[R.O. 2007 §  520.010; Ord. No. 4728 §§  1—2, 1-26-2007; Ord. No. 5609 §§  1—2, 6-23-2011; Ord. No. 6930, 3-8-2018; Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which has been on file for at least ninety (90) days in the office of the City Clerk of the City of St. Peters, being marked and designated as "The International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2021 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended, and is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City; and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of the 2021 International Plumbing Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby referred to, adopted, and made part thereof, as if fully set out in this Chapter, with additions, insertions, deletions, and changes prescribed in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2007 §  520.020; Ord. No. 4728 §§  1—2, 1-26-2007; Ord. No. 5609 §§  1—2, 6-23-2011; Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Throughout the Plumbing Code adopted in Section 520.010, wherever the term "Name of Jurisdiction" or "Local Jurisdiction" appears, it shall be deemed to mean the City of St. Peters.
[R.O. 2007 §  520.030; Ord. No. 4728 §§  1—2, 1-26-2007; Ord. No. 5609 §§  1—2, 6-23-2011; Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Throughout the Plumbing Code adopted in Section 520.010, whenever the term "Code Official" or "Plumbing Code Official" appears, it shall be deemed to mean the Building Commissioner.
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Throughout the Plumbing Code adopted in Section 506.010, wherever the term "International Residential Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Chapter 504, wherever the term "International Building Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Building Code (Non-Residential), Chapter 505, wherever the term "International Existing Building Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Existing Building Code, Chapter 506, wherever the term "International Fire Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Fire Prevention Code, Chapter 507, wherever the term "NFPA 70" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Electrical Code, Chapter 510, wherever the term "International Energy Conservation Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Energy Conservation Code, Chapter 513, wherever the term "International Mechanical Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Mechanical Code, Chapter 515, wherever the term "International Fuel Gas Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Fuel Gas Code, Chapter 516, wherever the term "International Swimming Pool and Spa Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Swimming Pool and Spa Code, Chapter 523.
[R.O. 2007 §  520.040; Ord. No. 4728 §§  1—2, 1-26-2007; Ord. No. 5609 §§  1—2, 6-23-2011; Ord. No. 6930, 3-8-2018; Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
A. 
The Code adopted in Section 520.010 is amended as follows:
1. 
101.1 Title. - Delete.
2. 
103.1 Creation Of Agency. - Delete.
3. 
106.1.90 Integrated Permits. The Building Code Official may issue integrated building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits on a single permit application.
4. 
106.4.90 Licensing, Certifying, And Bonding Of Plumbing And Drain Layer Contractors. Any contractor wishing to enter into the plumbing or drain laying contracting business within the City of St. Peters, Missouri, shall first be duly examined and successfully passed and licensed by St. Charles County; and may be required to obtain a City of St. Peters business license in accordance to Chapter 605, Business Licenses and Business Regulations, of City Code.
5. 
106.4.90.1 Supervision. Any firm or corporation in the business of installing plumbing or drain laying work shall employ a duly licensed supervisor, under the provisions of this code, who shall be responsible for installations made by said firm or corporation.
6. 
106.4.90.2 Use of License By Other. No person having obtained a license under the provision of this code shall allow his/her name to be used by another person, either for the purpose of obtaining permits, or for doing business or work under the license.
7. 
106.4.90.3 Persons Excepted From Plumbing And Drain Layer Licensing Requirement.
a. 
Homeowner in an existing building owned and occupied by them as their place of residence;
b. 
Person doing work in an existing structure owned and occupied by them as their farm;
c. 
Person or public entity servicing or repairing its own plumbing system with its own personnel specifically trained for such service or repair; and
d. 
Person who is a plumbing employee employed by a licensed plumbing contractor.
8. 
107.1 Construction documents. Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, statement of special inspections, geotechnical report and other data shall be submitted through electronic submission in a digital format with each permit application. The construction documents shall be prepared, signed and sealed by an architect or engineer licensed and registered in the State of Missouri to render this service.
Construction documents shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that the work conforms to the provisions of this code.
Exception: The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.
9. 
107.1.90 Electronic Submission. Where design documents, including, but not limited to, plot plans, site plans, design drawings, specifications, etc., are originally created electronically, the building official is authorized to require electronic submittal of documents in a portable document format (PDF) or similar format for review. Where design documents were originally prepared on paper and are submitted in a paper form, the building official is authorized to charge a fee for converting those drawings to PDF equal to the cost incurred by County staff recreating the document and not to exceed more than one dollar ($1.00) per page.
Exception:
Where submittal documents were originally prepared by hand and are eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches or less, the fee for document conversion shall not be charged.
10. 
109.2 Fee Schedule. Where work requires a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, of Title V of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters, Missouri for schedule of permit fees.
11. 
109.5 Amount Due Or Refunds. The Code Official shall authorize the refunding of money. The collection of fees due to the City and the refunding of money shall be as follows:
1) 
Refund the full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
2) 
Refund ninety percent (90%) or collect ten percent (10%) of the permit fee when no work has been done on the site and no plan review is required, or considered a "same as" permit.
3) 
Refund eighty percent (80%) or collect twenty percent (20%) of the permit fee when no work has been done on the site and application required a plan review to process a permit.
4) 
No refund if permit has been voided; if work has been stopped; or if any work has been done at the site.
The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee payment.
12. 
112.90 Workmanship. Repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations which are caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this code shall be executed and installed in a workmanlike manner in compliance with this code, in accordance with industry standards, and in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
13. 
113.1 Application For Appeal. A person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Appeals as established in Chapters 410 and 505 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Official within twenty (20) days after the notice was served.
14. 
113.2 Limitation On Authority. - Delete.
15. 
113.3 Qualifications. - Delete.
16. 
113.4 Administration. - Delete.
17. 
Section 114 Board Of Appeal. - Delete.
18. 
114.1 Membership Of Board. - Delete.
19. 
115.4 Violation Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any requirement thereof or shall install plumbing work in violation of an approved plan or direction of the Building Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of an offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Refer to Section 520.050, Penalty.
20. 
Chapter 2 Definitions. Amend to include.
WORKMANLIKE
Executed in a skilled manner; e.g., generally plumb, level, square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
21. 
305.4 Freezing. Water, soil and waste pipes shall not be installed outside of a building, in attics or crawl spaces, concealed in outside walls, or in any other place subjected to freezing temperatures unless adequate provision is made to protect such pipes from freezing by insulation or heat or both. Exterior water supply system piping shall be installed not less than 6 inches (152 mm) below the frost line and not less than thirty-six (36) inches below grade.
22. 
305.4.1 Sewer Depth. Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall be installed not less than thirty-six (36) inches below grade.
23. 
403.2 Separate Facilities. Where plumbing fixtures are required, separate facilities shall be provided for each sex.
Exceptions:
1. 
Separate facilities shall not be required for dwelling units and sleeping units.
2. 
Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of 25 or fewer.
3. 
Separate facilities shall not be required in mercantile occupancies in which the maximum occupant load of 100 or fewer.
4. 
Separate facilities shall not be required in business occupancies in which the maximum occupant load of 25 or fewer.
5. 
Separate facilities shall not be required to be designated by sex where single user toilet rooms are provided in accordance with Section 403.1.2.
6. 
Separate facilities shall not be required where rooms having both water closets and lavatory fixtures are designed for use by both sexes and privacy for water closets is provided by means of walls and locking doors. Only water closets can be used in this arrangement.
24. 
410.2 Small Occupancies. Drinking fountains shall not be required for an occupant load of 25 or fewer. Occupancies with an occupant load of 25 or fewer shall provide an approved bottled water dispenser.
25. 
603.90 Water Service Piping. From the City's water main to the meter box and from the meter box to the house for service line size of two (2) inch or less shall be of Type K copper meeting ASTM B 75, 88, 251, 447 for service sizes larger than two (2) inch Type K copper or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) meeting ASTM D1785, ASTM D2241, Class 200 on all services a twelve (12) gauge insulated copper tracer wire shall be included from the main to the structure.
26. 
608.1.90 Connections to the Potable Water System. Refer to Municipal Code Chapter 705, Article VIII "Backflow Prevention Devices On The Public Water System." Where there is a conflict between Municipal Code Chapter 705, Article VIII and Section 608 of this code, Municipal Code Chapter 705, Article VIII shall prevail.
27. 
Table 608.1. Application of Backflow Preventers - Delete.
28. 
701.2 Connection to sewer required [Amended in its entirety to read as follows]. Refer to Municipal Code Chapter 710, Section 710.040 "Sewer connections required."
[R.O. 2007 §  520.050; Ord. No. 4728 §§  1—2, 1-26-2007; Ord. No. 5609 §§  1—2, 6-23-2011; Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Any person violating any of the provisions of the code adopted in this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.