A. UPC Section 101.1 Amended. Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Monroe, hereinafter referred to as the “UPC” or “this code.”

B. UPC Section 104.3.2 Amended. Section 104.3.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

104.3.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be submitted by Section 104.3.1, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. The plan review fees for plumbing work shall be as by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council. The plan review fees specified in this subsection are separate from and in addition to the permit fees. When plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional review, a fee shall be charged at the rate set by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council.

C. UPC Section 104.4.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 104.4.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

104.4.3 Expiration. Every plumbing permit issued shall become null and void two years after the date of issuance. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, a onetime 30 day extension when only the final inspection is remaining and all other work has been approved. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated before the expiration.

D. UPC Section 104.4.4 Repealed. Section 104.4.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

E. UPC Section 104.5 Repealed and Replaced. Section 104.5 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

104.5 Fees. The fees for each permit required under the Plumbing Code shall be as set by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council.

F. UPC Section 104.5.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 104.5.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

104.5.3 Fee refunds. The building official may authorize the refund of fees paid upon filing of a written application by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment, as follows:

1. 100% of any fee erroneously paid or collected;

2. Up to 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with the City of Monroe Fees Resolution; or

3. Up to 80% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review is done.

The request for a fee refund must be made in writing, prior to the expiration date of the 180 day plan review period, or within 180 days of permit issuance, and with justifiable cause.

G. UPC Section 105.2 Amended. Section 105.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

105.2 Required Inspections. New plumbing work and such portions of existing systems as affected by new work, or changes shall be inspected by the Authority Having Jurisdiction to ensure compliance with the requirements of this code and to ensure that the installation and construction of the plumbing system are in accordance with approved plans. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall make the following inspections as necessary. The permittee or the permittee’s authorized agent shall be responsible for the scheduling of such inspections as follows:

1. The underground inspection shall be made after trenches or ditches are excavated and bedded, piping installed, and before backfill is put in place.

2. Rough-in inspection shall be made prior to the installation of wall or ceiling membranes.

3. Final inspection shall be made after all work required by the plumbing permit is completed. Provided, any electrical permits associated with said work shall be finaled before requesting final inspection of any installation covered by the plumbing permit.

H. UPC Section 106.2 Repealed and Replaced. Section 106.2 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

106.2 Notice of violation. Enforcement of violations of this code shall be in accordance with Chapter 1.04 of the Monroe Municipal Code. Signs, tags, or seals posted or affixed by the building official shall not be mutilated, destroyed, tampered with, or removed without authorization from the building official. The fine for the removal, mutilation, destruction of, or tampering with said notice, sign, tags, or seals shall be as set forth in the Monroe Municipal Code, Section 15.04.200.

I. UPC Section 106.3 Repealed. Section 106.3 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

J. UPC Section 106.4 Repealed and Replaced. Section 106.4 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

106.4 Stop Work Orders. Where work is being done contrary to the provisions of this code, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be permitted to order the work stopped immediately. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, the owner’s authorized agent or the person performing the work. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume. There shall be a fee imposed for issuance of a Stop Work Order in the amount set by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council. Unauthorized tampering, Signs, tags, or seals posted or affixed by the building official shall not be mutilated, destroyed, tampered with, or removed without authorization from the building official. The fine for the removal, mutilation, destruction of, or tampering with said notice, sign, tags, or seals shall be as set forth in the Monroe Municipal Code, Section 15.04.200.

K. UPC Section 107.0 Repealed and Replaced. Section 107.0 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Section 107.0 – APPEALS

107.1 Appeals. All appeals of orders, decisions, interpretations or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the UPC shall be to the City of Monroe Hearing Examiner in accordance with Chapter 2.34 and 22.84.080 MMC. The Hearing Examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

107.2 Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The hearing examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

L. UPC Section 608.2 Repealed and Replaced. Section 608.2 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

608.2 Excessive Water Pressure. Where the plumbing system of a structure connects to City of Monroe water with a Utility Service Agreement, an approved-type pressure regulator preceded by an adequate strainer set to a max 80 psi shall be installed. Pressure regulators for potable water distribution systems shall comply with ASSE 1003. Pressure regulator(s) equal to or exceeding 1 1-2 inches (40 mm) shall not require a strainer. Such regulator(s) shall control the pressure to water outlets in the building unless otherwise approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Each such regulator and strainer shall be accessibly located aboveground or in a vault equipped with a properly sized and sloped bore-sighted drain to the daylight, shall be protected from freezing, and shall have the strainer readily accessible for cleaning without removing the regulator or strainer body or disconnecting the supply piping.

Pipe size determinations shall be based on 80 percent of the reduced pressure where using table 610.4.

An approved expansion tank shall be installed in the cold water distribution piping downstream of each such regulator to prevent excessive pressure from developing due to thermal expansion and to maintain the pressure setting of the regulator. Expansion tanks used in potable water systems intended to supply drinking water shall comply with NSF 61. The expansion tank shall be properly sized and installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions and listing. Systems designed by registered design professionals shall be permitted to use approved pressure relief valves in lieu of expansion tanks provided such relief valves have a maximum pressure relief setting of 100 psi (689 kPa) or less.

M. UPC Section 1014.1.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 1014.1.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

1014.1.3 Food Waste Disposers and Dishwashers. Food service establishments with dishwashers and/or garbage grinders shall be required to install a gravity grease interceptor (GGI) per Monroe Municipal Code Section 13.10.140B.