[Ord. No. 1378 §29, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1571, 12-21-2022]
A.
There
is hereby adopted the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, published
by the International Code Council, for regulating the erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repair, and maintenance of all plumbing systems
in the City of Mission, providing for the issuance of permits and
collection of fees thereof; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition,
on file in the office of the Building Official are hereby referred
to as the IPC, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out
in this chapter, subject only to the express amendments and deletions
provided herein.
B.
Wherever
the word "jurisdiction" is used in the International Building Code,
adopted hereby, said term shall mean the City of Mission.
[Ord. No. 1378 §30, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1571, 12-21-2022]
Any person violating any provision of such code shall be punished as provided in Section 100.100 of the Mission City Code.
[Ord. No. 1378 §31, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1571, 12-21-2022]
For the purposes of the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition,
as adopted, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
The term "Building Official" shall also be known as the "Code
Official" or "Administrative Authority" and shall have the duty of
enforcing all provisions of this code.
[Ord. No. 1378 §32, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1571, 12-21-2022]
The following provisions shall be deleted:
[Ord. No. 1378 §33, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1571, 12-21-2022]
The following amendments shall be made:
a)
Amend
Section 101.1 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the
International Plumbing Code of the City of Mission, hereinafter referred
to as "this code" or "IPC."
b)
Amend
Section 106.6.2 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 106.6.2 Fee Schedule. The fees for work requiring a
permit shall be paid as adopted by resolution of the City Council.
When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require
additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal
items, an additional plan review fee shall be charged. Applications
for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days
following the date of application shall expire by limitation and plans
and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to
the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. The Building
Official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period
not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days on written request by
the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the
applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall
be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application
after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new
plan review fee.
c)
Amend
Section 106.6.3 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 106.6.3 Fee Refunds. The Building Official shall authorize
the refunding of fees as follows:
1.
The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid
or collected.
2.
Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no
work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3.
Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when
an application for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn
or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
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The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any
fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee
not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the
fee payment.
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d)
Amend
Section 108.4 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 108.4 Violation Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate a provision of this code or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code. Violation of any provision of this code shall be an unlawful act. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this code occurs or continues, shall also be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as provided in Municipal Code Section 100.100.
e)
Amend
Section 108.5 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 108.5 Stop Work Orders. Upon notice from the Building
Official, work on any plumbing system that is being done contrary
to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner
shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or
to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions
under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists,
the Building Official shall not be required to give a written notice
prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work
in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work
order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove
a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as
prescribed by law.
f)
Amend
Section 305.4.1 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 305.4.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers that connect to
private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the Johnson County
Sanitary Code, adopted by Johnson County, Kansas. Building sewer pipe
connecting to the public sewer shall comply with the regulations of
the Johnson County Wastewater District.
g)
Amend
Section 312.3 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 312.3 Drainage and Vent Air Test. An air test shall
be made by forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gauge
pressure of 5 psi (34.5 kPa) or sufficient to balance a 10-inch column
of mercury. This pressure shall be held for a period not less than
fifteen (15) minutes. Any adjustments to the test pressure because
of changes in ambient temperature or the seating of gaskets shall
be made prior to the beginning of the test period.
h)
Amend
Section 410.4 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 410.4 Substitution. In occupancies where drinking fountains
are required, water coolers or bottled water dispensers are permitted
to be substituted for the required drinking fountains.
i)
Amend
Section 608.15.2 of the IPC as follows:
Section 608.15.2 Protection of backflow preventers. Backflow
preventers shall not be located in areas subject to freezing except
where they can be removed by means of a union or are protected from
freezing by heat, insulation or both. Exception: In-ground backflow
devices for lawn-irrigation systems.
j)
Amend
Section 903.1 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 903.1 Roof extension. Open vent pipes that extend through
a roof shall be terminated not less than six (6) inches above the
roof. Where a roof is to be used for assembly or as a promenade, observation
deck, sunbathing deck, or similar purposes, open vent pipes shall
terminate not less than seven (7) feet above the roof.
k)
Amend
Section 918.1 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 918.1 General. Air admittance valves are not allowed
unless approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Vent systems
utilizing air admittance valves shall comply with this Section. Stack
type air admittance valves shall conform to ASSE 1050. Individual
and branch-type air admittance valves shall conform to ASSE 1051.
l)
Amend
Section 1103.3 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 1103.3 Prohibited drainage. Storm water systems, to
include connections of sump pumps, foundation drains, yard drains,
gutters, downspouts and any other stormwater conveyance or system
are prohibited from connecting to the sanitary sewer system. Storm
water systems shall not be installed so as to cause a nuisance onto
adjacent properties or to alter any existing drainage course.
m)
Amend
Section 1113.1.4 of the IPC to read as follows:
Section 1113.1.4 Piping. Discharge piping shall meet the requirements
of Sections P3002.1, P3002.2, P3002.3, and P3003. Discharge piping
shall include an accessible full flow check valve. Pipe and fittings
shall be the same size as or larger than the pump discharge piping.
Discharge shall be day-lighted so as not to cause a nuisance onto
adjacent properties or alter any existing drainage course and shall
not be discharged into the public sewer system.
