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TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD PLUMBING CODE; 1971
EDITION, AND THE 1974 REVISION THERETO, AND THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD GAS CODE, 1973 EDITION, AND THE
1974 REVISION THERETO, FOR THE REGULATION OF THE
INSTALLATION, ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT,
EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING APPLIANCES, FIXTURES, FITTINGS)
OR APPURTENANCES THERETO AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF,OF
PLUMBING AND GAS PIPE AND APPLIANCE FITTINGS, BOTH
EXISTING AND NEW, AND ALL PARTS THEREOF, INCLUDING EVERY
CONNECTION TO THE WATER OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY,
AND EVERY CONNECTION TO A GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, WITH CER-
TAIN CHANGES THEREIN AND ADDITIONS THERETO; PROVIDING
FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; MAKING VIOLATIONS A
MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION BY NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 11238.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the book entitled "Southern Standard Plumbing Code ",
1971 Edition, and Appendices A, B and C, and the 1974 Revision thereto, but
excluding Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; and the book entitled "Southern
Standard Gas Code ", 1973 Edition,and the 1974 Revision thereto, but excluding
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; (copies of which, authenticated by the
signatures of the Mayor and the City Secretary, and made a public record by
this ordinance of the City Council, are on file in the City Secretary's
office) are hereby adopted as the "Plumbing Code of the City of Corpus Christi,"
as fully as if copied at length in this ordinance.
SECTION 2. The following regulations are hereby adopted for the
administration of the Plumbing Code of the City of Corpus Christi, and shall
be known as Chapter 1 of said Plumbing Code:
" CHAPTER 1
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 - TITLE
This Code shall be known and cited as "The Plumbing Code of the
City of Corpus Christi ", sometimes herein referred to as "the Code" or "this
Code." The portions of this Code other than this chapter shall be known as
"Part I - Plumbing," which shall be comprised of the book entitled "Southern
Standard Plumbing Code," 1971 Edition, and Appendices A, B and C, and the
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1974 Revision thereto, but excluding Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; and
"Part II - GAS," which shall be comprised of the book entitled "Southern
Standard Gas Code," 1973 Edition, and the 1974 Revision thereto, but excluding
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof.
101.2 - CODE REMEDIAL
This Code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed
to secure the beneficial interest and purposes thereof, which are health,
sanitation, general public safety and welfare, by regulating installation and
maintenance of all plumbing, consumer's gas piping,.and gas appliances.
101.3 - SCOPE
The provisions of this Code shall apply to every plumbing and
consumer's gas piping installation, including alterations, repairs, replace-
ment, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances thereto,
which is located within the City of Corpus Christi; and the provisions of
this Code shall apply to every plumbing and consumer's gas piping installa-
tion which is located outside of the City when connected to the water, sanitary
sewer, storm sewer, or gas system of the City of Corpus Christi.
101.4 - MAINTENANCE
All plumbing, consumer's gas piping, and gas appliances, both
existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and
sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by this
Code shall be maintained in good working order. The owner, or his designated
agent, if any, shall be responsible for said maintenance.
SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION
102.1 - BUILDING OFFICIAL AND INSPECTORS
The Building Official is hereby designated as the person responsible
for the administration and enforcement of the Plumbing Code of the City of
Corpus Christi, and who shall discharge the duties and have the authority
hereinafter provided for the "Plumbing Official," "the Gas Inspector," and
"the Administrative Authority." The Building Official may delegate said
authority to assistants, inspectors and other employees of the Building
Division as may, in his determination, be required to carry out his duties.
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102.2 - RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES
No employee of the Building Division shall be financially interested
in the furnishing of labor, material, or appliances for the installation,
alteration, or maintenance of plumbing installations, consumer's gas piping,
or gas appliances, or in the making of plans or specifications therefor,
unless he is the owner of the property on which the installation exists or
is planned to take place.
102.3 - RECORDS
The Building Official shall keep an accurate record of all permit
fees and other monies collected.
102.4 - LIABILITY
Any officer or employee, or member of any board, charged with the
enforcement of this Code, acting for the City of Corpus Christi in the dis-
charge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself liable personally and
he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may
occur,to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted
in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought against any officer or
employee because of such act performed by him in the enforcement of any
provision of this Code shall be defended by the City Attorney until the final
termination of the proceedings.
SECTION 103 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
103.1 - RIGHT OF ENTRY.
The Building Official may enter any building, structure, or premises
to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Code.
103.2 - STOP WORK ORDERS
Upon notice from the Building Official that work on any plumbing
or consumer's gas piping installation is being done contrary to the provisions
of this Code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall be immediately
stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of
the property, or to his agent, or to the person doing the work, and shall
state the conditions under which the work may be resumed. Where any emergency
exists, oral notice shall be sufficient. A written determination and record
of such emergency notice shall be made by the Building Official as soon as
practicable after his discovery of such emergency.
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103.3 - GAS SERVICE
The Building Official is authorized to disco,inect any gas piping
or fixture or appliance for which a certificate of approval is required but
has not been issued, or which is found upon inspection to be defective or in
such condition as to endanger life or property. In all cases where such a
disconnection is made, a notice shall be attached to the piping, fixture, or
appliance stating the reason for the disconnection. It shall be unlawful
for any person to remove said notice or reconnect said gas piping, fixture,
or appliance without Building Official authorization, and such gas piping,
fixture or appliance shall not be put in service or used until a certificate
of approval has been issued therefor.
103.4 - REVOCATION OF PERMITS
The Building Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under
the provisions of this Code, upon his written determination that there has
been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the
application or plans on which the permit or approval was based.
103.5 - UNSAFE INSTALLATIONS
All plumbing and consumer's gas piping installations which are
unsanitary or which constitute a hazard to human life, health, or welfare
are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair or demolition.
103.6 - ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE METHODS
In cases where no applicable accepted standard requirements have
been adopted in the Code for a given class of appliance, accessory device,
material, or method of installation, approval of such class of appliance,
accessory device, material, or method of installation by the Building Official
shall be obtained before any such alternate material or method is installed
or used. The Building Official shall require that sufficient evidence or
proof be submitted to reasonably substantiate any claim that may be made
regarding its use.
103.7 - LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS
In consideration of the highly corrosive nature of the atmosphere
and soil in the Corpus Christi area, and in consideration of the extreme
heaving and shifting characteristics of the soil in the Corpus Christi area,
and the City Council hereby finding that certain additional standards are
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necessary to control environmental pollution, the following local standards
are established to provide for the public health, safety, and welfare, and
the Building Official shall enforce said standards which shall take precedence
when in conflict with other standards established by this Code:
(a) Underground water supply systems, water service pipe, and
consumer's gas piping shall be at least eighteen (18 ")
inches deep.
(b) For water supply control an accessible shut -off valve and
a drain valve shall be provided on the water service pipe
outside the building within five (5') feet of point where
the pipe enters the building.
(c) Water pumps shall be connected indirectly to the water supply
system through the use of water supply tanks and air gaps.
Fire pumps may be directly connected if approved by the Building
Official.
(d) A two -way, double -riser cleanout shall be installed at the
junction of the building drain and the building sewer. If
said cleanout is located more than ten (10') feet from the
junction of the building sewer and the sanitary sewer main,
then a wye -type cleanout shall be installed and brought to
finished grade at the junction of the building sewer and
the main.
(e) Galvanized steel shall not be used for the drainage system
or vent piping.
(f) The main vent stack in a detached garage or other accessory
building where only a washing machine or a sink is installed
may be one and one -half (1 -1/2 ") inches.
(g) Galvanized or black steel and galvanized ferrous alloys shall
not be used for storm drain inside conductors.
(h) Ferrous alloy piping and bituminized ferrous alloys shall
not be used for building storm drains.
(i) All steel and iron consumer's gas piping two (2 ") inches
in diameter or smaller shall be galvanized:
(j) All gas appliances shall have accessible gas shut -off valves
located no further than three (3') feet from the appliance.
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(k) Every building containing more than two (2) dwelling units
served by consumer's gas piping shall have a readily accessible
gas shut -off valve for each dwelling unit.
(1) Gas appliances in residential garages shall be installed not
less than eighteen (18 ") inches above the floor. Alternate
methods of installation which adequately control input of
combustion air may be used if approved by the Building
Official.
(m) Gas vents shall terminate with approved devices which assure
proper venting.
(n) Polluted water or waste shall not be discharged into any
storm drain or any water course, unless specifically author-
ized by the Building Official. The owner is further required
to submit evidence of compliance with State Water Quality
laws, the City Wastewater Ordinance, and applicable City
health regulations.
(o) ,'Gas -fired incinerators shall be of the multiple chamber type.
Other types of incinerators may be used only if approved by
the Building Official. The owner is further required to sub-
mit evidence of compliance with State Air Pollution Control
laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance, and applicable
City health regulations.
SECTION 104 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
104.1 - WHEN REQUIRED
No person, firm or corporation shall connect any plumbing work with
any sewer, sanitary or storm, septic tanks or sewage disposal of any kind,
or private connection or install fixtures or appliances in new or existing
systems, structures or premises, or repair, or add to any existing plumbing
without first applying for and obtaining a separate plumbing permit therefor
from the Building Official, except as provided herein.
104.2 - FORM
The applicant shall furnish information as required to complete
the application form furnished by the Building Official.
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104.3 - DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Whenever the Building Official concludes, from careful examination
of the application only, that he is unable to ascertain whether the work for
which the permit is requested complies with the Code then the applicant shall
furnish drawings and specifications of the work in duplicate. The Building
Official shall review each application for a permit, and the drawings and
specifications, if any are ordered, filed therewith, in order to ascertain
whether the plumbing, consumer's gas piping, and gas appliance installation
indicated and described appear to meet the requirements of this Code and all
other pertinent laws and ordinances.
SECTION 105 - PERMITS
105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION
(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
'in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
(b) If the application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith describes work which does
not appear to conform to the requirements of this Code or
other pertinent law or ordinance, the Building Official shall
not issue a permit, but shall notify the applicant of his
refusal to issue the permit and the reasons therefor. Such
notification shall, when requested, be in writing.
105.2 - CONDITION OF THE PERMIT
A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with
the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter,
or set aside any of the provisions of this Code, nor shall such issuance of
a permit prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring correction
of any errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this Code.
Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it
shall have been commenced within two (2) months after its issuance. Any
permit issued shall become invalid if the work authorized by such permit is
suspended or abandoned for a period of six (6) months after the time the
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work is commenced. Provided, that for cause, one or more extensions of time
for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each may be allowed in writing by
the Building Official. Permits are not transferable.
105.3 - PERMITS REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install,
or cause to be installed, or permit any person to install, any plumbing, con-
sumer's gas piping, or gas appliance, or sanitary sewer or storm drain lines,
or to make any alteration, addition, change, or repair, within the scope of
this Code, without having first procured a permit therefor except as provided
herein. All water service, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and gas connections
to City - owned, City - leased, or City- operated lines within or without the City
shall be made and installed by the City at a point determined by the City;
provided, however, charges for this service and for tap fees shall be in
accordance with the established rates and fees therefor of the City. Every
extension on and to private premises from each such City line shall be made
only after a permit has been issued therefor.
105.4 - PERMITS NOT REQUIRED
(a) Ordinary minor repairs may be made without a permit subject
to the approval of the Building Official. The making of such ordinary minor
repairs without a permit but otherwise in compliance with the Code technical
requirements shall not be deemed violative of this Code.
(b) Permits and inspections are not required for the installation,
alteration, and repair of plumbing, consumer's gas piping and gas appliances
to be used for:
(1) manufacturing process pilot plant or laboratory
testing, or
(2) mechanical process equipment or chemical manu-
facturing equipment
in a plant occupying a site of twenty (20) acres or more which is ifiaccesssible
to the general public and in which the operations involve the assembly,
disassembly, or reassembly of major portions of mechanical or laboratory
equipment from time to time under the supervision of a plant employee who
meets the education and experience requirements for registration as a Professional
Engineer. Any building or structure used principally as an office building,
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shipping docks, assembly rooms, restrooms, cafeterias, and warehousing and
not for any purpose directly related to the manufacturing or testing of
equipment or operations shall not be exempt under this section from the
requirements for permits and inspections. All connections to the City water
system shall be equipped with check valves, backflow prevention devices or
other safety devices, or any combination of such valves or devices, determined
by the Building Official to be necessary to prevent cross - connections,
backflow, or health hazards or damage to the City water system.
SECTION 106 - FEES
106.1 - GENERAL
No permit shall be issued until the charges prescribed in this
section shall have been paid.
106.2 - SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
The following applicable charges and permit fees, to be calculated
by the Building Official from the permit application and, if any, the drawings
and specifications, are authorized and directed:
(a) Permit Fees:
Each
Water Service
$ 1.00
Each
Water -Fed Icemaking Machine
1.00
Each
Plumbing Fixture
1.00
Each
Sink - Garbage Disposal Unit
1.00
Lawn
Sprinkler and Irrigation Systems,
per 1,000 square feet of lot serviced
1.00
Each
Swimming Pool
10.00
Each
Cooling Tower
3.00
Each
Pump
1.00
Each
Electric Water Heater
1.00
Each
Gas Service Plus First Meter
Loop, Per Meter
1.00
Each
Additional Meter Loop
1.00
Each
Gas Opening
1.00
Each
Gas Incinerator
10.00
Each
Gas Boiler
5.00
Each
Gas Appliance Not Otherwise
Specified
3.00
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Each
Building Sewer(Lateral)
$ 4.00
Each
Building Sewer Extension to
Other Buildings
3.00
Each
Grease Interceptor
5.00
Each
Private Sewage Disposal System
10.00
Each
Sand Trap
5.00
Each
Connection to Storm Sewer
5.00
Each
Roof Drain
2.00
Each
Manhole
5.00
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(b) In the event the total fees per installation charged
are less than Four ($4.00) Dollars then the minimum permit
charge of $4.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed
the sum of Four ($4.00) Dollars the greater amount shall
be charged.
(c) In the event that work for which a permit is required by
this Code is commenced prior to the issuance of the required
permit, then the permit fee shall be doubled. The collec-
tion made is to help defray the additional cost of inspecting
work already done and issuing a permit under such circumstances
and is not a penalty and is not preclusive of any remedy other-
wise available to the City to enforce this Code.
(d) In the event that an inspection is made and the resultant
discovery is that work for which a permit is required by this
Code has been done but the required permit has not been
issued, then a $10.00 investigation fee shall be added to the
permit fee.
(e) When an inspection is made as required by this Code, and
the work as completed fails to pass so that an additional
inspection is required, then a Five ($5.00) Dollar reinspec-
tion fee shall be charged.
(f) Fees for permits which require inspection outside the City
limits shall be increased by Ten ($10.00) Dollars.
(q) Agencies of the federal, state, and county governments are
exempt from the payment of fees in connection with the
construction or repair of buildings used, owned, and located
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on property owned by said governmental agencies. Permit
fees for public schools and other political subdivisions
having ad valorem tax - exempt status, and for church
sanctuaries and all other State constitutionally exempted
ad valorem tax entities shall be fifty (50 %) per cent of
the regular permit fee.
(h) Fees for permits for installations in buildings or building
components which are manufactured and inspected outside
the City limits prior to being moved into the City may be
increased by the Building Official once annually per
manufacturing plant by twenty ($.20) cents per mile plus
Twenty ($20.00) Dollars per 200 miles for the distance
between the City and the plant, to allow for annual in -plant
inspections.
SECTION 107 - INSPECTIONS
107.1 n INSPECTION REQUIRED
All new plumbing and consumer's gas piping work, gas appliances,
and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any
changes, shall be inspected to ensure compliance with all the requirements
of this Code. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or
corporation to cover or conceal any plumbing or consumer's gas piping until
after the required inspection shall have been made and approved.
107.2 - NOTIFICATION; REINSPECTION
It shall be the duty of the permittee to give reasonable advance
notice to the Building Official when the work is ready for inspection. When
the inspection reveals that the work as completed does not comply in all
respects with the requirements of this Code, then the permittee shall initiate
and complete the corrections required and request reinspection.
107.3 - MATERIAL AND LABOR FOR TESTS
The equipment, material, power, and labor necessary for the inspec-
tions and tests shall be furnished by the permittee.
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107.4 - GAS TEST
Consumer's gas piping shall be pressure tested after all piping
authorized by the permit has been installed and all portions thereof which
are to be concealed have been concealed, and before any fixtures or appli-
ances are attached thereto. The piping shall withstand an air pressure
equal to not less than the pressure of a column of mercury ten (10 ") inches
in height, and the piping shall hold this air pressure for a period of at
least ten (10) minutes without any perceptible drop. A mercury column gauge
shall be used for this test.
107.5 - TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS
All the piping of the plumbing system shall be tested with water
or air. After the plumbing fixtures have been set and their traps filled
with water, the entire drainage system shall be submitted to final tests.
The Building Official may require the removal of any cleanouts, to ascertain
if the pressure has reached all parts of the system.
(a) Water Test:
The water test shall be applied to the drainage system either in
its entirety or in sections. If applied to.the entire system, all openings
in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest opening, and the
system filled with water to point of overflow. If the system is tested in
sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged except the highest openings
of the section under test, and each section shall be filled with water, but
no section shall be tested with less than a 10 -foot head of water. In
testing successive sections at least the upper ten (10') feet of the next
preceding section shall be tested, so that no joint or pipe in the building
(except the uppermost ten feet of the system) shall have been submitted to
a test of less than a 10 -foot head of water. The water shall be kept.in the
system, or in the portion under test, for at least fifteen (15) minutes
before inspection starts; the system shall then be tight at all points.
(b) Air Test:
The air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor or
testing apparatus to any suitable opening and after closing all other inlets
and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system until there is a
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uniform gauge pressure of five (5) pounds per square inch or sufficient to
balance a column of mercury ten (10 ") inches in height. This pressure shall
be held without introduction of additional air for a period of at least
fifteen (15) minutes.
(c) Final Test:
The final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be
visual and in sufficient detail to insure that the provisions of this Code
have been complied with, provided that, for cause, the permittee may be
required to subject the plumbing to either a smoke or a peppermint test.
Where the smoke test is preferred by the permittee, it shall be made by
filling all traps with water and then introducing into the entire system a
pungent, thick smoke produced by one or more smoke machines. When the smoke
appears at stack openings on the roof they shall be closed and a pressure
equivalent to a one -inch water column shall be built and maintained for
fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts. Where the peppermint test
is preferred, two (2) ounces of oil of peppermint shall be introduced for
each line or stack.
107.6 - TEST OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Upon completion of a section or of the entire water - supply system,
it shall be tested and proved tight under water pressure. The water used
for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply.
107.7 - TEST OF BUILDING SEWER
Tests shall consist of plugging the end of building sewer at its
point of connection with the public sewer and filling the building sewer
with the water and testing with not less than a ten (10') foot head of water.
The test shall be maintained until back fill is completed.
107.8 - INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS
Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building shall be
tested by water or air in accordance with paragraph 107.5(a) or paragraph
107.5(b).
107.9 - TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING
The drainage system of any building, where there is reason to
believe that it has become defective, shall be subjected to test or inspection.
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SECTION 108 - CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Upon the satisfactory completion and final tests of the plumbing
system, consumer's gas piping, and gas appliances, a certificate of approval
shall be issued by the Building Official. The installation authorized by
the permit shall not be utilized or connected until the certificate of approval
is issued.
SECTION 109 - LICENSING OF PLUMBERS
109.1 - THE PLUMBING LICENSE LAW OF 1947
Licensing of plumbers is regulated by the Plumbing License Law
of 1947 of the State of Texas. If an application fora permit indicates that
the work to be done is required by said law to be performed by a licensed
plumber, then the Building Official shall issue the permit only if the appli-
cant holds the required license.
109.2 - AGENTS
A person licensed as a Master Plumber by the State of Texas may
file an affidavit with the Building Official authorizing a designated agent
to apply for and receive permits in said person's behalf, and affirming that
said person assumes all responsibility for any permit obtained by said agent.
109.3 - IDENTIFICATION OF TRUCKS
Every person licensed as a Master Plumber by the State of Texas
who engages in the business of plumbing in the City of Corpus Christi shall
have his firm name and plumbing license number conspicuously displayed on
all trucks used in the transaction of his business.
109.4 - PERMITS FOR PART JOBS
When one person licensed as a Master Plumber obtains a permit and
partially completes the work authorized by said permit, and then a second
person licensed as a Master Plumber is called upon to complete the work, a
second permit shall be required. Each person shall be responsible for the
work he installed. Before issuing the second permit, the Building Official
shall first notify the holder of the first permit, if he can be found, that
the second permit is to be issued. The issuance of the second permit shall
cancel the first permit, and no refund of fees shall be made.
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SECTION 110 - PLUMBING ADVISORY BOARD
110.1 - PLUMBING ADVISORY BOARD
(a) There is hereby created the "Plumbing Advisory Board ", con-
sisting of seven (7) persons who shall be appointed by the
City Council.
(b) The persons appointed shall be qualifed as follows:
(1) Three (3) persons, each of whom shall have had at
least five (5) years of active experience as a
Plumber licensed in the State of Texas, at least
three (3) years of which shall have been in Corpus
Christi, and currently active in the plumbing trade.
At least two (2) of these persons shall be licensed
as Master Plumbers.
(2) One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5)
years of active experience as a Mechanical Engineer,
who is registered as a Professional Engineer in the
y State of Texas, and who is knowledgeable in the
plumbing trade.
(3) One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5)
years experience in the Home Building Industry and
one (1) person who shall have had at least five (5)
years experience in the Commercial Building Industry.
(4) One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5)
years experience in air conditioning maintenance and
installation.
110.2 - TENURE OF OFFICE
Terms shall be two (2) years. The terms of all members shall con-
tinue until their successors are appointed. Any member of the Board may be
removed by the City Council. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled for the
unexpired term by appointment by the City Council.
110.3 - ORGANIZATION OF THE PLUMBING ADVISORY BOARD
After the appointment of said Board, it shall meet as soon as
practicable and from its membership select a Chairman and Vice- Chairman and
prescribe a procedure and order of business.
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110.4 - POWERS AND DUTIES
It shall be the duty of the said Board to fix the date of meetings
to be held. The Board shall advise the City Council and City Manager regard-
ing any matter in the plumbing field which it feels should be brought to the
attention of the City Council. The Board shall prescribe a procedure for
hearing appeals from the decisions of the Building Official in regard to
interpretation of the Plumbing Code. Both the Building Official and the
individual filing an appeal shall have the right to appeal the decision of the
Board to the City Council as prescribed by Article V, Section 15, City Charter.
110.5 - QUORUM
Four (4) members of the Board present at any meeting shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction of business. The concurring vote of not
less than four (4) members shall be necessary to constitute an official
action of the Board.
110.6 - RECORDS
The Board shall keep records of all transactions and business."
SECTION 3. That Ordinance No. 11238, adopted January 3, 1973,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not -
exceeding Two Hundred ($200) Dollars. If the violation is continuing, each
day in which a person violates this Code shall constitute a separate offense
and each item of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its
publication one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi,
which publication shall contain the caption stating in summary the purpose
of the ordinance and the penalty for violation thereof.
SECTION 6. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word,
or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for he first time and passed
to its second reading on this the _��day of , 19_,:Z4, by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch G
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
That the foregoing ordinance was read f he second time d passed
to its third reading on this the ay of 19 by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
,Tames T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark XF
That the foregoing ordinanc was read for he third time and passed
finally on this the /O 'M day of , 19-2- by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST
/FSST. A& Secretary ' ��
APPROVED:
DAY OF 193e
City Attorney
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OFTMS, I 5s:
County of Nueces.
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Notary Public, Nuun
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T NORDINANCE ANO. 171�F
ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN
STANDARD PLUMBING COO E, 1771
EDITION, AND THE 1774 REVISION
THERETO, AND THE 90UTitERN
STANDARD GAS a& 17TJ EOI-
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OF THE �NSTALLATN7N, ALTPRA•
TIONS, REPAPRSr REPLACEMENTr
EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING APPLI.
ANCES, FIXTURES, FITTINGS) OR
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MOTION
moved and
seconded Motion that the ordinance read on the first of three readings on
the 26th day of June, 1974, be and the same is amended prior to the second
reading as follows:
1. On page 6, in paragraph (o) under Section 103.7 - LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS, the second sentence thereof,
change the designation from "State Water Quality laws" to "State Air Pollution
Control laws ", and changing the designation of the "City Wastewater Ordinance"
to the "City Air Pollution Control Ordinance," the said second sentence to
hereafter read as follows:
"The owner is further required to submit evidence of compliance
with State Air Pollution Control laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
and applicable City health regulations."
2. On page 7, paragraph (a) of Section 105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION,
place the words "and the drawings and specifications which may be filed
therewith" following the words "application for permit" and preceding the
words "appears to conform" rather than as now appears following the words
"of this Code" in the third line and before the words "and all other pertinent
laws" in the fourth line, said amended paragraph (a) to hereafter read as
follows:
"(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant."
Motion passed by a majority vote.
MOTION
moved and
seconded Motion that the ordinance read on the first of three readings on
the 26th day of June, 1974, be and the same is amended prior to the second
reading as follows:
1. On page 6, in paragraph (o) under Section 103.7 - LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS, the second sentence thereof,
change the designation from "State Water Quality laws" to "State Air Pollution
Control laws ", and changing the designation of the "City Wastewater Ordinance"
to the "City Air Pollution Control Ordinance," the said second sentence to
hereafter read as follows:
"The owner is further required to submit evidence of compliance
with State Air Pollution Control laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
and applicable City health regulations."
2. On page 7, paragraph (a) of Section 105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION,
place the words "and the drawings and specifications which may be filed
therewith" following the words "application for permit" and preceding the
words "appears to conform" rather than as now appears following the words
"of this Code" in the third line and before the words "and all other pertinent
laws" in the fourth line, said amended paragraph (a) to hereafter read as
follows:
"(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant."
Motion passed by a majority vote.
r - 1
MOTION
moved and
seconded Motion that the ordinance read on the first of three readings on
the 26th day of June, 1974, be and the same is amended prior to the second
reading as follows:
1. On page 6, in paragraph (o) under Section 103.7 - LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS, the second sentence thereof,
change the designation from "State Water Quality laws" to "State Air Pollution
Control laws ", and changing the designation of the "City Wastewater Ordinance"
to the "City Air Pollution Control Ordinance," the said second sentence to
hereafter read as follows:
"The owner is further required to submit evidence of compliance
with State Air Pollution Control laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
and applicable City health regulations."
2. On page 7, paragraph (a) of Section 105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION,
place the words "and the drawings and specifications which may be filed
therewith" following the words "application for permit" and preceding the
words "appears to conform" rather than as now appears following the words
"of this Code" in the third line and before the words "and all other pertinent
laws" in the fourth line, said amended paragraph (a) to hereafter read as
follows:
"(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant."
Motion passed by a majority vote.
(GLt
MOTION
moved and
seconded Motion that the ordinance read on the first of three readings on
the 26th day of June, 1974, be and the same is amended prior to the second
reading as follows:
1. On page 6, in paragraph (o) under Section 103.7 - LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS, the second sentence thereof,
change the designation from "State Water Quality laws" to "State Air Pollution
Control laws ", and changing the designation of the "City Wastewater Ordinance"
to the "City Air Pollution Control Ordinance," the said second sentence to
hereafter read as follows:
"The owner is further required to submit evidence of compliance
with State Air Pollution Control laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
and applicable City health regulations."
2. On page 7, paragraph (a) of Section 105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION,
place the words "and the drawings and specifications which may be filed
therewith" following the words "application for permit" and preceding the
words "appears to conform" rather than as now appears following the words
"of this Code" in the third line and before the words "and all other pertinent
laws" in the fourth line, said amended paragraph (a) to hereafter read as
follows:
"(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant."
Motion passed by a majority vote.
MOTION
1, U
1
moved and
seconded Motion that the ordinance read on the first of three readings on
the 26th day of June, 1974, be and the same is amended prior to the second
reading as follows:
1. On page 6, in paragraph (o) under Section 103.7 - LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL, ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS, the second sentence thereof,
change the designation from "State Water Quality laws" to "State Air Pollution
Control laws ", and changing the designation of the "City Wastewater Ordinance"
to the "City Air Pollution Control Ordinance," the said second sentence to
hereafter read as follows:
"The owner is further required to submit evidence of compliance
with State Air Pollution Control laws, the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance,
and applicable City health regulations."
2. On page 7, paragraph (a) of Section 105.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION,
place the words "and the drawings and specifications which may be filed
therewith" following the words "application for permit" and preceding the
words "appears to conform" rather than as now appears following the words
"of this Code" in the third line and before the words "and all other pertinent
laws" in the fourth line, said amended paragraph (a) to hereafter read as
follows:
"(a) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for permit and the drawings and specifica-
tions which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the
requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant."
Motion passed by a majority vote.