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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1442 - ORD Relating to Plumbing and GAs Regulation 4iI ORDINANCE NO. 1442 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PLUMBING AND GAS REGULATION; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, ADOPTING CERTAIN STANDARD CODES WITH AMENDMENTS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances by adoption of new codes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1. That the reference to the "1988 edition" of the Standard Plumbing Code appearing in the first sentence of Section 17-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is hereby amended so that it shall read "1991 edition". Section 2. That Section 17-17 (relating to exceptions) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Section 17-17 Same - Exceptions The following exceptions are made from the Standard Plumbing Code adopted by this article: (1) Provisions relating to the manner of applying for permits and the processing of permits shall be governed by the general permit provisions of Chapter 6 of this Code, insofar as applicable. (2) Section 401.4 the exception is not adopted. (3) Section 414 is not adopted. (4) The following is added at the beginning of Section 501. 1 : IlEven though listed in Table 500, none of the following is allowed for use within the city: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) pipe & fittings; Polybutylene pipe & fittings; Polyethylene pipe & fi n9s; Type M copper; Lead-based pipe; Aluminum DWV pipe & components; and Air Admittance Valves." (5) The following sentence is deleted from Section 910.2 (relating to the construction of showers): "Shower II'........... ~ .... I .. ~ I . c~partments located in basements, cellars, or in other rooms in which the floor has been laid directly on the ground surface need not be li ned. II (6) The following sentence is added to Section 1210.1 (relating to materials): "PVC water pipe may be used, underground outside of the building only, in accordance with Table 500.11 (7) Sections 1411.1, 1411.2 and 1411.3 are deleted and the following is inserted in its place: "1411.1 Wet Venting. Wet venting shall not be allowed except when authorized by the plumbing official in hardship or unusua 1 cases. II (8) Section 1501.1 is amended to read in its entirety as follows: The provisions of this chapter are applicable to interior leaders, building stonm drains, building storm sewers, exterior conductors, downspouts, roof gutters, and other stonm drainage fixtures and facn ities.11 (9) Section 1501.2 is amended to read in its entirety as follows: uRoofs, paved areas, yards, courts, courtyards, gutters, drains, and other facilities or areas which collect water shall be drained into a storm sewer system or into street gutters leading to a storm sewer. U (10) Chapter 16 is not adopted. (11) Section 101.4 (all subsections), 103 (all subsections), and 105 (all subsections) are not adopted. (12) Appendices B, C, E, and H are not adopted, all other appendices are adopted. (13) Sections 102.5 and 105 (all subsections) in appendix 0 are not adopted. Section 3. That the reference to the "1988 edition" of the Standard Gas Code appearing in the first sentence of Section 17-36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is hereby amended so that it shall read "1991 edition". Section 4. That Section 17-37 (relating to exceptions) of the Code of Ordinances of West University Place, Texas is hereby amended to read 1n its entirety as follows: Section 17-37. Same - Exceptions. The following exceptions are made from the Standard Gas Code adopted by this article: (1) Provisions relating to the manner of applying for permits and the processing of permits shall be governed by the general permit provisions of Chapter 6 of this Code, insofar as applicable. (2) Section 306.2 (relating to metallic tUbing) is amended by adding the following sentence: .Copper tubing shall not be used for a yard service line." (3) Section 311.2 (relating to method of testing) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: uLow pressure (not in excess of 0.5 pSi.) gas piping shall withstand a pressure of at least (10) inches of mercury for a period of not less than ten (10) minutes without showing a drop in pressure, except that the following shall apply in the case of new construction: The newly constructed system must withstand a pressure of at least twenty-five (25) psi for a period of not less than ten (10) minutes without showing any drop in pressure as an initial pressure test, and the system must also withstand a pressure of at least ten (10) inches of mercury for a period of not less than ten (10) minutes without showing any drop in pressure as a final test. Higher pressure piping must withstand a pressure of at least ten (10) psi, but never less than twice the maximum pressure to which the piping will be subjected in operation, for a period of at least ten (10) minutes without showing any drop in pressure, but the higher pressures required for new construction, above, shall be used to test new construction in lieu of the ten (10) psi level prescribed by this sentence.u (4) Section 402.8 (relating to accessibility) is amended by adding the following sentence: MThere must be a permanently installed stairway, either fixed or folding, to serve attic space where appliances or equipment are located. II (5) Chapter 9 is totally deleted and shall be replaced by the following: .Undi1uted 1iquified petroleum gas, or "LPGu, shall not be used at any fixed location within the city, except that this does not prohibit the use of such gas in quantities of ten (10) gallons or less." (6) Sections 101.4 (all subsections), 103 (all subsections), and 105 (all subsections) are not adopted. (7) Appendices B , C are not adopted; all other appendices are adopted. ~. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con~ewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. T , .. I ,lET . : '''._1311 Section 6. If any word phrase. clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this inance or the a lication thereof to any rson or circumstance. shall ever be hel invalid or uncons tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remai of this ordinance and the application of such word. phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, sec on or other part of th s ordinance to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 7. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place, subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended, and that each such meeting has open to the public as required by law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The City Council ratifies, approves, and confirms such notices and the contents and posting thereof. Section 8. This ordinance shall ke effect on the following its publication, as prescribed by the City Charter. PASSED AND , 1992. PROVED ON FIRST READING, this day of Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: PASSED AND APPROV , 1992. ON SECOND READING, this day Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absen : Signed: ATTEST: as to Form: James L. Dougherty Jr. City Attorney (SEAL)