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OROINANCE NO, 93-3560
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS FROM CO-1 to CC-2
FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS LOTS 13 AND 14,
BLOCK ONE, eRAVERMAN CENTER SUBDNlSION, LOCATED
ON PEPPERWOOD LANE, EAST OF KEOKUK STREET.
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a zone change from
CO-I, Commercial Office, to CC-2, Community Commercial,
for the property known as Lots 13 and 14, Block One,
Braverman Center Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located in an area which
provides a transition from commercial to residential zoning
and land uses; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zone change wi!1 continue to
provide for a transition from commercial to residential zoning
and development,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA THAT:
SECTION I. APPROVAL. The property described below is
hereby reclassified from its present classification of CO-I,
Commercial Office Zone, to CC-2, Community Commercial
Zone:
Lot 13 and Lot 14, Block One, Braverman Center
Subdivision, Said tract of land contains 1,0 acre, more
or less, and is subject to easements and restrictions of
record,
SECTION II, ZONING MAP, The Building Inspector is hereby
authorized and directed to change the Zoning Map of the City
of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon final
passage, approval, and publication of this Ordinance as
provided by law,
SECTION III, CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING, The City
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of
this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the Owner at the
Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa,
upon final passage and publication as provided by law,
SECTION IV, REPEALER, All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed,
SECTION V, SEVERABILITY, If any section, provision or part
of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the
validity of the Ordinance as a whoio or any section, provision
or part thereof not adjudged Invalid or unconstitutional,
SECTION VI, EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be In
full force and effect from and after Its final passage, approval
and publication, as provided by law,
Pa ed and approvod this Heh day of January,1993,
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It was moved by Ambrisco and seconded by Horowitz that the Ordinance
! as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
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First Consideration 1/,/q,
Vote for passage: AYES: JlorOldtz, Kubby, Larson, 11cDonald,
Novick. Ambrisco, Courtney. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None.
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Vote for passage:
Date published 1/27/93
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Hoved' by Ambrisco. seconded by Horowitz. that the rule requiring ordinances
to be considered and voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to
the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, the second
consideration and vote be waived and the ordinance be voted upon for final
passage at this time. AYES: Larson, llcDonald, Novick, Ambrisco. Courtney.
Horowitz. Kubby, NAYS: None, ABSENT: None.
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ORDINANCE NO, Q1-1,fil
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 90.3483 AND
THE ACCOMPANYING CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
FOR A CERTAIN 95,61 ACRE PROPERTY, KNOWN AS
WHISPERiNG MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6 AND WEST OF BON AIRE MOBILE
HOMES.
WHEREAS, on November 13, 1990, the City Council
approved Ordinance No, 90.3483, (hemlnalter "Ordinance"),
rezoning an approximately 95,61 acre property known as the
BJornsen tract, and subsequently known as the Whispering
Meadows Deveiopment, from ID.RS, Interim Development
Single, Family Residential, to RS.8, Medium Density Single-
Family Residential: and
WHEREAS, said ordinance euthorlzed execution of a
Conditional Zoning Agresment between the City of Iowa City
and CB Development, LId, ("Developer"), which Agreement
limited dsveiopment of the subject property: and
WHEREAS, Condition 1 set forth In both the Ordinance and
Agreement acknowledged: "The understanding that this Is out,
ol,sequence development as iI Is presentiy delined In the
Comprehensive Plan:" and
WHEREAS, in September 1991 and March 1992, the City
Councii approved Comprehensive Plen amendments
designating the csntral and east portions of ths South Area,
which area sncompasses the Whispering Meadows tract, as an
In'sequence development area; and
WHEREAS, Condilion 4 of the Ordinance and Agreement
recorded November 15, 1990 In Book 1184, page 9 of the
Johnson County Recorder's Oflice, prohibited the construction
of basements within the Whispering Meadows Development due
to the wet cheracteristics 01 the soils on the property; and
WHEREAS, the City Public Works Department has advised
that the City should not prohibit basements on lots ebulling e
subsurlace drainage system where the Dsveloper and/or
contractor accepts responsibility for Instailation of a sump pump
and adequate foundation tile which diSCharge into said drainage
system and en enginesr certilies minimum low opening
elevations; and
WHEREAS, the City and Developer now wish to amend the
original Ordinance and Conditional Zoning Agreement to permit
basements In the Whispsring Meadows Development under
certain conditions, which amended Agreement is attached
hsrsto and Incorporeted by relsrence herein,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
SECTION I, Ordinance No, 90.3483 and the accompanying
Conditional Zoning Agreement are amendod by deleting Section
1.1 of tho Ordinance and Section 4,1 of the Agreomentln thsir
entirety and adopting in lIou thoroolthe following:
1) Tho undorstandlng that this Is In.sequsnce
devslopment as it Is prssentiy dellned In the
Comprehensive Plan,
The Ordinanco and Agreement are furthor amsndod by dolating
Soction 1.4 of the Ordinance and Soction 4.4 of the Agreement
In their entirety and adopting In liou thereof tho following:
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4) Basements may ba constructed on lots which are
abulled by a subsurtace dralnags system provided
said basements are equipped with a sump pump and
adequate foundallon tile which discharge Into said
drainage system, Proper Installation of the sump
pump and foundallon tile shall be the sole
responsibility of the Developer and/or contractor, and
the City shall not be responsible for Inspecllng
installation of sump pumps and foundation tlls,
Discharge of roof drains and downspouts of dwellings
Into the subsurtace drainage system is prohibited, To
ensure compliance with these amended provisions
concerning basements on lots abulled by a subsurtace
drainage system, ths property owner's registered
engineer shall certify to the following:
a, there Is no discharge of rool drains and
downspouts of dwellings into the property's subsurtace
drainage system; and
b, foundallon tile and sump pump have been
properly installed and connected to said subsurtace
drainage system; and
c, no structure on the property has an opening to
living areas below the minimum low opening (MLO)
elevation listed for each lot on the site grading and
erosion control plan,
The Ordinance and Amended Conditional Zoning
Agresment, after adopllon, shall be recordsd In the Johnson
County Recorder's Office,
SECTION II, REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances In conflict with the provisions 01 this Ordinance are
hsreby rspealed,
SECTION III, SEVERABILITY, II any secllon, provision or part
of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to ba Invalid or
unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affeclthe validity of
the Ordinance as a whola or any section, provision or part
thereof not adjudged Invalid or unconstitullonal,
SECTION IV, EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordinance shall be In
effsct altar its IInal passage, approval and publicallon, as
provided by law,
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Ordinance No, 93-3561
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Passed and approved this 19th day of
J ar I 1993,
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It was moved by Horowitz and seconded by
as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ambrisco that the Ordinance
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
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X- Horowitz
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x Larson
x McDonald
x Novick
First Consideration 12/15/92
. Vote for passage: AYES: !{ubby, Larson, IIcDonald, Novick, Ambrisco
Courtney, Horowitz. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None.
Second Consideration 1/5/93
Vote for passage: AYES: Kubby, Larson, IIcDonald, Novick,
Arnbrisco, Courtney, Horowitz.
Date published 1/27/93
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AMENDED CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
This Agreement Is made by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation
(hereinafter 'the City") and CB Development, Ltd" an Iowa Corporation (hereinafter "Developer"),
WHEREAS, Developer, as contract purchaser, became legal title holder of the property located
south of Highway 6 and west of Bon Alre Mobile Homes, formerly known as Bjornsen tract and
now known as Whispering Meadows Development, legally descrlbod on Exhibit A attached
hereto; and
WHEREAS, on November 13, 1990, the City Council of Iowa City approved Ordinance No, 90-
3483 (hereinafter "Ordinance) rezoning the approximately 95,61 acre tract of property now known
as Whispering Meadows Development, from ID-RS, Interim Development Single-Family
Residential, to RS.8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance authorized execution of a Conditional Zoning Agreement between the
City and the Developer which limited development of the property; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance and .Agreement were recorded on November 15, 1990 In Book 1184,
Page 9 of the Johnson County Recorder's Office, and
WHEREAS, Condition 1 set forth In the Agreement acknowledged that the development was out-
of-sequence development as defined at that time In the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, In September 1991 and March 1992, the City Council approved Comprehensive Plan
amendments designating the portion of the South Area which encompasses this property as In-
sequence development; and
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WHEREAS, Condition 4 of the Agreement prohibited construction of basements within the
development; and
WHEREAS, the City and Developer now wish to amend the Conditional Zoning Agreement to
permit basements In Whispering Meadows Development under certain conditions and to reflect
the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan,
NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1, The Parties acknowledge that at the time they entered Into the original Conditional Zoning
Agreement, the development of the property now known as Whispering Meadows
Development was out-of sequence development as then defined In the Comprehensive
Plan, The Parties further acknowledge that the City Council adopted amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan which redesignated this area as In.sequence development.
2, The Parties acknowledge that the original Conditional Zoning Agreement prohibited
construction of basements and that the parties now wish to permit the construction of
basements In Whispering Meadows Development under certain conditions.
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3, The original Conditional Zoning Agreement dated October 15, 1990 and recorded In Book
1184, Page 9 of the Johnson County Recorder's Office shall be and Is hereby amended
by deleting Section 4,1 of said Agreement In lts entirety and Inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
1) The understanding that this Is In-sequence development as It Is presently defined
In the Comprehensive Plan.
4, The original Conditional Zoning Agreement Is further amended by deleting Section 4.4 In
Its entirety and Inserting In lieu thereof the following:
4) Basements may be constructed on lots which are abutted by a subsurface
drainage system provided said basements are equipped with a sump pump and
adequate foundation tile which discharge Into said drainage system, Proper
Installation of the sump pump and foundation tile shall be the sole responsibility
of the Developer and/or contractor, and the City shall not be responsible for
Inspecting Installation of the sump pumps and foundation tile. Discharge of roof
drains and downspouts of dwellings Into the subsurface drainage system Is
prohibited, To ensure compliance with these amended provisions concerning
basements on lots abutted by a subsurface drainage system, the property owner's
registered engineer shall certify to the following:
a. there Is no discharge of roof drains and downspouts of dwellings Into the
property's subsurface drainage system; and
b. foundation tile and sump pump have been properly Installed and connected
to said subsurface drainage system; and
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c. no structure on the property has an opening to living areas below the
minimum low opening (MLO) elevation listed for each lot on the site grading and
erosion control plan.
The Parties acknowiedge that the conditions contained herein are reasonable conditions
to Impose on the land under Iowa Code g 414,5 (1991) and are appropriate conditions
required to protect the public safety of both the residents In the area and the community,
6,
Developer acknowledges that In the event the subject property Is trensferred, sold
redeveloped, or subdivided, all redevelopment will conform with the terms of this
Agreement.
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The Parties acknowledge that this Amended Conditional Zoning Agreement shall be
deemed to be a covenant running with the land and with the title to the land and shall
shall remain In full force and effect as a covenant running with the title to the land, unless
or until released of record by the City. The parties further acknowledge that this
Agreement shall/nure to the benefit of and bind all successors, representatives and
assigns of the parties.
Nothing In this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Developer from complying
with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
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9. Nothing In this Amended CondlUonal Zoning Agreement In any way alters, amends or
modifies the original Conditional Zoning Agreement except as setlorth above.
10. The Parties agree that Developer shall record this Amended Conditional Zoning
Agreement In the Johnson County Recorder's OffIce,
Dated this 15th day of December, 1992
CB DEVELOPMENT, LTD.
BY: OQJLO) '?JOJ\-~
Carol Barker, President & Secretary
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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Marian arr, City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNlY )
On this Ji:!!.. day 01 )\<!Cf..b.o. ,1992.. before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public In and
for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Carol Barker, to me personally known, who being by
me duly sworn, did say that she Is the President and Secretary of CB Development, LId" an Iowa
corporation, and that the Instrument was signed on behalf of the corporation by authority of Hs
Board of Directors; and that Carol Barker acknowledged the execution 01 the Instrument to be
the voluntary act and deed of the corporation by H, and by her voluntarily executed,
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Notary Public In and for the Stale of Iowa
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On this I~ 111 day of J;;:~\<",.';l: , 19~, before me, Son.-I'-Cy
h;,.\- , a Notary Public In and for the State of Iowa, personally
appeared Darrel G, Courtney and Marian K. Karr, to me personally known, and, who, being by
me duly sworn, did say that they are the Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Iowa
City, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the foregoing Instrument Is the corporate seal of the
corporation, and that the Instrument was slg\l,~9,.!lJ1~ sealed on behalf of the corporation, by
auth9(~1t\ o~!~ City Council, as contained In (~) (Resel~tlQ~) No. 93..3S 1./ passed
(the -tlesGfYlIoR adopted) by the City Council, under Roll Call No, ___ of the City
Councllonthe /1j.,1/ dayof :ran...., ,19~,andthatDarreIG,Courtney
and Marian K. Karr acknowledged the exe~utlon of the Instrument to be their voluntary act and
deed and the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by It voluntarily executed,
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EXHIBIT "A"
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A par1 of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 23, and a part of the W 112 of the SW
1/4 of Section 24, all in Township 79 North, Range 6 Wes~ of the Fifth Prlncipal
Meridian, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows,
Beginning at the Southeast Comer of said Section 23; Thence N 88021'12' E,
1319,68 feet; Thence N 00009'02' W, 2212.14 feet; Thence N 74009'33' W, 380.07
feet to a point on the Southeasterly Right-of-Way Une of Lakeside Drive; Thence
S 38038'01' W, 285,69 feet along said Southeasterly Right-of-Way Une; Thence
Southweslerly 209.03 feet, on a 233.00 foot radius curve, concave Northwesterly,
whose 202.09 foot chord bears S 64020'05' W; Thence N 89057'51' W, 464.58
feet to the East Line of Lakeside Addition, as recorded in Plat Book 9, at Page 99
of the Records of the Office of the Johnson County Recorder; Thence 5 00002'09'
W, 927.00 feet along the East Une of said Addillon to the Southeast Comer
thereof; Thence N 89057'51' W, 1440.00 feet along the South Une of said Addition
to the Southwest Comer thereof; Thence S 00002'05' W, 1126.07 feet; Thence N
89037'07' E, 1318,71 feet to the Point of Beginning, Said Tract of Land contains
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City of Iowa City
M E M 0 RAN 0 U M
TO: Monica Moen, Senior Planner
FROM: Rick Fosse, city Engineer f<7~~
DATE: January 13, 1993
RE: Whispering Meadows Sump Pump Discharge System
The Engineering Division in conjunction with Professor Drake has
evaluated the impact of the proposed sump pump discharge system
on the adjacent wetlands. Listed below are our findings:
1. The drainage system will discharge into the wetlands so there
sllould be no net reduction in the amount of water entering the
wetland. However, it may impact how it reaches the wetland as
discussed below.
2. The sump pumps and tile system will intercept ground water and
Ultimately discharge it to the surface at the edge' of the
wetland. This will create a small reduction in the groundwater
available for recharge of the subsurface component of this
wetland and possibly the Hawkeye Marsh. Since the soils in this
area are "tight" the zone of influence w'ill be limited.
3. The water discharged from this system will be cleaner than
surface water runoff entering the wetlands, but there is some
potential that it will contain pollutants not adequately filtered
by the soil.
All things
anticipated
system.
considered, no serious collective effects are
that would warrant prohibiting the proposed tile
cc: Lon Drake
Carol Barker
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE VII, OF THE IOWA CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY ADOPTING THE 1991 EDITION OF THE
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, TO REGULATE
THE PRACTICE, MATERIALS AND FIXTURES USED IN THE INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION AND ALTERATION OF ALL PIPING, FIXTURES,
APPLIANCES AND APPURTENANCES IN CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS
PLUMBING SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF IlERMITS AND
INSPECTION OF PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS AND THE COLLECTION OF
FEES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be It enacted by the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Iowa City Plumbing Code,
or Plumbing Code, and may be so cited,
SECTION 2. PURPOSE. It Is the purpose of this ordinance to adopt the 1991 Edition of the
Uniform Plumbing Code as prepared and edited by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, and to provide certain amendments thereof; to provide for the protection of
the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa; to provide lor the enforcement
of the Plumbing Code and to provide penalties for violations of the Plumbing Code,
SECTION 3, SCOPE. This ordinance shall apply to and govern plumbing, as defined In the
Plumbing Code, Including the practice, materlals and fixtures used In the Installation,
maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances In
connection with any of the following: sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting
system, and the public or private water-supply systems, within or adjacent to any building or other
structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used In the Installation, maintenance,
extension or alteration of the stormwater, liquid wastes or sewerage systems, and water supply
systems of any premises to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable
terminal.
SECTION 4, ADOPTION OF PLUMBING CODE. The 1991 Edlllon of the Uniform Plumbing
Code Is hereby adopted In full except lor the portions that are amended by this ordinance. From
the effective date of this ordinance, all plumbing work shall be perlormed In accordance with the
provisions of the 1991 Uniform Plumbing Code as modified by this ordinance. A copy of the 1991
Edlllon of the Uniform Plumbing Code and a copy of this ordinance shall be on file In the office
of the city clerk for public Inspection. The following Is hereby adopted In the ordinances:
ARTICLE VII. PLUMBING.
DIVISION I. GENERALLY.
SECTION 8-161. CODE-ADOPTED. Subject to the amendments described In Section 8.162
below, Chapters 1 through 13 of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code promulgated by
the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials are hereby adopted, and shall
be known as the Iowa City Plumbing Code, or the Plumbing Code.
SECTION 8-162. AMENDMENTS, The Plumbing Code adopted by Section 8-161 of this
Chapter Is hereby amended as follows:
Section 117 Is amended by adding the following definitions:
(d)1 Plumber, Apprentice. The term 'apprentice plumber' shall mean any person who works
under the supervision and guidance of a skilled Journeyman or contractor for the purpose
of learning the plumbing trade.
(d)2 Plumber, Inactive, The term 'Inactive plumber" shall mean any licensed plumber who Is
not currently employed nor actively participating In the plumbing trade.
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(d)3 Plumber, Journeyman. The term "Journeyman plumber' shall mean any properly licensed
person who Is allowed to Install plumbing only under the employ of a Master Plumber.
(d)4 Plumber, master. The term 'master plumber' shall mean any properly licensed person
who undertakes or offers to undertake, to plan for, layout, supervise, or perform plumbing
work with or without compensation.
Section 120 Is amended by adding the following definition:
(d)1 Sewer and water service Installer, The term 'sewer and water service Installer' shall
mean any person licensed to Install only the building sewer and that portion of the building
drain from outside the building wall to Just Inside the building wall and the water service
from the water main to the building water meter.
Section 401 (a) Is amended to read as follows:
(a) Drainage pipe shall be cast Iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought Iron, lead, copper,
brass, Schedule 40 ABS DWV, Schedule 40 PVC DWV or other approved materials
having a smooth and uniform bore, except that:
1. Galvanized wrought Iron, galvanized steel, ABS, or PVC pipe shall not be used
underground as a building drain and shall be kept at least six (61 Inches above the
ground.
2. ABS and PVC pipes and fittings shall be marked to show conformance with the
standards In the code. ABS and PVC DWV Installations are limited to conslructlon
not exceeding the following conditions:
A. ABS and PVC OWV piping Installations shall be limited to structures having
three (3) or fewer stories, as defined by the Uniform Building Code. One (1)
additional level that Is the first story and not designed for human habitation and
used only for vehicle parking, storage, mechanical room, or similar use shall be
permitted.
B. Vertlcal piping shall be Installed with restraint fittings or an approved
expansion Joint or a minimum of twenty-four (24) Inch forty-five degree (45') offset
every thirty (30) feet. Horlzontal piping shall be limited to a maximum of thirty
(30) feet developed length.
C, All Installations shall be made In accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations. All PVC solvent cement Joints shall be made with the use of
an approved primer which shall be purple In color.
D. Installations shall not be made In any space where the surrounding
temperature will exceed one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit or In any
construction or space where combustible materials are prohibited by any
applicable building code or fire regulations or In any licensed Institutional
occupancy, or underground within a building except where special conditions
require other than metal pipe, the administrative authority may approve plastic pipe
and olher materlals In acid waste or deionized waler systems.
E. PVC pipe of weight SDR 35 or better may be Installed as a building sewer
with the following restrictions:
(1) Pipe size shall be limited to four (4) Inches or smaller.
(2) Pipe shall be Installed In a twelve (12) Inch envelope of clean
granular fill, such as sand or limestone screenings, three.elghths
(3/8) Inch In size or smaller. The fill shall be Installed uniformly with
a minimum 01 a four (4) Inch base and a four (4) Inch cover (see
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underground Installation within a building except where special conditions require
, other than metal pipe, that Is, In acid waste or deionized water systems, plastic
pipe and other materials may be approved by the administrative authority.
Section 403(a) Is amended by adding the following sentence:
There shall be at least one four (4) Inch drain pipe from the sewer to the main drainage
stack.
Section 409(a) Is amended to read as follows:
(a) Drainage piping serving fixtures, the flood level rims of which are located below the
elevation of the curb or property line at the point where the building sewer crosses under
the curb or property line, and above the crown level of the main sewer, shall drain by
gravity Into the main sewer, and shall be protected from backflow of sewage by Installing
an approved type backwater valve, and each such backwater valve shall be Installed only
In that branch or section of the drainage system which receives the discharge from fixtures
located below the elevation of the curb or property line. The requirements of this
subsection shall apply only when it Is determined necessary by the administrative authority
or the engineers of the governing body, based on local conditions.
Section 502 Is amended by deleting subsection (a) and adding new subsections (a), (c) and
(d) as follows: "
(a) No vent will be required on a three (3) Inch basement floor drain provided Its drain
branches Into the house drain on the sewer side at a distance of five (5) feet or more from
the base of the stack and the branch line to such floor drain Is not more than twelve (12)
feet In length.
(c) In single- and two-family dwellings, no vent will be required on a two (2) Inch basement
P trap, provided the drain branches Into a properly vented house drain or branch three (3)
Inches or larger, on the sewer side at a distance of five (5) feet or more from the base of
the stack and the branch to such P trap Is not more than eight (8) feet In length. In
buildings of one story, where only a lavatory, sink or urinal empties Into the stack, the five
foot distance from the base of the stack does not apply.
(d) Where permitted by the administrative authorlty, vent piping may be omitted on basement
water closets In remodeling of existing construction only.
Section 503(a) Is amended by deleting subsection (2) and adding a new subsection (2) reading
as follows:
(2) ABS and PVC pipes and fittings shall be marked to show conformance with the standards
In the Code, ABS and PVC DWV Installations are limited to construction not exceeding
the following conditions:
A. ABS and PVC DWV piping Installations shall be limited to structures having three
(3) or fewer stories, as defined by the Uniform Building Code. One (1) addlllonallevelthat
Is the first story and not designed for human habitation and used only for vehicle parking,
storage, Including a mechanical room or similar use shall be permitted. '
B. Vertical piping shall be Installed with restraint fittings or an approved expansion
Joint or a minimum of twenty-four (24) Inch forty-five degree (450) offset every thirty (30)
feet. Horizontal piping shall be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) feet developed lenglh,
C. All Installations shall be made In accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations. All PVC solvent cement joints shall be made with the use of an
approved primer which shall be purple In color.
D. Installations shall not be made In any space where the surrounding temperature
will exceed one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit or In any construction or space
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where combustible materlals are prohlbJted by any applicable building code or fire
regulation or In any licensed Inslltutlonal occupancy, or underground within a building
except where special conditions require olher than metal pipe. The administrative
authorlty may approve plastic pipe and other materlals for acid waste or deionized water
systems.
Section 504(a) Is amended by adding the following sentence:
There shall be at least one three (3) Inch main stack for each building.
Section 505(d) Is amended to read as follows:
(d) All vent pipes shall extend undiminished In size above the roof, or shall be reconnected
with a soli or waste vent of proper size. No vent smaller than three (3) Inches shall
extend through the roof.
Section 505 Is amended by adding a subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) In all new residential construction with a basement, at least one (1) two (2) Inch dry vent
shall be available In the basement.
Section 506(a) Is amended to read as follows:
(a) Each vent pipe or stack shall extend through Its flashing and shall terminate vertically not
less than twelve (12) Inches above the roof and not less than twelve (12) Inches from any
vertical surface.
Section 506(c) Is amended to read as follows:
(c) Vent pipes shall be extended separately or combined, of full required size, not less than
twelve (12) Inches above the roof or fire wall. Flagpollng of vents Is prohibited except
where the roof Is used for other purposes In addition to weather protection. All vents
within ten (10) feet of any part of the roof that Is used for such other purposes shall
extend not less than seven (7) feet above such roof and shall be securely stayed.
Section 608(d) Is amended to read as follows:
(d) No domestic dlshwashlng machine shall be directly connected to a drainage system or
food waste disposer unless an approved dishwasher air-gap fitting Is Installed on the
discharge side of the dlshwashlng machine, or the discharge line of the dishwasher Is
looped as high as possible near the flood level of the kitchen sink. L1sled air-gaps shall
be Installed with the flood level (FL) marking at or above the flood level of the sink or drain
board, Whichever Is higher.
Section 613 Is amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The following wet venting conditions are examples of common conditions used In
residential construction which are allowed under this code, If the piping sizes are
maintained as required by other sections of this code and the wet vented seclion Is
vertical.
(1) Single bathroom groups. A group of fixtures located on the same floor level may
be group vented but such Installations shall be subJect to the following IImltalions:
(a) Two (2) fixtures with a combined total of four (4) fixture units may drain Into
the two (2) Inch vent of a three (3) Inch closet branch.
(b) One (1) fixture of one (1) unit may drain Into a vent of a one and one-half
(1.1/2) Inch bathtub waste pipe.
(c) Two (2) fixtures of two (2) or fewer units each may drain Into the vent of
a two (2) Inch bathtub waste serving two (2) or fewer tubs If they drain Into
the vent at the same location.
(2) A single bathroom group of fixtures on the top floor may be inslalled with the drain
from a back.vented lavatory serving as a wet vent for a bathtub, shower stall, or
for the water closet, If:
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(a) Not more than one (1) fixture unit Is dralned Into aone and one-half (1-1/2)
Inch diameter wet vent, or not more than four (4) fixture units drain Inlo a
two (2) Inch diameter wet vent.
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connect to the stack at the same level as the water closet draln or below
the water closet draln when Installed on the top floor. It may also connect
to the water closet arm.
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same floor level but connecting at different levels In the stack, If the vertical
draln Is one (1) pipe size larger than the required upper fixture drain and
as large or larger than the lower fixture drain.
(4) Double bathroom group. Where bathrooms or water closets or other
fixtures are located on opposite sides of a wall or partition or are adjacent
to each other within the prescribed distance, such fixtures may have a
common soli or waste pipe and common vent. Water closets having a
common soli and vent stack shall drain Into the slack at the same level.
(5) Basement closets. Basement closets or floor drains In remodelled one and
two-family dwellings may be vented by the waste line from a first floor sink
or lavatory having a one and one-half (1-1/2) Inch waste and vent pipe,
with prior approval from the administrative authority.
(6) Water closets shall have a two (2) Inch vent. However, If the developed
length of the trap arm of the water closet Is six (6) feet or less from a two
(2) Inch or larger stack receiving waste from the floor above, the closet
may be revented by a one and a half (1-112) Inch vent pipe.
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'The developed length between the trap of a water closet or similar fixture (measured from the
top of closet rlng to Inner edge of vent) and Its vent shall not exceed six (6) feet.
Section 910 Is amended to read as follows:
Every building Intended for human occupancy shall be provided with sanitary facilities as
required by this section and Table 9.A. The occupant load used to determine the minimum
number of sanitary fixtures shall be the occupant load established by the Uniform Building Code
In Sections 3302 and Table No, 33.A. The established occupant load shall be assumed to be
one-half (1/2) male and one.hall (1/2) female unless sufficient evidence to the contrary Is supplied
to the administrative authority.
Exception: When toilet faclllUes are provided for employees only, the occupant load shall
be the actual number of employees on the largest shift.
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When urinals are provided, one (1) water closet fewer than the number specified may be
provided for each urinal Installed, except the number of water closets In such cases shall not be
reduced to less than one-half (Y2) of the minimum specified.
1. The figures shown are based upon one (1) fixture being the minimum required for the
number of persons !ndlcated.
2. Building categories not shown on this table shall be considered separalely by the
administrative authority.
3. Drinking fountalns shall not be Installed In toilet rooms.
4. Laundry facilities. One (1) automatic washer standpipe for each dwelling unit for single
family or duplex. For multi-family apartment buildings, one (1) standpipe for each ten (10)
apartments or fraction thereof.
5. Kitchen sinks. One (1) for each dwelling unit.
6. Twenty-four (24) lineal Inches of wash sink or eighteen (18) Inches of a circular basin,
shall be considered equivalent to one (1) lavatory when provided with waler outlets for
such space.
7. General. In applying this schedule of facilities, consideration must be given to the
accessibility of the fixtures. Purely numeric conformity may not result In an Installation
suited to the need of the individual establishment. For example: Schools should be
provided with toilet facilities on each floor having classrooms. And, In temporary working
facilities, one (1) water closet and one (1) urinal for each thirty (30) persons.
8, A restaurant Is defined as a business which sells food to be consumed on the premises.
a. The number of occupants for a drive-In restaurant shall be considered as equal to
the number of parking stalls.
b, Employee toilet facilities are not to be Included In the above restaurant
requirements. Hand washing facilities must be available In the kitchen for employees.
9. There shall be a minimum of one (1) drinking fountain per occupied fioor In schools,
theaters, auditoriums, dormitories, offices or public bUildings.
10. Wholesale and retail stores with an occupant load of less than five hundred (500) need
not provide public restrooms.
Section 913 is added to conform with Section 510 of the 1991 Uniform Building Code.
In other than dwelling units, walls within two (2) feet of the front and sides of urinals and
water closets shall have a smooth, hard nonabsorbent surface to a height of four (4) feet.
Section 1003A.
Cross Connection Control-Containment Provisions.
1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply only 10 Section 1003A, For the purpose
of this section, these definitions supersede definitions given elsewhere In this code.
a. Approved backflow prevenllon assembly for containment. A backflow
prevention assembly which Is listed by the University of Southern California-Foundation
for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research as having met the requirements of
ANSI.AWWA Standard C510.89, 'Double Check Valve Backfiow.Preventlon Assemblies',
or ANSI-AWWA Standard C511-89, 'Reduced-Pressure Principle Backfiow.Preventlon
Assemblies' for containment. The listing shall Include the limitations of use based on the
degree of hazard. The backflow prevention assembly must also be listed by the
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
b, Approved backflow prevenllon assembly for containment In a fire protection
system. A backfiow prevention assembly 10 be used In a fire protection system which
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meets the requirements of Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM) and Underwriters
Laboratory (UL), In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1 (a).
c. Auxiliary water supply, Any water supply on or available to the premises other
than the water purveyor's approved public water supply such as, but not limited to a
private well, pond, or river.
d. Containment. A method of backJlow prevention which requires the Installation of
a backflow prevention assembly at the waler service entrance.
e, Cross connection. Any connection or arrangement between a potable water
supply system and any plumbing fixture or tank, receptacle, equipment, or device, through
which It may be possible for non-potable, used, unclean, polluted, and contaminated
water, or other substance, to enter Into any part of such potable water system under any
condition.
f. Customer. The owner, operator, or occupant of a building or a property, or of a
private water system which has a water service from a public water system.
g. Degree of hazard. The rating of a cross connection or water sorvlce which
Indicates the potential to cause contamination or pollution.
h. Double check valve backllow prevention assembly. A backflow prevention
device consisting of two (2) Independently acting, Internally loaded check valves, four (4)
properly located test cocks, and two (2) Isolation valves. (Backflow prevention assembly
used for low hazard.)
I. HIgh hazard cross connection. A cross connection which may impair the quality
of the potable water by creating an actual hazard to public health through poisoning or
through contamination with sewage, Industrial fluids, or waste.
J. Isolation. A method of backflow prevention In which a backflow prevention
assembly Is located at the cross-connection rather than at the water service entrance.
k. Low hazard cross connection. A cross connection which may Impair the quality
of potable water to a degree which does not create a hazard to public health, but which
does adversely and unreasonably affect the aesthetic qualities of such potable water for
domestic use.
I. Reduced pressure principle backllow prevention assembly. A backflow
prevention device consisting of two (2) Independently-acting, Internally loaded check
valves, a differential pressure relief valve, four (4) properly located test cocks, and two (2)
isolation valves. (Backflow prevention assembly used for high hazard,)
m. Registered backllow prevention assembly technician. A person registered with
the Iowa State Health Department to test or repair backflow prevention assemblies and
to report on the condition of those assemblies.
n. Thermal expansion. Volumetric Increase of water due to heating resulting In
Increased pressure In a closed system.
o. Weter service. Depending on the context, water service Is the physical
connection between a public water system and a customer's building, property, or prlvale
water system, or the act of providing potable water to a customer.
2. Administrative authority.
a. For the purposes of Section 1003A only, the administrative authority Is the City
Council acting through such persons or agencies the City Council shall deslgnale.
b. The administrative authority shall have the right to enter any property to Inspect
for possible cross-connection, upon consent of the cuslomer or upon a search warrant
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c. The administrative authority may collecl fees for the administration of this program,
Fees shall be established by resolution of Iowa City Council.
d. The administrative authority 'shall maintain records of cross connection hazard
surveys, and of the Installation, testing, and repair of all backflow prevention assemblies
Installed In this city for containment purposes.
3. New Water Services.
a. Plans shall be submitted by the contractor to the administrative authority for review
of all new water services to determine the degree of hazard before a permit Is Issued.
b. The administrative authority shall determine the type of backflow prevention
assembly required for containment based on the degree of hazard.
c. The administrative authority shall require the Installation of the appropriate
backflow prevention assembly for containment before the Initiation of water service.
4. Existing Water Services,
a. Upgrades of existing water services shall be treated as new water services for the
purpose of Section 1003A.
b. The administrative authority shall publish and make available to each customer a
copy of the standards used to determine the degree of hazard.
c. After publication of the standards, the admlnislrative authority shall give written
notice to customers whose premises are classified as single family residential of the
provisions of this ordinance.
d. Within six (6) months after publication of lhe standards, customers whose premises
are not classified as single family residential shall complete and return to the
administrative authority a cross-connection hazard survey to determine the type of
containment device required.
e. The administrative authority shall, determine the type of backflow prevention
assembly required for containment based on the degree of hazard, as determined from
Information received from customers or gathered through on-premise Investigations or
surveys.
f. Within the time frame specified In writing by the administrative authority, the
customer shall Install a backflow prevention assembly for containment as required by the
administrative authority.
g. For existing water services, the administrative authority may Inspect the premises
to determine the degree of hazard. When high hazard cross connections are found, the
administrative authority shall, at Its sole discretion: 1) develop a schedule of compliance
which the customer shall follow or 2) terminate the water service unlll a backflow
prevention assembly for containment required by the administrative authority has been
Installed.
h. Failure of the administrative authority to notify a customer that lhey are believed
to have a high hazard cross connection and that they shall Install backflow prevention
assemblies for containment In no way relieves a customer of the responsibility to comply
with all requirements of this section.
5. Customer.
a. The customer shall be responsible for ensuring lhat no cross connections exist
without approved backllow protection within his or her premise starting at the point of
service from lhe public potable water system.
b. The customer shall, at his or her own expense, cause Installation, operation,
testing and maintenance of the backflow prevention assemblies required by the
administrative authority.
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c. The customer shall ensure the administrative authorily Is provided with copIes of
records of the Installation and of all tests and repairs made to the backflow prevention
assembly on the approved form within fifteen (15) days after testing and/or repairs are
completed.
d. If a backflow Incident occurs, the customer shall Immediately notify the Clly of Iowa
City Water Department and/or The City of Iowa City Plumbing Inspector, and take steps
to confine the contamination or pollution.
6. Required Backflow Prevention Assemblies for Containment. Water Services.
a. A water service having one or more cross connections which the administrative
authority classifies as high hazard shall have an approved air gap or an approved reduced
pressure principle backflow prevention assembly.
b. Water services having no high hazard cross connections but having one or more
cross connections which the administrative authority has classified as low hazard shall
Have an approved double check valve assembly.
7. Required Backflow Prevention Assemblies for Containment. Fire Protection Systems,
a, A reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly shall be Installed on
all new and existing fire protection systems which the administrative authority determines
to have any of the following:
1. Direct connections from public water mains with an auxiliary water supply
on the premises or available to the premises for pumper connection.
2. Interconnections with auxiliary water supplies such as reservoirs, rivers,
ponds, wells, mills, or other Industrial water systems.
3. Antifreezes or other addlllves In the fire protection system.
4. Combined industrial and fire protection systems supplied solely from the
public water mains, with or without gravity storage or pump suction tanks.
5. Any other facility, connection, or condition which may cause contamination.
b. All other fire protection systems shall have a double check valve assembly. The
double check valve shall be required on all new systems at the time of Installation and on
existing systems when they are upgraded.
8. Backflow Prevention Assembly Technicians.
a. Any person who tests or repairs backflow prevention assemblies shall be
registered by the Iowa State Health Department.
b. A Backflow Prevention Assembly Technician registered by the state of Iowa shall
Include his or her registration number on all correspondence and forms required by or
associated with this ordinance,
9. Installation of Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
a. All backfiow prevention assemblies shall be Installed so that they are accessible
for testing as stated In Section 1003.
b. The required backflow prevention assemblies for containment shall be Installed In
horizontal plumbing Immediately following the meter or as close 10 that location as
deemed practical by the administrative authority. In any case, It shall be localed upstream
from any branch piping. Installation at this point does not eliminate the responsibility of
the customer to protect the waler supply system from containment or pollution between
the backflow prevention assembly and the water main.
c. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assemblies shall be Installed so
as to be protected from flooding and shall not be Installed In underground vaults or pits,
d. All backflow prevention assemblies shall be protected from freezing.
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e. Thermal expansIon shall be provided for when Installing a backflow prevention
assembly which uses hot water within the system.
f. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assemblies shall be provided with
the means to convey the discharge of water to a suitable draln.
g, No backflow prevention assemblies shall be Installed above an electrical panel,
higher than the ceiling level or In any place where It would create a safety hazard.
h. If Interruption of water service during testing and repalr of backflow prevention
assemblies for contalnment Is unacceptable to the customer, two backflow prevention
assemblies, sized to handle the temporary water flow need during the time of test or
repair, should be Installed In parallel piping.
I. All newly Installed shut-off valves shall conform to the requirements for eilher ball
or resilient seat gate valves published In the current edillon of the Manual of Cross-
Connection Control (University of Southern California). Ball valves shall be used on
assemblies Installed In piping two (2) Inches and smaller, and resilient seat gate valves
shall be used on assemblies Installed In piping larger than two (2) Inches,
10. Testing of Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
a. Backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested by a registered backflow
prevention assembly technician and the costs of tests required by this section shall be
paid by the customer.
b. Backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested upon Installation and shall be
tested and Inspected at least annually thereafter.
c. Backflow prevention assemblies which are In place but which have been out of
operation for more than three (3) months shall be tested before operation resumes.
Backflow prevention assemblies used In seasonal applications shall be lested before
operation resumes each season.
d. Any backflow prevention assembly which falls a periodic test shall be repaired or
replaced. When water service has been terminated for non-compliance, the backflow
prevention assembly shall be repaired or replaced prior to the resumption of water service.
Backflow prevention assemblies shall be retested by a registered backflow prevention
assembly technician Immedlatelv after repair or replacement.
e. The registered backflow prevention assembly technician shall report the successful
test of a backflow prevention assembly within fifteen (15) days of the test to the customer
and to the administrative authority on the form provided by the administrative authority.
f. The admlnlslratlve authority may require, at Its own cost, additional tests of
Individual backflow prevention assemblies as It shall deem necessary to verify test
procedures and results.
11. Repair of Backflow Prevention Assemblies,
a. All repairs to backflow prevention assemblies shall be performed by registered
backflow prevention assembly technicians.
b. The registered backflow prevention assembly technician shall not change or modify
the design, material, or operational characteristics of a backflow prevention assembly
during repair or maintenance, and shall use only original manufacturer replacement parts.
c. The registered backflow prevention assembly technician shall report the repair of
a backflow prevention assembly within fifteen (15) days of the repair to the customer and
to the administrative authority on the form provided by the administrative aUlhorlty. The
report shall Include the list of materials or replacement parts used, and shall summarize
the work performed,
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Water service may be discontinued If a customer falls to comply with Section 1003A.
Noncompliance Includes, but Is not limited to, the following:
a. A customer's refusal to grant access to the property for the purpose of performing
Inspections required by this chapter,
b, Removal of a backflow prevention assembly which has been required by the
administrative authority,
c. Bypassing a backflow prevention assembly which has been required by the
administrative authority.
d. Providing Inadequate backflow prevention when cross connections exist.
e. Failure to Install, test, and/or properly repair a backflow prevention assembly which
has been required by the administrative authority.
f. Failure to comply with the requirements of this ordinance.
g. Deliberate falsification of documentation concerning the backflow prevention
assemblies or possible cross connections.
Section 1004(a) Is amended to read as follows:
(a) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast Iron, galvanized malleable Iron,
galvanized wrought Iron, galvanized steel, or other approved materials. Lead pipe, lead
solders and flux containing more than 0.2 percent lead shall not be used In any potable
water system. Asbestos-cement, CPVC, PB, PE or PVC water pipe manufactured to
recognized standards may be used for cold water distribution systems outside a building.
All materials used In the water supply system, except valves and similar devices, shall be
of a like material, except where otherwise approved by the administrative authority.
Section 1105 Is amended by adding the following sentence:
The minimum size of any building sewer shall be four (4) Inches.
DELETIONS: The following sections of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code
adopted by Section 8.161 of this Chapter are hereby deleted:
Pari I, Administration.
Section 310(c).
Section 1008(1).
SECTION 8-163. GARAGE FLOOR DRAIN.
Garages and other structures for the housing, sale, repair or for commercial washing of
automobiles, which connect with the sewer, shall be provided with a proper means for draining
the floors and repair pits so that no drainage therefrom shall flow over any street, alley, sidewalk,
or pavement approach. Such drains shall be constructed with a device to catch sand, sill, or
other solids, shall have a seal depth of not less than six (6) Inches above the sand receiver. The
draln outlet shall not be smaller than a four (4) Inch connection, All materials used for vents and
waste lines shall conform with the other provisions of this code. The trap shall be constructed
of cast Iron, cement, or ha(d burned brick laid In cement mortar with an accessible Iron cover.
Any place of business where gasoline, benzine, naphtha, or other Inflammable solutions or
compounds are used or kept shall be provided with special drains In the same manner as those
required for garages. Such drains and traps must be approved by the plumbing Inspeclor,
SECTION 8-164. CONNECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC SEWER.
The Junction pieces, slants or wyes buill Into the sewer during construction must be used
for connecting all private sewers or house drains unless special permission to use other means
Is endorsed on the permit. Before making a connection to the public sewer, the plumber shall
excavate and clear a trench at the point of connection. The aclual connection with said Junction
piece, slant, or wye must be made In the presence of the plumbing Inspeclor or an authorized
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agent. The cover on the wye branch on the sewer should be carefully removed to prevent Injury
to the socket.
If there Is no junction piece, slant or wye already In the sewer, the sewer will be tapped
by the city, and the superintendent of Pollution Control shall be nollfled as soon as It Is
discovered that a tap will be necessary. The excavation shall be properly prepared by the
plumber and the sewer main completely uncovered, A city crew will then make the tap and Install
a sewer saddle for the plumber.
In all cases the excavation showing the connections shall be kept open by the plumber
until the plumbing Inspector has been notified,
SECTIONS 8-165 . 8-170, RESERVED.
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
SECTION 8-171. BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
A. Creation. There Is hereby established a Board of Examiners of Plumbers for the City of
Iowa City.
B. Membership, The Board of Examiners of Plumbers shall consist of four members who
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the City Council; one shall be a
master plumber; one shall be a journeyman plumber; and two shall be representatives of
the public who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining
to the plumbing trade and Interpretations of the plumbing Inspector. A chairman shall be
elected annually from the appointed members. The plumbing Inspector shall be an ex
officio member of, and serve as secretary to, the Board. All appointed members of the
Board shall be qualified electors of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and shall serve without
compensation.
C. Terms. The term of office for each appointed member shall be two years; and no
appointed member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive terms on the Board.
All terms shall commence on January 1 of the year of appointment. Three members of
said Board of Examiners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.
D, Duties. It shall be the duty of the Board of Examiners to examine each applicant desiring
to engage In the work of plumbing, whether as a master plumber, a journeyman plumber
or as a sewer and water service Installer. The Board shall examine applicants as to their
practical knowledge of plumbing; and If an applicant demonstrates his/her competency
therein, the Board shall Issue a license authorizing the applicant to engage In the work of
plumbing.
The Board of Examiners, except the plumbing Inspector, shall also serve as a
Grievance Board. Should any disagreement arise between a master plumber and the
plumbing Inspector relative to the proper or Improper Installation of any work governed by
, this chapter, either party may appeal to the Grievance Board which shall pass judgment
on that matter. If a plumber on the Board Is Involved In the dispute, the other members
of the Board shall appoint an alternate, qualified master plumber who Is an elector of the
City of Iowa City, Iowa, to act In his stead. Appeals shall be In accordance wllh the
procedures set forth In the Iowa City Administrative Code (Chapter 2, Article IX).
SECTION 8-172. LICENSES.
A. No person shall undertake or offer to undertake to plan for, layout, supervise, or perform
plumbing work with or without compensation within Iowa City unless such person shall
have obtained a master plumber's license from the City.
B. No person shall work as a journeyman plumber within the City until such person shall
have obtained a journeyman plumber's license from the City.
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C. No person shall work as a sewer and water service Installer within the City until such
person shall have obtained a sewer and water service Installer's license.
D. No person shall knowingly employ or permit any unlicensed person to perform plumbing
work requiring a license within Iowa City.
E. There shall be a properly licensed plumber present at all locations and at all times where
plumbing work Is being performed. At least one licensed plumber shall be present for
every three apprentices or laborers. Such licensed plumber must be an employee of the
permit holder.
SECTION 11-173. APPLICATION.
Any person required by this ordinance to possess a license for plumbing work shall make
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SECTION 8-174. APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION FEES.
The examination fee for those persons applying for a license for plumbing work shall be
established by resolution of Council, and shall not be refunded.
SECTION 8-175, LICENSING STANDARDS.
The Board of Examiners shall Issue licenses pursuant to the following provisions:
A. A master plumber's license shall be Issued to every person who demonstrates satisfactory
completion of one year's experience as a licensed Journeyman plumber, and successfully
passes the examination approved by the Board of Examiners of Plumbers, The fee for
the license shall be set by resolution of Council.
B. ,A journeyman plumber's license shall be Issued to every person who demonstrates
satisfactory completion of four year's full. time experience as an apprentice plumber with
an established plumbing company, and successfully passes the examination approved by
the Board of Examiners of Plumbers. The fee for the license shall be set by resolution
of Council.
C. A sewer and water service Installer's license shall be Issued to every person who
successfully passes the examination conducted by the Board of Examiners of Plumbers.
The fee for the license shall be set by resolution of Council.
SECTION 8-176. RECIPROCAL LICENSES.
A. A reciprocal Journeyman plumber's lI~ense will be Issued to any journeyman plumber
without taking the exam If the plumber holds a current and valid journeyman plumber's
license In any other city In Iowa, If all of the following conditions are met:
1. The license was obtained by successfully passing an exam based on the Uniform
Plumbing Code.
2, The applicant demonstrates at least four years experience as a Journeyman or
apprentice plumber,
3. The city which Issued the applicant's current license agrees to extend the same
courtesy to Iowa City journeyman plumbers.
4. The applicant shall make application for the license and pay all examination fees,
B. Only one reciprocal journeyman's license will be Issued to any applicant.
C. A journeyman plumbers license may be Issued to a plumber who demonstrates at least
four years experience as either a journeyman or apprentice plumber and who has
successfully passed a proctored, six hour, journeyman plumbers exam administered by
Block and Associates testing agency.
D. A master plumber's license may be Issued to an applicant who has successfully passed
the proctored, six hour, master plumbers examination administered by Block and
Associates.
E. A sewer and water service Installer's license may be Issued to an applicant who has
successfully passed the examination given by the Iowa City Board of Examiners of
Plumbers.
SECTION 8-m. RE.EXAMINATIONS.
Any person who falls the journeyman or master plumber's examination may apply for reo
examination at the next regularly scheduled examination. Any person who falls the sewer and
water service Installer's examination must walt a minimum of 30 days before retesting.
SECTION 8-178. RENEWALS.
A. Every license which has not previously been revoked shall expire on December 31 of
each year. Renewal fees shall be as eslabllshed by Council. Any license that has
expired may be reinstated within sixty (60) days after the expiration dale upon payment
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of an additional ten dollar reinstatement fee. After the expiration of the sixty (60) day
period, no license shall be renewed except upon re-examination.
B. At the time of renewal each licensee shall state with which plumbing company they are
currently employed.
SECTION 8-179. REVOCATION.
A. The Board of Examiners of Plumbers may revoke any license Issued by them If the
license holder shows Incompetency or lack of knowledge, If the license was obtained by
fraud, or for continual violation of any sections of this code. Ucenses are not
transferrable. The lending of any license or the obtaining of permits thereunder for any
other person shall be deemed cause for revocation.
B. Revocation shall occur only after the plumbing Inspector has given the licensee written
notice and an opportunity for an administrative hearing before the Grievance Board, Such
notice and hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the City's
Administrative Code (Chapter 2, Article IX of the City Code of Ordinances).
C. If a license Is revoked for any reason, another license shall not be Issued for at least
twelve (12) months after revocation.
SECTION 8-180. INACTIVE LICENSE.
Any current plumbing license may be classified as Inactive upon written request of the
licensee. Once so classified, the license holder Is permitted to maintain his1l1er plumbing license
as current but will not be permitted to obtain a plumbing permit nor otherwise actively participate
In the plumbing trade In Iowa City. The license may be reactivated within three (3) years upon
payment of the fuUllcense fee for that year. After a license has ceen classified as Inactive for
three (3) years or more, or has been previously reactivated twice, a reactivation exam shall be
required. The fee for an Inactive license shall be set by resolution of Council.
SECTION 8-181. PERMIT REQUIRED,
A, It shall be unlawful for any person to Install, remove, alter, repair, or replace or cause to
be Installed, removed, altered, repaired, or replaced any plumbing, gas or drainage piping
work, or any fixture or water heating or treating equipment In a building or premises
without first obtaining a permit.
B. A separate permit shall be obtained for each structure.
C. A permit Is required to make connection with the public sewer and will be Issued only
when the plumbing on the premises to be connected Is In compliance with the provisions
of this article.
D. No permittee shall allow any person not In his/her employ to do or cause to be done any
work under a permit.
SECTION 8-182. WORK NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT.
No permit shall be required for the following repair work: the stopping of leaks In drains
or soli, waste or vent pipes, and the clearing of stoppages In pipes, valves or fixtures. However,
If It becomes necessary to remove, replace or rearrange any part, It shall be considered new work
which requires a permit.
SECTION 8-183. PERMITTEE.
A. A permit may be Issued to any person holding a valid master plumber license Issued by
the City of Iowa City, or to any plumbing company which employs a duly licensed master
plumber on a full time basis.
B. A permit may be Issued to the owner of an existing owner-occupied single-family dwelling,
pursuant to a valid certificate of occupancy and used exclusively for residential purposes,
to do any work regulated by this article In connection wllh said dwelling and accessory
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buildings. The owner must personally purchase all material and perform all labor In
connection therewith, All work shall comply with this article.
C. A permit may be Issued to the holder of a valid sewer and water service installer's license
for the Installation of a building sewer and water service only.
SECTION 8-184. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
On an application form provided by the City, the applicant shall describe the work
proposed to be done, the location, ownership, occupancy, and use of the premises. The city may
require plans, specifications, drawings and such other information that may be deemed
necessary. If the plumbing Inspector concludes from the Information furnished that the applicant
is In compliance with this article, he/she shall Issue the permit upon payment of the required fee,
SECTION 8-185. PERMIT.
A. Time limitation. A permit shall expire If the work authorized Is not commenced within one
hundred eighty (180) days aftor Issuance or If the work authorized Is suspended for a
period of one hundred eighty (180) days. Prior to resumption of work, a new permit must
be obtained. The renewal fee shall be one-half (1/2) of the original fee provided no
changes have been made In the plans and specifications and the suspension did not
exceed one (1) year.
B. The Issuance of permit shall not be construed as a waiver of any of the provisions of this
article. It shall not prevent the plumbing inspector from requiring the correction of errors
or from preventing construction In violation of this ordinance or from revoking any permit
Issued In error.
C. Display, The permit and the approved plans or specifications shall, at all times, be
avallable at the location of the work permitted thereby.
SECTION 8-186. INSURANCE.
Before a permit to perform plumbing work may be Issued, the applicant shall have on file
with the plumbing Inspector a copy of a certlllcate of Insurance stating the liability amounts of no
less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) property damage and five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000) bodily Injury. The City of Iowa City shall be named as an additional Insured.
The polley shall also provide for at least thirty (30) days notice by the Insurer to the City of
termination of the polley by the Insured or Insurer. Plumbing permits Issued under Section 8.
182(B) of this ordinance shall be exempted from this Insurance requirement.
SECTION 8-187. PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES.
All applicants shall pay the proper permit and Inspection fees as established by resolution
of Councll.Any person who commences work prior to obtaining a permit shall be charged a double
fee unless he/she demonstrates to the satisfaction of the plumbing inspector that It was an
emergency,
SECTION 8-188. INSPECTIONS.
A. II shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the
plumbing Inspector alleast twenty-four (24) hours before the work Is to be Inspected that
It Is ready for Inspection,
B. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to ensure that
the work will stand the test prescribed before giving notification,
C. No work shall be covered or concealed In any manner before It has been examined and
approved by the plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 8-189. PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
A. Duties. It shall be the duty of the plumbing Inspector to administer and enforce the
provisions of this article, to sign and Issue all notices, permits, and licenses, 10 pass upon
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all plans submitted, and to keep complete records of all offIcIal work performed In
accordance with the provisions of this article.
B. Right of entry. The plumbing Inspector shall carry proper credentials and shall, upon
presentation of hlslher credentials during business hours, have the right of entry to Inspect
all buildings and premises In the performance of hislher dulles.
C. Stopping work, If the plumbing Inspector reasonably believes the continuance of plumbing
work Is contrary to public welfare by reason of defective or Illegal work In violation of a
provision of this article, the Inspector may give oral and/or written notice that all further
work be stopped. The Inspector may require suspension of work until the condition In
violation has been remedied. Any oral order shall be confirmed In writing.
D. Excavations. All excavations for laying sewer or water pipes from the property line to the
building line shall be under the direction and subject to the approval of the plumbing
Inspector.
SECTION 8-190. VIOLATIONS.
A, Notices.
1. Whenever the plumbing Inspector discovers that any unsanitary condition exists,
or that any construction or work regulated by this article Is dangerous, unsafe, unsanllary,
a nuisance, or a menace to life, heallh, or property, or otherwise In violation of this article,
the Inspector may give oral or written notice of violation to the person responsible
therefore, to discontinue such Illegal action and to remedy the condition which Is In
violation of the provisions of the article.
2. Refusal or failure to promptly comply with any order shall be considered a violation
of this article.
3. If the order Is not complied with, the plumbing Inspector may request that the City
Attorney Inslilute an appropriate proceeding at law or In equity to restrain, correct, or '
remove such violation.
B. Violators. The owner of a structure or premises where anything In violation of this article
shall exist and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed
In connection therewith who may have assisted In the commission of such violation shall
be each guilty of a separate offense.
SECTION 8-191. PENALTIES.
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be considered a simple misdemeanor
or municipal Infraction as provided for under Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the city,
SECTION 6. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of ordinances In conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be
adjudged to be Invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged Invalid or unconstitu-
tional.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be In effect after Its final passage,
approval and publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this
MAYOR
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It was moved by and seconded by
as read be adopted, and upon roll call1here were:
that the Ordinance
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Ambrlsco
Courtney
Horowitz
Kubby
Larson
McDonald
Novick
First Consideration
Vote for passage:
Second Consideration
Vote for passage:
Dale published
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