COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 980123
Amending Chapter 18, Code
of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, by repealing Sections
18-91, Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code (1997); amendments, and 18-111,
Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code (1997); amendments, and enacting in lieu
thereof new sections of like numbers and subject matters.
BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
Chapter 18, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby
amended by repealing Sections 18-91, Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code
(1997); amendments, and 18-111, Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code (1997);
amendments, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections, to read as follows:
Sec. 18-91.
Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code (1997); amendments.
The Uniform
Mechanical Code (1997), promulgated by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is adopted and incorporated in this article
by reference as if fully set forth, except as it is amended by the following
provisions of this section. Provisions of this article are in addition to the
provisions of the Uniform Mechanical Code. The following provisions coinciding
with provisions of the Uniform Mechanical Code supersede, or delete, when
indicated, the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Mechanical Code.
Chapter
1, Administration, is deleted. See
article I of this chapter.
Section
508.4.
Duct
enclosure. A duct serving a type I hood which penetrates a wall or floor
shall be enclosed in a duct enclosure from the point of penetration to the
outside air. A duct may only penetrate exterior walls at locations where
unprotected openings are permitted by chapter 18, article II, of the Code of
Ordinances. Duct enclosures shall be constructed as chapter 18, article II, of
the Code of Ordinances requires shaft enclosures to be constructed. Duct
enclosures shall be of at least one-hour fire resistive construction in all
buildings and shall be of two-hour fire resistive construction in types I and
II fire resistive buildings. The duct enclosure shall be sealed around the duct
at the point of penetration and vented to the exterior through
weather-protected openings. The enclosure shall be separated from the duct by
at least three and not more than 12 inches and shall serve a single grease
exhaust duct system.
Appendices: The following chapters of the appendix are hereby
adopted:
Appendix
A‑‑Uniform Mechanical Code Standards.
Appendix
B, chapter 12, Part II‑‑Hydronic Panel Heating Systems.
Sec.
18-111. Adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code (1997); amendments.
The
Uniform Plumbing Code (1997), promulgated by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is adopted and incorporated in this article
by reference as if fully set forth, except as it is amended by the following
provisions of this section. Provisions of this article are in addition to the
provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code. The following provisions coinciding
with provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code supersede, or delete, when
indicated, the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
Chapter
1, Administration, is deleted. See
article I of this chapter.
Section
305.2.
When
a public sewer is not available for use, the building sewer shall be connected
to an approved private sewage disposal system. Private sewage disposal systems
shall be engineered.
Section 503
is deleted.
Section 504 is
deleted.
Section
603.3.2. Cross-connection control.
603.3.2.1.
Inspection required. The premise owner or other responsible
person shall have the backflow prevention assembly tested by a certified
backflow assembly tester at the time of installation, repair, or relocation and
at least on an annual schedule or more often when required by the director
of water services.
603.3.2.2.
Use of operable assemblies only. Only a backflow prevention assembly
certified as capable of operating in accordance with this code and all other
applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, or other law, shall be used.
603.3.2.3.
Certification required.
603.3.2.3.1.
To director of codes administration. Within ten days of installation,
repair or relocation of a backflow prevention assembly, as part of construction
authorization by a permit issued by the director of codes administration, the
premise owner or other responsible person shall forward to the director of
codes administration a statement, executed by the certified backflow assembly
tester, that the assembly complies with this code and all other applicable
statutes, ordinances, regulations or other law. Location of the assembly shall
also be included as part of the certification to the director of codes
administration. The certifications shall be provided to the director of water
services following their use by the director of codes administration.
603.3.2.3.2.
To director of water services. Within ten days of installation, repair,
or relocation of all other backflow prevention assemblies, the premise owner or
other responsible person shall forward to the director of water services a
statement executed by the certified backflow assembly tester that the assembly
complies with this code and all other applicable statutes, ordinances,
regulations, or other law. Location of the assembly shall also be included as
part of the certification to the director of water services. Certifications
shall also be submitted to the director of water services following the annual,
or periodic, inspection of an assembly subject to this reporting requirement
because it was installed, repaired or relocated after May 1, 1995.
603.3.2.4.
Additional assemblies subject to certification. If a backflow prevention
assembly is subject to the reporting requirements of subsection (b)(3) above,
all backflow prevention assemblies located on the premises shall be subject to
annual, or periodic, certification.
603.3.2.5.
List of assemblies. The director of water services shall maintain a list
of all known backflow prevention assemblies. The list may also include the
results of the required testing and certification. This list may include any
additional relevant information required by the director of water services.
The director of water services shall endeavor to mail an informal reminder to
each premise owner or other responsible person at least 30 days prior to the
annual, or other periodic, required inspection, that an inspection is required
by this code, and that a certification that the assembly is in proper working
order must be filed.
603.3.2.6.
No special duties established. In recognition of the fact that the
establishment of requirements for the use of backflow prevention devices and
the submission of statements to the director of water services furthers the
general public health and welfare, the city, nor any employee or official,
assumes any special duty or establishes any special relationship with any
premise owner or other responsible party because the director of water services
mails reminders or maintains a list. The failure to be sent a reminder, or the
failure to receive a reminder, shall not excuse the mandatory duty of the
premise owner or other responsible party to comply with this code and all other
applicable laws.
Section
604.1.
Water
pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, galvanized malleable
iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, or other approved materials,
except that polybutylene materials shall not be deemed approved material under
this code and the use of any form of polybutylene materials is hereby
prohibited notwithstanding any other provision, section or table of this code
indicating the contrary. Asbestos-cement, CPVC, PE, or PVC water pipe
manufactured to recognized standards may be used for cold water distribution
systems outside a building. CPVC water pipe and tubing may be used for hot and
cold
water distribution systems within a building. All materials used in the water
supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of a like material,
except where otherwise approved by the administrative authority.
604.8. Water
service lines shall be soft ``K'' copper with flared fittings and connections.
Section
710.1.
Where
the floor elevation of a basement or first story is below the elevation of the
curb where the building sewer crosses under the curb or is below the elevation
of the finished grade at the property line where the building sewer crosses
under a property line and where the floor is also above the crown level of the
main sewer, the drainage piping shall drain by gravity into the main sewer.
Floor drains and shower drains connected to drainage piping in such floors
shall be protected from the backflow of sewage by installing approved type
backwater valves.
Exception:
The backwater valve is not required for a one or two family dwelling unless the
structure is connected to a combination storm/sanitary sewer, or the structure
or the next downstream sewer manhole is located in the regulatory floodplain.
Section
804.1.
All
plumbing fixtures or other receptors receiving the discharge of indirect waste
pipes shall be approved for the use proposed and shall be of such shape and
capacity as to prevent splashing or flooding and shall be located where they
are readily accessible for inspection and cleaning. No standpipe receptor for
any clothes washer shall extend more than 48 inches or less than 30 inches
above the finished floor. No trap for any clothes washer standpipe receptor
shall be installed more than 12 inches above the finished floor. No indirect
waste receptor shall be installed in any toilet room, closet, cupboard or
storeroom, or in any other portion of the building not in general use by the
occupants thereof; except standpipes for clothes washers may be installed in
toilet and bathroom areas when the clothes washer is installed in the same
room.
Section
807.4.
Dishwashing
machines shall discharge separately into a trap or trapped fixture. Domestic
dishwashing machines may discharge into the tailpiece of the kitchen sink or
the dishwasher connection of a food waste grinder.
Section
901.0. Vents Required.
901.1.
Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall
be protected against siphonage and back-pressure, and air circulation shall be
ensured throughout all parts of the drainage system by means of vent pipes
installed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and as otherwise
required by this article. The floor drain (where used as such) need not be
vented, provided it is within 25 feet of a three-inch stack or horizontal drain
which has at least a three-inch-diameter vent extension through the roof.
901.2.
Automatic clothes washer. A standpipe for an automatic clothes washer need not
be separately vented provided all of the following criteria apply:
(1) The
standpipe is used with an approved P trap.
(2) The P trap is within 25 feet of a
three-inch stack which extends through the roof.
Section
903.1.2 is deleted.
Section
1009.8.
Sample
port. Each interceptor shall be
provided with a sample port downstream from the interceptor and located outside
of the building served. Manholes serving only one building may be an acceptable
alternate when approved by the director of water services.
Section
1101.5 and 1101.11 shall not apply to
detached one and two family dwellings provided that the construction is in
accordance with the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code that is adopted in
Article II of this chapter.
Section
1205 is deleted.
Section
1206 is deleted.
Section
1211.3.
No
gas piping shall be installed in or on the ground under any building or
structure unless installed in gas tight conduit and approved by the
administrative authority, and all exposed gas piping shall be kept at least six
(6) inches (152 mm) above grade or structure. The term building or structure
shall include structures such as porches and steps, whether covered or
uncovered, breezeways, roofed porte-cocheres, roofed patios, carports, covered
walks, covered driveways, and similar structures or appurtenances.
The
conduit shall be of material approved for installation underground beneath
buildings and not less than Schedule 40 pipe. The interior diameter of the
conduit shall be not less than one-half (1/2) inch (12.7 mm) larger than the
outside diameter of the gas piping.
The
conduit shall extend to a point at least twelve (12) inches (305 mm) beyond any
area where it is required to be installed or to the outside wall of a building,
and the outer ends shall not be sealed. Where the conduit terminates within a
building, it shall be readily accessible and the space between the conduit and
the gas piping shall be sealed to prevent leakage of gas into the building.
Concealed
unprotected gas piping may be installed above grade in approved recesses or
channels.
Exception: When necessary due to structural conditions,
approved type gas piping may be installed in other locations, when permission
has first been obtained from the administrative authority.
Appendices: The following chapters of the appendix are hereby
adopted:
Appendix
DSizing Stormwater Drainage Systems.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
______________________________
Assistant
City Attorney