Local Additions to General Plumbing Standards

San Diego Municipal Code ch. 14, art. 7, div. 2

in effect

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0201 Purpose of General Plumbing Standards

§147.0201 Purpose of General Plumbing Standards The purpose of this division is to provide regulations for plumbing installations that provide for local conditions. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0202 Standards for Plumbing Installations and Materials

§147.0202 Standards for Plumbing Installations and Materials (a) All installations and materials shall be in conformity with the provisions of this article and with approved standards of safety as to life and property. (b) The disposal of effluent must be in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Code and other applicable law and must meet with the approval of the Director of Public Health. Private sewage disposal systems must be approved and inspected by the Director of Public Health as provided in the Municipal Code Chapter 4, Article 2, Division 3 (Service Businesses). (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0203 Local Modifications to Section 422.2 “Separate Facilities” of the California Plumbing Code

§147.0203 Local Modifications to Section 422.2 “Separate Facilities” of the California Plumbing Code (a) Section 422.2 of the California Plumbing Code is adopted with modifications pursuant to Section 147.0104 of the Land Development Code. (b) Section 422.2.1 of the California Plumbing Code is modified as follows: 422.2.1 Single-user Toilet Facilities Identification. Family or assisted use toilet facilities shall be identified with signage indicating use by either sex. All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Section 11B-703.7.2.6 of the California Building Code and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use. For the purposes of Section 422.2.1, “single-user toilet facility” means a toilet facility with no more than one water closet and one urinal with a locking mechanism controlled by the user. (“Local Modifications to Section 422.2 ‘Separate Facilities’ of the California Plumbing Code” added 4-9-2020 by O-21181 N.S.; effective 5-9-2020.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0206 Local Modifications to Section 609 “Installation, Testing, Unions and Location” of the California Plumbing Code

§147.0206 Local Modifications to Section 609 “Installation, Testing, Unions and Location” of the California Plumbing Code (a) Section 609.3.of the California Plumbing Code is adopted with additions and modifications pursuant to Sections 147.0104 and 147.0105 of the Land Development Code. (b) Section 609.3.1 of the California Plumbing Code is added as follows: (1) Metallic piping providing potable water distribution within dwelling units shall not be permitted to be installed under a concrete floor slab. (2) Exception: Metallic piping serving island fixtures, such as kitchen island sinks and similar plumbing fixtures, and metallic piping serving trap seal primers protecting floor drain traps pursuant to Section 1007.0, shall be installed without joints and the installation shall satisfy the following requirements: (A) The metallic piping shall be installed within a watertight continuous pipe sleeve that prevents direct contact between the metallic piping and under-slab soils. (B) During construction, the protective pipe sleeve shall be capped at its ends until the metallic piping is installed. (C) Flexible couplings or caulking shall be used to close the gap between the metallic piping and the protective sleeve and shall prevent water from entering the void created between the metallic piping and the protective sleeve. (D) The inner walls of the protective sleeve and the metallic piping shall be free of soil particles and other foreign substances. (“Local Modifications to Section 609 “Installation, Testing, Unions and Location” of the California Plumbing Code” added 7-31-2012 by O-20187 N.S.; effective 8-30-2012.) (Amended 4-6-2016 by O-20624 N.S.; effective 5-6-2016.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0211 Local Modifications and Additions to Section 1101 “General” Storm Drainage Regulations of the California Plumbing Code

§147.0211 Local Modifications and Additions to Section 1101 “General” Storm Drainage Regulations of the California Plumbing Code (a) Sections 1101.2 and 1101.6.1 of the California Plumbing Code are adopted with modifications and additions pursuant to Sections 147.0104 and 147.0105 of the Land Development Code. (b) Section 1101.2 of the California Plumbing Code is modified as follows: 1101.2 Where Required. Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts, courtyards, vent shafts, light wells, or similar areas having rainwater, shall be drained into a separate storm sewer system or to some other place of disposal satisfactory to the City of San Diego. (c) Section 1101.6.1 of the California Plumbing Code is modified as follows: 1101.6.1 Discharge. Subsoil drains shall be piped to a storm drain, to an approved water course, to the front street curb or gutter, to an alley, or the discharge from the subsoil drains shall be conveyed to an alley by a concrete gutter. Where discharge from a continuously flowing spring or groundwater is encountered, subsoil drains shall be piped to a Storm Water Conveyance System, as required in Chapter 4, Article 3, Division 3 of the San Diego Municipal Code. (“Local Modifications and Additions to Section 1101 “General” Storm Drainage Regulations of the California Plumbing Code” added 4-6-2016 by O-20624 N.S.; effective 5-6-2016.) (Amended 1-18-2018 by O-20897 N.S.; effective 2-17-2018.) (Renumbered from former Section 147.0213 to Section 147.0211 on 4-9-2020 by O-21181 N.S.; effective 5-9-2020.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0212 Local modifications to Section 1208.7 “Gas Pressure Regulators” of the California Plumbing Code

§147.0212 Local modifications to Section 1208.7 “Gas Pressure Regulators” of the California Plumbing Code (a) Section 1208.7 of the California Plumbing Code is adopted with modifications under Section 147.0104 of the Land Development Code. (b) Section 1208.7.2 of the California Plumbing Code is modified as follows: 1208.7.2. Approved gas pressure regulators shall be installed and used in locations approved by the Building Official. The gas pressure regulator shall be accessible for servicing. (“Local additions to Section 1209.7 “Gas Pressure Regulators” of the California Plumbing Code” added 7-31-2012 by O-20187 N.S.; effective 8-30-2012.) (Retitled to “Local additions to Section 1208.7 ‘Gas Pressure Regulators’ of the California Plumbing Code” and amended 4-6-2016 by O-20624 N.S.; effective 5-6-2016.) (Retitled to “Local additions to Section 1208.8 ‘Gas Pressure Regulators’ of the California Plumbing Code” and amended 4-9-2020 by O-21181 N.S.; effective 5-9-2020.) (Retitled to “Local modifications to Section 1208.7 “Gas Pressure Regulators” of the California Plumbing Code” and amended 3-23-2026 by O-22080 N.S.; effective 4-22-2026.)

Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art07Division02.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026