CHAPTER 3. GENERAL REGULATIONS. 301.0 Materials - Standards and Alternates 301.1 Minimum Standards 3011.1 Approvals. Unless otherwise provided in order that health and safety requirements, as they pertain to plumbing, shall be observed. 301.2 Alternate Materials and Methods for in this Code, all materials, fixtures, or devices, used or entering into the construction of plumbing systems, or parts thereof, shall be submitted to the Administrative Authority for approval and shall conform to approved applicable recognized standards and shall be free from defects. All pipe, pipe fittings, traps, fixtures, material, and devices used in a plumbing system shall be listed or labeled by a listing agency. 301.1.2. Marking. Each length of pipe and each pipe fitting, trap, fixture, material, and device used in a plumbing system shall have cast, stamped, or indelibly marked on it, the maker's ‘mark or name, the weight and the quality of the product, when such marking is required by the approved standard that applies. All materials and. devices used or entering into the construction of plumbing and drainage systems, or parts thereof, shall be marked and identified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority. All such marking shall be done by the manufacturer Field marking shall not be acceptable. 301.1.3 Standards. Standards listed or referred. to in this chapter or other chapters cover ‘materials which will conform to the requirements, of this Code, when used in accordance with the limitations imposed in this or other chapters thereofand their listing. Where a standard covers ‘materials of various grades, weights, quality, or configurations, there may be only a portion of the listed standard which is applicable. Design and ‘materials for special conditions or materials not provided for herein may be used only by special permission of the Administrative Authority after the Administrative Authority has been satisfied as to their adequacy. A list of acepted plumbing ‘materials standards is included in Table 14-1. All JAPMO Installation Standards are included in Appendix I. 301.1.4 Existing Buildings. In existing buildings ‘or premises in which plumbing installations are to be altered, repaired, or renovated, the Administrative Authority has discretionary, ‘powers to permit deviation from the provisions of this Code, provided that such a proposal to deviate is fist submitted for proper determination 301.21 Intent. The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any alternate ‘material or method of construction provided any such alternate has been first approved and its use authorized by the Administrative Authority However, the exercise of this discretionary approval by the Administrative Authority shall have no effect beyond the jurisdictional boundaries of said Administrative Authority. Any alternate material or method of construction so approved. shall not be considered as conforming to the requirements and/or intent of this Code for any purpose other than installation or use within the jurisdiction granting the exception, 301.2.2. Compliance. The Administrative Authority may approve any such alternate provided that the Administrative Authority finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of this Code and the ‘material offered is for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this Code, in quality, strength, effectiveness, durability, and safety or that the methods of instalation proposed conform to other acceptable rationally recognized plumbing standards. 301.2.3 Requirements. The Administrative Authority shall require that sufficient evidence ‘or proof be submitted to substantiate any claims that may be made regarding, the sufficiency of any proposed material or type of construction, 301.2.4 Testing. When there is insufficient evidence to substantiate claims for alternates, the Administrative Authority may require tests, as proof of compliance, to be made by an approved. testing agency at the expense of the applicant 301.2.4.4 Tests shall be made in accordance With approved standards, but in the absence of such standards, the Administrative Authority shall specify the test procedure. 301.2.4.2 The Administrative Authority ‘may require tests to be made or repeated if, at any time, there is reason to believe that any material or device no longer conforms to the requirements on which its approval ‘was based 7302.0- 310.4 302.0 Iron Pipe Size (I,P.S.) Pipe Iron, steel, brass, and copper pipe shall be standard ‘weight iron pipe size (LP-S.) pipe. 303.0 Disposal of Liquid Waste It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer, or permit the disposal of sewage, human excrement, or other liquid wastes, in any place or manner, except through and by means of an approved drainage system, installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions ofthis Code. 304.0 Connections to Plumbing System Required All plumbing fixtures, drains, appurtenances and appliances, used to receive or discharge liquid ‘wastes or sewage, shall be connected properly to the drainage system of the building or premises, in accordance with the requirements of this Code. 305.0 Sewers Required 305.1. Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall have a connection to a public or private sewer except as provided in Section 305.2. 305.2 When a public sewer is not available for use, drainage piping from buildings and premises shall be connected to an approved private sewage disposal system. 305.3 In cities and/or counties, where the installation of building sewers is under the jurisdiction of a department other than the ‘Administrative Authority, the provisions of this Code relating to building sewers need not apply, 306.0 Damage to Drainage System or Public Sewer 306.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, by any means whatsoever, into any plumbing fixture, floor drain, interceptor, sump, receptor, or device, which is connected to any drainage system, public sewer, private sewer, septic tank, or cesspool, any ashes, cinders, solids, rags, inflammable, poisonous or explosive liquids or gases, oils, grease, or any other thing whatsoever which would, or could cause, damage to the drainage system or public sewer. 306.2 Roofs, inner courts, vent shafts light wells or similar areas having rain water drain, shall discharge to the outside of the building or to the gutter and shall not be connected to the sanitary drainage system unless first approved by the Administrative Authority. 18 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 307.0 Industrial Wastes 307.1 Wastes detrimental to the public sewer system or detrimental to the functioning of the sewage treatment plant shall be treated and disposed of as found necessary and directed by the Administrative Authority or other authority having jurisdiction 307.2 Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to surface or subsurface waters, shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway unless it has first been rendered safe by some acceptable form of treatment as required by the Administrative Authority 308.0 Location 308.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no plumbing system, drainage system, building sewer, private sewage disposal system or parts thereof, shall be located in any lot other than the lot which is the site of the building, structure, or premises served by such facilities. 308.2 No subdivision, sale, or transfer of ownership of existing property shall be made in such manner that the area, clearance, and access requirements of this Code are decreased 309.0 Improper Location Piping, fixtures, or equipment shall not be so located as to interfere with the normal use thereof or with the normal operation and use of windows, doors, or other required facilities 310.0 Workmanship 310.1. All design, construction, and workmanship shall be in conformity with accepted engineering practices and shall be of such character as to secure the results sought to be obtained by this Code. 310.2 It is unlawful to conceal cracks, holes, or other imperfections in materials by welding, brazing, or soldering or by using therein or thereon any paint, ‘wax, tar, or other leak-sealing or repair agent. 310.3 Burred ends of all pipe and tubing, shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe or tube and all chips shall be removed. 310.4 Installation Practices. Plumbing systems shall be installed in a manner conforming to this Code, applicable standards and the manufacturer’s installation instructions. In instances where the Code, applicable standards or the manufacturer’s instructions conflict, the more stringent provisions shall prevail.GENERAL REGULATIONS 314.0 Prohibited Fittings and Practices 314.1 No double hub fitting, single or double tee branch, single or double tapped tee branch, side inlet quarter bend, running thread, band, or saddle shall be used as a drainage fitting, except that a double hub sanitary tapped tee may be used on a vertical line as a fixture connection. 314.2 No drainage or vent piping shall be drilled and tapped for the purpose of making, connections thereto, and no cast iron soil pipe shall be threaded. 314.3 No waste connection shall be made to a closet bend or stub of a water closet or similar fixture, 311.4 Except as hereinafter provided in Sections 908.0, 909.0 and 910.0, no vent pipe shall be used asa soil or waste pipe, nor shall any soil or waste pipe be used a8 a vent. Also, single stack drainage and venting systems, with unvented branch lines are prohibited, 311.5 No fitting, fixture and piping connection, appliance, device or method of installation which obstructs or retards the flow of water, wastes, sewage or air in the drainage or venting systems in an amount greater than the normal frictional resistance to flow, shall be used unless itis indicated as acceptable in this Code or is approved by the Administrative Authority as having a desirable and acceptable function and of ultimate benefit to the proper and continuing functioning of the plumbing system. The enlargement of a three (3) inch (80 mm) closet bend or stub to four (4) inches (100 mm) shall rot be considered an obstruction, 311.6 Except for necessary valves, where intermembering or mixing of dissimilar metals ‘occur, the point of connection shall be confined to exposed or accessible locations. 311.7 All valves, pipes, and fittings shall be installed in correct relationship to the direction of flow. 311.8 Screwed Fittings. Screwed fittings shall be ‘ABS, cast iron, copper, copper alloy, malleable iron, PVC, steel, or other approved materials. Threads shall be tapped out of solid metal or molded in solid ABS or PVC. 312.0 Independent Systems ‘The drainage system of each new building and of new work installed in any existing building shall be separate and independent from that of any other building and when available, every building shall have an independent connection with a public or private sewer. Exception: Where one building stands in the rear of another building on an interior lot, and. 311.0-3138 no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining court, yard, or driveway, the building, drain from the front building may be extended. to the rear building. 313.0 Protection of Piping, Materials, and Structures: 313.1. All piping passing under or through walls shall be protected from breakage. All piping passing through or under cinders or other corrosive ‘materials shall be protected from external corrosion in an approved manner. Approved provisions shall be made for expansion of hot water piping. Voids around piping passing through concrete floors on the ground shall be appropriately sealed. 313.2 All piping in connection with a plumbing system shall be so installed that piping or connections will not be subject to undue strains or stresses, and provisions shall be made for expansion, contraction, and structural settlement. No piping shall be directly embedded in concrete or masonry, No structural member shall be seriously weakened or impaired by cutting, notching or otherwise, as defined in the Building Code. 313.3. All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same shall be at least forty-five (45) degrees (0.79 rad) therefrom, unless permission be otherwise granted by the Administrative Authority 313.4 No building sewer or other drainage piping or part thereof, constructed of materials other than those approved for use under or within a building, shall be installed under or within two (2) feet (610 ‘mm) of any building or structure, or less than one (1) foot (305 mm) below the surface of the ground. 313.5 Piping subject to undue corrosion, erosion, or mechanical damage shall be protected in an approved manner. 313.6 No water, soil, or waste pipe shall be installed or permitted outside of a building or in an exterior wall unless, where necessary, adequate provision is ‘made to protect such pipe from freezing. 313.7 Al piping penetrations of fire resistance rated walls, partitions, floors, floor/ceiling assemblies roof/eeiling, assemblies, or shaft enclosures shall be protected in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code, IAPMO Installation Standards and Chapter 15 “Firestop Protection for DWV and Stormwater Applications. 313.8 Waterproofing of Openings. Joints at the roof around pipes, ducts, or other appurtenances shall be made watertight by the use of lead, copper, 19