HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0840ORDINANCE No. _ 840
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,
1964 EDITION WITH AMENDMENTS, and AMENDING
CHAPTER 18.12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF BURLINGAME and ESTABLISHING RULES,
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALL-
ATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES.
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 18.12 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Burlingame is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 18.12
PLUMBING CODE
ADOPTING UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,1964 EDITION
AND ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND
STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING
FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES.
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of Uniform Plumbin
tion.
The rules, regulations and standards printed in one volume
and published by the Western Plumbing Officials Association uni
the title "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1964 Edition", including the
appendixes thereto, hereinafter called plumbing code, is adopt
as and for the rules, regulations and standards within this Ci
as to all matters therein contained, except as herein otherwis
provided. The mandatory requirements of the appendixes to the
plumbing code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if
contained in the body of the plumbing code. Three copies of the
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plumbing code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the offidie
of the City Clerk.
§18.12.011 - Amendment to Sec. 1.1.
Sec. 1.1. of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows--„'
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Section 1.1. - Administrative Authority and Assistants.'.
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Whenever the term "administrative authority” is used
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in this code, it shall be construed to mean the Building
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Official or his authorized representatives.
§18.12.012 - Amendment to Sec. 1.2.
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Section 1.2 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 1.2. - Assistants. Whenever the term "assistants"
is used in this code, it shall be construed to mean the
Assistant Building Officials.
§18.12.013 - Amendment to Sec. 1.3,
Section 1.3 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: j
Section 1.3 - Department Having Jurisdiction. Unless
otherwise provided by law, the office of the Administrati
Authority shall be part of the Building Department except
that for the purposes of Secs. 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112,
1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, and 1119, administrat
shall be under the Director of Public Health and Welfare.
Secs. 1500 et seq. shall be under the joint administratic
of the Building Department and the Director of Public
Health and Welfare.
§18.12.014 - Sec. 1.4 (10) Not a Part of this Chapter. j
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Section 1.4 (10) of the Plumbing Code shall not be a part of thi
Chapter.
§18.12.015 - Paragraph 1 of Sec. 1.7 Not a Part of this Chapter.
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Paragraph 1 of Sec. 1.7 of the Plumbing Code shall not be a part
of this Chapter.
§18.12.016 - Amendment to Sec. 1.10 (a) and (b).
Section 1.10, (a) and (b), of the Plumbing Code is amended to
read as follows: �
(a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or
cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated !i
by this code, except to a person holding a valid unexpirOd
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and unrevoked Plumbing Contractor's License issued by theI
State of California, except when and as otherwise herein
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after provided in this section.
(b) No permit shall be issued to any person to do or
cause to be done any sewer or private sewage disposal
system work regulated by this code, except to a person
holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked Sewer and Sewage
Disposal Contractor's License issued by the State of
California, except when and as otherwise hereinafter pro-
vided in this section.
§18.12.017 - Amendment to Sec. 1.12.
Sec. 1.12 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding to
the schedule of fees to read as follows:
For issuing each Home Owner Permit $ 3.00
For each Swimming Pool - Public 10.00
Private 5.00
For each Gas Appliance -
For the first 100,000 BTU 1,50
For each additional 100,000 BTU or
fraction thereof 1.00
For each extra inspection made necessary
by defective workmanship or materials 5.00
§18.12.020 - Amendment to Sec. 2.2.
Section 2.2 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.2 - General Provisions. - It shall be unlawful fo
any person to conduct, carry on or engage in the busines
of plumbing or act in the capacity of a plumbing contract or
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without first securing a valid State of California PlumbinIg
Contractor's License.
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§18.12.021 - Section 2.3 through Section 2.11 not a Part of this
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Chapter.
Section 2.3 through Section 2.11 of the Plumbing Code shall not
be a part of this Chapter.
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§18.12.022 - Amendment to Chapter 1.
a. Chapter 1 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding to the
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definitions to read as follows:
Bathroom (Private Use). A room containing a bathtub,
shower, or water closet, installed individually or as a
single group in residences, apartments, hotels, hospitals
or rest rooms in commercial establishments where the
fixtures are intended solely for the use of the occupants
or family.
Condensate Waste. waste water caused by the formation of
moisture on the outside of coils or other surfaces.
First Floor. The first floor is the ground floor, or the
slab floor above the garage, basement, or crawl space.
b. Chapter 1 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing the def-
initions of "horizontal Pipe" and "Vertical Pipe" to read as fol
Horizontal Pipe. An horizontal pipe is any pipe or fittL
which is installed in an horizontal position or which
makes an angle of more than 72° with the vertical.
Vertical Pipe. A vertical pipe is any pipe or fitting
which is installed in a vertical position, or which makes
an angle of not more than 72° with the vertical.
18.12.023 - Sec. 201 (k) Not a Part of this Chapter.
Section 201 (k) of the Plumling Code shall not be a part of this
Chapter.
§18.12.024 - Amendment to Section 203 (c).
Section 203 (c) of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
(c) Copper tube for water piping shall have a weight of
not less than that of copper water tube Type L. Type M
copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is,.
above ground, and the normal pressure does not exceed
100 pounds and the working temperature does not exceed
210° F.
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§18.12.030 - Amendment to Sec. 302,
Section 302 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 302. - Connections to Plumbing System Required. All
plumbing fixtures, drains, appurtenances and appliances
used to receive or discharge liquid wastes or sewage
shall be connected properly to the drainage system of the
building or premises, in accordance with the requirements
of this code.
The arrangement of all sewer, soil, waste and drainage
pipe lines shall be as direct as possible and grouped at
a point not to exceed three (3) feet beyong the wall of
the building, or buildings nearest the main sewer in the
street, alley or easement, and shall have a continuous
fall of not less than 1/4 inch per foot, except as pro-
vided in Section 1106 (a).
18.12.031 - Amendment to Section 310.
Section 310 Of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Sub -Sec-
tion (e) to read as follows:
(e) No fitting, connection, device or method of install-
ation which obstructs or retards the flow of water, waste$,
sewage or air in the drainage or venting systems in an
amount greater than the normal frictional resistance to
flow, shall be used unless it is indicated as acceptable I
in this code, or is approved by the Administrative Auth-
ority as having a desirable and acceptable function and
as of ultimate benefit to the proper and continuing func-!,
tioning of the plumbing system. The enlargement of a 3 i�ch
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closet bend or stub for 4 inches shall not be considered
an obstruction.
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§18.12.040 - Amendment to Section 406.
Section 406 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Subsecs.
(a) and (b) to read as follows:
(a) Each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided with
a cleanout at its upper terminal; and each such run of
piping which is more than 100 feet in length shall be
provided with a cleanout for each 100 feet, or fraction
thereof, in the length of such piping; provided, however,
that excepting the building drain and its horizontal brant
a cleanout shall not be required on any such concealed or
completely enclosed pipe or piping which is above the
first floor of the building.
(b) Each change of direction of horizontal drainage pipe
shall be served by a cleanout if such change of direction
exceeds 60° from a straight line.
§18.12.041 - Amendment to Table 4-3.
Additional Footnote is added to Table 4-3 of the Plumbing Code to
read as follows:
NOTE: All horizontal drainage piping below the first floor,
receiving the discharge of water closets shall be not lessi
than 4 inches in diameter, except that additions to, or
remodeling of, an existing system may be installed in acc
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ordance with Table 4-3.
§18.12.060 - Amendment to Section 608. t
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Section 608 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows:
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Section 608. - Appliances. Appliances, devices, equipment
or other apparatus not regularly classed as plumbing fix-
tures, but which are equipped with pumps, drips or drainage
outlets, may be drained by indirect waste pipes discharging
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into an approved type open receptor. No domestic dishcaashiing
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machine shall be directly connected to a drainage system. I
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Sizing of gravity condensate lines shall be not less tha
permitted in Table 4-3 (a) of this Code. Discharge unit
values shall be as shown in Table 4-3 (a).
§18.12.061 - Adding Table 4-3 (a),
Table 4-3 (a) is added to the Plumbing Code to read as follows:
GRAVITY CONDENSATION DRAINS
TABLE 4-3 (a)
II Drain
Outlet
I Size
3"
Total
22
Connections shown below-
Main Waste Size
2" 1 it 1 " 1" 3/4'1, �i•'*
Horizontal
Main
nJaste
r'ixture
Assigned
Unit Value
1/211
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36
25
20
9
6
4
2
0
°
4
II 3/4"
II
16
11
7
4
3
1
1
0
3/4°'
2
li 1"
r
9
6
4
2
1
1
0
0
1"
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3/4
6
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
14"
1
12
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
12
2
li2"
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2"
5
it 22"
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
22°°
9
3"
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3"
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Smaller drains may be added not to exceed main
horizontal cross-sectional discharge area, *No 2" Horizontal
The sum of the drain outlets, using the total fixture unit values,
determines the size of the main waste.
If the Manufacturer gives the rate of flow per refrigerator unit,
then the unit value (based on 72 gallons per minute) may be used
in lieu of drain outlet column.
§18,12,070 - Amendment to Section 702,
Section 702 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Sub-secti
(c) to read as follows:
(c) A trap arm may change direction without the use of
a cleanout when such change of direction is accomplishe
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by the use of not more than two 45° fittings, or one
90° fitting of approved radius. 11Approved radius" shalt
mean not less than a medium -sweep elbow.
§18.12.103 - Amendment to Section 1003. !
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Section 1003 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Sub -section
(p) to read as follows: j
(p) Air Chambers. All faucets on the inside of the
building with the exception of water heaters, tub and
shower valves, shall be provided with air chambers con
sisting of sections of pipe equal in size to the risers
supplying the openings, and to be not less than 16 inchos
long.
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§18.12.105 - Amendment to Section 1005.
Section 1005 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Sub-sectio#s
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(f) and (g) to read as follows:
(f) Air Chambers. All faucets on the inside of the build-
ing with the exception of water heaters, tub and shower
valves shall be provided with air chambers consisting o
sections of pipe equal in size tothe risers supplying the
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openings, and to be not less than 16 inches long or app -j
roved Manufacturing devices or approved master chambers
(g) A gate shutoff valve shall be installed on each water
supply system at any accessible point where said supply
enters the building, and on each apartment or dwelling
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of more than one family. In lieu of a main supply shuti
off in each apartment, individual shutoff valves shall
be provided at each fixture.
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§18.12.107 - Amendment to Section 1007.
Section 1007 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Sub -section
(b) to read as follows:
(b) An approved type pressure regulator preceded by an
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adequate strainer shall be installed and the pressure re-
duced to 60 lbs, per square inch. Each such regulator at
strainer shall be accessibly located and shall have the
strainer readily accessible for cleaning without removin€
the regulator or strainer body or disconnecting the supp:
piping. All pipe size determinations shall be based on
80% of the reduced pressure.
§18.12.108 (a) - Amendment to Section 1008 (a)
Section 1008 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Subsecti
(a) to read as follows:
(a) Installation. All water piping shall be adequately
supported to the satisfaction of the Administrative Auth+
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ority. Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of
the pipe. Changes in direction shall be made by the app,
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ropriate use of fittings except that changes in direction
in copper tubing may be made with bends having a radius I
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of not less than 6 diameters of the tubing, provided that
such bends are made by the use of forming equipment which
does not deform or create a loss in cross-sectional area
of the tubing. Approved provisions shall be made for
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expansion in hot water piping. All piping, equipment, !
appurtenances and devices shall be installed in a workman_
like manner in conformity with the provisions and intenti
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of this code. Soft -tempered copper water tubing, Type LI
or K installed under concrete slabs, may be bent with no
less than a 6 inch radius by hand, or a 2z inch radius
bend by a tool made for that purpose. All such work mus
be tested and inspected before covering.
§18.12.108 (b) - Amendment to Section 1008 (b).
Section 1008 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding the following
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provisions to Subsection (b):
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In all instances where ferrous and non-ferrous metals are
used on water piping systems, all connections between the
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two metals shall be made by a brass fitting and such
fitting shall be in an accessible location above grade.
§18.12.108 (c) (2) - Amendment to Section 1008 (c) (2).
Section 1008 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing Subs
(c) (2) to read as follows:
(2) Copper tubing shall be installed without joints wh
possible. Where joints are permitted, they shall be
soldered with 95.5 solder and fitting shall be wrought
copper.
§18.12.113 - Amendment to Section 1103.
Section 1103 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsection
(c) to read as follows:
(c) When converting from septic tank to sanitary sewer
system, cast iron pipe shall be run to a point of at
least 3 feet inside the required side yard line. The
balance of the line may be of any of the approved types
for sewer systems.
§18.12.117 - Amendment to Section 1107.
Sectibn 1107 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsection
(e) to read as follows:
(e) When a main sewer is located in the street, alley ori
easement, there must be provided a cleanout brought up I
flush with sidewalk level next to curb and, if no curb ori
sidewalk exist, then the cleanout must be located inside!
of the lot line! Riser shall be of cast iron, the same I
size as the drain it serves, brought up to the level of
the ground by a wye and branch fittings, and top of same
to be provided with a regulation cleanout. If the side-
walk space mentioned is entirely concrete, then a cast ion
sidewalk box, with loose cover fitting with brass screws,l
shall be installed. The maximum size for a cleanout p14
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shall be 4 inches,
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18,12.130 - Amendment to Section 1310.
Section 1310 of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Subsection
(d) to read as follows:
(d) water Heater Safety Pans, [Nater heaters shall have �
safety pans with drains when located in living area or
when leakage would do damage to the building or its cont nts
The pans shall be of metal and be of such dimension as tb
provide a minimum of two inch clearance between the pan
and the outside diameter of the heater, with a depth of
3 inches. The drain shall not be less than 3/4 inch.
shall be
The drain taken to the
exterior of the building.
§18.12.135 - Section 1325 is added to the Plumbing Code to read as
follows:
Section 1325. Gas Appliances, Miscellaneous.
All gas appliances, including, but not limited
boilers, ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, and burners, shaill
be installed in full compliance with the Building Code
of the City of Burlingame.
§18.12.330 - Appendix D not a Part of this Chapter.
Appendix D of the Plumbing Code shall not be a Part of this Chapt�,r.
§18.12.400 - Adding Chapter 14.
Chapter 14 is added to the plumbing Code to read as follows:
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CHAPTER 14
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RAINWATER DRAINAGE j
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Section 1401. Disposal of Rainwater drainage. Rainwater from roof
or other approved areas :e xposed to rainwater may be drained into
the storm drainage system, or the combined sanitary and storm water
drainage, but shall not drain into any sewer intended for sanitary
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sewage only.
Section 1402. Paved Gutter. Rainwater from roofs or other app -i
roved areas exposed to rainwater may drain into a public street i
gutter, provided that such gutter is paved and runs to a catch basin
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storm drain
connected to a public aew®a=a�aens, and provided further that such
drainage has the approval of the City Engineer or other public
storm dram
authority having jurisdiction over public streets or public/aeww"
Section 1403. Rainwater to Public Gutters. No rainwater from
roofs, or other rainwater drainage of premises, shall discharge i
a public sidewalk. When it is desired to conduct rainwater from
a building or premises to a public street gutter, the outside under
ground drainage piping shall be vitrified clay pipe, galvanized
wrought iron pipe, galvanized steel pipe, approved concrete pipe,
asbestos cement sewer pipe or cast iron pipe. when clay pipe,
asbestos cement sewer pipe or approved concrete pipe is used, such
pipe shall be 2 feet from the building and one foot below the
official grade. relater leaders connected to such background drain-
age pipe which are on the outside of the building wall that abuts
on a public thoroughfare, shall be constructed of galvanized wrough
iron pipe, galvanized steel pipe, or cast iron pipe for a distance
of not less than 5 feet vertically above the official grade.
Section 1404. Sheet Metal Leaders and Downspouts. No sheet metal
water leader shall be installed on the inside of a building, inner
court or vent shaft, nor shall any sheet metal leader be directly
connected to any drainage system which connects with a public sewe3
Section 1405. Defective Sheet Metal water Leaders. When an
existing sheet metal leader pipe within the walls of any building
becomes defective, such water leader shall be replaced with one
which conforms to the provisions of this Chapter.
Section 1406. Rainwater Drainage Piping Materials. All undergroL
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roof and area rainwater drainage piping within the walls of a buildiing
shall be cast iron
pipe and fittings, and all such piping above the;
ground shall be cast iron pipe and fittings, galvanized wrought iro
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pipe with approved drainage fittings, galvanized steel pipe with
approved drainage fittings, or copper DW pipe with approved drain
age fittings.
TABLE No. 14-1
SURFACE AREA IN SQUARE FEET
SIZE OF PIPE --------INCHES
360 500 1000 1500 2460 5220 9430 15030 31490 55150
14 14 2 2z 3 4 5 6 8 10
Section
1407.
Non -Conforming Rainwater Drainage,
Amortization
Period,
Every
existing drainage of rainwater
into a sanitary
sewer, in violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be
altered or terminated or replaced so as to conform to the
of this Chapter within one (1) year from its operative date.
SECTION 2_._ If any section, sub -section, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any Court of competent juris-
diction, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remain
ing portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City
hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, sub -section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof
irrespective of the fact that aiy one or more sections, sub -sections,
clauses, phrases, or portions may be declared invalid or unconstit
utional.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be pu lished as required
by law.
Mayor
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I, Herbert K. White, City Clerk, of the City of BurlingameAI
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California, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of
Ordinance No. 840 , which was introduced on May 16,
1966; that thereafter a public hearing on said Ordinance was
scheduled for June 6 , 1966, at 8 o'clock, P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall, 267 Park Road, Burlingame; that notice]
of said hearing was published twice in the Advance -Star, a news-
paper of general circulation in said City of Burlingame, once on
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May 20. 1966 , and once.- on May 27 1966, the firsIt
publication being at least fifteen (15) days preceding said hearing;
that said notice stated the time and place of hearing, a description
of the purpose and subject matter of said Ordinance No. 840 l;
that at least three (3) copies of the 1964 Uniform Plumbing Code,
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and of the City of Burlingame Municipal Code, and the date of pub -j
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lication and of the name and address of the agency by which each
was promulgated, were on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and
open to public inspection, at least fifteen (15) days preceding the
hearing; that said hearing was duly held at the time and place i
stated in said notice, and that at the meeting of the City Council ll
held on the June 20 , 1966, said Ordinance was duly
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adopted by the following vote of the members thereof:
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AYES, and in favor thereof, Councilmen:
Crosby-Diederichsen-George-Johnson-Martin,
NOES, Councilmen: None
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Absent Councilmen: None
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`-City Clergy
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