G36-96 Ordinance No. G36-96
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 16 . 20 ENTITLED "PLUMBING CODE"
OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Chapter 16 .20 entitled "Plumbing Code" of
the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby
further amended by amending Section 16 . 20 to read as follows :
Chapter 16 .20
PLUMBING CODES
Sections :
16 .20 . 010 Short title.
16 . 20 . 020 Adopted.
16 .20 . 030 Permits, Fees and
Inspections
16 .20 . 040 Definitions .
16 . 20 . 050 Licensed Plumbing Contractor-Bond.
16 . 20 . 060 Street work permit.
e`' 16 . 20 . 070 CABO One and Two Family
Dwelling Code Amendments .
16 .20 . 080 State of Illinois
Plumbing Code-Amendments .
16 .20 . 090 Low Pressure Gas Piping
and Gas Appliance Code.
16 . 20 . 100 Conflicts with other
provisions .
16.20.010 SHORT TITLE.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be
known and cited as the "plumbing code" and will be
referred to in this chapter as "this code" . (Ord.
G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20.020 ADOPTED.
The regulations of the 1993 edition of the
Illinois State Plumbing Code, as recommended and
published by the Illinois Department of Public
Health, published in pamphlet form, are adopted as
the regulations governing the practice of plumbing
in the city with such amendments as are hereinafter
set forth in this chapter, except as such matters as
P are otherwise provided for in other ordinances or
statutes . (Ord. G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20.030 PERMITS, FEES and INSPECTIONS.
A plumbing permit is required for all new
plumbing work, including repiping and replacement of
water heaters .
Permit fees shall be in accordance with
Chapter 16 . 48 of the municipal code. (Ord. G66-87
§ 6 (part) , 1987 . )
Inspections are required prior to concealing
any work, underground or within the walls or
ceilings and a final inspection prior to occupancy
or reoccupancy.
16 .20.040 DEFINITIONS.
The following words and phrases used in this
code shall have and include the several meanings
given in this section:
A. "Building official" means the director of the •
Department of Code Administration and
Neighborhood Affairs or his designated
appointee.
B. "Health department" means the Health Division
emk of the Department of Code Administration and
Neighborhood Affairs.
C. "Licensed plumbing contractor" means a person
who has a certificate of registration in
effect, issued in accordance with the state of
Illinois plumbing license law (225 ILCS
32010 . 01 ) and who is engaged in the business of
plumbing as an individual or officer of a firm,
partnership, corporation or company.
D. "Plumbing inspector" means such person duly
licensed by the State of Illinois as a licensed
plumber and appointed as an agent of the
building official and authorized by the
building official to enforce the provisions of
this code and other city ordinances .
E. "Private stormwater disposal system" means the
system of pipes, catch basins, dry wells,
foundation and drain appurtenances intercepting
surface water and underground stormwater not
discharging into the public right-of-way.
(Ord. G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
eft 16.20.050 LICENSED PLUMBING CONTRACTOR-BOND.
Each licensed plumbing contractor shall provide
the city with a surety bond in the amount of five
thousand ( $5,000) dollars, such bond to be
conditioned that all plumbing work be performed in
accordance with the provisions of this code. (Ord.
G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20.060 STREET WORK PERMIT.
In addition to permits required under this
chapter, a street work permit must be obtained from
the engineering division and such liability
insurance as may be required shall be filed with the
city for all work done in the public right-of-way.
(Ord. G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20.070 CABO ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING CODE-
AMENDMENTS:
The following provisions of the 1989 edition of
the CABO One and Two-Family Dwelling Code shall be
deleted in their entirety:
A. Chapter 26 "Fuel-Gas Piping. "
B. Chapters 29 through 38 .
(Ord. G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20.080 STATE OF ILLINOIS PLUMBING
k CODE-AMENDMENTS:
The following provisions of the State of
Illinois Plumbing Code ( 1993 Edition) shall be
amended as follows :
A. Section 890 . 320 Type of Joints is amended as
follows :
k) Bituminized Fiber Pipe Joints is deleted in
its entirety.
1) 2) Joints and Fittings in Plastic Pipe for
potable water service, 1) 2 )A, 1) 2 )B and 1) 2)C,
inclusive is deleted in its entirety.
B. Section 890 . 630 Installation
Add h) Plumbing fixtures attached to a wall or
protruding through a wall shall be made
watertight by either caulking or a factory
supplied gasket where they contact a wall
surface.
C. Section 890 . 1190 Water Supply Control Valves
f and Meter
Delete the following:
b) but not required to have a shut-off
valve on the inlet side of the meter if it
is inside a building.
D. Section 890. 1200 Water Service Sizing
a) The second sentence shall read as follows :
Water service pipe and fittings shall be at
least one ( 1) inch nominal diameter I .D.
Type K copper.
d) Separate Water Services. Separate water
services shall be required from the street
main for each residential unit that will be
separately metered. In lieu of separate
services, meters shall be located in a
central area accessible to meter personnel
for repair or shut-off. "
E. Section 890 . 1360 Sanitary Wastes Below Sewer
e) Vent Sizes . Building sump vents shall be
sized in accordance with Appendix A: Table
K, but shall be a minimum of two (2" )
inches .
F. Section 890 . 1380 Storm Water Drainage Within a
eft. Building
a) The provisions of Chapter 8 "Storm Drainage
Systems" and "Appendix A" of the 1993 BOCA ,`
National Plumbing Code for design and
procedures of roof drain
systems shall be followed.
G. Section 890. 1420 Stack Vents, Vent Stacks, Main
Vents
e) Building Sub-drain Sump Vent Sizes .
Building Sub-drain Sump Vent Sizes shall be
sized in accordance with Appendix A: Table
K, but shall be a minimum of two (2" )
inches .
H. Section 890. 1440 Vent Terminal Size
a) Vent Terminal Size. Each vent extension
through the roof shall be a minimum of four
(4" ) inches in diameter and no smaller than
the vent in which it terminates . Vent
terminals shall not be screened.
eft I . Section 890. 1510 Stack Venting
F' Delete in its entirety.
J. Section 890 Appendix A - Plumbing Materials,
Equipment, Use Restrictions and Applicable
Standards
Table A - Approved Building Drainage/Vent Pipe
Delete the following:
1) Acrylonitrite Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Pipe
Add the following note to item 12 :
12) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe with Cellular
Core shall be approved for above ground use
only.
Table A - Approved Materials for Building Sewer
Delete the following
2) Asbestos Cement Pipe
3) Bituminized Fiber Pipe
6 ) Concrete Pipe
Table A - Approved Materials for Water Service Pipe
Delete the following:
1 ) Acrylonitrite Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Pipe
2) Brass Pipe
4 ) Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipe
7 ) Galvanized Steel Pipe
8) Poly Butylene (PB) Pipe
9 ) Polyethelene (PE) Pipe
10) Polyethelene (PE) Tubing
11) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
Table A - Approved Materials for Water
Distribution Pipe
Delete the following:
2 ) Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipe
7) Poly Butylene (PB) Pipe/Tubing
16 .20 . 090 LOW PRESSURE GAS PIPING AND GAS
APPLIANCE CODE.
For the purpose of establishing rules and
regulations for the installation, repair and
alteration of low pressure gas piping and
rft appliances, that code known as National Board of
Fire Underwriters (N.F.P.A. ) Pamphlet No. 54
entitled "Installation of Gas Appliances and Gas
Piping" ( 1992 edition) as recommended by the
National Fire Protection Association shall be
followed. (Ord. G66-87 § 6 (part) , 1987 . )
16.20. 100 CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.
In all instances where the provisions of these
codes adopted in this chapter conflict with specific
provisions of the building, electrical, heating or
fire prevention codes of the city, either as
presently adopted or to be adopted or amended in the
future, the specific provisions of these individual
codes shall supersede and take precedence over the
conflicting provisions in this code. (Ord. G66-87
§ 6 (part) , 1987 . )
Section 2 . That Chapter 16 .48 entitled "Fee Schedule for
Inspections and Permits" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as
amended, be and is hereby amended by amending Section 16 . 48 . 050C
to read as follows :
"C. Fixture Addition, or Replacement or
Relocation (When venting required)
All uses . Per fixture, unit or
opening $30 . 00
Water Heaters $20 . 00 . "
Section 3 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinance in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby
repealed.
Section 4 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect immediately after its passage in the manner provided by
law.
s/ Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly, Mayor
Presented: August 14 , 1996
Passed: August 14, 1996
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: August 15, 1996
Published:
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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