HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2009-O0033 - Amending Chapt 6; Adoption Of 2006 International Plumbing Code - 04/09/2009First: Reading
April 9,. 2009
Itea No. 5.10
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-o0033
Second Reading
April 27,. 2009
Item No. 5.28
N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
F THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS WITH REGARD TO ADOPTION OF THE
006 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAfN
MENDMENTS THERETO TO MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A
ENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
UBLICATION.
HEREAS the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas deems it in the best
terest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock to adopt the 2006
ternational Plumbing Code for the City of Lubbock with certain amendments
ereto to meet local conditions; NOW THEREFORE:
E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
ECTION 1. THAT Chapter Section 6-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
1 ubbock is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-2. Scope.
The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration,
movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure
or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures, as
well as the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement,
repair, maintenance, removal and demolition of building systems governed by
the specific technical codes referenced in the following Articles of this
Chapter:
Article II: The 2003 International Building Code, as amended;
Article III: The 2006 International Plumbing Code, as amended;
Article IV : The 2006 International Mechanical Code, as amended;
Article V: The 2003 ICC Electrical Code, as amended;
Article VI : The 2006 International Residential Code, as amended;
Article VII: The 2006 International Fuel Gas Code, as amended;
Article VIII: The 2003 International Energy Conservation Code, as amended;
Article IX: The 2003 International Existing Buildings Code, as amended.
ECTION 2. THAT Chapter 6, Article III, Section 6-81 through 6-100 of the Code of
rdinances of the City of Lubbock is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following
ubstituted therefore:
ARTICLE III.
DIVISION 1. GENERAL
Sec. 6-81. International Plumbing Code adopted.
The 2006 Edition of the International Plumbing Code, as published by the
International Code Council, Inc., as hereinafter amended, including
Appendices C, D, E, F and G, is hereby adopted as the plumbing code of the
City of Lubbock, Texas. A copy of said plumbing code is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as though set out herein in detail. References to the
Plumbing Code in this chapter shall mean the 2006 Edition of the
International Plumbing Code. One copy of the 2006 International Plumbing
Code shall be filed with the City Secretary and a copy shall be maintained in
the office of the City Building Official. All such copies, with the amendments
thereto, shall be open to public inspection during the usual hours of business
of the offices where they are maintained.
DIVISION 2. SUPPLEMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 6-82. Coordination of administrative provisions.
The administrative provisions contained in Chapter 6, Article I of this Code of
Ordinances are applicable to this Article; however, for purposes of
administering provisions related more specifically to the regulation of
plumbing systems installation, these supplemental administrative provisions
have been provided. Except as amended or supplemented within this Division
2, the entire text of Chapter 1 of the 2006 International Plumbing Code is
deemed to be incorporated herein as though set out herein in detail. Where a
conflict arises between a provision contained within this Division 2 and
Chapter 6, Article I of this Code of Ordinances, it is the intent that the more
specific govern, as determined by the Building Official.
Sec. 6-83. Fee schedule.
Section 106.6.2 is hereby amended by inserting thefollowingfee
schedule:
PLUMBING FEES*
$0.05 per sq. ft. of gross floor area under roof, $30.00
New Construction: minimum. (Where more than one inspection is required,
an additional fee of$15.00 shall be assessed for each
additional inspection)
Additions to floor As for new construction
area
Alterations & $2.00 per $1,000.00 valuation, $30.00 minimum (Where
remodeling (no more than one inspection is required, an additional fee of
change in building $15.00 shall be assessed for each additional inspection)
area): (See Note 3)
Total re-plumb:
As for new const.
Miscellaneous
pennits for new
installations,
replacement and
repair of: $30.00 (Where more than one inspection is required, an
Water heaters, additional fee of$15.00 shall be assessed for each
water lines, sewer additional inspection)
lines, gas lines,
water softeners, Service line tap fees, or adjustments in grade, where
irrigation systems, needed, may involve extra fees. Contact the appropriate
fixed appliances, utility department.
fixtures, etc.
requiring
inspection
approval:
Pennit fees, work
commencing prior
to permit
approval:
Renewal of
expired or As for building pennit fees (see Article I), except that involuntarily permit fee calculations shall be based on this section. terminated
penn its:
Permit transfer
fee:
Re-inspection
Fees:
*The fees in this schedule are all-inclusive for the collective plumbing work (water,
DWV, & fuel gas) performed in a building; they are NOT intended to be charged in
addition to the fees specified in Article VII of this Chapter.
Sec. 6-84. Administrative amendments and cross-references to Article I.
The following administrative provisions within Chapter 1 of the International
Plwnbing Code are hereby stricken, and the corresponding provisions within
Article I (General Provisions) of this Code of Ordinances shall govern. as
indicated in Table 6-84 below:
TABLE 6-84
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CROSS-REFERENCE
2006 I Section Heading/Subject I Refer to
Internatio Lubbock
nal Code of
Mechanic Ordinances
al Code Chapter
Section Sed ion
106.6.3 Fee refunds 6-80B
108.4 Violation penalties 6-80DD
108.5 Stop work orders 6-80EE
109.1 Means of appeal 6-80V through
through 6-80Z
109.7
DIVISION 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
Sec. 6-85. Definitions for sections 6-100.1--6-100.3.
For the purposes of section 6-1 00.1, section 6-1 00.2 and section 6-1 00.3 of the
Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Lubbock, and section 312.9 and section 608
of the 2006 International Plumbing Code, sections P2503.7 and P2902 of the
2006 International Residential Code, and the USC Manual of Cross-
Connection Control, American Water Works Association Ml4 Manual, the
following definitions shall apply. In the event of a conflict between the
definitions set forth below and the definitions provided in the 2006
International Plumbing, 2006 International Residential Codes, the USC
Manual of Cross-Connection Control, American Water Works Association
M 14 Manual, for the purposes of sections 6-1 00.1, 6-1 00.2 and 6-1 00.3 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, the definitions set forth below
shall control.
(1) Air gap shall mean the unobstructed vertical distance through
the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe
or faucet conveying water to a tank, fixture, receptor, sink, or
other assembly and the flood level rim of the receptacle. The
vertical, physical separation must be at least twice the diameter
of the water supply outlet, but never less than 1.0 inch. An air
gap may also be a horizontal space between two pipes at no
less than 6.0 inches.
(2) Approved shall mean accepted by the authority responsible as
meeting an applicable specification stated or cited in sections
6-85, 6-100.2 through 6-100.3 or as suitable for the proposed
use.
(3) Auxiliary water supply shall mean any water supply on or
available to the premises other than the purveyor's approved
public water supply that presents a potential contamination
hazard of the public water system. These auxiliary waters may
include water from another purveyor's public water supply or
any natural source(s) such as a well, spring, river or stream or
used waters, or industrial fluids. These waters may be
contaminated or polluted or they may be objectionable and
constitute an unacceptable water source over which the water
purveyor does not have sanitary control.
(4) Backjlow shall mean the undesirable reversal of flow in a
public water distribution system as a result of a cross
connection.
(5) Backjlow prevention assembly shall mean an approved
assembly to counteract backpressure or prevent backsiphonage.
(6) Backflow prevention assembly test and maintenance report
shall mean the report required for each backflow prevention
assembly upon initial installation and periodically thereafter as
required, giving evidence that the backflow prevention
assembly has been properly selected based on the degree of
hazard, and has been properly installed and tested in
accordance with applicable standards, and showing the results
of this test The completed form will be forwarded to the water
purveyor for documentation and annual record keeping.
(7) Backflow prevention assembly tester, backjlow tester, or
general tester shall mean a backflow assembly device tester
who is qualified to test backflow prevention assemblies on any
domestic, commercial, industrial or irrigation service
(excepting firelines). This person must be licensed by TCEQ
and registered with the City.
(8) Backpressure shall mean pressure created by any means in the
water distribution system, which by being in excess of the
pressure in the water supply mains causes a potential backflow
condition.
(9) Backsiphonage shall mean the backflow of potentially
contaminated water into the potable water system as a result of
the pressure in the potable water system falling below
atmospheric pressure of the plumbing fixtures, pools, tanks or
vats connected to the potable water distribution piping.
( 1 0) Building official shall mean the officer charged with the
enforcement of the building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical,
fuel gas, and energy conservation codes of the City, or his duly
authorized representative. For pwposes of sections 6-85, 6-
100.2 through 6-100.3, all state-licensed plwnbing inspectors
under the supervision of the building official are his duly
authorized representatives.
(11) Bypass arrangements shall mean any jwnper connections,
removable section, unions, swivels or change-over devices and
other temporary or permanent devices through which or
because of which backflow can occur.
(12) Contamination shall mean an impairment of the quality of the
potable water that creates an actual hazard to the public health
through poisoning or through the spread of disease by sewage,
industrial fluids or waste.
(13) Cross connection shall mean a physical connection or bypass
arrangement between a public water system and either another
supply of unknown or questionable quality, or another source
that may contain contaminating or polluting substances, any
source of water treated to a lesser degree in the treatment
process, or any steam, gas or chemical system.
(14) Cross-connection control device shall mean any nationally
approved or recognized device placed upon any connection,
physical or otherwise, between a potable water supply system
and any plumbing fixture or any tank, receptacle, equipment or
device, which is designed to prevent nonpotable, used, unclean,
polluted and contaminated water, or other substance, from
entering into any part of such potable water system under any
condition or set of conditions.
(15) Cross connections-controlled shall mean a connection between
a public water system and a nonpublic water system with an
approved backflow prevention assembly properly installed and
maintained so that it will continuously afford the protection
commensurate with the degree of hazard.
(16) Cross-connection control by containment shall mean the
installation of an approved backflow prevention assembly at
the water service connection to any customer's premises,
where it is physically or economically unfeasible to find and
permanently eliminate or control all cross connections or
potential contamination hazards, within the customer's water
system; or it shall mean the installation of an approved
backflow prevention assembly on the service line leading to
and supplying a portion of a customer's water system where
there are cross connections or potential contamination hazards,
that cannot be effectively eliminated or controlled at the point
of the cross connection.
( 17) Customer/property owner shall mean the owner, as determined
by the real property records of Lubbock County, Texas, or the
agent of the owner in responsible charge of the subject
premises. For purposes of sections 6-85, 6-100.2 through 6-
100.3, a licensed plumber and/or irrigator shall be deemed to
be an agent of the owner when performing work under the
scope of sections 6-85, 6-100.2 through 6-100.3 pursuant to a
plumbing and/or irrigation permit.
( 18) Customer service inspection shall mean an inspection designed
to detect any actual or potential point of contamination of the
potable water system and/or cross-connection hazards.
(19) Degree of hazard shall mean the nonhealth hazard or health
hazard classification that shall be attached to all actual or
potential cross connections.
a. Nonhealth hazard shall mean a cross connection or
potential cross connection involving any substance that
generally would not be a health hazard but would
constitute a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable,
if introduced into a public water supply.
b. Health hazard shall mean the classification assigned to
a cross connection or potential contamination hazard or
other situation involving any substance that can cause
illness, death, spread of disease or has a high
probability of causing such effects if introduced into the
potable drinking water supply.
(20) Double check valve backjlow assembly (DCVA), double check
assembly, and double check (DC) shall mean an assembly
consisting of two independently acting, approved check valves,
including tightly closing resilient seated shutoff valves attached
at each end of the assembly and fitted properly located resilient
seated test cocks. This assembly shall only be used to protect
against a nonhealth hazard.
(21) Fireline tester shall mean a tester who is qualified to test
backflow prevention assemblies on firelines. This person must
be licensed by TCEQ and registered with the City.
(22) Licensed professional shall mean any individual, or their
representative, that must maintain a license obtained through a
professional licensing board in order to conduct their business
under state law.
(23) Nonpotable water shall mean water not safe for drinking,
personal or culinary utilization.
(24) Pollution shall mean an impairment of the quality of the
potable water to a degree that does not create a hazard to the
public health but that does adversely and unreasonably affect
the aesthetic qualities of such potable water for domestic use.
(25) Point of use isolation shall mean the appropriate backflow
prevention within the consumer's water system at the point at
which the actual or potential cross connection exists.
(26) Potable water shall mean water free from impurities present in
amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological
effects and conforming to the bacteriological and chemical
quality requirements of the Public Health Service Drinking
Water Standards or the regulations of any public health
authority having jurisdiction over such matters.
(27) Potential contamination hazard shall mean a condition which,
by its location, piping or configuration, has a reasonable
probability of being used incorrectly, through carelessness,
ignorance, or negligence, to create or cause to be created a
backflow condition by which contamination can be introduced
into the public water supply. Examples of potential
contamination hazards are:
a. bypass arrangements;
b. jumper connections;
c. removable sections or spools; and
d. swivel or changeover assemblies.
(28) Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards shall mean
the standards set forth in 30 TAC 290 Subchapter F, as may be
amended from time to time.
(29) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly
(RP BA), reduced pressure principle assembly, RPZ or RP
assembly shall mean a backflow prevention device consisting
of two independently acting check valves, internally force-
loaded to a normally closed position and separated by an
intermediate chamber (or zone) in which there is an automatic
relief means of venting to the atmosphere, internally loaded to
a normally open position between two tightly closing shutoff
valves and with a means for testing for tightness of the checks
and opening of the relief means.
(30) Repair of an irrigation system shall mean the reconstruction or
renewal of any part of an existing irrigation system, including
without limitation, installation of a backflow prevention
device, adding additional irrigation zones, reparation of a main
irrigation line and valve replacement. For the purpose hereof,
the replacement of a control box or sprinkler head(s) shall not
be deemed to be a repair.
( 31) Service connection shall mean the point of deli very where the
water purveyor loses control over the water.
(32) Used water shall mean any water supplied by a water purveyor
from a public water system to a consumer's water system after
it has passed through the point of delivery or service
connection and is no longer under the sanitary control of the
water purveyor.
(3 3) Water purveyor shall mean the director in charge of the water
department of the City of Lubbock, who is vested with the
authority and responsibility for the implementation of an
effective cross-connection control program and for the
enforcement of the provisions of sections 6-85, 6-100.2
through 6-100.3.
Sec. 6-86. Pipes through or under footings or foundation waDs.
Section 305.5. is hereby amended to read as follows:
305.5 Pipes through or under footings or foundation walls. Any
pipe that passes through a foundation wall shall be provided with a
pipe sleeve two pipe sizes greater than the pipe passing through the
wall. If a pipe passes under a footing and is not in contact with the
footing, then a sleeve or a relieving arch may be omitted, where
approved by the Building Official.
Sec. 6-87. Over-excavation.
Section 306.2. 1. is hereby amended to read as follows:
306.2.1 Over-excavation. Where trenches are excavated below the
installation level of the pipe such that the bottom of the trench does not
form the bed for the pipe, the trench shall be backfilled to the
installation level of the bottom of the pipe placed in layers of 6 inches
( 152 mm) maximum depth and such backfill shall be compacted after
each placement. The backfill material may consist of sand or fine
gravel, or excavated material that complies with Section 306.3.
Sec. 6-88. Drainage and vent water test.
Section 312. 2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
312.2 Drainage and vent water test. A water test shall be applied to
the drainage system either in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the
entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except
the highest opening, and the system shall be filled with water to point
of overflow. If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be
tightly plugged except the highest openings of the section under test,
and each section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be
tested with less than a five: foot head of water above floor height. In
testing successive sections, at least the upper I 0 feet of the next
preceding section shall be tested so that no joint or pipe in the
building, except the uppermost 10 feet of the system, shall have been
submitted to a test of less than a five-foot bead of water above floor
height. The water shall be held kept in the system, or in the portion
under test, for at least 15 minutes before inspection starts. The system
shall then be tight at all points.
Sec. 6-89. Gravity sewer test.
Section 312. 6. is hereby amended to read as follows:
312.6 Gravity sewer test. Gravity sewer tests shall consist of plugging
the end of the building sewer at the point of connection with the public
sewer, filling the building sewer with water, testing with not less than
a 5-foot head of water and maintaining such pressure for 15 minutes.
Sec. 6-90. Sheet lead.
Section 402.4. is hereby amended to read as follows:
402.4 Sheet lead. Sheet lead for pans shall not weigh less than two
and one-half (2-1/2)_pounds per square foot coated with an asphalt
paint or other approved coating.
Se~. 6-91. Sheet lead.
Section 417.5.2.3. is hereby amended to read as follows:
417.5.2.3. Sheet lead. Sheet lead shall not weigh less than two and
one-half (2 Y:z) pounds per square foot coated with an asphalt paint or
other approved coating. The lead sheet shall be insulated from
conducting substances other than the connecting drain by 15-pound
asphalt felt or its equivalent. Sheet lead shall be joined by burning.
Sec. 6-92. Discharge.
Section 504. 6, items 2, 3 and 5 are hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Discharge through an air gap or air break located in the same room
as the water heater.
3. Not be smaller than the diameter of the outlet of the valve served
and shall discharge full size to the air gap or air break.
5. Discharge to the floor, to an indirect waste receptor or to the
outdoors. Where discharging to the outdoors in areas subject to
freezing, discharge piping shall be first piped to an indirect waste
receptor through an air gap or air break located in a conditioned area.
Sec. 6-93. Water hammer.
Section 604. 9. is hereby amended to read as follows:
604.9 Water hammer. The flow velocity of the water distribution
system shall be controlled to reduce the possibility of water hammer.
An air chamber or a water-hammer arrestor shall be installed where
quick-closing valves are utilized, unless otherwise approved. Water-
hammer arrestors shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications. Water-hammer arrestors shall conform
to ASSE 1010.
Sec. 6-94. Solvent cementing.
Section 605.22. 2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
605.22.2 Solvent cementing. Joint surfaces shall be clean and free
from moisture. A purple primer that conforms to ASTM F 656 shall be
applied. Clear primer in lieu of purple is acceptable where joints are
accessible. Solvent cement not purple in color and conforming to
ASTM D 2564 or CSA CAN/CSA-Bl37.3 shall be applied to all joint
surfaces. The joint shall be made while the cement is wet and shall be
in accordance with ASTM D 2855. Solvent-cement joints shall be
permitted above or below ground.
Sec. 6-95. Location of full-open valves.
Section 606.1. is hereby amended to read as follows:
606.1 Location of full-open valves. Full open valves shall be installed
in the following locations:
1. On the building water service pipe from the public water supply.
2. On the water distribution supply pipe at the entrance into the
structure if the water meter is more than 1 00 feet from the building.
3. On the water supply pipe to a gravity or pressurized water tank.
4. On the water supply pipe to every water heater.
Sec. 6-96. Location of shut off valves.
Section 606.2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
606.2 Location of shut off valves. Shutoff valves shall be installed in
the following locations:
I. On the fixture supply to each plumbing fixture in other than
bathtubs and showers in one-and two-family and multiple-family
residential occupancies, and other than in individual sleeping units that
are provided with unit shutoff valves in hotels, motels, boarding
houses and similar occupancies.
2. On the water supply pipe to each appliance or mechanical
equipment.
Sec. 6-97. Slope of horizontal drainage pipe.
Table 704.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
TABLE 704.1
SLOPE OF HORIZONTAL DRAINAGE PIPE
Size (inches)
2 1/2 or less
3 to 5
6 or larger
Sec. 6-98. Solvent cementing.
Minimum slope (inch per foot)
114
118
l/16
Section 705.8.2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
705.8.2 Solvent cementing. Joint surfaces shall be clean and free from
moisture. A purple primer that conforms to ASTM F 656 shall be
applied. Clear primer in lieu of purple primer is acceptable where
joints are accessible. Solvent cement not purple in color and
conforming to ASTM D 2564 CSA CAN/CSA-8137.3, CSA
CAN/CSA-8181.2 or CSA CAN/CSA-BV 182.1 shall be applied to all
joint surfaces. The joint shall be made while the cement is wet and
shall be in accordance with ASTM D 2855. Solvent-cement joints
shall be permitted above or below ground.
Sec. 6-99. Solvent cementing.
Section 705.14. 2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
705.14.2 Solvent cementing. Joint surfaces shall be clean and free
from moisture. A purple primer that conforms to ASTM F 656 shall be
applied. Clear primer in lieu of purple primer is acceptable where
joints are accessible. Solvent cement not purple in color and
conforming to ASTM D 2564 CSA CAN/CSA-8137.3, CSA
CAN/CSA-B181.2 or CSA CAN/CSA-8Vl82.1 shall be applied to all
joint surfaces. The joint shall be made while the cement is wet and
shall be in accordance with ASTM D 2855. Solvent-cement joints
shall be permitted above or below ground.
Sec. 6-99A. Installation of fittings.
Section 706. 3. is hereby amended to read as follows:
706.3 Installation of fittings. Fittings shall be installed to guide
sewage and waste in the direction of flow. Change in direction shall be
made by fittings installed in accordance with Table 706.3. Change in
direction by combination fittings, side inlets or increasers shall be
installed in accordance with Table 706.3 based on the pattern of flow
created by the fitting. Double sanitary tee patterns shall not receive the
discharge ofback-to-back water closets and fixtures or appliances with
pumping action discharge.
Sec. 6-998. Building drains and sewers.
Table 710.1(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Table 710.1(1)
BUILDING DRAINS AND SEWERS
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNITS CONNECTED
TO ANY PORTION OF THE BUILDING DRAIN OR THE BUILDING
SEWER, INCLUDING BRANCHES OF THE BUILDING DRAIN
Diameter
of pipe
(inches)
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
15
1/16 inch
620
1400
2500
3900
7000
Slope per foot
118 inch
36
180
390
700
1600
2900
4600
8300
For SI: 1 inch=25.4 mm, 1 inch per foot=0.8333 mrnlm
1/4 inch
1
3
21
24
42
216
480
840
1920
3500
5600
10,000
a. The minimum size of any building drain serving a water closet shall be 3
inches.
Sec. 6-99C. Roof extension.
Section 904.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
112 inc
1
3
26
31
50
250
575
1000
2300
4200
6700
12,000
904.1 Roof Extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof
shall be terminated at least 10 inches above the roof, except that where
a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the
vent extensions shall be run at least 7 feet above the roof.
Sec. 6-99D. Storm drainage-general (tests).
Section 1101.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1101.4 Tests. The building storm drain shall be tested within the
building only and shall not require 5-foot head, but roof drain level
only.
Sec. 6-99E. Combining storm with sanitary drainage.
Section 1104.2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
1104.2 Combining storm with sanitary drainage. The sanitary and
storm drainage systems of a structure shall be entirely separate.
Sec. 6-99F. Size of combined drains and sewers.
Section 1108.1 is hereby amended by deletion in its entirety:
Sec. 6-99G. Medical gas certification.
Section 1202 is hereby amended by adding a new section 1202.2, as
follows:
1202.2 Certification required. A medical gas certification must be
furnished to the building inspection department before a final will be
approved.
Sec. 6-99H through 6-100 (Reserved)
ECTION 3. THAT Section 6-100.1 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock,
exas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-100.1 Protection of water supply--General.
Section 6-100.1, section 6-100.2, and section 6-100.3 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock are intended to supplement the USC
Manual of Cross-Connection Control, American Water Works Association
Ml4 Manual, section 312.9, "Inspection and Testing of Backflow Prevention
Assemblies," and section 608, ''Protection of Potable Water Supply" of the
2006 International Plumbing Code, as well as sections P2503.7 and P2902 of
the 2006 International Residential Code, both codes having been previously
adopted as a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas. In
the event of any conflict between the USC Manual of Cross-Connection
Control, American Water Works Association M14 Manual, sections 312.9 or
608 of the 2006 International Plumbing Code or sections P2503. 7 or P2902 of
the 2006 International Residential Code and section 6-100.1, section 6-100.2,
and section 6-1 00.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas,
the provisions of section 6-100.1, section 6-100.2, and section 6-100.3 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock shall controL Section 6-100.1,
section 6-100.2, and section 6-100.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock shall be liberally construed to protect the public health and safety of
the citizens of the City of Lubbock, Texas.
ECTION 4: THAT Subsections 6-100.2(a) and 6-100.2(b) of the Code of
rdinances, City of Lubbock, Texas are hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Responsibilities of water purveyor.
(1) a. No water service connection to any premises shall be installed
or maintained by the water purveyor unless the water supply is
protected as required by state law, including without limitation,
30 TAC 290.44(h), 30 TAC 290.460), 30 TAC 290.47(i), 30
TAC 344.73 and 30 TAC 344.75, as same may be amended
from time to time. Service of water, subject to the provisions of
sections 6-100.1, 6-100.2, or 6-100.3 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, or sections 312.9 or 608 of
the 2006 International Plumbing Code, or sections P2503. 7 or
P2902 of the 2006 International Residential Code, as
applicable, to any premises shall be discontinued by the water
purveyor if a backflow prevention assembly required by
sections 6-85, 6-100.2 through 6-100.3 is not installed
properly, tested and maintained, or if it is found that a
backflow prevention assembly has been removed, bypassed, or
if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises.
Service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are
corrected.
b. For new facilities, permanent water service shall not be
provided until all testable backflow prevention assemblies have
been tested and are operational. Except in cases where the
testing of backflow prevention assemblies must be delayed
until the installation of internal production or auxiliary
equipment, The City shall not approve any certificate of
occupancy until all backflow prevention assemblies have been
tested and are operational.
(2) Customer service inspection.
a. A customer service inspection for cross-cormection control
shall be completed by the City water purveyor prior to
providing continuous water service in each of the following
circumstances:
I. Water service to a newly constructed facility, in which
case the customer service inspection shall be performed
in conjunction with or near the same time as the
plumbing final inspection conducted by the building
official.
2. Any correction, addition or improvement to the water
service or water distribution plumbing of any facility or
premises, except for minor repair and maintenance
work exempted from permitting by section 106.2 of the
2006 International Plumbing Code, or in cases where an
approved RPBA backflow prevention device has been
installed at the point of water service cormection such
that premises' isolation is achieved, and said device has
been verified as having been properly tested and
maintained as provided herein. Where nonexempt
plumbing work has been performed upon the water
service or water distribution plumbing of any facility or
premises, and approved premises isolation has been
provided as described herein, the building official shall
be solely responsible for ensuring compliance of any
such work on the customer side of the backflow device.
b. A permanent water service shall not be established with regard
to a newly constructed facility until after the customer service
inspection is completed.
c. Temporary water service, for construction or other purposes,
that is found to pose a potential cross-cormection threat to the
potable water due to the unknown use of the water therefor, or
other reasons or causes, shall be protected by an approved
backflow prevention assembly.
(3) If, in the judgment of the water purveyor or building official an
approved backflow prevention assembly is required at the
customer's/property owner's water service cormection; or, within the
customer's/property owner's private water system for the safety of the
public water system, the water purveyor or the designated agent shall:
a. Give notice in writing to the customer/property owner to install
an approved backflow prevention assembly(s) at specific
location(s) at his/her expense, and depending on the severity of
the threat to the public water supply, within the time frame
required by the City and in all instances within thirty (30) days.
b. In the case of any premises where, in the opinion of the water
purveyor and/or building official, an imminent health threat is
posed due to cross connection or a potential contamination
hazard, water service to the facility may immediately be
discontinued without prior written notice to customer/property
owner. Although the City will attempt to provide notice as is
reasonably practical, no notice shall be required prior to
discontinuance.
( 4) Failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer/property owner
to install, have tested and maintain the backflow prevention
assembly(s) shall be grounds for discontinuing water service to the
premises until such requirements have been met as required by
sections 6-82, 6-1 00.2 through 6-1 00.3.
(5) Any reduction in water pressure caused by the installation ofbackflow
prevention assembly devices shall not be the responsibility of the City.
(b) Responsibilities ofthe customer/property owner. The
customer's/property owner's system shall include those parts of the potable
water conveyance facilities beyond the termination of the utility distribution
system that are conveying potable water to the points of use of
customer/property owner.
(1) Backflow prevention assemblies shall be installed within the
customer's/property owner's system at the customer's/property
owner's expense at any time required by sections 6-100.1, 6-100.2, or
6-100.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock and/or
sections 312.9 or 608 of the 2006 International Plumbing Code, or
sections P2503.7 or P2902 of the 2006 International Residential Code,
or the USC Manual of Cross-Connection Control, American Water
Works Association M14 Manual, as applicable. All backflow
prevention devices must be installed and tested as required by:
a. Section 6-100.1, section 6-100.2, and section 6-100.3 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock;
b. Section 312.9 and section 608 of the 2006 International
Plumbing Code; and
c. 30 TAC 290.44(h), 30 TAC 290.460) and 30 TAC 290.47(i).
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the customer/property owner to verify
that all applicable City plumbing and/or irrigation permits are obtained
and that the customer/property owner, or licensed plumber or irrigator,
as applicable, is in compliance with all of the provisions of those
permits. In addition to the remedies provided herein, in the event the
backflow prevention assembly is installed by a licensed professional,
failure by such licensed professional to follow the provisions of such
permit will result in written notice to the applicable state licensing
agency, in addition to being a violation of sections 6-82, 6-100.2
through 6-100.3.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the customer/property owner and
backflow prevention assembly tester performing the subject test(s) to
send to the City the backflow prevention assembly test and
maintenance records. These materials shall be delivered to the Water
Purveyor Office of the City within ten ( 1 0) days of installation of the
backflow prevention assembly.
( 4) The customer' slproperty owner's system shall be open for inspection
at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the City to
determine whether cross connections or potential contamination
hazards, including violations of sections 6-100.1, 6-100.2, or 6-100.3
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock and/or sections
312.9 or 608 of the 2006 International Plumbing Code, or sections
P2503.7 or P2902 of the 2006 International Residential Code, as
applicable, exist.
(5) If the customer or premises wherein potable water from the City is
supplied or provided has an auxiliary water supply that is treated to a
lesser degree than the public water supply or if the water quality is
unknown, and which is either cross connected or poses a potential
contamination hazard to the public water system, the public water
system shall be protected against backflow or backsiphonage by an
approved backflow prevention device. The described threat shall be
deemed a health hazard when determining the type of approved
backflow required. If the auxiliary water supply is used for irrigation
purposes, the backflow assembly shall be subject to the requirements
of30 TAC 344.75(c), as same may be amended from time to time.
(6) In the event industrial fluids, any material dangerous to health or any
other objectionable substances are handled in such a fashion as to
create potential contamination hazard to the public water system, such
condition shall be deemed a health hazard. The public water system
shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing an
air gap, a reduced pressure principle backflow assembly, or such other
backflow assembly device as may be required by 30 TAC 290.47(i), as
same may be amended from time to time. See Attachment "A," to
Ordinance No. 2007-00056 incorporated herein and made a part
hereof for all purposes.
(7) All new installations of or substantial alterations to fire suppression
systems that utilize the City's public water supply shall have installed
a U.L. approved backflow prevention device according to the degree
of hazard that exists. For purposes of this section, a "substantial
alteration" is deemed to be any alteration or expansion of the system
that would trigger a requirement for review and approval by the
authority having jurisdiction, normally being the City fire marshal. All
fireline backflow prevention assemblies must be installed inside the
building as determined by section 6-1 00.2 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Lubbock. Upon the approved installation of the
backflow prevention assembly, a cross-connection test report
completed by a licensed fireline tester must be provided to the City as
required by section 6-100.2(b)(3), above.
(8) Subject to the conditions of this subsection (b)(8), a reduced pressure
assembly shall be the minimum protection for fire hydrant water
meters which are being used for a temporary water supply during
construction or other uses which may pose a potential contamination
hazard to the public water supply. OnJy City fire hydrant water meters
with approved backflow prevention assemblies are allowed to be used
within the City limits. Failure to comply with this subsection (b)(8)
will result in the fire hydrant meter being removed from the premises
by the water purveyor.
(9) It shall be the duty of the customer/property owner at any premises
where backflow prevention assemblies are installed to have certified
inspections and operational tests made upon installation and at least
once every three years in nonhealth hazard conditions. ln those
instances where the water purveyor and/or building official of the City
deems the potential backtlow to be a health hazard or a potential health
hazard, certified inspections shall be required annually or at more
frequent intervals as deemed necessary by the water purveyor. All
inspections and tests of backflow prevention assemblies shall be at the
expense of the customer/property owner and shall be performed by a
backflow tester who is licensed with the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality and registered with the water purveyor and
meeting all conditions and criteria of section 6-100.1, section 6-100.2,
and section 6-100.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock.
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(10) It shall be the responsibility of the customer/property owner that all
irrigation systems installed after the effective date hereof and for an
existing system in the event of a repair, shall have installed an
approved backflow prevention assembly other than an atmospheric
vacuum breaker (A VB), in the event an existing irrigation system is
repaired.
(11) It shall be the responsibility of the customer/property owner to have
the backflow prevention assembly device tested as described in
sections 6-82,6-100.2 through 6-100.3. The backflow prevention
assembly shall be repaired, overhauled, or replaced at the expense of
the customer/property owner whenever said assemblies are found to be
defective. Water service shall not be restored until repairs are
complete.
ECTION 5: THAT Subsections 6-I00.3(a), 6-100.3(b) and 6-IOO(d) ofthe Code of
rdinances, City of Lubbock, Texas are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-100.3. Same-Approved backflow prevention device assembly and
installation.
(a) Any backflow prevention assembly required by sections 6-100.1, 6-
l 00.2, or 6-100.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, or
section 312.9 or 608 of the 2006 International Plumbing Code, or sections
P2503.7 or P2902 of the 2006 International Residential Code, or the USC
Manual of Cross-Connection Control, American Water Works Association
M 14 Manual, as applicable, shall be of a model and size approved by the
water purveyor/building official or as approved by 30 TAC 290.47(i), as same
may be amended from time to time. Backflow prevention devices must be
approved by the City prior to installation. A plumbing permit is required in
accordance with Section 6-39 of this article. The City shall determine the type
and location of the backflow prevention assembly to be installed within the
area served by the public water system.
(b) The term "approved backflow prevention assembly" shall mean a
backflow prevention assembly that has been manufactured and installed in full
conformance with the standards specified within the 2006 International
Plumbing Code and those established by the American Water Works
Association (A WW A) and the USC Manual of Cross-Connection Control,
American Water Works Association Ml4 Manual, titled:
A WW A CSI 0 Standard for Double Check Valve Backflow-Prevention
Assembly, and A WWA C511 Standard for Reduced-Pressure Backflow-
Prevention Assembly, and have met completely the laboratory field
perfonnance specifications of the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control
and Hydraulic Research (FCCHR) and the University of Southern California
(USC), "Specification of Backflow-Prevention Assemblies" -Sec. 10 of the
most current issue of the Manual of Cross-Connection Control.
(d) Backflow prevention assemblies, in addition to other requirements set
forth in sections 6-100.1, 6-100.2, or 6-100.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Lubbock, or section 312.9 or 608 of the 2006 International Plumbing
Code, sections P2503. 7 or P2902 of the 2006 International Residential Code,
or the USC Manual of Cross-Connection Control, American Water Works
Association Ml4 Manual, shall be installed in accordance with subsections (1)
through (9) below. The clearance standards set forth in subsections (1)
through (9), below, shall apply to all assemblies installed in enclosures and
meter boxes.
ECTION 6. THAT violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed a
isdemeanor punishable as provided by Section 1-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the
ity of Lubbock, Texas.
ECTION 7. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
rdinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of
his Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
ECTION 8. THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby
uthorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this
rdinance as an alternative means of publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
assed by the City Council on first reading this 9th day of---=-_A,_pr_~_·l __ , 2009.
assed by the City Council on second reading this 27thday of April , 2009.
PPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
IPC 2006 Ordinance_!
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