Ordinance No. 1160252
ORDINANCE NO. 1160
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE AND
THEREBY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING CODES WITH
CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO: THE 2016 EDITION OF THE 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. 1140.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 19 -1 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 19 -1 California 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. California Plumbing Code, 2016 edition, with appendices; (Based on
the 2015 Uniform 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, 2015
edition.
SECTION II: Section 19 -2 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Municipal Code
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 19 -2 California 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:
CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2016 EDITION
1. Section 411 is amended by adding Section 411.4 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. 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
1/4" 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.
3. 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 2016 California Building
Code, Section 3109 as amended, and Cypress Municipal Code
section 19 -10 through 19 -12.
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 the City of Cypress
held on the 24th day of October, 2016 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular
meeting held on the 14th day of November, 2016.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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MANOR OF THE CITY F CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 14th day of November, 2016, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Berry, Johnson, Peat, Morales and Yarc
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS