San Marino Municipal Code Art. 04 Plumbing Code

Except as hereinafter provided, the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including all appendices, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as though fully set forth herein and shall constitute the Plumbing Code of the City. A copy of said Code has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk and shall be, at all times, maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd. Ord. O-22-1400, 1-11-2023; Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, the first paragraph of section 103.3 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

Issuance. The Building Official or his/her designee shall review the application, plans and specifications and other data filed by an applicant for a permit. Other departments of this jurisdiction may also review plans. If the Building Official or his/her designee finds that the work described in an application for permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed therewith conform to the requirements of the Plumbing Code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and that the fees established by resolution of the City Council have been paid, he/she shall issue a permit therefore to the applicant.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, the first paragraph of section 104.3.2, and section 104.3.3, of the Plumbing Code are amended to read as follows:

104.3.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data are 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 for plumbing work shall be equal to 100 percent of the total permit fee as established by resolution of the City Council. When plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review, a fee shall be charged in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

104.3.3 Expiration of Plan Review. Applications for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, the first paragraph of section 104.4.3 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

Expiration. Plumbing permits will remain valid if the work on the site authorized by that permit is commenced within 12 months after its issuance, unless the permittee has abandoned the work authorized by the permit. Before such work can be recommenced, the permit shall first be renewed, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work. If an applicant wishes to renew a permit that has been expired for less than 180 days, 50% of the original fees paid shall be required to renew the permit. If an applicant wishes to renew a permit that has been expired for more than 180 days, 100% of the original fees paid shall be required to renew the permit. The Building Official may extend the permit expiration date for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request (submitted prior to the expiration date) by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 104.4.5 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

Suspension or Revocation. The Building Official or his/her designee may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this Code whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied or in violation of other ordinances or regulations of the City.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 104.5 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

104.5 Permit Fees. All fees pursuant to the Plumbing Code as set forth in Table No. 104.5 shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

104.5.1 Whenever any work for which a permit is required by the Plumbing Code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.

104.5.2 An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee that would be required by the Plumbing Code if a permit were to be issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of the Plumbing Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

104.5.3 Fee Refunds.

104.5.3(1) The Building Official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

104.5.3(2) The Building Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with the Plumbing Code.

104.5.3(3) The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee payment.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, the fourth paragraph of section 105.2.6 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:

To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee established by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, sections 106.1 and 160.3 of the Plumbing Code are amended to read as follows:

106.1 Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, or maintain any plumbing or permit the same to be done in violation of the Plumbing Code.

106.3 Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of the Plumbing Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in Section 01.04.03 A of this Code. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this code occurs or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offence.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 203.0 of the Plumbing Code is amended by revising the following definitions to read as follows:

Accessible. "Accessible," when applied to a fixture, connection, appliance, or equipment, shall mean having access thereto, but which first may require the removal of an access panel, door, or similar obstruction; "readily accessible" shall mean direct access without the necessity of removing any panel, door, or similar obstruction. Attic and underfloor areas are to be considered "accessible."

Authority Having Jurisdiction. Whenever the term "Authority Having Jurisdiction" is used in the Plumbing Code, it shall mean the Building Official or his/her authorized representative.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 312.13 is added to the Plumbing Code read as follows:

312.13 Soil, waste, water or other pipe or conduit, except downspouts, shall not be installed or permitted on the outside of a building.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 511 is added to the Plumbing Code read as follows:

511.0 No vent shall terminate in a location that is visible from the parkway across the street from the subject property, or to the side elevation facing a side street on a corner lot.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 713.8 is added to the Plumbing Code read as follows:

713.8 The City Engineer shall determine the availability of the sewer lines. No person shall construct, or enlarge a new or existing cesspool if a sewer line has been declared available.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.04.01 of this article, section 906.8 is added to the Plumbing Code to read as follows:

906.8 No vent shall terminate in a location that is visible from the parkway across the street from the subject property, or to the side elevation facing a side street on a corner lot.

(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019; amd Ord. O-25-1423-U, 9-26-2025)