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159.07 INSPECTIONS.
   1.   Upon the completion of plumbing work that has been done under a permit, the person doing the work shall notify the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector shall inspect the work within twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after receipt of notice, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
   2.   If the Plumbing Inspector finds the work to be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, the Plumbing Inspector shall issue to the person that has done the work a certificate of approval.
   3.   A certificate of approval may be issued authorizing the connection and use of a temporary installation. Such certificate shall be issued to expire at a stated time and may be revoked by the Plumbing Inspector for any violation of this chapter.
   4.   No person having charge of the construction, alteration or repair of any building, or any other person, shall cover or conceal or cause to be covered or concealed any plumbing for which a permit has been issued or for which a permit is required before the plumbing has been inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
   5.   The Plumbing Inspector shall have authority to remove or cause the removal of lath, plaster, boarding or other covering which may prevent the proper inspection of any plumbing. The City assumes no responsibility to replace same.
   6.   If any plumbing is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of a building, structure or grounds, the person installing the plumbing shall notify the Plumbing Inspector. Such plumbing shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector or until twenty- four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, shall have elapsed after the receipt of such notification by the Plumbing Inspector. On installations where the concealment of plumbing proceeds continuously, the person installing the equipment shall give the Plumbing Inspector due notice, and inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work.