Ordinance No. 1035197
ORDINANCE NO. 1035
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 2000 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 2001 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. 992.
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, 2000 edition, with appendices; (Also
known as the 2001 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, 2000
edition.
SECTION II: Section 19 -2 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress City Code is
hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 19 -2 Uniform Plumbing Code - Amendments, Addition, and Deletions.
The following amendments are made to the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997 edition,
adopted by this Chapter:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Cypress that the following amendments and modifications to the 2000
editions of the Plumbing Codes contained in Ordinance No. 1035 are
hereby found to be reasonably necessary do to consideration of specific
local climatic, geological or topographical conditions as follows:
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 2000 EDITION
1. Chapter 2 - Welder, pipe is amended to add the following:
A "valid" certificate is that which is updated on an annual basis.
This amendment is necessary to clarify what is a "valid" certificate.
2. 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.
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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 piping systems.
3. Section 510.5 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.
4. Section 610.9 is hereby amended to add the following:
Not less than one (1) hose bib in rear yard area must be piped in 3/4"
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.
5. Section 1204.3.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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.
6. 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 1997 Uniform Building Code,
Appendix, Chapter 4, Section 421.
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: Severability
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.
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 READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 14th day of
October, 2002 and finally adopted and order posted at a regular meeting held on the 28`h
day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
Y CLERK OF
CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYO THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, JILL R. INGRAM - GUERTIN, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the said City Council held on the 28`h day of October 2002, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan, McGill, Piercy, McCoy and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Y CLERK OF T
CITY OF CYPRESS
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