Ordinance No. 99243
ORDINANCE NO. 992
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 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM
PLUMBING CODE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 1998 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. 948.
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, 1997 edition, with appendices; (Also
known as the 1998 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,
1997 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
1997 editions of the Plumbing Codes contained in Ordinance No. 992 are
hereby found to be reasonably necessary do to consideration of specific
local climatic, geological or topographical conditions as follows:
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1997 EDITION
1. Chapter 2 - Welder, pipe is amended to add the following:
a) A valid certificate is that which is updated on an annual
basis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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 copoies 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 24th day
of May , 1999 and finally adopted and order posted at a regular meeting held on the
14thday of June , 1999.
ATTEST:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, 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 14th day of June , 1999, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCoy, McGill, Piercy, Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None and Keenan
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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