HomeMy WebLinkAbout4278-02/02/1998 ORDINANCE NO. 4278
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1993 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 30, PLUMBING,
AND ANY OTHER ORDINANCES REGARDING PLUMBING; AND ENACTING IN
LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER 30, PLUMBING.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa:
That Chapter 30, Plumbing, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, and any other ordinance regarding
plumbing are hereby repealed in their entirety; that a new
Chapter 30, Plumbing, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances of the City
of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows :
CHAPTER 30 . PLUMBING
Sec . 30-1 . Title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Waterloo Plumbing Code"
and may be so cited and may be referred to hereinafter as "the
Code" or "this Code. "
Sec . 30-2 . Application and scope .
The provisions of this Code shall include and apply to all
plumbing work, plumbing installations, and plumbing equipment
hereinafter installed, constructed, altered, serviced, or
repaired in, for, or about any new, remodeled, or relocated
building or structure in the City of Waterloo.
Sec . 30-3 . Plumbing inspector: Created; appointment;
qualifications .
(a) Created. The office of the plumbing inspector for the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby created and such inspector is
hereby authorized, directed, and empowered to inspect any and all
buildings or structures, public or private, and to, as herein
provided, condemn and order removed or remodeled and put into
proper and safe condition all plumbing and plumbing related
structures for the protection of the public health, safety, and
welfare.
(b) Appointment . The plumbing inspector shall be appointed
by the Mayor and City Council after being tested by the Civil
Service Commission and upon recommendation by the Building
Official, and shall work under the direction of the Building
Official .
(c) Qualifications. The appointee shall be a licensed
practical journeyman or master plumber with not less than ten
(10) years experience; possession of Certificate of Competency
issued by the City or Waterloo or must submit to an examination
of competency administered by the City of Waterloo Board of
Plumbing Examiners; possession of a valid driver' s license; shall
be possessed of such executive ability and requisite for the
performance of required duties and shall have thorough knowledge
of the standard materials and methods used in the installation
and maintenance of plumbing equipment; shall be well versed in
improved methods of construction for safety to persons and
property, the statutes of the State of Iowa relating to
sanitation and plumbing and any orders, rules, and regulations
issued by authority thereof, and in the Uniform Plumbing Code.
(d) Prerequisite license. The plumbing inspector shall
hold a current journeyman plumber license with the City of
Waterloo and shall be required to pass an examination for
journeyman prior to appointment .
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(e) It shall be unlawful for the plumbing inspector to
engage in the business of the sales, installation, or maintenance
of plumbing equipment, either directly or indirectly, and the
inspector shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged
in such business in the City, at any time while holding office as
herein provided for.
Sec . 30-4 . Plumbing inspector: Powers and duties .
(a) The plumbing inspector shall have full power to
exercise judgment in a reasonable and proper manner and rule
accordingly on all special cases in regard to matters in this
Code or not specifically covered thereby.
(b) The plumbing inspector shall keep records of
applications for plumbing permits and of all inspections . The
records shall be available to the public.
(c) The plumbing inspector shall keep an accounting record
for the collection of permit fees.
(d) The plumbing inspector shall keep records of sewer
connections from city main (s) to the property line and from the
property line to each building connected to city services .
(e) The plumbing inspector shall be the Administrative
Authority for the administration of the Plumbing Code of the City
of Waterloo.
Sec . 30-5 . Plumbing inspector: Right of entry.
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of
the provisions of this Plumbing Code, or whenever the plumbing
inspector or authorized representative has reasonable cause to
believe that there exists in any building or upon any premise,
any condition which makes such building or premises unsafe, the
plumbing inspector or authorized representative may enter such
building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same
or to perform any duty imposed upon by this Code, provided that
if such building or premise be occupied, they shall first present
proper credentials and demand entry; and if such building or
premise be unoccupied, they 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 inspector or their authorized
representative shall have recourse to every remedy by law to
secure entry.
Sec . 30-6 . Defective work; unsanitary condition.
Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the plumbing
inspector that the plumbing in a building causes a nuisance or
may cause disease, sickness, or otherwise becomes a hazard to
health, it shall be the duty of said inspector to make an
inspection of such plumbing and render a report to the proper
party, setting forth the necessary repairs or alterations
required to make such plumbing conform to this ordinance . The
inspector shall set a limit of time in which such repairs or
alterations are to be made, and upon the refusal or neglect of
the owner, agent, lessee, or tenant to comply with said notice
within the time stated, the plumbing inspector shall such repairs
or alterations to be made and such nuisance abated and the
expense of such work shall be taxed against such property and
become a prior lien thereon; or the inspector may order the
premises vacated and closed to further occupancy until such time
as the required repairs or alterations have been made.
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Sec . 30-7 . Maintenance, repairs and replacements of
double or multiple house sewer
connections .
(a) When it shall become necessary to make any repairs or
to make any replacements or in the event of any cost of
maintenance of a double or multiple house sewer between the main
sewer and the lot line from which such multiple connections are
extended, the owner of each structure, residence or building
served by such double or multiple house sewer shall pay their
proportionate share of the expenses of such repair, replacement
or maintenance cost . Such double or multiple sewer shall be
construed to mean from the branch opening where the individual
sewers enter the double or multiple house sewer to the point of
connection at the city sewer.
(b) That in the event the owner of each structure,
residence, or building served by such double or multiple house
sewers shall fail to maintain or repair the same or to make any
replacements in the same and to pay their proportionate share of
expense incident thereto, the City of Waterloo, Iowa, shall have
the power to order said replacements, repairs or maintenance, as
the case may be, and the actual cost thereof shall be assessed
against such property by certifying to the County Auditor for
collection as other special taxes.
Sec. 30-8 . Board of Plumbing Examiners and Appeals .
(a) Created. There is hereby created a board of plumbing
examiners, and the members of the board shall be : One member
from the city-at-large; two master plumbers, one, who shall be
elected as chairman of the board; two journeyman plumbers; and
the plumbing inspector who shall be an ex officio member of the
board and secretary thereof, but without the right to vote .
(b) Personnel . The master plumbers and journeyman plumbers
shall be bona fide residents of the City of Waterloo, and while
members of said Board the master plumber members shall be holders
of a Waterloo Master Plumber' s Business License and Certificate
of Competency and shall maintain their principal place of
business in the City of Waterloo. The journeyman plumber members
shall be holders of a valid Journeyman Plumber' s License .
(c) Appointment . The city-at-large member shall be
appointed but may be removed at any time for cause by the City
Council . Commencing with the first regular council meeting in
March, one master plumber and one journeyman plumber whose terms
have expired shall be appointed to the Board of Plumbing
Examiners for a term of three years or until their successors
shall have been appointed and qualified. Members holding office
on February 20, 1995, shall serve the remainder of their current
two-year terms . At time of appointments there shall be only one
Board member from any one shop. Master plumbers and journeyman
plumbers on the Board must have had their licenses for at least
five years and be recommended by their respective groups .
(d) Duties . The Board of Plumbing Examiners shall receive
applications for examinations and/or re-examinations for master
plumber' s licenses and certificates of competency, and for
journeyman plumber' s licenses, and shall receive applications for
renewal of master plumber' s licenses and certificates of
competency, and for journeyman plumber' s licenses . Said Board
shall examine and re-examine, issue and/or deny licenses, adopt
rules and regulations for the conduct of examination and other
actions, keep complete and accurate records of all its official
actions and make required reports to the proper authorities .
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(e) Compensation. The members of the Board shall serve
without compensation except their actual expenses, which shall be
subject to approval of the council .
(f) Time and place of meetings. Examination of applicants
for plumber' s licenses shall be held during the first and third
quarters of each calendar year. The City Council shall provide a
suitable room in which the Board of Examiners may hold its
meetings and furnish such equipment, supplies, and incidentals as
are necessary for the conduct of its business . The secretary of
the Board shall notify all members of the Board of applications
filed and of the exact time and place of all examinations to be
held.
(g) Temporary permit . The Board may, with a concurrence of
a majority of its members, pending the examination of any
applicant, and upon the payment of the proper fee therefor, issue
a temporary permit to an applicant allowing the applicant to work
at or engage in the business of plumbing until such time of
examination. However, said permit shall not be renewed or
extended beyond the time of examination as set forth herein, and
in case of failure of an applicant to pass an examination, no
further permit shall be issued to the applicant .
(h) Waiver of examination--journeyman. The Board may, at
its discretion, by majority vote of its members, issue to any
applicant possessing a valid journeyman plumber' s license from
any other state, after satisfying itself of the validity of such
license, and the qualifications of the holder thereof, waive
examination of such applicant and upon compliance with all other
regulations in this Code, issue to said applicant a journeyman
plumber' s license.
(i) Waiver of examination--master. The Board may, at its
discretion, by unanimous vote of its members, issue a Certificate
of Competency to any applicant who holds a bona fide current
master plumber' s license issued in the applicant ' s name from any
other city or state, after satisfying itself of the validity of
said license, and the ability of the holder thereof, without
requiring examination of such applicant, providing compliance by
such applicant with all other requirements of this ordinance has
been made .
(j ) Current license holders. Any person who, prior to the
effective date of this Code, holds a valid master plumber' s
license issued by the City of Waterloo shall, upon request to the
Board, be issued a Certificate of Competency, and shall not be
required to sub mit to the examination therefor, which is
otherwise herein provided for. Any person who, prior to the
effective date of this Code, holds a valid journeyman plumber' s
license issued by the City of Waterloo shall not be required to
submit to the examination therefor, which is otherwise herein
provided for.
(k) Appeals. Any person, firm, or corporation shall have
the right to register an appeal with the Board for a review of
any decision of the plumbing inspector provided that such appeal
is made in writing within ten (10) days after having been
notified of such decision by the plumbing inspector. Upon
receipt of such appeal the Board shall proceed to determine
whether the action of the plumbing inspector complies with this
Code and shall make a decision in accordance with it findings
within ten (10) days of receiving said appeal . No appeal shall
be considered unless same is filed within such period of ten (10)
days.
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Sec . 30-9 . Journeyman plumber.
The term "Journeyman plumber" shall include any person who
installs, alters, services, or repairs plumbing which is by law,
ordinance, or statute subject to inspection.
A journeyman plumber must have sufficient education to
understand plumbing and related matters as same applies to the
public, and must know the provisions of this Code and the rules
and regulations of the local and state boards of health governing
plumbing.
In order to be permitted to sit for the examination for a
journeyman' s license, it shall be necessary for the applicant to
present a subscribed and sworn to affidavit attesting to the fact
that the applicant possesses a minimum of four years of practical
experience at plumbing installations or four years as an
apprentice plumber assisting in the installation of plumbing
work.
Sec . 30-10 . Master plumber.
The term "Master plumber" shall include any person skilled
in planning, superintending and installing plumbing, who
satisfactorily passes an appropriate examination prior to being
issued a license as a master plumber. Applicant must know the
provisions of this Code, and the rules and regulations of the
local and state boards of health governing plumbing. Applicant
shall furnish the Board with affidavits stating the applicant ' s
practical experience prior to being issued a license.
In order to be permitted to sit for the examination for a
master plumber' s license, it shall be necessary for the applicant
to present a subscribed and sworn to affidavit attesting to the
fact that the applicant possesses a valid journeyman' s license.
Sec . 30-11 . License: Application, examination, fee,
issuance .
Any person desiring to be licensed as a journeyman or a
master plumber shall make application therefore to the Board on
forms obtained from the office of the plumbing inspector. Each
application shall be accompanied with a fee of seventy-five
dollars ($75 . 00) for a master plumber and fifty dollars ($50 . 00)
for a journeyman plumber, which will entitle the applicant to one
examination. If found qualified, the City of Waterloo shall
issue the respective license for which tested at no additional
charge . Upon failure of any applicant to qualify for license or
certificate, no such license or certificate shall be granted and
no refund of fees shall be made or claimed. Applicants may file
for re-examination, such application to be for the same fee as
original examinations.
Sec. 30-12 . Master Plumber Business (Contractor' s)
License.
Applicants who have been issued a Certificate of Competency
by the Board shall be certified to the city clerk of the City of
Waterloo who shall, upon the payment of an additional fee of one
hundred dollars ($100 . 00) and having in place a certificate of
insurance as herein provided for, issue to such applicant a
Master Plumber Business (Contractor' s) License in the name of the
City of Waterloo, by the mayor and attested by the city clerk.
A master plumber' s business license may be issued to a firm,
partnership, or corporation, only when an active owner or owners
of such firm, partnership, or corporation is a holder of a
certificate, or certificates of competency issued by the Board.
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A license issued to such firm, partnership, or corporation shall
bear on the face thereof the name or names of the holder or
holders of said certificate or certificates by the authority of
which said license was issued, and upon the cessation of active
ownership thereof by the party or parties named thereon, the
authority to continue such business shall be automatically
terminated.
Sec . 30-13 . Unlawful to work without license, or to
lend or borrow license .
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to work at the
trade of plumbing in the City of Waterloo unless such person
possesses a valid journeyman plumber' s license as provided in
this Code, except that a plumber' s apprentice may work with and
under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman--but at no
time may such apprentice work alone at the trade of plumbing.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to lend that
person' s license, or to borrow the license of another person, nor
shall any person offer to assume the responsibility of another
person' s work, when such person' s work would require that person
to be licensed under the provisions of this Code .
Sec. 30-14 . Advertising.
(a) No person, firm, corporation or co-partnership shall
advertise in any way that they possess the qualifications to
engage in or carry on the plumbing trade or business in the City
of Waterloo unless they are a bona fide holder of a valid master
plumber' s license as provided in this Code .
(b) No person, firm, corporation or co-partnership shall
use the word or words "plumbing, " "plumber, " or "plumbing
repairs" in a manner to advertise or intimate that they are
engaged in the plumbing trade or business, unless they possess a
valid master plumber' s business license, as provided in this
Code.
(c) Every person, firm or corporation which is not
possessed of a valid master plumber' s business license, shall use
the words "retail only" and/or "wholesale only" in any
advertisement of plumbing supplies offered for sale by them.
Sec . 30-15 . Revocation of licenses .
A master or journeyman plumber' s license or a certificate of
competency may be revoked for cause by the Board, after a hearing
by said Board, upon a written notice served upon the person in
whose name said license or certificate is issued, not less than
ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing, stating the time and
place thereof and the grounds for such hearing.
Sec . 30-16 . Apprentice plumber.
The term "Apprentice plumber" shall include any person who,
while learning the trade of plumbing, is assisting in the
installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing and is actually
with and in the presence of a licensed plumber. Fees for
apprentice registration shall be five dollars ($5 . 00) . After the
initial registration and payment of the respective fee of $5 . 00,
every apprentice shall register his/her name and address with the
Board of Plumbing Examiners before the expiration date of
December 31 of each year and be in receipt of a registration
certificate .
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Sec . 30-17 . License renewal .
A plumber' s license shall be valid for a period of up to one
(1) year and may be renewed annually on or before December 31st
upon a payment of ten dollars ($10 . 00) for journeyman and twenty-
five dollars ($25 . 00) for master' s license . Such licenses are
non-transferable and shall expire on the 31st day of December of
each year. A holder of both master and journeyman licenses shall
receive both for the twenty-five dollar ($25 . 00) fee.
A person who allows his or her license to lapse for a period
exceeding thirty (30) days or more shall be required to make
application for a new license, pay the necessary fee, and take
the required examination as provided in this Code, unless the
Board finds the lapse was caused by a matter over which the
applicant had no control, then the Board may renew said license
providing the renewal request is presented within sixty (60) days
of the date of license expiration.
Sec . 30-18 . Retirement license .
Persons licensed as provided in this Code may obtain a
retirement license upon the timely filing of an application which
indicates retirement from active participation in the plumbing
trade and may or may not reside locally. A retirement license
shall be in full force and effect upon a one-time renewal cost,
good for the life time of the applicant . The holder of a
retirement license may return to active license status without a
required re-examination, upon payment of the yearly renewal fees
incurred after the retirement license was granted.
Sec . 30-19 . Master Plumber' s Certificate of Insurance .
A Master Plumber' s application shall be filed with the
Waterloo Building Official (or a specified inter-governmental
agency if so designated by the Building Official) accompanied by
proof of registration with the State of Iowa and a Certificate of
Insurance written by a company authorized to transact business in
the State of Iowa, in limits of not less than Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($300, 000 . 00) combined single limit to any
person and One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100, 000 . 00) property
damage; said Certificate to be written on a standard form and
carrying an endorsement naming the City of Waterloo, Iowa, and
its employees (or the inter-governmental agency designated by the
Building Official) as additional insureds as its interest may
appear and conditioned upon the faithful performance of all
duties required of such contractor by any ordinances, rules and
regulations of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. It shall be a further
condition of said Certificate of Insurance that the obligator
will hold the City (through the specified inter-governmental
agency if so designated) harmless from any and all damages
sustained by reason of neglect or incompetency on the part of
such contractor, his/her agents or employees in the performance
of the work done under a license or permit issued upon the filing
of said Certificate.
Said Certificate of Insurance shall be issued by the 31st
day of December of each year, and shall be refiled on or before
said date for each subsequent year and shall be in continuous
full force and effect . That it is the intent and purpose of said
Certificate of Insurance to also bind the individual, company,
firm, association or partnership, whether it be trade name,
corporation, or other business association or arrangement with
which the principal is associated.
Homeowners working on their principal residence shall be
exempt from filing said Certificate.
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Sec . 30-20 . Persons authorized and reporting.
(a) No person, firm or corporation other than those holding
a master plumber' s license issued by the City of Waterloo, or
such other master plumbers, not legally residents of the City of
Waterloo, who have satisfied the Board of Plumbing Examiners as
to their competence and have in place insurance as by this
ordinance provided, shall tap any water or sewer mains, nor
install any private sewage disposal plant or private water
system; nor shall they make any connections, extension,
replacement, removals or additions of any nature to the sanitary
plumbing or water supply system within any building, or
disconnect any fixture or change the sanitary or water pipe
arrangement .
(b) Those persons, firms, or corporations who perform the
function of water softener installers only and who do not perform
any other plumbing work may install water softeners only provided
that said person, firm, or corporation obtains the proper
permits, prior to any work performed has in place insurance as by
this ordinance provided, requests and has inspected by the
plumbing inspector any installations, and pays any and all
inspection fees.
Sec . 30-21 . Application for permit.
When any changes, replacements, removals, additions or
alterations to the sanitary arrangements within a building are
made, the same shall be reported to the plumbing inspector who
shall issue a permit for, and make inspection of such work. Such
application shall be made on forms prepared and provided by the
plumbing department as prescribed by code .
Sec . 30-22 . Installation by owner.
In cases where the owner/occupant desires to do plumbing
work in the owners own residence, the owner shall appear before
the plumbing inspector and show competency in the installations
of plumbing systems . Upon such showing of competency and
approval and payment of required fees, a plumbing permit shall be
issued. Said permit authorizes owner only to do plumbing work in
the dwelling or unit owned and occupied by said owner without
licensing, certificate of insurance or help from other than
family members . Said person performs all labor in connection
therewith, have the necessary inspections made and comply with
code requirements.
Sec . 30-23 . Notification for inspection.
(a) It shall be the duty of the permit holder to notify the
inspector between the hours of 7 :30 - 8 :30 A.M. or 12 :30 - 1 : 30
P.M. on regular work days, that his work is ready for inspection
or test .
(b) It shall be the duty of the permit holder to make sure
the work will stand the test prescribed before giving
notification.
(c) If the inspector finds that the work will not stand the
test, the plumber shall be required to renotify the inspector
when the necessary corrections or tests have been made, and pay a
fifteen dollar ($15 . 00) reinspection fee .
(d) If the inspector, after having been notified in
writing, fails to appear within 24 hours of the time set for each
inspection or test, the inspection or test shall be deemed to
have been made, but the plumber doing the work shall be required
to file an affidavit with the plumbing inspector that the work
was installed with the ordinance and permit, and that it was free
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from defects and that the required test had been made and the
system was found free from leaks.
Sec . 30-24 . Change in use of plumbing system.
When a building or portion thereof is converted or remodeled
for a use classification or occupancy which is different from the
original use for which the plumbing system was designed, said
existing system shall be exposed as necessary for a comprehensive
inspection and shall be made to reasonably comply with the
functional provisions of this code in the same manner as
applicable to any existing plumbing system to which new plumbing
is added.
Sec. 30-25 . Applicability of ordinance to existing
buildings .
If an existing building is damaged by fire or otherwise or
altered in a manner to require the replacement of fifty percent
(50%) or more of the structure as determined by the authority
having jurisdiction, the entire building shall conform to this
code ' s requirements for new buildings .
Sec . 30-26 . Uniform Plumbing Code adopted.
Uniform Plumbing Code adopted by reference except as
hereinafter added to, deleted, modified or amended there is
hereby adopted as the plumbing code of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, that certain plumbing code known as Uniform Plumbing Code,
1994 edition, including appendixes A, B, C, D, H and the
installation standards as prepared by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and any further
regulations or requirements of the State Plumbing Code and the
provisions of said plumbing code shall be controlling in the
construction and maintenance of plumbing and in all other matters
covered by said plumbing code within the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
Sec . 30-27 . Amendment to §102 . 3 , Violations and
Penalties, of UPC.
Section 102 . 3 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by
adding Section 102 .3 . 3 as follows :
"102 .3 .3 Municipal Infraction.
102 .3 .3 .1 Any person, firm or corporation failing to
comply with or violating any of the terms or provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a municipal
infraction and upon conviction thereof, be punished
accordingly.
102 .3 .3 .2 If any plumbing work, including construction
or repair, is performed within the City contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, it shall be deemed a
municipal infraction and in addition to penalties
described, shall be corrected in accordance with this
ordinance.
102 .3 .3 .3 The performing of any act prohibited or
declared to be unlawful, an offense or a municipal
infraction by this ordinance or the Uniform Plumbing
Code, or the omission or failure to perform any act or
duty required by this ordinance or the Uniform Plumbing
Code is, unless another penalty is specified,
punishable as provided in Sections 1-15 through 1-17 of
the Code of Ordinances . "
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Sec . 30-28 . Amendment to §103 .4, Fees, of UPC.
Section 103 .4, Fees, is hereby repealed in its entirety; a
new Section 103 .4, Fees, is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as
follows :
"103 .4 Fees
103 .4.1 Statements. Statements for inspection fees
will be rendered by the plumbing inspector on or about
the first day of each month and shall be paid by the
fifteenth day of the same month. If not paid on or
before the prescribed date, permission to do work under
the license granted shall be automatically canceled, no
further inspections made, and collection of fees due
will be made through the insurance of the delinquent .
103 .4 .2 . Permit fees. Fees will be charged for new
installation, replacement of old with new, or change of
location and in case of plumbing fixtures, for the
removal of same, as follows :
Sewer Connection at Main/or Continuation thereof $10 . 00
Sewer Cut-offs 10 . 00
Sewer Stubs "New Subdivision" 10 . 00
Sewer Stubs "Paving Programs" 10 . 00
Sewer Replacements/Repairs 10 . 00
Sewer-Mobile Home Courts 10 . 00
Septic Tank 25 . 00
Septic Tank, Abandoned 10 . 00
Each Fixture or Trap Opening 5 . 00
Each Water Heater 5 . 00
Each Change from Private Well to City Water 10 . 00
Garage Mud Sump "Commercial" 15 . 00
Outside Grease Interceptor 15 . 00
Each Water or Waste Using Appliance 5 . 00
Each Backflow Protection Device 5 . 00
Each Backwater Valve 5 . 00
Reconstruction or Alteration of Drains,
Stacks or Vents 5 . 00
Reconstruction or Alteration of Water Piping 5 . 00
Each Roof Drain 5 . 00
Each Water Softener/Conditioner, any type 5 . 00
Sewage Ejector "Commercial" 15 . 00
Sewage Ejector "Residential" 10 . 00
Reinspection Fee 15 . 00
Sec . 30-29 . Amendment to §305, Sewers Required, of
UPC.
Section 305, Sewers Required, is amended by adding the
following subsection thereto:
"305.4. Public systems available. A public water
supply system and/or public sewer system shall be
deemed available to premises used for human occupancy
if such premises are within two hundred (200) feet,
measured along a street, alley or easement, of the
public water supply or sewer system and a connection
conforming to the standards set forth in this code
shall be made thereto. "
Sec . 30-30 . Amendment to §603 . 3 , Specific
Requirements, of UPC.
Section 603 .3, Specific Requirements, is hereby amended by
adding the following subsections :
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603 .3 .16 Yard Hydrants to furnish water for human
consumption are prohibited.
603 .3 .17 Cross Connection Control-Containment Provisions.
The purpose is to safeguard potable water supplies by
preventing backflow into public water systems.
603 .3 .17.1 Definitions . The following definitions
shall apply to Section 603 . 3 . 17 of the Waterloo
Plumbing Code. For the purpose of this Section, these
definitions supersede definitions given elsewhere in
this code.
1 . Administrative Authority. For the purpose of this
section, the Administrative Authority shall be the
Waterloo Water Works and Plumbing Division of the
Waterloo Building Department .
2 . Approved backflow prevention assembly for
containment . A backflow prevention assembly which is
listed by the University of Southern California-
Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic
Research as having met the requirements of ANSI-AWWA
Standard C510-89, "Double Check Valve Backflow-
Prevention Assemblies" , or ANSI-AWWA Standard C511-89,
"Reduced-Pressure Principle Backflow-Prevention
Assemblies" for containment . The listing shall include
the limitations of use based on the degree of hazard.
The backflow prevention assembly must also be listed by
the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials .
3 . Approved backflow prevention assembly for
containment in a fire protection system. A backflow
prevention assembly to be used in a fire protection
system which meets the requirements of Factory Mutual
Research Corporation (FM) and Underwriters Laboratory
(UL) , and the requirement of the Fire Code and the
Building Code of the City of Waterloo, in addition to
the requirements of paragraph a (3) . Devices sized
smaller than 2 1/2" which have not been listed by
Underwriters Laboratory (UL) and tested by Factory
Mutual Research Corporation (FM) may be allowed if they
meet the requirements of the Fire Code and the Building
Code of the City of Waterloo.
4 . Auxiliary water supply. Any water supply on or
available to the premises other than the water
purveyor' s approved public water supply such as, but
not limited to a private well, pond, or river.
5 . Containment . A method of backflow prevention which
requires the installation of a backflow prevention
assembly at the water service entrance.
6 . Cross connection. Any actual or potential
connection or arrangement, physical or otherwise,
between a potable water supply system and any plumbing
fixture or tank, receptacle, equipment, or device,
through which it may be possible for non-potable, used,
unclean, polluted, and contaminated water, or other
substance, to enter into any part of such potable water
system under any condition.
7 . Customer. The owner, operator, or occupant of a
building or property which has a water service from a
public water system, or the owner or operator of a
private water system which has a water service from a
public water system.
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8 . Degree of hazard. The rating of a cross connection
or water service which indicates if it has the
potential to cause contamination or pollution.
9. Double check valve backflow prevention assembly. A
backflow prevention device consisting of two
independently acting internally loaded check valves,
four properly located test cocks, and two isolation
valves.
10 . High hazard cross connection. A high hazard cross
connection is a cross connection which may cause an
impairment of the quality of the potable water by
creating an actual hazard to the public health, through
poisoning or through the spread of disease by sewage,
industrial fluids, or waste.
11 . Isolation. A method of backflow prevention in
which a backflow prevention assembly is located at the
cross-connection rather than at the water service
entrance.
12 . Low hazard cross connection. A low hazard cross
connection is a cross connection which may cause an
impairment of the quality of potable water to a degree
which does adversely and unreasonably affect the
aesthetic qualities of such potable waters for domestic
use .
13 . Multiple Family Residential Units . A multiple
family resident unit shall mean a building designed to
be used as residential occupancy for multiple family
units, each having separate plumbing facilities and not
more than two levels of occupancy.
14 . Private owned customer water system piping. Water
service line pipes and plumbing fixtures connected to
the public water system of the City of Waterloo which
are extended to the customer' s property and into the
customer' s building for service to the customer,
regulatory control of which is defined in the city
plumbing code and Waterloo Water Works regulations .
15 . Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
assembly. A backflow prevention device consisting of
two independently acting internally loaded check
valves, a different pressure relief valve, four
properly located test cocks, and two isolation valves.
16 . Registered backflow prevention assembly
technician. A person who is registered by law to test
or repair backflow prevention assemblies and report on
the condition of those assemblies.
17 . Thermal expansion. Volumetric increase of water
due to heating resulting in increased pressure in a
closed system.
18 . Water service . Depending on the context, water
service is the physical connection between a public
water system and a customer' s building, property,
private water system or the act of providing potable
water to a customer.
603 .3 .17 .2 Administrative Authority.
1 . For the purpose of Section 603 . 3 . 17 of the Waterloo
Plumbing Code only, the Administrative Authority shall
be the Waterloo Water Works and Plumbing Division of
the Waterloo Building Department .
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2 . The Administrative Authority shall have the right
to enter, with the consent of the customer or upon the
basis of a suitable warrant issued by a court of
appropriate jurisdiction, any property to inspect for
possible cross-connections .
3 . The Administrative Authority may approve training
programs for backflow prevention assembly technicians
and register backflow prevention assembly technicians
who successfully complete an approved training program.
4 . The Administrative Authority may collect fees for
the administration of this program. Fees shall be
established by resolution of the Waterloo City Council .
603 .3 .17 .3 New Water Service.
1 . Plans shall be submitted to the Administrative
Authority to review on all new water services to
determine size and degree of hazard.
2 . The Administrative Authority shall determine if any
type of backflow prevention assembly is required for
containment based on the degree of hazard.
3 . The Administrative Authority shall require, where
necessary, the installation of the appropriate backflow
prevention assembly for containment before the
initiation of water service .
603 .3 .17 .4 Existing Water Services.
1 . Upgrades of existing water services shall be
treated as new water services for the purpose of this
section.
2 . The Administrative Authority shall publish and make
available to each customer a copy of the standards used
to determine the degree of hazard.
3 . After publication of the standards, the
Administrative Authority shall notify customers whose
premises are classified as single family residential or
multiple family residential, having five units or less
and not more than two levels of occupancy, of the
provisions of this ordinance and compliance therewith.
4 . Within six (6) months after publication of the
standards, customers whose premises are not classified
as single family residential shall complete and return
to the Administrative Authority a cross-connection
hazard survey to be used to determine the type of
containment device.
5 . The Administrative Authority shall, on the basis of
information received from customers or gathered through
on-premise investigations or surveys, notify the
customer that a method of backflow prevention is
required. The customer shall prepare a written plan
for review and approval by the Administrative Authority
to install a device or devices for containment and/or
isolation based on the degree of hazard.
6 . Within the time frame specified in writing by the
Administrative Authority, the customer shall install a
backflow prevention assembly as approved by the
Administrative Authority.
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7 . For existing water services, the Administrative
Authority may inspect the premises to determine the
degree of hazard. When the high hazard cross
connections are found, the Administrative Authority
shall, at its sole discretion:
7 . 1 develop a schedule of compliance which the
customer shall follow or
7 . 2 terminate the water service until a backflow
prevention assembly for containment required by
the Administrative Authority has been installed.
8 . Failure of the Administrative Authority to notify a
customer that they are believed to have a high hazard
cross connection and that they shall install backflow
prevention assemblies for containment in no way
relieves a customer of the responsibility to comply
with all requirements of this section.
603 .3 .17 .5 Customer.
1 . The customer shall be responsible for ensuring that
no cross connections exist without approved backflow
protection within his or her premises starting at the
point of service from the public potable water system.
2 . The customer shall, at his or her own expense,
cause installation, operation, testing, and maintenance
of the backflow prevention assemblies required by the
Administrative Authority.
3 . The customer shall ensure the Administrative
Authority is provided with copies of records of the
installation and of all tests and repairs made to the
backflow prevention assembly on the approved form
within fifteen (15) days after testing and/or repairs
are completed.
4 . In the event of a backflow incident, the customer
shall immediately notify the local water supplier, the
Waterloo Water Works .
603 .3 .17 .6 Required Backflow Prevention Assemblies for
Containment - Water Services.
1 . An air gap or an approved reduced pressure
principle backflow prevention assembly is required for
water services having one or more cross connections
which the Administrative Authority classifies as high
hazard.
2 . An approved double check valve assembly is required
for water services having no high hazard cross
connections but having one or more cross connections
which the Administrative Authority has classified as
low hazard.
3 . Every water service which is required to install a
backflow prevention assembly at point of entry will be
required to follow Section 608 . 3 of the Uniform
Plumbing Code at time of installation.
4 . Exception. Residential - Single family dwelling to
be done by isolation unless specified by Administrative
Authority.
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603 .3 .17 .7 Required Backflow Prevention Assemblies for
Containment - Fire Protection Systems.
1 . A reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
assembly shall be installed on all new and existing
fire protection systems which the Administrative
Authority determines to have any of the following:
1 . 1 Direct connections from public water mains
with an auxiliary water supply on or available to
the premises for pumper connection.
1 . 2 Interconnections with auxiliary supplies such
as reservoirs, rivers, ponds, wells, mills, or
other industrial water systems .
1 . 3 Use of antifreezes or other additives in the
fire protection system.
1 .4 Combined industrial or domestic with high
hazard and fire protection systems supplied from
the public water mains only, with or without
gravity storage or pump suction tanks .
1 . 5 Any other facility, connection, or condition
which may cause contamination.
2 . A double check valve assembly shall be required for
all other fire protection systems . The double check
valve shall be required on all new systems at the time
of installation and on existing systems at the time
that they are upgraded.
3 . Submittal of proposed backflow prevention devices
to the Administrative Authority does not relieve the
designer or sprinkler contractor of the responsibility
of submitting plans, including backflow prevention
devices, to the fire marshal for approval .
603 .3 .17 .8 Registration of Backflow Prevention
Assembly Technician. A Backflow Prevention Assembly
Technician registered by the state of Iowa shall
include his or her registration number on all
correspondence and forms required by or associated with
this ordinance .
603 .3 .17 .9 Registered Backflow Prevention Assembly
Technician Noncompliance.
1 . The registration of a technician may be revoked or
suspended for a period of up to two years for
noncompliance with this ordinance.
2 . Any of the following conditions constitute
noncompliance:
2 . 1 Improper testing or repair of backflow
prevention assemblies .
2 .2 Improper reporting of the results of testing
or of repairs made to backflow prevention
assemblies .
2 . 3 Failure to meet registration requirements .
2 .4 Related unethical practices .
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603 .3 .17 .10 Installation of Backflow Prevention
Assemblies.
1 . Installation of backflow prevention assemblies
shall be made by a licensed and bonded plumbing
contractor of the City of Waterloo with proper permits .
2 . The required backflow prevention assemblies for
containment shall be installed in horizontal plumbing
immediately following the meter or as close to that
location as deemed practical by the Administrative
Authority. In any case, it shall be located upstream
from any branch piping. Installation at this point
does not eliminate the responsibility of the customer
to protect the water supply system from containment or
pollution between the backflow prevention assembly and
the water main.
3 . Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
assemblies shall be installed so as to be protected
from flooding.
4 . Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
assemblies shall not be installed in underground vaults
or pits .
5 . All backflow prevention assemblies shall be
protected from freezing. Those devices used for
seasonal services may be removed in lieu of being
protected from freezing; however, the devices must be
reinstalled and tested by a Registered Backflow
Prevention Assembly Technician prior to service being
reactivated.
6 . If hot water is used within the water system,
thermal expansion shall be provided for when installing
a backflow prevention assembly for containment .
7. Provisions shall be made to convey the discharge of
water from reduced pressure principle backflow
prevention assemblies to a suitable drain.
8 . No backflow prevention assemblies shall be
installed in a place where it would create a safety
hazard, such as but not limited to over an electrical
panel or above ceiling level .
9 . If interruption of water service during testing and
repair of backflow prevention assemblies for
containment is unacceptable to the customer, another
backflow prevention assembly, sized to handle the
temporary water flow need during the time of test or
repair, should be installed in parallel piping.
10 . All backflow prevention assemblies shall be
installed so that they are accessible for testing as
stated in Section 603 . 17 of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
11 . All shut-off valves conform with the current
edition of the Manual of Cross-Connection Control
(University of Southern California) requirements for
either ball or resilient seat gate valves at the time
of installation. Ball valves shall be used on
assemblies installed in piping two inches and smaller
and resilient seat gate valves on assemblies installed
in piping larger than two inches.
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603 .3 .17 .11 Testing of Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
1 . Testing of backflow prevention assemblies shall be
performed by a registered backflow prevention assembly
technician. The costs of test required in the
following Paragraphs 2 through 5 shall be borne by the
customer.
2 . Backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested upon
installation and tested and inspected at least
annually.
3 . Backflow prevention assemblies which are in place,
but have been out of operation for more than three
months, shall be tested before being put back into
operation. Backflow prevention assemblies used in
seasonal applications shall be tested before being put
into operation each season.
4 . Any backflow prevention assembly which fails a
periodic test shall be repaired or replaced. When
water service has been terminated for noncompliance,
the backflow prevention assembly shall be repaired or
replaced prior to the resumption of water service.
Backflow prevention assemblies shall be retested by a
registered backflow prevention assembly technician
immediately after repair or replacement .
5 . The Administrative Authority may require backflow
prevention assemblies to be tested at any time in
addition to the annual testing requirement .
6 . The registered backflow prevention assembly
technician shall report the successful test of a
backflow prevention assembly to the customer and to the
Administrative Authority on the form provided by the
Administrative Authority within fifteen (15) days of
the test .
7 . The Administrative Authority may require, at its
own cost, additional tests of individual backflow
prevention assemblies as it shall deem necessary to
verify test procedures and results .
603 .3 .17 .12 Repair of Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
1 . All repairs to backflow prevention assemblies shall
be performed by registered backflow prevention assembly
technicians .
2 . The registered backflow prevention assembly
technician shall not change the design, material, or
operational characteristics of a backflow prevention
assembly during repair or maintenance and shall use
only original manufacturer replacement parts.
3 . The registered backflow prevention assembly
technician shall report the repair of a backflow
prevention assembly to the customer and to the
Administrative Authority on the form provided by the
Administrative Authority within fifteen (15) days of
the repair. The report shall include the list of
materials or replacement parts used.
4 . Any time fire services are discontinued for a
period of time longer than necessary to test the
device, the tester is required to notify the fire
marshal ' s office that the fire services are shut off
for repairs .
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603 .3 .17 .13 Customer Noncompliance. The water service
may be discontinued in the case of noncompliance with
Section 603 . 3 . 17 of the Waterloo Plumbing Code.
Noncompliance includes but is not limited to the
following:
1 . Refusal to allow the Administrative Authority
access to the property to inspect for cross
connections .
2 . Removal of a backflow prevention assembly which has
been required by the Administrative Authority.
3 . Bypassing of a backflow prevention assembly which
has been required by the Administrative Authority.
4 . Providing inadequate backflow prevention when cross
connections exist .
5 . Failure to install a backflow prevention assembly
which has been required by the Administrative
Authority.
6 . Failure to test and/or properly repair a backflow
prevention assembly as required by the Administrative
Authority.
7 . Failure to comply with the requirements of this
ordinance.
Sec . 30-31 . Amendment to §604, Materials, of UPC.
Sections 604 . 1 and 604 . 2 of Section 604 , Materials, are
hereby repealed in their entirety; new Sections 604 . 1 and 604 . 2
are hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows :
604 .1 Materials for water service piping shall be of brass,
copper, cast iron or other materials approved by the
Administrative Authority. All materials used in water
supply system except valves and similar devices shall be of
like material, except when otherwise approved by
Administrative Authority. Copper tube, when used
underground, shall have weight of not less than copper water
tube type K.
604.2 Materials for water distribution, pipes and tubing
shall be of brass, copper or cast iron. Copper tube used
underground shall have a weight of not less than copper
water tube type K and aboveground shall be a weight of not
less than copper water tube type L.
Sec . 30-32 . Amendment to
§608, Water Pressure,
Pressure Regulators, and Pressure Relief
Valves, of UPC.
Section 608 . 5 is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence to the end of the section as follows :
608.5 The valve shall drain indirectly into a plumbing
fixture, floor drain, sump pit or other approved point of
discharge.
Sec . 30-33 . Amendment to §701, Materials, of UPC.
Section 701, Materials, is hereby amended by repealing
subsections 701 . 1 . 1 through 701 . 1 . 5 in their entirety; and by
enacting in lieu thereof new subsections 701 . 1 . 1 through 701 . 1 . 5
as follows :
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701.1.1 No galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel
pipe
or plastic DWV shall be used underground and shall be kept
at least six inches (6") aboveground.
701.1.2 ABS and DWV shall be limited to residential
structures of not more than 12 units and/or not more than
two (2) floors or 35 feet in height and no horizontal branch
shall exceed 15 feet in length.
701.1.3 Soil and waste piping in residential building of (3
to 12 units) shall be metallic piping to above trap location
and/or wall penetrations vent piping may be schedule 40 PVC
or ABS DWV. Where vent piping penetrates apartment walls,
this piping and all piping below shall be metallic pipe and
fittings .
701.1.4 Copper tube for underground drainage and vent
piping shall have a weight of not less than that of copper
drainage tube type L.
701.1.5 Copper tube for aboveground drainage and vent shall
be of a weight not less than type M.
Sec . 30-34 . Amendment to §703, Size of Drainage
Piping, of UPC.
Section 703, Size of Drainage Piping, is hereby amended by
adding subsections 703 . 3 and 703 .4 as follows :
703 .3 All horizontal sink waste line under the basement
floor to be 3 inches in size.
703 .4 In buildings a 3 inch basement floor drain shall be
installed on the lowest floor and shall connect to sewer at
least 5 feet from base of stack unless vented.
Sec . 30-35 . Amendment to §707, Cleanouts, of UPC.
Section 707, Cleanouts, is hereby amended by adding new
subsections 707 . 15, 707 . 16, and 707. 17 as follows :
707 .15 A cleanout shall be provided inside a building every
50 feet in developed length.
707.16 A cleanout shall be provided in each vertical waste
or soil stack at a point 42 inches above the floor.
707 .17 A cleanout shall be provided where a sanitary cross
tee is used when practicable.
Sec . 30-36 . Amendment to §710, Drainage of Fixtures
Located Below the Next Upstream Manhole or
Below the Main Sewer Level, of UPC.
Section 710, Drainage of Fixtures Located Below the Next
Upstream Manhole or Below the Main Sewer Level, is hereby amended
by adding subsection 710 . 13 , Prohibited Drainage, as follows :
710.13 Prohibited Drainage. Storm water, springs, or
surface water shall not be drained into sewers intended for
sanitary sewage only.
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710.13 .1 The drainage of storm water or ground water
from yards, basements, roofs, cisterns, subsoil drains
shall not be permitted to enter the sanitary sewer
system, either directly or indirectly.
710.13 .2 A sump pit and cover, of clay tile, concrete
or other approved material shall be installed in the
lowest floor level below grade, in each building
thereafter erected in the City of Waterloo, Iowa. The
sump shall not be less than 15 inches in diameter and
24 inches deep. The minimum depth of the sump shall
be 12 inches below the bottom of the inlet pipe, and
the top of the sump shall extend two inches (2" ) above
the surrounding floor.
710.13 .3 Subsoil drains must be installed in each
building thereafter erected in the City of Waterloo,
Iowa. Said drains shall be placed under the cellar or
basement floor, or crawl space so as to surround the
outer wall of a building. They shall be made of open-
jointed, horizontally split, perforated clay tile or
perforated plastic pipe having a diameter of not less
than four (4) inches . Such subsoil drains shall be
pitched to drain into the floor sump and connected
thereto.
710.13 .4 Each sump shall be fitted with an approved
pump and discharge pipe, which shall discharge/drain
into the storm sewer system. Where a public storm
sewer is not available, the subsoil drainage shall
discharge outside the building so that it shall not
return to the building or cause a nuisance to adjacent
property.
EXCEPTION: The sump pump and piping need not be
installed in a building sump which is permanently dry
and where there is a permanent absence of surface
water, ground water, springs, or subsoil water, as
determined by the Administrative Authority.
Sec . 30-37 . Amendment to §712 , Testing, of UPC.
Section 712, Testing, is hereby amended by adding subsection
712 . 5 as follows :
712 .5 For a garage or any part of a garage the same tests
and inspection of the plumbing and drainage system thereof
shall be made as in the case of an ordinary dwelling.
Sec . 30-38 . Amendment to §713 , Sewer Required, of UPC.
Section 713, Sewer Required, is hereby amended by adding
subsections 713 . 7 and 713 . 8 as follows :
713 .7 Old house sewers and drains may be used in connection
with new building or new plumbing only when they are found,
on examination and inspection, to conform in all respects to
the requirements governing new house sewers.
713 . 8 The house sewer shall be inspected by the
Administrative Authority at the junction with the City main.
Sec . 30-39 . Amendment to §717, Size of Building
Sewers, of UPC.
Section 717, Size of Building Sewers, is hereby amended by
adding the last sentence thereto as follows :
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717 .0 Size of Building Sewers
The minimum size of any building sewer shall be determined
on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained by
such sewer, in accordance with Table 7-8 . No building sewer
shall be smaller than the building drain. Minimum size of a
building sewer is four (4) inches .
Sec . 30-40 . Amendment to §720, Sewer and Water Pipes,
of UPC.
Section 720, Sewer and Water Pipes, is hereby repealed in
its entirety; a new Section 720, Sewer and Water Pipes, is hereby
enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
720.0 Sewer and Water Pipes. Trenches.
720 .1 Separate Trenches. The building sewer when
installed in a separate trench from the water service
shall be of cast iron soil pipe, vitrified clay tile,
or copper tube not less than type L hard temper.
720.2 One Trench. The building sewer when installed
in the same trench with the water service shall be of
cast iron soil pipe or copper tube of a weight not less
than type L and installed with approved joints and
shall be such as to remain water tight . The bottom of
water pipe, at all points, shall be at least twelve
(12) inches above the top of the sewer or drain line.
Sec . 30-41 . Amendment to §903 , Materials, of UPC.
Section 903, Materials, is amended by repealing subsections
903 . 1 . 1 and 903 . 1 . 2; and enacting in lieu thereof new subsections
903 . 1. 1, 903 . 1 .2, and 903 . 1 . 3 as follows :
903 .1.1 No galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel
pipe or plastic DWV shall be used underground and shall
be kept at least six inches (6") aboveground.
903 .1.2 ABS and DWV shall be limited to residential
structures of not more than 12 units and/or not more
than two (2) floors or 35 feet in height and no
horizontal branch shall exceed 15 feet in length.
903 .1.3 Soil and waste piping in residential building
of (3 to 12 units) shall be metallic piping to above
trap location and/or wall penetrations vent piping may
be schedule 40 PVC or ABS DWV. Where vent piping
penetrates apartment walls, this piping and all piping
below shall be metallic pipe and fittings .
Sec . 30-42 . Amendment to §904, Size of Vents, of UPC.
Section 904, Size of Vents, is amended by adding subsection
904 . 3 as follows :
904.3 Main vent shall be minimum of three inches (3") .
Sec . 30-43 . Amendment to §905, Vent Pipe Grades and
Connections, of UPC.
Section 905, Vent Pipe Grades and Connections, is amended by
adding subsection 905 . 7 as follows :
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905.7 No vertical vent terminating through roof shall
have more than 45 degrees offset . All buildings that
have basements shall be provided with two inches (2" )
future vent to serve this area.
Sec . 30-44 . Amendment to §906, Vent Termination, of
UPC.
Section 906, Vent Termination, is hereby amended by
repealing Subsection 906 . 7, Frost or Snow Closure, in its
entirety; and by enacting in lieu thereof a new Subsection 906 . 7,
Frost or Snow Closure, as follows :
906.7 Frost or Snow Closure. Where frost or snow
closure is likely to occur, vent terminals shall be
minimum four inches (4") in diameter but in no case
smaller than the required pipe . The change in diameter
shall be made inside the building at least one (1) foot
below the roof and terminate not less than 12 inches
above roof.
Sec . 30-45 . Amendment to §1007, Trap Seal Protection,
of UPC.
Section 1007, Trap Seal Protection, is amended by adding the
following sentence thereto:
1007. 0 Trap Seal Protection
All automatic floor drain primers or trap seal valves
are prohibited.
Sec . 30-46 . Amendment to §1008, Industrial
Interceptors (Clarifiers) and Separators,
of UPC.
Section 1008, Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and
Separators, is hereby repealed in its entirety; that a new
Section 1008, Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and
Separators, is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows :
1008.0 Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and Separators.
1008.1 Drainage from commercial garages, gasoline
filling stations, dry cleaning establishments, oil
extraction plants, and other industries where oils or
solvents are used, is likely to contain inflammable
compound, which shall therefore be intercepted before
discharging into the city sewer. The interceptor shall
have a capacity sufficient to separate the oil, grease,
or other inflammable compound and shall be so located
and constructed to prevent fire or explosion. Drainage
from commercial garages and oil stations where
automobile wash racks are installed is also likely to
contain mud and sand which shall be separated from the
wastes before discharging into the city sewer. Hence,
the interceptor for these wastes shall afford
sufficient capacity for both separating the oils and
grease by flotation and the sand and mud by settling.
1008 .2 Where the wastes do not contain sand, mud or
other solid material and inflammable compounds only are
to be separated, the interceptor shall have a minimum
capacity of 15 cubic feet with a minimum effective
depth of 3 feet; and shall be provided with a vent and
manhole with tightly fitting cover.
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1008.3 For drainage from commercial garages or other
places where wastes are likely to contain sand, mud, or
other solid material in addition to oil, grease, or
other inflammable compounds, a minimum capacity of 50
cubic feet, with a minimum effective depth of 3 feet,
shall be provided and a vent and manhole with tightly
fitting cover shall be installed.
1008.4 All interceptors shall be cleaned periodically.
1008.5 Interceptors shall be build of poured concrete
with floors and walls not less than 5 inches thick.
Covers shall be of poured, reinforced concrete not less
than 5 inches thick.
1008.6 Subsections 1008 . 1 through 1008 . 5 of this
section shall apply except for manufactured or
prefabricated concrete interceptors that comply with
approved applicable standards . See "Exhibit A.
Commercial Mud Trap" .
1008.7 For details, see diagram marked "Exhibit B.
Mud Trap or Inflammable Waste Interceptors" .
Sec . 30-47 . Amendment to §1012, Grease Interceptors
for Commercial Kitchens, of UPC.
Section 1012, Grease Interceptors for Commercial Kitchens,
is amended by adding the following subsections :
1012 .1 Any licensed food establishment shall install and
maintain an outside interceptor and shall have all kitchen
equipment discharge through such interceptor. The drawing
marked "Exhibit C. Commercial Kitchen Grease Interceptor"
is the recommended method of installing an outside
interceptor.
1012 .2 These interceptors shall be not less than two
compartments with fittings designed for grease retention.
The inlet, outlet and compartment fitting shall be of the
elbow type design with the vertical leg extending to within
12 inches of the interceptor floor. The fitting shall not
be less than 4 inches or the size of the building sewer,
whichever is greater.
1012 .3 The vent opening above the fittings shall allow the
interceptor and sewer to vent back to the building vents,
thus no vent is required on the outlet end of the
interceptor. A clean-out is required on the outlet line,
outside the tank.
Sec . 30-48 . Adding §1014,
Residential Garage
Interceptor, to UPC.
Section 1014, Residential Garage Interceptor, is hereby
added as follows :
1014. 0 Residential Garage Interceptor.
If a drain is installed in a residential garage, an
interceptor shall be required. See "Exhibit D. Residential
Garage Interceptor" .
INTRODUCED: January 20, 1998
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: January 20, 1998
January 2
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: , 1998
2
February 2, 1998
COCK 33.f PACE 369
Ordinance No. 4278
Page 24
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 2nd day of February, 1998, and approved by
the Mayor on the 4th day of February 1998 .
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Nancy Eck t, City Clerk
CERTIFICATE
I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do
hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of
Ordinance No. 4278, as passed and adopted by the Council of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 2nd day of February 1998 .
Witness my hand and seal of office this 4th day of February
1998 .
SEAL Nancy Eck t, City C erk
5153
BLACK HAWK COUNTY IOWA:SS
FILED FOR RECORD Aug 31 -,1998 AT
Misc 4:OOP M. , AND RECORDED IN BOOK 331
INDEXOF Klt15 PAGE 347
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PR00Fq�v� RECORDER
COMPA i1 FEE 1-120.00/
CITY OF WATERLOO
EOCK 331 PAGE 310
FORM 1 1 T.
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