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Ord 1137 9/25/1933 ORDIN11TC:S N0. I AN ORDINANCE AlEIVIDING SECTIONS 5 , 7, 89 9, 10, 11 , 13, 14 , 16, 179 1.8, 21, 24, 259 26 , 31 , 35, 36, 41 AND 42 OF ORDINANCE NO. 340 , ENTITLED "AN ORDI ANTC' CREATING THE EXA1,1INING 1.I0 SUPERVISI TC BOARD OF PLUI1BERS DESIGNATING THE I,,EIZBERS THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THE POV;ER AND DUTIES AND TEI i 01' OFFICE, PROVIDING r0R THE LICEN;SING OF PLUI,1BERS, AND THE GIVING OF I vD 11NI`T'Y BONDS BY PERSO"11S, FIRMS OR 'ORPORATI ONS ENGAGED IN -__`K; BUS IYEi SS O r PLU 3IE G IN TH CITY OF 'TICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND SETTING FORTH THE RULES' , REGULATIONS, 1, - NER AND WAY IN VTHICH PLUMBING WORK SHALL BE DONE ; THE KIND AND CLASS 01' I'ATERIAL, TO BE USED IN SUCH WORK, TITE INSPECTION OF PLIF13ING AND ALSO SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTION; DEFINTNG THE POWER Al-,,D DUTIES OF 7,H7111 CITY ENGINEER AND THE INSPECTOR OF PLU13ING, REQUIRING P'ERIFITS I'OR CERTAIN KIYD OF PLU11213ING DRAINAGE A!,TD COMPELLING BUILi)Ii,GS UNDER J,tRTAIIT CONDITIONS TO B CONT�i_CT��,D %`1ITH S11,XlTARY BEi�R; PRO"IBITING T `T'HROWING OF WASTE, GARBAGE ETC. , INTO THE SEV R SYSTEM, Ali T, 1 INJURY OF THE SYSTEM IN ANY I,iAITIIE'R, AND PRESCRIBING PEN!LTIE-_'S FOR TH; VIGI,ATION OF ANY OF T:d' rRCVISIO?��S OF `.='HIS ACT, !-11D RH�P:�1�LING ALIT -' : ARTS O ORDIxr ATCE rT J,0170I N 14 ( \vxT1i1 L I.Y.T_ I`ZI A]TD .,-�-.ry ._y.._A_� 4:.( "'i.,.:."'Y. _t ^� :.r1 r`I_ ._).�.1 .. y. y_ 1 - "l y 1 . (7 ^t 1. ,'17 x`,•� i.�� yi, J�, x1G�IT:.Y A.�'JTL:_. s `�JSx'.� ; j1:?G T L, x J " , r<_oS.=,D �,. T� 10�. - D!iY �. .. J�^i�U�°�I�Y, 1921,, �. <'I) .�-,:i��rtU�T�D Ok` TK+, 172,11 DL T 02 J�r- IjA'_RY, 1921 , SO Aa ';'0 DISPE-1 3E JITH THE GIVITTG OF A BOND 1`= TO RE- 'tij1;3L 1:iT �" L+� l;r�iL�� ::iODERN r'E ORDINANCE IN O' rl 11 RES�'ECTS, AS �t'iTLLY S1J� <ViT 3Y Ti-I� Al}'i�i1D D SEC 'IONS SET F OR_'H B.LJLOW, 2�1D DECIrRING �T E ILP ALL Oi�I14- ��" JLa I V ClV I y .J1� I� h . 3:E� IT O:Ui°':I TF,D 3Y THE, BOARD 02 AI..D�IC-11,�,iV OIT' 'HE CI"r'Y 0l' tiVIC===IT-A SECTION 1. That Sections 5, 79 8, 9, 10, ll, 13, 14, 16 , 17 , 18, 21 , 24, 25 , 20, 31, 35 , 36, 41 and 42 of Ordinance T,To. 340 , passed on the 10th day of January, 19ti1 , and approved on the l7th dewy of January, 1921 , be and the same are hereby amended so as to hereafter read as f ollo,rrs , to--:rit. °'S�CCTION 5. Each applicant for examination for a plumber's license shall pay to such person as the :'xamini:-1� and Supervising 3oard of :lumbers may designate to receive same the sum of Three r �$3.00) Dollars for each master plumbers ' examination, and the sure of Two ($2.00) Dollars for each journeyman plumbers ' examination, ,vhich fees shall be used by said .3oard to defray all the legitimate expenses , and the residue , if any, shall be paid over to the City _reasurer at the end of each fiscal year. The examination, and ex- amination fee, shall not be required of the same person more than once. Should any applicant fail to make a grade of 70o in his first exariinati on he may call for a re-examination to be given within ninety (90) days. Journeyman and master plumber license.; shall ex- pire December 31st . of the year of issuance , and no license shall be issued for more than one year. Licenses must be reneived by ap- plication in writing to the proper authority ,vithin thirty days of the date of its expiration. SECTION 7 . No person shall work at the business of plumbing as master plumber or journeyman plumber until he shall have secured the required license. SECTIION 8. All persons, firms or corporations carrying on a plumbing business in the City of Wichita -Fails under terms of this ordinance, before they -hall do any work intended to be connected with or to the sanitary server, shall file in the office of the City Clerk a -ietition giving the name of the individual, or if a firm or cor�3oration, the names of every person connected with such co- partnershiyo, asking to be registered as plumbing contractor. Upon 'urnishin the required information and paying; the license fee of Ten ( 10.00) DollarsJthe person, firm or corporation will be issued a master plug:,fibers ' license . The renewal fee for master plumbers ' license dial-_ be Ten ($10.00) Dollars annually. Journeyman plumbers ' licenses .gill be renewed from year to year unon the payment of a fee of fifty N0 .50) cents. T:?o person, firm or corporation carrying on a plumbing business ,shall allow his , her. , or their names or licenses to be us--d by any person directly or indirectly, either to obtain permit or -permits or to do any ,work under his, her or their license . The City Tanager of the City of Vichita Palls may forfeit the license of any person, firm, or corporation for a violation of any of the provisions of the ordinances of the City of Wichita li'alls re,ulatin- the business or installation of plumbing whether the same are no-,,v in force or shall hereafter be passed. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in the business of plumbing in the City of Wichita Falls withDut first being registered by the City Clerk in accordance witlh the foregoing conditions. SECTION 9. It shall be the duty of thc, City - ngi.neer or Inspector of Plumbing to issue all permits for plumbing. The City 'ngineer shall collect all fees or dues for each job of plumbing for which permits are issued; it shall be the duty of the Inspector of Plumbing to inspect any plumbing of any character being construct- ed which he may have reason to believe is imperfect, and by written order to the plumber in charge of such construction shall stop the construction until it shall have been properly constructed. He shall have the power to enter any house or premises in the City of Wichita Falls at any time between the hours of Nine A.I . and Five P.M. in the discharge of his duties. No owner or agent in charge of any building or premises, nor any plumber in charge of plumbing who shall receive notice from the Plumbing Inspector that the plumbing is be- ing improperly constructed shall continue the construction of such :work or use of the same in any way until said work shall have been constructed or repaired so as to conform to this Ordinance. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer or said Inspector to witness all tests of plumbing provided for in this Ordinance , and the City En- gineer or said Inspector shall issue written certificates of approval ,.rhen such tests are satisfactory. :any fixture that is out of repair or of improper design, the results of which are detrimental to the health of the community or the economical maintenance of the se�Ter system, may upon the approval of the Health Officer and City Engineer, be condemned by said Inspector, and ordered repaired or removed. All condemned fixtures shall be either repaired or removed ,iithin seven (7) days from date of notice in writing by Inspector of Plumbing under penalties provided by this Ordinance. The City engineer or In- spector of Plumbing shall not is,:,ue any permit except upon a written application which shall describe the character of the Plumbin:, or repair work to be done , together with the exact location of same , the number and location of street opening, if any, and the number and character of plumbing fixtures to be installed, which shall be sign- ed by the party applying therefor; and upon such application the In- spector shall issue the permit in duplicate, the original to be hand- ed to the applicant, and the duplicate together with the application shall be kept as a permanent record for reference. No permit shall be issued to any plumber who shall in- tentionally violate any of the provisions of this ordinance , and provided further the City shall have the full authority to discon- nect and cut off the sewer and water lines of any property owner or person occupying said property from the City sewer or water mains for the viclation of any of the provisions of this ordinance . -2- SECTION 10. Before any person shall install any plumbing, make any extension or alteration of existing plumbing, in any building in the corporate limits of the City of Wichita Falls, he shall mare writ- ten application to the City Engineer for permit to do same. Said ap- plication shall be made on blanks furnished and shall be accompanied by a plan of proposed work together with a full description of the lo- cation and character of work together with a full description of the location and character of the premises where said work is to be in- stalled. Provided, however, that no such application need be made and no perijiit issued for repairs of leaks in water pipes, traps, or cocks ; X waste or supply pipes, traps or drains ; and in replacing water lines. Such application and plans shall be carefully examined by the City :engineer or Inspector, and if found to comply with the pro- visions of this Ordinance, a permit to proceed with the ^,ork will be thereupon be issued. SECTION 11. The applicant as provided in the foregoing, be- fore the issuance to hire of said permit shall pay to the City Engineer the following fees ; For each sevJer line laid the person so connecting to the City sewer shall pay a fee of one ($1.00) dollar for inspection of each sewer line , and shall give to the City Engineer at the time of said payment the name of the owner of the property connecting with said sewer, and the exact location of said property either by street number or by lot and block number. Also other inspection fees are as follows: For the inspection of any one fixture , one ($1.00) dollar, where there are more than one fixture the inspection fee shall be fifty cents (0.50) for each additional fixture roughed in. A fee of one ($1.00) dollar shall be charged for outside closets. `;then a house has been moved and no waste , soil, or vent piping has been changed or disturbed a general inspection fee of one ($1 .00) dollar -.vill be charged for reinspection of such piping. Should the City Plumbing Inspector, his assistants or agents, fail to approve said work, a similar charge shall be made for each ad- ditional inspection of plumbing or sewer. The term fixtures used in this Ordinance shall include the following: Water closets, catch basins, sand traps, slop sinks, bath tubs , sitz tubs, kitchen sinks, urinals, wash trays , wash basins, pantry sinks , drinking fountains , showers, water heaters, water soft- eners , hopper-closets, floor drains , bell traps, laundry tubs, re- frigerators , cuspidors, grease-traps , each sec 'uion of sectional fix- tures , and other parts of plumbing connected with water or sewer sys- tem. SEC"'ION 13. Application for inspection must be made to the City Engineer when work is ready for inspection at least four hours before such inspection is desired. :All installations of plumbing systems shall be subject to tests and ins ections as follows : (ay VPhen the house sewer is laid and before any portion of it is covered or -refilled it shall be the duty of the Inspector to see that it is of such materials as is required by this Ordinance and that the work of laying same is done in workmanlike manner. All open ends of sewer lines must be plugged until completion of the work. (b) When the soil waste and vent pipes within the build- ing are in place, together with all traps of other portions of the system designed to be under floors or covered in walls, and before any part of the same shall be connected or permanently covered, the entire system shall be filled with water to the top of the stack above the roof, and if leaks are indicated they shall be corrected, and de- fective materials replaced and the whole made water tight , and in- stalled in conformity with specifications contained in other parts of the ordinance. (c ) 'When the work is fully completed ready for occupancy, the completed installation shall be inspected, and if deemed neces- sary the plumbing shall be subjected to smoke or peppermint test, and -3- if leaks are indicated the Inspector shall -aith.old approval until same is corrected. Inspection shall also be made to see that all trenches have been refilled and that the work is ot-I'ierwise com- plete and ready for ordinary usage . All conditions being met , and the work being satisfactory to the Inspector he shall issue a certificate of acceptance to the person holding permit for the work. If no certificate of acceptance be issued he shall immediate- ly notify the owner of the premises in writing not to use such plumbing until same has been accepted. The Inspector of Plunfoing may require twenty-four hours notice after the plumbinL: has been made tight and ready for inspection. (d) The smoke test shall be under pressure of (1) inch water column, and shall include all vents, and revents. The pepper- mint test shall be made by using five (5) fluid ounces of oil of peppermint for each line up to five stories and basement in hei-ht , and for each additional five stories or fraction thereof one (1� additional ounce of peppermint shall be provided for each line. (e) Vxhen any additional fixture or fixtures are install- ed or the style or location of any fixture is changed, or where changes are made in the piping system, the work shall be tested and inspected. SECTION 14. Each and every house shall have a separate and independent soil line extending three feet outside of building line, and in no case shall a sewer supply two or more houses on one lot unless obstructions prevent the construction of a separate sewer line , and in such instances an easement to enter said private prop- erty must be given beforelaand, end then only when in opinion of the City Engineer, and Inspector of. Plumbing no damage to sewer system will result. SECTION 16. Every plumbing fixture installed shall be sep- arately and effectively trapped, and the water seal of all traps properly protected from syphonage and back pressure by proper venti- lation. Traps shall in all instances be placed as near the fixture they serve as practicable , and in no case shall the distance be- tween the water line of trap and the outlet from fixture exceed two feet. Continuous wastes and vents for traps (by which is meant a combination of pipinC. where the vertical pipe vent is directly con- tinuous with the waste pipe with all horizontal piping eliminated) shall be used when practicable, but in no case shall trap be plac- ed more than thirty-six (30") inches from the center of vertical stack except as hereinafter -provided nor shall the opening receiv- ing such trap be placed below line of the seal of trap. On one story residences and top floor bath rooms the waste line from a drum trap may be discharged into a four inch sanitary tee with two inch side inlet. In no case �,hall the distance from the fixture outlet to stack exceed six feet without a, revent . When it is necessary to revent a drum trap a small fixture may be dis- charged into the vent of the trap provided that the waste of same is increased in size . SECTION 17 . Water closets shall be constructed of glazed earthenware , or enameled iron, and shall be supplied with water from tank of not less than four gallons capacity, or flushed by ap- proved device which shall deliver an equal quantity of water at each flushing. Water closets shall have traps constructed as a part of the bowl and shall discharge by syphonic action, except such closets as may be installed in out-houses or buildings detached from any living quarters. All closets shall be connected to a four (4) inch lead pipe or bend wiped to a brass ferrule which shall be extended through the floor and the ferrule caulked into hub of soil pipe when cast iron, lead or brass waste pipes are permitted under Section 31 and connected into four (4) inch galvanized wrought iron pipe when galvanized wrought iron waste pipes are permitted. On -4- • fi wood floors closets may be set on flanged end of said lead pipe and bolted to the floor in secure manner--a good putty being; used to make joint at floor. On floors of any other material a brass flange shall be used under the closet , the same to be soldered to lead and bowl bolted to flange . When reventing of closet is necessary the vent shall be taken off as near the floor line as practicable and shall be two inches in diameter. No wood work or other enclosure will be permitted about the bowls of water closets other than the "food seat , and no pan closet , latrine or range closet will be per- mitted. Short hopper and trap, closets , or long hopper closets with trap below floor line , may be used in out-houses if traps or hop- pers are caulked into soil pipe--no fastening to floor being; per- missible . Such closets shall be supplied through tank and connect- ed to bowl by one and one-quarter (11) inch flush pipe. The closet on the lower floor of a two story building need not be revented if same is within three feet of the stack. TTo fixture waste will be allowed to discharge into the closet lead bend. When batteries of water closets are or raised floors only, and from two to eight in number, same may be installed by a. system of loop venting by extending the horizontal line of soil pipe up and return full size to main vent stack at a point of three feet above the highest fixture , or continue separately through roof full size thus forming a circuit vent system. SECTION 18. Catch basins and sand traps shall be con- structed of iron, or concrete made water tight, and the discharge from same shall be taken off in a manner that will provide a water seal of not less than fourteen (14) inches . Such traps shall be protected against syphonage or back pressure by proper re-venting made continuous when possible , and clean-outs for discharge line shall be provided. Cleanouts shall not be placed closer than six (6) feet to the trap it serves. Concrete traps shall be inspected by the City Engineer, or his representative while being constructed. Floor drains , and sand traps need not be revented if distance from trap to main waste line does not exceed ten (10) feet. The Inspector of Plumbing and Gas Fitting will have on file in his office plans showing the construction of these traps that will meet with approval. SECTION 21. Kitchen sinks shall in all instances be constructed of material i-ipervious to water. In residences sinks may waste through P traps of drawn lead or brass not less than one and one-half inches in diameter. Such traps shall have clean out plugs, or be readily taken apart for cleaning. Sinks in hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, 0 must be provided with suitable grease traps of sizes and design approv- ed by the City Engineer and Plumbing Inspector. SECTION 24. Wash basins, pantry sinks , and drinking fountains shall have not less than one and one-quarter inch traps of approved pattern and made of drawn lead or brass. Soda foun- tains shall be connected to a Dehn's Acme Floor Drain, Figure No. 50 , or a drain of similar design and equal efficiency, and shall be vented from see: er side of trap. Waste from fountains may be discharged directly over strainer. y`]hen lunches or meals are served at drug stores or soda fountains , sinks with suitable grease traps shall be provided. -5- B 7 On one story buildings and top floor bath rooms small fix- tures with 14" and 11" traps may discharge into thc: four inch stack above the closet , but in no case will a waste arm over 36" in length be permitted without a revent . Waste arms shall be either brass , or threadable cast iron alloy, discharging through drainage fittings on end of arms. On two story buildings small fixtures set back to back_ may discharge into auxiliary stack one above the other without revent if the stack is of ample size. SECTIC14 25. Shower bath receptacles or floor drains for reception of shower shall be provided with drum traps not less than your by ten inches in size, or approved shower drain, similar to Josam or Cooper Foundry trap having a seal of three and one-half (3z) inches , and connections shall be of not less than two inch pipe. All showers above first floor shall be installed with a sheet lead pan weighing two and one-half (21) pounds to the square foot , and having edges turned up six (6) inches on all sides. SECTION 26. Hopper closets will be permitted in outhouses or buildings totally detached from luring quarters and must be in- stalled in a substantial manner as provided for in Section 17. Such closets shall be provided with four inch stack extending above roof of building, in which placed. However, when such closets are within twenty-five (25) feet of the vented house sewer a two (2) inch vent will be permitted. SECTION 31. All that portion of the sewer waste or drain pipes underneath the buildings shall be of cast iron. All other wastes shall be of cast iron, galvanized wrought iron (as herein- after specified) lead or brass. Stacks shall be cast iron or gal- vanized wrou,-ht iron (as hereinafter specified) . In all buildings less than three stories in height , cast iron pipe may be of grade known commercially as standard soil pipe . In all buildings of three or more stories in height cast iron pipe of the grade known commercially as extra heavy shall be used up to the next to top floor. Standard soil pipe may be used from the over-flow line of the highest fixture on the next to top floor to the top of the building. All changes in direction of pipe other than lead pipe shall be made with regular fittings, Y's , one eighth bends , and cleanouts. Cleanouts shall be installed at the bottom of each stack and where horizontal lines extend more than three feet from main line they shall be provided with cleanouts. Cleanouts shall be installed every twenty-five (25) feet in all waste lines under concrete floors . All cleanouts shall be of the same size as the pipe they serve except where the pipe is larger than four inches when four inch cleanouts will suffice. In all cases cleanouts must be readily accessible. Sink cleanouts shall be brought through and flush with outside wall on all residences. Sanitary T 's or similar fittings shall not be used on horizontal lines of soil or waste pipes, but may be used in vertical lines . Quarter bends are prohibited except between floor and ceiling, or other places where space is limited. Only in buildings three or more stories in height will the use of galvanized wrought iron or mild steel pipe be permitted, providing same shall be installed in approved manner, and in full compliance with all provisions regarding size and di- rection, with further provided such installations shall be in ac- cordance YV7ith the following specifications : All pipe must be of a grade known as standard full galvanized inside and outside , free from defects , and full threaded. Fittin:c;s for waste and soil line, vents or revents belong overflow line of fixture shall be special cast iron recessed and threaded drainage fittings with smooth water- way, and threads tapped so as to give uniform grade to brances . All joints shall be full screwed joints made up full length in fittings so as to intersect with shoulder in fittings , burrs formed in cut- ting of pipe shall be carefully reamed out, and the intersection at each joint made perfectly smooth inside . Short nipples having less -6- than two inches of unthreaded length shall in all instances be out or manufactured of the grade of pipe known as Extra Heavy. All lead drum traps and closet lead bends shall be of the weight known commercially as extra heavy. All lead waste and vent pipe shall be of weight known commercially as li;�ht. SECTION 35. All joints on brass pipe used for soil waste or ventilation shall be made by means of standard pipe threads ex- cept on house �:-Iide of fixture traps. Slip joint conn! cticns will be permitted on sewer side of exposed small fixture traps when brass nipples are used. On brass tubing the thread for connection may be sweated or wiped to tubing. SECTION 36. Waste pipes for water softeners, refrigerators or other receptacles in which food or provisions are stored, shall not be connected directly with any drain, waste or soil pipe, of the plumbing system but must drip into open tray, the tray being trapped and the discharge from it emptied into an open fixture in 1,constant use. SECTION 41. No continuous revent shall be mole than thirty- six (36) inches from the trap it serves , and the center of outlet between waste and vent shall not be set below the water seal of the ,.rap, except on lead bends under syphon water closets , pedestal slop sinks , or other pedestal fixtures having three inch or larger traps , in which case the center of outlet in floor shall not be more than thirty-six (36) inches from the stack. SECTION 42. All vent or revent pipes , not running verti- cally, must have continuous grade of not less than one-eighth inch per foot . VVhen necessary to vent a fixture with a horizontal vent line , if possible and practicable, discharge the waste from P_ small fixture into same. 'Tenting and installation of hot water heaters shall be as Drovided for in Ordinance #1070. Draft hoods shall be installed in all hot water heater vent pipes to protect heater from down draft. " SECTION Q.- All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. The fact that the present Plumbing Ordinance is out of date -nd certain parts thereof are invalid creates an emergency, and the rule requiring Ordinances to be read on three several days is here- by suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of A.D. 1933. Mayor. 1ITTEST: City Clerk.