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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION, AND
THE STANDARD GAS CODE, 1985 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 JUNE 1, 1986.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS.
SECTION 1. That the book entitled "Standard Plumbing Code", 1985
Edition, and Appendices B, C, I, and J but excluding Chapter
1 -ADMINISTRATION thereof; and the book entitled, "Standard Gas Code", 1985
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 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," 1985 Edition, and Appendices 8, C, I, and J, but excluding
Chapter 1 -ADMINISTRATION thereof; and "Part II -GAS", which shall be
comprised of the book entitled "Standard Gas Code", 1985 Edition, but
excluding Chapter 1 -ADMINISTRATION thereof.
101.2 - CODE REMEDIAL
101.2.1 GENERAL
This Code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be construed to
secure the beneficial interest and purpose thereof, which are health,
sanitation, general public safety and welfare, by regulating installation
and maintenance of all plumbing, and consumer's gas piping.
101.2.2 QUALITY CONTROL
Quality control of materials and workmanship is not within the purview
of this Code except as it relates to the purpose stated herein.
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101.2.3 PERMITTING AND INSPECTION
The inspection or permitting of any building or plan by any
jurisdiction, under the requirements of this Code shall not be construed in
any court as a warranty of the physical condition of such building or the
adequacy of such plan. No jurisdiction nor any employee thereof shall be
liable in tort for damages for any defect or hazardous or illegal condition
or inadequacy in such building or plan, nor for any failure of any
component of such building, which may occur subsequent to such inspection
or permitting.
101.3 - SCOPE
101.3.1 APPLICABILITY
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.
101.3.2 FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY
The provisions of this Code shall not be held to deprive any Federal
or state agency, or any applicable governing body having jurisdiction, of
any power or authority which it had on the effective date of the adoption
of this Code or of any remedy then existing for the enforcement of its
orders, nor shall it deprive any individual or corporation of its legal
rights as provided by law.
101.3.3 MAINTENANCE
All plumbing and consumer's gas piping, 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.
101.4 - EXISTING BUILDINGS
101.4.1 GENERAL
Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work may be made to any
existing building without requiring the building to comply with all the
requirements of this Code provided that the alteration, repair or
rehabilitation work conforms to the requirements of this Code for new
construction. The Building Official shall determine the extent to which
the existing system shall be made to conform to the requirements of this
Code for new construction.
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101.4.2
If, within any period of twelve months, alterations or repairs costing
in excess of fifty (50%) percent of the then physical value of the building
are made to an existing building, such building shall be made to conform to
the requirements of this Code for new buildings.
101.4.3 - CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
If the occupancy classification of an existing building is changed,
the building shall be made to conform to the intent of this Code as
required by the Building Official.
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 Official" 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, or
consumer's gas piping, 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.
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.
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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.
103.4 - REVOCATION OF PERMITS
103.4.1 MISREPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION
The Building Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under
the provisions of this act, in case 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 or whenever the permit or approval
was issued in error.
103.4.2 VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISIONS
The Building Official may revoke a permit upon determination by the
Building Official that the construction, erection, alteration, repair,
moving or demolition of the building for which the permit was issued is in
violation of, or not in conformity with, the provisions of this Code.
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 - REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE
Any requirement necessary for the strength or stability of an existing
or proposed building or structure, or for the safety or health of the
occupants thereof, not specifically covered by this Code, shall be
determined by the Building Official.
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103.7 - 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.
104 - 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
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
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sewer and the sanitary sewer main, then a wye-tape 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) 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.
(j) 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.
(k) Restaurants, clubs, and lounges shall have at least two
restrooms.
SECTION 105 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
105.1 - 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.
105.2 FORM
The applicant shall furnish information as required to complete the
application form furnished by the Building Official.
105.3 - 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.
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SECTION 106 - PERMITS
106.1 - 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
the applicant of refusal to issue the permit and the reasons therefor.
Such notification shall, when requested, be in writing.
106.2 - 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.
106.3 - 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.
106.4 - 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.
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(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.
SECTION 107 - FEES
107.1 - GENERAL
No permit shall be issued until the charges prescribed in this section
shall have been paid.
107.2 - SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
On all plumbing and consumer's gas piping installations or alterations
requiring a plumbing permit, a fee for each plumbing permit shall be paid
as required in accordance with the schedule prescribed by separate
ordinance. Said schedule shall set forth other fees for which payment is
required by this Code or otherwise provided for by ordinance.
107.3 - FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT
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 inspection of 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.
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107.4 - INVESTIGATION FEE
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 an investigation fee shall be
added to the permit fee.
107.5 - RE -INSPECTION FEE
When an inspection is made as required by this Code and it has been
found that the portion of construction for which an inspection was
requested is not complete, or when corrections called for are not made, or
when the premises are not made readily accessible for inspection, and a
re -inspection is therefore required, then the permit holder or his agent
shall pay a re -inspection fee prior to the conducting of said
re -inspection.
SECTION 108 - INSPECTIONS
108.1 - INSPECTION REQUIRED
The Plumbing Official upon notification from the permit holder or his
agent shall make the following inspections of plumbing or gas installations
and such other inspections as may be necessary, and shall either approve
that portion of the construction as completed or shall notify the permit
holder or his agent of any violations to comply with this Code:
(1) Underground Piping Inspection To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any backfill
is put in place.
(2) Top Out Inspection To be made after the roof, framing,
firebiocking and bracing is in place and all soil, waste and vent.
piping is complete, and prior to the installation of wall or
ceiling membranes.
(3) Final Inspection To be made after the building is complete, all
plumbing fixtures are in place and properly connected, and the
structure is ready for occupancy.
108.2 - 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.
108.3 - MATERIAL AND LABOR FOR TESTS
The permit holder shall make the applicable tests prescribed in 108.4
through 108.7 to assist in compliance with the provisions of this Code.
The permit holder shall give reasonable advance notice to the Plumbing
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Official when the plumbing work is ready for tests. The equipment,
material, power, and labor necessary for the inspection and test shall be
furnished by the permit holder and he is responsible for incurring that the
work will withstand the test pressure prescribed in the following tests.
All the piping of the plumbing system shall be tested with either 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
Plumbing Official may require the removal of any cleanouts, to ascertain if
the pressure has reached all parts of the system.
108.4 - GAS TEST
Consumer's gas piping shall be pressure tested after all piping
authorized by the permit has been installed and all portions thereof whic
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.
108.5 - TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS
A 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 10 feet head of water. In
testing successive sections at least the upper 10 feet of the next
preceding section shall be tested, so that no joint or pipe in the building
(except the uppermost 10 feet of the system) shall have been submitted to a
test of less than a 10 feet head of water. The water shall be kept in the
system, or in the portion under test, for at least 15 minutes before
inspection starts; the system shall then be tight at all points.
An 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
gauge pressure of 5 psi 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 15 minutes.
The final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be
visual and in sufficient detail to assure that the provisions of this Code
have been complied with, provided, however, that, for cause, it may be
reached to subject the plumbing to either a smoke or peppermint test.
Where the smoke test is preferred, 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
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to a one (1") inch water column shall be maintained for 15 minutes before
inspection starts. Where the peppermint test is preferred, two (2 oz.)
ounce of oil of peppermint shall be introduced for each stack.
108.6 - 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 a water pressure of not less than
100 psi prior to covering the piping, the water test shall be obtained from
a potable water source and this will include the water supply in one and
two family dwellings."
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.
108.7 - INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS
Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building shall be tested
by water or air in accordance with this Section.
108.8 - COVERING THE WORK
The plumbing system or any part thereof shall not be covered until it
has been inspected, tested and approved. If a plumbing system or any part
is covered before being inspected, tested, and approved, it shall be
uncovered upon the direction of the Plumbing Official.
108.9 - TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING
The plumbing system of any building, where there is reason to believe
that it has become defective, shall be subjected to test or inspection.
108.10 - CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Work shall not be done on any part of the plumbing installation beyond
the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining
the written approval of the Plumbing Official. Such written approval shall
be given only after an inspection has been made of each successive step in
the construction as indicated by the foregoing inspections.
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.
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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 the 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
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.
One (1) person who shall have had at least five (5) years of
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.
(3)
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(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.
110.3 - 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
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. 17741, adopted July 27, 1983 and
No. 18327 adopted July 10, 1985, are hereby repealed, and Section 13-200 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 have an effective date of March
1, 1986 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.
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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 he fi st time and passed to its
second reading on this the as4 day ofj , 1986 , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
That the foregoing ordinance w s read for
third reading on this the �a� day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
second time and passed to its
, 19 , by the
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
That the foregpIng ordinance as read for the Aird time and passed finally
on this the rt. day of ;{ , 19 io , by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
PASSED AND APPROVED,
ATTEST:
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Ci y Secretary
APPROVED:
'2 s3'2 DAY OF
A&Ct yAtt r6ney
, 1971:
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
19258
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
•STATE OF TEXAS, Ls: AD #43962
County of Nueces. f CITY OF CC/CITY SECRETARY
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public. this day personally
MARGARET RAMAGE who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR
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 ORDINANCE ON THIRD
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in _,_ Caller -Times
Pub Co
on thel4th day of............_April 19 86., and once each....... sax thereafter far --•-- one
consecutive
day,
ZN.E...._..Times.
29.90 MARGARET RAMAGE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 � :„Z1 /1 19.._.86_
EDNA KOSTER 11-30-88
Notary Public, Nu County, Texas
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF -
ORDINANCE ON THIRD
READING ORDINANCE NO. ��.1728�
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. AMENDING THE STANDARD E
PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDI- _n�� �y '-b
EDI-
TION, THE STANDARD rV
GAS CODE„ 1985 EDITION, —. fdbrr�°�o
WITH CERTAIN CHANGES Sr
THEREIN AND ADDITIONS N ��1'J�3�o N
THERETO, AS THE PLUMB- p/1y
ING CODE OF THE CITY OF t "6js�u/� �,
"ORPUS CHRISTI; AND PRO-' ,,/p `'y t;.
ViOING FOR AN EFFECTIVE - /,► t// P,
DATE OF JUNE 1, 1985. ! b" 4
Was passed and approved �!0, C4
On third reading by the Cty sj O
V
\�� 86 zo.
Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas on the 8th day
Of April, 1988 and the full P
text of stud ordinance.is avail-
able to the public in the Office.
rL of the City Secretary.
/s/ Armando Chapa
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi
f OF PASSAGE-OE...4