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Chapter 15.16
PLUMBING CODE
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15.16.010
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Adoption of Plumbing Code
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15.16.020
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Plumbing permit fees.
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15.16.030
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Board of Appeals.
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15.16.050
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Installation of Garbage Grinders.
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15.16.060
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Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Facilities.
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15.16.070
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Retrofitting Existing Commercial Kitchens With Grease Recovery Systems.
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15.16.080
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Maintenance and Annual Inspection of Grease Recovery Systems in Commercial Kitchens—Violations.
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15.16.090
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Violations
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15.16.
010
Adoption of Plumbing Code.
Except as provided in this Chapter 15.16 and elsewhere in this Title 15, the California Plumbing Code, 2010 Edition (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) including appendices and including the installation standards contained in Appendix I, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this Chapter as though set forth in this Chapter in full. Said Code shall comprise the Plumbing Code of the City of Hermosa Beach. A copy of the Plumbing Code shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk, and shall be made available for public inspection while the Code is in force.
Whenever the word "jurisdiction" appears in said Code, it shall mean and refer to the City of Hermosa Beach. Whenever the term "administrative authority" or "Building Official" appears in said Code, it shall mean and refer to the Director of Community Development of the City of Hermosa Beach or his or her designee.
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15.16.
020
Plumbing permit fees.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 108.4 of Chapter 1 of said Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 108.4
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Permit fees. The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in the latest resolution adopted by the City Council.
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Plan review fees. When a plan or other data are required to be submitted pursuant to this Code, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Said plan review fee shall be equal to eighty (80) percent of the mechanical permit fee.
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15.16.
030
Board of Appeals.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 108.8 is hereby added to said Plumbing Code to read as follows:
SECTION 108.8
BOARD OF APPEALS
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General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretations of this Code, there shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to plumbing design, construction and maintenance and public health aspects of plumbing systems and who are not employees of the jurisdiction. Said Board shall be the same Board of Appeals specified in Section 1.8.8 of the Building Code as amended by Section 15.04.020 of this Code.
The Building Official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to said Board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the Board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The Board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant, with a duplicate copy to the Building Official.
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Limitations of authority. The jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals shall be limited to claims that this Code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this Code do not fully apply or an equally good or better method of construction is proposed. The Board of Appeals shall have no authority to waive requirements of this Code.
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Quorum for meetings. Three (3) members of said Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall elect one of its members to act as chairman.
Not less than three (3) days prior to a meeting of said Board, written notice shall be given to each member personally, or by registered mail, provided, however, that any meeting of said Board shall be legal for any purpose if the written consent of all members of said Board to such meeting is executed and filed in the records of such Board.
Such Board shall have the right, subject to such limits as the City Council may prescribe by resolution, to employ at the cost and expense of the City, such practicing architects, competent builders, attorneys and structural engineers as said Board in its discretion may deem reasonable and necessary to assist in its investigation and in making its findings and decisions.
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15.16.
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section reserved for future use
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15.16.
050
Installation of Garbage Grinders.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 419 of said plumbing Code is hereby added to read as follows:
SECTION 419
419 Installation of garbage grinders. In new buildings and all buildings remodeled or altered which are designed, equipped and used for residential purposes or for the storing or sheltering of food or foodstuffs for human consumption, including fruits, vegetables and meats, which are to be sold at retail at stores, clubs, hotels, restaurants, schools or other food establishments or at wholesale, or which are prepared at food manufacturing or processing plants, including slaughterhouses, and all buildings where foods for human consumption are prepared, sold, handled, stored or served in any manner whatsoever, shall be equipped with an approved type of garbage grinder, properly connected to the kitchen sink or sewer drain, which grinder and connections shall be of sufficient size to grind all garbage and food processing wastes produced in such building, and shall be suitably located so as to discharge such ground material by flushing it with water through the drain pipes into the sewer; provided, however, that if in operating any business as hereinabove described, packaged or canned goods are not opened on the premises, a garbage grinder for such canned or packaged food shall not be required; provided further that in all new buildings designed, constructed or used for single or multiple family use and buildings remodeled or altered for single or multiple use, an approved garage grinder shall be properly connected to the kitchen sink or sewer drain of each residential unit of such building. Each kitchen sink drain opening shall be so located and of sufficient size to accommodate a garbage grinder for the disposal of kitchen wastes.
If no changes in kitchen plumbing drainage are made in single or multiple family dwellings in the process of remodeling or alterations, a garbage disposal will not be required.
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15.16.
060
Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Facilities.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 722.1.2 of said Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
722.1.2 Abandoned sewers and sewage disposal facilities. Every abandoned building (house) sewer or part thereof shall be plugged or capped in an approved manner as designated by the Building Official. Before any person plugs and/or caps such sewer or sewage disposal facilities contemplated in this Section, he shall first post a cash bond with the City in an amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) to guarantee capping of such sewers and/or sewage disposal facilities, such bond to be returned to the permittee upon completion and inspection to the satisfaction of the Building Official.
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15.16.
070
Retrofitting Existing Commercial Kitchens With Grease Recovery Systems.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 1014.1.1.1 is hereby added to Chapter 10 of said Plumbing Code to read as follows:
1014.1.1.1 For the purposes of Section 1014.1.3, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affected establishment means all commercial and institutional food preparation and food service facilities which discharge wastewater or materials containing fat, oil or grease, whether emulsified or not, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 0 and 65 degrees Celsius (32-150 degrees F) at an access in nearest proximity to the point of discharge into the wastewater treatment system, generally including but not limited to restaurants, bakeries, assisted living facilities, convalescent homes, butcher shops, cafes, delicatessens, ice cream parlors, hotels, and grocery stores.
Whenever an affected establishment, as defined above, changes use, or applies for a building, plumbing, electric, mechanical or any other permit issued by the City, that establishment may be required to submit a grease recovery analysis showing existing grease control devices. (Said analysis to consist of complete plumbing and mechanical schematics for the establishment.) Upon review of the analysis by the City or it’s agent(s), the establishment shall be required to upgrade or improve on its grease recovery system as deemed appropriate by the review. Said upgrades and improvements may include but are not limited to; in-ground interception tanks, improved roof top grease venting systems and absorbent padding and interior fry grease recovery systems.
Grease shall mean grease, or fatty or oily substances and other insoluble waste that turns or may turn viscous or solidifies with a change in temperature or other conditions.
Grease removal system means any system that meets the requirements of this Code and functions to remove grease from drain water prior to its entry into the public sewer system.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 1014.1.1.2 is hereby added to Chapter 10 of said Plumbing Code to read as follows:
104.1.1.2 The retrofit installation of an approved grease recovery system shall be required for all affected establishments. The affected establishment shall have the option to install any of the required grease recovery systems separately or in combination as prescribed in Chapter 10. Plans or specifications prepared by a licensed professional engineer or a licensed plumbing contractor, where required, and the manufacturer’s installation and maintenance instructions shall be submitted to the Community Development Department (CDD) for approval prior to installation. Any approvals and permits required for work in the public right-of-way shall be obtained from the Public Works Department.
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15.16.
080
Maintenance and Annual Inspection of Grease Recovery Systems in Commercial Kitchens.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.16.010, Section 1014.1.4 is hereby added to Chapter 10 of said Plumbing Code to read as follows:
1014.1.4
Maintenance and monitoring. It is the responsibility of the owner or operator of every establishment required to have a grease removal system to maintain the system in a sanitary, safe, and efficient operating condition so as to prevent grease from flowing into the sewer system. A grease removal system shall not be considered properly maintained if for any reason it is not in good working condition or if sediment and/or grease accumulations total more than 25 percent of the operative fluid capacity. It is the owner or operator’s responsibility to provide for removal of the accumulated grease and other waste contained in the system. Grease removed from such a system shall not be disposed of in the sanitary or the storm sewer.
Inspection. All owners/operators of establishments with grease recovery systems shall keep maintenance records and haulers manifests and shall allow City inspection of grease removal systems from time to time during normal business hours. All applicable records shall be available to the Director or his representative upon requests. An annual inspection fee in an amount set forth in the City’s Master Schedule of Service Charges and Fees shall be paid by the owner/operator at the time of business license renewal.
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15.16.
090
Violations
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or the current adopted Plumbing Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in Section 1.04.020 of this Code.
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