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DBI proposes removing circuit‑venting section from body of plumbing code, commission approves case‑by‑case approach
Summary
DBI recommended removing section 911 (circuit venting) from the body of the 2016 California Plumbing Code and handling combination waste‑and‑vent systems on a case‑by‑case engineered submittal basis; commissioners approved the approach after technical discussion emphasizing documentation and public‑health safeguards.
Steve Penelli, Chief Plumbing Inspector, requested that San Francisco delete the circuit‑venting section (Section 911) from the local adoption of the 2016 California Plumbing Code and revert the approach to treating combination waste‑and‑vent systems as an appendix/alternate means handled on a case‑by‑case engineered basis. Penelli said the…
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