San Marcos Municipal Code Ch. 17.16 California Plumbing Code

The 2025 California Plumbing Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5, based on the Uniform Plumbing Code 2021 Edition, Chapters 1 through 17, and Appendices Chapter A, B, D, E, F, G, I and K and the Installation Standards, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials are adopted by reference subject to amendments contained in this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 2019-1478, Exh. A, § 1.E, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 2022-1526, § 1.E(Exh. A), 10-25-2022; Ord. No. 2025-1575, § 1.E(Exh. B), 1- 13-2026)

Section 811.7 of the California Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

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It shall be unlawful to install or replace any plumbing equipment, including any automatic or self-regenerating water softener unit, where the operation of such may result in the discharge of saline waste into sewerage facilities, or the discharge of such waste that may pollute any surface or underground stream, watercourse, lake or any body of water.

(Ord. No. 2019-1478, Exh. A, § 1.E, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 2022-1526, § 1.E(Exh. A), 10-25-2022)

Section 1101.3 of the California Plumbing Code is amended by adding section 1101.3.1 which reads as follows:

It shall be unlawful to discharge any material, directly or indirectly, into the City of San Marcos storm water conveyance system, or to abandon, modify, remove or destroy Best Management Practice devices installed to reduce storm water pollutants in accordance with the City's Storm Water Management Program and the Permit issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, or other Federal or State laws. Modifications to any storm water conveyance system shall be approved by the City prior to modification.

(Ord. No. 2016-1431, 10-25-2016; Ord. No. 2019-1478, Exh. A, § 1.E, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 2022-1526, § 1.E(Exh. A), 10-25-2022)