84-006 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING CHAPTER 24 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE N0. 84-006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDIr1G THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDEU BY REVISING CHAPTER 24, OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR
THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD PLUMBIrIG CODE, 1982 EDITION,
AND ESTABLISHING FEES TO BE USED WITH THE SAME; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $1,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDI-
Pv'ANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINAIICES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY l, 1984.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so
that such shall read as follows:
"Chapter 24. PLUMBING AND GAS CODES
Article I. PLUMBING CODE
Section 24-1. Adopted
For the purpose of esrablishing rules and
regulations for the ir_stallation, alteration or
repair of pipes, fitting ard fixtures for water,
«nd sewer in all buildings and structures and on
all property now erected or to be erected,
changed, constructed, reconstructed, repaired or
altered in the City of Paris, Texas, and outside
the City of Paris, if same be connected to either
the city water or sewage systems, and further
regulating the construction, erection, enlarge-
ment, alteration or repair of all piping,
fittings, fixtures, etc., used for the conduction
of water, sewage and in or on and about any and
all preMises in. the City of Paris and outside the
boundaries of the City of Paris if same be con-
nected to either the city water or sewage systems,
that certain plumbing code known as Standard
Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition, save and except such
portions as are deleted, modified or amended by
this article, is hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length herein. A copy
of such Code has been and is now on file in the
office of the City Clerk and the provisions
thereof shall be controlling as above stated.
Section 24-2. Amendments.
The Standard Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition, as
adopted is hereby amended by adding the following
paragraphs thereto:
104.1.1. Persons who may obtain a permit.
Plumbing permits may be obtained by the
following :
(a) Any person having a current Master
Plumber License issued by the Texas
State Board of Plumbing Exar:liners.
(b) Any person for plumbing work to be done
by that persor. in a buildir.g owned and
occupied by that person as a. homestead.
(c) Any appliance dealer or employee of an
appliance dealer who is acting as an
appliance insta.llatior_ or service r-ian in
connecting appliances to existing piping
installations.
105.3. Permits not transferable.
Each permit issued under this Code shall be
personal to the Permittee. No such permit shall
be assigned or transferred to another person and
no person shall permit another person to obtain a
permit in his name or perMit any plumbing or gas
fitting work to be performed under his permit by
any person other than a person authorized to do
the same.
105.4. False statement or bad faith.
Any person who shall willfully make any false
statement in order to obtain a permit shall be
guilty of a r.misdemeanor and subject to the penalty
provided herein. Bad faith or unreasonable delay
in performance of plumbing work shall be deemed a
sufficient reason for subjecting the plumber so
offending to a susper_sion of the permit and no
further perriit shall be issued until such act of
bad faith or unreasonable delay has been
corrected.
Section 24-3.
Section 1209.1 - Water Supply Control shall
be changed to read as follows:
An approved stop and waste shut off valve
shall be installed in the water service pipe on
the property side of the meter, adjacent to the
city meter box. The valve shall be enclosed in a
plastic valve box with a removable cover equipped
with a cut off key. There shall be a six (6) foot
r_linimum separation of the valve from any sewer
cleary out plug.
Section 24-4.
Appendix H shall be changed to read as
follows:
Table of Fees:
For issuing each permit $ 2.00
In addition:
For each plumbing fixture or tr_ap or
set of fixtures of one trap (including
water and drainage piping) 1.50
For each house sewer 2.00
For each house sewer having to be
replaced or repaired 2.00
For each water heater and/or vent 2.00
For each gas piping system of 1 to 5
outlets 3.00
For each gas piping system of 6 or
more, per outlet 0.50
For irstallation of water piping for
water treating equipment 2.00
Lawn sprinkler systern inspection for
5 sprinkler heads or less 2.00
Each additional sprinkler head over 5 0.25
For reinspection 10.00
That the above table of fees shall apply in
the event that application for permit is made
prior to the beginning ef any plumbing work
requiring a permit. That in the event any pluMb-
ing work requiring a permit is commenced without
having procured a permit, as provided herein, then
there shall be a fee, in addition to the above
table of fees, of $20.00 per day for each day
delayed in procuring said permit."
Section 24-5. Penalty.
Section 110 of the Standard Plumbing Code, 1982
Edition, is amended to read as follows:
Any person, firLn or corporation or agent who
shall violate a provision of this code or fail to
comply therewith or with any of the provisions
thereof, or violate a detailed statemer_t or plan
submitted and approved thereunder shall be guilty
of a Class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $1,000.00
and each and every days continuance of any vio-
lation ef the Standard Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition
or Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris shall constitute and be deemed a
separate offense.
Section 2. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C"
Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed $1,000.00, and each and every day's continu-
ance of any violation of the above enumerated section shall
constitute and be deerned a separate offense.
Section 3. Al1 ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith ar.e hereby expressly repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on
February l, 1984.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of January, 1984.
~
J e Gra am, ayor
ATTEST:
H. e': Cii"eene, City C er
APPROVED AS TO ORM:
T. K, aynes, City Attorney ~