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Subsection P2906.4.1 of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings is hereby amended to read as follows:

P2906.4.1 Separation of water service and building sewer. Trenching, pipe installation and backfilling shall be in accordance with Section P2604. Where water service piping is installed within 5-feet of the water service, the installation shall comply with the provisions provided by the appropriate authority having jurisdiction.

Exceptions.

1. The required separation distance shall not apply where a water service pipe crosses a sewer pipe, provided that the water service is sleeved to a point not less than 5 feet (1524 mm) horizontally from the sewer pipe centerline on both sides of such crossing. The sleeve shall be of pipe materials indicated in Table P2906.4, P3002.1(2) or P3002.2.

2. The required separation distance shall not apply where the bottom of the water service pipe that is located within 5 feet (1524 mm) of the sewer is not less than 12 inches (305 mm) above the highest point of the top of the building sewer.

(Ord. 19-28 § 36, 2019; Ord. 12-42 § 2, 2012.)