Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes Ordinance Nos. 456, 489, 526 and 538, 558, 607, 644, 646, 710, 826 and 852-U, 875-92, 922-95, 1058-07, 1066-08, 1103-10, 1128-14.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020[1]]
The California Plumbing Code, 2019 Edition ("CPC"), is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code for the City regulating the erection, installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance or use of plumbing systems with the City. Said Code shall be on file in the Planning and Building Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Chapter 8-5, Plumbing Code, most recently adopted by Ord. No. 1155-17, effective 3-23-2017.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
CPC Section 106.3, Penalties, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the Plumbing Code as set forth in this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of the Plumbing Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
Any person who commences work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty equal to double the permit fees. In addition, when required by the Building Official, a special investigation shall be performed at a cost established by separate resolution.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
CPC Section 104.5.3, Fee Refunds, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The Building Official or Planning Director may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
The Building Official or Planning Director may authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code.
The Building Official or Planning Director may authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the plan review fee when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before the plan is reviewed.
The Building Official or Planning Director shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 90 days after the date of fee payment."
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
(a) 
Any structure in the City utilizing toilets shall be equipped with a separate plumbing system piped to the toilets. Said separate plumbing system shall be installed and shall connect to the City's salt water system within one year of salt water services being available within 100 feet of the parcel on which a structure is situated or constructed.
(b) 
Connection to the salt water distribution system may be deferred for additional one-year periods, not to exceed two extensions, upon application to the City Council if the City Council makes one of the following findings:
(1) 
That such installation and connection to the City's system within one year of service being available would result in economic hardship to applicant.
(2) 
That due to the geologic and topographic conditions of applicant's property, installation and connection to the City's system within one year would result in undue hardship to applicant.
(3) 
That there are extensive structural changes required for the installation of a separate plumbing system in applicant's structure, and connection to City's system within one year of services being available would result in undue hardship to applicant.
(c) 
Notwithstanding any extension of time granted by the City Council, the salt water service charges shall become due and payable one year from the date salt water services are available within 100 feet from the parcel on which applicant's structure is located or will be constructed.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
At such time as effluent water has been approved for distribution to the City, the same shall be utilized in lieu of salt water for the service set forth in this chapter, and, further, at such time as structures equipped with separate salt water service piping shall be connected thereto.
[1-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1181-20, effective 2-6-2020]
Effective July 1, 1974, all structures connected to the City salt water system shall remain connected thereto, and disconnections therefrom shall be prohibited.