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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1975 EDITION, AND THE
1977 REVISION THERETO, AND THE STANDARD GAS CODE, 1976
EDITION, 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 CERTAIN 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. 12164.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the book entitled "Standard Plumbing Code ", 1975 Edition,
and Appendices A, B, and C, and the 1977 Revision thereto, but excluding Chapter 1 -
ADMINISTRATION thereof; and the book entitled "Standard Gas Code ", 1976 Edition,
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.
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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 "Standard Plumbing Code," 1975 Edition,
and Appendices A, B, and C, and the 1977 Revision thereto, but excluding Chapter 1 -
ADMINISTRATION thereof; and "Part II - GAS," which shall be comprised of the book
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entitled "Standard Gas Code ", 1976 Edition, but excluding Chapter ] - 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, replacement, 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 installation 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 res-
ponsible 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 Inspection Division as may, in his determination,
be requited to carry out his duties.
102.2 - RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES
No employee of the Building Inspection 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.
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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 en-
forcement of this Code, acting for the City of Corpus Christi in the discharge 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 hii 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 discovery of such
emergency.
103.3 - GAS SERVICE
The Building Official is authorized to disconnect any gas piping or
fixture or appliance for which a certificate of approval is required but bas 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 au-
thorization, and such gas piping, fixture or appliance shall not be put in service
or used until a certificate of approval has been issued therefor.
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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 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 (1811)
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.
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• (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) Galvanized or black steel and galvanized ferrous alloys shall
not be used for storm drain inside conductors.
(g) Ferrous alloy piping and bituminized ferrous alloys shall not
be used for building storm drains.
(h) All gas appliances shall have accessible gas shut -off valves
located no further than three (31) feet from the appliance.
(i) 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.
(j) Gas appliances in residential garages shall be installed not
less than eighteen (1811) inches above the floor. Alternate
methods of installation which adequately control input of
combustion air may be used if approved by the Building Official.
'(k) 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 submit
evidence of compliance with State Air Pollution Control Laws,
the City Air Pollution Control Ordinance, and applicable City
health regulations.
(1) Restaurants, clubs, and lounges shall have at least two restrooms.
SECTION 104 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
104.1 - WBEN 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.
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104.2 - FORM
The applicant shall furnish information as required to complete the
application form furnished by the Building Official.
104.3 - DRA14INGS 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-
tious 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 Coda 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 a-
side 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 work is commenced. Provided, that for cause,
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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 a
manufacturing process, pilot plant, laboratory testing, mechanical process equipment,
or chemical manufacturing equipment in a plant occupying a site of twenty (20) acres
or more which is inaccessible to the general public and in which the construction and
alterations are supervised by a registered engineer or architect, provided that an
affidavit to this effect filed by the owner in the office of the Building Official.
Any building or structure used principally as an office building, shipping docks,
assembly rooms, restrooms, cafeterias, and warehousing and not for any purpose directly
related to the manufacturing, testing, 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. To assure such connection, the Building
Official shall have the right to inspect any installations connected to the City water
system to the point of such valve or safety device, and failure to install or maintain
in good operating condition such device shall authorize the City to refuse to connect
or to disconnect such installation from the City water supply system.
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SECTION 106 - FEES
106.1 - GENERAL
No permit shall be issued until the charges
prescribed in this section
shall have been paid.
106.2 - SCHEDULED 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
$ 2.00
Each Water -Fed Icemaking Machine
2.00
Each Plumbing Fixture
2.00
Each Sink - Garbage Disposal Unit
2.00
Lawn Sprinkler and Irrigation Systems,
per 1,000 square feet of lot serviced
2.00
Each Swimming Pool
20.00
Each Cooling Tower
6.00
Each Pump
2.00
Each Electric Water Heater
2.00
Each Gas Water Heater
3.00
Each Gas Service Plus First Meter
Loop, Per Meter
2.00
Each Additional Meter Loop
2.00
Each Gas Opening
2.00
Each Gas Furnace
3.00
Each Gas Range
3.00
Each Gas Incinerator
20.00
Each Gas Boiler
10.00
Each Gas Appliance Not Otherwise
Specified
6..00
Each Building Sewer (Lateral)
8.00
Each Building Sewer Extension to
Other Buildings
6.00
Each Grease Interceptor
10.00
Each Private Sewage Disposal System
20.00
Each Sand Trap
10.00
Each Connection to Storm Sewer
10.00
Each Roof Drain
4.00
Each Manhole
10.00
(b) One and Two Family Dwellings; An alternate fee schedule for new
one and two family dwellings shall be two cents per square foot
of the main building excluding garage.
(c) 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.
(d) 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 collection 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 otherwise available to the City to enforce
this Code.
(e) 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.
(f) 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 Five ($5.00) Dollar reinspection fee shall be charged.
(g) Fees for permits which require inspection outside the City limits
shall be increased by Ten ($10.00) Dollars.
(h) Agencies of the federal, state, and county governments are exempt
from the payment of fees in connection with the construction or
repair of buildings used, owned, and located on property owned by
said governmental agencies. Permit fees for public schools and other
political subdivisions having ad valorem tax- exempt status, and for
church sanctuaries and all other State constitutionally exempted ad
valorem tax entities shall be fifty (50%) per cent of the regular
permit fee.
(i) Fees for permits for installations in buildings or building components
which are manufactured and inspected outside the City limits prior to
being moved into the City may be increased by the Building Official
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once annually per manufacturing plant by twenty ($ .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.
(j) 75% of the permit fee may be refunded upon application within two
months after the permit is issued if no plumbing work is done.
SECTION 107 - INSPECTIONS
107.1 - 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 require-
ments 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 inspections
and tests shall be furnished by the permittee.
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 appliances 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
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entire drainage system shall be submitted to final tests. The Building Official
may require the removal of any cleauouts, 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 openings, 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 uniform guage 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.
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107.6 - TEST OF 14ATER 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
Test 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 subject to test or inspection.
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 for a 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 applicant 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.
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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.
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 qualified as follows:
(1) Three (3) persons, each of whom shall have bad 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
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.
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110.2 - TENURE OF OFFICE
Terms shall be two (2) years. The terms of all members shall continue
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 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.
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 regarding 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 contitute
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. 12164, adopted July 10, 1974, is hereby
repealed. That Article VI of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus
Christi, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Any person firm or corporation who violates 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 firm, or corporation 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.
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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.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its
second reading on this the 18IL4-'day of unw.A- , 19 by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
Eduardo de Ases
David Diaz
Ruth Gill c
Bob Gulley
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
Edward L. Sample
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its
third reading on this the *PSG day of , 19'x{ by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
Eduardo de Ases
David Diaz
Ruth Gill
Bob Gulley
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
Edward L. Sample L
That the foreg ing ordin a was read for th third time and passed finally
on this the day o 19 %�_, by the following vote:
Jason Luby
Eduardo de Ases
David Diaz
Ruth Gill
Bob Gulley
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
Edward L. Sample
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the_,4/ _day of 4 Z 19 7P
ATTEST:
City Secretary MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AP VED:
DAY OPCK, 19 -7,V J. BRUCE AY CCITT TTORNEY
By,
Assistant Ci orney
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAV:.
STAT11'OF TEXAS, ice;
County of Nueces. f
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
DLv 1na.-. P- u11do .... ................._............, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
A000untir� ............ of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times.
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication
OF._ PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. - 11.151 ADOPTING THE STANDARD PLUMB
ING CODE...
j of which the annexed is a true co
.L Py, was published in _ .... _... ...- ....._....._._._._.__ .•
onthe....b.._. day ........... _._........ ...._........._--- --� .
.._ ... - _._ .... _ ......... .--
_...---�.._..._._...._- .Times.
...... "Divine "li o - - ..1..�f1gi
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .........._Q- ..- ....d f.- .- ..Febramv
g...._...- ..... -- - -._ 19-7B—
Eugenia . _
S. Cortez
Notar lic, Nueces County, T
NOTCE OF - ;
PASSAGE OF I
ORDINANCE NO. 14151.
t ADOPTING THE STA 04
ARD PLUMBING COOS, 1975
EDITION, AND' E 1977 RE-
VISION THERETO, AND THE
STANDARD GAS CODE, 1976,
:STANDARD THE REGU -1
I LATION OF THE INSTALLA -�
jTIO, ALTERATIONS, RE -i
(PAI RS, REPLACEMENT,;
,EQUIPMENT (INCLUDINGi
APPLIANCES, FIXTURES
,FITTINGS) OR APPURTE1
INANCES THERETO AND
j COMBINATIONS THEREOF,)
IOF PLUMBING AND GAS
PIPE AND APPLIANCE FIT
TINGS, BOTH EXISTING
AND NEW, AND ALL PARTS'
THEREOF, INCLUDING)
1 EVERY CONNECTION TOI
THE WATER OR SEWER'
�
AGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY,.
iAND EVERY CONNECTION
TO A GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM,
rWITH CERTAIN CHANGES
THEREIN AND ADDITIONS
THERETO; PROVIDING
j FOR ADMINISTRATION AND
,ENFORCEMENT; .MAKING)
,VIOLATIONS A MIS4
DEMEANER PUNISHAF 1
BY FINE NOT EXCEED)),
PROVIDING FOR PUB-
aTI ON BY NOTICE; PRO- I
CLAUSE; AND REPEALING
4 RDINANCE NO. 12164. S PASSED AND APPROV -I
ED b, the Cly ,,rstu of tha',
of Corpus Christl, Telms,',
tring the Regular Council
u
Ing held on February 1,'
(1978, at 2:00 p.m. and provides;
that b shall be in full force and;
j effect from and offer It pas-,'
S&P and PublIcation We time In I
the official publication of thel
I CIy of Corpus Chrls9, Texas.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND)
AND SEAL of the Cly d Cdr -
iPus ChNS", Texas, th7s 2nd dalj
of February, 17
-s -Bill G. Rear
O ty Secretary
,__ City M Corpus Christl, Texas