HomeMy WebLinkAbout2200Ordinance No. 2200
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Repealed by Ord. 3415
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ORDINANCE NO. = rv' v�:'E
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, adopting by reference the Uniform
Plumbing Code - 1979 Edition; providing for
filing of three (3) copies thereof with the
Kent City Clerk and repealing Ordinance 2019.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby adopted by reference
upon the effective date of this Ordinance and upon the filing
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of three (3) copies thereof with the Kent City Clerk, that
certain Code known as Uniform Plumbing Code - 1979 Edition,
with the following additions:
a) Section 1008(e) shall be amended to read as
follows: Testing - Before such approval, both
hot and. cold water piping shall be subjected to
a full working water pressure test from the
street main or meter, or to an air pressure
test of not less than one hundred (100) pounds
per square inch for not less than fifteen (15)
minutes. Piping must not leak when subjected
to such a test.
b) Section 1007(g) shall be amended to read as
follows: The American Gas Association, Under-
writer's Laboratory, the American National
Standards Institute and the National Electrical
Code all require that domestic water heaters
have properly installed temperature and pressure
relief valves even though the tank may be
otherwise equipped with a high energy cutout.
Since the temperature sensing element must be
immersed in the water in the hottest part of
the tank and the temperature and pressure :relief
valve must have approved drainage, the water
heater must therefore be located so as to provide
proper drainage to: (1) The exterior, (2) An
approved slop sink, (3) Approved floor drain
with trap primer or (4) Garage floor sloping
to exterior grade. The discharge line shall
not be designed so as to trap water.
c) Section 1008(b) shall be amended to read as
follows: Water service pipes or any underground
water pipes shall have a (10) ten foot horizontal
separation from building sewer or drain piping.
Eliminate Code Sections 1008(b) 1 and 2.
Section 2. In the event that the provisions of
hapter 11 "Building Sewers" are inconsistent with the
rovisions of the codes or regulations of any other jurisdiction
hich might be administering the construction and/or maintenance
of sewer systems within the City, then in that event the codes
or regulations of such other jurisdictions shall take precedence
over said Chapter 11.
Section 3. Ordinance 2019 of the City of Kent be and
the same hereby is repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval
and publication as provided by law.
ISABEL HOGAN,,RAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIE JEN!jW, CITY CLERK
1w AP ROVED AS TO FORM:
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DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED the day of January, 1980.
APPROVED the -L day of January, 1980.
PUBLISHED the day of January, 1980.
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.
(SEAL)
MARIE JN, CITY.CLERK
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