§ 8:102. Amendments.

The plumbing code adopted in § 8:101 is amended as follows:

Section 8:101. Administration.

Sec. 8:101.1. Provisions in the following chapters and sections shall constitute and be known and may be cited as "the Plumbing Code" hereinafter referred to as "this Code."

Sec. 8:101.1.1. Purpose is amended to read as follows:

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the administration and enforcement of this Code.

Sec. 8:101.2. Code Remedial.

Sec. 8:101.2.1. General is amended to read as follows:

This Code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof - which are public safety, health, and general welfare - by regulating the installation and maintenance of all plumbing.

Sec. 8:101.2.3. Permitting and Inspection is amended to read as follows:

The inspection or permitting of any building or plan by any jurisdiction, under the requirements of this Code shall not be construed in any court as a warranty of the physical condition of such building or the adequacy of such plan. No jurisdiction nor any employee thereof shall be liable in tort for damages for any defect or hazardous or illegal condition or inadequacy in such building or plan, nor for any failure of any component of such building, which may occur subsequent to such inspection or permitting.

Sec. 8:101.3. Scope.

Sec. 8:101.3.1. Applicability is amended to read as follows:

The provisions of this Code shall apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances, and when connected to a water or sewerage system.

Sec. 8:101.3.3. Appendices is amended to read as follows:

The appendices included in this Code are not intended for enforcement unless specifically referenced in the Code text, stated in the appendix or specifically included in the adopting ordinance or promulgated regulations.

Sec. 8:101.3.5. Maintenance is amended to read as follows:

All plumbing systems, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by the technical codes [or] this Code when constructed, altered, or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order. The owner, or his designated agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of the plumbing system.

Sec. 8:101.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.5 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.6 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.7 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4.8 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:101.4. Existing Buildings.

Sec. 8:101.4.1. General is amended to read as follows:

Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work may be made to any existing plumbing installations without requiring the installations to comply with all the requirements of this Code provided that the alteration, repair or rehabilitation work conforms to the requirements of this Code for new construction. The Plumbing Official shall determine the extent to which the existing plumbing installation shall be made to conform to the requirements of this Code for new construction. (The Plumbing Official shall be interpreted hereinafter to mean Building Official or his authorized representative).

Sec. 8:101.4.2. Change of Occupancy is amended to read as follows:

If the occupancy classification of an existing building is changed, the plumbing installation shall be made to conform to the intent of this Code as required by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:101.5. Special Historic Buildings is amended to read as follows:

The provisions of this Code relating to the installation, alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration, replacement or relocation of plumbing installations shall not be mandatory for existing buildings or structures identified and classified by the state or local jurisdiction as historic buildings when such installations are judged by the Plumbing Official to be safe and in the public interest or health, safety and welfare regarding and proposed installation, alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or replacement.

Sec. 8:102. Power and Duties of the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:102.1. Plumbing Department Authority is amended to read as follows:

Pursuant to R.S. 40:4.A(7) the State Health Officer is required to promulgate the Plumbing Code, and pursuant to R.S. 40:5(3) the State Health Officer has the authority to enforce the Plumbing Code. Any enforcement action by the State Health Officer shall be in accordance with chapter 1 of the Sanitary Code of the State of Louisiana and/or applicable state laws.

Sec. 8:102.2. Right of Entry.

Sec. 8:102.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Plumbing Official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any condition or code violation which makes such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Plumbing Official may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Plumbing Official by this Code, provided that if such building or premises is occupied, he shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If such building or premises is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If such entry is refused, the Plumbing Official shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.

Sec. 8:102.2.2 is amended to read as follows:

When the Plumbing Official shall have first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the Plumbing Official for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.

Sec. 8:102.3. Stop Work Orders Enforcement is amended to read as follows:

Upon determination that any plumbing system is in violation of, or not in conformity with, the provisions of this Code, the Plumbing Official may initiate enforcement action in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and/or ordinances.

Sec. 8:102.4. Renovation of Permits.

Sec. 8:102.4.1. Misrepresentation of Application is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions of this Code, in case there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based.

Sec. 8:102.4.2. Violation of Code Provisions is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official may revoke a permit upon determination by the Plumbing Official that the installation, erection, alteration, or repair, of the plumbing installation for which the permit was issued is in violation of, or not in conformity with, the provisions of this Code.

Sec. 8:102.5. Unsafe Installations is amended to read as follows:

All plumbing installations regardless of type, which are unsafe or which constitute a hazard to human life, health or welfare are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition.

Sec. 8:102.6. Requirements Not Covered by Code is amended to read as follows:

Any requirements necessary for the strength or stability of an existing or proposed plumbing installation, or for the public safety, health and general welfare, not specifically covered by this Code, shall be determined by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:102.7. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction is amended to read as follows:

The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any material or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this Code, provided any such alternate has been approved by the Plumbing Official. The Plumbing Official shall approve any such alternate, provided his [he] finds that the alternate for the purpose intended is at least the equivalent of that prescribed in the [this] Code in quality, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety. The Plumbing Official shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any claim made regarding its use.

Sec. 8:103. Permits.

Sec. 8:103.1. Permit Application is amended to read as follows:

A person, firm or corporation shall not install, enlarge, alter, repair, improve, remove, convert or replace any plumbing work, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a plumbing permit (where such permits and required by state, parish, city or other local laws or ordinances) from the Plumbing Official. Where such permits are not available the property owner, contractor, and installer shall be jointly responsible for the installation being in compliance with the requirements of the Code. A permit may be issued to any person owning his own home and living there for plumbing work to be done or installed in the home; provided, that the home consists of a single dwelling; that the owner shall personally purchase all materials and shall personally perform all labor in connection with all the rules and regulations contained in the Plumbing Code; that he obtains and pays for a permit to do the work, and pays other required fees; and that he first demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Chief Plumbing Inspector that he understands the particular work that he proposes to execute.

Sec. 8:103.1.2. Work Authorized is amended to read as follows:

A plumbing permit shall carry with it the right to construct or install the work, provided the same are shown on the drawings and set forth in the specifications filed with the application for the permit. Where these are not shown on the drawings and covered by the specifications submitted with the application, separate permits shall be required.

Sec. 8:103.1.3. Minor Repairs is amended to read as follows:

Ordinary minor repairs may be made with the approval of the Plumbing Official without a permit, provided that such repairs shall not violate any of the provisions of this Code.

Sec. 8:103.1.4. Application is amended to read as follows:

Application for a plumbing permit shall be filed with the Plumbing Department by the licensed master plumber or his authorized representative before beginning the construction, reconstruction, alterations, or repairs (except as hereafter provided) of any portion of the plumbing system of any building. Such application shall state clearly the location of the work to be done, the type and number of fixtures to be installed or altered, location and point of discharge of the property sewer.

No permit shall be required for repairing of leaks, unstopping of pipes or replacing broken traps, pipes or fixtures; however, a permit shall be required for installation or replacement of all hot water heaters.

Any person may clean out building sewers and/or building drains by rodding or by any other approved mechanical device or mechanism, provided such cleaning is done through a threaded cleanout by removing the screw plug or by cleaning through the soil or waste stack opening above the roof.

Sec. 8:103.1.5. Waste Water Discharge Permit is added to read as follows:

All industrial and commercial users of the sanitary sewer must apply for a Sewer Pretreatment Application by October 31, 1986.

Sec. 8:103.2. Drawings and Specifications.

Sec. 8:103.2.1. Requirements is amended to read as follows:

When required by the Plumbing Official, two or more copies of specifications, and of drawings drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work, shall accompany the application for a permit. Such drawings and specifications shall contain information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as to the quality of materials, where quality is essential to conformity with the technical codes. Such information shall be specific, and the technical codes shall not be cited as a substitute for specific information. All information, drawings, specifications and accompanying data shall bear the name and signature of the person responsible for the design.

Sec. 8:103.2.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.2.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.2.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.2.5 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.2.6 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.3.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.4.1. Action on Permits is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official shall act upon an application for a permit without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. If the Plumbing Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for a permit and the contract documents filed therewith conform to the requirements of the technical codes and other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit to the applicant.

Sec. 8:103.4.2. Refusal To Issue Permit is amended to read as follows:

If the application for a permit and the accompanying contract documents describing the work do not conform to the requirements of the technical codes or other pertinent laws or ordinances, the Plumbing Official shall not issue a permit, but shall return the contract documents to the applicant with his refusal to issue such permit. Such refusal shall, when requested, be in writing and shall contain the reason for refusal.

Sec. 8:103.4.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.4.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.5. Contractors Responsibility is amended to read as follows:

It shall be the duty of every contractor who shall make contracts for the installation or repairs of plumbing systems, for which a permit is required, to comply with state or local rules and regulations concerning licensing which the applicable governing authority may have adopted.

Sec. 8:103.5.1 is added to read as follows:

Work Certificates and Bonding Work Certificates.

Type "A" work certificates. The master plumber that desires to do all phases of the plumbing field will obtain a type "A" work certificate.

Type "B" work certificates. The master plumber that desires to do residential work will obtain a type "B" work certificate which will restrict him to residences, small commercials up to ten (10) fixtures, and apartments up to a four-plex.

Work certificate fees . The following is the schedule of initial and renewal fees to be paid each year or part thereof:

Master plumber work certificate       $150.00

Master plumber work certificate renewal
100.00

Journeyman license         10.00

Journeyman license renewal         10.00

Sec. 8:103.5.2 is added to read as follows:

Renewal of Work Certificates. Work certificates issued during any calendar year shall expire, unless sooner revoked, on December thirty-first of that year. Any licensee who at the end of any calendar year holds a work certificate in good standing may upon payment of the required work certificate fee obtain a new work certificate for that year following.

Sec. 8:103.5.3 is added to read as follows:

Master Plumber's Deposit, Work Certificate and Bond. No master plumbers shall be permitted to solicit or to cause to start any plumbing work until they have fulfilled all of the requirements of this chapter.

Before the insurance [issuance] or renewal of a work certificate for any master plumber, the master plumber must have deposited the sum of one hundred [dollars] ($100.00) with the Department of Finance. This fee shall be used to indemnify the City-Parish for the cost and expense of any reinspection fees or the payment of any delinquent permit charges. Whenever any part of this deposit shall be used for these purposes, when [then] the Department of Finance shall require the master plumber to make additional deposits in order to keep his original deposit at a sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00). This deposit shall be held by the Department of Finance for a period of one year after the expiration of the master plumber's certificate in order to cover any delinquent permit or inspection charges.

Before any work certificate is granted to any person thereunder, there shall be filed with the Plumbing Division a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) executed by the applicant and surety company authorized to do business in the State, as surety, running in favor of the City-Parish and the public generally, conditioned upon the faithful performance by the licensee of all work in full compliance with all the provisions of this chapter; and any person injured by failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall have a right of action against the licensee and his surety to require such compliance or pay the cost thereof. The bond herein required shall remain in full force and effect at all times during the work certificate period, and such bond shall not terminate during the work certificate period, and such bond shall not terminate during the work certificate period except upon ten (10) days' written notice to the Plumbing Division. Should the bond be canceled during the work certificate period and the licensee fail to provide another bond prior to the cancellation date, the license shall be automatically suspended as of the day the bond ceases to be effective, and shall remain so suspended until a new bond is provided. Suspension, as provided for herein, shall be automatic and be effective without notice or rearing [hearing], as otherwise provided in this chapter. Any such bond shall be approved as to form and legality by the office of the Parish Attorney. In addition, every licensee thereunder shall furnish a certificate of liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State, in minimum amounts of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) combined single limit bodily injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) combined single limit property damage, and an automobile liability policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State, in a minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) combined single limit, business. Each such policy shall be [by] its terms provide that it cannot be canceled until after ten (10) days' written notice to the Building Official. Should any license fail to provide another policy of public liability insurance, or automobile liability insurance, prior to such cancellation, then his work certificate shall be automatically suspended as of the day the insurance policy ceases to be effective. Suspension, as provided herein, shall be automatic and effected without notice or hearing, as otherwise required by this chapter. The applicant shall furnish a solvent bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), of the type approved by the Plumbing Board and on file in the Plumbing Inspection Section of the Department of Public Works, executed by a corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State in favor of the City-Parish, and any persons from whom the applicant for work certificate as master plumber shall perform plumbing work, for damages of judgment sustained on plumbing work, for damages of judgment sustained on account of the negligence of the master plumber to perform the work in accordance with this Code and other requirements of the City-Parish. This bond shall remain in effect for a period of one year after the last work executed and final inspection certificate of approval issued by the City-Parish of work performed thereunder of business is located within the City-Parish shall be permitted to solicit or to cause to start any plumbing work until he has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (b)(1) and until he has complied with this section. However, licensed master plumbers whose principal place of business is located outside this City-Parish and/or State can submit bids for plumbing work to be performed within this City-Parish, without first complying with the provisions of this section.

Sec. 8:103.5.4 is added to read as follows:

Suspension of Work Certificates.

Grounds. The Board may suspend or revoke any work certificate issued to any person for any of the following reasons:

1.
The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, any work certificate by fraudulent conduct or misrepresentation.

2.
Employing or allowing any unlicensed or unqualified person to do any plumbing work over which the licensee has supervision.

3.
The transferring of, or attempting to transfer, any permit.

4.
Violation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.

5.
Violation of the provisions of this chapter.

Hearing required. Except as provided by subsection (c)(6), no work certificate shall be suspended or revoked unless the licensee has first been granted or [a] hearing before the Board as prescribed herein:

1.
The licensee shall be given at least ten (10) days' written notice of the hearing. The notice shall set forth the cause or caused [causes] for the hearing, and the time and place of the hearing, and may be delivered to the licensee by registered or certified mail addressed to him at the address on file with the Board, or may be personally served upon him by any employee in the office of the Building Official.

2.
The Board and each individual member thereof may compel the attendance of witnesses, may require the production of books, papers, documents or other tangible things material to the hearing and may administer oaths. Subpoenas may be served by any employee in the office of the Plumbing Division.

3.
The licensee may be represented by counsel and shall have the right to be confronted with witnesses and other evidence against him, to cross-examine witnesses, and to produce evidence in his own behalf.

4.
The chairman shall, subject to appeal to the Board, rule on all objections made during a hearing.

Suspension, revocation. At the conclusion of the hearing the Board may, by a majority vote of its entire membership, suspend or revoke the work certificate for cause.

Any suspension imposed may be for an indeterminate period which shall not exceed six (6) months, or may be for a fixed period not to exceed one year. If the suspension is for an indeterminate period, it shall remain in effect until all defects, deficiencies and work not complying with the standards have been corrected by the licensee. After such corrections have been made, the licensee may apply to the Board in writing for reinstatement of his work certificate. Within five (5) days of receipt of such request, the Chief Plumbing Inspector shall cause the necessary inspection to be made; and if all requirements of this part have been met, the Board shall order the reinstatement of the work certificate. If the licensee fails to correct such improper work within six (6) months after the suspension, the Board shall, after another notice and hearing, revoke the work certificate.

Rights of parties preserved. The decision of the Board shall be final; however, nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to deprive any person of any right which he may have to obtain judicial review of any administrative action taken or decision made hereunder.

Master plumbers' responsibility. Plumbing work, including installation, replacement and repair of pipes, fixtures or other apparatus, for supplying gas or water and removal of liquid or waterborne waste, in buildings and on private premises, is the exclusive responsibility of the master plumbers, except as provided in subsection (b)(9).

Failure to comply with any of the following requirements, as well as others set forth in this chapter, may result in the suspension or revocation of a master plumber's work certificate.

1.
Every master plumber must have and maintain an established place of business within local telephone coverage and must have [a] published telephone number in the local telephone directory under the telephone directory [sic] under the master plumber's firm name, with facilities for receiving complaints calls and notices during normal business hours from the Plumbing Inspection Section of the Department of Public Works and from persons for whom he has performed plumbing work.

2.
Every master plumber shall display a sign, plainly visible from the street, at each place where his firm is doing plumbing work governed by this chapter. The sign shall give master plumber's firm name, address and telephone number and shall include in letters, at least two (2) inches high and legible, the words "LA. Master Plumber" Number. Each and every vehicle used in the performance of any phase of plumbing covered by this chapter shall be lettered similar to that of job display signs. Signs must be permanently attached to both sides of the vehicle with the above information.

3.
Firms doing plumbing work under this chapter, whose home office is outside the jurisdiction of the Department, shall comply with the provisions of this section, and shall have their licensed master plumber resident in the Greater Baton Rouge area while such plumbing work is in progress and approval is issued. Compliance [is] necessary to ensure proper supervision and compliance with this chapter.

Sec. 8:103.5.5 is added to read as follows:

Effective May 1, 1993, all contractors who install, repair, replace, or test gas lines must apply for a gas fitters license. An examination must be administered before the license can be issued. The fees are as follows:

Examination       $100.00

Licenses         50.00

Renewal         50.00

This license will become invalid on the last day of each year and is to be renewed on the first working day of the following year.

Sec. 8:103.6.1. Permit Intent is amended to read as follows:

A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and not as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside any of the provisions of the technical codes, nor shall issuance of a permit prevent the Plumbing Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans, construction, or violations of this Code. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 6 months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 12 months after the time the work is commenced. One or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 90 days each, may be allowed for the permit. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. Extensions shall be in writing by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:103.6.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.6.2. Plans is amended to read as follows:

When the Plumbing Official issues a permit, he shall endorse, in writing or by stamp, both sets of plans "Reviewed for Code Compliance." One set of drawings so reviewed shall be retained by the Plumbing Official, and the other set shall be returned to the applicant. The permitted drawings shall be kept at he [the] site of work and shall be opened to inspection by the Plumbing Official or his authorized representative.

Sec. 8:103.7.1 Fees.

(1)

New plumbing work:

a.

First fixture ..... $14.00

b.

Additional fixture:

1.

For first 100 per each ..... 7.00

2.

For each fixture thereafter per each ..... 5.00

(2)

Relocated single-family residence ..... 70.00

(3)

Relocated multiple-family residence:

a.

First unit ..... 70.00

b.

Each additional living unit ..... 42.00

(4)

Receptors (grease, oil, acid, etc.) ..... 7.00

(5)

Lawn sprinklers ..... 27.50

(6)

Swimming pools ..... 42.00

(7)

Sewer tie-in (bypass tank and filter) and sewer cap ..... 27.50

(8)

All mobile homes including tenant changes ..... 25.00

Residential trailers ..... 15.00

(9)

Reinspection fee for second rejection and afterwards, per each rejection ..... 20.00

Sec. 8:103.7. 2. Prescribed Fees is amended to read as follows:

A permit shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in 103.7 have been paid.

Sec. 8:103.7.3. Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance is amended to read as follows:

Any person who commences any work on a plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty of 100% of the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees.

Sec. 8:103.7.3 is amended to be 103.7.4.

Sec. 8:103.7.5 is amended to read as follows:

On all plumbing systems or alterations required [requiring] a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority. (See applicable Appendix in the technical codes for suggested fee schedules.)

Sec. 8:103.7.5 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.3[8]. Inspections

Sec. 8:103.8.1. Existing Building Inspections is amended to read as follows:

Before issuing a permit the Plumbing Official may examine or cause to be examined any plumbing system for which all [an] application has been received for a permit to enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, install or change the occupancy. He shall inspect all plumbing systems, from time to time, during and upon completion of the work for which a permit was issued. He shall make a record of every such examination and inspection and of all violations of the technical codes.

Sec. 8:103.8.3.Inspection Services is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official may make, or cause to be made, the inspections required by 103.8. He may accept reports of inspectors of recognized inspection services provided that after investigation he is satisfied as to their qualifications and reliability. A certificate called for by any provision of the technical codes shall not be based on such reports unless the same are in writing and certified by a responsible officer of such service.

Sec. 8:103.8.4. Inspections Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy or Completion is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official shall inspect or cause to be inspected at various intervals all construction or work for which a permit is required, and a final inspection shall be made of every plumbing system upon completion, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy or Completion.

Sec. 8:103.8.6. Required Inspections is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official upon notification from the permit holder or his agent shall make the following inspections and such other inspections as necessary, and shall either release that portion of the construction or shall notify the permit holder or his agent of any violations which must be corrected in order to comply with the technical codes:

Plumbing:

1.
Rough-in inspection: To be made after trenches or ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any backfill is put in place.

2.
Top-out inspection: To be made after the roof, framing, fire blocking and bracing is in place and all soil, waste and vent piping is complete, and prior to this [the] installation of wall or ceiling membranes.

3.
Sewer inspection: To be made after building sewer if [is] properly connected.

4.
Final inspection: To be made after the building is complete, all plumbing fixtures are in place and properly connected, and the structure is ready for occupancy.

Note: The Building, Electrical, and Mechanical sections have been deleted from this section.

Sec. 8:103.8.8 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.8.9 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.1.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.1.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.1.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.1.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.3.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.3.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.9.3.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.10 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.10.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.10.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:103.10.3 is hereby deleted.

[ Sec. 8:104. Tests. ]

Sec. 8:104. Tests is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official may require tests or test reports as proof of compliance. Required tests are to be made at the expense of the owner, or his agent, by an approved testing laboratory or other approved agency.

[ Sec. 8:105. Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals. ]

Sec. 8:105 is amended to read as follows:

Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals.

Sec. 8:105.1 is amended to read as follows:

There is hereby established a board to be called the Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals, which shall consist of six members and zero alternates. The Board shall be appointed by the applicable governing body.

Sec. 8:105.2.1. Membership is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals should consist of six members. Such Board members should be composed of individuals with knowledge and experience in the technical codes, such as design professionals, contractors or building industry representatives. The board shall be composed of the Director of Public Work [Works] or its [his] authorized representative; the Director of the Health Unit or his authorized representative; one professional engineer licensed by the State Board of Engineer Examiners to practice mechanical or civil engineering; two (2) licensed master plumbers; and one licensed journeyman plumber.

Sec. 8:105.2.2. Terms is amended to read as follows:

The latter four (4) members [mentioned in 105.2.1] are to be appointed by the Mayor-President and approved by the Council to serve for four (4) year terms unless removed by the Mayor-President with the consent of the Council for neglect of their duties or other causes. Vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term in the manner in which original appointments are required to be made. Continued absence of any member from required meetings of the Board shall, at the discretion of the applicable governing body, render any such member subject to immediate removal from office.

Sec. 8:105.2.3. Quorum and Voting is amended to read as follows:

The Director of Public Works or his authorized representative shall act as chairman of the Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals. A simple majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. In varying any provision of this Code, the affirmative votes of the majority present, but not less than three affirmative votes shall be required. In modifying a decision of the Building Official, not less than four affirmative votes, but not less than a majority of the Board, shall be required.

Sec. 8:105.2.4. Secretary of Board is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official shall act as Secretary of the Board and shall make a detailed record of all of its proceedings, which shall set forth the reasons for its decision, the vote of each member, the absence of a member and any failure of a member to vote.

Sec. 8:105.3. Duties and Authority is added to read as follows:

To examine and license all gas fitters and swimming pool contractors. To act as an advisory board in matters pertaining to plumbing and gas fitters. To adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, provided such rules and regulations be consistent with the provisions hereof, and in accordance with recognized standards and practices in the plumbing industry. No rule or regulation of the Board shall become effective, however, 60 days after notice of intention to enforce it shall have been given through the publication in [a] newspaper in general circulation in the City-Parish and until a public hearing on the same shall have been held; provided that the public hearing shall not be necessary unless a request shall have been made for such hearing during the period of publication. Such rule or regulation must be drawn in its proposed form and open to public inspection at the time the notice to enforce is published. Rules and regulations promulgated as herein provided shall have the same force and effect as provisions of this chapter. Any rule may be amended or repealed by the same procedure prescribed for the adoption of new rules. To interpret the provisions of the Plumbing Code and to authorize variations where the strict enforcement of the provisions would create unnecessary hardship, do manifest injustice, and be contrary to the public interest.

Sec. 8:105.4.1. Decision of the Building Official is amended to read as follows:

The owner of the building, structure or service system, or his duly authorized agent, may appeal a decision of the Plumbing Official to the Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals whenever any one of the following conditions are claimed to exist:

Sec. 8:105.4.2. Variances is amended to read as follows:

May vary the application of any provision of this Code to any particular case when, in his/her opinion, the enforcement thereof would do manifest injustice, and would be contrary to the spirit and purpose of this Code or public interest.

Sec. 8:105.4.3. Notice of Appeal is amended to read as follows:

Notice of appeal shall be in writing and filed within 30 calendar days after the decision is rendered by the Plumbing Official. Appeals shall be in a form acceptable to the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:105.4.4. Unsafe or Dangerous Buildings or Service Systems is amended to read as follows:

In the case of a building, structure or service system which, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official, is unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous, the Plumbing Official may, in his order, limit the time for such appeals to a shorter period.

Sec. 8:105.5.2. Decisions is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall, in every case, reach a decision without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. Each decision of the Board shall also include the reasons for the decision. If a decision of the Board reverses or modifies a refusal, order, or disallowance of the Plumbing Official or varies the application of any provision of this Code, the Plumbing Official shall immediately take action in accordance with such decision. Every decision shall be promptly filed in writing in the office of the Plumbing Official and shall be open to public inspection. A certified copy of the decision shall be sent by mail or otherwise to the appellant and a copy shall be kept publicly posted in the office of the Plumbing Official for two weeks after filing. Every decision of the Board shall be final, subject however to such remedy as any aggrieved party might have at law or in equity.

[ Sec. 8:107. Violations and Penalties. ]

Sec. 8:107. Violations and Penalties is amended to read as follows:

Any person, firm, corporation or agent; contractor; and/or installer who violates a provision of this Code, shall be subject to enforcement action by the Plumbing Official in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and/or ordinances.

[ Sec. 8:202. Definition of Terms. ]

Sec. 8:202. Definition of Terms is amended to add the following definitions.

Back Water Valve —A device (check valve) installed in a drain or pit or in the sewer or drainage system to prevent sewage or drainage from backing into low levels through fixtures or devices not installed sufficiently above sewer or drainage systems.

Domestic —Connected with supply and service to man and activities of his household, private residences, offices, and institutions, water for and liquid waste from lavatories, water closets, tubs and showers, kitchens, sinks, and laundries are considered domestic.

Insanitary —As opposed to "sanitary"; deficient in sanitation; unclean to a degree to be injurious to health; careless or dangerous hygienic conditions; contrary to sanitary principles.

Journeyman Plumber —A person who posses [possesses] the necessary qualifications and knowledge to install, alter and/or repair plumbing systems, and is licensed as such by the proper licensing of the agency of the state in which the person practices the art of plumbing.

Master Plumber —A person who possesses the necessary qualifications and knowledge to install, alter and/or repair of [sic] plumbing systems and is licensed as such in accordance with the requirements of governing authorities of jurisdictions in which he does business.

Permit Holder —Any person required to obtain a permit to do plumbing work in accordance with state, parish, city or other local laws or ordinances. (Where such permits are not available the property owner, contractor and installer shall be jointly responsible for the installation being in compliance with the requirements of this Code and where applicable may all be considered permit holders as the term is used in this Code.)

Plumber— A person who installs, alters, or repairs plumbing.

Plumbing Official— The State Health Officer and any individual official, board, department, or agency established and authorized by a state, parish, city or other political subdivision created by law to administer and enforce the provisions of the plumbing code as adopted or amended.

Public or Public Use —In the classification of plumbing fixtures, public applies to fixtures in general toilet rooms of schools, gymnasiums, hotel and motel lobbies, airports, bus and railroad stations, public buildings, stadiums, department and mercantile stores, public comfort stations, bars, restaurants, commercial buildings or places to, which the public is invited, or which are frequented by the public without special permission or special invitation, and other installations (whether pay or free) where a number of fixtures are installed so that their use is similarly unrestricted.

Readily Accessible —Having access without the need of removing any panel, door or similar covering of the item described. See Accessible.

Sanitary —For or relating to the preservation or restoration of health; associated with measures or equipment for improving conditions that influence health; free from or effective in preventing or checking an agent injurious to health; a water closet, urinal, or similar equipment fitted with appropriate plumbing for the purpose of conducting waste water to a point of collection and treatment prior to discharge.

State Health Officer —Means the legally appointed and/or acting State Health Officer as defined in R.S. 40:2 and includes his/her duly authorized technical representative.

[ Sec. 8:301. Basic Principles. ]

Sec. 8:301.3. Principle No. 3 is amended to read as follows:

A dwelling type building provided with a drainage system, a public sewer connection or a private sewage disposal system, shall have at least one water closet, one bathtub or shower, one lavatory, one kitchen-type sink, one washing machine drain, and an adequate source of hot water, for each family unit to meet minimum basic requirements for health, sanitation and personal hygiene. Water heating facilities shall be accessible for emergency maintenance without entering any individual apartment or living unit, except that water heaters may be located within an apartment or living unit when supplying hot water to that unit only.

All other buildings, structures, or premises intended for human occupancy or use shall be provided with adequate sanitary facilities as may be required, but not less than one water closet and one hand washing lavatory.

[ Sec. 8:401. Fittings. ]

Sec. 8:401.4. Heel or Side Inlet Bend is amended to read as follows:

A heel or side-inlet quarter bend shall not be used as a vent when the inlet is placed in a horizontal position.

[ Sec. 8:504. Limitations of Use of Materials Listed in Table 500. ]

Sec. 8:504.1. SRP and PVC (Thin Wall) Sewer Pipe and Fittings is amended to read as follows:

For storm sewers, storm drain pipe and fittings, foundation and subsoil drains outside building line for one and two family dwellings only, see 1501.5 and 1502.4.

Sec. 8:504.8 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:504.8.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:504.8.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:504.8.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:504.8.4 is hereby deleted.

Under Table 500 the following materials are hereby deleted: asbestos-cement pipe, concrete sewer pipe, PE insert fittings, plastic insert fittings for polybutylene tubing, asbestos-cement sewer pipe, asbestos cement sewer underdrain pipe, asbestos cement storm drain pipe, concrete reinforced sewer pipe, PE insert fittings, CPVC pipe & fittings, chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (CPVC) plastic pipe (SDR-PR), ABS and PVC plastic tubular fittings, chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (CPVC) plastic pipe fittings, schedule 80.2" and under, sockettype chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (CPVC) plastic pipe fittings, schedule 80.2" and under, threaded chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride) (CPVC) plastic pipe, schedule 80.2" and under, miscellaneous air admittance valves, rubber rings for asbestos cement pipe. The State also added ductile iron fittings.

Sec. 8:600. Joints and Connections.

Sec. 8:602.14.3 is added to read as follows:

ABS plastic pipe and PVC plastic pipe and fittings cannot be intermingled by solvent cement, only by an approved mechanical joint.

Sec. 8:604.1 is added to read as follows:

All connections made between copper and threaded steel pipe shall be made with an approved dialetric fitting. The joint between the copper tube or stainless steel tube and fittings shall be properly soldered or brazed, and the connection between the threaded pipe and the fitting shall be made with a standard pipe size threaded joint.

Sec. 8:607.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:700. Traps and Cleanouts.

Sec. 8:704.2.4 is amended to read as follows:

2. In pipe 4 and 6 inch nominal diameter or more, cleanouts shall be located at not more than 75 ft. intervals.

Sec. 8:705. Size of Cleanouts.

Sec. 8:705.1 is amended to read as follows:

Pipes Less Than 8-Inch Nominal Size

Cleanouts shall be the same nominal size as the pipes they serve.

EXCEPTIONS:

1.
Pipes larger than 4-inch nominal size may be served by a 4-inch cleanout.

2.
A 1 1/4-inch "P" trap connected with slip joints or ground joint connections may be used to serve 1 1/2-inch pipe.

3.
A 1 1/2-inch "P" trap connected with slip joints or ground joint connections may be used to serve a 2-inch pipe.

Sec. 8:705.2 is amended to read as follows:

Pipes 8-Inch and Larger Nominal Size

Sec. 8:705.2.1 is amended to read as follows:

Building drains may be served with a 4-inch cleanout.

Sec. 8:705.2.2 is amended to read as follows:

For building sewers larger than 8 inches, and larger manholes shall be provided and located at each change in direction, and at intervals of not more than 300 ft. Manholes and manhole covers shall be an approved type.

Sec. 8:707. Manholes.

Sec. 8:707.1 is added to read as follows:

Sewer manholes shall be waterproofed, constructed of poured-in-place concrete or precast concrete pipe sections conforming to ASTM standard C-478-1. Bottoms shall be concrete poured on stabilized soil or aggregate subbase with inside surfaces sloped a minimum of 2 inches per foot to the pipe flow channel. All pipe connections and joints shall be sealed with approved waterstop or gasket materials and grouted. Manhole top frames and covers shall be class 30 gray cast iron conforming to ASTM A-48, machined for proper fit of covers in frame, coated with coal-tar pitch varnish and not less than 93% of the specified weight for each casting. Covers shall have the word "SEWER" cast in large letters, similar, sealed covers with gaskets and cap screws of bolts shall be used where subject to flooding. (See Appendix K, Drawing No. 13)

Sec. 8:800. Interceptors, Separators and Backwater Valves.

Sec. 8:801.1. When Required is amended to read as follows:

Interceptors (separators) shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease, oil, flammable waste, sand, solids or other ingredients harmful to the building drainage system, the public or private sewer, or sewer, or sewage treatment plant or processes.

Sec. 8:801.2. Size and Type is amended to read as follows:

The size, and type of each interceptor shall be determined according to maximum volume and rate of discharge and each separator shall be approved by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:801.3. Type of Waste is amended to read as follows:

No wastes other than those requiring treatment or separation shall be discharged into any interceptor or separator except where otherwise specifically permitted.

Sec. 8:801.4. Grease Interceptors.

Sec. 8:801.4.1.

When, in the judgment of the plumbing official, waste pretreatment is required, an approved type grease interceptors complying with provisions of this section shall be installed in the waste line leading from sinks, drains and other fixtures or equipment establishments restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafeterias, bars and clubs, hotels, hospitals, sanitariums, factory or school kitchens, or other establishments where grease may be introduced into the drainage or sewage system in quantities that can affect line stoppage or hinder sewage treatment or private sewage disposal.

Sec. 8:801.4.2 is amended to read as follows:

No grease interceptor shall be installed which has an approved rate of flow of less than twenty (20) gallons per minute, except when specially approved by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:801.4.3 is amended to read as follows:

Each plumbing fixture or piece of equipment connected to a grease interceptor shall be provided with an approved type flow control or restricting device installed in a readily accessible and visible location in the tailpiece or drain outlet of each such fixture. Flow control devices shall be so designed that the flow through such device or devices shall at no time be greater than the rated capacity of the grease interceptor. No flow control device having adjustable or removable parts shall be approved.

Sec. 8:801.4.4 is amended to read as follows:

Each grease interceptor required by this section shall have an approved rate of flow which is not less than that given in 809.3 for the total number of connected fixtures. The total capacity in gallons of fixtures discharging into any such grease trap shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) times the certified gpm flow rate of the grease interceptors as per 809.3. Any grease interceptor installed with the inlet more than (4) feet lower in elevation than the outlet of any fixture discharging into such grease trap shall have an approved rate of flow which is not less than fifty (50) percent greater than that given in 809.3.

For the purpose of this section, the term "fixture" shall mean and include each plumbing fixture, appliance, apparatus or other equipment required to be connected to or discharge into a grease interceptor by any provision of this section.

Sec. 8:801.4.6 is amended to read as follows:

Grease interceptors shall be maintained in efficient operating condition by periodic removal or [of] the accumulated grease. No such collected grease shall be introduced into any drainage piping, or public or private sewer.

Sec. 8:801.4.7 is amended to read as follows:

No water jacketed grease trap or grease interceptor shall be approved or installed.

Sec. 8:801.4.8 is amended to read as follows:

Each grease trap shall have an approved water seal of not less than two (2) inches in depth or the diameter of its outlet, whichever is greater.

Sec. 8:801.4.9 is added to read as follows:

A grease interceptor is to be installed for all residential rental property starting at a duplex and larger. A separate grease line will be installed and flow to one central grease interceptor large enough to handle the amount for apartments.

Sec. 8:801.5. Oil Separators is amended to read as follows:

An oil separator shall be installed in the drainage system section of the system where, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official, a hazard exists or where oils or other flammables can be introduced or admitted into the drainage system by accident or otherwise.

Sec. 8:801.6. Sand Interceptors is amended to read as follows:

Sand and similar interceptors for heavy solids shall have a water seal of not less than 2 inches.

Sec. 8:801.7. Venting Interceptors is amended to read as follows:

Interceptors shall be so designed that they will not become air bound if closed covers are used. Each interceptor shall be properly vented.

Sec. 8:801.8. Accessibility of interceptors is amended to read as follows:

Each interceptor shall be so installed as to provide ready accessibility to the cover and means for servicing and maintaining the interceptor in working and operating condition. The use of ladders or the removal of bulky equipment in order to service interceptors shall constitute a violation of accessibility.

Sec. 8:801.9. Water Connection if Permitted by the Plumbing Official is amended to read as follows:

Water connection for cooling or operating an interceptor shall be such that backflow cannot occur.

Sec. 8:802. Laundries.

Sec. 8:802.1. Interceptors is amended to read as follows:

Commercial laundries shall be equipped with an interceptor having a removable wire basket or similar device that will prevent strings, rags, buttons, or other materials detrimental to the public sewerage system from passing into the drainage system.

Sec. 8:802.2. Intercepting Device is amended to read as follows:

A basket or other device shall prevent passage into the drainage system of solids 1/2 inch or large [larger] in size. The basket or device shall be removable for cleaning purposes.

Sec. 8:803. Bottling Plants.

[ Section 8:803 is amended to read as follows: ]

Bottling plants shall discharge their process wastes into an interceptor which will provide for the separation of broken glass or other solids, before discharging liquid wastes into the drainage system.

[ Sec. 8:804. Slaughter House Drains. ]

Sec. 8:804: Slaughter House Drains is amended to read as follows:

Slaughtering-room drains shall be equipped with separators which shall prevent the discharge into the drainage system of feathers, entrails and other materials likely to clog the drainage system.

[ Sec. 8:805. Food Grinders ]

Sec. 8:805. Food Grinders is amended to read as follows:

Where food-waste grinders are installed, the waste from those units shall not discharge directly into the building drainage system without passing through an interceptor of its own unless specifically required or permitted by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:806. Maintenance.

[ Sec. 8:806] is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:806. Minimum Requirements for Wash Rack.

[ Sec. 8:806] is hereby added to read as follows:

Every private or public wash rack and/or floor or slab used for cleaning shall be adequately protected against storm or surface water and shall drain or discharge into an interceptor (clarifier) of an approved design for this use.

Sec. 8:807. Special Type Separators.

[ Sec. 8:807] is amended to read as follows:

The Plumbing Official may require the submittal of drawings and other pertinent information.

Sec. 8:808. Backwater Valves.

Sec. 8:808.1 is amended to read as follows:

Installation. The installation of backwater devices as protection for fixtures subject to backflow shall be in accordance with requirements of this Code.

Sec. 8:808.2. Fixture Branches Backwater is amended to read as follows:

Valves shall be installed in the branch of the building drain which receives only the discharge from fixtures located below grade.

Sec. 8:808.3. Materials is amended to read as follows:

Backwater valves shall have all bearing parts of corrosion resistant material.

Sec. 8:808.4. Seal is amended to read as follows:

Backwater valves shall have all bearing parts of corrosion resistant material.

Sec. 8:808.5. Diameter is amended to read as follows:

Backwater valves, when fully opened, shall have a capacity not less than that of the pipes in which they are installed.

Sec. 8:808.6. Location is amended to read as follows:

Backwater valves shall be so installed to be accessible for service and repair.

Sec. 8:809. Special Wastes.

Sec. 8:809.1. Acid Waste is amended to read as follows:

Acid and chemical indirect waste pipes shall be of materials unaffected by the discharge of such wastes.

Sec. 8:809.2. Neutralizing Device is amended to read as follows:

In no case shall corrosive liquids, spent acids, or other harmful chemicals which might destroy or injure a drain, sewer, soil or waste pipe, or which might create noxious or toxic fumes, discharge into the plumbing system without being thoroughly diluted or neutralized by passing through a properly constructed and acceptable dilution or neutralizing device. Such device shall be automatically provided with a sufficient intake of diluting water or neutralizing medium, so as to make its contents noninjurious before being discharged into the soil or sewage system.

Sec. 8:809.3. Grease Interceptors for Commercial Kitchens. [is added to read as follows:]

When grease interceptor [interceptors] are required, a recommended sizing criteria is provided in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1. GREASE INTERCEPTORS is added to read as follows:

Required Rate of Flow per Minute, Gallons	Grease Retention Capacity, Pounds
20	40
25	50
25	70
50	100

 

Sec. 8:900. Plumbing Fixtures.

Sec. 8:905.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:905.3. Tubs, Prohibited Installation is added to read as follows:

Bathtubs shall not be so installed that the tub valves, water piping, and trap or drain would be concealed in an exterior wall.

All bathtubs shall be installed in such a manner that the tub valves, water piping, and trap or drain will be accessible for repairs and/or replacement.

The setting or installing of two (2) tubs head to head shall not be allowed except where a chase or closet separates the two (2) tubs and access door or removal panel is provided for access. The trap door or panel shall have a minimum width of eighteen (18) inches. To be "removable" shall mean that the panel is secured in place by means of screws rather than nails.

Sec. 8:914.1.1 is amended to read as follows:

Floor drains shall be installed in all public toilet rooms, etc. (see definition of Public or Public Use in Chapter 2) at the discretion of the design engineer or the Plumbing Official. When floor drains are installed in the above mentioned rooms, the floor drains shall be not less than 3 inches and the trap shall be equipped with a trap primer, connected to the cold water supply to a plumbing fixture in the same room, same room, to maintain the water seal in the floor drain trap.

Sec. 8:914.1.5 is amended to read as follows:

Floor drain traps and drains, shall not be less than 2 inches diameter.

Sec. 8:914.1.6 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:914.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:914.4 is amended to read s follows:

Prohibited Location. No floor drain or other plumbing fixture except electric water heaters shall be installed in a room containing air handling machinery when such room is used as a plenum. When rooms are used as a plenum, equipment drains shall be conveyed through an indirect waste receptor located outside such rooms or other approved point of disposal. No floor drains shall be permitted in food storage areas unless installed accordance with section 1101.1. Floor drains are not permitted in walk-in coolers or freezers unless installed in accordance with section 1101.1. Floor drains are not permitted in walk-in coolers or freezers unless they are provided with indirect connections to the sanitary sewer and are located outside the location.

Sec. 8:914.5 is amended to read as follows:

Required Location and Construction. In public coin operated laundries and in the central washing facilities or [of] apartment buildings or in rooms containing connections for laundry machines except in one and two family dwellings, the rooms containing the laundry machines shall be provided with adequate floor drains shall have a minimum outlet cross section of not less than 2-inch diameter, and, except when such floor drains are embedded in concrete floors, the floors shall be treated as required by 910.2 for floors under shower compartments. Required floor drains shall meet the design criteria for shower drains in 910.1.

Sec. 8:915. Dishwashing Machines.

See chapter 23 of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code

Sec. 8:915.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:915.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:915.3 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:915.4 is hereby deleted.

[ Sec. 8:921. Water Heaters and Hot Water Storage Tanks. ]

Sec. 8:921.2. Location is amended to read as follows:

Water heaters and storage tanks shall be so located and connected that they will be readily accessible for observation, maintenance, servicing and replacement unless approved by the Plumbing Official. When a gas water heater is installed in an attic, a minimum clearance of fifteen (15) inches from the bottom of the draft hood to any combustible material shall be maintained. For residential installations where the water heater is located in the garage, the water heater shall have a minimum of three (3) feet clearance from any fuel burning internal combustion engine or vehicle stored or parked therein. Where it is not practical to secure the required clearance of three (3) feet, the water heater shall be elevated to a minimum height of eighteen (18) inches above the garage floor. Such water heaters shall be protected against physical damage. The drain line from the temperature and pressure relief valve shall, in either case, be extended to the outside of the building. Water heaters located in attics or above ceilings must be accessible by means of stairways or scuttles. The scuttle must measure not less than twenty-four (24) inches by twenty-four (24) inches or large enough for the water heater to be removed.

Sec. 8:921.4. Connections.

Sec. 8:921.4.1 is amended to read as follows:

The cold water branch line from the main water supply line to each hot water storage tank or water heater shall be provided with a valve accessible on the same floor, located near the equipment and only service the hot water storage tank or water heater. The valving shall not interfere or cause a disruption of the cold water supply to the remainder of the cold water system. A cold water cut off valve shall be within 3 feet of the water heater.

Table 922.2 (Continued) Service Stations is hereby added to read as follows:

Table 922.2 Service Stations (addendum)

Type of Building or Occupancy	Water Closet			Urinals (4)	Lavatories (3)		Bathtubs or Showers	Fountains (4)
	No. of Pump	No. of Fixtures		No. of Fixtures	No. of Fixtures		No. of Fixtures	No. of Fixtures
	Islands	Male	Female		Male	Female
_____
Service stations, full service (11) (on Federal and State highways, or to incorporated areas with 500 population, or when property is within 1000 yards of an interstate highway exit/entrance ramp)	1—2 3 4 each additional pump island	1 1 2       1	1 2 3       1	0 1 1       *(13)	1 1 1       1	1 1 2       1	None   Required	1 1 2       1
	each additional pump island	1	1	*(13)	1	1		1
Service stations, full service (12) (not meeting above criteria), self service stations, convenience stores, markets:
Floor space, Building
(Square Feet)
less than 50,000		1			1
		Male	Female		Male	Female
50,000—75,000		1	1		1	1
Greater than 75,000 (for each 50,000 or fraction thereof)		1	1		1	1

 

Pump Island - ;hg;An arrangement of gasoline or diesel fuel pumps to serve automobiles at a centralized point. For the purpose of this table, one (1) pump island is equal to four (4) parking spaces that can be reached by a fuel hose without repositioning the vehicle.

Sec. 8:1100. Indirect Waste Piping and Special Waste.

Sec. 8:1101.3. Connection is amended to read as follows:

Indirect waste connections shall be provided for drains, overflows, or relief lines from the water supply system or air conditioning units.

Sec. 8:1105.3. Splashing is amended to read as follows:

All plumbing receptors receiving the discharge of indirect waste pipes, shall be of such shape and capacity as to prevent splashing or flooding. No plumbing fixture which is used for any other purpose shall be used to receive the discharge of an indirect waste pipe. Unless authorized by the Plumbing Official.

Sec. 8:1106. Clear Water Waste is amended to read as follows:

Water lifts, expansion tanks, cooling jackets, sprinkler systems, drip or overflow pans, or similar devices which waste clear water only, may discharge into the building drainage system through an indirect waste.

Sec. 8:1109. [Swimming Pools.] is amended to read as follows:

Piping carrying waste water from swimming pools including pool drainage, backwash from filters, water from scum gutter drains or floor drains which serve walds [walks] around pools, shall be installed as an indirect waste utilizing a circulation pump, if necessary, when indirect waste line is below the sewer grade. Effective May 1, 1993, the backwash line from a swimming pool shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system, when sewer is available. This connection shall be made by means of an indirect waste. The connecting of backwash drains to the storm water system shall be discontinued.

Sec. 8:1200. Water Supply and Distribution.

Sec. 8:1204.6. Additional Requirements is amended to read as follows:

See Appendix D of this Code for additional information. For rules and regulations see Chapter 14 for [of] the State Sanitary Code of Louisiana.

Sec. 8:1205.1.1 is amended to read as follows:

Materials for underground water service pipe and lawn sprinkler systems, shall be a minimum Type L copper tube, brass, cast iron pressure pipe, ductile iron, or pressure-rated plastic as listed in Table 500. Water pipe and fittings with more than 8.05 lead shall not be used.

Sec. 8:1205.2. Water Service Piping is amended to read as follows:

Water Service lines shall be sized in accordance with Appendix F or designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice, but in no case shall the water service piping be 3/4 inch inside nominal diameter for copper, copper alloy or approved noncorrosive pipe or tube. Water service piping shall be buried at a minimum depth of twelve (12) inches. When plastic pipe is used for the water supply pipe, it shall make a transition from the plastic to copper or steel not less than three (3) feet from the building to its connection with the house distribution system.

Sec. 8:1205.3. Service Lines Near Drain or Sewer Line is amended to read as follows:

Except as permitted in 1205.4, parallel underground water service pipe and the building drain or building sewer shall not be less than 5 ft apart horizontally and shall be separated by undisturbed or compacted earth.

Sec. 8:1210.1.1 is amended to read as follows:

Above Ground—Materials for water-distribution pipes and tubing shall be brass, copper water tube minimum type L, stainless steel water tube minimum Grade H, cast iron pressure pipe, ductile iron, galvanized steel, or polybutylene (PB) plastic pipe or tubing all to be installed with approved fittings; except that changes in direction in copper tube (ASTM B 88) may be made with bends having a radius of not less than four diameters of the tube, providing that such bends are made by use of forming equipment which does not deform or create a loss in cross-sectional area of the tube.

Sec. 8:1210.1.2 is amended to read as follows:

Under Ground—Inaccessible water distribution piping under slabs shall be copper water tube minimum type L, brass, cast iron pressure pipe, ductile iron pipe or polybutylene (PB) plastic pipe or tubing, all to be installed with approved fittings or bends. All copper tubing joints below a building slab shall be brazed. Polybutylene joints below a building slab are prohibited. Any materials subject to corrosion shall be protected when use in corrosive soils. (1) No PVC or polybutelene piping may be used below ground or building slabs when there will be underground gasoline storage tanks installed on the property.

Sec. 8:1210.1.5 is added to read as follows:

Test of water-supply system. Upon completion of a section or of the entire water-supply system, it shall be tested and proved under a water pressure not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used. Exception: 250 psi test required for polybutylene systems. A permanent water service shall be installed before final inspection.

Sec. 8:1211.8.1 is amended to read as follows:

Approved engineered water hammer arresters or calculated air chambers shall be provided to safeguard the water distribution system against destructive water hammer hazard and noise. Air chambers or other approved mechanical devices, designed to reduce water hammer, shall be placed at the highest point of the system and at each group of fixtures including the kitchen sink, the washing machine, and the water heater. Air chambers must be at least the size of the largest pipe supplying the group of fixtures at least 12″ in length.

Sec. 8:1213.7.3 is amended to read as follows:

The pan drain shall extend full-size and terminate over a suitably located indirect waste receptor or floor drain or extend to the exterior of the building and terminate no less than 6 inches or more than 24 inches above grade. In buildings having more than one water heater, the pan drain from each water heater shall be separately extended to the exterior of the building or to an open-end drain.

Sec. 8:1213.7.4 is amended to read as follows:

The discharge from the relief valve shall be piped full-size separately to the outside of the building or to another approved location so that any discharge can cause no personal injury or property damage and can be readily observed by the building occupants. In no case shall the discharge from a relief valve be trapped. In buildings having more than one water heater, the safety valve drain from each water heater shall be separately extended to the exterior of the building or to an open-end drain.

Sec. 8:1300. Drainage System.

Sec. 8:1301.3.1 is amended to read as follows:

Soil and waste piping for drainage systems shall be of aluminum, cast iron, galvanized steel, brass or Type DWV copper tube, Schedule 40 plastic piping, or borosilicate glass.

Sec. 8:1301.4. Underground Piping is amended to read as follows:

All underground drains within buildings shall be cast iron soil pipe, Type DWV copper, heavy schedule borosilicate glass or Schedule 40 plastic piping. Materials subject to corrosion shall be protected when installed in corrosive soils.

Sec. 8:1301.4.1 is hereby added to read as follows:

All underground piping where gasoline storage tanks are involved plastic piping shall not be used.

Sec. 8:1302.1. Separate Trenches is amended to read as follows:

The building sewer shall be cast iron sewer pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe, or plastic piping. Joints shall be watertight and roofproof and all material shall be installed according to the manufacturer's recommendations. (See Appendix I.) All pipe and fittings shall bear the manufacture's name or trademark.

Footnote of Table 1305.1 is hereby added to read as follows:

Minimum size building drain of three inch shall serve not more than a bathroom group, consisting of one water closet, one tub or shower, and one lavatory.

Footnote Number 2 of Table 1305.1 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1400. Vents and Venting.

Sec. 8:1401.3. Piping Above Ground is amended to read as follows:

Vent piping shall be of cast iron, galvanized steel, aluminum, brass or copper tube, copper tube of a weight not less than that of copper drainage tube Type DWV, plastic Schedule 40 piping, or borosilicate glass.

Sec. 8:1401.4. Piping Underground is amended to read as follows:

Vent piping placed underground shall be of cast iron, copper tube of a weight not less than that of Type DWV, plastic Schedule 40 piping or heavy schedule borosilicate glass, provided that other materials may be used for underground vents when found adequate and installed as directed by the Plumbing Official. Materials subject to corrosion shall be protected when installed in corrosive soil.

Sec. 8:1403.1. Installation is amended to read as follows:

A vent stack or a main vent shall be installed with a soil or waste stack whenever back vents, relief vents, or other branch vents are required in two or more branch intervals. No fixture shall be permitted to drain into any stack above any vent connection.

Sec. 8:1403.2.1 is amended to read as follows:

The vent stack shall terminate independently above the roof or the building or shall be connected with the extension of the soil or waste stack (stack-vent) at least 6 inches above the flood-level rim of the highest fixture.

Sec. 8:1403.2.2 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1404.5 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1407 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1408.1 Distance of Trap From Vent is amended to read as follows:

Table 1408.1. Distance of Fixture Trap From Vent

Size of Fixture Drain (in)	Size of Trap (in)	Fall (in/ft)	Maximum Distance From Trap
11¼	11¼	¼	2 ft 6 in
11½	11¼	¼	3 ft
11½	11½	¼	3 ft
2	11½	¼	5 ft
2	2	¼	5 ft
3	3	1/8	6 ft
4	4	1/8	10 ft

 

Sec. 8:1411.2. Double Bath is amended to read as follows:

Bathroom groups back-to-back on top floor consisting of two bathtubs or shower stalls may be installed on the same horizontal branch with a common vent for the lavatories and with no back vent for the bathtubs or shower stalls and for the water closets, provided the wet vent is 3-inch diameter, and the length of the fixture drain conforms to Table 1408.1.

Sec. 8:1411.3. Multistory Bathroom Groups is amended to read as follows:

On the lower floors of a multistory building, the waste pipe from one or two lavatories may by used as a wet vent for one or two bathtubs or showers provided that:

1.
The wet vent and its extension to the vent stack is not less than 2-inch diameter, and,

2.
Each water closet below the top floor is individually back vented, and,

3.
The vent stack is sized in accordance with Table 1411.3.

Section 1411.3. Exception is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1411.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1412.1. Fixture Groups is amended to read as follows:

A single bathroom group of fixtures, consisting of a water closet, basin, shower or tub, and a kitchen sink (with disposal and dishwasher) located back-to-back to the bathroom, or two bathrooms back-to-back each consisting of one toilet, basin, shower or tub may be installed without individual fixture vents in a one story building or on the top floor of a building provided each fixture drain connects independently to the stack and that the tub and/or shower, and water closet enter the stack at the same level and in accordance with the requirements in Table 1408.1. The minimum size soil for the above installation shall be a minimum of 3 inches in diameter.

Sec. 8:1413.1.1. Horizontal Branches is amended to read as follows:

One sink and one lavatory or one tub, or one shower, or three lavatories within 5 ft developed length of main-vented line may be installed on a 2-inch horizontal waste branch, or two lavatories within 3 ft developed length of a main-vented line may be installed on a 1½-inch horizontal waste branch, without reventing, provided the branch is full sized throughout its length, and provided the wastes are connected with a pitch of not more than ¼ inch per ft, and provided that a 2-inch "P" trap shall be the minimum for tubs and showers.

Sec. 8:1413.1.2 is amended to read as follows:

Waste openings in the horizontal branch shall not be less than 1½ inches.

Sec. 8:1413.3. Limits or Fixture Units Above Bathtubs and Water Closets is amended to read as follows:

A total of three fixture units may be placed on a soil or waste stack on floors above the highest water closet or bathtub connection without the use of re-vents provided:

1.
The soil or waste stack is not less than 3-inch diameter.

2.
The total fixture unit load on the stack does not exceed the limitations of 1305.1.

3.
The largest fixture drain opening into the stack shall not be less than the trap of the fixture to be connected except as permitted in 1413.1. Such opening for multiple fixture connections shall be limited to use on one floor only.

4.
Each fixture above the highest tub or water closet is no father [further] from the stack than permitted in Table 1408.1.

5.
All fixtures on lower floors are vented as otherwise required by this chapter.

Sec. 8:1420.2. Size of Stack-Vents, Vent Stacks or Relief Vents is amended to read as follows:

The diameter of a stack-vent, vent stack or relief vent shall not be less than one-half of the diameter of the drain served, but in no case less than 1½ inches, and shall be determined from its length and the total of fixture units connected thereto, as provided in Table 1420.2.

Table 1420.2 1¼ of Size of Soil or Waste Stack, 2 Fixture Units Connected, 1¼, 30, and 150 of Diameter of Vent Required (In) are hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1420.4 is hereby deleted.

Sec. 8:1500. Storm Drains.

Sec. 8:1502.1. Inside Conductors is amended to read as follows:

Conductors placed within buildings or run in vent or pipe shafts shall be aluminum, cast iron, galvanized or black steel, galvanized ferrous alloys, brass, copper tubing of a weight not less than that of copper drainage tube Type DWV, copper pipe, or Schedule 40 plastic pipe.

Sec. 8:1502.2. Underground Storm Drains is amended to read as follows:

Building storm drains, inside the building, shall be of cast iron soil pipe, copper tube of a weight not less than that of Type DWV or Schedule 40 plastic DWV piping. When installed in corrosive soils, metallic piping shall be wrapped, coated or otherwise effectively protected.

Sec. 8:1502.3. Building Storm Drains is amended to read as follows:

Building storm drains underground inside the building, when not connected with a sanitary or combined sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, or ferrous-alloy piping, except that when approved by the Plumbing Official, vitrified-clay pipe, concrete pipe, asbestos cement pipe, copper tube Type DWV or Schedule 40 plastic piping may be used.

Appendix A is changed to read Section 1510.

Sec. 8:1600. Alternate Designed Plumbing System has been replaced by the following paragraphs:

Sec. 8:1601. General is amended to read as follows:

Approval of alternate designed plumbing system will be considered on an individual basis.

Sec. 8:1602. Requirements for Approval is amended to read as follows:

For approval the Plumbing Official shall require that necessary plans and specifications be submitted and signed by a licensed qualified professional engineer who shall be responsible for system design, inspection of the installation and certifying that the installed system is [in] compliance with the design specifications.

The Plumbing Official may also require test to be conducted prior to approve to assure that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of this Code. Such tests shall be made in accordance with approved standards, but in the absence of such standards, the Plumbing Official shall specify the test procedure.

Sec. 8:1700. Referenced Standards.

The following changes are made to the Referenced Standards:

ASTM C 478-1, Sewer manholes        707.1  

ASTM A 48, Manhole top frames        707.1  

NSF 42, Drinking water treatment units       1214.5.1

NSF 53, Drinking water treatment units       1214.5.1

NSF 58, Reverse osmosis drinking water treatment systems       1214.5.2

Appendix B title is amended to read Travel Trailers and Trailer Parks

B103.10 [sic] is amended to read as follows:

Each trailer site shall be provided with a house trap. Sewer laterals over 30 ft from the main park drainage sewer shall be properly vented and provided with a cleanout brought to grade. All traps must be underground and must be of cast iron, copper (Type I) or D.W.V. plastic. Provided with a concrete collar at the ground surface 3′ × 3′ × 3′ in diameter ×3″.

Vents. Four (4) inch vents shall be installed at not more than fifty (50) foot intervals with a maximum of six (6) traps per vent.

B109.4. Service Connection is amended to read as follows:

The service connection shall be not less than ¾-inch diameter; no rigid pipe may be used. Flexible metal tubing is permitted. Fittings at either end shall be of a quick disconnect type not requiring any special tools or knowledge to install or remove.

Appendix C is hereby deleted.

Appendix D is hereby deleted and replaced with rewritten version: Cross-Connection Control

D101. The purpose of this part is to provide for the protection of the public from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating such contaminants or pollutants which could backflow or back-siphon into a portable water supply; to promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between potable water supplies and non-potable systems; and to promote the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control in the State of Louisiana.

D102. DEFINITIONS: The following definitions shall be used in conjunction with this Part and all other Chapters of the Sanitary Code which are adopted or may be adopted, and shall be utilized in lieu of any like terms or phrases defined in the Standard Plumbing Code, Louisiana Edition:

Air Gap - The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other device and the flood rim of the receptacle.

Apartment Complex - Any multiple dwelling structure consisting of two (2) or more units, e.g. duplex, triplex, four-plex, etc.

Approved - Accept [Accepted] by the State Health Officer or his/her authorized representative as meeting an applicable specification cited or stated in this Chapter or as suitable for the proposed purpose.

Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker - A device which prevents back-siphonage by creating an atmospheric vent when there is either a negative pressure or sub-atmospheric pressure in a water system.

Backflow - The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances, under positive or reduced pressure into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply from any source other than its intended source.

Barometric Loop - A fabricated piping arrangement rising at least thirty-five (35) feet at its topmost point above the highest fixture it supplies. It is utilized in water supply systems to protect against back-siphonage.

By-Pass - Any system of piping or other arrangement whereby the water may be diverted around any part or portion of a water supply or treatment facility.

Commercial Dishwasher - A mechanical dishwasher that has NSF approval.

Containment - A method of backflow prevention which requires a backflow prevention device or method at the water service entrance to isolate the customer from the water main.

Contamination - The introduction into water or microorganisms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes or wastewater in a concentration that makes the water unfit for its intended use.

Double Check Valve Assembly - An assembly of two (2) independently operating spring loaded check valves with tightly closing shut off valves on each side of the check valves, plus properly located test cocks for the testing of each check valve.

Double Check Valve With Immediate Atmospheric Vent - A device having two (2) spring loaded check valves separated by an atmospheric vent chamber.

Degree of Hazard - The term is derived from an evaluation of the potential risk to public health and the adverse effect of the hazard upon the potable water system.

Fixture Isolation - A method of backflow prevention in which a backflow prevention is located to correct a cross-connection at an in-plant location rather than at a water service entrance.

Hose Bibb Vacuum Breaker - A device which is permanently attached to a hose bibb and which acts as an atmospheric vacuum breaker.

Potable Water - Water having bacteriological, physical and chemical qualities that make it safe and suitable for use by people for drinking, cooking and washing.

Pressure Vacuum Breaker - A device containing one or two independently operated spring loaded check valves and an independently operated sparing loaded air inlet valve located on the discharge side of the check or checks. Device includes tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check valves and properly located test cocks for the testing of the check valves.

Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Preventer - An assembly consisting of two (2) independently operating approved check valves with an automatically operating differential relief valve located between the two (2) check valves, tightly closing shut-off valves on each side of the check valves plus property [properly] located test cocks for the testing of the check valves and relief valves.

Residential Dual Check - An assembly of two (2) spring loaded, independently operating check valves without tightly closing shut-off valves and test cocks. Generally employed immediately down stream of the water meter to act as a containment device.

Water Service Pipe - The pipe from the water main, water meter, water supply system or other approved source of water supply system or other approved source of water supply, to the building or structure served.

D104.1. Containment Practices - Backflow prevention methods or devices shall be utilized as directed by the State Health Officer to isolate specific public water supply customers from the public water supply main when such action is deemed necessary to protect the potable water supply against potential contamination through the potable water system owned and maintained by the customer.

D104.2. As a minimum, the following types of devices shall be installed and maintained by public water supply customers downstream of the meter or service connection prior to any branch line or connections serving the listed customer types and categories:

Air Gap

1.
Fire Protection/Sprinkler System utilizing non-potable water as an alternative or primary source of water-Refer to American Water Works Association (AWWA) Manual M14 (1)

Reduce Pressure Principle Backflow Preventer

1.
Hospitals, Out-Patient Surgical Facilities, Renal Dialysis Facilities

2.
Funeral Homes, Mortuaries

3.
Car Wash Systems

4.
Sewage Facilities

5.
Chemical or Petroleum Processing Plants

6.
Animal/Poultry Feedlots or Brooding Facilities

7.
Meat Processing Plants

8.
Metal Plating Plants

9.
Food Processing Plants, Beverage Processing Plants

10.
Fire Protection/Sprinkler Systems-Refer to AWWA M14 (1)

Dual Check Valve Assembly

1.
Fire Protection/Sprinkler System meeting NFPA Standards for the use of antifreeze in such systems-Refer to AWWA M14 (1)

2.
Apartment Complexes served by a master meter

(1)
AWWA Manual M14 - Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control shall apply to Fire Protection/Sprinkler Systems.

D105.1. Fixture Insolation [sic] Practices - Public water supply customers shall provide and maintain backflow prevention methods or devices as directed by the State Health Officer within the potable water supply owned by the customer to protect users of the public system against potential contamination due to backflow.

D105.2. As a minimum, the following types of devices or methods shall be employed a [sic] appropriate for the following points of usage:

Air Gap

1.
Cooling Towers

2.
Chemical Tanks

3.
Commercial Dishwashers in commercial establishments, except as provided in Chapter 21 and 23 of the State Sanitary Code

4.
Ornamental Fountains

5.
Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs

6.
Baptismal Fonts

Reduce Pressure Principle Backflow Preventers

1.
Commercial Boilers

2.
Air Conditioning, Chilled Water Systems

3.
Air Conditioning, Condenser Water Systems 4.
Pot-Type Chemical Feeders

5.
Lawn Sprinkler With Fertilizer Infection

Double Check Valve Assembly

1.
Food Processing Steam Kettles

Atmospheric or Pressure Type Vacuum Breakers

1.
Laboratory and/or Medical Aspirators

2.
Flushing Rim Bedpan Washers

3.
Garbage Can Washers

4.
Laboratory or Other Sinks With Threaded or Serrated Nozzles

5.
Flushometer Operated Fixtures

6.
Commercial Washing Machines

7.
Lawn Sprinklers

8.
Hose Bibbs

D106. Responsibility of Public Water Supplies - Public water supplies shall be responsible to ensure the protection of the supply form [from] potential contamination from certain of their customers through containment practices as prescribed by this Chapter or otherwise directed by the State Health Officer.

[ Appendix E. Private Sewage Disposal. ]

Delete all of Appendix E and refer to Chapter XIII (Sewage and Refuse Disposal) of the State Sanitary Code.

Note: Refer to Chapter XIII of the State of Louisiana Sanitary Code for applicable regulations.

[ Appendix F. Sizing of Water Piping System. ]

Appendix F included for informational purposes. Appendix F is not a requirement of the Code.

Appendix G. Hospital Plumbing Systems.

Appendix G included as a requirement of the Code. Note some modifications.

G103.7. Central Disposal System Equipment.

All central vacuum (fluid suction) systems shall assure continuous service. Systems equipped with collecting or control tanks shall provide for draining and cleaning of the tanks while the system is in operation. In hospitals or line institutions having emergency power provisions, the system shall be capable of remaining in service during the use of emergency power. The exhausts from a vacuum pump used in connection with a vacuum (fluid suction) system shall discharge separately to the outer atmosphere. The exhaust discharge shall not create a nuisance or hazard within, without, around, or about the premises. Termination of the exhaust to the atmosphere shall be the same as required for sanitary sewer vents.

G103.3[8].2.

The piping of a central vacuum (fluid suction) system shall be of corrosion resistant material having a smooth interior surface. A branch shall not be less than 1/2 inch for one outlet and sized according to the number of vacuum outlets, and a main shall not be less than 1 inch. The pipe sizing shall be increased according [to] acceptable engineering practices. All piping shall be provided with adequate and accessible cleanout facilities on mains and branches, and shall be accessible for inspection, maintenance, and replacements.

G103.12.1.

Bedpan washers shall be vented to the outer atmosphere by means of one of more local vents. Termination of the vent to the atmosphere shall be the same as required for sanitary sewer vents. The local vent for a bedpan washer shall not be less than a 2-inch diameter pipe. A local vent serving a single bedpan washer may drain to the fixture served.

G104.1. Water Service.

It is recommended that all hospitals shall have dual services installed in a manner to provide an uninterrupted supply of water in case of a water main break.

G105. Medical Gases.

Where oxygen systems medical gases are installed, the oxygen gas piping, outlets, manifold rooms and storage rooms should be installed in accordance with the requirement.

[ Appendix H. Permit Fees. ]

Delete all of Appendix H; refer to Administrative Section.

Appendix I. Installation of Building Sewer.

Appendix I is a requirement of this Code except for Section I101. Section I101 included for informational purposes only.

Appendix J. Water Conservation.

Appendix J is not a requirement of this Code.

Appendix K Illustrations. [Appendix K] is not a requirement of this Code.

(Ord. No. 9576, § 2, 2-10-93; Ord. No. 13456, § 1, 11-22-05)