A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the city hall, being marked and designated as the International Plumbing Code, 2012 edition, as published by the International Plumbing Code Council, is hereby adopted as the plumbing code of the city regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems as herein provided, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said plumbing code on file in the office of the city are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this division, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in section 3.02.242.
(Ordinance 1124, sec. 1, adopted 10/20/14; 2008 Code, sec. 82-402)
(a) 
Designated.
The administrative authority for the plumbing code adopted in this division shall be the building official.
(b) 
Qualifications.
The person chosen to fill the office of administrative authority shall be of good moral character; shall be possessed of such executive ability, training and experience as is required for the performance of his duties in the enforcement of the provisions of this division; and shall hold and keep in force a plumbing inspector’s license issued by the state board of plumbing examiners.
(c) 
Conflict of interest.
The administrative authority shall not work for or be connected or associated with any master plumber, plumbing manufacturer or wholesale plumbing and supply company or do any plumbing work while employed as the administrative authority.
(1967 Code, secs. 34-21, 34-24; 2008 Code, sec. 82-404)
Any person aggrieved by any interpretation of this division or by any decision or ruling by the building official under this division shall have the right to make an appeal therefrom to the board of appeals.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-50; 2008 Code, sec. 82-405; Ordinance 1212 adopted 6/21/2022)
In existing buildings or premises in which plumbing installations are to be altered, repaired, or renovated, necessary deviations from the provisions of this division may be permitted, provided such deviations conform to the intent of this division and are approved by the building official.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-99; 2008 Code, sec. 82-406)
(a) 
Exterior openings.
All exterior openings provided for the passage of piping shall be properly sealed with snugly fitting collars of metal or other approved ratproof material securely fastened into place.
(b) 
Interior openings.
Excess space around pipe openings through walls, floors, or ceilings shall be chinked or closed by the use of ordinary masonry mortar when and where possible. Where this is not practical, the building official shall prescribe an alternate method and material.
(1967 Code, secs. 34-106, 34-107; 2008 Code, sec. 82-407)