HomeMy WebLinkAbout4116-07/31/1995ORDINANCE NO. 4116
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are hereby repealed in their entirety; that a new Chapter 30,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.
(e) It shall be unlawful for the plumbing inspector to engage
in the business of the sales, installation, or maintenance of
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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.
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
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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.
(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
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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.
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
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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. 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,
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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 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
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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."
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
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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:
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
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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.
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.
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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, or 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.
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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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.
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:
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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:
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:
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710.13 Prohibited Drainage. Storm water, springs, or surface
water shall not be drained into sewers intended for sanitary
sewage only.
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:
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.
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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.
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
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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:
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION:
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July 31, 1995
July 31, 1995
July 31, 1995
July 31, 1995
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 31st day of July, 1995, and approved by the
Mayor on the 2nd day of August, 1995.
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John R. R•off, Mayo
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ATTEST:
Susan Fangman, ity Clerk
BOOK 317 PAGE 656
Ordinance No. 4116
Page 23
CERTIFICATE
I, Susan Fangman, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do
hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of
Ordinance No. 4116, as passed and adopted by the Council of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 31st day of July, 1995.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of August,
1995.
Susan Fangman, ty Clerk
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COMPARE
BLACK HAWK COUNTY IOWA:SS
N Filed for record Sept 20, 1995
at 3:00 P. M. and recorded in
m, Misc Book 317
Pageaeiza:„
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, Recorder
Deputy
FEE 1-115.00/
Waterloo City Clerk
BOOK 317 PM E 657
FORM 1 1T.
STATE OF IOWA, I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of legal City of Waterloo
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multiple jegree theft charges:
atconnectic Nikki Rae Kindschi 18 of 700 W.
(b) That in , ,
each strucRidgeway Ave. Lot 143B, Cedar Falls,
pieg served
oleaded guilty, fined $50; accused of
atny repiac(vriting bad check to Amoco April 22.
to pay thei Dawne R. Phillips Stocks, no age avail -
expense in
Watertoopower to o.,,ble no address available, pleaded guilty,
repairs or rmned $50; accused of writing bad check
may be, ar
shall be :o Bolliver T's Pizza Feb. 9.
properly b' Robert H. Baca, no age available, of
A
Sect alairbank, pleaded guilty, fined $50;
Board of !Accused of writing bad check to Kwik
Appeals. ,
(a) crealeitar Oct. 24.
ed a boar
and them Susan Williams, no age available, of
be: One '1562 Lafayette Road, Evansdale, pleaded
large; twr
who shall,
t7uilty, fined $50; accused of writing bad
plumberscheck to Econofoods May 14
ber rwos
f It Willie L. Phillips, 44, of 1503 Franklin
thereol.
.nv t., pleaded guilty, fined $50; accused of
-s� ewriting bad check to Econofoods March
19.
'dd', Andrea Johnson, 38, of 627 Hope Ave.,
pleaded guilty, fined $50; accused of
.-niwriting bad check to County Market May
1x31,1993.
Raymond Shepherd, 18, of 912 Cutler
t,'B,St., pleaded guilty, fined $75; accused of
oi (stealing two tapes from Disc Jockey Aug.
ue 6
us Anthony G. Brothem, 27, of 522 Dane
193,St., pleaded guilty two counts, fined $75
dcount 1 and $50 count II; accused of
oistealing shirts and cigarettes from Ven-
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�ture June 1 and clothing from Sears July
R. Horras,
Adrian A
and Evan
Hudson. ,
Gregg A
Klinefelterlished in the Waterloo -Cedar Falls Courier, a daily newspaper printed in
Porte City.
Christopt Hawk County, Iowa, once commencing on the 31st -
Penwell, 1'
NGaro. 2.y L.' rust 1995 in the name of
Schoof, 40,
Scott J. 4' and that the annexed rate of advertised is the regular legal rate of said
Zeien, 28, t
Jeffrey D:
Minn., and
neapolis, M 5 8 6.9 6
Philip L
Gilroy, 39
Dnve, Ceda
Patrick J.
Ave., and C
Eighth Si, (
Timothy
A. Moeller,
Drive, No. 4
Monte J. .
Kelso, 20, b
Bradley J.
beck, 26, bo
Brad A. F,
St., and Anj
Heartland H
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that the following is a correct bill for publishing said notice.
st26. Ronald E.
n Sonja Gaston, 29, of 716 Randolph St.
pNo. 12, pleaded guilty, fined $50;
,accused of stealing video from Hy -Vee
Nov. 8.
Deborah A. Engelhardt, no age avail-
able, of 189 W. 15th St., pleaded guilty,
fined $50; accused of writing bad check
to Econofoods May 5.
The following were sentenced on vari-
ous charges:
Kenneth Raymond Key, 21, of 884
Juniper Drive, pleaded guilty interfer-
ence, fined $50, accused of lying to
police as to his whereabouts July 17.
Timothy Ray Holman, 19, of 424 Con-
ger St., pleaded guilty criminal trespass,
given 30 -day sentence with credit for 30
days served; accused of entering property
at J & L Auto Salvage April 8.
Michael Ray Weidman, 25, of 700 W.
Ridgeway Ave. Lot 324, Cedar Falls,
pleaded guilty criminal mischief, fined
$50; accused of damaging vehicle
belonging to Ryan Kelly Nov. 14.
The following were found guilty:
Senteiiciitg�ts. T„finedY$,25O i
R. Smith. 3(
Ave.
Dani R. D:
win, 34, bo
Drive, Cedar
Stuart B. I
Grell, 22, bot
Kevin R. S(
na M. Walkei
Robert E.
Halverson, 4
St., Apt. 4A.
Brian A. D
Giltner, 20, b(
Donald D. I
and Kelly L. (
Scott R. Cla
Cedar Falls, a
Burton Ave.
Jeremy L. I
Valley Drive,
Orange City.
Jason A. La
E. Armstrong,
Scott G. Nei
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Signed
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of
Received of
A.D., 19
Notary Public
the sum of
in full for publication of the above notice.
Dollars