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State Amendments and City State Amendments and City Corrections Questions 104.4.3 Expiration Every permit issued under the provisions of this code shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of issue, unless the application is accompanied by a construction schedule of specific longer duration, in which instance the permit may be issued for the time period of the construction schedule with approval of the building official. If the work has not been completed, including all required inspections, by the expiration date of the permit, no further work shall be done until the permit has been renewed by the owner, or owner/s agent, and payment of the renewal fee has been received. The building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time, for periods of not more than six (6) months prior to the expiration date without payment of the renewal fee. Extensions shall be requested by the owner or owner/s agent and justifiable cause demonstrated. Cedar Falls Permit Website http://www.cedarfalls.com/permit Private or Private Use. Applies to plumbing fixtures in residences and apartments, to private bathrooms in hotels and hospitals, and to restrooms in commercial establishments where the fixtures are intended for the use of a family or an individual. Public or Public Use. Applies to plumbing fixtures that are not defined as private or private use. Hot Water. Water at a temperature exceeding or equal to 120 degrees. UPC Chapter 3 Amendments Section 306.0 Industrial Wastes, • Any industrial or commercial • Inspection manhole • Minimum size of the manhole shall be 36 inches. • An exception to this provision may be made only in the judgment of the Authority Having Jurisdiction. City Amendment 312.0 Protection of Piping, Materials, and Structures. • Voids around piping passing through concrete floors on the ground shall be sealed. • Shower and tub showers in the Basements. Chapter 3 312.9 Steel Nail Plates. • Plastic and copper piping within 1 inch of the exposed framing • No. 18 gauge in thickness. • 1 1⁄2 inches beyond pipe or tubing. 312.11 Structural Members. A structural member weakened or impaired by cutting, notching, or otherwise shall be reinforced, repaired, or replaced so as to be left in a safe structural condition in accordance with the requirements of the building code. 312.13 Exposed ABS Piping. ABS piping shall not be exposed to direct sunlight. Exception: ABS piping exposed to sunlight that is protected by water based synthetic latex paints. CF Deleted 312.14 Exposed PVC Piping. PVC piping shall not be exposed to direct sunlight. Exceptions: (1) PVC piping exposed to sunlight that is protected by water based synthetic latex paints. (2) PVC piping wrapped with not less than 0.04 inch (1.02 mm) thick tape or otherwise protected from UV degradation. CF deleted. 314.1 Trenches. Trenches deeper than the footing of a building or structure and paralleling the same shall be not less than 45 degrees therefrom, or as approved in accordance with Section 301.0 of this code. 314.2 Tunneling and Driving CF Policy. • Boring shall only be allowed with prior approval of the AHJ. • Other requirements such as videoing the line ect. May be required. • Line must have required grade. 314.4.1 Installation for Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings. • Trench width six (6) times the outside diameters of the piping at the base. • shall be bedded in not less than 4 inches of aggregate bedding material supporting the pipe • Initial backfill shall encompass the pipe. • Aggregate material shall be (3/8) inch p-gravel or (1) inch clean class one (1) bedding. State Amendment 317.0 Food-Handling Establishments. 317.1 General. • Food or drink shall not be stored, prepared, or displayed beneath soil or drain pipes, unless those areas are protected against leakage • Opens through floors shall be sealed • Floor and shower drains installed above such areas shall be equipped with integral seepage pans. • Soil or drain pipes shall be of an approved materials • Cleanouts shall be extended through the floor construction above. • Protected from condensation • ceiling shall be of the removable type, or shall be provided with access panels 402.6.1 Closet Rings (Closet Flanges). Closet rings (closet flanges) for water closets or similar fixtures…......... Closet rings (closet flanges) • shall be screwed or fastened in an approved manner to other materials with the top surface ¼ inch above the finished floor. State amendment 402.6.3 Securing Floor-Mounted, Back-Outlet Water Closet Bowls. …... Where floor-mounted, back-outlet water closets are used, the soil pipe shall be not less than 3 inches in diameter. Offset, eccentric, or reducing floor flanges shall not be used. 3" 407.3 Limitation of Hot Water Temperature for Public Lavatories. State • maximum temperature of 120°F • ASSE 1070 • The device shall be installed as close as possible to the fixture(s) it serves. • The water heater thermostat shall not be considered a control for meeting this provision. 408.3 Individual Shower and Tub-Shower Combination Control Valves. • pressure balance, thermostatic, or combination pressure balance/thermostatic mixing valve type that provide scald and thermal shock protection for the rated flow rate of the installed showerhead. • point of use and in accordance with ASSE 1016 • Gang showers, where supplied with a single temperature-controlled water supply pipe, shall be controlled by a mixing valve that is in accordance with ASSE 1069. • maximum mixed water setting of 120 degrees • . Water heater thermostats shall not be considered a suitable control for meeting this provision. State 409.4 Limitation of Hot Water in Bathtubs and Whirlpool Bathtubs. • be limited to maximum of 120°F • with ASSE 1070 device . • The device shall be installed as close as possible to the fixture(s) it serves • The water heater thermostat shall not be considered a control for meeting this provision. State 410.3 Limitation of Water Temperature in Bidets. • Shall be limited to maximum of110°F • ASSE 1070 • The device shall be installed as close as possible to the fixture(s) it serves • The water heater thermostat shall not be considered a control for meeting this provision. 408.4 Waste Outlet. Showers shall have a waste outlet and State fixture tailpiece not less than 2 inches (50 mm) in diameter. Fixture tailpieces shall be constructed from the materials specified in Section 701.2 for drainage piping. Strainers serving shower drains shall have a waterway at least equivalent to the area of the tailpiece. Exception: In a residential dwelling unit where a 2 inch waste is not readily available, and approval of the Authority Having Jurisdiction has been granted, the waste outlet, fixture tailpiece, trap, and trap arm shall be permitted to be 11⁄2 inch where an existing tub is replaced by a shower sized in accordance with Section 408.6. This exception only applies where one showerhead rated at 2.5 gpm or less is installed. 408.5 Finish Curb or Threshold The immediate adjoining space to a shower without a threshold shall be considered a wet location and shall comply with the requirements of the building, residential, and electrical codes. 412.1.1 Nonwater Urinals • Water distribution piping shall be roughed-in to allow for the installation of an approved backflow prevention device in the event of a retrofit. • Shall have not less than one water supplied fixture installed upstream on the same drain line to facilitate drain line flow and rinsing WATERLESS URINALS LAV Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment Section 416.0 • Water supply to emergency eyewash and shower equipment shall not be limited on flow. • Water temperature shall be based on type of hazard per ANSI Z358.1. • Equipment must be on the same level as the hazardous materials and the path shall be unobstructed • A drain is not required for emergency eyewash and showers. Part of this standard may require that the water have a 1071 Mixing valve installed. The 1071 will not shut off the cold water if it fails. 416.5 Drain. A drain shall not be required for emergency eyewash or shower equipment. Where a drain is provided, and the discharge contains products that maybe detrimental to the sewer system the AHJ may require treatment in accordance with 811.0 811.0 is a Chemical waste system State 417.0 Faucets and Fixture Fittings. 417.1 Application. Faucets and fixture fittings shall comply with ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1. Fixture fittings covered under the scope of NSF 61 shall be in accordance with the requirements of NSF 61 417.2 Deck Mounted Bath/Shower Valves. • integral backflow protection shall comply with ASME A112.18.7 • includes hand held showers 417.3 Handheld Showers. • Handheld showers with integral backflow protection shall comply with ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 • or shall have a backflow prevention device that is in accordance with ASME A112.18.3. 417.4 Faucets and Fixture Fittings with Hose Connected Outlets. • Faucets and fixture fittings with pull out spouts with integral backflow protection shall comply with ASME A112.18.1/CSAB125.1 • or shall have a backflow preventer device that is in accordance with ASME A112.18.3. State 418.3 Location of Floor Drains. Floor drains shall be installed in the following areas: (1) Toilet rooms….... (4) Boiler rooms and rooms equipped with a water heater(s). Chapter 5 501.0 General. 501.1 Applicability…. • The minimum capacity for storage water heaters shall be in accordance with the first hour rating listed in Table 501.1…...... “First-hour Rating,” how much hot water the unit can supply in a one-hour period, if it starts with a full tank of hot water.
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