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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17741 ORD - 07/27/1983AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1982 EDITION, AND THE STANDARD GAS CODE, 1982 EDITION, WITH CERTAIN CHANGES THEREIN AND ADDITIONS THERETO, AS THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 1. That the book entitled "Standard Plumbing Code", 1982 Edition, and Appendices A, B, C but excluding Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; and the book entitled "Standard Gas Code", 1982 Edition, but excluding Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; (copies of which are made a public record by this ordinance of the City Council, and 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 adapted 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," 1982 Edition, and appendices A, B, and C, but excluding Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION thereof; and "Part II - GAS", which shall be comprised of the book entitled "Standard Gas Code", 1982 Edition, 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 purpose thereof, which are health, 17'41_ =i 281984 MICROFILMED 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 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 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 Department. 102.2 - RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYEES No employee of the Building Inspection Department 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 said employee is the owner of the property on which the installation exists or is planned to take place. -2- 102.3 - 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 discharge of duties, shall not thereby be rendered liable personally and 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 duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee because of such act performed 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 is authorized to enter any building, structure, or premises to perform any duty imposed 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 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 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 the Building Official's 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. -3- 103.4 - REVOCATION OF PERMITS The Building Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions of this Code, if there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application or plan 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, which approval shall not become final until concurred in by the Mechanical Advisory Board, shall be obtained before any such alternate material or method is installed or used. Any application for such approval shall be submitted to the Building Official and shall include sufficient evidence or proof to reasonably substantiate any claim that may be made regarding the alternate material or method. A list of such approvals shall be maintained on file in the Building Official's office available for inspection by the public during regular working hours. 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 (18") inches deep. Risers from such water systems, and above ground runs in locations protected from -4- direct exposure to sunlight, may be of the same material approved for use in water systems underground, except that polyvinyl chloride shall be a minimum of schedule 40. (b) For water supply control an accessible shut-off valve shall be provided on the water service pipe within five (5') feet of the 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. An approved reduced pressure principal backflow preventer combined with a pump low pressure cut-off device may be used as an alternate method to connect water pumps provided that engineering plans and specifications detailing the installation accompany the application for permit, and further provided that the owner shall obtain the services of a plumber or manufacturer's representative to inspect and service the installation at intervals not to exceed one year. 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 fifteen (15') 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 (3') 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 (18") inches above the floor. Alternate methods of -5- 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 - 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 repairs, 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. 104.3 - DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS If the information in the application is not sufficient to ascertain whether or not 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 to accompany the application. SECTION 105 - PERMITS 105.1 - ACTION OF APPLICATIONS (a) If the work described in an application for permit and the drawings and specifications which may be filed therewith appear to conform to the requirements of this Code and all other pertinent laws and ordinances, the Building Official shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. (b) If the application for permit and the drawings and specifications 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 -6- the applicant of 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 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 transferrable. 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, consumer'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 -7- 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. 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 $3.00 Each Water -Fed Icemaking Machine 3.00 Each Plumbing Fixture 3.00 Each Sink -Garbage Disposal Unit 3.00 Lawn Sprinkler and Irrigation Systems, Per 1,000 square feet of lot services 3.00 Each Cooling Tower 9.00 Each Pump 3.00 -8- Each Water Heater $ 3.00 Each Gas Service Plus First Meter Loop, Per Meter 3.00 Each Additional Meter Loop 3.00 Each Gas Opening 3.00 Each Building Sewer (Lateral) 12.00 Each Building Sewer Extension to Other Buildings 9.00 Each Grease Interceptor 15.00 Each Private Sewage Disposal System 30.00 Each Sand Trap 15.00 Each Connection to Storm Sewer 15.00 Each Roof Drain 6.00 Each Manhole 15.00 (b) Residential: An alternate fee schedule for new one and two family dwellings, apartments, townhouses and condominiums shall be three cents per square foot of the main building excluding garages. (c) In the event the total fees per installation charged are less than Six ($6.00) Dollars then the minimum permit charge of $6.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed the sum of Six ($6.00) 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 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 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 Six ($6.00) Dollars reinspection fee shall be charged. (g) Fees for permits which require inspection outside the City limits shall be increased by Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars. -9- (h) Agencies of the federal, state, and county governments are exempt from the payment of fees in connection with the construction or repair of buildings used, owned, and located on property owned by said government agencies. Permit fees for public schools and other political subdivisions having ad valorem tax-exempt status, and for church sanctuaries and all other State constitutionally exempted ad valorem tax entities shall be fifty (50%) percent of the regular permit fee. (i) Fees for permits for installations in buildings or building components which are manufactured and inspected outside the City limits prior to being moved into the City may be increased by the Building Official once annually per manufacturing plant by thirty ($.30) cents per mile plus thirty ($30.00) Dollars per 200 miles for the distance between the City and the plant, to allow for annual in -plant inspection. (j) A plumbing permit may be cancelled upon written application by the applicant at any time within sixty (60) days of the date of its issuance. If no work has been done under such permit, a refund may be paid when formally requested in writing by the applicant, provided that the City shall retain Twenty Dollars ($20.00) to cover the cost of auditing the fee and preparing the request for refund. 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 requirements of this Code, then the permittee shall initiate and complete the corrections required and request reinspection. -10- 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 guage shall be used for this test. 107.5 - TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS All the piping of the plumbing 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 final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be visual. If it appears that the provisions of this Code have not been complied with, 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 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. -11- 107.8 - INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building shall be tested by water or air. 107.9 - TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING The plumbing 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 who engages in the business of plumbing in the City of Corpus Christi shall have the firm name and plumbing license number conspicuously displayed on all trucks used in the transaction of 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. When issuing the second permit, the Building Official shall notify the holder of the first permit that the second permit is to be -12- issued. The issuance of the second permit shall cancel the first permit, and no refund of fees shall be made. SECTION 110 - MECHANICAL ADVISORY BOARD 110.1 - MECHANICAL ADVISORY BOARD (a) There is hereby created the "Mechanical Advisory Board", consisting of ten (10) 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 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 (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. (3) One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5) years experience in the Home Building Industry. (4) One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5) years experience in the Commercial Building Industry. (5) Three (3) persons who shall have had at least five (5) years experience in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting business. (6) One (1) person not connected with the building industry. 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. 110.2 - 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 mechanical field which it feel 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 -13- 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. 110.4 - QUORUM Five (5) members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The concurring vote of not less than five (5) members shall be necessary to constitute an official action of the Board. 110.5 - RECORDS The Board shall keep records of all transactions and business. SECTION 3. That Ordinances No. 14151, adopted February 1, 1978 and 16640 adopted November 4, 1981, are hereby repealed. That Section 13-200 of Article VI of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, 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 have an effective date of September 1, 1983 and 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. 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. -14- } ' . That the foregoing ordinance read for! f'rst time and sed to its second reading on this the ay of Ar Luther , 19 , by the following vote: Luther Jones de Betty N. Turner 4011' l _ Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley / Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky 1 That the foregoing ordinance wread fo third reading on this the .41Plkday of following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky s and time and pAised to its A,_. __1 , 19 , by the jr r ', . ,lOr,_1 That the forego g ordina $ e w.s read for the ird time and passed finally on this the ,,Wday of �,.:, 19 3 , by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the %°day o ATTEST: SecretaryMAY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ,19 S73 . ,�AY OF / 19 J. BRUCE AYCOCK, C Y ATTORNEY By 17'"111 1 1111583 ' PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CC STATE OF TEXAS, lss: County of Nueces. 11 --) --) c0 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came DEBRA JACKSON , who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ACCOUNTING CLERK 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 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANDE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ______ ......... _..... _...... _.____.._.._.—.. on the 1 dayof AUGUST _ 19_.83 and once each..... .DAY._.._.......thereafter for_ ONE._ _ consecutive. DAY ONE _,.des. a 26.73 DEBRA JACKSON ACCOUNTING CLERK ij t . Subscribed and sworn to before me this lst day of EUGENIA S. CORTEZ AUGJ .T 19.83._,._' Notary $8blic, Nueces County, Texas NOTICE°OP PAS`6#cGB- OG, ORDINANCE x ;,..:;� NO 17741 ADOPTING THE STAN• f DARD PLUMBING CODE, 1982 EDITION, AND THE STANDARD GAS CODE, 1982 EDITION, WITH CER- TAIN CHANGES THEREIN AND ADDITIONS THERE- TO, AS THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EF- jFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 Was passed and approved yr by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Tex- as on the 27th day of July, 1983 The full text of said ordinance is available to the public in the Office of the t City Secretary, -s-BIll G Read E _ City Secretary f Corpus Christi, Texas / c.ASSA