San Bruno Municipal Code Ch. 11.20 Plumbing Code

A. Certain documents are marked "2025 California Plumbing Code." One copy of this document is on file in the office of the building official. The documents are published by California Building Standards Commission and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. The documents (and any appendices printed therein) together with additions, deletions and amendments as set forth herein, and any future addenda or errata published by the state of California, are adopted as the plumbing code for the building standards of the city of San Bruno, and may be cited as such.

B. No section of the city's plumbing code shall impose a mandatory duty of enforcement on the city, or on any officer, official, agent, employee, board, council, or commission thereof. Instead, if any section purports to impose a mandatory duty of enforcement, such section shall be deemed to invest the city, and the appropriate officer, official, agent, employee, board, council or commission thereof with the discretion to enforce the section, or not to enforce it.

(Ord. 1851 § 2, 2017; Ord. 1890 § 3, 2020; Ord. 1922 § 3, 2022; Ord. 1968, 11/12/2025)

The amendments, additions and deletions to the 2025 California Plumbing Code are as follows:

A. Section 103.0 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is amended with the addition of the following:

Authority Having Jurisdiction. The administrative authority is the official authorized by the city to administer and enforce the provisions of the plumbing code as adopted or amended. The administrative authority shall be the building official.

B. Section 106.3 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

Violation Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which such violation exists and shall be punished as set forth in San Bruno Municipal Code Chapter 1.28.

C. Section 107.0 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is amended to read:

Appeal and Review. The building official shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of administrating the provisions of this chapter.

Whenever it is provided herein that certain things shall be done in accordance with the order, opinion, or approval of the building official, such order, opinion or approval shall be complied with; provided, any person aggrieved thereby, or believing that such order, opinion or approval is erroneous or faulty, may appeal except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to the city manager in writing within seventy-two hours after such order, opinion or approval has been given, and the city manager shall affirm, modify or reverse the same within seventy-two (72) hours thereafter. The decision of the City Manager shall be final and conclusive. In the meantime, except in the case of immediate hazard, the order, opinion, or approval shall be deemed suspended until such person has exhausted his or her right of appeal as herein provided.

(Ord. 1851 § 2, 2017; Ord. 1890 § 3, 2020; Ord. 1922 § 3, 2022; Ord. 1968, 11/12/2025)