Ordinance No. 287ORDINANCE NO. 287
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS AMENDING SECTION
1 12 OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE OF 1964 TO PERMIT
REFUND OF PERMIT FEES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
1 Section 1 12 of the Uniform PluMbing Code of 1964 heretofore
adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City of Cypress is amended to read in its
entirety as follows
'Section 1.12 - Cost of Permit
Every aplicant for a permit to install add to alter relocate
or replace a plumbing or drainage system or part thereof shall state in
writing on the application form provided for that purpose the character of
work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith,
together with such information pertinent thereto as may be required
Such applicant shall pay for each permit issued at the time of
issuance, a fee in accordance with the following schedule and at the rate
provided for each classification shown therein.
Any person who shall commence any plumbing work for which a
permit is required by this code without first having obtained a permit
therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit pay double
the permit fee fixed by this section for such work, provided, however
that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be
proved to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such work
was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtail a permit
therefor before the commencement of the work. In all such cases a permit
must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so and if there be an
unreasonable delay inobtaining such permit a double fee as herein provided
shall be charged.
For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumbing outlet on or
to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached shall be
construed to be a fixture Fees for reconnection and retest of existing
plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of
plumbing fixtures gas systems, water heaters etc. involved
When interceptor traps or house trailer site traps are installed
at the same time as a building sewer on any lot no sewer permit shall be
required for the connection of any such trap to an appropriate inlet fitting
provided in the building sewer by the permitee constructing such sewer
When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building
or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal
facility backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned
consequent to such connection is included in the building sewer permit
In the event that any person has obtained a permit hereunder and
no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit has been
commenced, such permitee shall be entitled to a refund of 80% of the fee
paid for such permit in excess of $5 00 upon presentation of a written
request therefor
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 13th day of September 1965
ATTEST
ITYCLERK OF TH(CITY OF CYPRESS
MAYOR OF THE CITY 'OF CYPRESS
Ordinance No. 287
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 13th day of September 1965 by the following vote
AYES 4 COUNCILMEN Gorzeman, Kanel, McCarney and Noe
NOES 0 COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT 1 COUNCILMEN Wright
CIY CLERK OF HE CITY OF CYPRESS
Ordinance No 287