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*Editor's note—Ord. No. 77-95, §§ 1--14, adopted June 5, 1995, did not specifically repeal former ch. 33, §§ 1--12, which pertained to similar subject matter; hence, said ordinance has been treated as superseding the provisions of former ch. 33, at the discretion of the editor.

Cross references—Building, ch. 11; electricity, ch. 15; fire protection and prevention, ch. 16; garbage and trash, ch. 18; health and sanitation, ch. 19; examples of nuisances, § 19-50; housing, ch. 21; licenses, ch. 23; mobile homes, ch. 24; waste disposal in mobile home parks, § 24-16; planning, ch. 32; streets and sidewalks, ch. 38; utilities, ch. 41; utility service to comply with technical regulations, § 41-4; floodplain management ordinance, ch. 45; subdivision ordinance, app. A.

State law references—Authority to license, tax and regulate plumbers, SDCL 9-34-12; local plumbing regulations, registration, etc., SDCL 36-25-16, 36-25-17.

Sec. 33-1. Adopted.

The Uniform Plumbing Code 2003 edition, including Appendix A-Recommended Rules for Sizing the Water Supply System; Appendix B-Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent Systems; Appendix D-Sizing Stormwater Drainage Systems; Appendix E-Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks; Appendix G-Graywater Systems for Single Family Dwellings; Appendix H-Recommended Procedures for Design, Construction and Installation of Commercial Grease Interceptors; Appendix I- Installation Standards; Appendix J-Reclaimed Water Systems for Non-Residential Buildings; and Appendix K-Private Sewage Disposal Systems, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and amendments and additions thereto as provided in this chapter, are hereby adopted by the city for regulating and controlling design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use, or maintenance of any plumbing and providing for the performance of inspections and collection of fees therefore. The minimum plumbing standards referenced in the 2003 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code shall be applied to any permit issued after March 31, 2004.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 1, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 1, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 1, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 25-04, § 1, 3-1-04)

Sec. 33-2. Amendments to code.

The following sections and subsection of the plumbing code adopted in this chapter shall be amended or added as follows. All other sections or subsection of the plumbing code as published shall remain the same.

101.5.6 Moved Buildings. Plumbing systems which are part of buildings or structures moved into or within this jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this Code for new installations.

Section 102.2.6. Liability. The Administrative Authority or his authorized representative charged with the enforcement of this Code, acting in good faith and without malice in the discharge of the Administrative Authority duties, shall not thereby be rendered personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in the discharge of duties. A suit brought against the Administrative Authority or employee because of such act or omission performed in the enforcement of any provision of this Code shall be afforded all of the protection provided by the city's insurance pool, immunities, and defenses provided by other applicable state and federal laws.

Section 102.2.7. Plumbing board of appeal and examiners. There is hereby created a plumbing board of appeals and examiners to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the plumbing official and chief building services official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, licensing determinations, and to examine applicants for licensing. It shall consist of a qualified representative of the public works department, a mechanical engineer, two licensed master plumbers, and one licensed journeyman plumber who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to plumbing design, construction, and maintenance, and the public health aspects of plumbing systems and the Uniform Plumbing Code. Members shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council and shall hold office for a term of three years. The board shall adopt rules and procedures for conducting its business. All decisions and findings shall be provided in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy provided to the building services department.

Section 102.2.8 Limitation of authority. The plumbing board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code.

Section 102.3.2 Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this Code shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation punishable under Chapter 1 and 2 of the Revised Ordinances of Sioux Falls, SD.

Section 103.1.1 Permits Required. No homeowner, person, firm, or corporation shall install, alter, repair, replace, or remodel any plumbing system regulated by this Code except as permitted in Section 103.1.2, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a plumbing permit for each separate building or structure. Any regulation herein referring to permits shall also apply to inspections.

Section 103.4.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be submitted by SDCL 36-18 or when the building official requires the submittal of plans, computations, or specifications in accordance with Section 103.2.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. The plan review fees for plumbing work shall be 25 percent of the building permit fee in Table 1-B in Section 11-20 of the Revised Ordinances of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The plan review fees specified in this subsection are separate fees from the permit fees specified in this section and are in addition to the permit fees.

When plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional review, a fee shall be charged at the rate shown in Table 1-1.

(1.2) For each plumbing fixture on one trap or a set of fixtures on one trap (including water and drainage piping) . . . 4.00

(1.7) For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen-type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps . . . 7.00

(1.8) For each installation, alteration, or repair of water piping and/or water treating equipment, each . . . 7.00

(1.9) For each repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture . . . 4.00

(1.10) For each lawn sprinkler on any one meter including backflow protection . . . 4.00

(1.12) For each backflow protective device other than atmospheric-type vacuum breakers:

(2.1) Inspection outside normal business hours, per hour (minimum charge—one hour) 70.00

(2.2) Reinspection fees assessed under the provisions of Section 103.5.6 Reinspections. (minimum charge —one hour)* 70.00

(2.3) Inspection for which no fee is specifically indicated, per hour (minimum charge—one-half hour) may be charged* 70.00

(2.4) Additional plan review required by changes, additions, revisions to approved plans (minimum charge —one hour)* 70.00

(2.5) Appeals. Before any action is taken by the board, the party or parties requesting such hearing shall deposit with the secretary of the Board or his authorized agent, the sum of $65.00 to cover the approximate cost of the procedure. Under no condition shall such sum or any portion thereof be refunded for failure of said request to be approved.

(3) Delinquent accounts. The administrative authority may refuse to issue permits or conduct inspections for any plumbing contractor whose account is delinquent.

(4) Bond claims. An administrative fee shall be charged to cover the administrative cost of filing a claim 150.00

(6) Fee for late corrections. A $100.00 administrative fee may be charged for failure to correct violations within the time specified on a contractor's correction report.

(7) Fee for failure to request a required inspection. Where mechanical work is completed without a request for an inspection, an administrative of fee of $250.00 may be charged.

*Or the total hourly cost to the city, whichever is greater. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

313.2 All piping in connection with a plumbing system shall be so installed that piping or connections will not be subject to undue strains or stresses, and provisions shall be made for expansion, contraction, and structural settlement. No plumbing piping shall be directly embedded in concrete. No structural member shall be seriously weakened or impaired by cutting, notching or otherwise, as defined in the Building Code.

313.6 No soil, or waste pipe shall be installed or permitted outside of a building or in an exterior wall unless, where necessary, adequate provision is made to protect such pipe from freezing.

No water piping shall be installed in an exterior wall or unheated attic. An exterior wall shall include any wall between a heated space and an unheated space. Water service piping must by installed below recorded frost lines or with a minimum earth cover pf 72 inches. Building sewers must be installed with a minimum earth cover or 42 inches.

313.9 Plastic and copper piping run through framing members to within one-inch (25.4 mm) of the exposed framing shall be protected by steel nail plates not less than 18 gauge.

313.12.3 In or on buildings where openings have been made in walls, floors, or ceilings for the passage of pipes, such openings shall be closed and protected by the installation of approved collars.

314.1 Suspended piping shall be supported at intervals not to exceed those shown in Table 3-2 or per the manufacturers instructions.

319.1 Required pressure tests of ten psi (69kPa) or less shall be performed with gauges of one-quarter pound ( 1.75 kPa) increments or less.

402.4 Metered Faucets. Self-closing or self-closing metered faucets may be installed on lavatories intended to serve the transient public, such as those in, but not limited to, service stations, train stations, airports, restaurants and convention halls. Metered faucets shall deliver not more than 0.25 gallons (ten liters of water per use.

405.3 Continuous wastes and fixture tailpieces shall be constructed from the materials specified in Section 701 for drainage piping, provided, however, that such connections where exposed or accessible may be of seamless drawn brass not less than No. 20 B&S Gauge (0.032 inches) (0.8 mm) tubular PVC, or tubular ABS. Each such tailpiece, continuous waste, or waste and overflow shall not be less than one and one-half inches (40mm) O.D. for sinks, dishwashers, laundry tubs, bathtubs, urinals and similar fixtures, and not less than one and one-quarter inches (32 mm) for lavatories, drinking fountains and similar fixtures.

409.1 Water closet bowls for public use shall be of the elongated type except for guest rooms in motels, hotels, dormitories, boarding houses and similar occupancies which may be round bowls. In nurseries, schools, and other similar places where plumbing fixtures are provided for the use of children under six years of age, water closets may be of a size and height suitable for children's use. All water closets shall be equipped with seats as required below.

409.2.2 All water closet seats, except those within dwelling units, shall be of the open front type.

Exception: Closed front seats shall be permitted in hotel and motel guest rooms, dormitories, boarding houses, and similar occupancies.

412.2.3 Laundry rooms in commercial buildings, common laundry facilities in multi-family dwelling buildings and in basements. The floor shall slope toward the floor drain.

413.1 Fixture Count. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided for the type of building occupancy and in the minimum number shown in accordance with Chapter 29 of the International Building Code.

413.5 Facilities in Mercantile and Business Occupancies Serving Customers. Delete.

414.0 Hot Water Supply System. In residences and buildings intended for human occupancy, hot water shall be supplied to all plumbing fixtures and equipment used for bathing, washing, culinary purposes, cleansing, laundry, or building maintenance. Hot water is defined as a temperature of no less than120 degrees nor more than 140 degrees.

602.1 No installation of potable water supply piping or part thereof shall be made in such a manner that it will be possible for used, unclean, polluted or contaminated water, mixtures, or substances to enter any portion of such piping from any tank, receptor, equipment, or plumbing fixture by reason of back-siphonage, suction, or any other cause, either during normal use and operation thereof or when any such tank, receptor, equipment, or plumbing fixture is flooded, or subject to pressure in excess of the operating pressure in the hot and cold piping. A backflow preventer shall be installed on the building side immediately downstream of the water meter where the water service enters the building. The City of Sioux Falls Cross-Connection Control Manual and the Plumbing Code shall determine the type of backflow preventer required in the service line.

Section 603.3.3 The premise owner or responsible person shall have the backflow prevention assembly tested by a backflow prevention assembly technician at the time of installation, repair, relocation, and when required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. The testing shall be performed in accordance with the City of Sioux Falls Cross-Connection Control Manual.

603.4.4.1 Heat exchangers used for heat transfer, heat recovery, or solar heating shall protect the potable water system from being contaminated by the heat transfer medium. Double-wall heat exchangers shall separate the potable water from the heat transfer medium by providing s space between the two walls, which is vented to the atmosphere. Water-to-water heat exchangers that return the water back to the public system of waterworks may not be allowed on a public water system unless approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

603.4.15 Backflow preventers shall not be located in any area containing fumes that are toxic, poisonous or corrosive. Backflow preventers with atmospheric vents, test ports, or both shall not be installed in pits, vaults, or similar potential submerged locations.

603.4.21 Water Heater Connectors. Flexible metallic water heater connectors or reinforced flexible reinforced water heater connectors connecting water heaters to the piping system shall be in compliance with the appropriate standards listed in Table 14-1.

Drip pans shall be installed under storage-type water heaters to prevent tank leakage from causing property damage.

1. The lowest level of buildings provided that the floor is concrete or other material that will not be damaged or deteriorated by water leakage from the tank.

Drip pans shall be watertight and constructed of corrosion-resistant materials. Metallic pans shall be 24-gauge minimum. Non-metallic pans shall be .0625 inches minimum thickness. Pans shall be not less than one and one-half inches deep and shall be of sufficient size to hold the heater without interfering with drain valves, burners, controls, and any required access. High impact plastic pans shall be permitted under gas-fired water heaters where the heater is listed for zero clearance for combustible floors and the application is recommended by the pan manufacturer. Drip pans shall have drain outlets not less than 1-inch size, with indirect drain pipes extending to an approved point of discharge.

603.4.22 Combination stop-and-waste valves or cocks shall not be installed underground, unless they are installed above the known groundwater table, they are installed at least ten feet away from any sewer line or any other source of contamination, and they are installed only on seasonal-use facilities.

604.1 Water distribution pipe, building supply water piped and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, CPVC, galvanized malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, PEX, or other approved materials. Asbestos-cement, PE, PVC, PEX-AL-PEX, or PE-AL-PE water pip manufactured to recognized standards may be used for cold-water building supply distribution systems outside a building. PEX-AL-PEX water pipe, tubing, and fittings, manufactured to recognized standards may be used for hot and cold-water distribution systems within a building. PEX-AL-PE water pipe and fittings may be used for cold-water distribution systems within a building. All material used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices shall be of a like material, except where otherwise approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

Plastic piping for all potable water shall be water pressure rated for not less than 160 psi at 73 degrees F.

604.2 Copper tube for water piping shall have a weight of not less than Type L.

Exception: Type M copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above ground in, or on a building.

604.11.2 Water Heater Connections. PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first 18 inches (457 mm) of piping connected to a water heater. This does not apply to electric water heaters.

605.2 A fullway valve controlling all outlets shall be installed on the inlet side of each water meter and on each unmetered water supply. Water piping supplying more than one building on anyone premises shall be equipped with a separate fullway valve to each building, so arranged that the water supply can be turned on or off to any individual or separate building; provided however, that supply piping to a single family residence and building accessory thereto, may be controlled on one valve. Such shutoff valves shall be installed on the discharge piping from water supply tanks at or near the tank. A fullway valve shall be installed on the cold water supply pipe to each water heater at or near the water heater.

605.5 A control valve shall be installed immediately ahead of each water-supplied appliance and immediately ahead of each slip joint or appliance supply.

Parallel water distribution system shall provide a control valve either immediately ahead of each fixture being supplied, or installed at the manifold being supplied.

Individual shutoff valves shall be installed on each plumbing fixture and each exterior hose bib.

Exception: In single-family dwellings, individual valves are not required on tub valves, shower valves, and exterior hose bibs.

606.2.1 Copper Water Tube. Joints in copper tubing shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings properly soldered or brazed together as provided in Section 316.1.3 or 316.1.7 or be means of an approved flared or compression fittings in Section 606.1.1 or 606.1.3 except that underground joints may not be soldered. Solder and soldering flux shall conform to the requirements of Section 316.1.3 Mechanically formed tee fittings shall be made by brazing only and shall conform to the requirements of Section 316.1.7.

608.5 Relief valves located inside a building shall be provided with a drain, not smaller than the relief valve outlet, of galvanized steel, hard drawn copper piping and fittings, CPVC, or listed relief valve drain tube with fittings which will not reduce the internal bore of the pipe or tubing (straight lengths as opposed to coils) and shall extend from the valve to within not more than six inches (152 mm) nor less than two inches (50.7 mm) above the floor. Such drains may terminate at other approved locations. Other approved points of disposal shall include mop sinks, floor sinks and standpipe receptors. No part of such drain pipe shall be trapped or subject to freezing. The terminal end of the drain pipe shall not be threaded.

609.1 Installation. All water piping shall be adequately supported in accordance with Section 314.0. Burred ends shall b e reamed to the full bore of the pipe or tube. Changes in direction shall be made by the appropriate use of fittings, except that changes in direction in copper tubing may be made with bends, provided that such bends are made with bending equipment which does not deform or create a loss in the cross-sectional area of the tubing. Changes in direction are allowed with flexible pipe and tubing without fittings in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Provisions shall be made for expansion in hot water piping. All piping, equipment, appurtenances, and devices shall be installed in a workman-like manner in conformity with the provisions and intent of the Code.

609.2.2 The water pipe shall be placed on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the common trench with a minimum clear horizontal distance of at least 12 inches (305 mm) above the sewer or drain line. Potable water service piping shall not be located in, under, or above cesspools, septic tanks, septic tank drainage fields, or drainage pits. A separation of 25 feet shall be maintained from such systems, except for livestock confinement which may be three feet.

609.4 Testing. Upon completion of a section or of the entire hot and cold water supply system, the administrative authority may require that it be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. Except for plastic piping, a 50 pound per square inch (344.5 kPa) air pressure may be substituted for the water test. In either method of test, the piping shall withstand the test without leaking for a period of not less than 15 minutes.

609.5 Unions. The administrative authority may require that unions be installed in the water supply piping within 12 inches (305 mm) of regulating equipment, water heating, conditioning tanks, and similar equipment which may require service by removal or replacement in a manner which will facilitate its ready removal.

609.10 Water Hammer. All building supply systems except dwelling units in which quick-acting valves are installed shall be provided with devices to absorb the hammer caused by high pressures resulting form the quick closing of these valves. These pressure-absorbing devices shall be either air chambers or approved mechanical devices. Water pressure absorbing devices shall be installed as close as possible to quick-acting valves.

610.1 The size of each water meter and each potable water supply pipe form the meter or other source of supply to the fixture supply branches, risers, fixtures, connections, outlets, or other uses shall be based on the total demand and shall be determined according to the methods and procedures outlined in this section. Other than systems sized by the use of Table 6-5 the system shall be designed to assure the maximum velocities, allowed by the Code and the applicable standard, are not exceeded. The minimum size water service allowed is one inch (25.4 mm) except to travel trailer or mobile home sites, which shall be not less than three-quarter inch (19.1 mm).

610.4 Systems within range of Table 6-5 may be size from that table or by the method set forth in Section 610.5. Not more than one fixture may be served by a one-half inches (12.7 mm) outlet on a manifold system.

Listed parallel water distribution systems shall be installed in accordance with their listing but at no time shall any portion of the system exceed the maximum velocities allowed by the Code.

704.3 Pot sinks, scullery sinks, dishwashing sinks, silverware sinks, silverware-washing machines, and other similar fixtures shall be connected directly to the drainage system. A floor drain shall be provided adjacent to the fixture, and the fixture shall be connected on the sewer side of the floor drain trap. Provided that no other drainage line is connected between the floor drain waste connection and the fixture drain. The fixture and floor drain shall be trapped and vented as required by this Code.

704.4.3 Closet rings (closet flanges) shall be burned or soldered to lead bends or stubs, shall be caulked to cast iron soil pipe, shall be solvent cemented to ABS or PVC and shall be screwed or fastened in an approved manner to other materials. The top of the closet flange shall be installed above the finished floor not to exceed three-eighths inch (9.5 mm).

Note under Table 7-5. The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than one and one-fourth inches (31.8mm) nor less than one-half the diameter of the drain to which it is connected. Fixture unit load values for drainage and vent piping shall be computed from Tables 7-3 and 7-4. When vents are increased one pipe size for their entire length, the maximum length limitations specified in this table do not apply.

706.1 Changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings and shall be of the angles presented by a one-sixteenth bend, one-eighth bend, or one-sixth bend, or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.

Exception: One-quarter bends may be used on individual fixture drains, horizontal to vertical changes in direction of drainage piping, and vertical to horizontal changes in directions for more than one fixture.

706.2 Horizontal drainage lines, connecting with a vertical stack, shall enter through 45 degree ( 0.79 rad) wye branches, 60 degree (1.05 rad) wye branches, combination wye and 1/8 bend branches, sanitary tee or sanitary tapped tee branches, or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep. No fitting having more than one inlet a the same level shall be used unless such fitting is constructed so that the discharge form one inlet cannot readily enter any other inlet cannot readily enter any other inlet. Double or single sanitary tees with side inlet may be used if the side inlet flow line is above the flow line of the largest horizontal inlet. When a double sanitary tee is serving back-to-back water closets that are less than 30 inches from the soil stack, the stack shall be four inches (101.6 mm).

707.4 Each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided with a cleanout at its upper terminal and each run of piping, which is more than 100 feet (30.48 m) in total developed length, shall be provided with a cleanout for each 1,000 feet (30 48 m), or fraction thereof, in length of such piping.

1. Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than five feet (1.5m) in length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals.

2. Cleanouts may be omitted on any horizontal drainage pipe installed on a slope of 72 degrees (1.26 rad) or less from the vertical angle (angle of one-fifth bend).

3. Excepting the building drain and its horizontal branches, a cleanout shall not be required on any pip or piping which is above the floor level of the lowest floor of the building.

4. An approved type of two-way cleanout fitting, installed inside the building wall near the connection between the building drain and building sewer or installed outside of a building at the lower end of a building drain and extended to grade, may be substituted for an upper terminal cleanout.

5. Where the piping is concealed, a fixture trap or a fixture with integral trap, readily removable without disturbing concealed roughing work, shall be accepted as a cleanout equivalent.

707.10 Each cleanout in piping two inches (50 mm) or less in size shall be so installed that there is a clearance of not less than 12 inches (305 mm) in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in piping larger than two inches (50 mm) shall have a clearance of not less than 18 inches (457 mm) in front of the cleanout. Cleanouts in under floor piping shall be extended to or above the finished floor or shall be extended outside the building when there is less than 18 inches (457 mm) vertical overall allowing for obstructions such as ducts, beams and piping and 30 inches (762 mm) horizontal clearance from the means of access to such cleanout.

Section 710.1. Whenever required by the administrative authority, drainage piping serving fixtures which have flood level rims located below the elevation of the next upstream manhole cover of the public or private sewer serving such drainage piping shall be protected from backflow of sewage by installing an approved type backwater valve. Fixtures above such elevation shall not discharge through the backwater valve.

710.3.2 In single dwelling units, the ejector or pump shall be capable of passing a one and one-half inch (38 mm) diameter solid ball, and discharge piping of each ejector or pump shall have a backwater valve, and be minimum of two inches (51 mm) in diameter.

710.4 The discharge line from such ejector, pump, or other mechanical device shall be provided with an accessible backwater or swing check valve. If the gravity drainage line to which such discharge line connects is horizontal, the method of connection shall be from the top through a wye branch fitting.

Section 710.12. When subsoil drainage systems are installed, such systems shall be discharged into an approved sump or receiving tank and shall be discharged in a manner satisfactory to the authority having jurisdiction.

The sump pit shall be at least 15 inches (381 mm) in diameter, 18 inches (457 mm) in depth, and provided with a fitted cover. A one and one-half inch (38 mm) diameter rigid line within 36 inches (914 mm) of the sump pit shall be installed with the opposite end terminating to the outside.

712.4 Test alternatives. Where the administrative authority, due to practical difficulties or hardships, finds that a water or air test cannot be performed, a smoke or peppermint test shall be substituted in lieu thereof. A smoke test shall be made by introducing into the entire system a pungent, thick smoke proceeded by one or more smoke machines. When the smoke appears at stack openings on the roof, they shall be closed and at a pressure equivalent to a one-inch water column shall be developed and maintained for the period of the inspection. A peppermint test shall be conducted by the introduction of two ounces of oil of peppermint into the roof terminal of every line or stack to be tested. The oil of peppermint shall be followed at once by ten quarts of hot water whereupon all roof vent terminals shall be sealed. A positive test that reveals leakage shall be the detection of the odor of peppermint at any trap or other point on the system. Oil of peppermint of persons whose person or clothes have come in contact with oil of peppermint shall be excluded from the test area.

713.6 On every lot or premises hereafter connected to public sewer, all plumbing and drainage systems or parts thereof, on such lot or premises shall be connected with such public sewer.

719.6 For underground piping over seven inches (177.8 mm), manholes shall be provided and located at every change of size, alignment, grade, or elevation and at intervals of not more than 500 feet (152.4 m). When the total length is less than 150 feet (45.7 m), cleanouts may be provided at 100-foot (30.5 m) intervals.

801.3 Bar and Fountain Sink Traps. Where the sink in a bar, soda fountain, or counter is so located that the trap serving the sink cannot be vented, the sink drain shall discharge through an air gap or air break (see Section 801.2.3) into an approved receptor which is vented. The developed length from the fixture outlet to the receptor shall not exceed 15 feet (4,572 mm).

807.4 The discharge from a residential kitchen sink and dishwasher may discharge through a single one and one-half-inch trap. The discharge line from the dishwasher shall be not less than one-half-inch nominal size and shall either be looped up and securely fastened to the underside of the counter or be connected to a deck-mounted dishwasher air gap fitting. The discharge shall than be connected to a wye fitting between the sink waste outlet and the trap inlet or to the disposal.

903.1.2 ABS and PVC DWV piping installations shall be installed in accordance with and Chapter 15 "Firestop Protection for DWV and Stormwater Application" and the Building Code. Except for individual single-family dwelling units, materials exposed within ducts or plenums shall have a flame-spread index of not more then 25 and a smoke-developed index of not more than 50, when tested in accordance with the Test for Surface-Burning Characteristics of the Building Materials (See the Building Code Standards based on ASTM E-84 and ANSI/UL 723).

Section 904.1. The size of vent piping shall be determined from its length and the total number of fixture units connected thereto, as set forth in Table 7-5. The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than one and one-quarter inches (32 mm) nor less one-half the diameter of the drain to which it is connected. In addition, the drainage piping of each building and each connection to a public sewer or a private sewage disposal system shall be vented by means of one or more vent pipes, the aggregate cross-sectional area of which shall not be less than that of the largest required building sewer, as determined from Table 7-5 with a minimum of one three-inch (76.2 mm) vent. Vent pipes from fixtures located upstream from pumps, ejectors, backwater valves or other devices which in any way obstruct the free flow of air and other gases between the building sewer and the outside atmosphere shall not be used for meeting the cross-sectional area venting requirements of this section.

Exception: When connected to a common building sewer, the drainage piping of two or more buildings located on the same lot and under one ownership may be vented by means of piping sized in accordance with Table 7-5, provided the aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents is not less than that of the largest required common building sewer.

Section 906.7. Frost and Snow Closure. Each vent extension through a roof shall be at least three inches in diameter except kitchen sink vents in single-family dwellings, which shall be at least two inches in diameter. The change shall be made inside the building at least one foot below the roof with an approved fitting.

909.0 Special Venting for Island Fixtures. Traps for island sinks and similar equipment shall be roughed in above the floor and may be vented by extending the vent as high as possible, but not less than the drainboard height and then returning it downward and connecting it to the horizontal sink drain immediately downstream from the vertical fixture drain. The return vent shall be connected to the horizontal drain through a wye-branch fitting and shall, in addition, be provided with a foot vent taken off the vertical fixture vent by means of a wye-branch immediately below the floor and extending to the nearest partition and then through the roof to the open air or may be connected to other vents at a point not less than six inches (152 mm) above the flood level rim of the fixtures served. Drainage fittings shall be used on all parts of the vent below the floor level and a minimum slop of one-quarter-inch per foot (20.9 mm/m) back to the drain shall be maintained. The return bend used under the drainboard shall be a one piece fitting or an assembly of 45 degree (0.79 rad), 90 degree (1.6 rad) and a 45 degree (0.79 rad) elbow in the order named. Pipe sizing shall be as elsewhere required in this Code. The island sink drain, upstream of the returned vent, shall serve no other fixtures. An accessible cleanout shall be installed in the vertical portion of the foot vent.

Alternate island sink installations require a minimum of a three-inch diameter drain undiminished in size which shall rise up through the sink cabinet and capped off as high as possible. The vent shall connect no further than 15 feet from the vertical section of the drain and shall be a minimum of one and one-half inch in diameter. A three by three by one and one-half-inch sanitary tee is required for connection to the trap.

910.1 Combination waste and vent systems shall be permitted only where structural conditions preclude the installation of conventional systems as otherwise prescribed by this Code.

Exception: In single family dwellings the maximum length for a floor drain connected to a uniformly sized building drain vented on both the upstream and downstream side of the connection to the floor drain is 15 feet. The minimum trap seal shall be four inches.

1001.1 Each plumbing fixture, excepting those having integral traps or as permitted in Section 1001.2, shall be separately trapped by an approved type waterseal trap. Not more than one trap shall be permitted on a trap arm.

1003.1 Each trap, except for traps within an interceptor or similar device shall be self-cleaning. Traps for bathtubs, showers, lavatories, sinks, laundry tubs, floor drains, urinals, drinking fountains, dental units, and similar fixtures shall be of standard design and weight and shall be of ABS, cast brass, cast iron, lead, PP, PVC, or other approved material. An exposed and readily accessibly drawn brass tubing trap, not less than 20 B&S Gauge (0.053 inch) (1.3 mm), may be used on fixtures discharging domestic sewage.

Each trap shall have the manufacturer's mane stamped legibly in the metal of the trap and each tubing trap shall have the gauge of the tubing in addition to the manufacturer's name. Every trap shall have a smooth and uniform interior waterway.

1003.2 No more than one approved slip joint fitting may be used on the outlet side of a trap, and no tubing trap shall be installed without a listed tubing trap adapter. Slip joint extensions with a 45-degree slip joint offsets are allowed.

1003.3 The fixture size (nominal diameter) of a trap for a given fixture shall be sufficient to drain the fixture rapidly, but in no case less than nor more than one pipe size larger than given in Table 7-3.

1009.5 Each interceptor (clarifier) cover shall be readily accessible for servicing and maintaining the interceptor (clarifier) in working and operating condition. The removal of bulky equipment on order to service interceptors (clarifiers) shall constitute a violation of accessibility. Location of all interceptors (clarifiers) shall be shown on the approved plan.

1104.3 Combining Storm and Sanitary Drainage. The sanitary and storm drainage system of a building shall be entirely separate.

1109.2.2 Air Test. The air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor testing apparatus to any suitable opining after closing all other inlets and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gage pressure of five psi (34.5 kPa) or sufficient to balance a column of mercury ten inches (254 mm) in height. This pressure shall be held without introduction of additional air for a period of at least 15 minutes.

L 6.2.1. One- and two-vented lavatories shall be permitted to serve as the wet bent for one water closet and/or one bathtub or shower stall, or one water closet and/or one bathtub/shower combination if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The wet vent, and the dry vent extending from the wet vent, shall be two-inch (50 mm) minimum pipe size.

2. The wet vent pipe opening shall not be below the weir of the trap that it serves. Vent sizing, grades, and connections shall comply with Sections 904.0 and 905.0.

3. The horizontal branch drain serving both the lavatory and bathtub or shower stall shall be two-inch (50 mm) pipe size.

4. The length of the trap arm from the bathtub or shower stall complies with the limits in Table 10-1.

5. The distance from the outlet of the water closet to the connection of the wet vent complies with the limits in Table 10-1.

6. The horizontal branch drain serving the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall shall connect to the horizontal water closet branch above its centerline. When the bathroom or toilet room is the top-most load on a stack, the horizontal branch serving the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall shall be permitted to connect to the stack below the water closed branch.

7. No fixture other than those listed in L 6.2.1 shall discharge through a single bathroom or single toilet room wet vented system.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 2, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 114-96, § 1, 10-7-96; Ord. No. 93-97, § 3, 12-15-97; Ord. No. 16-98, § 2, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 2, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 25-04, § 2, 3-1-04; Ord. No. 27-05, § 3, 3-21-05; Ord. No. 43-05, §§ 3--5, 4-18-05; Ord. No. 105-08, §§ 56—59, 8-18-08)

Sec. 33-3. Definitions.

[For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:]

(1) Master plumber. A master plumber means a person who undertakes or offers to undertake, to plan for, lay out, or install or make additions, alterations, or repairs in the installation of plumbing and irrigation systems or equipment with or without compensation and who is licensed by the city and the South Dakota Plumbing Commission.

(2) Journeyman plumber. A journeyman plumber means a person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience and technical knowledge to do plumbing installations in accordance with the standard rules and regulations governing such installations and who is licensed by the city and the South Dakota Plumbing Commission.

(3) Apprentice plumber. An apprentice plumber means a person who is learning the plumbing trade under the supervision of a master plumber or journeyman plumber and is registered with the city.

(4) Employee means a person whose compensation for plumbing work is reported by the employer on an Internal Revenue Service W-2 Form and is also otherwise considered an employee under applicable laws.

(5) Plumbing work means installing, altering, repairing, planning, laying out of plumbing systems or equipment.

(6) Owner is a natural person who physically performs plumbing work on the premises the person owns and actually occupies as a resident or owns and will occupy as a residence upon completion of construction.

(7) Inactive master plumber means a person who is licensed by the city as a master plumber, but has not been designated as an master plumber for a plumbing contractor and who may be issued upon request an inactive plumbing contractors license.

(8) Landscape irrigation contractor means a person who engages in the business or trade of installing, altering, repairing, relocating, replacing, or adding to irrigation systems inside or outside a building.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 3, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 3, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 3, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 25-04, § 3, 3-1-04; Ord. No. 43-05, §§ 6, 7, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-4. Licenses.

(a) Master plumber. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall install, alter, repair, plan, layout or supervise the installing, altering, or repairing of plumbing systems or equipment unless the person is:

(2) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is journeyman or apprentice plumber.

(b) Journeyman plumber. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform plumbing work unless the person is:

(2) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is an employee, partner or officer of the master plumber and the work performed is under the supervision of the master plumber.

(c) Inactive master plumber. Existing master plumbers, after paying the appropriate fee, may be issued an inactive plumbing contractors license. At such time as a person holding an inactive license desires to change to an active contractors license, that person shall pay the appropriate fee and hold a state contractors license.

(d) Landscape irrigation contractor. Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person shall install irrigation systems without first obtaining a landscape irrigation contractor license from the city.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 4, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 4, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 25-04, § 4, 3-1-04; Ord. No. 43-05, § 8, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-5. Registrations.

Apprentice plumbers. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform plumbing work unless the person is:

(2) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is an employee, partner or officer of the licensed master plumber and the work is performed in the presence of a master plumber and/or journeyman plumber also employed by the person's employer.

Sec. 33-6. License use restricted.

No licensed master plumber or landscape irrigation contractor shall allow his name to be used by any other person directly or indirectly, either to obtain a permit for the installation of any plumbing work or to install any such system or equipment.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 6, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 6, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 43-05, § 9, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-7. Bond required.

As a condition of a license, each master plumber, each manufactured and mobile home plumbing installation contractor, and each landscape irrigation contractor shall give and maintain a surety bond in the penal sum of $10,000.00 in a form approved by the city. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all plumbing work entered upon by the contractor within the city and for compliance with all the provisions of this chapter. The bond shall be in lieu of all other license bonds to any political subdivision or government agency. Such bond shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the State of South Dakota.

Claims upon such bond may be filed by any person damaged by reason of the principal's failure to perform his obligation under the bond.

Suspension or revocation of the license of the principal shall not by itself affect the liability of either the principal or the surety on such bond.

Claims upon such bond may be filed by any person damaged by reason of the principal's failure to perform his obligation under the bond.

Suspension or revocation of the license of the principal shall not by itself affect the liability of either the principal or the surety on such bond.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 7, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 7, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 4, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 43-05, § 10, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-8. Vehicle identification.

Any vehicle used by a contractor while performing plumbing work for which a license is required shall have the contractor's business name and city license numbers as they appear on the license in contrasting color with characters one and one-half-inch high by one and one-half-inch wide affixed to each side of the vehicle.

Sec. 33-9. License and registration application.

Any person desiring to engage in the business of plumbing who is contracting as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, or landscape irrigation contractor shall first make an application for a license therefor to the administrative authority on forms furnished.

Any person hired as an apprentice plumber under the supervision of a master or journeyman plumber shall first make an application for registration therefore to the administrative authority on forms furnished.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 9, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 9, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 43-05, § 11, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-10. License term and renewal.

All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire biennially beginning on December 31, 1995. All renewal fees shall be paid prior to the expiration of the license.

Any person who shall fail to renew a license within 60 days after it has lapsed shall pay in addition to the license fee a reinstatement fee equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee.

Licenses not renewed within one year of the date of expiration shall not be renewed until the applicant has submitted and passed the examination and paid all fees required for a new license.

Sec. 33-11. Examination.

Before a master plumber and journeyman license shall be issued, the applicant shall be required to submit to and pass an examination as to his qualifications and fitness to install plumbing systems and equipment. Such examination shall be given under the direction of the plumbing board of appeals and examiners. Any applicant who fails to pass the examination shall not be eligible to take another examination until at least 30 days have elapsed from the date of the last examination.

Applications for exams shall be made at least two weeks prior to the examination date.

After passing the examination, applicants shall secure the license within 90 days after receiving the exam results.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 11, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 16-98, § 11, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 105-08, § 60, 8-18-08)

Sec. 33-12. Installation by owner.

Owners may install plumbing systems or equipment on the premises of a single-family residence which they occupy or will occupy as their own home. All equipment installed by the owner shall be for the owner without compensation from or to any other persons for labor or installation except a qualified city licensed plumber. Installation by an owner shall comply with the requirements of this code. The owner shall file plans, apply for and secure a permit, pay fees, and call for all inspections in the manner provided in this Code.

After the work has been commenced, the owner shall make arrangements for the plumbing inspector to inspect the installation. Failure to arrange for an inspection shall cause the permit to expire by limitation and become null and void and the work shall be presumed unsafe.

All homeowner permits shall expire and become null and void if the work authorized is not completed within two years from the date of such permit, and all work which has not received a final inspection shall be presumed unsafe.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 12, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 114-96, § 2, 10-7-96; Ord. No. 16-98, § 12, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 5, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 43-05, § 12, 4-18-05)

Sec. 33-13. Suspension or revocation of license.

The chief building services official may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if he finds:

a. Has violated any applicable provision of this code, city ordinance, rule, regulation, or state law.

c. Has filed an application for a license, which is incomplete in any material respect or contains statements, which are false or misleading.

d. Fails to file with the chief building services official the necessary bonds or certificates of insurance.

e. Fails to provide copies of records in the person's possession related to a matter under investigation.

f. Fails to pay inspection and permit fees in a timely manner as determined by the chief building services official.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 13, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 114-96, § 3, 10-7-96; Ord. No. 16-98, § 13, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 6, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 105-08, § 61, 8-18-08)

Sec. 33-14. Administrative appeal of license suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew.

A party whose license is suspended, revoked, or refused renewal may appeal that decision to the plumbing board of appeals and examiners.

Appeals shall be commenced by filing a written appeal with the department within ten days of the decision. The appeal shall include a statement of the action complained of, why the action should be modified or rescinded, whether the appellant desires an open or closed hearing, and an address where the appeal any can be mailed notice of hearings. The department shall immediately deliver a copy of the appeal to the city attorney who will act as legal counsel for the board.

(Ord. No. 77-95, § 14, 6-5-95; Ord. No. 114-96, § 4, 10-7-96; Ord. No. 16-98, § 14, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 118-01, § 7, 12-10-01)

Sec. 33-15. Time of hearing and notice.

A public hearing, or a closed hearing if the board determines it is necessary, shall be held on all appeals within 15 working days after the filing of the appeal, unless a later date is agreed upon by the appellant and the board. The department shall cause written notice of the date, time, and place of such hearing to be served upon the appellant by personal service or certified mail to the address set forth in the appeal at least five days before the hearing date.

Sec. 33-16. Hearing procedures.

The following rules shall govern the procedures for an administrative hearing on matters concerning license suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew.

(1) Hearings and administrative appeals need not be conducted according to the technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses.

(3) The chairman of the board or the board recorder shall administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses.

(4) Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is the type of evidence upon which reasonable persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper the admission of such evidence after objection in civil actions in courts of competent jurisdiction in this state.

(5) Irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence and evidence that lacks trustworthiness shall be excluded.

(6) The appellant, the major organization unit or agency, and any other party to an appeal shall have these rights among others:

a. To call and examine witnesses on any matter relevant to the issue of the hearing;

c. To cross examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues of the hearing; and

(7) After each appeal hearing, the board or hearing examiner shall perform the following:

b. Based upon such written findings, sustain, remand for further hearing or action, or rescind the complained action or decision. The board may in its discretion waive the payment of any reinstatement or late penalty fee.

(8) A written report of the decision, including the findings of fact, shall be furnished to the appellant and the chief building services official within 15 working days from the date the appeal hearing is closed. The city and the appellant shall bear their own respective costs of the appeal proceeding. The decision of the board shall be final.

Sec. 33-17. Appeal to circuit court.

The decision of the board or the hearing examiner is subject to judicial review as provided by law.

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