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Sec. 8 -402. Building supply pipe (California Plumbing Code, Table 610.4). Table 610.4 of the plumbing code is amended by changing the note 2 to read as follows: Building Supply, three - quarter (3/4) inch (20 mm) nominal size minimum, - 1" minimum diameter for each single - family residential structure. SECTION 27: That section 8 -405 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 8 -405. Grade, support, and protection of building sewers (Section 718.1). Section 718.1 of the California Plumbing Code is amended by adding the following paragraph thereto. Building sewer piping systems designed for grades of less than one (1) percent shall be designed by a registered civil engineer. The engineer shall be responsible for supervising the installation and shall certify in writing that the sewer installation is in compliance with the City- approved plan, relative to line and grade. SECTION 28: That section 8 -556 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 8 -556. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the California Mechanical Code, 2013 edition (hereinafter referred to in this article as the "California Mechanical Code" "Mechanical Code" or "mechanical code "), together with subsequent supplements, amendments, or editions, which shall become effective, adopted, and incorporated by reference into this Code on the date specified by the state building standards commission, unless otherwise specified. The mechanical code is adopted and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city, except for the changes to the mechanical code set forth in this chapter of this Code that specifically amend the mechanical code. Any previously enacted, unrepealed provision of this Code that amended a pre -2013 edition of the "Mechanical Code" shall also be construed as amending the applicable provision of the 2013 or later edition of the mechanical code. The mechanical code as amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the city mechanical code. SECTION 29: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares that adoption of section 8 -570 amending California Mechanical Code Section 602.1 is necessary because of corrosion related to the high seasonal humidity in this coastal area which prevents moisture collecting in flexible ducting of evaporative Ordinance No. NS -XXXX 11 A -21 Page 19 of 67