San Clemente Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Plumbing Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1636, § 4, adopted November 15, 2016, repealed the former Ch. 15.20, §§ 15.20.010, 15.16.020, and enacted a new Ch. 15.20 as set out herein. The former Ch. 15.20 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 1572, § 4, adopted November 19, 2013. See also the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

The City Council of the City of San Clemente hereby adopts by reference California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 5, known and designated as the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials with the modifications set forth below for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the design, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the City including Appendices A, B, C, D, and I. The provisions of this code shall constitute the plumbing code regulations of the City. The California Plumbing Code is on file for public examination in the City's Building Division office.

(Ord. No. 1636, § 4, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 1683, § 12, 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 1738, § 11, 12-6-2022; Ord. No. 1796, § 14, 11-4-2025)

A. .....Sections 104.4 and 104.5 of Division II of Chapter 1 of the California Plumbing Code are hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

104.4 Administration and Fees. Administrative provisions contained in Division II of Chapter 1 of the California Building Code and California Residential Code, as amended by the City of San Clemente, shall apply to the California Plumbing Code, adopted and amended by the City of San Clemente.

B. .....Subsection 604.1 of Section 604.0 of the California Plumbing Code is hereby amended by adding a sentence to end of the third paragraph to read as follows:

Ferrous materials are prohibited for water pipe and fittings when installed in the ground unless a soils analysis is provided to show that soil conditions will not be damaging to the piping material. (Balance of the section to remain unchanged.)

C. .....Subsection 604.2 of Section 604.0 of the California Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

604.3 Copper tube for water piping shall have a weight of not less than Type K.

Exceptions:

1. Type L copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is underground and not within the footprint of the building foundation.

2. Type M copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is aboveground in, or on, a building.

D. .....Item no. (2) in Subsection 609.3 of Section 609.0 of the California Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(2) Copper water piping installed under concrete floor slabs within a building or structure shall be copper tube Type "K" and shall be installed without joints where possible. Where joints are permitted, they shall be brazed and fitting shall be wrought copper. Such copper tubing shall be placed in a sand bed a minimum of three inches (3") in depth, and properly protected penetrates concrete and similar materials.

(Balance of the section to remain unchanged.)

E. .....Subsection 610.8 of Section 610.0 of the California Plumbing Code is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph and replacing it with the following:

No building supply pipe shall be less than one inch (1") in diameter unless a design or calculations are submitted and approved by Administrative Authority. Each main building shall have a minimum of two three-quarter-inch (¾") hose bibs; one located readily accessible to the front yard and one to the back yard.

F. .....Item no. (7) is hereby added to Section 701.2 of the California Plumbing Code to read as follows:

(7) Cast iron shall not be used for drainage and waste piping when installed in the ground unless a soils analysis is provided to show that soil conditions will not be damaging to the piping material.

G. .....Subsection 1208.5 of Section 1208 of California Plumbing Code is hereby amended by adding the following sentences to the end of the paragraph:

Approved PE pipe and fittings shall be used in exterior buried gas piping systems. Ferrous gas piping is not permitted to be installed underground unless a soils analysis is provided to show that soil conditions will not be damaging to the piping material.

(Ord. No. 1636, § 4, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 1683, § 12, 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 1738, § 11, 12-6-2022; Ord. No. 1796, § 14, 11-4-2025)