Ordinance No. 1095421
ORDINANCE NO. 1095
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CYPRESS CITY CODE AND THEREBY
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING CODES WITH CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS THERETO: THE 2006 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM
PLUMBING CODE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 2007 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, THE 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND
HOT TUB CODE, THE 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY
CODE, AND THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE MATERIAL AND
INSTALLATION STANDARDS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1035.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 19 -1 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 19 -1 Uniform Plumbing Codes - Adopted; where filed.
The following are hereby adopted by reference as the Plumbing Codes of the
City of Cypress, one (1) copy of each which is on file in the office of the City
Clerk:
a. Uniform Plumbing Code, 2006 edition, with appendices; (Also
known as the 2007 California Plumbing Code)
b. Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1997 edition;
c. Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1997 edition; and
d. Uniform Plumbing Code Material and Installation Standards,
2006 edition.
SECTION II: Section 19 -2 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress City Code is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 19 -2 Uniform Plumbing Codes; amendments, additions, and deletions.
a) The following amendments and modifications are hereby found to
be reasonably necessary due to consideration of specific local climatic,
geological, or topographical conditions as follows:
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 2006 EDITION
1. Section 402 is amended by adding Section 402.10 as follows:
The Building Official may allow the use of standard flush toilets
or urinals, when, in the opinion of the Building Official, the
configuration of the building drainage system requires a greater
quantity of water to adequately flush the system.
This amendment is necessary due to the extremely flat
topography within the city, which may require the use of
decreased slopes with increased volume on drainage systems.
2. Chapter 5 is hereby amended to add the following:
All water heaters shall be seismically braced in compliance with
Assembly Bill 1890. These restraints shall be attached to the
existing wall studs with "Spacemaker" or "Holdrite" anchorage
systems or equivalent. If another restraint system is preferred,
then documentation shall be submitted to show it has equal or
better restraint value.
This amendment is necessary to provide consistency with state
laws on the type of seismic restraint system utilized.
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3. Section 610.8 is hereby amended to add the following:
Not less than one (1) hose bib in rear yard area must be
piped in 34" inch supply pipe.
This amendment is necessary to provide consistency with
the zoning provisions of the Cypress Municipal Code and to
provide additional fire suppression capacity for the rear yard.
4. Section 1214 is hereby amended to add the following:
Any gas system carrying gas pressure in excess of fourteen
(14) inches (0.4m) water column pressure and all gas
systems two (2) inches or larger must have a twenty four
(24) hour graph test.
This amendment is necessary to mitigate the potential
hazards within seismic zone 4 due to the large volume of
gas in such systems.
5. All other modifications to this Code are administrative in nature.
SECTION III: Section 19 -3 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Code is
amended as follows:
SECTION 19 -3 - Uniform Swimming Pool Code; Amendments.
The following amendments are made to the Uniform Swimming
Pool Code, 1997 edition, adopted by this Chapter:
Swimming Pools /Spas - Enclosures Required.
No person shall maintain a swimming pool /spa in the City
unless an enclosure, as provided for in this article, is
maintained on the lot or premises upon which such pool /spa
is situated.
Upon commencement of excavation for a new pool /spa,
temporary fencing shall be installed.
Enclosure Specifications shall comply with 2007 California
Building Code, Section 3109 as amended.
SECTION IV: This Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environment Quality Act, ( "CEQA "), 14 California Code of Regulation
15061(b)(3).
SECTION V: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Cypress hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section,
subsections, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION VI. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify
as the passage of this Ordinance and to give notice thereof by causing copies of
this Ordinance to be posted in three public places throughout the City.
FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on the 26th day of November 2007, and finally adopted and order posted at a
regular meeting held on the 26th day of November ?007
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the said City Council held on the 26th day of November, 2007, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mills, Narain, Seymore and Luebben
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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