This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Sacramento County
Plumbing Code" (hereinafter referred to as "this Code").
(SCC 1710 § 10, 2022)
The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum requirements
and standards for the protection of the public health, safety and
welfare.
(SCC 1710 § 10, 2022)
The 2022 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5 of the California
Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards
Code, as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code Sections
17922 and 18901 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the "Plumbing
Code") and Plumbing Code Appendices A, B, D, H, I, and J (hereinafter
referred to as the "Appendix") and any rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto are hereby adopted as amended and incorporated by
reference herein.
(SCC 1710 § 10, 2022)
As used in this chapter, the word "Code" means the Sacramento
County Plumbing Code.
(SCC 1710 § 10, 2022)
The Plumbing Code, including Chapter 1 Division II is amended
as follows:
A.
Chapter
1 Division II Section 104.5 "Fees" is specifically not adopted.
B.
Chapter
1 Division II Section 105.1.1 "Private Sewage Disposal Systems" is
added as follows:
105.1.1 Private Sewage Disposal Systems. The installation
of private sewage disposal systems is under the jurisdiction of the
Environmental Compliance Division of the Sacramento County Environmental
Management Department.
C.
Section
609.3 "Under Concrete Slab" is amended as follows:
609.3 Under Concrete Slab. Water piping installed
within a building and in or under a concrete floor slab resting on
the ground shall be installed in accordance with the following requirements:
1.
No
ferrous water piping shall be installed in or under a concrete floor
slab resting on the ground under any building or structure.
2.
Copper
or copper alloy tubing shall be installed without joints where possible.
Where joints are permitted, they shall be brazed, and fittings shall
be wrought copper.
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For the purpose of this section, "within a building" shall mean
within the fixed limits of the building foundation.
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D.
Section
707.4 "Cleanouts-Location-Exception (4)" is amended as follows:
707.4 Cleanouts-Location-Exception (4). An approved
type of two-way cleanout fitting, installed inside the building wall
near the connection between the building drain and the building sewer
or installed outside of a building at the lower end of a building
drain and extended to grade, shall be permitted to be substituted
for an upper terminal cleanout. A single fitting two-way cleanout
shall be of cast iron.
E.
Section
1213.3 "Test Pressure" is amended as follows:
1213.3 Test Pressure. A 24-Hour Graph Recorder
test is required to verify that there is no pressure loss in Medium
Pressure Gas systems and systems two inches or larger that are over
200 feet of total developed length.
F.
Appendix
D is amended as follows:
Table D 101.1 Maximum Rates of Rainfall for Various Cities. Sacramento County: 2" of rainfall per hour and 0.021 gallons per
minute per square foot.
(SCC 1710 § 10, 2022)
