Chowchilla Municipal Code Ch. 15.48 Plumbing

Pursuant to provisions of section 50022.2 of the government code of the state of California, the city council of the city of Chowchilla does hereby adopt by specific reference thereto and incorporation herein by said reference, the provisions, rules, and regulations specified and set forth in the California Plumbing Code, including Appendix Chapters, included in the California Building Standards Code of the currently adopted California Code of Regulations Title 24, copies of which are on file in the community and economic development department, for public record and inspection. These are adopted by said city council by reference as the plumbing code of the city of Chowchilla and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, deletions, and the exceptions as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.010, 1979)

(Ord. No. 451-09, § 25, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 467-13, § 14, 1-14-2014; Ord. No. 500-19, § 1, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 517-23, § 79, 11-28-2023)

A. Delete Appendix Chapter One, Section 103.3—103.5 (Fees and Fee Refunds).

B. Permit Fees. The provisions for plumbing permit fees and all matters relating to permits shall be as set forth herein or in the latest resolution of the city council establishing a schedule of fees and charges.

(Ord. No. 451-09, § 26, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 517-23, § 80, 11-28-2023)

The provisions of the CPC shall apply to all new construction, relocated buildings, and to any alterations, repairs, or reconstruction, except as provided for otherwise in this Code.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.020, 1979)

(Ord. No. 451-09, § 27, 1-12-2009)

A. Authority. The administrative authority and assistants shall carry proper credentials and have the right during reasonable hours, or at any time when extreme danger exists, to enter any building in the discharge of their official duties or for the purpose of making an inspection, reinspection or test of the plumbing installations, devices, fixtures, appliances and equipment contained therein. The administrative authority shall have the authority to cut or disconnect any such installation, in case of emergency, where necessary to safety of life or property, or where such installations may interfere with the work of firefighting forces. The administrative authority is authorized to disconnect or order discontinuance or removal of plumbing installations, fixtures, devices, appliances, or equipment found to be dangerous to life or property because they are defective or defectively installed.

B. Duties. The administrative authority shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this code and amendments thereto and shall perform the following duties:

1. Require submission of, and examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, and/or diagrams necessary to show clearly the character, kind and extent of plumbing work covered by application for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for;

2. Administer and enforce the provisions of this code in a manner consistent with the intent thereof and shall inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with the provisions of this code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning the work in whole or in part as conditions require;

3. Issue upon request a certificate of approval for any work approved by him;

4. Condemn and reject all work done or being done or materials used or being used which do not in all respects comply with the provisions of this code and amendments thereto;

5. Order changes in workmanship and/or materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of this code;

6. Investigate any construction or work regulated by this code and issue such notices and orders as required;

7. Keep a complete record of all the essential transactions of their office. additions, deletions, and the exceptions as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.030, 1979)

(Ord. No. 517-23, § 81, 11-28-2023)

A. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

B. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.

C. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the administrative authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this chapter or of any other (pertinent) ordinance, or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in error.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.040, 1979)

(Ord. No. 517-23, § 82, 11-28-2023)

A. Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this code shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind of connection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto as may be required.

B. Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued, at the time of issuance, a fee in accordance with and as set forth by resolution adopted by the city council.

C. Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required by this chapter without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the administrative authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all such cases a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as provided in this section shall be charged.

D. For the purpose of this section, a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc., involved.

E. No fixture or water heater fee shall be charged for those fixtures and water heaters installed at the factory when the structure has been manufactured in accordance with the State of California Factory-Built Housing Law.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.050, 1979)

(Ord. No. 517-23, § 83, 11-28-2023)

A. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete.

B. This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection.

C. Reinspection fees may be assessed when it is apparent that the inspector is being used to provide supervision of the work rather than for the performance of their proper inspection duties.

D. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on the work site or the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector.

E. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose, and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with the schedule of fees.

F. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.

(Ord. 306-79 § 8.060, 1979)

(Ord. No. 517-23, § 84, 11-28-2023)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the city, or use or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the California Plumbing Code or this chapter. The building official or his/her authorized representative shall issue a citation for an infraction, unless a determination has been made by the city attorney that a misdemeanor charge is not appropriate.

B. Except as otherwise provided, a violation of any provision of this chapter is deemed a violation under the provisions of the city of Chowchilla Administration Citation Ordinance (Title 1, Chapter 1).

C. Nothing in this chapter precludes the city of Chowchilla from using any other available methods to enforce provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, initiation by the city attorney of any civil or criminal actions.

(Ord. No. 451-09, § 28, 1-12-2009; Ord. No. 517-23, § 85, 11-28-2023)