HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 311ORDINANCE NO. 311
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 247, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,
1979 EDITION, SECTION 401.
WHEREAS, the following code change was adopted
at the 51st I.A.P.M.O. Code Conference in San Jose,
California, on September 14th through 18th, 1980; and
WHEREAS, the following code change will appear
in the 1982 Uniform Plumbing Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION l: That Section 401, Materials, be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 401 MATERIALS
A) Drainage piping shall be cast iron, galvanized
steel, galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, ABS,
PVC, extra strength vitrified clay pipe, or other approved
materials having a smooth and uniform bore, except:
1. That no galvanized wrought iron or
galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be
kept at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above ground.
2. ABS and PVC DWV piping installations
shall be limited to those structures where combustible
construction is allowed.
3. No vitrified clay pipe or fittings shall
be used above ground and shall be kept at least twelve (12)
inches (.3m) below ground.
B) Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron,
malleable iron, lead, brass, copper, ABS, PVC, vitrified
clay, or other approved materials having a smooth interior
waterway of the same diameter as the piping served and all
such fittings shall conform to the type of pipe used.
1. Fittings on screwed pipe shall be of the
recessed drainage type. Burred ends shall be reamed to the
full bore of the pipe.
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2. The threads of drainage fittings shall
be tapped so as to allow one fourth (1/4) inch per foot
(20.9 mm/m) grade.."
SECTION 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed, published and circulated
within the City of Palm Desert, and the same shall be in
full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of
july , 1982, by the following vote:
AYES: McPherson, Newbrander, Puluqi, Snyder & Wilson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
'f WPLSON, Mayor
of Palm Desert4,-California
ATTEST:
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SHEILA R. GITTrIGAN, Cit lerk
City of Palm Desert, ifornia
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