Amending Ordinance No. 1808 with Reference to a Plumbing Code

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-16- 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. Section LIII. Special requirements. When the rain- water drain connects inside of the building, it shall be of the same material as a soil drain, and when passing up to roof within a building it shall be tested the same as the soil system with the water test, in which case the rainwater trap may be omitted. Section LIV. If rainwater drain connects to the main MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURES CONNECTED TO Waste Soil and Waste -- Combine Soil Pipe Alone Size of Pipe Branch Main Branch Main Fixtures Fixtures Water Water Closets Closets 1 � inch 1 12 inch 1 2 2 inch 2 4 22 inch 3 5 3 inch 5 10 32 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 Providing that the number of water closets on any soil pipe, with or without other fixtures, shall never exceed the number given in either of the last two columns. The number of fixtures in a building shall determine the size of the house drain and the combined area of the soil or waste.stacks shall in no case be less than that the area of the house drain. Section LIII. Special requirements. When the rain- water drain connects inside of the building, it shall be of the same material as a soil drain, and when passing up to roof within a building it shall be tested the same as the soil system with the water test, in which case the rainwater trap may be omitted. Section LIV. If rainwater drain connects to the main