This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to
as the "Plumbing Code for the City of Sunnyvale."
(Ord. 3010-13 § 2)
The 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code in its entirety as published
by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
and amendments to sections of the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code adopted
by the State Building Standards Commission in California Code of Regulations
(CCR) Title 24, Part 5 known as the 2022 California Plumbing Code,
is hereby adopted by reference, with changes and modifications as
hereinafter set forth, as the plumbing code of the city of Sunnyvale.
(Ord. 3010-13 § 2; Ord. 3100-16 § 26; Ord. 3149-19 § 24; Ord. 3202-22 § 27)
2022 California Plumbing Code Chapter 1 Division II is hereby
amended as follows:
2022 California Plumbing Code Chapter 1 Division II is hereby replaced by the applicable provisions of Chapter 16.16.
(Ord. 3010-13 § 2; Ord. 3100-16 § 27; Ord. 3149-19 § 25; Ord. 3202-22 § 28)
2022 California Plumbing Code Chapter 15 is amended to read
as follows:
1504.4 Groundwater Level. Adequate groundwater
separation shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Enforcing
Agency per the requirements below. Adequate demonstration of the requirements
can be shown through documented seasonal high groundwater levels within
the area or if there is no evidence of groundwater in a test hole
of the required depth.
Clothes washer system or simple system: The deepest irrigation
or disposal point of the proposed graywater system shall not extend
within five vertical feet (1,524 mm) of groundwater.
Complex system: The deepest irrigation or disposal point of
the proposed graywater system shall not extend within 10 vertical
feet (3,048 mm) of groundwater.
(Ord. 3010-13 § 2; Ord. 3100-16 § 28; Ord. 3149-19 § 26; Ord. 3202-22 § 29)
