Amending Ordinance No. 1808 with Reference to a Plumbing Code

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-24- existing building, the owner of the new building shall not locate windows within twelve (12) feet of any existing vent stack in the lower building, unless the owner of such new building shall himself make such alteration to conform to this Code. Section LXXXII. Conductors shall be constructed of extra heavy cast iron or galvanized wrought iron pipe when placed within the walls of any house or building and shall be tested by the water test, as hereinafter provided for soil stacks. Section LXXXIII. Conductor pipes shall not be used as soil, waste, venting, back vent pipes. Section LXXXIV. When an existing sheet metal conductor Pipe within the walls of any building becomes defective, such conductor shall be replaced by one which conforms to this Code. Section LXXXV. Each single fixture shall be separately trapped by a water seal trap, placed as close to the fixture as possible. Each cellar or are drain shall be provided with a deep J seal trap, i.e. the trap must contain at least a 4 -inch water seal and be constructed on the continuous pipe trap principle; the trap seal is indicated by the height of the water column measured between the overflow and the tip separating the inlet and outlet arms of the trap. Such drain shall in no case be placed within five feet of the base of the soil stack to which a rain water drain connects, unless a said floor drain is properly revented. A set of not more than three wash trays or washstands or a set of one or two wash trays with sink combined, may connect with a single trap, provided the trap is placed central and the branches connect into the house side of the traps. Section LXXXVI. Every trap shall be self cleaning. No form of trap which depends upon the action of movable parts