Ione Municipal Code Ch. 15.17 California Plumbing Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 511, § I, adopted December 3, 2019, repealed the former Chapter 15.17, §§ 15.17.010—15.17.040, and § II of Ord. No. 511 enacted a new Chapter 15.17 as set out herein. The former Chapter 15.17 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 485, adopted March 7, 2017.

The 2019 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5, including tables and Appendices A, B, D, H, and I, as amended, based on the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission and codified in Title 24, Part 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and all future amendments thereto, are hereby adopted in the City of Ione. A copy of this code is available for use and examination by the public at the Office of the Clerk of the City of Ione.

(Ord. No. 511, § II, 12-3-2019)

Sections 1.8.4.2, 104.5 and 104.3.2 are deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follows:

Subject to other provisions of law, the governing body of any city may prescribe fees to defray the cost of enforcement of rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The amount of the fees, as set forth by the City Council from time to time, shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to administer or process permits, certificates, forms, or other documents, or to defray the cost of enforcement.

(Ord. No. 511, § II, 12-3-2019)

Section 104.5.2 is amended to read as follows:

Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an additional investigation fee as set forth by the City Council from time to time. An investigation fee shall be in addition to required permit and plan review fees. An investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is subsequently issued. Payment of investigation fees shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code, or any other City, State, or Federal codes, statutes, and ordinances, or from any penalty prescribed by law.

(Ord. No. 511, § II, 12-3-2019)

The California Plumbing Code shall be enforced by the Building Department of the City of Ione.

(Ord. No. 511, § II, 12-3-2019)

Violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit to continue. All violations shall be corrected or remedied within a reasonable time and, if not otherwise specified, each ten days that the violation is maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of a penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.

(Ord. No. 511, § II, 12-3-2019)