ORDINANCE
TheInternationalCodes aredesignedandpromulgatedtobeadoptedbyreferencebyordinance.Jurisdictionswishingtoadoptthe
2009InternationalPlumbingCode asanenforceableregulationgoverningplumbingsystemsshouldensurethatcertainfactual
informationisincludedintheadoptingordinanceatthetimeadoptionisbeingconsideredbytheappropriategovernmentalbody.
Thefollowingsampleadoptionordinanceaddressesseveralkeyelements
ofacodeadoptionordinance,includingtheinformation
requiredforinsertionintothecodetext.
SAMPLEORDINANCE FORADOPTIONOF
THEINTERNATIONAL PLUMBINGCODE
ORDINANCE
NO.
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Anordinanceofthe[JURISDICTION]adoptingthe2009edition oftheInternationalPlumbingCode, regulatingandgoverningthe
design,construction,quality
ofmaterials,erection,installation,alteration,repair,location,relocation,replacement,additionto,use
ormaintenance
ofplumbingsystemsinthe [JURISDICTION];providingfortheissuance ofpermitsandcollection offeestherefor;
repealingOrdinanceNo.
ofthe[JURISDICTION]andallotherordinancesandparts oftheordinancesinconflicttherewith.
The
[GOVERNINGBODY] ofthe[JURISDICTION]doesordainasfollows:
Section
1.Thatacertaindocument,three (3)copiesofwhichareonfileintheoffice ofthe[TITLEOFJURISDICTION'SKEEPER OF
RECORDS]of[NAMEOFJURISDICTION], beingmarkedanddesignatedasthe InternationalPlumbingCode, 2009edition,including
AppendixChapters
[FILLINTHEAPPENDIXCHAPTERSBEINGADOPTED], aspublishedbytheInternationalCodeCouncil,beandis
herebyadoptedasthePlumbingCode
ofthe[JURISDICTION],intheState of[STATENAME] regulatingandgoverningthedesign,con
struction,quality
ofmaterials,erection,installation,alteration,repair,location,relocation,replacement,additionto,useormainte
nance
ofplumbingsystemsashereinprovided;providingfortheissuance ofpermitsandcollection offeestherefor;andeachandall
oftheregulations,provisions,penalties,conditionsandterms ofsaidPlumbingCodeonfileintheoffice ofthe[JURISDICTION]are
herebyreferredto,adopted,andmadeaparthereof,as
iffullysetoutinthisordinance,withtheadditions,insertions,deletionsand
changes,
ifany,prescribedinSection2 ofthisordinance.
Section2.Thefollowingsectionsareherebyrevised:
Section101.1.Insert:
[NAMEOFJURISDICTION]
Section106.6.2.Insert: [APPROPRIATE SCHEDULE]
Section106.6.3.Insert: [PERCENTAGES INTWOLOCATIONS]
Section108.4.Insert: [OFFENSE,DOLLARAMOUNT,NUMBEROFDAYS]
Section108.5.Insert: [DOLLARAMOUNTINTWOLOCATIONS]
Section305.6.1.Insert: [NUMBEROFINCHESINTWOLOCATIONS]
Section904.1.Insert: [NUMBEROFINCHES]
Section3.ThatOrdinanceNo. of[JURISDICTION]entitled[FILLINHERETHECOMPLETETITLEOFTHEORDINANCEOR
ORDINANCES
INEFFECTATTHEPRESENTTIME SOTHATTHEYWILLBEREPEALEDBYDEFINITEMENTION] andallotherordinances
orparts
ofordinancesinconflictherewithareherebyrepealed.
Section4.Thatifanysection,subsection,sentence,clauseorphrase ofthisordinanceis,foranyreason,heldtobeunconstitutional,
suchdecisionshallnotaffectthevalidity
oftheremainingportions ofthisordinance.The [GOVERNINGBODY] herebydeclaresthatit
wouldhavepassedthisordinance,andeachsection,subsection,clauseorphrasethereof,irrespective
ofthefactthat anyoneormore
sections,subsections,sentences,clausesandphrasesbedeclaredunconstitutional.
Section5.ThatnothinginthisordinanceorinthePlumbingCodeherebyadoptedshallbeconstruedtoaffectanysuitorproceeding
impendinginanycourt,oranyrightsacquired,orliabilityincurred,oranycauseorcauses
ofactionacquiredorexisting,underany
actorordinanceherebyrepealedascitedinSection3
ofthisordinance;norshallany justorlegalrightorremedy ofanycharacterbe
lost,impairedoraffectedbythisordinance.
Section6.Thatthe [JURISDICTION'SKEEPER OFRECORDS]isherebyorderedanddirectedtocausethisordinancetobepublished.
(Anadditionalprovisionmayberequiredtodirectthenumber
oftimestheordinanceistobepublishedandtospecifythatitistobe
inanewspaperingeneralcirculation.Postingmayalsoberequired.)
Section7.Thatthisordinanceandtherules,regulations,provisions,requirements,ordersandmattersestablishedandadopted
herebyshalltakeeffectandbeinfullforceandeffect
[TIMEPERIOD] fromandafterthedate ofitsfinalpassageandadoption.
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