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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3021ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington, relating to the plumbing code, amending the monetary permit fees to reflect the adoption of same by the City Council, upon recommendation of the Building Official, amending Kent City Code Section 14.16.070 (Ordinances 2921, 2639, 2517 and 2200). THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES !HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Kent City Code Section 14.16.010 (Ordinances !2921, 2639, 2517 and 2200) is amended to read as follows: 14.16.010 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED — AMENDMENTS. There is adopted by reference upon the filing of one copy with the Kent City Clerk, that certain code known as the Uniform Plumbing Code 1988 Edition, with the following additions: * D. Section 20.7 is amended to read as follows: Cost of Permit. Every applicant for a permit to do iwork regulated by this Code shall state in writing, on the japplication form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection jtherewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto, as ,may be required. I The Building official is authorized to prepare a schedule of fees applicable to plumbing permits hereafter issued.] commensurate with the cost of administration and inspection involved in the processing and issuance of such Hermits. Any such schedule when adopted by the City Council by resolution. shall govern the amount of the fee for any permit which shall be collected by the Fire Department as a condition to issuance. (� , • y, L. � L. F 81l w_ time ef-16-Amia-fnee—y—a fee --eerdanee sehedla le , a � u : :t Any person who shall commence any work for which a i permit is required by this Code without having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work, provided, however, that this provisions 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 commencement of the work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. For the purpose 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 Ifor reconnection and retest of plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc., involved. When interceptor traps or mobile home site traps are installed at the same time as a building sewer on any lot, no 2 sewer permit shall be required for the connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting provided in the building sewer by the permittee constructing such sewer. 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, backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to such connection is included in the permit. 3 Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take '1 effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR ATTEST: 'BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: PASSED the _ 1 day of `'- r1-" -12 1992 T APPROVED the } day of ' ;r c < rt �,� , 1992 PUBLISHED the - day of _' (,t s (., �t 2c. _, 1992 I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. C?,:./ passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, 'Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as .hereon indicated. L ( SEAL) BRENDA JAC , ER, R@F4Y CITY CLERK r UPCARD 1 4