§ 9-442. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Underground Utilities Pipeline Contracting Regulating Committee ("UUPRC") shall mean the county committee that regulates underground utilities pipeline contractors.

County engineer shall mean a professional engineer appointed by the county mayor and approved by the board of county commissioners to serve in that capacity. The term "county engineer" may be either the county engineer or a designated representative.

Development engineering division shall mean the public works department's development engineering division.

Distribution system shall mean a pipeline or transmission line that supplies water or other material to more than one (1) service feedline to a building, premises or structure.

Fire protection systems shall mean a water service feed line for a fire protection system, either an automatic or manual sprinkler system, or a standpipe system as defined in Florida Statutes, from the point of supply on the distribution system, including fire hydrants, and distribution mains if beyond the point of service (POS).

Point of service (POS) shall mean that point on a distribution system where a connection is made to a service feed line for an individual service connection or fire protection system to serve a building, premises, or structure. This point of service, if applicable, shall be indicated on the submitted construction plans by the design professional.

Public works advisory board shall mean that board established by County Resolution 2001-M-14, as may be amended, to hear items within the various areas of responsibility of the Orange County Public Works Department.

Underground utilities pipeline contracting work shall mean the profession, art or trade of, and all work done and materials used in and for, excavation, construction, installing, repairing or altering pipelines, such as water transmission and distribution lines, fire hydrants and fire lines, sanitary collection systems, force mains, laterals and pumping facilities, in dedicated rights-of-way, public easements, and on private property site developments, to within five (5) feet of a building. Developments may be exempted from the requirements of this article at the discretion of the county engineer where existing sanitary laterals and water service lines are stubbed to the property line. Distribution and collection systems within mobile home parks, terminating at each individual trailer site, shall be subject to this article. This definition shall not be deemed to include "plumbing," as defined in section 9-1, and it is the intent of the board of county commissioners that "plumbing" as so defined, and "underground utilities pipeline contracting work" as herein defined, be two (2) separate and distinct classifications subject to separate and distinct regulations.

Underground utilities pipeline contractor shall mean any person with experience and skill in and who performs underground utilities pipeline contracting work and has either a current certificate of competency issued pursuant to this article, or a current state general contractor's certificate, or a current state underground utilities contractor's certificate, or a state plumbing contractor's certificate, or a certificate of competency issued by the state fire marshal for fire protection systems.

(1)

Individual service connections . If there is an existing water service of a line size less than four (4) inches in diameter, or a sanitary sewer lateral stubbed to the right-of-way, the individual service connection may be performed by a plumber under the inspection of the division of building safety. If there is not an existing sanitary service lateral or the existing water service is four (4) inches or larger in diameter, the work shall be performed by a certified underground utility pipeline contractor, and such work shall be inspected by the development engineering division. When such work requires an underground utilities pipeline contractor, the limits of his work may extend to within five (5) feet of the building.

(2)   

Multiple service connections . When a project requires the construction of a water distribution or sanitary collection system to serve multiple units, the work shall be done by a certified underground utility pipeline contractor to the terminus of the water service or sanitary service lateral stubout and the work shall be inspected by the development engineering division. The limits of such work may extend to within five (5) feet of the building.

(Ord. No. 2016-25 , § 2, 11-15-16)