Section 12-F802. INDIRECT WASTES


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  • Strike Section 802.3 of the International Plumbing Code in its entirety and insert new Section 802.3 in the Plumbing Code in its place to read as follows:

     

    802.3 Waste receptors.  Waste receptors shall be of an approved type.  A removable strainer or basket shall cover the waste outlet of waste receptors.  Waste receptors shall be installed in ventilated spaces.  Waste receptors shall not be installed in bathrooms, toilet rooms, plenums, crawl spaces, attics, interstitial spaces above ceilings and below floors or in any inaccessible or unventilated space such as a closet or storeroom.  Ready access shall be provided to waste receptors.

     

    Exception:  Clothes washer standpipes shall be permitted in bathrooms in dwelling units.

     

     

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3169 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Plumbing Code (2013), referred to as the “Plumbing Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Plumbing Code as amended by the District of Columbia Plumbing Code Supplement (2013) (12 DCMR F). The International Plumbing Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ipc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000004&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.