Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda and Packet 2000

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DRAFT 8/15/00 Sec. 13.12.030. Tap fee Generally. C The amount of the tap fee for residential units shall be determined by the city and shall be based upon the size of the tap, as calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code adopted by the City and set forth in Title 15, as then in effect, and by reference to the table of fees established by the city administrator in accordance with section 13 12.040; provided that the mimmum tap fee paid for each multifamily unit other than a townhouse after payment in full for the first tap issued shall be 60 percent of the existing charge for a three-quarter-inch tap and provided that the minimum fee paid for each townhouse m a group of attached "townhouses", as defined in Code section 17 08.560, after payment in full for the first tap issued, shall be 80 percent of the existing charge for a three-quarter-mch tap D The tap fee for nonresidential units shall be determined by the city and shall be based upon the size of the tap, as calculated pursuant to the provisions of the InteFnatienal Plumbing Code adopted by the City and set forth in Title 15, as then in effect, and by reference to the table of fees established by the city administrator in accordance with section 13 12.040 Section 2. Subsections A and B of Section 13 12.030 of the Louisville Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows (additions are shown in underline; deletions are shown stpilEethr-eugh) Sec. 13.12.030. Tap fee for residential units. A. If the applicant for a water tap permit desires a larger size tap than is required by reference to the lateniatienal Plumbing Code adopted by the City and set forth in Title 15, as then in effect and Table B, the fee charges shall be the minimum fee for the size tap desired. B. In the event a consumer desires to provide automatic fire-control protection for the consumer's premises and for emergency service only, which requires a tap larger than three-fourths-inch,the tap fee charged shall be based only on the demand set forth in the International Plumbing Code adopted by the City and set forth in Title 15, as then in effect, and by reference to the table of fees established by the city administrator in accordance with section 13 12.040 The user shall be required to pay the full cost of installation of the service, including all pipe, valves and valve boxes. Section 3. Section 15 16.010 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby repealed and reenacted,with amendments to read as follows: Sec. 15.16.010. Adoption. The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997 Edition, as published by International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 20001 Walnut Drive South, 2