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Home My WebLink About04599 ORD - 08/01/1956MLM: 11 31, 56 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF PERSONS, THE SAFETY OF PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF PLUMBERS, DESIGNATING THE MEMBERS THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THEIR POWERS, DUTIES AND TERMS OF OFFICE; ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF; PROVIDING THE REQUIRING OF A MASTER PLUMBER'S SURETY BOND; PRO- VIDING THE REQUIRING OF PERMITS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PLUMBING, DRAINAGE, AND GAS FITTING AND THE INSPECTION OF SUCH PLUMBING, DRAINAGE AND GAS FITTING WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTIONS; COMPELLING ALL BUILDINGS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWERS AND PROVIDING THE MANNER AND WAY IN WHICH PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING WORK SHALL BE DONE AND THE KIND AND CLASS OF MATERIALS TO BE USED IN SUCH WORK; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE REPEALING OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AND 13ETNG ORDINANCE N0. 2578, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF MAY, 1948, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 603 50 AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATIONS WHERE NO BUILDING OR OCCUPANCE IS INVOLVED; BY AMENDING SECTION 611 SO AS TO PERMIT JUSTIFIABLE TAPS ON PROPERTIES IN CASES WHERE NO BUILDINGS ARE INVOLVED; BY AMENDING SECTION 903 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DIRECT CON- NECTION OF A PUMP WITH THE CITY WATER SUPPLY; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2578 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULAT- ING PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF PERSONS, THE SAFETY OF PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF PLUMBERS, DESIGNATING THE MEMBERS THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THEIR POWERS, DUTIES AND TERMS OF OFFICE; ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF; PROVIDING THE REQUIRING OF A MASTER PLUMBER'S SURETY BOND; PROVIDING THE REQUIRING OF PERMITS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PLUMBING. DRAINAGE„AND GAS FITTING AND THE INSPECTION OF SUCH PLUMBING, DRAINAGE AND GAS FITTING WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTIONS; COMPELLING ALL BUILDINGS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWERS AND PROVIDING THE MANNER AND WAY IN WHICH PLUMB- ING AND GAS FITTING WORK SHALL BE DONE AND THE KIND AND CLASS OF MATERIALS TO BE USED IN SUCH WORK; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE REPEALING OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", PASSED AND APPROVED THE 4TH DAY OF MAY, 1948, AS AMEOIDEDy BY AMENDING SECTION 603 BY ADDINC, THE.. FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TO SAID SECTION 603: - q59` "WHERE A WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING WATER FOR SUCH USES AS CONSTRUCTION WORK, STOCK WATER TROUGH, WELL DRILLING, CIRCUSES, CARNIVALS, AND PARK AND GARDEN WATER- ING; AND WHERE THERE WILL BE NO BUILDING OCCUPANCY OR RESIDENTIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT SHALL STATE IN HIS APPLICATION A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE INSTALLATIONS WHICH WILL BE MADE, TOGETHER WITH A STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH WATER SERVICE WILL BE USED. ANY VARIANCE IN INSTALLATION OR USE FROM THE STATEMENTS IN THE APPLICATION SHALL BE CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE DISCONNECTION AND DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE. IN THE EVENT THE APPLICANT DESIRES TO MAKE ANY CHANGE IN IN- STALLATIONS OR USE HE SHALL DO SO ONLY BY MAKING A NEW APPLI- CATION AND SECURING A NEW PERMIT AND BY COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CITY ORDINANCES AS IF SUCH NEW APPLICATION WERE A FIRST APPLI- CATION, EXCEPT WHERE THE TAP INVOLVED 15 NECESSARY FOR THE CON- VENIENCE OF THE CITY, AS FOR EXAMPLE WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO SECURE TAPS FOR WATER SERVICE PRIOR TO INSTALLANG PAVING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ABUTTING STREET, ALL INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL MAKING OF THE TAP BY THE CITY." SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 2578, AS AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 611 SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: BISECTION 611. TIME LIMITATION OF PERMITS. IF PLUMBING OR GAS FITTING WORK AUTHORIZED UNDER A PERMIT IS NOT COMMENCED WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF SUCH PERMIT, OR IF THE WORK 15 COMMENCED AND NOT COMPLETED WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT. THE PERMIT SHALL BECOME VOID UNLESS THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE SHOWN TO THE IN- SPECTION SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY THAT MORE THAN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PLUMBING WORK COVERED BY THE APPLICATION, AND THAT THE OFFICER RECEIVING SUCH APPLICATION SHALL HAVE APPROVED A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME FOR COMPLETION OF THE WORK. UPON EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT NO WORK SHALL BE DONE ON THE PREMISES UNTIL A NEW PERMIT IS ISSUED AND ALL PERMIT FEES -2- ARE PAID FOR THE WORK COVERED BY THE NEW PERMIT. NO REFUNDS SHALL BE MADE FOR PERMITS THAT HAVE BECOME VOID. WHERE CIR- CUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE APPLICANT REQUIRES AN EXTENSION OF TIME BE GRANTED TO COMPLETE THE WORK, THEN SUCH PERMIT MAY BE EXTENDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) MONTHS.- SECTION 3. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2578, AS AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 903 SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: „SECTION 903. PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS. NO FIXTURE, DEVICE OR CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BACKFLOW CONNECTION BETWEEN A DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM OF POTABLE WATER AND A DRAINAGE SYSTEM, SOIL, OR WASTE PIPE OR SO AS TO PERMIT OR MAKE POSSIBLE THE BACKFLOW OF SEWAGE OR WASTE, OR ANY WATER OTHER THAN THE CITY WATER SUPPLY, INTO THE WATER- SUPPLY SYSTEM. NO INTER- CONNECTION OR CROSS CONNECTION SHALL BE MADE BETWEEN A WATER - SUPPLY SYSTEM CARRYING WATER MEETING ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF PURITY AND ANY OTHER WATER - SUPPLY SYSTEM. A DIRECT CONNECTION OF A PUMP ON PRIVATE PREMISES WITH A PIPE CONNECTED TO THE CITY WATER - SUPPLY SYSTEM SHALL BE DEEMED A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION." SECTION 4. EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE N0. 2576, AS AMENDED, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT CONTAINS THE CAP- TION HEREOF AND THE STATEMENT OF THE PENALTY PROVIDED FOR VIOLATION. SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY FOR AMENDING THE PLUMBING ORDINANCE, AS SET FORTH HEREIN, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SU5PENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED THI5--LDAY OF 1 -� Lam, 1956. �,s�� -i �9, ace �( -,'• . ` MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTES CITY SECRETJRY ' APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS I DAY OF AUGUST, 1956: CITY ATTORNEY CORPUS ISTI, TEXAS t � j 1956 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL: I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULLI W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER �r MANUEL P. MALDONADO G TEL ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULL] W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER_ VIANUEEL P. MALDONADO 45g9