Chapter 6 — BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS›Article VI — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
Article VI — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
Los Gatos Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Los Gatos
Sec. 6.60.010. - Adopted.¶
The 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), as amended by the State of California Building Standards Commission, and known as the 2025 California Plumbing Code (CPC), California Code of Regulations, Title
24, Part 5, with appendices A, B, D, G, H, I, J, K, and L only, are adopted by reference and amended as follows:
(2380, § 2, 12-2-25)
Sec. 6.60.020. - Backflow protection.¶
Section 710.1 is amended to read as follows:
710.1. Backflow Protection. Drainage piping serving fixtures which have flood level rims less than twelve (12) inches (304.8 mm) above the elevation of the next upstream manhole and/or flushing inlet cover at the public or private sewer system serving such drainage piping shall be protected from backflow of sewage by installing an approved backwater valve. Fixtures above such elevation shall not discharge through the backwater valve, unless first approved by the Administrative Authority. Cleanouts for drains that pass through a backwater valve shall be clearly identified with a permanent label stating, "backwater valve downstream."
(2380, § 2, 12-2-25)
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