11/24/2020 Ordinances 9806ORDINANCE NO. 9806
An ordinance to amend Chapter 26 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend sections 26-
1; 26-2; sections 26-5 through 26-11; sections 26-13 through 26-15; 26-17; 26-18; 26-26; 26-28;
26-34; 26-40; sections 26-43; through 26-50; to make general corrections to various code
sections; to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for
publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA;
SECTION 1. 26-1; 26-2; sections 26-5 through 26-1 l; sections 26-13 through 26-15; 26-17; 26-
18; 26-26; 26-28; 26-34; 26-40; sections 26-43; through 26-50; of the Grand Island City Code
are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 26
PLUMBING
Article I. Uniform Plumbing Code
�i
§26-1. Uniform Plumbing Code Adopted
The Uniforn Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted, together with Appendices as set forth
hereafter, and any amendments thereto as may be made from time to time, except such portions
as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by ordinance and set forth in this chapter of the
Grand Island City Code. One copy of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, and all
supplements or amendments thereto shall be filed in the office of the city clerk as provided by
law.
The following appendices shall be used with the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted by this
section:
1. Appendix A— Recommended Rules for Sizing the Water Supply System.
2. Appendix B— Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent Systems.
3. Appendix C— Alternative Plumbing Systems
4. Appendix D— Sizing Storm Water Drainage Systems
Approved as to Form tt
November 23, 2020 tt Cit ttorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
§26-2. UPC - Certain Sections not Adopted
It is especially provided that the following chapters, sections, and tables of the Uniform
Plumbing Code are not adopted or approved, and the same shall be of no force and effect:
1. Table 104.5 - Plumbing Permit Fees.
2. Section 612.0 — Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems.
3. Chapter 13 — Health Care Facilities and Medical Gas and Medical Vacuum Systems.
4. Chapter 15 — Alternative Water Sources for Nonpotable Applications.
5. Chapter 16 — Nonpotable Rainwater Catchment Systems.
6. Appendix E— Manufacture/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks.
7. Appendix F— Firefighter Breathing Air Replenishment Systems
8. Appendix G— Sizing of Venting Systems
9. Appendix H— Private Sewage Disposal Systems.
10. Appendix I -Installation standards.
11. Appendix J— Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening
Design
12. Appendix K— Potable Rainwater Catchment Systems
13. Appendix L— Sustainable Practices
14. Appendix M— Peak Water Demand Calculator
§26-5.- UPC — Amendment of Subsection 103.3.1 Licensing
Subsection 103.1.3 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to include the following:
(A) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any work regulated by this
Code, except to a person holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked plumbing license as required by
this chapter, except when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section.
(B) No person shall allow any other person to do ar cause to be done any work under a permit
secured by a permittee except persons in his or her employ.
(C) No person or concern who has obtained a plumber's license pursuant to this article, shall allow his
or her name to be used by another person or concern, either for the purpose of obtaining permits, ar
for doing business or work under such registration or license. Every person licensed pursuant to this
section shall notify the Board of any change of street address.
(D) A permit may be issued to a properly licensed person not acting in violation of any current
contractor licensing law.
(E) Any permit by this code may be issued to do any work regulated by this code in a single family
dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters in
connection with such buildings in the event that such person is the bona fide owner of any such
dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters, and that the same are currently occupied by said
owner, provided, that said owner shall personally purchase all material and shall personally perform
all labor in connection therein. This, however, shall exclude all gas piping and venting of fuel
combustion appliances.
§26-6. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 104.1
Subsection 104.1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to include the following:
104.1 Permits Required.
A permit and inspection are required when repairing, replacing, or installing a sewer lateral,
sewer tap, or sewer cap within five (5) feet of the City main, and when repairing or replacing
fifty (50) percent or more of the sewer lateral. Any repair, replacement, or installation of a
new sewer tap shall be done in compliance with the Grand Island City Code, Chapter 30,
Articles IV and V.
2
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
§26-7. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 104.5
Subsection 104.5_of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
104.5 Permit Fees.
The fee for each permit identified in this chapter shall be set forth in accordance with the
City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
§26-8. Reserved
§26-9. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 312.2
Subsection 312.2 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to include the following:
Cutting, notching and boring of floor joists and studs shall comply with Table 26-3-1, which
is attached and adopted herein.
§26-10. UPC — Amendment of Subsection 604.1
Subsection 604.1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to include the following:
All installers of the PEX systems must hold a certificate of training from the manufacturer.
§26-10.1 UPC — Amendment of Table 604.1
Table 604.1 of the Uniform Pluxnbing code is hereby amended to delete the use of CPVC.
§26-11. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 604.3 Exception_
Subsection 604.3 Exception: of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Type M copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above ground in a
building. Copper tube for underground water piping within a building shall have a weight of
not less than Type L. Copper tube for underground water service piping shall have a weight
of not less than Type K.
§26-11.1 UPC — Subsection 605.2 CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints, Deleted
Subsection 605.2 CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints is deleted from the UPC.
§26-11.2 UPC — Subsection 605.3 CPVC/AL/CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints, Deleted
Subsection 605.3 CPVC/AL/CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints is deleted from the UPC.
§26-13. Reserved
§26-14. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 717.1
Subsection 717.1 of the Uniform Plumbing code is hereby amended to read as follows:
717.1 General. The minimum size of a�} a building sewer shall be determined on the basis of
the total number of fixture units drained by such sewer, in accordance with Table 717.1. No
building sewer shall be smaller than the building drain and in no case less than four (4)
inches.
For alternate methods of sizing building sewers, see Appendix C.
§26-15. UPC - Amendment of Subsection 722.1
3
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
Subsection 722.1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
722.1 Building (House) Sewer. Every abandoned building (house) sewer or part thereof shall
be plugged or capped in an approved manner at the city main.
§26-17. UPC - Amendment of Section 1211 Electrical Bonding and Grounding.
1211.0 Electrical Bonding and Grounding.
1211.1 Pipe and Tubing Other than CSST. Each aboveground portion of a gas piping
system, other than CSST, that is likely to become energized shall be electrically
continuous and bonded to an effective ground-fault current path. Gas piping, other than
CSST, shall be considered to be bonded when it is connected to appliances that are
connected to the appliance grounding conductor of the circuit supplying that appliance.
[NFPA 54:7.12.1 ]
1211.2 Bonding of CSST Gas Piping. CSST gas piping systems, and gas piping
systems containing one or more segments of CSST, shall be electrically continuous and
bonded to the electrical service grounding electrode system or, where provided, lightning
protection grounding electrode system. [NFPA 54:7.12.2]
1211.2.1 Bonding Jumper Connection. The bonding jumper shall connect to a
metallic pipe, pipe fitting, or CSST fitting. [NFPA 54;7.12.2.1]
1211.2.2 Bonding Jumper Size. The bonding jumper shall not be smaller than 6
AWG copper wire or equivalent. [NFPA 54:7.12.2.2]
1211.2.3 Bonding Jumper Length. The length of the jumper between the
connection to the gas piping system and the grounding electrode system shall not
exceed 75 feet (22,860 mm). Any additional grounding electrodes installed to
meet this requirement shall be bonded to the electrical service grounding
electrode system or, where provided, lightning protection grounding electrode
system. [NFPA 54.7.12.2.3]
1211.2.4 Bonding Connections. Bonding connections shall be in accordance
with NFPA 70. [NFPA 54:7.12.2.4]
1211.2.5 Devices Used for Bonding. Devices used for the bonding connection
shall be listed for the application in accordance with UL 467. [NFPA 54:7.12.2.5]
1211.3 Arc-Resistant Jacketed CSST. CSST listed with an arc resistant jacket or
coating system in accordance with CSA LC 1 shall be electrically continuous and bonded
to an effective ground fault current path. Where any CSST component of a piping system
does not have an arc-resistant jacket or coating system, the bonding requirements of
Section 1211.2 shall apply. Arc-resistant jacketed CSST shall be considered to be
bonded when it is connected to appliances that are connected to the appliance grounding
conductor of the circuit supplying that appliance. [NFPA 54.7.12.3]
1211.4 Prohibited Use. Gas piping shall not be used as a grounding conductor or
electrode. [NFPA 54:7.12.4]
1211.5 Lighting Protection System. Where a lightning protection system is installed,
the bonding of the gas piping shall be in accordance with NFPA 780. [NFPA 54:7.12.5]
1211.6 Electrical Circuits. Electrical circuits shall not utilize gas piping or components
as conductors.
Exception: Low-voltage (50 V or less) control circuits, ignition circuits, and electronic
flame detection device circuits shall be permitted to make use of piping or components as
part of an electric circuit. [NFPA 54.7.13]
4
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
1211.7 Electrical Connections. All electrical connections between wiring and
electrically operated control devices in a piping system shall conform to the requirements
of NFPA 70. [NFPA 54:7.14.1 ]
1211.7.1 Safety Control. Any essential safety control depending on electric
current as the operating medium shall be of a type that shuts off (fail safe) the
flow of gas in the event of current failure. [NFPA 54:7.14.2]
§26-18. UPC - Amendment of Appendiat A
Appendix A of the Uniform Plumbing code is hereby amended to delete Table A
104.4(2) and Table A 104.4(3).
§26-19. Reserved
§26-20. Reserved
§26-21. Reserved
§26-22. Reserved
§26-23. Reserved
§26-24. Reserved
§26-25. Reserved
§26-26. Established; Appointment; Term
There is hereby established a Plumbers Examining Board, hereinafter referred to as the
Board, to consist of seven members. The chief building official, or his/her designee= shall be an
ex-officio member of the Board and shall act as secretary thereof. One member shall represent
the board of health, one member shall be a contracting master plumber, one member shall
represent the general public, and three members shall be either master or journeyman plumbers.
Each member of the board shall have had at least three years' experience in his or her respective
field.
The members of the Board shall be appointed by the mayor. Upon expiration of the terms
of the individuals currently serving on the Board, the mayor shall appoint three (3) members to
serve for one (1) year and three (3) members to serve for two (2) years. Thereafter, each member
shall serve a term of two (2) years.
§26-28. Duties; Examinations; Licenses
The Board shall establish standards and procedures for the qualification, examination and
licensing of master plumbers and journeyman plumbers, and shall issue an appropriate license to
each person who meets the qualifications therefore and successfully passes the examination
given by the Board.
The Board shall establish written standards and procedures for the approval of all
continuing education requirements as set forth in §26-47.
§26-34. General Rules
(1) All plumbing apprentices actively engaged under the supervision of a contracting_master
plumber will be required to register with the City Building Department. Experience accrued
towards taking the journeyman plumbers test will only be accepted as a registered apprentice.
Time accrued previous to registration will be approved and noted.
(2) Time required for an apprentice to be actively engaged in the trade under the supervision
5
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
of a contracting master plumber will be a minimum of three years. Proof of qualifications will be
submitted to the Board in writing for consideration and approval for the journeyman
examination. Any academical time to be considered by the Board in place of actual
apprenticeship time in the trade must be from a State accredited college or Technical school.
(3) Applicants must hold a journeyman license for a minimum of four years before taking
the Master exam, and be actively engaged in the trade under the supervision of a contracting
master plumber for the full four years. Proof of qualifications will be submitted to the Board in
writing for consideration and approval for the master examination.
(4) The minimum age limit for a Journeyman examination will be Twenty (20) years of age
unless approved by the Board.
(5) The allotted time for the Master and Journeyman examination will be four hours.
(6) Request for Master and Journeyman examination will be filed in the City of Grand Island
Building Department Office prior to the examination date for the consideration of the Board.
Examination fee will be paid with the application. No exam fee will be refunded after taking the
examination.
(7) All applicants will submit, along with their request for examination, letters of proof of the
required apprenticeship time actively engaged in the trade.
(8) In the event that an applicant fails to pass the examination given, he may make
application for a subsequent exam after eighty-five (85) days have passed.
(9) At the discretion of the Board, experience gained at an industrial plant or outside the
Grand Island jurisdiction may be considered as apprenticeship time to qualify for a Journeyman
examination. Information considered by the Board shall include written proof of previous
experience record and oral examination.
(10) All examination papers are the property of the examining Board. Applicants will not be
permitted to remain during grading or to review examination papers after they have been
submitted for grading. Test results will be sent by mail.
(11) Applicant must obtain a passing score on the exam. A passing score for a Journeyman
Plumber is 70% and for a Master Plumber is 80%.
(12) An applicant with a passing score will have a 30 day grace period to pick up a new
license dated from the test date.
(13) An applicant must supply his own copy of this Code; the Grand Island Building
Department will not supply copies to anyone during the test. Photocopies, reference books, or
any other reference materials will not be allowed in the testing area during the test.
§26-40. Certificate; Revocation
The City Council may revoke any certificate of registration of any contracting plumber
after hearing by, and recommendation of the Board for any of the following reasons:
(1) Lack of competency or lack of knowledge in matters relevant to the certificate of
registration;
(2) Certificate of registration being obtained by fraud;
(3) The lending of any certificate of registration or the obtaining of permits thereunder for
any other person;
(4) Failure to comply with this Code and any rules issued by the chief building official or
Board;
(5) Abandonment of any contract or undertaking without good cause or fraudulent departure
from plans or specifications;
L•�
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
(6) Failure to obtain or cause to be obtained permits when the same are required by §26-6.
(7) Failure to complete the continuing education contact hours as required by §26-47.
The chief building official shall serve notice of such action by registered mail to the holder of the
certificate.
Division 3. Master and Journeymen Plumbers, and Apprentice Plumbers
§26-43.-Reserved
§26-44. -Master Plumber, Journeyman Plumber, Apprentice Plumber, Defined:
§26-44.1 Master Plumber
A Master Plumber shall mean a person who is registered with the Grand Island Building
Department and has completed all experience requirements as a journeyman plumber and has
passed a master level plumber's examination. A Master Plumber has the necessary
qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, layout, install,
alter and repair plumbing systems or parts thereof in accordance with the standards, rules, and
regulations established by the Grand Island Plumbing Board. A practicing Master Plumber must
be an employee of a registered Contracting Master Plumber and work under a Contracting
Master Plumber's supervision.
§26-44.2 Journeyman Plumber
A Journeyman Plumber shall mean a person who is registered with the Grand Island
Building Department and who has completed their apprenticeship under the supervision of a
Contracting Master Plumber. A Journeyman Plumber has passed a journeyman level plumbing
examination and has a working knowledge and application of the skills required to be employed
as a plumber in accordance with the standards, rules, and regulations established by the Grand
Island Plumbing Board. A practicing Journeyman Plumber must be an employee of a registered
Contracting Master Plumber and work under a Contracting master Plumber's supervision.
§26-44.3 Apprentice Plumber
An Apprentice Plumber is an entry-level plumber who is registered with the Grand Island
Building Department and is working under the direct supervision of a licensed Journeyman
Plumber or Master Plumber and is an employee of a registered Contracting Master Plumber.
§26-45.1 License; Term, renewal; fees
(1) All licenses issued by the Grand Island Plumbing Board pursuant to this article shall expire
on December 31 of the year in which issued, but may be renewed within thirty days thereafter
upon application and payment of fees. Any license holder who does not renew his or her
license in this manner, the holder � shall apply for and qualify to recover the lapsed license
by passing an examination as required under the provisions of §26-46.
(2) All licensees shall be required to complete six contact hours of continuing education by
December 31 of each year as required under the provisions of §26-47, and may renew such
license upon presentation of documentary evidence of successful completion on a form
furnished by the Grand Island Plumbing Board and payment of the fee for renewal. The
licensee shall have the responsibility for record keeping and providing proof of attendance at
continuing education courses.
Penalty for falsifying continuing education requirements will be immediate forfeiture of
license. First offense, offender will be eligible to make application for the next available
r�
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
�
exam. Second offence will be a one year suspension of license and then undergo a review by
the plumbing board for re-examination eligibility.
(3) (�} Fees for the renewal of a license shall be in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee
Schedule.
§26-45.2 License; Revocation
The plumbing board by a majority vote shall have the power to revoke the license of any
journeyman plumber or master plumber, if the license was obtained through error or fraud, or
failure to complete annual continuing education requirements, or if the recipient thereof is shown
to be grossly incompetent, or has a second time willfully violated any of the provisions of this
article or any other provisions of City of Grand Island Code related to plumbers. This penalty
shall be cumulative and in addition to the penalties prescribed for the violation of the provisions
of this article.
Before a license may be revoked, the licensee shall have notice in writing, enumerating
the charges alleged, and shall be entitled to a hearing before the plumbing board_not sooner than
five days from receipt of the notice. The licensee shall be given an opportunity to present
testimony, oral or written, and shall have the right of cross-examination. All testimony before the
plumbing board_shall be given under oath. The plumbing board shall have power to administer
oaths, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses. The decision of the plumbing
board shall be based upon the evidence produced at the hearing, and such decision shall be final.
A person whose license has been revoked shall not be permitted to reapply for another such
license within one year from the date of such revocation.
The licensee shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Grand Island Plumbing Board
to the Grand Island City Council.
§26-45.3 Plumber License to Apprentice Ratios
A licensed contracting master plumber, master plumber, or journeyman plumber must be
present and directly supervise all work performed by an apprentice plumber. A licensed plumber
shall supervise no more than three apprentice plumbers at a job site at one time. More than three
apprentice plumbers may work at the same job site at the same time as long as the ratio of
licensed plumber(s) never falls below one licensed plumber for every three apprentices.
§26-45.4 Temporary Journeyman Plumber's License
The chief building official may issue a temporary journeyman plumber's license pending
examination; provided, that the applicant therefore holds a similar license from an equivalent
board. Such permit shall be valid until the next examination by the Board.
§26-46. Examinations
§26-46.1 Examinations; Fee;
Any person desiring to be licensed as a master plumber or as a journeyman plumber
pursuant to this chapter shall make written application for an examination to the Board.
Examination fees shall be in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
Examination fees shall accompany such application and shall be accounted for and turned
over to the City Treasurer. Examination fees are not returned but shall be forfeited in the event
the applicant fails the examination.
§26-46.2 Prior Experience
E:3
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
An applicant for examination must have worked under the supervision of a licensed
contracting master plumber for a minimum period of three years before being eligible to take a
journeyman plumber examination. An applicant for examination must have been actively
engaged in the plumbing trade for a minimum period of four years after being licensed as a
journeyman plumber before being eligible to take a master plumber examination.
§26-46.3 Re-examination
Any person desiring to become a master plumber or a journeyman plumber who fails to
pass an examination pursuant to this chapter as prescribed by the Board may make written
application for a subsequent examination 85 days after taking the examination.
§26-47. Continuing Education
§26-47.1 Continuing Education Hour Requirements.
All Journeyman Plumbers, Master Plumbers, and Contracting Master Plumbers
are required to complete a total of 6 hours of continuing education annually. The 6 hours
shall include 4 hours of principle instruction and 2 hour of code instruction, as defined
below.
Principle instruction hours means subjects that directly relate to the
performance of plumbing services. Examples of such subjects include, but are not
limited to, the design, installation, servicing, troubleshooting, and skills training for
Plumbing Fixtures, Water Heaters & Boilers, Water Piping Systems, DWV Systems, and
Gas Piping Systems.
Code instruction hours means subjects that directly relate to regulations
governing plumbing services. Examples of such subjects include, but not be limited to;
the Uniform Plumbing Code, written and published by IAPMO, the Nebraska American
Disabilities Act, and NFPA 54.
§26-47.2 Journeyman Plumber Exam Credit.
Apprentices who pass the Journeyman Plumber License Examination will be
exempt from any continuing education requirement for the calendar year in which the
passing score is obtained.
§26-47.3 Master Plumber Exam Credit.
Journeyman Plumbers who pass the Master Plumber Examination will be exempt
from any continuing education requirement for the calendar year in which the passing
score is obtained.
§26-48. Reserved
§26-50. Reserved
SECTION 2. Sections 26-1; 26-2; sections 26-5 through 26-11; sections 26-13 through 26-15;
26-17; 26-18; 26-26; 26-28; 26-34; 26-40; sections 26-43; through 26-50; as now existing, and
any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.
�]
ORDINANCE NO. 9806 (Cont.)
SECTION 3. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase thereof.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and
publication on January 1, 2021 as provided by law.
Enacted: November 24, 2020.
:.�,�
Roger . Steele, Mayor
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
oF GRallo,s
�� •••''..•• �•�..,,�2
V �r' �cpRPORqT�c� '': O
.►•...
's.*.
* ' D�C 10,1�1�. ri
•�E6 R AS°��
10