Ord. 0043 1961-09-21 ORDINANCE NUMBER~
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PERSONS · FIRMS OR
CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF PEARLAND~ TO
CONNECT ON AND USE AVAILABLE FACILITIES IN THE
CONNECTIONS WITH EXISTING SANITARY SEWER AND
WATER WHERE SUCH CONNECTIONS RUN ADJACENT TO
THEIR PROPERTY LINES: REQUIRING THE USE OF
SEPTIC TANKS AND CONNECTIONS WHERE SUCH SANI-
TARY SEWER CONNECTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE:
PROHIBITING THE USE OF OUTDOOR CLOSETS OR
TOILETS OR THE FLOW OF RAW OR UNTREATED
SEWERAGE INTO OPEN DITCHES OR DRAINS: REQUIRING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF USE AND CON-
NECTIONS AS ADOPTED BY THE WATER CONTROL AND
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF PEARLAND:
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That from and after the approval and passage of this
Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within
the City of Pear[and to use, install, construct, use or permit to remain
on their premises or premises under their control or occupied by people,
either part time or full time, where a public sewer is laid andmain~aiBeR~
within one hundred and fifty (150) feet of a public seUwe~of any suchbui[d~ng
and having no water closet or privy connected with said sewer, shall
within thirty (30) days after the enactment and passage hereof, put up the
within said building used as aforesaid, Qr upon the premises where the
same is located, a water closet or closets and have the same connected
with the public sewer as operated by the Water Control and Improvement
District within the City of Pear[and, its successors or assigns.
SECTION 2: Where any such building is located on any lot or block
lo.ted a~ a greafer~s-
then such owner or occupant may instal[ a septic tank and flow or drain
lines in lieu of such sewer connection and such private system shall
comply with the conditions and requirements of Senate Bill Number 188,
entitled the "PLUMBING LICENSE LAW OF 1947."
SECTION 3: From and after the passage of this Ordinance, it shall
be un[awful for any person, firm or corporation to permit the flow of raw
or untreated sewage into any open drain or ditch within the City ol Pear[and
and or to use or permit the use of any outdoor closet or privy that is not
connected with either a private septic tank or public sewer line as above
described.
SECTION 4: All connections shall be made in compliance with
accepted plumbing regulations as mentioned above in the Plumbing License
Law of 1947, whether to a private septic tank or public sewer.
SECTION 5: Any designated City employee shall have the right and
privilege to enter any building on any premises within reasonable hours
in the City of Pear[and for the purpose of making an inspection in determ-
ining compliance with this Ordinance and this Ordinance shall apply to all
types of structures whether permanent or temporary and shall be considered
to apB[v-to trailer carqps and temporary buildings of every class or nature
~that use or require sanitary facilities b~ r~a~s-on of thair occupancy.
SECTION 6: Every person, firm or corporation who shall omit or
refuse to comply with, or who violates any of the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any surr~more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars
for each offense, and each and every day that the provisions of this
Ordinance are violated shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be and are hereby repealed and declared of no further
force and effect.
SECTION 8: If any part of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid,
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such action shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereof.
SECTION 9: The fact that there is not now in force within the City
of Pear[and any Ordinance requiring the use of sanitary iacilities or the
connection of any existing ~acilities with available public systems constitutes
a public health menace deemed detrimental to the health and general welfare
of the people of this City and constitutes an emergency and this Ordinance
shall be in full iorce and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication.
PASSED and APPROVED on this the~j~/ day of ~,~, A. P. 1961.
CITY O!z PEARLAND, TEXAS
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ADOPTED 10-28-65
ORDINANCE NUMBER 43
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PRRSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS
WITHIN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TO CONNECT ON AND USE AVAILABLE
FACILITIES IN THE CONNECTIONS WITH EXISTING SANITARY SEWER
AND WATER WHERE SUCH CONNECTIONS RUN ADJACENT TO THEIR
PROPERTY LINES : REQUIRING THE USE OF SEPTIC TANKS AND
CONNECTIONS WHERE SUCH SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE: PROHIBITING THE USE OF OUTDOOR CLOSETS OR
TOILETS OR THE FLOW OF RAW OR UNTREATED SEWERAGE INTO
OPEN DITCHES OR DRAINS: RFQ'UIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
POLICIES OF USE AND CONNECTIONS AS ADOPTED BY THE WATER
CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF PEAR-
LAND: PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, BRAZORIA
COUNTY, TEXAS: ,
SECTION 1: That from and after the approval and passage of this
Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within
the City of Pearland to use, install, construct, use or permit to remain
on their premises or premises under their control or occupied by people,
either jpart time or full time, where a public sewer is laid and maintained
within one hundred and fifty(150) feet of a public sewer of any organized
department of any such Huiding and having no water closet or privy con-
nected with said sewer, shall •wwithin thirty (30) days after the enactment
and passage hereof, put up the within said building used as, afore said,
or upon the premises where the same is located, a water closets and have '}.
the same connected with the public sewer as operated by the Water Control
and Improvement District within the City of Pearland, its successors
or assigns.
SECTION 2: Where any such building is 1ptcated on any lot or
block or premises within the City of Pearland, but outside of the WC&ID
#3, then such owner or occupant may install a septic tank and flow or
drain lines in lieu of such sewer connection and such private system
shall comply with the condition and requirements of Senate Bill Number
188, entitled the "Plumbing License Law of 1947."
SECTION 3: From and after the passage of this Ordinance,
it shall be 4nlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit the
flow of raw'•on untreated sewage into any open drain or ditch within the
City of Pearland and or to use or permit the use of any outdoor closet
or privy that is not connected with either a private septic tank or
public sewer line as above described.
SECTION 4; All connections shall be ,made in compliance
with accepted plumbing regulations as mentioned above in the Plumbing ' ,\k\\
License Law of 1947, whether to a private septic tank or public sewer.
SECTION 5: Any designated City employee shall have the right
and privilege to enter any building on any premises Within reasonable
hours in the Cidy-'of Pearland for the jpurpose of making an inspection
in determining compliance with this Ordinance and this Ordinance shall
apply to all types of structures whether permanent or tempaorady and
shall be considered to apply to trailer camps and temporary buildings
of every class or nature, except temporary toilets in construction
projects that use or require sanitary facilities by reason pf their
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SECTION 3. 1 GENERAL
The administration and enforcement of the Plumbing
Code is hereby assigned to and shall be the responsibility
of the "Plumbing Inspector."
SECTION I}.. QUALIFICAT "ONS OF PLUMBING INSPECTORS
The Plumbing Inspector shall have had experience as
plumber and shall be a licensed plumbing inspector for the
City of Pearland; Texas,
SECTION 5. PLUMBING INSPECTOR REGULATED
The Plumbing Inspectors shall not own, be connected
with, or have any pecuniary interest whatsoever in any
business regulated by this Ordinance; and shall not hold
office or official position in any organization whose members
are required to be licensed or registered under this ordinance
provided, however, that this shall not be construed to prevent
the Plumbing Inspector from holding membership in such an
organization.
SECTION 6. DUTIES AND POWERS OF INSPECTORS
It shall be the duty of the Plumbing Inspector, either
in person or by an authorized representative, to receive all
applications for permits to install gas fitting or plumbing
work, and to issue permits therefor, as herein provided. The
Plumbing Inspector shall inspect all plumbing or gas fitting
now in use or being constructed, or which may hereafter be
installed, altered, extended or repaired in the City of Pearls
The Plumbing Inspector making the inspection shall issue his
approval of all such work which is found by him to comply wit1
this ordinance. By written order he shall direct the owner
or person in charge of any building or structure where
imperfect plumbing or gas fitting may be located, or the
agent of such owner or person, to stop and prevent the use
or construction of same until such plumbing or gas fitting
shall have been properly installed or repaired. The
Plumbing Inspector is hereby authorized to enter any house
or bremises in the City of Pearland, at any time upon
presenting the proper identification, to inspect any plumbing
or gas fitting therein, for the purposes of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. INSPECTION REQUIRED
No plumbing or gas fitting work for which a permit is
herein required, shall be connected With the City water or
sewer system, or to any gas distributing system, nor shall
the same be used, until such work has be inspected and
approved as provided in this Ordinance. Requests for in-
spection must be filed at the office of the Plumbing Inspector
at least twenty four (24) hours before any inspection is
desired. No inspection will be made on Sundays or legal
holidays except in special cases of emergency.
SECTION 8. TESTING INSTALLATIONS
No water, gas soil, drain, or vent pipe shall be
covered from view or concealed until after the work has
been tested, inspected, and approved by the Plumbing Inspector
In any part of this work is covered before being inspected
and approved, it shall be uncovered at the expense of the
permittee, when roughing-in, is complete, the entire water and
drainage system, including the house sewer, shall bc, prepared
for inspection, if conditions permit. Soil and waste stacks
shall be plugged and filled with water to the highest point,
and all joints shall be made watertight. Any defective
materials shall be replaced with sound material, and water
tests shall be repeated until the work is found to be
tight and to conform to the requirements of this Ordinance.
The use of cement, sealing wax, rosin, paint, tallow or other
material or agency which may prevent, or in any way tend to
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prevent, the detection of any cracks, sand holes, or other
imperfections in any material used in plumbing is prohibited.
When roughing-in is complete and before being covered up, an
air pressure test of fifteen (15) pounds per square inch shall
be maintained on the gas system for fifteen (15) minutes.
Caulking or the use of gas fitter' s cement for repairing leaks
is strictly prohibited and all faulty work in piping and all
imperfect fittings must be replaced.
SECTION 9, FINAL INSPECTION AND TESTS
(a) Final inspection shall be made on sanitary plumbing
and gas when the work is fully complete and the building is
ready for occupancy.
(b) A final test on the gas piping shall be made after
the water heaters, wall heaters, floor furnace and gas cocks
have been installed and shall be made with five (5) pounds
air pressure . Whenever changes or extensions are made to any
gas piping from a point where no gas stop has been provided
in the original gas system, the plumber or person in charge
of same must prepare the entire system for inspection and
test same with a five (5) pound air pressure test for fifteen
(15) minutes .
The Permittee shall notify the Plumbing Inspector when
the work is ready for final inspection and arrange for
the building to be unlocked so the Inspector may enter same.
The equipment and labor necessary for mak Inh the required
tests and inspections shall be furnished by the Permittee.
SECTION 10. REINSPECTION
When a request for inspection is made, and upon
such inspection, the plumbing or gas fitting work does not
meet all requirements of this Ordinance, the Master Plumber
or owner doing his own work shall be notified of the defects
existing, which defects shall be promptly corrected and re-
quest for a re-inspection shall be made for which a re-
inspection fee shall be paid.
ARTICLE III
Permits and Fees
SECTION 11 . PERMITS REQUIRED
No plumbing or gas fitting work shall be performed
in any building in the City of Pearland nor fixtures added
thereto, until a permit has been issued therefor by the Plumb-
ing Inspector or his agent as herein provided. All applica-
tions for permits for plumbing, or gas fitting, shall give
the correct location of the building, and a full and complete
statement of the work and fixtures to be installed.
When required by the plumbing Inspector, any such
application shall be accompanied by a complete plan of the
work to be performed. All work described or shown on plans
shall conform to the terms of this Ordinance .
SECTION 12. SPECIAL PERMITS AUTHORIZED
A special permit, in writing, may be issued by the
Plumbing Inspector only where additional fixtures are to
be installed which cannot be constructed practicably in-
accordance with all of the provisions of this Ordinance, if
in the judgement of the Plumbing Inspector conditions require
it, but such conditions or alterations shall be of a character
that will make the plumbing in the building as a whole con-
form to the spirit of the requirements of this Ordinance.
Application for the above permit shall be made in writing
accompanied by a sketch showing the work to be done; said
sketch must be kept on file in the City Building Inspector' s
Office. In remodeling and other work pertaining to but not
specifically covered by this Ordinance, the Plumbing Ins-
pector may prescribe such specifications as may be necessary
and shall be consulted before any work is started.
SECTION 13. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN PERMITS
Permits for all plumbing and gas fitting work shall be
issued only in the name of a person, firm or corporation,
Who is authorized or permitted by the State Plumbing License
Law to do such work, or a Master Plumber, as herein defined.
No person shall willfully make any false statement to the
Plumbing Inspector o r his authorized representative in order
to obtain a permit.
SECTION 14. OWNER MAY DO WORK
The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to a
persons performing plumbing or gas fitting work with his own
hands on premises owned or occupied by him as his home.
Such person must first obtain from the Plumbing Inspector
a permit to do such work and shall pay the inspection fee
provided by this Ordinance; provided that said work shall
be subject to inspection and approval by the Plumbing
Inspector and shall strictly conform to the requirements
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 15. BOND REQUIRED
(a) No person, firm or corporation or other entity
engaged in the Plumbing appliTinc.. installation or gas fitting
business shall be issued a permit under this ordinance until
such person, firm, corporation or other entity has made,
executed and delivered to the City Secretary a good and
sufficient bond in the sum of $1,000.00 payable to the City
of Pearland, with corporate surety authorized to do business
in the State of Texas, and conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of all work entered upon or contracted for, and in
strict accordance and compliance with the terms, requirements
and provisions of this Ordinance; and conditioned further,
that such person, firm or corporation shall without additional
cost to the person for whom the work is done, remedy any
defects therein due to faulty workmanship or material, and
that such person, firm or corporation shall reconstruct orr
repair such work to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Ins-
pector within 72 hours after notice of such inspection and
findings by him.
(b) Upon five (5) days written notice to the principal
of said bond and to the City Secretary of the City of Pear-
land, the surety on said bond shall have the privilege of
cancelling any such bond. Cancellation of any such bond shall
not cancel or reduce the surety= s liability on any transaction
begun before 12 ofclock noon on the effective date of a
cancellation. Said bond shall contain a provision stating
the substance of this requirement of notice of cancellation.
(c) The City of Pearland may for itself, or for the
use and benefit of any person injured or damaged by reason
of failure to repair any defective plumbing or gas fitting,
or defective installation, or construction in connection
therewith, or for failure or refusal to pay any of the fees
required by this Ordinance, maintain suit on said bond, or
suit may be maintained thereon by any person so injured.
All bonds shall be for a period ending net ensuing December
31st, and should the coverage of any such bond be reduced
by recovery, or for any other reason, the surety on said bond
shall immediately notify the City Secretary of the City of
Pearland and thereafter, the principal will not be issued
any permit provided for herein until the coverage of the bond
is fully restored.
SECTION 16. k'EES
The permit and inspection fees herein provided shall
be paid to the City of Pearland before the issuance of a
permit and before any work is started. The fees shall be
as follows:
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cornices or in chimney flues, but shall extend through the
roof and terminate not less than twelve inches (12") above
the roof and be properly flashed, or when the roof is used
for other purposes than weather protection, then such vent
shall be not less than five feet (5' ) above said roof. Vent
pipes shall be run as directly as possible, and the proper
fittings must be used at all changes of direction.
(24..) All pipes or stacks passing through the roof shall
be flashed with sheet lead of not less than two and one-half
(2 ) pounds to the square foot and turned into top of pipe
or into bell and caulked or 10 oz. copper, properly fitted
and counterflashed . Where copper pipe is used and it termina-
tes more than one foot (1 ' ) above the roof, the flashing must
be strapped at top with metal strap and bolted, or counter-
flashed.
(25) Approved 1 " x 10" drum traps must be used on tubs .
Tub and shower traps may be used on tubs . Tub and shower
traps may be cast iron P traps properly installed and vented..
This type trap may be wet vented through a lavatory.
(26) Drinking fountains shall be constructed of imper-
vious material such as vitreous china, porcelain, enameled
cast iron, c' st iron, other non corrosivc metals, or stone-
ware. The jet of the fountain shall issue from a nozzle of
nonoxidizing, impervious material set in the jet to the
orfices from whence the issued. The nozzle and every
other opening in the water pipe or conductor leading to the
nozzle shall be above the edge of the bowl, so that such no-
zzle or opening shall be flooded in case of a drain from the
bowl of the fountain becomes clogged. The end of the nozzle
shall be protected by non-oxiding guards to prevent the
mouth and nose of persons using the fountain from coming
into contact with the nozzle . The waste opening and pipe
shall be of sufficient size to carry off the water promptly
and the opening shall be provided with a strainer.
(27) All lavatories shall be provided with traps
of not less than one and one-quarter inch (12) in diameter.
Only one lavatory shall be permitted on a one and one-quarter
(1-1") inch arm. A battery of lavatories up to three, will
be allowed on one trip not less -than one and one-half inches
(li") in diameter. All water services (spigots) must dis-
charge at least three-quarter (3/4") inches above the rim of
the fixture.
(28) All receptacles used for water closets, urinals
or otherwise, for the disposal of human excreta, shall be
constructed of materials impervious to moisture and that
will not corrode, such as vitreous china, porcelain (all
clay) , or cast iron enameled on the inside . All water
closets or urinals shall be provided with a flusing rim,
constructed so as to flush the entire interior surface of
the bowl thereof with water from an approved tank or flush
valve. A compression stop shall be placed in each water
closet water supply, placed between the tank and the floor.
(29) No device or fixture of any type of construction
shall be installed which will provide a cross connection be-
tween the water supply of a building and the sanitary sewer,
or any other impure condition.
finisDR)walllp joints may be used on all traps outside of
(31) Hopper closets, with cast iron enameled inside
traps attached, may be used in temporary construction toilets
when installed in compartments which have no direct connection
with a building used for human habitation or occupancy and
the water supply shall have a stop and waste cock placed out-
side the building in an easily accessible place.
(32) All closet bowls, except on wood floors, shall
be set on a heavy brass closet ring or flange, weighing not
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In fish and sea food markets, this catch-basin shall also be
vented with a two inch (2") vent, such local vent to extend
through the roof independent of any other vent
(39) No steam exhaust or biowoff pipe from a steam
boiler shall be connected to any sanitary sewer. It shall dis
charge into a tank or condenser, the waste from which after
being condensed me.:, enter the sanitary sewers . This tank
or condenser shall be properly trapped and vented on the sewer
side of the tank or condenser. This tank or condenser shall
be locally vented with a two inch (2") vent, and this vent
shall extend above the roof independently of any other vent .
(4.0) Soil and waste pipes placed in any building for
future use shall be ventilated, tsted, and subjected to thee
same rules in every respect as if intended for immediate use,
and all openings plugged and caulked or soldered.
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i { Inspector to c_oxiform in n11 reapeets to the rslp5 cements
t›, of this Qr.chi na.nce._ When mni;i ng addi tens or E.xt, nisi ons to
old buildings where therrn;se sewer is under such extensions
q)I^r thereby mnki Tie till-. �rn�ae snurr-Ir
�z N portion, if of any mat4rial e# le t144.4 east iron, shall bo -
1 `o removed and replaced with cast iron 2441 plpec: t -a 3aol two
W feet (21 ) Utlt eide of the neP; bLT11IJiLIb l2LCC .
(42) A sub-house drain is that portion of the drainage
system of a building which cannot drain by gravity into the
City sewer. Sub-house drains shall dischage into an airtight
sump or receiving tank located to receive the sewerage by
gravity. From the sum or receiving tank, the sewerage shall
be lifted and discharged by pumps, pneumatic ejectors or
equally efficient methods authomatically operated. When lift-
ing device forms a trap an additional trap on the drain may
be omitted, but all fixtures and equivalent devices shall
be trapped and vented. Receiving tanks (except in pneumatic
system) shall be provided with vent pipe at least three inches
(3") in diameter which may be connected to the gravity vent
system; Pneumatic receiving tanks shall be provided with
relief pipes at least two inches (2" ) in size, the relief
pipe extended independently to the roof and terminated as
required for vent pipes in this Ordinance.
(43) In all cases and conditions not covered by this
Ordinance, the City Plumbing Inspector, together with the
duly appointed representative of the City Health Department,
shall determine whether a condition is insanitary, a source
source of contamination or a hazard to the public health and
safety.
OW There shall be a wheel handle stop and waste six
inches above ground at the house to control all water in
building. The plumber shall_ furnish coupling at meter side
of stop. The service shal be 3/4." galvanized or copper pipe
to the bath room and not more than three (3) fixtures shall
be supplied off a half inch pipe. All hot eater pipe shall
be of 1/2" galvanized or copper from heater to bath. Water
service and other underground pipe shall be buried at least
twelve inches (12") to a point just under building then may
rise and be strapped to sills or floor joist securely at prop
intervals, Each commode shall be controlled with a stop
above floor.
(45) All fittings used in the water supply system
shall be galv .nized m leable iron fittings, galvanized cast
iron fittings,ra peg i6Pgast brass sweat fittings . All
connections and branches on lead services must be made by
means of plumbers , wiped joints . No pipes or fittings that
have been used for other parposes shall be used for distribu-
ting water.
(L6) All water pipe shall be well reamed. The Plumbing
Inspector or his assistants may require a section of pipe or
fittings to be removed so that he may see if same is properly
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reamed . If such section of pipe is found improperly reamed
than the Inspector may require tnc whole system of piping to
be removed until same has been properly reamed. This work shut
done at the expense of the person or persons installing such
pipes .
(L 7) Water service lines for residence and aprtment
houses shall be not loss than the following table . Sizes set
forth in this table do not apply where flush valves are used.
Number Length of Run from
Fixtures Main to Bldl . Size
1-7 3/4"
8-10
11_-1Z;. Up to 50 Ft. 3/�,t'
Up bo 100 Ft. 1
15-24 Up to 50 Ft . 1"
15-24 Prim 50 Ft. to 100 Ft. 1-1/4"
For installations not covered by above table, sizes
required will be specified py the Plumbing Inspector with the
approval of the Superintendent of thk. Water Department.
(48) When it is impossible to drain all cold water
lines to the cut-off near meter, then another compression stop
and drain shall be placed in some accessible place on the low
point of_ said line . All hot water lines in residences shall
be provided with a drain cock located at some point outside
of the foundation walls and installed so that all water will
drain out of the hot water linos .
(4.9) The service to each apartment house having more
than one water meter shall have stop and drain as described
above spaced eight inches (8") apart parallel to each other
to receive meters . Meter tags shall be securely fastened to
valves and drain cocks, lettered .Apt."A", etc ., or some
other lettering so that valves for each tenement may be easily
found .
(50) All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with a
sufficient supply of water for flushing to keep them in a
sanitary condition. Every water closet or urinal shall be
flushed by means of an approved tank or flush valve of at
least four (L ) gallons flushing capacity for water closets, ant
at least one (1) gallon for urinals, and shall be adjusted to
prevent the waste of water. The flush pipe for water closet
flush tanks, shall not be less than one and one-quarter inches
(1 ) in diameter, and the water from flush tanks shall not
be used for other purposes .
(51) To prevent the possibility of bash siphonage every
outlet, opening, orifice or termination of any hot or cold
water piping (including every faucet, stop cock, ball-cock,
valve or similar appliance through which water is discharged)
shall be not less than three-quarter inch (3/4") above the
level at which the fixture would overflow on the floor unless
the supply pipe thereof be provided with an approved flush val
together with an approved air inlet or vacuum breaker, or
an approved check valve and vacuum breaker.
(52) Globe valve in cold water and lever handle gas
stop shall be accessible at the water heater. Approved
temperature and pressure relief valve in hot water lines shall
be within six inches of heater with outlet to be piped to
outside of building and turned down within one foot of ground
or to open fixture. Water heater to be vented with approved
single walled pipe. Water heater shall not be installed in
bedroom, bathroom or attic, or in closets opening into same.
If set in closet same shall be vented at bottom of door or
wall with either holes or grill to give thirty square inches
of ventilation. Heater or furnace vent shall not enter stove
hood or connect to any other vent supplied by any other fuel.
(53) No hot or cold water piping or portion thereof
shall b directly connected to, nor any hose, tube or pipe,
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shall be directly connected to, nor any hose, tube or pipe,
connected to any hot or cold water piping, shall be inserted
in, placed in, or connected to, any trap tail piece, drain
piping, waste piping, soil piping, house draining system,
sewer, or any portion thereof .
(54) No cement pipe will be approved.
ARTICLE V:
Specifications for Gas piping and Gas Appliances
SECTION 19.
(1) In every gas installation all piping and attachments
shall be at least of such capacity as will supply gas up to
the full maximum requirements of all appliances contemplated
to be connected thereon ac cording to the requirements of this
Ordinance.
(2) No gas piping, appliances, fixtures or apparatus, or
the installation, construction, reconstruction or repair
thereof, for which a permit is issued shall be put to use in
connection with any supply of gas until inspected and accepted
by the City Plumbing Inspector.
(3) Any plumber; before installing a house service line
or meter loop for gas shall consult the local Gas Company for,
the proper location of said meter and type of meter loop re-
quired.
(L.) All House service lines shall be run in as direct a
line as possible from the building to the curb line, and no
gas line shall run within thirty - six (36) inches of a sewer
trench.
(5) Only elbows shall be used in all meter donnections
except for testing purposes .
(6) Meters shall not be set inside the building or any
place that is not easily accessible for reading and adjustment
The meter is the property of the Gas Company and must not be
disconnected or tampered with for any cause by any one other
than those specifically authorized to do so.
(7) Application shall be made to the gas company for
gas to be turned on, and when said application has been made
and all requirements set out in this Ordinance and all reason-
able rules and regulations of the Gas Company have been
complied with, it shall be unlawful for said Company to refuse
to turn on the gas .
(8) In the event any meter location is found to be
unsafe or inaccessible by reason of repairs, changes, enlarge-
ments, or otherwise, the company supplying gas may request
the Plumbing Inspector of the City of Pearland to have said
meter location changed to an accessible point . The Plumbing
Inspector shall make an inspection and, if in his opinion, mete
location is unsafe and inaccessible due to the above reason,
he shall notify the person, firm, or corporation, agent or own(
responsible for the property to rearrange and relocate the pip
ing so as to provide a safe and accessible location for said
meter as designated by him.
(9) It shall be unlawful for the Gas Company to set a
meter and connect same with the house piping until the install-
ation has been inspected and approved by the City Plumbing
Inspector. Temporary connections for emergency as service maQ
be made with the responsibility of the owner and/or Gas Company-
and the City Plumbing Inspector shall be notified within- 48
hours of the temporary connection.
(10) No yard or service line hereinafter installed shal:f
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be less than three-quarter inches (3/)") , and the take-off on
the house side of the meter may be not less than one (1) inch
to the heating unit. Branch lines for ranges or cook stoves
shall be not less than three-quarter (3/4") inch and shall be
furnished with a master lever handle stop. Risers or branch
lines of one-half (1/2) inch pipe shall not be more than ten
(10) feet in length. Lead piping must not be used under any
circumstances . No bushings shall be installed in gas fittings .
Unions except for connecting k stoves or other appliances
shall be avoided and no gasket aril be allowed on gas connectior
of any kind. All gas pipe must be properly reamed and the insic
free from obstruction before being put in use . All House lines
must be strapped securely to joists every eight (8) feet and
at the end of each branch. Gas pipe shall not be installed in
or under a concrete floor slab.
(11) Any gas installation nd specifically covered
by paragraph (10) above shall be approved by the City Plumbing
Inspector.
(12) The Gas Company shall install, maintain and
be responsible for all gas services from their main up to the
meter regardless of location of meter. In case the meter sets
at the curb, the plumber shall run the service to the property
line . This line shall not be covered until inspected by the
City Plumbing Inspector and be final tested at the same time
as the building. Where the gas meter sets at the houses the
contract for the unmetered service may be between the plumber
and the gas company or the owner and gas company. And this
contract should be understood by all parties concerned.
(13) All gas pipes must be graded to the meter,
when practical, free from traps or sags and properly supported.
When it is impossible' to grade lines to meter or to present a
trapped gas pipe, a suitable drip shall be provided and locatec
in an accessible place.
(14) In remodeling or extending old gas piping,
connections may be made, where sizes can be maintained; if
this cannot be done, a new line shall be run to the meter.
(15) All gas piping shall be tested in accordance
with Article II of this Code.
(16) All floor furnaces shall have a master lever har
stop in rigid pipe to run to within three (3) feet of controls
All horizontal vent pipes shall be strapped properly and rise
at the nearest point to vertical. All these vents shall be
approved double wall pipe .
(17) Vents and flue pipes shall be not less than
the flue opening on the appliance .
(18) No heating unit to be installed in bedroom or
attic or closet opening into same. No forced air unit shall
draw its cold air return or cold air make up from the same
closet as the heating unit. Ample combustion air must be
brought into the room by means of holes or grill in door or
wall close to burner as possible from room other than bedroom,
bathroom or attic. Heater must be equipped with lcv6r handle
stop at unit. All prtathcr tubes from regulator must run into
fire box. All units must be vented with approved double wall
pipe . All vents to extend to one foot above roof. All hot
air ducts to be insulated with approved fire proof insulation.
(19) All vented wall furnaces shall have master leve
handle stop above floor in burner compartment . Rigid pipe
shall extend through floor. Three-eights (3/8) inch copper
tubing may be used from stop to unit and unit shall be vented
through roof with approved double vent pipe. All outside wall
of said pipe shall be slitted at bottom to allow room air
to enter lining of pipe . Adapter vent shall be on each $iall
furnace .
(20) Height. The gravity flue or vent shall rise
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In view of the length of this Ordinance, the City Council
of the City of Pearland in its discretion hereby provides that
the publication of this Ordinance shall be by and in the
form of a publication of a descriptive caption or title, statint
in summary the purpose of the Ordinance and the penalty for vio
lation thereof, such publication to be in lieu of the publicatii
of the entire Ordinance, and such publication shall be made in
one issue of The Alvin Sun, a weekly newspaper published in
Alvin, Texas . The fact that there is not now in effect with-
in the City of Pearland, proper supervision and control over thi
installation, repair and maintenance of plumbing and plumbing
equipment and the necessity and public welfare of the people
of said City creates an imperative public necessity, the parli-
mentary rule requiring that Ordinances be read at three separat
meeting be, and the same is hereby suspended and this Ordinance
shall take effect from and after its approval, passage and
publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 2Lth DAY OF June
A. D. 1965.
ATTEST: CITY OF PEARLAND
W. A. McClellan By John G. Kegley
City Secretary Mayor
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