§ 24.02.130. Plumbing permit exemptions.

A plumbing permit shall not be required for the following:

A.

The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any concealed trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, the same shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as provided in this title.

B.

The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, nor for the removal and reinstallation of water closets, provided such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.

C.

The installation of one and twenty-eight hundredths (1.28) gallons per flush or less water closets installed in existing residential dwelling units or existing commercial restrooms, when done as part of a city water conservation retrofit incentive program. These exempted installations shall be limited to the replacement of non-water conserving water closets installed on existing roughed-in plumbing and shall not apply to water closet installations in new construction or addition, relocation or remodeling projects. Commercial restroom water closet replacements shall be made by a licensed plumbing contractor and shall comply with current accessibility requirements. Existing accessibility features may not be removed or diminished.

(Ords. 28166, 29334.)