Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Art. IV Primary Plumbing Code

The California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, promulgated by the California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, California 95833-2936, based on the 2021 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 4755 East Philadelphia Street, Ontario, California, 91761-2816, is hereby adopted and enacted as the primary plumbing code of the county and made a part of this Code by reference.

(Ord. No. 5270, § 1, 11-18-2025)

A. Sections 104 and subsections of the 2025 California Plumbing Code are deleted and replaced by sections 105 and subsections of the 2025 California Building Code as amended in Article 1 of this ordinance.

B. Section 106 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is deleted and replaced by sections 10.1.13 to 10.1.16 of Article 1 of this ordinance.

C. Section 107 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is deleted and replaced by sections 10.1.12 of Article 1 of this ordinance.

D. Section 401.0 of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is hereby amended by adding a new subsection 401.4 as follows:

401.4 Commercial Car Washes. Commercial car wash facilities shall have water recycling systems approved by the Administrative Authority.

E. Appendix D (Sizing Storm-water Drainage Systems) of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is hereby adopted in its entirety.

F. Appendix H (Private Sewage Disposal Systems) of the 2025 California Plumbing Code is hereby adopted in its entirety until such time that it is replaced by the County of Santa Barbara individual sewage disposal system installation standards as adopted by, and amended from time to time by, the board of supervisors. It shall be the responsibility of the director of environmental health to enforce the provisions of this appendix as they pertain to private sewage disposal systems and liquid waste.

(Ord. No. 5270, § 1, 11-18-2025)