[Ord. No. 8748, 11-22-2021]
The International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, including Appendix E as published by the International Code Council, Inc., one (1) copy of which was on file in the office of the City Clerk for a period of ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Chapter and available for public use, inspection and examination, and a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by this reference as if fully set forth herein, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of Florissant, Missouri, subject to the amendments, additions, insertions, deletions and changes set out in Section 500.160 of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 8748, 11-22-2021]
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The following numbered Sections and Subsections of the International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, including Appendix E as published by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby amended by additions, insertions, deletions and amendments so that such Sections and Subsections shall read as follows:
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Section 101.1 Title (Amended). These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Florissant, Missouri, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
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Section 103.1 Creation of Agency (Amended). The Building Department, a Division of the Department of Public Works is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the Code Official. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.
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Section 106.4.1 Licenses required (Added). No person who is not licensed by the St. Louis County Department of Public Works as a Master Plumber or a licensed Journeyman Plumber or a Registered Plumber or a Registered Plumber Apprentice working under the direction of a licensed Master Plumber shall engage in or perform the work of installing, altering or repairing facilities in a building for the supply and distribution of water for ordinary drinking, culinary and domestic purposes of facilities or for the removal therefrom of waterborne wastes except as set forth in Section 106.4.2. No person who is not licensed by the St. Louis County Department of Public Works as a Master or Journeyman Drainlayer shall engage in or perform the work of installing sanitary or storm sewer.
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Section 106.4.2 Homeowner Plumbing Permit (Added). A homeowner permit may be issued for an addition to or repair, modification or reconstruction of an existing plumbing system on the premises of a detached single-family dwelling including accessory structures to the owner or to a member of his/her or her immediate family residing with him/her. A homeowner permit issued pursuant to this Section may be revoked by the Building Official if he/she determines that the work under the permit is not properly performed or that the application did not comply or no longer complies with this Section. Upon revocation, the property owner may be required by the Building Official to proceed immediately to procure a licensed professional to correct or complete the work. A Homeowner Plumbing Permit is subject to the following conditions:
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The dwelling shall be designed and used solely for living purposes.
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The dwelling shall be occupied by or vacant and intended for immediate occupancy by the owner and his/her family and no other person.
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The permittee shall personally perform all required work.
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The homeowner permit shall not apply to the portion of the system that is used for gas line or located underground, under a concrete slab or outside the building envelope except to reconnect with an approved gas line connector.
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Prior to issuance of a permit under this Section, the Building Official may require an affidavit or other reasonable proof, such as a test to assure competency in plumbing work, that the request for a permit complies with the foregoing provisions and that the applicant has the necessary knowledge and ability to perform the proposed work.
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This Section does not authorize a waiver or modification of any provision of the Plumbing Code relating to the material, design, installation or practice of plumbing work or to the preparation and approval of plans or to required fees for permits or inspections.
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If the test is failed, the homeowner must wait a minimum of thirty (30) days to retake the test.
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A fee for testing will be according to fee schedule established by the City of Florissant, Missouri.
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Section 106.4.3 Multi-Family Maintenance Technician Water Heater Permit (Added). Authorization to apply for water heater installation permits may be issued to a maintenance technician who is not a St. Louis County licensed plumber subject to the following conditions:
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The applicant must be currently employed at the location of the permitted work and must present authorization by the management to obtain such an authorization.
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The permit shall not apply to the portion of the system that is used for gas line except to reconnect with an approved gas line connector.
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Prior to issuance of a permit under this Section, the Building Official may require an affidavit or other reasonable proof, such as a test to assure competency in plumbing work, that the request for a permit complies with the foregoing provisions and that the applicant has the necessary knowledge and ability to perform the proposed work.
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This Section does not authorize a waiver or modification of any provision of the Plumbing Code relating to the material, design, installation or practice of plumbing work or to the preparation and approval of plans or to required fees for permits or inspections.
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Permits issued pursuant to this Section may be revoked by the Building Official if he/she determines that the work under the permit is not properly performed or that the application did not comply or no longer complies with this Section.
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If the test is failed, the technician must wait a minimum of thirty (30) days to retake the test.
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A fee for testing will be according to fee schedule established by the City of Florissant, Missouri.
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Section 106.6 Emergency Repairs (Added). Where equipment or system replacements and/or repairs must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be submitted within forty-eight (48) working hours of said repair or replacement.
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Section 114.3.1 Membership of board (Added). In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, the Board of Appeals shall be the Planning and Zoning Commission as established by the Code of Ordinances of the City of Florissant in Section 11.1.
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Section 115.4 Violation penalties (Amended). Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or 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 Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to the penalties of Section 100.080 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Florissant. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Section 305.4.1 Sewer depth (Amended). Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be not less than thirty (30) inches (762 mm) below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall not be less than thirty (30) inches (762 mm) below grade at any point.
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Section 903.1.1 Roof extension unprotected (Amended). Open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated not less than twelve (12) inches (305 mm) above the roof except that where a roof is to be used for any other purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least seven (7) feet (2,134 mm) above the roof.