HomeMy WebLinkAbout1451 - Ordinance - Adopting 1988 Uniform Plumbing CodesORDINANCE NO. 14511/
(Z,;P-e b 7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1343 AND ADOPTING THE
1988 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Ordinance Number 1343 (Port Orchard Municipal
Code 15.08) is hereby repealed.
Section 2. ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE. The 1988
Edition of the International Association of Plumbing and Officials Uniform
Plumbing Code is adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of RCW
35.21.180 as the official Plumbing Code of the City. One copy of such Code
is on file in the office of the City Clerk. The Building Official shall be
the Administrative Authority as referenced in the Plumbing Code.
Section 3. Chapter 3, Section 320, of the Uniform Plubing Code,
1988 Edition, is amended by adding the following section:
No roof drains, storm drains, floor drains or similar connections
shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system, except if all of the
following conditions are met:
1. The floor drain was legally connected to the sewer system
prior to 1978.
2. The floor drain serves an impervious surface of less than 750
square feet.
3. The Building Official determines that there is not a better
cost effective measure other than the existing drain.
Section 4. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not
to exceed three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed
ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any
portion thereof during which any violation of this code occurs or continues
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punishable as provided in this section.
Ordinance No. 1451
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED
by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this
13th day of February, 1989.
ATTEST:
Patricia Hower, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Sponsored By:
CounciLmn Grable
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR