A.
Source.
(1)
Potable water from an approved source shall be available
at all times in residential buildings. The domestic water supply system of
the building shall be connected to such approved source and shall not be subject
to contamination.
(2)
When supplied from a public source, the potable water
supply system shall not be connected to private or unsafe water supplies.
B.
Volume and pressure. Water supply systems shall be installed
and maintained so as to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing
fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures
adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise
under all normal conditions of use.
C.
Reintroduction of water used for cooling or heating.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained so that water used
for purposes of cooling or heating shall not be reintroduced into the domestic
water supply system nor be distributed through such equipment to plumbing
fixtures.
D.
Safety devices. Hot water supply systems shall be provided
with safety devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive
temperatures.
A.
Connection to drainage system. Plumbing fixtures shall
be drained to a sewage drainage system, and such system shall be connected
to a public sewer or to an adequate and approved system of sewage disposal.
B.
Unavailability of public sewer. Where a public sewer
is not available, a system shall be provided to receive and dispose of sewage
without health hazard or nuisance.
C.
Discharge of deleterious and harmful wastes. Sewage or
other waste which may be deleterious to surface or subsurface waters shall
not be discharged into the ground or into a waterway unless it has first been
rendered harmless through subjection to treatment in conformity with generally
accepted standards. Substances which will clog the pipes, produce explosive
mixtures, destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage
disposal process shall not be discharged into the building drainage system
unless it is provided with approved devices suitable for intercepting such
substances.
D.
Water seal trap. Each fixture directly connected to the
sewage drainage system shall be equipped with a water seal trap.
E.
Cleanouts. Adequate cleanouts shall be provided and maintained
so that the pipe may be readily cleaned.
F.
Maintenance of drainage system and vent piping generally.
The drainage system and its attendant vent piping shall be maintained so as
to provide adequate circulation of air in all pipes in order that siphonage,
aspiration or pressure will not cause a loss of trap seal under ordinary conditions
of use.
G.
Installation and maintenance of vent terminals. Each
vent terminal to the outer air shall be installed and maintained so as to
minimize the possibilities of clogging frost closure, the return of foul air
to the building or the creation of a nuisance to adjacent premises.
H.
Breaks. Drains provided for fixtures, devices, appliances
or apparatus containing food, water, sterile goods or similar materials shall
be equipped with breaks adequate to prevent contamination of such contents
from any possible backup of sewage through the direct or indirect drainage
piping.
A.
Generally. Roofs and paved areas, including yards and
courts, shall be drained. Storm drainage shall be conveyed to an adequate
and approved system of stormwater disposal where available. Storm drains shall
be discharged in such manner that water will not flow onto sidewalks.
B.
Backwater. Where a drainage system may be subject to
backwater, suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow into the
building.
C.
Leaders and gutters. Leaders and gutters, if used, shall
be constructed of noncombustible material, except that wood leaders and gutters
may be used for buildings not more than three (3) stories high.
A.
Generally. Buildings and portions thereof shall be provided
with plumbing systems designated to dispose of the sewage from all fixtures
and to furnish cold water to every water closet and urinal and hot and cold
water to every sink, lavatory, bathtub and shower required therein. In multifamily
dwellings and in rentally occupied one- and two-family homes, hot water shall
be furnished at one hundred-thirty degrees to one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit
(130º to 140º F.) temperature range from 6:00 a.m. to midnight.
[Amended 6-18-1973]
C.
Required fixtures in certain multifamily dwellings.
(1)
Where multifamily dwellings contain sleeping accommodations
arranged as individual rooms or suites, for each multiple of six (6) sleeping
rooms or fraction thereof there shall be provided plumbing fixtures consisting
of at least:
(2)
Where multifamily dwellings contain sleeping accommodations
arranged as a dormitory, for each multiple of fifteen (15) persons or fraction
thereof so accommodated there shall be provided and located adjacent thereto
plumbing fixtures consisting of at least:
D.
Substitution of urinals for water closets. Urinals may
be substituted in men's toilet rooms for not more than one-third ( 1/3)
of the required number of water closets.
E.
Privies, privy vaults, outhouses. Privies, privy vaults
and outhouses shall be prohibited on residential premises.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth, nonabsorbent
material and shall be free from concealed fouling surfaces.
B.
Plumbing fixtures shall be so spaced as to be reasonably
accessible for their intended use.
C.
Plumbing fixtures shall be located in spaces that are
accessible, lighted and ventilated.
A.
Water supply. Water supply used for filling or for cleaning
of a swimming pool system shall be clean. Water supply shall be protected
against potential pollution from all sources, including cross-connection and
backflow.
B.
Drains. Drains shall be provided so that the pool can
be safely and adequately drained. Drains shall be provided in floors and surrounding
the swimming pool and arranged so that water from such areas will drain without
entering the pool.
C.
Filtering, sterilizing and auxiliary equipment. Filtering,
sterilizing and auxiliary equipment, where required, shall be adequate to
maintain the sanitary quality of water during each period the pool is in use.
Equipment containing gases or disinfectants capable of giving off irritating,
toxic or flammable fumes shall be located in ventilated rooms.
D.
Installation generally. The installation of a swimming
pool shall be arranged and maintained to prevent dirt, sand or other foreign
matter from entering the bathing area.
A.
Installation and maintenance. Water supply tanks shall
be installed and maintained so as to be watertight, verminproof, rodentproof,
resistant to corrosion and capable of withstanding the working pressures under
normal operation.
B.
Construction of supports. Supports for tanks shall be
of noncombustible construction.
C.
Use of tanks, supports for supporting other equipment,
structures. Tanks and their supports shall not be used to support equipment
or structures other than for tank use, except where specially designed for
such other use.
D.
Emptying. Means for emptying water supply tanks shall
be provided and maintained in proper working condition.
E.
Domestic use, standpipe or automatic sprinkler systems.
Potable water supply tanks for domestic supply and standpipe or automatic
sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained to furnish water in sufficient
quantity and pressure for such systems.
