13-1539 City Code Adoption of 2009 Uniform Plumbing CodeCITY ®F MERIDIAN ®RDINANCE N®. ~. ' ~
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, MERIDIAN
CITY CODE, REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE 2009 PLUMBING CODE AND
AMENDMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Meridian to implement a
plumbing enforcement program;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code section 54-2601(3), the City Council of the City of
Meridian hereby finds that good cause exists for the following amendments to the 2009 Uniform
Plumbing Code, and that such amendments are reasonably necessary for the expedient administration
of the codes and the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian hereby finds that the following
amendments do establish at least an equivalent level of protection to that of the 2009 Uniform
Plumbing Code;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code section 54-2601(3), a public hearing on the amendments
was conducted on January 29, 2013, following provision'of the proposed language of this ordinance to
the Idaho State Plumbing Board and Building Contractors Association, by U.S. mail, on December 19,
2012, and publication of notice of the time and place thereof in the Valley Times on December 24,
2012; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Meridian to adopt the Idaho State
Plumbing Code, as required by Idaho Code section 54-2601(2), upon passage and effectuation of
administrative rules promulgated by the Idaho Plumbing Board concerning same (IDAPA 07.02.06), a
draft of which is pending approval by the Idaho State legislature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 10-2-1 is hereby REPEALED, and shall be
REPLACED with the following:
10-2-1: PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED; AMENDMENTS:
A. 2009 UPC adopted. 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 (UPC), 2009 edition, with the amendments thereto as set
forth in this chapter.
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>fl. Amendments. The following amendments to the 2009 UPC are also hereby adopted which
addition and deletions, if in conflict with the UPC, shall ovelTUle the UPC:
1. UPC section 101.4.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
101.4.3 Appendices not adopted. The provisions in the appendices to the UPC shall not be
adopted.
2. UPC section 103.1.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
103.1.3 Licensing. Persons performing any desinstallation, alteration, repair, replacement, or
remodel of any plumbing system shall first be licensed as required by Title 54, Chapter 26,
Idaho Code, and all administrative rules promulgated thereunder.
3. UPC section 103.3.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
103.3.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the City of Meridian under the provisions of this
code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit
is not commenced within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of such pel7nit, or if
the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is
commenced for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. Before such work can be
recommenced, a new permit shall first be obtained to do so.
Any permittee holding an unexpired permit shall be permitted to apply for an extension
of the time within which work shall be permitted to commence under that permit when the
permittee is unable to commence work within the time required by this section for good and
satisfactory reasons. The City shall be permitted to extend the time for action by the permittee
for a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty (180) days upon written request by the
permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented
action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action
on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee as established by City
fee schedule.
4. UPC section 103.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
103.4.1 Fees. All fees for permits and inspections shall be assessed as established by City fee
schedule. Payment for all permit types is required at the time the pel~rlit is issued. Permits
shall not be issued until fees are paid.
103.4.2. Refunds. Up to eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid may be refunded to the
permit holder upon request. The permit holder shall request such refund in writing to the
Community Development Director or designee no later than one hundred eighty (180) days
following the date of permit issuance. Plan review fees shall not be refunded in paI-t or in whole
after completion of plan review.
103.4.3. Expiration of Plan Review. Applications for which no permit is issued within one
hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation.
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Plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the application or
destroyed by City.
103.4.4. Permit Transfer. A permit granted pursuant to this chapter may be transferred from
one permit holder to another permit holder upon written request by the current permit holder to
the Community Development Director or designee. Expired permits may not be transferred.
No permit transfer maybe made without written approval of the Community Development
Director or designee; if transfer is attempted without written approval of the Community
Development Director or designee, such permit shall be void.
5. UPC section 103.5.6 shall be amended to read as follows:
103.5.6. Reinspections. A reinspection fee maybe assessed for each inspection or reinspection
when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when required
coI•rections have not been made.
This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job
is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the
practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available to
the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which the inspection is requested, or
for deviating from plans requiring City approval.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the'
work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.
6. UPC Table 1-1 shall not be adopted.
7. The exemption to UPC section 604.2 shall not be adopted.
Section 2. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby voided.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective on February 1 1, 2013.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of February, 2013.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of February, 2013.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
Tammy de~eerd, Mayor
City Clerk
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO LC. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 13- f ~3
REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2, MERIDIAN CITY CODE,
REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE 2009 PLUMBING CODE AND AMENDMENTS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. o¢~o~PTe°A~~LSr7
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First Reading: / -/ S _ /.3
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to
Idaho Code § 50-902: YES NO~
Second Reading: / - ZZ- /3
Third Reading: 2 °S® /
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 13- S
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies
that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no. 13-
1 S 3 ~ of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides
adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3).
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