Amending Ordinances No. 2243 & 3208 Commonly known as the Building Code

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMiENDING ORDINANCES NO. 2243 AND NO. 3208 COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I: That the following Sections of Ordinance No. 3208, commonly known as the Plumbing Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which code is now a part of Ordinance No. 2243, commonly known as the Building Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana: be amended as noted so that such Sections of said Ordinance No. 3208 shall hereafter be and read as follows: SECTION II: Change Section 52 of the aforesaid Ordinance to read as follows: Section 52: When computing the size of house drains, soil and waste stacks, mains and branches, fifty (50) square feet of roof or yard area in horizontal projection shall count as one fixture. Three feet of urinal trough or wash sink shall count as one fixture. One bath. basin or sink or smaller fixture shall count as one fixture. One water closet shall count as four fixtures. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURES CONNECTED TO Soil and Waste Combine Soil Pipe Alone Waste Branch Main Branch Main Size c =' Pine Fixtures Fixtures Water Closets Water Closets 1% inch - - -- 1 - -- - -- lV2 inch 1 2 - -- - -- 2 '.nch 2 4 - -- - -- 2% inch 3 5 - -- - -- 3 inch 6 12 2 3 3! inch 10 20 - -- - -- 4 inch 24 48 6 12 5 inch 72 144 18 36 6 inch 96 192 24 48 7 inch 240 480 60 120 8 inch 400 800 100 200 9 inch 580 1160 145 290 10 inch 800 1600 200 400 11 inch 1060 2120 265 530 12 inch 1420 2840 355 710