The International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, including the following Appendix Chapters:

Appendix E as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the "Plumbing Code" of the City of Eudora, Kansas, for regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the incorporated areas of City of Eudora, Kansas as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out herein, with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes hereinafter provided.

The regulations hereby adopted, as amended, shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Eudora, Kansas, hereinafter interchangeably referred to as the "Code" or the "Plumbing Code."

This Code shall not apply to the extent that the Residential Code adopted pursuant to Article 12 of this Chapter applies.

(Ord. 929; Code 2016; Ord. 1039; Code 2016; Ord. 1098; Ord. 1141)

Not less than one copy of the International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, marked and stamped in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-3304, shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be open to inspection and available to the public at reasonable business hours. Subsequent references to the "Plumbing Code" shall mean the International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, as adopted and amended herein.

(Ord. 929; Code 2016; Ord. 1039; Code 2016; Ord. 1098; Ord. 1141)

The International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, is amended or supplemented as provided below.

4-402.1. Chapter 1 of the Plumbing Code is deleted and replaced with the provisions of Article 1 of this Chapter 4.

4-402.2. Section 305.4.1 Sewer Depth. Amended to read: The minimum building sewer depth is inserted in Section 305.4.1 as (i) 12 inches (304 mm) below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection; and (ii) 12 inches (304 mm) below grade for other building sewers

4-402.3. Section 312.3 Drainage and Vent Air Test. Section 312.3. (The first sentence of Section 312.3. prohibiting use of air for testing plastic piping, is deleted. The remainder of the Section remains as written).

4-402.4. Section 312.5 Water Supply System Test. Amended to read: Upon completion of a section of or the entire water supply system, the system, or portion completed, shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the working pressure of the system; or by an air test of not less than 50 psi (344 kPa). This pressure test shall be held for not less than 15 minutes. The water utilized for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. The required tests shall be performed in accordance with this section and Section 107.

4-402.5. Section 312.6 Gravity Sewer Test. Is hereby amended by deleting the whole section.

4-402.6. Section 710.1 Maximum Fixture Unit Load. Amended to read: The maximum number of drainage fixture units connected to a given size of the building sewer, building drain, or horizontal branch of the building drain shall be determined using Table 710.1 (1); however, no building sewer shall be less than four (4) inches in diameter. The maximum number of drainage fixture units connected to a given size of the horizontal branch or vertical soil or waste stack shall be determined using table 710.1(2

4-402.7. Section 903.1.1 Roof Extension unprotected. The standard minimum vent pipe roof extension is inserted in Section 903.1.1 as six (6) inches (152mm) above the roof.

4-402.8. Section 918.2 Installation. Amended to read: The valves shall only be installed with prior approval from the Planning and Zoning Department, in accordance with the requirements of this section and the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Air admittance valves shall be installed after the DWV testing required by IRC Section P2503.5.1, or P2503.5.2 has been performed.

4-402.9. Section 918.8 Prohibited Installations. Amended to read: The valves shall only be installed with prior approval from the Department of Planning and Zoning. Individual vents, branch vents, circuit vents, and stack vents shall be permitted to terminate with a connection to a permitted air admittance valve. Individual and branch-type air admittance valves shall vent only fixtures that are on the same floor level and connect to a horizontal branch drain.

4-402.10. Section 1003.2 Approval. The size, type, and location of each interceptor and of each separator shall be designed and installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and the requirements of this section based on the anticipated condition of use. Gravity grease interceptors shall be located outside the building in an accessible location. Hydro chemical grease interceptors are prohibited, and automatic grease removal devices shall only be installed with the prior approval of the Building Official. Wastes that do not require treatment or separation shall not be discharged into any interceptor or separator.

(Ord. 929; Code 2016; Ord. 1039; Code 2016; Ord. 1098; Ord. 1141)

If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase in this Article or in the Plumbing Code is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Building Official declares that it would have passed this code and each section, subsection, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

(Ord. 929; Code 2016; Ord. 1039; Code 2016; Ord. 1098; Ord. 1141)

Nothing herein or in the Plumbing Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or resolution repealed in connection with the adoption of the Plumbing Code; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this legislation.

(Ord. 929; Code 2016; Ord. 1039; Code 2016; Ord. 1098; Ord. 1141)