[Ord. No. 2005-73]
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
For every structure intended for human habitation where no public sewer is accessible, an inside water closet draining into a septic tank shall be installed according to the McLean County Health Department specifications and/or the International Private Sewage Disposal Code. Any septic tank no longer used shall be pumped out, have bottom punctured, and be filled with sand or pea gravel.
A. 
No person shall construct or cause to be constructed or make any drain or sewer leading into any of the common sewers of the City of Bloomington without the written permission of the City Engineer.
B. 
New Sewer - replacement sanitary sewer, sewer liner, sewer pipe bursting replacement or connection to an existing sewer shall only be approved when sewer connects directly from owner's property to the City of Bloomington sanitary sewer main. Approval of other installations shall only be approved by written permission from Public Works Department.
[Ord. No. 2013-03]
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
All plumbing fixtures and other apparatus and pipes from or through which any sewage is discharged into any sewer shall be subject to inspection by the Plumbing Inspector at any time at reasonable hours and if upon such inspection it shall appear that any part of said plumbing system is defective or fails to conform to the requirements of the Code of the City and by reason of such failure tends to create a nuisance, the same shall be replaced as the nature of the condition may require. Such repairs shall be completed after notice has been given to the owner or occupant by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2008-49]
Where a fixture or fixtures are to be removed, all vent, soil, and waste pipes serving such fixture or fixtures should be removed, if feasible, so as to avoid any dead ends and the opening left thereby shall be securely closed. Where an old or defective fixture is removed to be replaced by another fixture of the same type, or the same fixture is repaired, and no other fixture or piping is to be added or remodeled, it will not be necessary to reconstruct the soil, wasted or vent piping to conform to the Code of the City, unless the said piping is in a defective condition. Plumbing equipment installed in or removed from a building, if found to conform to the requirements of this chapter, may be reused. Removal of any plumbing fixtures and/or plumbing system shall be done by a licensed plumbing contractor or owner occupant of a single family residence.
A. 
Distribution piping in all buildings shall meet standards set forth in the Approved Materials Listing of the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
[Ord. No. 2008-49; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
(1) 
Exception 1: Distribution piping in residential buildings of three stories or less shall meet the fitting and standard requirements as listed in the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
(2) 
Exception 2: For interior HUD manufactured single-family homes, Appendix A, Table 6, Section 890 of the Illinois State Plumbing Code shall apply.
B. 
Piping from the meter to the water heater is to be size 3/4 inch or larger. Point of use water heaters for individual fixtures shall be sized by the minimum inlet of the water heating unit.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
C. 
The water heater in a building that supplies more than one family shall have a shut off valve on both hot and cold water pipes connecting the water heater.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
D. 
Domestic hot water supply and distribution, new or replacement water heater installation. Domestic hot water heating units shall be designed and sized for the number of plumbing fixtures being served. A water heater manufactures sizing table shall be used in calculating hot water demand for each residential, commercial or multi-unit building.
[Ord. No. 2013-03]
E. 
Chemical dispensing, softening, purification units shall have a dedicated water supply and shut off valves to each unit.
[Ord. No. 2013-03]
A. 
Lawn sprinkler and irrigation systems connected to the City water system shall comply with the City Plumbing Code. Materials used underground shall be type "K" copper lead free solder joints or PVC with a minimum of 160# test pressure with stainless steel hose clamps, cross linked polyethylene or solvent weld type connections or equal.
[Ord. No. 2013-03]
B. 
All landscape irrigation systems installed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be equipped with either a rain sensing or soil moisture sensing device which overrides the irrigation cycle of the sprinkler system when it rains and/or when the soil has adequate moisture.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
C. 
No lawn sprinkler or landscape irrigation system shall be caused or allowed to operate during rain or in such manner so as to produce water run-off, over-spraying, low head drainage or any other condition which results in water flowing onto property not served by the lawn sprinkler or landscape irrigation system.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
D. 
Lawn sprinkler contractors shall pay an application fee as set forth in the Schedule of Fees for each system installed. Registered plumbing contractors (i.e., installation by plumbers and apprentice only) and homeowners shall be exempt from the application fee.
[Ord. No. 2018-89]
E. 
No lawn sprinkler system will be installed without approved plans, securing a permit and prior approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
F. 
All back flow devices and assemblies must be certified by a licensed Cross-connection Control Device Inspector and a copy of the certification with the appropriate fees shall be sent to the Plumbing Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2005-73; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
G. 
Lawn irrigation systems from any water source shall have a permit issued.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
H. 
Interior piping for lawn irrigation systems shall meet standards set forth in the Approved Materials Listing of the Illinois State Plumbing Code to the exterior of building.
[Ord. No. 2013-03; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
All plumbing done and all plumbing fixtures installed as of the effective date of this Ordinance shall meet or exceed the following water conservation requirements:
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All lavatory faucets in public rest rooms shall meet the requirements of the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
[Ord. No. 1998-52]
B. 
All water used for cooling equipment and machinery shall be re-circulated (exception: Medical equipment).
[Ord. No. 2008-49]
C. 
All automatic or manual in conjunction with automatic car washes must be designed and built to recycle 20% to 50% of the wash and rinse water.
[Ord. No. 2008-49]
D. 
All flush valves shall conform to the Illinois Plumbing Code for water usage.
[Ord. No. 2000-88]
E. 
All other fixtures, applications or systems not specifically described above shall have their maximum water usage determined by the City of Bloomington Plumbing Inspector on a case by case basis. No person shall install or cause the installation of any fixture, application or system stated above which exceeds the maximum water usage as determined by the City of Bloomington Plumbing Inspector.
[Ord. No. 1993-76]
F. 
Installation of water cooled ice machines are prohibited.
[Ord. No. 1998-52]
[Ord. No. 2005-73; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
Fixtures not listed in the Illinois State Plumbing Code as approved by a listed testing agency shall be approved by the Plumbing Inspector prior to installation.
[Ord. No. 2017-96; 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-53]
No part of any new or reconstructed plumbing system shall be used for which approval has not been granted by the Plumbing Inspector and until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Department of Economic & Community Development.