Citrus Heights Municipal Code Art. VIII Plumbing Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2010-014, § 2, adopted Dec. 9, 2010, repealed the former Art. VIII, §§ 18-206—18-208, and enacted a new Art. VIII as set out herein. The former Art. VIII pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 2008-03, § 2, adopted Jan. 24, 2008. Subsequently, Ord. No. 2025-006, § 8, adopted November 12, 2025, repealed the former Art. VIII, §§ 18-206—18-209, and enacted a new Art. VIII as set out herein. The former Art. VIII pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 13-002, §§ 6, 7, adopted March 14, 2013; Ord. No. 2010-014, § 2, adopted Dec. 9, 2010; Ord. No. 2013-009, § 6, adopted Oct. 10, 2013; Ord. No. 2016-012, § 6, adopted Nov. 10, 2016; Ord. No. 2019-005, § 6, adopted Oct. 10, 2019; Ord. No. 2022-010, § 6, adopted Oct. 27, 2022.

Cross reference— Utilities, ch. 98.

This article shall be known as the "Citrus Heights Plumbing Code."

(Ord. No. 2025-006, § 8, 11-12-2025)

The chief building official of the city (also referred to as "building official") is designated to be the authority having jurisdiction of the Citrus Heights building codes. The chief building official shall administer, enforce, and render interpretations of the provisions of the Citrus Heights Plumbing Code, and shall, upon application and after receipt of proper documentation as required under this chapter, grant permits for the construction, alteration, maintenance, and moving of all buildings and structures within this jurisdiction.

(Ord. No. 2025-006, § 8, 11-12-2025)

Subject to additions, amendments, or deletions set forth in Section 18-209 of this chapter, the California Plumbing Code, 2025 edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is adopted and made part of this title as though fully set forth herein to provide the procedures for administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Citrus Heights building codes. One copy of the California Plumbing Code shall be kept on file in the community development department and shall be available for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. No. 2025-006, § 8, 11-12-2025)

A. Section 104.4.3, "Permit Expiration" is amended to read as follows:

104.4.3 Permit Expiration. Every building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit issued by the Building Official under this Code shall expire two (2) years after the date of issuance, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one year from the date the permit is issued, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one year any time after the work is commenced. Once the permit is expired, no work can be performed until a new permit is obtained.

If the original permit expired due to a failure to commence the work within one year or because the work was suspended or abandoned for a period of one year, and if a new permit is sought within two years after the issuance of the original permit, the replacement permit fee shall be one half of the amount required for a new permit, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work.

Permits deemed to have been expired, suspended or abandoned shall be subject to all permit related fee increases, and new fees and code requirements currently in effect at the time of permit renewal as applicable, subject to the discretion of the Building Official.

Any applicant holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which he or she may continue and complete the work under that permit. Upon a showing to the Building Official that the applicant was unable to commence, continue or complete the work within the time required for good and satisfactory reasons, the Building Official may extend the permit for a period not to exceed one year. All requests for extensions must be in writing and must be received by the Building Official prior to the expiration of the permit. All requests must demonstrate that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented the timely completion of the work.

All permits will become null and void 180 days after the prescribed expiration date as described in Table P105.

Table P105

B. Section 104.4.4, "Extensions" is deleted, and incorporated into Section 104.3.3

C. Section 104.4.6, "Retention of Plans" is amended to read as follows:

104.4.6 Retention of Plans. One set of approved construction documents and computations, either paper or electronic, will be retained by the Authority Having Jurisdiction until final approval of the work covered therein.

Plans will be retained as required by the jurisdiction's Record Retention Policy, a copy of which is available for inspection from the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

D. Section 104.5, "Fees" is amended to read as follows:

104.5 Fees. On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as prescribed by resolution of the City of Citrus Heights.

When submittal documents are required, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the documents for plan review. Said plan review fee shall be prescribed by resolution of the City of Citrus Heights.

The plan review fees specified in this Section are separate fees from the permit fees specified in this Section and are in addition to the permit fees.

When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review, or when the project involves a deferred submittal item as defined in Section 104.3.4, an additional plan review fee shall be charged as prescribed by resolution of the City of Citrus Heights.

E. Section 104.5.2, "Investigation Fees" is amended to read as follows:

104.5.2 Violation Fee. Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.

A violation fee is separate and independent from other fees, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit before 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 is an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, the violation fee as herein provided shall be charged.

The minimum violation fee will be double the fee calculated for the work performed, plus one hour of administrative work time, multiplied by the current labor rate for the appropriate position, plus the Total Permit Fee of any permits necessary to mitigate the violation.

Any person who violates the provisions of this code may also become subject to an Administrative Citation as prescribed by law, and as described in the Citrus Heights Municipal Code.

F. Section 104.5.3, "Fee Refunds" is amended to read as follows:

104.5.3 Refunds. The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.

The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 40 percent of the total permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code.

Where no plan review fee was required, the Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the total permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code.

The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done.

The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original applicant no later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.

G. Section 105.2.3, "Inspection Requests" is amended to read as follows:

105.2.3 Inspection Requests. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit to notify the Authority Having Jurisdiction that such work is ready for inspection. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be permitted to require that a request for inspection be filed not less than 24 hours, not including weekends or holidays, before such inspection is desired. Such request shall be made electronically by means provided by the jurisdiction.

It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections in accordance with this code to provide access to and means for inspection of such work.

H. Section 105.2.4, "Advance Notice" is deleted, and incorporated into section 105.2.3

I. Section 105.2.6, "Reinspections" is amended to read as follows:

105.2.6 Reinspections. A re-inspection fee may be assessed for any of the following reasons:

15. When such portion of work for which inspection is called is not completely ready or when previous corrections called for are not made.

16. When the job address is not clearly posted and visible from the street or the front of the building.

17. When there is a lack of access to the work to be inspected.

18. When the building permit is not posted on the job site.

19. When the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector.

20. When the building permit, or a copy, and any previous correction notice(s) are not readily available.

21. For deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official.

This section is not to be interpreted as requiring re-inspection 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 completely ready for such inspection.

To obtain a re-inspection, the applicant shall pay any re-inspection fee as prescribed by resolution of the City of Citrus Heights.

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

J. Section 106.5, "Authority to Disconnect Utilities in Emergencies" is amended to read as follows:

106.5 Authority to disconnect service utilities. The Building Official or an authorized representative shall have the authority to disconnect any utility service or energy supplied to the building, structure, or building service equipment therein regulated by this Code when the building owner or occupant knowingly fails to comply with a notice or order, in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property, or where such utility connection has been made without approval of the Building Official.

The Building Official shall notify the serving utility, and, whenever possible, the owner and occupant of the building, structure, or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action and shall notify such serving utility, owner, and occupant of the building, structure, or building service equipment, in writing, of such disconnection immediately thereafter.

K. Section 106.6, "Authority to Condemn" is amended to read as follows:

106.6 Authority to condemn building service equipment. The building official or an authorized representative shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of any utility service or energy supplied to the building, structure, system or building service equipment regulated by this Code and the referenced codes and standards in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property or where such utility connection has been made without approval of the building official.

The building official shall notify the serving utility and where possible, the owner, owner's authorized agent or the occupant of the building, structure, or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnection, the owner, the owner's authorized agent or occupant of the building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing as soon as practical thereafter.

L. Section 106.7, "Connection after order to disconnect" is added to read as follows:

106.7 Connection after order to disconnect. No person shall make connections from any energy, fuel, or power supply nor supply energy or fuel to any building service utilities or equipment that has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the building official or the use of which has been ordered to be discontinued by the building official until the building official authorizes the reconnection and use of such equipment.

The building official shall have the right to withhold clearing building service utilities or equipment for hookup by the service agency if the owner or contractor refuses to comply with other ordinances affecting the structure as a whole.

M. Section 107.0 "Board of Appeals" is deleted. Appeals will be conducted as per City policy for appeals of building code; See separate ordinance.

N. Table 104.5 "Plumbing Permit Fees" is deleted.

O. Section 312.5.1 "Protecting buried ferrous pipe" is added to read as follows:

312.5.1 Protecting buried ferrous pipe. Each system of buried ferrous piping used for either potable water or gas supply shall have a protective coating of an approved type, machine applied and conforming to recognized standards. Field wrapping shall provide equivalent protection and is restricted to those short sections and fittings necessarily stripped for threading.

All buried ferrous piping shall be provided with cathodic protection installed according to Table 312 of this Section and the following requirements:

1. Galvanic anodes for cathodic protection of ferrous piping shall be buried not less than 3 feet below grade and below the bottom of the pipe to be protected. They shall be not less than 4 feet horizontally from any buried metallic pipe. Before back filling, the anode shall be flooded with a minimum of 5 gallons of water.

When connected to the pipe being protected, less than 6 inches above grade, the anode shall be connected with a thermite weld. Connections 6 inches or more above grade may be made by the use of a listed mechanical clamp.

2. Water supply piping shall be isolated at the connection of the utility or private tap from the water main and at each building foundation line adjacent to the full-way shutoff valve.

3. Gas supply piping shall be isolated adjacent to each foundation line or at the appliance when located outside the building and from the serving gas supplier's service equipment.

4. Approved isolation fittings shall be located a minimum of 6 inches above grade, except that fitting at the water tap.

5. Any piping laid in the same trench with pipe requiring cathodic protection shall be separated laterally a minimum of 12 inches from the protected pipe, and piping installed diagonally above the pipe requiring cathodic protection shall be separated vertically a minimum of 6 inches. All separations shall be maintained with clean earth in accordance with Section 314.0.

P. Table 312 is added to read as follows:

Table 312 - Anode Selection Chart

Allowable length of coated and wrapped buried ferrous gas or water pipe for each size anode

(Ord. No. 2025-006, § 8, 11-12-2025)