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Purpose

A plumbing code, as with any other code, is intended for adoption as a legally enforceable document to safeguard health, safety, property and public welfare. A plumbing code cannot be effective without adequate provisions for its administration and enforcement. The official charged with the administration and enforcement of plumbing regulations has a great responsibility, and with this responsibility goes authority. No matter how detailed the plumbing code may be, the code official must, to some extent, exercise judgment in determining compliance. The code official has the responsibility for establishing that the homes in which the citizens of the community reside and the buildings in which they work are designed and constructed to be reasonably free from hazards associated with the presence and use of plumbing appliances, appurtenances, fixtures and systems. The code is intended to establish a minimum acceptable level of safety.