ORD 1987-40 - Bldg. Code - Adopting the Standard Plumbing Code 12-08-1987ORDINANCE NO. 87 -40
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS AND
BUILDING REGULATIONS; ADOPTING THE STANDARD PLUMBING
CODE; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF A
PLUMBING CODE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO $1,000 PER
DAY FOR VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by
the repeal of subsection 6 -1(f), as presently constituted, and by
the adoption of a new subsection 6 -1(f) that shall read as
follows:
(f) The book entitled "Standard Plumbing Code, 1985 Edition" (a
copy of which, authenticated by the signatures of the mayor
and city secretary, and made a public record by this
section, is on file in the city secretary's office) is
hereby adopted as the plumbing code of the City as fully as
if it was copied at length in this chapter, and the
provisions thereof shall establish the minimum standards for
plumbing work in the city.
Section 2: Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulation, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by
the repeal of subsection 6 -2(f), as presently constituted, and by
the adoption of a new subsection 6 -2(f) that shall read as
follows:
(f) STANDARD PLUMBING CODE
(1) Section 101.3.3 is amended to read:
The appendices included in the Code are intended for
enforcement and are made a part of this code and the
city's adopting ordinance for all intents and
purposes:
(A) Administrative Provisions
(B) Travel Trailer & Travel Trailer Parks
(C) Mobile Homes & Mobile Home Parks
(D) Cross Connection, Backflow & Backsiphonage
(F) Sizing of Water Piping System
(G) Hospital Plumbing System
(J) Water Conservation
(K) Illustrations
(2) Section 101.4 is deleted.
(3) Section 101.6 is amended to read as follows:
101.6 SPECIAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS
The provisions of the Standard Plumbing Code (other
than Chapter 1) relating to the alteration, repair,
enlargement, restoration or relocation of plumbing
installations shall not be mandatory for existing
buildings or structures identified and classified as
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, National Historic
Landmarks, or buildings entered into the National
Register of Historic Places, or qualified as such by
the building official. It is further provided,
however, that:
(1) Such buildings or structures are judged by the
city building official to be safe;
(2) The owner submits complete architectural and
engineering plans and specifications bearing the
seal of a registered professional engineer or
architect; and
(3) The owner complies with the requirements of
Article II of Chapter 6 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas.
(4) Section 102.4 is amended to read:
102.4 UNSAFE INSTALLATIONS
All plumbing installation regardless of type, which
are unsafe or which constitute a hazard to human life,
health or welfare are hereby declared illegal and
shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by
demolition in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 6, Article III, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Huntsville.
(5) Sections 105 and 106 are deleted.
(6) Section 301.9 is amended to read:
301.9 PRINCIPLE NO. 9
If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are
installed in buildings where there is no sewer within
two hundred (200) feet of the property line of the
tract, suitable provision shall be made for disposing
of the building sewage by some accepted method of
sewage treatment and disposal.
Type of Fixture
(7) Section 801.4 is amended to read:
801.4 GREASE INTERCEPTORS AND TRAPS
A grease interceptor shall be installed in the waste
line leading from sinks, drains or other fixtures in
the following establishments when, in the opinion of
the Plumbing Official, a hazard exists; restaurants,
hotel kitchens or bars, factory cafeterias or
restaurants, clubs, or other uses where grease can be
introduced into the drainage system in quantities that
can affect line stoppage or hinder sewage disposal.
(A) The grease trap shall be properly vented and if
more than 4 feet horizontally or 30 inches
vertically, from the outlet of the fixture it
serves, then the fixture shall have a separate
trap and vent. No food grinders or garbage
disposers shall discharge into the grease trap.
The grease retaining capacity of each grease
trap in pounds of grease shall be equal to twice
the rate of flow capacity in gallons per minute
of waste water so that the trap shall remove and
retain 90% of the grease discharged into it up
to its required capacity of accumulated grease.
For calculating the required sizes of grease
traps, the rate of discharge from each fixture
connected to the trap shall be based upon the
rates shown in the following table.
Rate of Flow
in GPM
Single compartment sink with 1 1/2" waste 15
Double compartment sink with 1 1/2" waste 20
Triple compartment sink with 2" waste 25
Dishwashers
up to 30 gallon water capacity 15
up to 50 gallon water capacity 25
up to 100 gallon water capacity 40
Floor Drain - each 5
Manufactured grease traps shall be selected to fit the flow rate requirements
of the connected fixtures from the manufacturer's rating schedule. Concrete
grease traps shall be sized as follows:
Minimum size up to 7 gpm 18" x 18" x 24" deep. For each additional gpm flow
rate, size shall be increased by 1 cubic foot. Reference tables 801.4.1-3.
(B) Interceptors: All waste water from abattoirs,
poultry dressing plants and fish and/or sea-food
markets, when such water is used in connection
with killing, dressing, cleaning, washing or
handling of such animals, poultry or sea-food,
shall discharge into a trough not less than 4
inches deep and 6 inches wide. This trough
shall discharge into a properly trapped and
vented catch basin not less than 24 x 24 x 30
inches with tight fitting solid cover and frame.
(See Plumbing Inspector for proper size. In
fish or sea -food market, the catch basin shall
have 2 inch vent extending through the roof
independently of any other vent. For
calculating the required sizes of grease
interceptors, the rate of discharge from each
fixture connected to the interceptor shall be
based upon the rates shown in the following
table 801.4.5.
(C) Commercial Laundries: Commercial laundry wastes
shall be equipped with an interceptor having a
removable wire basket or similar device that
will prevent strings, rags, buttons or other
materials detrimental to the public sewer system
from passing into the system. Basket or device
shall prevent passage into the drainage system
of solids 1/2 inch or larger. The basket or
device shall be removable for cleaning. The
drain from the interceptor shall discharge into
a properly vented catch basin. Refer to
illustrated lint traps on Table 801.4.1 -3.
(D) Washateria Waste: Waste from washing machines
in a washateria shall discharge into a trough at
least 4 inches deep and 6 inches wide or into a
system of copper or cast iron standpipes and
drain pipes. The drain shall then discharge
into a lint trap as illustrated on Table
801.4.1 -3.
(E) Fixture Waste Below Main Sewer Elevation:
Fixtures installed at a lower elevation than the
main sewer or other disposal means shall drain
to a sump with an automatic sewer ejector sized
to handle peak load usage. Waste from fixtures
installed above the elevation of the sewer main
or other disposal shall not waste into the sump.
Sumps receiving waste from more than six water
closets shall be provided with duplex pumping
equipment.
Other inceptors and /or separators shall be used, when in the judgment of the
Plumbing Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid borne
wastes containing elements harmful to the building drainage system, the public
sewer, the sewer treatment plant or any of its processes. See Table 801.4.4.
(8) Section 810 is added to read:
810 SAMPLE WELLS
810.1 - When required
A sample well shall be installed in all food service
establishments and establishments which discharge
nondomestic waste.
810.2 - Location
A sample well shall be installed on the outside of the
building on the building sewer.
(9) Section 1109 is amended to read:
1109 SWIMMING POOLS
Piping carrying waste water from swimming or wading
pools including pool drainage, backwash from filters,
water from scum gutter drains or floor drains which
serve walks around pools, shall not be connected to
the city sewer system.
(10) Section 1024.3.3 is amended to read:
1204.3.3 LAWN SPRINKLERS AND IRRIGATION PIPING SYSTEM
Lawn sprinkler systems and irrigation piping systems
shall be equipped with an approved backflow preventer
to protect against contamination of the potable water
system. The following devices shall be acceptable:
(A) Anti - siphon vacuum breakers and reduced pressure
zone backflow preventer.
(B) Atmospheric type vacuum breakers shall be
installed downstream of the last control valve
at least 6 in above the level of the highest
sprinkler head.
(C) All protective devices shall be installed in an
accessible location to allow for inspection and
maintenance and to isolate the sprinkler system
from all other piping in the system.
(11) Section A101.4 is deleted.
(12) Section A103.5 is amended to read:
A103.5 CONTRACTOR LICENSE
All persons who engage in or work at the actual
installation, alteration, repair and renovating of
plumbing shall possess either a master or journeyman
plumber's license in accordance with the provisions of
the State Plumbing License Law.
(A) Definitions: The word or term "plumbing" as
used in "The Plumbing License Law" means and
shall include: (1) All piping, fixtures,
appurtenances and appliances for supply or
recirculation of water, gas, liquids, and
drainage or elimination of sewage, including
disposal systems or any combination thereof, for
all personal or domestic purposes in and about
buildings where a person or persons live, work
or assemble; all piping, fixtures, appurtenances
and appliances outside a building connecting the
building with the source of water, gas, or other
liquid supply, or combinations thereof, on the
premises, or the main in the street, alley or at
the curb: all piping, fixtures, appurtenances,
appliances, drain or waste pipes carrying waste
water or sewage from or within a building to the
sewer service lateral at the curb or in the
street or alley or other disposal or septic
terminal holding private or domestic sewage;
(2) the installation, repair, service, and
maintenance of all piping, fixtures,
appurtenances and appliances in and about
buildings where a person or persons live, work
or assemble, for a supply of gas, water,
liquids, or any combination thereof, or disposal
of waste water or sewage.
(B) Exemptions: The following acts, work and
conduct shall be expressly permitted without
license:
(1) Home Owner: Plumbing work done by a
property owner in a building owned and
occupied by him as his homestead.
(2) Plumbing work done by anyone who is
regularly employed as or acting as a
maintenance man or maintenance engineer,
incidental to and in connection with the
business in which he is employed or
engaged, and who does not engage in the
occupation of a plumber for the general
public; construction, installation and
maintenance work done upon the premises or
equipment of a railroad by an employee
thereof who does not engage in the
occupation of a plumber for the general
public; and plumbing work done by persons
engaged by any public service company in
the laying, maintenance and operation of
its service mains or lines to the point of
measurement and the installation,
alteration, adjustment, repair, removal
and renovation of all types of
appurtenances, equipment and appliances,
including doing all that is necessary to
render the appliances usable or
serviceable; appliance installation and
service work done by anyone who is an
appliance dealer or is employed by an
appliance dealer, and acting as an
appliance installation man or appliance
service man in connecting appliances to
existing piping installations; water
treatment installations, exchanges,
services, or repairs. Provided, however,
that all work and service herein named or
referred to shall be subject to inspection
and approval in accordance with the terms
of all all local valid city or municipal
ordinances.
(3) Plumbing work done by a licensed irrigator
or licensed installer when working and
licensed under the Licensed Irrigators
Act, Article 8751, V.T.C.S., as amended.
(4) Plumbing work done by an LP Gas installer
when working and licensed under Chapter
113, Natural Resources Code, as amended.
(5) Any water treatment dealer or his employee
when certified in accordance with Section
3A of the "Plumbing License Law ".
(13) Section A103.7.4 is deleted.
(14) Section C107.2 is amended to read:
C107.2 DISCHARGE
The discharge of each mobile home system shall be
connected to a public sewer. Where a public sewer is
not available, an individual sewage disposal system
shall be installed, of a type that is acceptable and
approved by the Plumbing Official or other law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction over this
regulation.
Mobile home for purposes of this appendix includes
manufactured homes, modular homes, and park systems
consisting of one or more mobile, manufactured, or
modular homes.
(15) Section C107.5.1 is amended to read:
C107.5.1 UNIT SITE REQUIREMENTS
C107.5.1 Each mobile home site shall be provided with
a house trap. Sewer laterals over 30 ft from the city
sewer shall be properly vented and provided with a
cleanout brought to grade.
(16) Section C108.1.1 is amended to read:
C108.1.1 Every mobile home site shall be provided with
an individual service line delivering safe, pure, and
potable water. The outlet of the branch service line
shall terminate on the left side of the site of the
mobile home.
(17) Section C110 is deleted.
Section 3: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of
this Ordinance or failing to comply with any requirement of this
Ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
up to One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) upon conviction. Each day
during or upon which said person shall violate or continue
violation of any provision of this Ordinance or non-compliance
with any requirement of this Ordinance shall constitute a distinct
and separate offense. The violation of any provision of this
Ordinance or the failure to comply with any requirement of this
Ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 5: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided,
however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other Ordinances regulating and governing the
subject matter covered by this Ordinance.
Section 6: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
Ordinance to be published at least twice within ten days of final
passage. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the
date of final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
day()
ity Attorney
1987.
THE C TY OF HUNTSVILLE
Monday, Mayor
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TABLE 801.4.1
NOTE:
I. ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, SANDWICH AND
COFFEE SHOPS, DONUT SHOPS,
SMALL BAKERIES AND PASTRY
SHOPS, AND OTHER ESTAB&JH
MENTS CLASSIFIED AS
SERVING FOOD EITHER INDI-
VIDUALLY, BULK, OR CARRY OUT,
AND SERVED ON PAPER OR DIS-
TRIBUTED IN BOX FORM.
2LINT TRAP-WASHATERIA OPER-
ATIONS FOR 5 TO 10 MACHINES
3. THE AIR SPACE ABOVE. THE
WATER LINE MUST BE VENTED
WITH 4" SOIL PI PE IF THE TRAP
IS LOCATED INSIDE A ENILDING
4.CLEAN THE TRAP AT LEST
ONCE A MONTH.
ANHOLE FRAME AND COVER
,,-CLEAN-OUT GROUND LEVEL
BASED ON USAGE Or
PRE- CAST UN I Ti
GREASE AND LINT
TRAP
SMALL
TABLE 801.4.2
NOTES:
1 GREASE TRAP FOR DINING ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED TO
cLISIDMERS ON PREMISES, WHOSE OCCUPANT LOAD Is LESS THAN 100 OCCUPANTS.
?. LINTTRAP- WASHATERIA OPERATION FOR 11-20 MACHINES.
3. THE AIR SPACE ABOVE THE WATER LINE MUST BE VENTED WITH 4 SOIL PIPE IF THE TRAP
IS LOCATED INSIDE A BUILDING.
4 CLEAN THE TRAP AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK.
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TYPICAL WALLS AND BOTTOM
GREASE AND LINT
TRAP
INTER MEDIATE
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1 GREASE TRAP FOR DINING ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED AND
SERVED TO CUSTOMERS ON PREMISES WHOSE OCCUPANCY LOAD I5 MCRE
THAN IOQ• AND LESS THAN 300 OCCUPANTS
2.LINT"TRAP -WASHATERIA OPERATION FOR 21 OR MORE MACHINES.
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36" 36" 28"
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2. CLEAN THE TRAP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
3. IF THE TRAP IS INSIDE A BUILDING, IT MUST CONFORM TO CITY
ORDINANCES.
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