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Ordinance Number 592436 ORDINANCE NO. 592 AMENDMENT TO TITLE 8 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BUILDING REGULATIONS) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9 "PLUMBING CODE", OF TITLE 8 "BUILDING REGULATIONS", OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Amendments. Chapter 9 "Plumbing Code" of Title 8 "Building Regulations" of the Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Section 8-9.01. Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code. "For the purpose of prescribing regulations for the protection of public health and safety and establishing minimum regulations for the installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing and drainage systems and the inspection thereof, that certain code known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1985 Edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including appendices A,B,C,D,H and I thereto, and the Installation Standards, three copies of which are on file in the City Clerk's Department for public record and inspection is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however to the amendments set forth in this chapter, and said code shall be known as the plumbing code of the City. "Section 8-9.02. Fees. "(a) Permit Fees. "Every applicant for a permit to install, add to, alter, relocate, or replace a plumbing or drainage system, or part thereof, shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose the character of the work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information pertinent thereto as may be required. "Such applicant shall pay a fee for each permit issued, at the time of issuance, as set forth in Article 5 of Chapter 1 of this Title. "Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which a permit is required by this Chapter or said Plumbing Code without first having obtained a permit therefor, is subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, shall pay double the permit fee fixed by this Section for such work; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all -1- 437 such cases, a permit shall be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and, if there shall be an unreasonable delay in obtaining- such permit, a double fee as provided in this subsection shall be charged. "For the purposes of this Section, a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Fees for the reconnection and retesting of existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, or other appliances involved. "When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal facility, the backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection shall be included in the building sewer permit. "(b) Plan -Checking Fees. "A plan -checking fee as set forth in Article 5 of Chapter 1 of this Title shall be paid when plans are required by Section 8-9.09 of this Chapter at the time of the submittal of such plans. "(c) Special Investigation Fees. "A special investigation may be required before a permit will be issued for such work which has been started without first obtaining the necessary permit. In addition to the double permit fee, such investigation fee which may be collected shall be as set forth in Article S of Chapter 1 of this Title. "No permit shall be issued when an investigation fee is due until such fee has been paid. "The payment of the investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with the provisions of this Chapter or said Plumbing Code, nor from any penalty prescribed by law. "The provisions for an investigative fee shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that such work was urgently required and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all such cases, a permit shall be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so. "(d) Reinspection Fees. "When any reinspection is required due holder, his agent, or other responsible previous correction instructions, a fee Chapter I of this Title may be charged each such reinspection. Such fee shal inspection is made. -2- to the failure of the permit persons to comply with the as set forth in Article 5 of by the Building Official for 1 be paid before any further passage. "(e) Refunds. "The Building Official shall make no refunds of fees collected amounting to One and no/100ths (1.00) Dollar or less or of any plan - review fee. In any case where work designated in the permit has not commenced, and where such permit has not expired, a refund may be made in an amount equal to eighty (80%) percent of the permit fee paid, unless the fee paid for the issuance of the permit has been made for an area outside his jurisdiction or a duplication of permits has been made and two (2) fees have been collected for the same job, in which case 100% may be refunded; provided, however, no refund of any fee, or portion thereof, shall be made in either of the following cases: "(1) After one year has elapsed after the date of the issuance of the permit; or, "(2) If the work designated in the permit has been commenced. "Section 8-9.03. Violations and Penalties. "It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any provisions of the Plumbing Code." SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its SECTION 3. City Clerk's Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published once as required by law and posted at the duly designated posting places within the City of San Juan Capistrano within fifteen (15) days after its passage. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February , 1987. KENNETH E. FRIESS, MAYO T ATTEST: CITY CLER 439 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF SAN 7UAN CAPISTRANO ) I, MARY ANN HANOVER, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 592 which was introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, held on January 20th, , 1987, and adopted at a meeting held on February 3, , 1987, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Schwartze, Bland, Buchheim, Hausdorfer, and Mayor Friess NOES: None ABSENT: None (SEAL) MARY ANN H VER, QTI1 CLERK -4-