Subject: 10678/CityCode/Plumbing/27-1thru27-3 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 12:41:26 -0500 ORDINANCE NO. 10678 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHATTANOOGA CITY CODE, PART II, SECTIONS 27-1 THROUGH 27-3, SO AS TO ADOPT THE 1997 EDITION OF THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE AND CERTAIN APPENDICES AS REVISED AND AMENDED AS THE OFFICIAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-3 CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODE. SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, that Section 27-1, Part II, Chattanooga City Code, be and hereby is amended by striking said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 27-1. Code Adopted. The Standard Plumbing Code, 1997 edition, one (1) copy of which is, and has been on file in the Office of the City Council Clerk for more than fifteen (15) days, is hereby adopted as the official Plumbing Code of the City. SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Section 27-2, Part II, Chattanooga City Code, be amended by striking same in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following words and figures: SECTION 27-2. Appendices to Code Adopted. The following appendices to the Standard Plumbing Code, 1997 edition, and as further amended in this chapter, are hereby adopted as part of the official Plumbing Code of the City. Appendix A - Permit Fees, (as amended). Appendix B - Rates of Rainfall. Appendix C - Gray Water Recycling System. Appendix D - Degree Day Temperatures. Appendix E - Sizing of Water Piping. Appendix F - Structural Safety. 0C SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Section 27-3, Part II, Chattanooga City Code, be amended by striking in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following words and figures: a. SECTION 27-3. Amendments to Code Adopted. The following sections and appendices of the Standard Plumbing Code, 1997 edition, are hereby amended, as hereinafter provided: b. Section 109. Board of Adjustments & Appeals, is amended by striking such Section in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 109. Board of Adjustments & Appeals. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the Mechanical Codes of the City of Chattanooga as established by Section 2-425, Part II, Chattanooga City Code, shall act as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals for appeals from any decision of the Building Official or his designee and consider variances of the technical codes as provided in this Code. c. Section 305.6.1. Sewer Depth, is amended by substituting the words "Twelve (12) inches" for the phrase "[NUMBER] inches (mm)" wherever such phrase appears within this subsection. d. Section 424.4. Shower Valves, Exception, is amended by deleting the phrase "one-or two-family dwelling and" from the first sentence of the Exception to this subsection. e. Section 504.7.3. Materials, is amended by striking said section and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "504.7.3 - Relief valve discharge piping and safety pan drains shall be made of Type M copper or of equivalent material approved by the Chief Plumbing Official." 0C f. Section 904.1. Roof Extension, is amended by substituting the words "Six (6) inches" for the phrase "[NUMBER] inches (mm)" wherever such phrase appears within this subsection. g. Section 917. Air Admittance Valves for Venting Plumbing Fixtures and Fixture Branches, is amended by adding a new section 917.9 which shall read as follows: "917.9 - Any use of air admittance valves or fixture branches is subject to the discretion and approval of the Chief Plumbing Official." h. Section 918. Engineered Vent Systems, is amended by deleting said section and all subsections of it in its entirety. i. Appendix A, Permit Fees, as amended is adopted as follows: 0C AMENDED APPENDIX A PERMIT FEES Permit Fees: For issuing each permit...........................$10.00 Plus the following when provided: For each Plumbing Fixture, Floor Drain or Trap (including Water and Drainage Piping)........$ 2.50 For each Building Sewer...........................$ 5.00 For each Building Sewer having to be replaced or repaired..................................$ 5.00 For each Water Heater and/or Vent.................$ 2.50 For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water treating equipment.......$ 5.00 For repair or alteration of Drainage or Vent Piping.......................................$ 5.00 For each Pressure Reducing Device and each Check Valve Assembly--- One to Five..................................$ 2.50 Over Five, each..............................$ 1.50 For Vacuum Breakers or backflow protective devices installed subsequent to the installation of the piping or equipment served--- One to Five..................................$ 2.50 Over Five, each..............................$ 1.50 For each Grease or Oil Interceptor................$ 2.50 Other Miscellaneous Items, each...................$ 5.00 Sanitary Sewer Connection.........................$35.00 Lateral Sewer provided...........................$500.00 j. The adoption of the 1997 Standard Plumbing Code by the City of Chattanooga does not include the 1997 Standard Private Sewage Disposal Code and/or any appendices thereof. SECTION 4. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall be effective two (2) weeks from and after its passage as provided by law. 0C PASSED on Third and Final Reading March 10, 1998. /s/____________________________ CHAIRPERSON APPROVED:__X__ DISAPPROVED: DATE: March 12, 1998 . /s/____________________________ MAYOR PAN:kac