CC Ordinance No. 1909ORDINANCE NO. 1909
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CUPERTINO AMENDING CHAPTER 16.20
OF THE CUPERTiNO MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING THE
2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBiNG CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO HEREBY ORDAINS that they
are adopting the 2001 California Plumbing Code and Chapter 16.20 of the Cupertino Municipal
Code is amended as follows:
Change section 16.20.010, 16.20.020, 16.20.080 from 1997 to 2001
· Add section 16.20.030, see Exhibit A
Change section 16.20.090 to read as follows:
Appendix chapters.
Adopt the following appendix Chapters from the 2001 CPC:
A. 2000 UPC Appendix A, Rules for Sizing Water Supply Systems.
B. 2000 UPC Appendix B, Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent Systems.
C. 2000 UPC Appendix C, Additional Referenced Standards.
D. 2000 UPC Appendix D, Sizing Storm Water Drainage Systems.
E. 2000 UPC Appendix H, Procedures for Design, Construction and Installation of
Commercial Kitchen Grease Interceptors.
F. 2000 UPC Appendix I, Installation Standards.
G. 2000 UPC Appendix J, Reclaimed Water Systems for Non-Residential Buildings.
H. 2000 UPC Appendix K, Private Sewage Disposal Systems.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino the 4th
day of November 2002 and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino the 18th day of November 2002, by the following vote:
Vote:
Members of the City Council
Ayes: Lowenthal, Chang, James, Kwok, Sandoval
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor, City of Cupertino
Exhibit A
The following Sections of the Plumbing Code are hereby amended and added to read as follows:
Section 16.20.030
UPC Section 604 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(Geological II)
Section 604.0 Materials
604.1 Water distribution pipe, building supply water pipe and fittings shall be of brass,
copper, cast iron, galvanized malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, or
other approved materials. Asbestos-cement, CPVC, PE, PVC, or PEX water pipe
manufactured to recognized standards may be used for cold water distribution systems
outside a building. CPVC, PEX water pipe, tubing, and fittings, manufactured to
recognized standards may be used for hot and cold water distribution systems within a
building. All materials used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices
shall be of a like material, except where otherwise approved by the Administrative
Authority.
UPC Section 604.11 is hereby amended to read as follows:
604.11 PEX. Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing shall be marked with the
appropriate standard designation(s) listed in Table 14-1 for which the tubing has been
listed or approved. PEX tubing shall be installed in compliance with the provisions of this
section.
UPC Section 604.11.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
604.11.1 PEX Fittings. Metal Insert Fittings and Metal Compression Fittings used with
PEX tubing shall be manufactured to and marked in accordance with the standards for the
fittings in Table 14-1.
UPC Section 604.11.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
604.11.2 Water Heater Connections. PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first
eighteen (18) inches (457 mm) of piping connected to a water heater.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
CITY OF CUPERTINO )
I, KIMBERLY SMITH, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Cupertino, California, do hereby certify the attached
to be a tree and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1909, which was enacted on
November 18, 2002, and that it has been published or posted pursuant to law
(G.C. 40806).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
20th day of November, 2002.
KIMBE~ 'C~nd Ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Cupertino, California
ordinance certificate