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)
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.
For the purpose of this section, "within a building" shall mean within the fixed limits of the building foundation.
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)