Except as hereinafter provided, Title 28, Plumbing Code, of
the Los Angeles County Code, adopting the California Plumbing Code,
2022 Edition (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations),
as amended and in effect on January 1, 2023, is adopted herein by
reference as if fully set forth below, and shall be known and may
be cited as the plumbing code of the city of Malibu.
In the event of any conflict between provisions of the California
Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code,
or any amendment to the plumbing code contained in the Malibu Municipal
Code, the provision contained in the later listed document shall control.
A copy of Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code and the California
Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, has been deposited in the office of the
city clerk of the city of Malibu and shall be at all times maintained
by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.
(Prior code § 8300; Ord. 144U § 3, 1995; Ord. 192 § 7, 1999; Ord.
242U § 5, 2002; Ord. 318 § 5, 2007; Ord. 354 § 2,
2011; Ord. 377 § 7, 2013; Ord. 377U § 7, 2013; Ord. 413U § 7, 2016; Ord. 457 § 8, 2020; Ord. 503U § 8, 2022)
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, adopted by reference in Section 15.12.010, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:
means the building official of the city.
means the board of examiners of plumbers, gas fitters, sewerage
contractors of the county of Los Angeles, established by Section 73
of Title 28, Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.
means the city of Malibu.
means the city of Malibu.
means a person holding a valid certificate of registration
issued by the county of Los Angeles as set fourth in Section 72 of
Title 28, Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.
(Prior code § 8301; Ord. 144U § 3, 1995)
Every person violating any provision of Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code and appendices, adopted by reference by Section 15.12.010, or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof he or she shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Prior code § 8302; Ord. 144U § 3, 1995; Ord. 192 § 8, 1999; Ord.
242U § 6, 2002; Ord. 318 § 6, 2007; Ord. 325 § 14,
2008; Ord. 354 § 2, 2011; Ord. 377 § 8, 2013; Ord. 377U § 8, 2013; Ord. 413U § 8, 2016; Ord. 457 § 9, 2020; Ord. 503U § 9, 2022)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.12.010, every fee provision set forth in Title 28, Plumbing Code, of the Los Angeles County Code is replaced with this section, providing that fees are as established in the current city of Malibu fee schedule approved by resolution of the city council.
(Prior code § 8303; Ord. 144U § 3, 1995; Ord. 457 § 10, 2020; Ord. 503U § 10, 2022)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.12.010 of this chapter, Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code, adopting the California Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), is hereby amended to read as follows:
A.
Section
710.9 is hereby amended by adding the following:
All such sumps and receiving tanks shall be automatically discharged.
All sumps shall be provided with pumps or ejectors of the duplex type,
simplex pumps are prohibited, and shall be so arranged to function
alternately with each pump or ejector cycle, and to function independently
in case of overload or mechanical failure. The lowest inlet shall
have a minimum clearance of two inches for the high water "starting"
level of the sump.
All such sumps and receiving tanks shall be equipped with an
automatic alarm system. The alarm system shall be activated upon failure
of either pumps or ejectors, whether independently or simultaneously.
The alarm shall emit an audible alarm, which can be detected from
any location within the building and immediately outside the building
served by such sumps and receiving tanks. The Building Official may
approve other alarm systems, which provide equivalent enunciation
of failure of the pumps or ejectors.
B.
Table
702.1, Note 6 is hereby amended by adding the following:
6.1.
A water closet shall be computed as
three fixture units if the proposed water closet is categorized as
a flushometer tank with a 1.6 GPF. Specifications of the flushometer
tank shall be submitted to the Environmental Health Administrator
for review.
C.
Subsection 1503.1(C) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(C)
Graywater shall not be used in spray irrigation,
allowed to pond or runoff and shall not be discharged directly into
or be conveyed to surface water, including, but not limited to, the
ocean or any creek, any surface body of water, any water way, any
storm sewer system, any drainage channel, or any drainage device.
D.
Subsection 1503.1(J) is hereby
added to the 2022 California Plumbing Code/Los Angeles County Plumbing
Code to read as follows:
(J)
No construction permit for any graywater system
shall be issued until a plot plan with appropriate data satisfactory
to the City has been submitted and approved. When there is insufficient
lot area or inappropriate soil conditions to prevent the ponding or
runoff of the graywater, as determined by the City, no graywater system
shall be allowed.
E.
Subsection
1501.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1501.3 Permit. It shall be unlawful for a person
to construct, install, alter, or cause to be constructed, installed,
or altered an alternate water source system in a building or on a
premises without first obtaining a permit to do such work. Prior to
commencing the issuance of permits for indoor gray water systems pursuant
to state requirements relating to gray water, a city, county, city
and county or other local agency shall seek consultation with the
local public health department to ensure that local public health
concerns are addressed in local standards or ordinances, or in issuing
permits. See California Water Code Section 14877.3.
1501.3.1 City Permit. A written construction permit
shall be obtained from the City prior to the erection, construction,
reconstruction, installation, relocation, or alteration of any graywater
system. A permit for a clothes washer system shall be fee exempt for
review and inspection services. Permits for simple and complex systems
shall be required with fees for such systems determined by City Council
Resolution.
1501.3.2 Clothes Washer System. A clothes washer
system shall require the issuance of a fee exempt construction permit
for the installation or alteration of the system.
F.
Section
1503.1.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1503.1.2 Simple System. Simple systems exceed a
clothes water system and shall comply with the following:
1.
The
discharge capacity of a graywater system shall be determined by Section
1503.8. Simple systems have a discharge capacity of 250 gallons (947
L) per day or less.
2.
A
simple system shall require a construction permit issued by the City.
3.
The
design of simple systems shall be acceptable to the City and shall
meet generally acceptable graywater system design criteria.
G.
Section
1503.1.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1503.1.3 Complex System. Any graywater system that
is not a clothes washer system or simple system shall comply with
the following:
1.
The
discharge capacity of a graywater system shall be determined by Section
1503.8 Complex systems have a discharge capacity over 250 gallons
(947 L) per day.
2.
Complex
systems shall require a construction permit issued by the City.
3.
A
complex system shall be designed by a person who can demonstrate competence
to the satisfaction of the Enforcing Agency.
H.
Subsections
1504.9.2 and 1504.9.3 are hereby added to the 2022 California Plumbing
Code/Los Angeles County Plumbing Code to read as follows:
1504.9.2 New Construction, Remodels, Alterations.
1.
All
new single-family residential dwelling units, single-family residential
remodels, and single-family residential alterations proposing to construct,
reconstruct, install, relocate, or alter any clothes washing drainage
plumbing shall include either a separate multiple pipe outlet or a
diverter valve, and outside stub-out installation on the clothes washing
machine connection to allow separate discharge of graywater for irrigation.
Exception: Separate clothes washer
drainage is not required where it has been demonstrated to the City
that such clothes washer facilitation is infeasible due to the location
of the fixture and/or compliance with other provisions of this code.
2.
All new single-family residential
dwelling units, single-family residential remodels, and single-family
residential alterations proposing to construct, reconstruct, install,
relocate, or alter any drains or drainage for any lavatories, showers,
and bathtubs, shall provide separate segregated drainage from all
other plumbing fixtures and connect a minimum three feet from the
limits of the foundation to allow for future installation of a distributed
graywater system.
Exception: Separate clothes washer
drainage is not required where it has been demonstrated to the City
that such clothes washer facilitation is infeasible due to the location
of the fixture and/or compliance with other provisions of this code.
1504.9.3 Prohibited Areas for Graywater Installations. The following areas are designated as inappropriate for the installation
of any graywater system. Graywater drainage to these areas has been
determined to pose a significant risk to public health, the environment,
and the City's coastal and natural resources. These prohibited areas
are in addition to the minimum horizontal distances required from
a graywater system described in Table 1602.4.
(A)
All beach front properties where the dispersal area for the graywater
system is within 150 feet of the ocean mean higher high tide line.
(B)
Within 250 feet of any impaired body of water as designated on the
303d listed water bodies by the State of California Water Resources
Control Board.
Exception: Compliance with (A)
above.
(C)
Within 100 feet of a bluff top.
(Prior code § 8304; Ord. 144U § 3, 1995; Ord. 194 § 1, 1999; Ord.
242U § 7, 2002; Ord. 318 § 7, 2007; Ord. 321 § 1,
2008; Ord. 354 § 2, 2011; Ord. 369 § 3, 2012; Ord. 377 § 9, 2013; Ord. 377U § 9, 2013; Ord. 413U § 9, 2016; Ord. 435 § 1, 2018; Ord.
457 § 11, 2020; Ord. 503U § 11, 2022)
