Ross Municipal Code Ch. 15.09 California Plumbing Code

Sections:

15.09.010 Adoption of the California Plumbing Code, with amendments. 15.09.015 Sections 1.8.4.2 Fees, 104.3.2 Plan Review Fees, & 104.5 Fees – amended. 15.09.020 Section 104.5.2 Investigation Fees – amended. 15.09.025 Section 713.0 Sewer Required – amended.

Editor’s Note: Previous Chapter 15.09 California Plumbing Code repealed (Ord. 718, 2022).

The Town Council hereby adopts, for the purpose of providing minimum requirements for the protection of health, safety, and the general welfare of the general public, that certain code known as the 2022 California Plumbing Code, in its entirety except that only the following appendices are adopted: Appendices A, B, C, D and I, as amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5, hereinafter referred to as the “California Plumbing Code”, save and except such portions as are hereinafter modified or amended below. Not less than one copy of said code shall be maintained by the office of the Building Department. (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019; Ord. 675 (part), 2016; Ord. 650 (part), 2013; Ord. 647 (part), 2013).

Section 1.8.4.2 “Fees” is hereby amended to read as follows:

Fees shall be set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the latest resolution of the Town Council.

Section 104.3.2 “Plan Review Fees” is hereby amended to read as follows:

104.3.2 Plan Review Fees. Where a plan or other data is required to be submitted by Section 104.3.1, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. The plan review fees specified in this subsection are separate from and in addition to the other permit fees specified in this section. The plan review fees shall be set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the latest resolution of the Town Council. Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional review, a fee may be charged as set forth in the Town’s resolution.

Section 104.5 “Fees” is hereby amended to read as follows:

104.5 Fees. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this section and as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the latest resolution of the Town Council. (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019; Ord. 675 (part), 2016; Ord. 650 (part), 2013; Ord. 647 (part),

2013).

Paragraph 104.5.2 Investigation Fees is hereby amended to read as follows:

104.5.2 Investigation Fees. Any person who commences any plumbing work for which a permit by the Town Code or resolution is required, without first having obtained a permit therefore, shall pay in addition to any other penalty or fine, a special investigation fee as set forth in the resolution of Town Council. This provision shall not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that the work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain the required permit before commencement of the work. In all such emergency 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 investigation fees provided shall be charged, notwithstanding the earlier emergency. (Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019; Ord. 675 (part), 2016; Ord. 650 (part), 2013; Ord. 647 (part), 2013).

Section 713.1 ‘Where Required” is amended as follows:

Section 713.1 Where Required. Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and every premises having drainage piping thereon shall comply with all requirements of Chapter 13.04 Sewage Disposal of the Ross Municipal Code.

Section 713.2 is hereby repealed.

Section 713.3 is hereby repealed.

Section 713.4 is hereby repealed.

Section 713.7 is hereby repealed.

(Ord. 718 (part), 2022; Ord. 700 (part), 2019; Ord. 650 (part), 2013; Ord. 647 (part), 2013).