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 Los Angeles County
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 28. PLUMBING CODE
 Chapter 1. ADMINISTRATION

  § 104.0. Inspections  

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  • 104.1   General.

    All plumbing systems for which a permit is required by this Code shall be inspected by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. No portion of any plumbing system shall be concealed until inspected and approved. Neither the Authority Having Jurisdiction nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of material required to permit inspection. When the installation of a plumbing system is complete, an additional and final inspection shall be made. Plumbing systems regulated by this Code shall not be connected to the water, energy fuel supply, or the sewer system until authorized by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

    Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this Code or of other laws. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code or of other laws shall not be valid.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2002-0078 § 15, 2002; Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.1.1   Scope.

    All new plumbing work, and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work, or any changes, shall be inspected by the Authority Having Jurisdiction to insure compliance with all the requirements of this Code and to assure that the installation and construction of the plumbing system is in accordance with approved plans. Special construction and inspection may be required on work involving special hazards or conditions and on work requiring extensive, unusual or constant inspection. Special inspections, when necessary, shall be accomplished by the means set forth in Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code except that the Special Inspector shall be a qualified person approved and registered by, and reporting to, the Chief Plumbing Inspector.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.1.2   Inspection.

    No water supply system or portion thereof, shall be covered or concealed until it first has been tested, inspected, and approved.

    (Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.1.3   Covering or Using.

    No plumbing or drainage system, building sewer, private sewage disposal system or part thereof, shall be covered, concealed, or put into use until it has been tested, inspected, and accepted as prescribed in this Code.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.1.4   Uncovering.

    Any drainage or plumbing system, building sewer, private sewage disposal system, or part thereof, which is installed, altered, or repaired is covered or concealed before being inspected, tested, and approved as prescribed in this Code, it shall be uncovered for inspection after notice to uncover the work has been issued to the responsible person by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2   Testing of Systems.

    All plumbing systems shall be tested and approved as required by this Code or the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.1   Test.

    Tests shall be conducted in the presence of the Authority Having Jurisdiction or its duly appointed representative.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.2   Test Waived.

    No test or inspection shall be required where a plumbing system, or part thereof is set up for exhibition purposes and has no connection with a water or drainage system.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.3   Exceptions.

    In cases where it would be impractical to provide the required water or air tests, or for minor installations and repairs, the Authority Having Jurisdiction, at its discretion, may make such inspection as deemed advisable in order to be assured that the work has been performed in accordance with the intent of this Code.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.4   Protectively Coated Pipe.

    Inspection and repair shall conform to IAPMO Installation Standard IS-13, listed in Table 14-1.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.5   Tightness.

    Joints and connections in the plumbing systems shall be gastight and watertight for the pressures required by test.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.6   Retesting.

    If the Authority Having Jurisdiction finds that the work will not pass the test, necessary corrections shall be made and the work shall then be resubmitted for test or inspection.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.2.7   Approval.

    Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the plumbing system, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Authority Having Jurisdiction to the permittee on demand.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.3   Inspection Requests

    104.3.1   General.

    It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspections required by this Code to provide access to and means for proper inspection of such work.

    (Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.3.2   Advance Notice.

    It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Authority Having Jurisdiction, orally or in writing, that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the work is to be inspected.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.3.3   Responsibility.

    It shall be the duty of the holder of a permit to make sure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving the notification.

    The equipment, material, and labor necessary for inspection or test shall be furnished by the person to whom the permit is issued or by whom inspection is requested.

    (Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.4   Other Inspections.

    In addition to the inspections required by this Code, the Authority Having Jurisdiction may require other inspection of any plumbing work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Code and other laws which are enforced by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.4.1   Defective Systems.

    An air test shall be used in testing the sanitary condition of the drainage or plumbing system of any building premises when there is reason to believe that it has become defective. In buildings or premises condemned by the proper Authority Having Jurisdiction because of an insanitary condition of the plumbing system or part thereof, the alterations in such system shall conform to the requirements of this Code.

    (Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)

    104.4.2   Moved Structures.

    All parts of the plumbing systems of any building or part thereof that is moved from one foundation to another, or from one location to another, shall be completely tested as prescribed elsewhere in this section for new work, except that walls or floors need not be removed during such test when other equivalent means of inspection acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction are provided.

(Ord. 2007-0110 § 2 (part), 2007: Ord. 95-0068 § 3 (part), 1995.)