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CITY OF MERIDIAN
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AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 03-1025
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 03-1025 OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, IDAHO, REPEALING CHAPTER 2 TITLE 10, PLUMBING CODE
OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE AND REENACTING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 10
TO INCORPORATE THE 2000~ UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, INCLUDING
APPENDICES "A, B, C, D, E, G, H, 1, J AND L", WITH EXCEPTIONS TO
SECTION 604.2 - NOT ALLOWING THE USE OF TYPE M COPPER PIPE,
AND DELETION OR ADDmONAL LANGUAGE TO SECTION 218, SECTION
316.1.6. SECTION 420.0, SECTION 421.0. SECTION 604.1, SECTION 609.4.
SECTION 609.10, TABLE 6-4 AND TABLE A-2, TABLE 7-3, SECTION 610.2.
SECTION 611.4. SECTION 703.1, SECTION 703.2 AND 710.5, SECTION 704.2,
TABLE 7-5, SECTION 704.3. SECTION 707.4, SECTIONS 722.2, 722.J, 722.4,
722.§ f.ND 722.(;, SECTION 712.1. SECTION 801.2.3.. SECTION 807.4, SECTION
908, AND .SECTION 1002.3; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY, SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICT, VALIDITY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 2 of Title 10 Plumbing Code of the Meridian City Code, be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 2 ofTitle 10 Plumbing Code of the Meridian City Code, be,
and the same is hereby reenacted and shall read as follows:
SECTION:
10-2-1:
10-2-2:
10-2-3:
10-2-4:
10-2-5:
20001 Uniform Plumbing Code Adopted; Exceptions
~ State Licenses Required
Permit Required; Application; Issuance
Inspection Requirements
Nonliability Of City
10-2-6:
10-2-7:
10-2-8:
10-2-9:
10-2-10:
10-2-11 :
Validity
Penalty
Severability
Conflict
Savings Clause
Date of Effect
10-2-1: 200G~ UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED; EXCEPTIONS:
A Adoption; Copies On File: There is hereby adopted by the City for the purpose of
establishing minimum standards of design, materials and workmanship for all
plumbing hereafter installed, . altered or repaired, and to establish methods of
procedure within the City limits, that certain plumbing code known as the Uniform
Plumbing Code, 20oo1Edition, including Appendices "A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J and
L", with exceptions to Section 604.2, not allowing the use of Type M copper pipe,
and deletion or additionalianguage to Section 218, Section 316.1.6. Section 420.0,
Section 421.0. Section 604.1, Section 609.4 Section 609.10, Table 6-4 And Table A-
2, Table 7-3, Section 610.2. Section 611.4. Section 703.1, Section 703.2 And 710.5,
Section 704.2, Table 7-5, Section 704.3. Section 707.4, 8eetiofts 722.2,722.3,722.1,
7225 aad 722.8, Section 712.1. Section 801.2.3. Section 807.4, Section 908, and
Section 1002.3, of which not less than one (1) copy has been and now is filed in the
office of the City Clerk, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as
if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this Chapter shall take effect,
the provisions thereof shall control the installation, alteration or repairing of plumbing
within the corporate limits of the City.
B. Additions And Deletions: Provided, however, the below stated addition and deletions
to the Uniform Plumbing Code, 20001 Edition, are also hereby adopted which
addition and deletions, if in conflict with the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), shall
overrule said UPC; the addition and deletion are stated as follows:
1. Moving Buildings; Inspection: When a building is moved from one location to
another, the service entrance sha1l be inspected and made to conform to the
requirements of the current edition of the UniformP1umbing Code.
2. Copper Tubing: The Exception under section 604.2 - Use of Copper Tubing, sha1l
have a weight öfnot less than Type L, and the exception which reads as follows:
Exception: Type M copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is
above ground in, or on, a building or underground outside of structures,
is hereby deleted from the 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code as it pertains to the City.
3. Section 218: Delete definition of "Plumbing System" and incorporate definition
of "Plumbing System" as set forth in Section 54-2604, Idaho Code.
4. Section 316.1.6.: PVC DWV mavbe iomed by the use of one-step solvent cement
listed or labeled per U.P.C. Section 301.1.1.
5. Section 420.0: Pressure balance or thermostatic mixing valves are not required for
high flow (over eight (8) g.p.m.) tub filler valves with hand shower sets attached.
6. Section 421.0: Delete.
7. Section 604.1. Materials: Crosslinked Polyethylene (pEX) Tubing manufactured
to ASTM - F8761F877 and tested, approved, and listed to ANSI/NSF 14 and 61, for
potable water,.aad Cr-essliftk-eà Polyethylæe, .'\IwÐiawn Crosslffiked Pelyethylolle
(PEXI.\LIPEX) aioag with Pol)~ylæe, l\lmmnl:HTl, Pelyethylæe (pW.'\UPE)
HJRÐ.1:1ÍactI:Wed to ,\STM FI281JF1282 and testoo, appreveel, aad lifited to the
.\NSlINSF 81, for potable ';.'ilteí along with all applicable installation standards may
be used for hot and cold water distribution systems within a building or cold water
distribution systems outside of a building. Listed PE (polyethylene) water service and
yard piping may be installed within a building (above ground and below ground) with
one (l) joint, provided that only listed and approved metallic transition fittings shall
be used.
7. Section 609.4: TestinlZ. DeletinlJ the Dhrase "Except for plastic DipinlJ." at the
beginninlZ of the third sentence and add the following sentence at the end of the
section: Plastic piping is to be tested ìn accordance with manufacturer's installation
standards.
8. Section 609.10: Water hammer. Does not apply to residential construction.
9. Table 6-4 And Table A-2: Change fixture until loading value for bathtub or
combination bath/shower, and clothes washers to two (2) fixture units.
10. Table 7-3: Maximum unit loading and maximum length of drainage and vent
piping. (EXCEPTION) The building drain and building sewer is not less than four (4)
inches extending from its connection with the city or private sewer system and sha1l
run full size to inside the foundation or building lines (ref: Section 717.0). Change
fixture unit loading value for clothes washers, domestic to two (2) fixture units.
11. Section 610.2: All new one (I) and two (2) family residences must have a Dre-
plumbed water softener looD. The kitchen sink must have one (I) hot soft line and
one (I) cold soft line and one (I) cold hard line. Exterior cold hose bibbs intended for
irri~tion pumoses must be piped with hard water. Provisions must be made for the
discharge of the water softener to terminate in an approved location.
12. Section 611.4: Sizing of Residential Softeners. Amend Footnote 3 to read: Over
four (4) bathroom groups softeners shall be sized according to the manufacturer's
standards.
13. Section 703.1: Underground Drainage And Vent Piping: No portion ofthe
drainage or vent system installed underground, underground under concrete or below
a basement or cellar shall be less than two (2) inches in diameter.
14. Section 703.2 And 710.5: Add Exception. In single family dwellings, one (I)
fixture unit may be allowed for each gallon per minute offlow from a pump or a
sump ejector.
15. Section 704.2 Two inch (2") and smaller Bdouble sanitary tees may be used for
back to back or side by side fixture trap arms without increasing the barrel size.
16. Table 7-5: Change fixture unit loading value for one and a half(1 v,) inch
horizontal drainage to two (2) fixture units.
17. Section 704.3: Delete.
18. Section 707.4 Cleanouts: A full-sized accessible cleanout shall be installed in the
vertical immediately above the floor or at the base of each waste or soil stack. A full.
size cleanout extending to or above finished grade line sha1l be installed at the
junction of the building drain and the building sewer (ref: Section 719. I). Cleanouts
sha1l be installed at fifty (50) foot intervals in horizontal drain lines two (2) inches or
sma11er. -
19. Section 712.1: IN the first sentence. delete the phrase "exceDt that plastic pipe
sha1lnot be tested with air.
20. 8eetioBs 722.2, 722.3, 722.1, 12:2.3 ¡mà 722.8 delete.
20. Section 801.2.3.: Add: Food Dreoaration sinks pot sinks. scullery sinks.
dishwashing sinks silverware sinks. commercial dishwashing machines. silverware-
washÎI1l! machines. steam kettles. potato peelers. ice cream dipper wells. and other
similar equipment and fixtures must be indirectly connected to the drainage system by
means of an air gap. The pipinl! from the equipment to the receptor must not be
sma11er than the drain on the unit but it must not be smaller than one (l) inch
(twenty-five point four (25.4) mm).
21. Section 807.4: A domestic dishwashing machine may be installed without the use
of an airgap if the drain hose is looped to the bottom side of the counter top and
secured properly.
22. Section 908. Exception - Vertical Wet Venting: A horizontal wet vent may be
created provided it is created in a vertical position and all other requirements of
Section 908 are met.
23. Section 1002.3: Trap arms may not exceed one hundred eighty (180) degrees of
horizontal turn without the use ofa cleanout.
10-2-2: CITY Mill STATE LICENSES REQUIRED:
A Licenses: It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on the business of plumbing
without first having secured a State license" anà a City lieellse to ào so.
B-. Lieense Fees: Befere MY li6ense is isSl:leà, the applieam shall pay to the City Builàing
Deparffilæt a lieæse fee in aeeerEee with the fallowing seheåHle:
Pltunbing eontrt1eter $49-;00
JelH'fleymaB. plumber M:OO
.'\f'prætiee pl\:lfllber NeBe
C. E*J iraâell .'\REi Ræewal OfLieeRses: :\Jllieenses shall e!ffJffe IifIOB anà shall. be
ræe\yeà net later thaB Deeember 31 of eaeh year.
10-2-3: PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION; ISSUANCE:
A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to place or install in any building
any plumbing apparatus or fixture, or to make any alterations or changes in, or
additions to any plumbing apparatus or fixtures for such use, without first obtaining
from the City BuildingDepartment a written plumbing permit to do such work.
B. Contents Of Permit; Submission Of Plan: Such permit sha1l state the kind of work to
be done and the amount, and shall cover only work so specified. The contractor,
person, firm or corporation sha1l submit a plan of the plumbing system to be
followed, if deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector. Said permit shall also state
the location by street and number of the building where such work is to be done, and
shall be valid only for the location stated.
C. Exception; Inspection And Approval: Provided, however, that this Section shall not be
construed as requiring a permit for ordinary repairs to old installations where the c.ost
value of such repairs, including material and labor, does not exceed fifty dollars
($50.00), but in all cases, the Plumbing Inspector must be notified immediately upon
the completion of such work for his inspection and approval.
D. Permit And Inspection Fees: Fees for permits and inspections shall be fixed by the
City Council by resolution.
10-2-4: INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Notice For Inspection; Tag By Inspector: Except as provided in 10-2-4 B (2), it sha1l
be the duty of the City Plumbing Inspector, or the State Inspector if the City so
chooses, to inspect or cause to be inspected any and all work for which permits have
been issued within forty eight (48) hours (Sundays and holidays excluded) after time
of notice, in writing, by the person doing the said work that same is ready for
inspection, which will not be considered ready for inspection and covering until all
enclosed plumbing, steam heating, furnace work and gas fittings are in place.
Inspection shall, when necessary, be made two (2) or three (3) times during progress
of installation; first when work is roughed in, and last, when work is completed, and it
shall be the duty of the City Plumbing Inspector or person qualified and delegated by
him and his qualified representative to indicate inspection of any work by a tag or
label which shall state the date and whether first or final inspection has been made
and it shall be unlawful for any workman or other person to conceal any plumbing
pipes until such first inspection tag has been placed.
B. Issuance Of Certificate Of Inspection:
1. Upon application for inspection of any plumbing apparatus, or appliances as
hereinafter provided, the City Inspector shall, after inspection and examination, issue
a certificate showing the results of such examinations and require the necessary
corrections be made.
2. Upon the completion of the plumbing in or on any building and prior to being
covered up in any fashion, it shall be the duty of the corporation, copartnership, firm
or individual doing the same to notify the City Plumbing Inspector, who shall inspect
the plumbing within three (3) working days after the notification to him that the
plumbing has been completed. If the City Plumbing Inspector does not inspect within
three (3) days, the plumbing may be covered; however, the licensee sha1l still be
required to obtain the certificate ofinspection, If the plumbing is approved by the
City Plumbing Inspector, he shall issue a certificate of proper inspection which shall
contain the date of inspection and an outline of the result. It shall be ulÙawful for any
person to turn on or connect the water with such installation until such certificate
shall be issued; and it shall be unlawful to make any change, alteration or extension in
or to the plumbing of any building after inspection without first notifying said City
Plumbing Inspector and procuring a permit therefor.
C. Disconnect Defective Plumbing Facilities:
I. If the said City Plumbing Inspector shall find any part of any plumbing apparatus
or fixtures in or on any building in the City to have been installed without a permit or
not in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or to be dangerous to life or
property, the City Plumbing Inspector shall have the right and power and it is hereby
made his duty to disconnect such defective plumbing and place a seal upon it. He
sha1l at the same time give written notice of such disconnection to the owner or
occupant of the building.
2. After such disconnected plumbing apparatus or fixtures have been put in the
condition required by this Chapter, the seal or seals so placed shall be removed by
said City Plumbing Inspector. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any water
through, or by means of; such disconnected plumbing apparatus or fixtures or to
attach other pipes for the supply of water to such disconnected plumbing apparatus or
fixtures or to remove, break or deface any seal so placed.
D. Right Of Entry: The City Plumbing Inspector shall have the right to enter any
premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the same.
E. Inspection Fees: Before any inspection is undertaken, the applicant shall pay to the
City Building Department an inspection fee as established by the City Plumbing
Inspector and approved by the City Council by resolution, which inspection fee, or
schedule thereof; shall be available at the City Clerk's and Building Departments
office during regular business hours.
10-2-5: NONLIABILITY OF CITY:
This Chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any
person owning, operating or installing any plumbing pipes, appliances, apparatus;
construction or equipment for damages to anyone injured or damaged either in person or
property by any defect therein; nor shall the City or any agent thereof be held as
assuming such liability by reason of inspection authorized herein or certificate of
inspection issued by the City Plumbing Inspector.
10-2-6: VALIDITY: Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Chapter or of the Code hereby adopted be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason or cause, the remainder of said Chapter or Code shall not be affected thereby and
the same shall not invalidate or void the remainder of this Chapter or said Code.
10-2-7: PENALTY: Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
10-3-8: SEVERABILITY: The provisions of this chapter sha1l be deemed severable and
a finding by a court oflaw that a provision of this chapter is unlawful shall have no effect
on the remaining provisions.
10-3-9: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
10-3-10: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This ordinance does not affect an action or proceeding
commenced or right accrued before this ordinance takes effect.
10-3-11: DATE OF EFFECT: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the
2.ø day of ~r¿' ,2004.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
.2d:!!::.. day of ~.? , 2004.
APP:.wVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
U--dayof ~r ,2004.
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