El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 5 Plumbing Code

Pursuant to California Government Code § 50022.1 to 50022.8, the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, published at Title 24, Part 5, of the California Code of Regulations, including all Appendices except for C, F, and L ("CPC") is adopted by reference, subject to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth below. One (1) true copy of the CPC, is on file in the office of the building official and is available for public inspection as required by law.

(Ord. 1528, 12-6-2016; amd. Ord. 1600, 11-19-2019; Ord. 1641, 11-15-2022; Ord. 1680, 12-3-2025)

Section 104.4 of the CPC is amended to read as follows:

CPC Section 104.4 Permit Issuance, is deleted in its entirety. The 2025 California Building Code, as incorporated into the El Segundo Municipal Code, will govern the administration of the CPC.

Section 104.5 of the CPC is hereby amended to read as follows:

CPC Section 104.5 Fees, is deleted in its entirety. The 2025 California Building Code, as incorporated into the El Segundo Municipal Code, will govern the administration of the CPC."

Section 107.0 of the CPC is hereby amended to read as follows:

CPC Section 107.0, Board of Appeals, is deleted in its entirety. The 2025 California Building Code, as incorporated into the El Segundo Municipal Code, will govern the administration of the CPC.

Section 1211.8 of the CPC is hereby amended to read as follows:

1211.8.1 Scope. A seismic gas shutoff valve shall be installed in compliance with the requirements of this section on each gas fuel line in the following:

1211.8.1.1 Any new building or structure.

1211.8.1.2 Any building or structure which is altered or expanded when such alteration or addition is valued at more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

1211.8.1.3 When an individual condominium unit is sold in a building that has multiple gas lines, then the requirements of this section shall apply only to the line or lines serving the condominium unit that has been sold.

1211.8.2 Maintenance. Where the installation of a seismic gas shutoff valve is required by this section in any building or structure, that seismic gas shutoff valve shall be maintained for the life of that building or structure or shall be replaced with a valve complying with the requirements of this section.

1211.8.3 General Requirements. Where the installation of a seismic gas shutoff valve on a fuel line is required by this section, that valve must:

1211.8.3.1 Be mounted rigidly to the exterior of the building or structure containing the fuel line unless the building official determines that the seismic gas shutoff valve has been tested and listed for an alternate method of installation.

1211.8.3.2 Be installed downstream of the gas utility meter, except that a valve may be installed upstream of the gas utility meter at the discretion of the gas utility if the valve would otherwise meet the requirements of this section.

1211.8.3.3 Be listed by an approved testing laboratory and certified by the office of the State Architect.

1211.8.3.4 Have a thirty (30) year warranty which warrants that the valve is free from defects and will continue to properly operate for thirty (30) years from the date of operation.

1211.8.4 Critical Facilities. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any building that is used by any public agency for the provision of emergency services, including fire, police, and similar public safety services, provided the following:

a. That the building or structure has available twenty-four (24) hour, year-round maintenance staffing; and

b. That the gas piping system contained in the building or structure is designed to withstand seismic effects of earthquakes.

1211.8.5 Definitions. For purposes of this section, certain terms shall be defined as follows:

1211.8.5.1 DOWNSTREAM OF THE GAS UTILITY METER. Shall refer to all customer owned gas piping.

1211.8.5.2 SEISMIC GAS SHUTOFF VALVE. A system consisting of a seismic sensing means and actuating means designed to automatically actuate a companion gas shutoff means installed in a gas piping system in order to shut off the gas downstream of the location of the gas shutoff means in the event of a severe seismic disturbance. The system may consist of separable components or may incorporate all functions in a single body. The terms "seismically activated gas shutoff valves" and "earthquake sensitive gas shutoff valves," are synonymous.

1211.8.5.3 UPSTREAM OF THE GAS UTILITY METER. Shall refer to all gas piping installed by the utility up to and including the meter and the utility's bypass toe at the connection to the customer owned piping.

(Ord. 1528, 12-6-2016; amd. Ord. 1600, 11-19-2019; Ord. 1641, 11-15-2022; Ord. 1680, 12-3-2025)