Coachella Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Plumbing Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1201, § 6, adopted June 28, 2023, amended Ch. 15.20 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 15.20, §§ 15.20.010, 15.20.020, pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 1147, § 4, adopted Jan. 22, 2020.

Except as provided in this chapter, the 2022 California Plumbing Code, including Appendix Chapters A, B, D, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and N, as adopted by the state of California, based on the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), shall be and become the plumbing code of the City of Coachella, regulating erection, installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance or use of plumbing systems within the city. The California Plumbing Code will be on file for public examination in the office of the building official.

(Ord. No. 1201, § 6, 6-28-23)

The city of Coachella finds that the proposed amendments to the California Plumbing Code are administrative in nature, and therefore do not require express topographic, geologic, or climatic findings pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5. Therefore, the city council finds that the following table sets forth the 2022 California Existing Building Code sections that have been modified and the associated local climatic, geological, topographical, and/or administrative conditions described above supporting the modification.

(Ord. No. 1201, § 6, 6-28-23)

The 2022 Edition of the California Plumbing Code is hereby adopted with the following amendment to section 104.1.

A. "104.1 Permits Required." is amended to read as follows:

It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to make an installation, alteration, repair, replacement, or remodel a plumbing system regulated by this code except as permitted in Section 104.2, or to cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate plumbing permit for each separate building or structure. The City of Coachella requires a plumbing permit to abandon an existing private disposal system, and connect to a public sewer system for the following projects:

1. Additions to existing buildings or structures that result in the need for enlarged capacity of septic tank pursuant to Table H 201.1(1), whenever there is an existing public sewer main line or lateral line within 30 feet of the property boundaries.

2. Remodels to existing buildings or structures that increase the number of plumbing fixtures to a structure served by an existing septic tank that is out of compliance with Table H 201.1(1), whenever there is an existing public sewer main line or lateral line within 30 feet of the property boundaries.

(Ord. No. 1201, § 6, 6-28-23)