horizontal soil and waste oipes must be graded and given uniform f'all, and must be supported by piers built or brick or ccnc-cete or suspended f.rom beams c.r joist every five feet apart for cast irono ltll hangers to be noat du:.cEl.ble hangers of iron, steel or brass. Hange•ra on betterlea of closets or u:-inals shall not be more than three feet e.pa:C't. ~11 veriii~al lines shall be S\.l.ppo:rted on every· second floor, must be p:tumb and permanently stayed 1n nosition just b~:l.ow roof line. Horlzontal lines of lead work sh~ll be supportec under its full length with pe:rlllt:lne:1t supports iil s'lch ma:1ner aa to prevent sagging of lead. Eaeh s·cub vent ol· wnste, also suppl.y s~\1b9 r\111 t.h.t-ottgh f:~ooor or wall must be securaly stt:.r~red in posltion and be at right £.ngJ.es wl th the floor or wall to which it r~as. l)o-.,_,..,.,..._"' ")_"')_-tn ti"T'Inf"\f,'l'r.\~t l"tT,'TU"""' .1'r.,.._'f't'r-_.,,.._,....,.",.,.,_
- --------.., ----.., _.,.._--·---.,.._, .... Yb.A. ...,u VV V .. 4\ol W '""".I. IU4-VU4, U-~ lt,A..L,&. 0'-' '-~""-# UO hind waste opening, cutting or notching more than 1/2 depth of studs or plates will not be permitted. Paragraph 3•3•11. WASTE PIPES. A soil or waste line shall in no case be of less diameter than the trap of fixture it serves. The proper size ot waste pipes for a fixture shall not be less thun the following sizes, and for additional fixtures, increase in size as followsa Size of Soil and Waste Pipes•Flxtures Equivalents. One (1) cubic foot per minute or seven and one-halt (7-l/2) gallons per minute is the basis for a unit fixture diacharge. The following table based on the rate of discharge fr~m a lavatory as the unit shall be e~ployed to determine fixture equivalen~s. FIXTURE UNITS PER FIXTURE OF GROUP Fixture and Type of Installation Lavator,y or Wash Basin: No. of Fix. Units Public .... Private-.. -· -&rater Closet: --... --· -Public ... .. • Private-~ .. -~ ---~ --. -----. -. . -. -. . ---. . --. ------. Bath Tub: Public • • • - -Private· .... Shower Head: -.... -.. -~ -. ------. -------Public .. -Private· • ---.. .. -.. -.. -Pedeetal Ur1n&l -Publio • ------Wall or stall Urinal -Public• .. ----. ~ . ---Service Sink - - -• - - - - -... .. -Kitchen Sink -Private - - - - - - -• --- --.. -Bathroom Group -Private ----. .. --Bathroom Grouo with seuarate 1.5 1 6 5 4 2 4 2 6 .3 3 1.,5 8
Single Trap-Private···· • • •-•-• • --~ --.3 Combination Sink & Laundry Tray --Private •. • • • -• ~ •-3 Sewage Ejector or Sump Pump, for Each 25 GPll· ... ·"" • ..... -~ • 50 PERMISSIBLE NO. OF FIXTURE UNITS ON HORIZONI'AL BRANCHES AND STAC~<S Diam. of Pipe (Inches} 1-l/2 2 .3 Vliaste Only 3 Soil 4 Soil .5 6 Fix.·· Uni ta on One Hor .. Branch (Ntiraber) 1 • .5 8 .3.2 20 90 264 600 Not over 2 toilets on 3'~ line. t Not over 12 toileta bu 4" l~liJ. Fix •. Units on One Stack (Number) 2 12 48 .30 140 3.52 800 No waste water from boilers, pre~see, air c'">nditi~>ners or wate· water of an.y kind. will be permitted to waste on public property. Any waste water which at the time of the passage oE this ordinance is wasting or discharging upon public property shall be corrected within ten days after owner or owners have been notified to correct same. Paragraph 3•.3•12. CtEANOUTS. Cleanouts shall bo placed on the end of <fiHouse Drains" with a wye brc.nch, where same connects with thte "House Sewer1' and in all cases, brought to grade line. A cleanout shall be placed at the base of euoh sink stack. No sink waste cleanouts will be permitted under any building, sal't!e shall be brought through wall in full view. All drain and waste pipes constructed under concrete floors must be provided with accessible cleanouts every 50 feet and at end of each branch. It must be expressly·undetsto~d that no cleonout screw will be installed in any position or in any location except where accessible for use. Base of all stacks other than ~in st~cks on residence, must be constructed with Y and 1/8 bend, two l/8 l::ends or long sweep 1/4 bends. In no case ....... ,,-.:.k.--4. .. J, \.. .... -.3 J.------__ _,.L.J ..... -..L6-•• ""n ••' .... • • • -
connect into waste stack or waste branch wi~ w.yes and 1/8 bends-and must not connect into stack or branch above waste of fixtures it serves. Bat-teries of water closets or urinals in. _toilet rooms on same floor from three to twenty in number may be installed by system or" loop venting by extending the horizontal line of soil pipa up between l~st two fixtures and return full size to. main vent stack at a point one foot above highest fixture, ·or continue separately through roof full size, 7 thus forming a circuit vent system. Where fixtures discharge above such branch each branch ultll be provided with a relief vent at least one-half the diameter of the soil or waste branch taken off in front of the first fixture connection. ihen more than ten closets or urinals in a batter,y are vented, in this manner, there shall be an additional connecting line betw~en waste and ~•.t full size in center of such battery for the p~pose of relieving air pockets. The re-vent pipe from all drum traps must be wiped into waste pipe (Y branch) not more than six inches from trap seal, nnd said vent pipe shall not extend horizontally more than eighteen inches (1811) from trap seal to be vertical. Closet vents must be connected to branch of soil or waste pipe above a~ waste connecti"ns. Revents to closets may 1e om! tted when closets are not m~re than three feet from said stack or house drain aDd waete 4ees~DOt 008• ~ot with said stack or house drain more than two teet below finished floor line, and there are not fixtures on floor above, wasting into same stack. When a vent pipe from a trap connects into a vent from another, the eaid connection must be made at least one foot above the highest fixture. The back or revent from a~ fixture must not be more than six inches from the trap it serves, measuring from water seal. ~uarter bends or 90 degree orr-sets will not be permissable in vents when placed at a point lower than the water lino of the fixtures served. lhere. a stack or vent pipe extended through a roof is within a distance of f:lfteen feat ol any opening above said stack or pi~e, the said stack or pipe must be extended at least two feet above the top of the opening. No caps, cowls or bends shall be at~ fixed to the top of a~ stacks or vents; wire baskets may h~ used. Paragraph 3 .. 3 ... 14. CONTINUOUS t'ASTES, VENTS AND WET VENTS. All waste and vents shall be continuous where possible. Where this construction is used and tra~ are ventilated through the waste fitting, the outlet of such fittings shell not be sot below the water seal of ~he t~ap, the trap shall not be more than two and one half feet from the waste fitting, measuring from water seo.l or 1411 below fixture measuring from t.rap seal. khere toilet, tub, shower or floor drain ia wet vented by a minor fixture waste in ooening on lower fixture must not be over 2 teet from vertical stack and on same floor.level. Minor fixtures are permitted 0n 21' revents or larger on toilets, sand traps and other fixtures, but cust be on same floor level. Paragraph 3 .. 3•15. FWHIIDS. All pi"'e or stacks passing through roof must be flashed with sheet lead not less than two and one-halt (2·172) pounds to the square foot, or ten ounce copper. Fleshing must have sleeve brought up to top of pipe and turned inside of pipe 1/211• Flaehings must extend at least tour inches on either side of vent stack and six inches on the u~er
properly flashed. Stack v;n·ts and~ reventing -pipes oi, ~utside" ~alls or build-logs shall e~tend straight thro~h the roof snd openings in the roof shall be flashed. Paragraph 3•3·16* hEVENTS-Except as ~therwise provided in this ordi-nance, each and every fixture must be revented and have water seal trap placed as close to fixture as practicable. Vent br~nches inverted wyes or plain tees shall be used in openinGs left in vent pipes t~ revent fixtures. Re· vent pipes for a fixture shall n~t te less than the following sizes and for additional fixtures1 increase the following sizes for additional fixtures, increase in size as follows: Diam. or Fi;xture Units f•ater Closets .-.Max. Pi'Q~ x~~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~.ax. Max. Lentii~l:!..Eh 1-1/2 8 ... 1 50 . 2 24 4 75 3 •72 12 150 4 300 50 225 5 480 80 300 -6 840 140 400 Paragraph 3-3-17. SEuERS. House drains shall not be connected to house sewers where such sewers are under the building. House draips shall be ex-tended at least three feet outside of building wall with extra heav.y cast iron soil pipe. uhen an addition is made to e building so that the building extends over the existing tile house sewer, such sewer shall be replaced with extra heavy cast iron soil pi~e and testeq. Sewers shall not be less than four inches in diameter. All connections at main shall be made with wyes and 1/8 bends, or approved Dutchman to be cemented to sewer main &t a 45 degree engle to the hqrizontul, up to and including eight-inch. ~here main is larger than eight inches, consult Plumb-·ing Inspector. all fittings used in laterals from the main must be regula• tion wyes and 1/8 bends. 'sewers sha~l r~ laid in trench of uniforo grade, with one-quarter inch fcll·to the foot ·if possible, in as direct line as possible. Tile or a~proved fibre pipe may be used to within three feet of outside of any building wall, with bell h0les provided at~ joint to be caulked with hemp, end poure1 with approved comnound. These pipes to be laid so as to measure at·least twelve inches bel~w grace, measuring from the top of pine, end above thct depth to be.standard cast iron pip~ with caulked j ·::>ints. No traps of any-manner 0r obst-ruction ·to the free flow of air through the whole C()Urse of the drain and 8•)11 oipe to be alloweq; and any person who shall, directly or indirectly, make or-cause or allow to be olaoed ?r made, any-tra~, constructinn or other 0bstacle anywhere in the course of such pipe or sewer without the written u'::'proval of the Plumb-ing Inspector; shall be subject tn the penalty nrescrited for a vi0lution of this ordinance, and shul~, in addition, pay the c?st ~f.rectit.yi~g the wrong. Each building shall. be served wit~~ an individual .house sewer. except
..,...,_...,.£,..., ....,Q •~J.., ...... :.. ..... ~ ........ '-....,.....,0 g• .... ti'U4 ..,.,.. OU.JV""'""'""'.,·~~ o"'.a.oou v• C/..J..J.Qt/ 1 V.\.&Q unv UV....OIIIiitD may connect with the same sewer. Sewer shall be covered not less than two feet at the street, alley or gutter, where house sewer runs into street or alley. If the grade of se~ver iB such as not to oermi t a depth of two feet below the ground surface1 it shall be laid with standard cast iron pi~e with joints made as herein provided for soil pipe, and o standerd cast iron in• creaser must be used v.-here the cast iron oipe received the spigot of tile sewer of house drain. Sewer lines of tile pipe shall not be laid on filled ground unless •uch fill is gravel. Tile must not rest on hub but ~~Y flat in ditch and jo1uts wiped oleau all around. Paragra~h J-3-18. SE~Eh CCNSTRUCTED UNDER RAILRCAD.TRACKS. All sewer lines constructed under railroad tracks shall be XH cast iron pipe. Paragraph .3-J-19. HJUSE SEWER com~CTI~NS. House ~ewer connections shall not be made to a~ City manhole or a oleanout ste.ck. No rainwater, downspouts, area, yurd, street, gutter, or sub-surtuce draina will be permitted to connect with any sanitary sewer. The City Sewer De.partmsnt shall be all times have the right to close up or diaconneet from the City Senitery sewerege s,ystem, any private house sewer which is use.d for the purpose of c~rrying foreign water into the said s&nitary sewer. Foreign water is uqy water other than that from City ~ater System. Plumb;ng in basam~nts shall be protected by back water valves, City not resoonsible for bac~tflow of sewage. Paragraph .3-3-20. JOINTs.· All joints in oast iron pipe must be mde with picked oakum and soft pig lead, the oakum to be well packed and at least twelve ounces ot molten soft lead to each inch of diameter of pipe poured into hub of pipe and joint caUlked unti~ w~ter and air tight. All joints or connections between cost iron··aoil. l;)ipe ond threaded. pipe must be caulked joints and cast iron couplings must be caulked into hub connections where pipe she is smaller than two inches. . · All solder joints on lead pipe or between lead &nd brass pipe must be plumber's wiped joints aDd 'tfie same tr•Ust be constructed in a first class workmanlike manner; sweated or bolted joints will not be permitted. Cup joints will not be oermitted, except .tlallged joints made at floor or wo.ll line. Cllst iron rust joints shall be made by fh·st ca\uking a g&sket of oakum tightly into the hub with a cement made of flower of sulphur, sal ammoniac and iron borings or filings, or its equivalent. Only sal ammoniac Portland cement and other equally efficient joints shall be permissible in dra11~ge pl~bing ~stem to be used for carryi~ off fluids containing acids deleterious to le&d joints or in li~s subject ~o extreme alteripg rang~ in temperature. All connections between leed and cast iron pipes must be made with extr& heavy brass ferrules, wiped onto lead pipe, caulked into pipe connecting therewith. · Connections on bruss pine end between brass pipe and traps or iron pipe must not be made with slip joints on sewer side of trap.
~ne ~eaa p1ue ln!e~ ~o drum trap, shall be ~~de by using a regulation.brass female solder nipple or copper tail oieoe; such solder nipple or tail piece shall be wiped onto lead pipe when roughimg in is done. Parngraph .3·3-21. FIXTURE CONNECTIONS. Fixtures with earthenware traps connected directly with soil or waste pipes, shall have solid brass floor plate, not less th<~n t.hrce-sbcteenths or-an inch thick, soldered to the lead bend or pipe, and screwed to the floor whe;!'8 the joists are, wood and bolted to the trap flangeo Joi.nt shall be lilade gas tight with apProved oompound lead or white lead, commercial ?Utty. In wooden joist oonst~uction the distance between the wiped join·i; and under aide of the f"loor, shall not be less than (4") four inches. Paragraph 3·3-22. Tf~PS. Ea~h bathtub ahall be provided with a lead 4 by 10 or larger "Ext-ra Heavy11 dr1.l.'ll trap or 2" XH lead P trap. Traps on bath· tubs shall be placed in such a rr~nner thct the clc~nouts will be accessible. The outlet from drum tra~a must be wipad into the trap in s position that waste outlet shall be water sealed at least 2-1/2 inches; inlet and outlet must be not less than one and one-half inches in diSIIleter. Drum traps serving 11Sitz Bath and Bath Tubs11 can connect with lead bends 0r lead ferrules under rrater Closets where 4" stack and bend is used. If a 2" side outlet fi·!;ting simil!>r to 11Wisoouain Sanitary Teen commonly known as "Crowfo'Jt Fitting" is used and traps are ventilated through the waste fitting. the outlet ~f such fitting shsll not be set below the dip of the trap. A distance of three feet (.3') developed length will be permitted between trap and ~oint of entrance t'J soil nipe, bnd two feet (21) n0 inches developed length on inlet aide of drum traoA This consttuetion may be used where there afe no fixtures on floors above wasting intv ~in Soil or Uaste Steck. Each Shower Bath shall be provlded with trap of JH lead, Cast Iron or Brass pattern with water seal of not less than two end one-half inches. In· let aDd Outlet of eaid traoa must not be l-ess than two tnchea in diameter. Showe~a installed independent of shower heads 0vcr bath tuba must be wasted through a "double drainage floor d~ain appliance" as made by the various manufacturers, and approved by thG Plt;,mbing Inspector. (Drilling '>f' braes strainer ~111 not be pernitted by Plumber on the job.) Vthere two inch P-traps are used under sho\-1ers in o:cder to keep boom cutting floor joists, the extenei~n from t~ap to Strainere mu~ be of Cust Irnn or Bress, and the dist&nce from floor line to trap~ sh&ll n~t exceed 1411, and from water seal to point of entrance, the ho:::-i~'Jntal distance shall not exceed two and one ... half feet., Beyond t\70 end ona··halt fea·ll the trap shall be revented. Shower baths installed in residences of wood constructi~n must have shower stall lined with sheet lead of n~t less than tour pounds to the square foot, turned up on all sides to a height of not less t.han aix inches. Base and walls to be ~f n:)n-aba')rbent :naterials ar..d impe.i:'vioue to moisture. Shower baths where inat&lled in liiB.nufactw-ing eetabliehment shops, engine or boiler rooms, in basements or on ground where the floors are cement or tile, the above drainage fixture need not apply. Cast iron combination P·trap with _ _L __ .. ___ ---'-.--• .. '\ ~ ..... , ..l • I 41,. .. • •
l .,. ......... ..., .. .,.., 60 uapQOj.Z. V.f ~'i,-...c:U, uU .L-J./ 'f. J.UCll pl.pe' prOV~QeQ W'].'f,!l 'lirap SCrew Or cleanout, or so constructed as to afford access in case of stoppage. Traps for kitchen sinks must be extra heavy lead, cast iron, or cagb brass traps, or copoer tube traps with seal not leas than 1·1/2 inches and a dis-charge capacity equal to 1-1/2 i.~h pipe, provided with trap screw and olean-out, are so constructed as to afford access in case of stoppage. Traps for urinals must be cast i1on, extra heavy lead, or cast brass traps, with seal not lese than l-1/2 inches and & discharge capacity equal to 1-1/2 inch pipe~ pro7ided with cleanout or trap screw, so constructed as to afford access in case of stoppage. Urinals with in\egral traps will be acceptable. Traps for lavatories, sin~a, urinals or other fixtures which connect with screw pipe (as provided for herein} must be cast brass or cast iron of the New York or Los Angeles Pattern. Traps for laundry trays shall be drum traps of no smaller dimensions than 4 x 8 Extra Heavy lead ot 2~ XH lead P-trap or cast brass "D" traps and one trap may be used for not more than three trays with outlet of not less than two inches diameter. Traps tor single laundry trays may be extra heav.y lead or cast brass npw traps with seal not less than two inches and a diecberge capacity equal to one-and one-half inch pipe, provided with tra? screw and cleanout or so constructed as to afford access to ease ot stoppage. iesh trays with partition forming two compartments with one waste outlet will be considered as signle wash tray~. Paragraph 3·.3~2). BAR AND SODA FOUNTAIN WASTE CONNECTIONS. Soda Fountain wastes, oz where a combination of bar sink waste openings exceed.-a1x in number, the waste shall not be smaller than three (3") inches in diameter and the grease trap shall not be less than 20" x 20" or equal capacity, and where traps are located directly under ba~s or counters, bar or fountain s1nk8 need not be separately trapped. Otherwise, each fixture shall be trapped and a reliet ~nt placed between bar fixtures and grease trap at a~ point on waste line to avoid ••air lock." \\here an installation or one or more floor drains are used serving cement or tile gutters under bars deep seal combination "P" traps with strainers may be used with grease trap same as above ar4 the various fixture wastes may drain indirectly to gutters. Al~ ice boxes or refrigerators must be wasted by indirect donnections to floor drains or open fixture properly trap9ed and vented. Grease traps shall not be classed as fixtures, but shall be revented. All fixture~ appliances connected to grease traps ehall be listed as fixtures, and subject to inspection and permit ties. No blow•oft catch basins will be permitted for grease traps. Paragraph .3-.3-24. WASTE PIPE FI\Ot.f mCHEN SINKS. Waste pipe from kitchen sinks in anJ hotel, restaurant, boarding house, or other public cooking plaees
V .... UO.LI.&o:> V.&. t.IW~.O.'-l.LUEJ CUIO,l W.L ... U Cl .lii:IUIVYCIU-4.11::1 UV¥'C.le U.LICCltJ'=' \t.lCl}J -"V.I." V~ tJ.I.UA 11\J be not less than 12" x an, 1011 deep or equal with 1-l/2 inch waste. For two to four sinks or two to four compartment sinks the grease trap is to be 1911 x 11-1/2", 12" deep or eqUCtl with two-inch waste. Traps 6nd. waste sizes to increase with the number of sinks connected. All sink lines to have a clean-out. No waste pipe to be less than one and one-halt inches. No additional traps shall be used under fixtures unless air-relief vent is used between traos. Paragraph 3-3-25. WASTE PIPE FRO~ DENTAL CUSPIDOR. Waste pipe trom dental cuspidor may be conr.e~ted with XH lead drum trap with one and one-half inch outlet for one to four cuspidors~ two inches outlet for five to twenty cuspidors. Paragraph 3-3-26. T~S IN GENERAL. Traps ahall be made of braes, cast iron, or extra heavy lead. Tra-os shall be placed ~~s near to fixture as pos-•1ble. And in no case shall a trap be more than threa feet (developed length) from waste outlet of fixture. All tra?s shall have at least a one and one· half inch seal. The interior walls ot east brnss traps, unless machined, shall be subject to sand blast s~ that all sharp points or obstructions are removed. All traps shall be rigidly sup-ported and set true with respect to their water level and shall be S":> located as to protect the trap seal. No form of traps which depends upon the actinn ot movable parts tor its seal shall be used. No trap which depends up~n concealed interior partitions for its se6l, or which has an interi~r partiti0n ~~t, in cese of defect, would allow the pas• sage ":>!' sewer air, shall be used. Paragraph 3-3•27. GARAGE, CATCH BASINS AND l•ASH RACK DRAINS. Home garages having wash rack drains shall discharge into sand traos, provided with removable cover, sand and other refuse washed into· same. Trap dimensions n:Jt to be smaller than twenty inches in diameter and· thirty inches deep. Waste shall not be.less thon j inches, with a 6" trap. and ~rap seal to be vented. All commercial garages having wash racks shall discharge into a two com• partment sand trap made of concrete. (See Chart# P-111 attached.) Blue prints and specifications may be obtained from the Plumbing Inspector. De-tail of plan to be strictly followed b,y contracting plumber; waste not to be lees than four inch cast .iron extra heavy s~il nipe to a point three teet outside wall of building, and where inclosed, same shall be re and local vented as per blue print. Locul vent will not be allowed to connect with vents trom sewer side of aey trap. Every building or olace of business where gasoline, benains, naptha Jr other inflammable oils or com,ounds 6re used, shall be oro-vided with traps as garages. All laundries, cleaning pl&nts, creameries, bottling works, abattoirs, canneries, vegetable and fruit cleaning or processing ori·aey .:>ther user ot the City Sanitary Sewer or anr business which connects to the sanitary sewer which, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector should have cotoh basins, grease traps or other protective traps, may obtain plans for such traps, etc. f' ....... m +.h.:. J)l ,mhi no Tnon<>.-+.1"\,.. _
.-~ ........ ...., ... ..,.;~-. ......... tJ..,,..u ... "'1 w.a3 u ..L~~uu,·~ 1:1 .Lll t-o a ~omOJ.na"Cl. I)D cteep sea.l 11 ,pn trap with back pressure valve~ ane large receiving hood and hubs for con• nections below floor, a1~ if located in basement five £eet from base of soil staek and not more thnn five feet from horizontal house drain, sr.me need not be revented. If Cast Iron Catch Basins are used, they shall not be smaller than 18" x 18" and be protected by back pressure valve with separaite manhole cover where installed in basements, and where basin cover is below tloor level, same shall be prryvided with manhole cover. Catch basins shall be considered fixtures, and must be installed as such. Bell traps., area dralns, and Tefrigerat~r drains connected to catch basins are not considered ae fixtures. In all buildings in which the whole ~r ?art of the house drainage and plumbing srstem there0f Has below the crown level of the main sewer, sewage or house wastes shall be li~ted, by mechanical anpliance and discharged into the house drain or house se~er. All sub•house drains shall discharge into a perfectly air-tight sump or receiving tank a·:> located as t::> receive the sewage qy gravity, fr0m which sumn or receiving tank the sewage shall be lifted or discharged automatically into house sewer b,y pumps, ejectors ~r aD¥ equally efficient meth·)ds. JUl m~tors, air compress·-:>rs and air tanks aball be located where they are open for inspeotil')n and repairs at all times. The air tanks shall be so proportioned as to be of equal cubical capacity aB the ejectors comlected therewith, in whiCh there shall be maintained an air pressure of not less than two pounds for each foot 0f height the sewage is to be raised. The soil pipe leading too sump or~eceiving tenk shall when a water closet or closets are installed. be provided with a vent pipe not less than 3 inches in diameter, and where tixtur~e ~ther than water ·a1osets are 1nstnlled, the vent pipe shall be the aame diameter as the· waste pipe. Fixtures l~cated on a house drain near the point where such drain re· ceives the dischnt·ge .fMm an ejeotor shall be etrectively protected against sf:ph-:>nage and an additi0nal air relief or vent nipe shall be provided where necessary. N.:> fixture shall be connected t'> the dis~harge pipe tr?m an ejector. DISHCARGE CONNECTIO~s. The discharge pipe from the ejector t") the b11ilding drain shall be oDnnected thr~ugh a branch w.ye fitting• The drain i~to which the ejector disch~rges shall be of sufficient size to re~eive the combined tlow fr~ the building and the eject,r. Flanged connections and long radius bends to be used and galvanized wrought pipe to sewer con-nection. CHECK VALVES. Hor1z~tal or vertical cheek valves shall be installed in each discharge line from sumn, ·and point of entrLncc to house d~ain may be made on vertical line. If on horizontal, the connection must be above flow line to prevent back flow of sewage. Paragraph .3•3•29. itAS'l'E F$)M ACID SINKS. ¥there there is a discharge nr ;ntin .. +.,.1.n1 'ID»a+c .. ·-·~h ., },~ .... ,.. ..,. ... -!..:! ---·~-"' "'"-~ ..::~--'----_.__,, ,__ ...... _____ ._
p1pes may be v1tr1r1ed earthenware pipe, with caulked and cemented joints and be prooerlY trepned before entering the sewer or drain. In no ca~e shall corrosive liquids or other spent acids liable to destroy or injure drain, sewer, soil or waate pipes, discharge into them without being thoroughly diluted or neutralized by oassing through oroperly constructed tra?Ped dilu• tion or neutralizing catch basin, such basin to be automaticelly provided with sufficient intake of water or neutralizing medium or substance so as t~ make its content non-injurious before being discharged. Paragraph 3·3-30. PROHIBITED ~TERIAL AND CONNECTIONS. Pan or short hopper closets, wash-out~closets, latrine ~r range closet or closets having an unventilated space, ?r whose W8lls are not flushed at each discharge, shall not be used. No water closet shall be supu~ied directly tram the water sup-ply pipes, except with val7es made for same and a~?rove! b,y Plumbing Inspec• tor. No steam exhaust sed~meut from toiler or drain tubes from ston and waste cocks, nn food contai~er ~r rain-water pinGs shall be connected directly with sanitary sewer. No slip j 0int shall be made on any waste line or revent line on sewer side of trap. Combinotir:m lead bends and ferrules, combination solder nioryles, or solder unions will not ~e permitted. Earthenware closet bowls with vent horn shall not be used. No double hub fitting or inverted caulked joint shall be 11ermitted on any s.Jil and waste line. No common make of double sanitary teQ shall oe used on either a vertical or horizontal stack or branch, or double quarter bends (twin ells) serving wall hung closet bowls. No fitting known as 1ffset shall be used on waste line. The installation or mal.t)enance of W"Joden wash trays o" sinks is p»ohibited in aqy building or part of building designed ~r used for human habitation, but may be used in e.!\V buildi~ where such trays or sinks are in daily use, such as public laundries and dye houses. No fixture shall be installed without water c0nnecti~ns. No sanitary tees shall be used as waste ~r soil ritting on horizontal pipe unless side O?Sning is smaller than the main body of fit• tings. Through urinals or gutters will n)t be permitted. Urinals must be of the individual type. Long hopner watex closets connot be used inside of anf building used for human habitation, but cen be ~sed aa yard closets. No lead waste 0r vent shall be ex~nsed rm outside of bu!lding below the second floor. No wrought Of pressed co~per tapped fittings shall be used, but shall be Cast Brass. No 1/4 bends on soil or waste lines vertical to horizontal other tban lead ~r conper bends under toilets and urinals. No trap'>ed plumbing fixtures shall be located in any rQom or apartment which does not contain a wind~w nlaced in an exte~nal W&ll or is not other-wise ~rovided with oroper ventilation. Paragraph 3•3-Jl. REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING. Water wasted after use as a cooling medium for refrigera;t in refrigerating anparatue or waste from any air conditioning ao?Bratus shall not be directly con· nected int~ a~ waste, soil or sewer of a plumbing system, or any system carrying a non-~otable water, but shall be discharged at an appreciable distance ab~ve the highest nossible liquid level 0! a~ suitable receptacle for such waste, such receptacle shall ~ pr0perly trapped and vented as
• six (6") inches above the to~ of aqy ohamb~r or part in which water may be containec, sprayed or circulated • Paragraph 3-3~32. BUILDINGS FOh FUTlll~ USE. Soil or waste pipes placed in a~ building for future use shall be ventilated, tested and subjected to the same rules in every respect as if intended for immediate use, and all openings caulked or soldered. Old house nlumbing can be connected with the sewer only when it is found on examination b,y the Plumbing Insoector to iJe in a safe and sanitary condition. hhen overhauline, remodeling or making additions to existing plumbing systems the whole system must be put in snniter.y condition. Overhauling, remodelinG 1r seditions ~r extensions to bld buildings where house sewer is unc~er saws, the tile must be rem•>ved and replaced with the extra heavy cast iron soil pipe extending three feet trom building, and tested and inspected t~ fixturG height. Paragra?h 3-3-33. SEPTIC TANKS. All cuildings, s1tu&ted unon a~ lot, tract or parcel of land within the 11m! ts of the City of Lubbt1ok, the out· side line of which such lot, tract, or parcel l)f land or any part thereof, abuts up')n an alley or (Jtreet in or thro\lbh which a public sewer extends · or is within a distance or radius of one hundred feet of sueh public sewer shall be connected with such public sewer. ihen there is n~t a City sewer within ~ne hundred feet, an approved septic tank may be used with the epproval of the Plumbing Inspector. Ap• plication for the use of a septic tank must be made to the City Plumbing Inspector and the installbtion of said septic tank shall :Je under the super-vision of the City Plumbing Inspector. Plans anJ specifications for septie tank shall be obtained fr~m the Plumbint: Inspector. SEE CHART # P·l12 ATTACHED. Paragraph 3'"'3-.34• \'.~1TEh HEJ.TEJ VENTS. SEE CHART # P-113, _ATTACHED. No person, firm or corporation shall install or connect a~ appliance for the purp1se of heating water for domestic puruoses by combustion of ~rti• fio141 or natural gas or an inflammable liquid as fuel, unless such appli$nce is provided with a metallic down draft deflector. &11 water heaters shall be attached to a vent connecti3n, n0t less t~an the size ~f heater open• ing and mey be discharging ,;.irectly !nt? a chimney constructed of brick, stone or reinf~rced e?ncrete extend~ng f~m a suitable ground foundation through the roof and having e wall thickness of ~'t less than 4 inches· with tight mortar joints; or that water heater~ for domestic ~urnoses, using artificial or natural gas ~r inflammable liquid as fuel may be vented into flues constructed of unglazed· fire clay, c~ncrete tile, or cement and as~ bestos composition pipes having a wall thickness of nr,t less than 1/2" and sleeves or flanges so constructed and installed that they will J6Ca»ely join together all portions b,y means of tight ground or cemented joints. Such sleeves or flanges shall project at le&st 1/2" beyond the out·er edge
0 CU.V"""""" oc:u.~ }o'.&.}JC Cl&""-' IIV UV.l . ....t CiClW.CI J.U pvo::~~••"-'JU• J.U'I:I O.UU¥1::: }J.I.U¥"-l:I.4UUO CIUCI'o.l."-not be deemed or const:-ued. to prch~bi't the yenting of water heaters for domestic purposes using ar.t:tf.'id.al cr na·ir,;rtil gas or inflammable liquid as fuel into vent flues comr!;.ru.'J·!ied of. d :Jt:ble mat-lllitJ !)ipes having an exterior casing of galvanized 1.r:.n and an iute:dc'r l:tru.ng ot al.,.nrtnwn or non-corrodible metal separated by 1/2•• or cor.rugated ae·oestos and so con· nected as to prevent leakege through either interior or exterior pj.pe joints. All vent flues shall be supported by and secured to rigid struc-tural members in such a manner as to insure against either horizontal or vertical displacement. Vent flues shall extend continuously from the vent connection through the roof to a point one foot and three inches above same and shall be provided with storm cowl# hood, or cap, open on ever.y side and having a ventilating area equal to the flue area at its outer end. The pro• visions of the above shell net be deemed or construed to prohibit single metal vent connections extending from the applienco or furnace to the ceiling walls; or partitions for connection to vent'flues, provides, that such single metal pipe is non-corrosive and shall be entirelY 1~ a room, basement, cellar or other portion of the building in general use by the occupants and shall be completely exposed to view. Such me·tal pipes shall be at least six in• ches from anr wall, partition, ceiling or othor .combustible ~aterial, or at least three inches from every such portion of a ·building in case the metal pipe is coverod with three thicknesses of asbestos paper. The above provi-sions shall not apply to a~ space under a building not over a cellar or basement, or to a~ attic or roof space or other portions of a building not in plain view at all times. The horizontal run of 8D1 vent conne6tion or vent shall not exceed the vertical helght of the vent or ebimne1 to which it is connected; measuring from to~ of such ohimney to the vent connection. Ever.y vent connection or vent shall have a rlae or not less than l/211 per foot, away from the fixture or appliance, it possible. No hot water heater, furnace or other gas appliance shall be placed in a closet or other port~~n of a building not having ventilation to outside, unless such closet pr room is ventilated with on opening of twelv~ square inches in or near the floor. All water heater closets must be lined with l/811 asbestos, if the heater is 6" or less £rom combustible materlnl. Paragraph 3-3·35. GAS APPLIANCE VENTS. SEE CHAnT # P-113, ATTACHED. •here domestic gas appliances for heating or c~oking are so located as to require vent pipes, concealed between the floor and ceiling, or underneath the floor, or within the walls, such pipes shall be or material and con-struction to meet the requirements for vent of water heaters as provided herein. All heating 6ppliances fop dom&stic use having an hourly BTU rating of greater than 75,000 BTU shall be attn~~~ to a vent connection not less than the size of the heater opening and 4~erg1ng directly into a chimne1 or fluaor unglazed fire clay, or such other types of flues as described above. All such vents shall conform to the requirements £or venting 40188tic wates heaters in respect to size, support, extension above roGf, uee of cowl or hood, and to the provisions for vent connections. Paragraph 3•3-36.. VENTING OF COMMERCIAL APPLIANCES. .All commercial -+..o.,. hoa+.o.,.a ""'~na .,..,.+.4f'~"'""'l ,...,. ·•·u.+.u .. nl .., .. ., ,...,. -lnf'1ammA'h!ld. 1-tnwfA Act ~
• ------------"'1--_.., ---........ ..., .... ...,.._."' .... a..o ..., ... __ ..., ...... ~ _..., ................. ...,--...... ~ -·-, __ ..,_~, said vent pipes shall be of material and conet:c·ac·::.lon to m<~et the require-menta tor venting of domestic wat~r hcats:rs. Nothing he~ein shall apply to large building installations where it is "':.he ger.a:..·al prat}tice t~ '..1se stacks built and erected under accepted engineer~ng s+.andaTd~, such installations shall be aporoved by the City Building Inspector. Paragraph J-.3-J7. VENT SAFETY VALVES AND RIDULATORS. TO Otrl'SIDE OF BUILDING. All safety valves or regulators interided to release the gas to atmosphere iri the event of failure of a valve or regulator shall be ~ented to the outside of the stl-u.C·ture or into fire box. · Paregrc.ph J-.3-·Ja. SEhV'ICE -LOCATION. Any Gas Fitter, before installing a house service l!ne o~ mete~ loop for gas shall consult the gas compa~ for a proper location of the 8aiJ meter. · JJq plumber, before ins·~nlling a house . service line of me tar loop for water or gas ahall consult the water or gas compa~ for proper location ot the said meter. The compaDJ furnishing 5as or water shall upon application_ furnish a copy of the proposed drawings c.nd specifications to the Plumber and the City Plumbing Inspector for s-geh i~stallation location 8D:l in the event said drawings and specificstions are approved qy· the Plumbing Inspector, then said installation shall be done in conformity therewtth. If said later Department or Gas Compan, has not acted upon this matter within two regular working days thereafter. then such plumber of gas fitter may eppeal to the Inspector of Plumbing of the City of Lubbock and the Inspector of Plumbing shall locate the said meter and the course of the said house line as soon thereafter bS is possible without any charge to the plumber or gas titter applying for such service. In the event aqy hous~ or buil~ing be designed and located by an archi• teet or contractor, it shall be the duty of the said architect or contractor to obtain from the Water Department of the City of Lubbock or Compa~ fur• nishing gas a proper location for the meters and house service line, and said location shall be designated upon the proper plan or print showing the location of the house or bUilding upon the consumer's property. All house service linea ehall be run in as direct a line as possible from the building line to the curb line, and no water pipe shall bo run within 12 inches of a gas pipe nor within 12ct of a sewer trench, bo+ shall a gas pipe b~ run within 12 inches of n sewer trench or ~ter pipe. The proper spread must be made at the meter locution and correct-distance must be lett_b.y plumbers, builders or architects for all meters to be set. Information as to distances required can be obtained in the same manner as for the location of meters and house service lines set out in the preceding. p6ragr~ph of this section. Paragraph J•.3•39. GAS PIPE LOCATION. No gas pioe shall be -placed through the timbers, beams or girders of anr building, unless the same is placed with-in twenty-four inches of the said timber, beam or girder, and in no building shall the said pipe ba placed in the timbers, beams or girders, mo1·e than t.ar<:>1'\t.tr (~{)It) n<:>,..~~:~1'\t. nf" 1 t.a ~~:>'l'lt.h_ £11 nino:. a Uf'lnP,. hi'\1JAA mnAt hA AAt!UI'elV
• ot each line • r--·~ ··~---••"'"'" .. ""'• u".a.'-4:' uu "'-'• a~ Paragraph 3·3~40. GAS BRACKETS, LOCATION.· All gas brackets shall be placed at least "two ani one-half teet below any ceiling or woodwork, unless the same is properly protected by a shield, in which case the distance shall not be less than eighteen inches from such ceiling or woodwork. Paragraph .3·3-41. GAS PIPES, HO~ LAID. .No pipe or fitting a.hall be covered or concealed from view until inspected and approved b.Y the Inspector ot Plumbing or his assistants. No pipes shall be ).aid so as to support any weight except light fixtures or meters, or be subject to an, strain. All outleta shall be sec~ely fastened to the ,atisfaction of the Inspector ot Plumbing. AJ.l outlets, not covered by fixtures, shall be lett capped. All pipes laid in cold or damp pleces shall be proper~ dipped or covered. No split pipe or broken fittings repaired in any way will be permitted, but all such work shall be removed and replaced by new material. No gas pipe ~hall be laid under ground under buildings but shall rise out ot ground before entering building. No gas pipes shall be laid under concrete or masonry floors except short runs not to exceed 20 teet can be laid in open end condu1 t. No gas pi~e ehall be installed in masonry walls unless in open and vertical conduit or open end plastered chase. Gas pipe in stud walls must have 1• hole through top plate. Paragraph 3•3•42. RULES FOR GAS PIPIID. All buildings shall be piped or fitted according t~ the following rules and regulations: All pipes in bUild~ngs above the first floor sha~l be laid above timbers instead ot beneath them, where practicable to do so, Fastening boards shall not be cut aw~ to aceo~odate electric wires. In every ga1 inatallat~on all piping and;attachments must be at least of such capacity as will supnl1 gas up to the full ~mum requirements of all apnliaoce• contempla~ed to be connected thereon according to the require-menta of this ordinance. No gas piping, appliances, fixtures, or apparat~s. or th~ installation, construction, re-construction or repair thereof, for which a perm! t is required shall be put to use in connection with aey eupp]7 of gas until inspected and accepted by the City Plumb~ Inspector. Ant gas installation not specifically covered by the following table must be a-pproved by the ·city Plumbing I~pector. Ordinary dwellings must bl piped with the following size pipe. and a table givipg the greatest length ot pipe of various eicea will be fowld belows No. Fires 1 l 1-2 Length in Feet. 10 30 100 Size in Incbea l/2 3/4 1
() No yard or service line herei.natter inst~lled shnll be leRs th~n 1 .. 1/~.n (this applies to line from end of utility service t~ house.) .Fr..)r irlstz.d.le:v.l.or,a of larger size ¢onsult·City Pl~ing Inspector. Supply pipe sizes·t~·centralheating·plants·shall be as specified by the City Plumbing Inspec·tor. All risers to cpp.J.iances ··from !loor ·line--to. base board shall be not less than one-halt inch, and must have cut-off above floor at flol)r line. Lead p1pe must n·':lt be used u..11der any ci:-cumstances. Rumd.ng a line through a .flue is prohibit~d. No··sooond><hand gaa pipe o.!' fittifli;s shall be. put into use in aey building. No cast iron fittings sillaller than tbxee··i.c~h shill be used in gas fitting. No pla!n .. m~.lleable t'ltt:log.s shall be used .for gas piping, but beaded fitt:tngs sr.Ul be used.. No bushing or st:.."'eet ells shall be installed in gas fitting, but reducine; fittings shall be used. All water beaters, furnD.ces, wall heaters,.beet1~ plants,·exoept pilot line, shall be connected with iron p:toe of a size not less than the inlet con• nection .for such appliance. All buildiz~s damaged by fire or anr other reason must have gas lines and appl.iarlce.s test~.;d the same as new work. Paragraph ··J-3•43. ·cbS METERS. It shall be unlawful for th~ compa.ny ·tur-nishiDg gas to install. a meter or tUl-n on the gas in aey-building until a certificate ot ~~ction b.Y the Plumbing Inspector has been issued. The meter is .the property or· the· eomp.!!..ny f1,1rni.shitl8 fll!l.S and must not be d!soonnected .for any cause by an.y person other than thi)Se specifi.cally auth-orized to do so; it change is desirad, notify the said compan.y. It meter stop is closed, do not open under any circurQStanc.es. Application must be made to the e·~a~ furnishing gas for gas t~ be·turneq on, und when said application has been made and all requirements as hereinafter set out in this •)rdimnce and all :"eaeonable ru;Les. and regulati·ms of the. Ga·s Co~atJT has been oompl1eJ with, it shall be unlaw£~ r~r said comp~qy to refuse to turn on the gas. In the event a~ meter locati)n is found to be unsafe or inacoessible by reason of repairs, chti~:es, enlargements, <Jr otherwise, the company supplyingeas may request the Plumbing Inspeet0r of the City of Lubbock to have the said ~eter location changed to an accessible point. The City Plumb.itlg Inspector shall make an inspection ane if in his -~pinion meter lo• cation is unsafe and inaccessible due to the above reasons, he shall then notify the per·erm, firm 0r Cl)r;"Jorntion, agent or owner respnnsible for the property to re-nrr.::.nge and relocate the pi?ing so 6S to provide a safe and accessible location for said meter as designated by him. All.meter loops where ab'.)Ve ground level, Ylhether located at alley or adjacent to b11ildiD(s,. swing joint connections. must be !)rovided. · Paragra?h 3 ... 3 .. 44. GAS APPLIANCES. All gas flow furnaces must have at least six inches clea~nce from all walls. No doors or. any combustible materials will ·.:e allowed directly over any part of apoliance. Thermostats
0 pJ.l.ance, · .o~lijlesrou·aJ.rect.1on must. oe made Wl'tl1 proper rlt.t1ngs anct ot· the same material as pipe. ·Each fitting and section of pipe must be suppor~ed with &pProved strap iron. Vertical vents ·must be longer than horizontal vents in sll cases, vent must not be smaller than the vent opening on the apnliance. Each appliance except built in wall heaters shall have gas stops to control.apoliance only. Floor furnace must have at least twelve inches clearance underneath and six inches clearance on all sides. CHAPTER IV SECTION I -PENALTY Paragraph 4•1·1. PLUMBING v~ITHOUT LICENSE~ Ar1;( person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of plumbing, or who shall do a~ plumb-ing asthatJterm is herein defined, or who shall perform aqy function, work or service within the definition of . ~Master Plumbern or "Journeyman Plum~r", or "Plumber's Apprentice," or 11Plumbing Inspectorll within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, or·otherwise as provided b,y this ordinance unless es· pecially exempt by·the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deem~d guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine ot not more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. · ' . Parngraoh 4·1-2. It shnll be unlawful for aqy person, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity in the City of Lubbock to advertise or. hold himself or itself out to the oublic as a Mast&r Pl~ber or Plumber's Appren-tice or Plumbing Ins~ector when such person ~r other legal entity has not lawfully obtaine~ and does not have·on unr~voked license or permit as pro-vided by the Plumbing License Law of 1947 with amendments, or this ordinance and aqy person or other legal entity which sh~ll. violate this provision of this ordinance shall be fined u~on conviction~ in a~ sum not exceeding Two Hundred .($200.00) Dollars, and that each day that any such violation is com-mitted shall constitute a seperate offe~se. Paragraph 4~1-3. It shall be unlawful tor an.y person, firm, cnrporation or other legel entity to knowingly permit any person who ~s not a lawfully licensed plumber aw herein defined and required, to do a~ plumbing ae de-fined herein, upon any: premises owned or under the control of said person~ firm, or corporation o~ other legal entity within the corporate limits .of the City of Lubbock and whoever ehall violate this provision shall be fined in anf sum not exceeding Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. Paragraph 4-1-4. An1 person, firm, corporation or other legal entity violating or c&usiz~ to be violated aqy of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misd·emeanor &nd upon conv.iction there.of shall '--__ ........... ..t~~t.. ... _'t 1.. .... _-,D.; __ ......... ..&... ----....... it.--m..... ....• , ___ , ...... __ ,. '~""" l*tf"\\ "'_ ... .,. __ __
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