(A) All plumbing installed by the owner shall comply with the requirements of this code and in such event, the word “owner” shall be substituted for the word “plumber” throughout, provided that the owner shall:
(1) Apply for and secure a permit;
(2) Pay required fees, plus a registration fee as set by resolution;
(3) Do the work in accordance with this subchapter;
(4) Apply for inspections;
(5) Receive approval of the Plumbing Inspector or Building Inspector; and
(6) All city water and sewer mains must be tapped by journeymen or master plumbers.
(B) Personal installation (other than master plumber) shall be by the owner for the owner and in the owner’s own home without compensation or pay from any other person for such labor or installation. The owner exercising this privilege shall not set himself or herself up as a master plumber nor shall the owner employ journeyman plumbers. All other plumbing work must be completed by a licensed plumbing contractor or his or her licensed journeyman plumbers with help from registered apprentices.
(Prior Code, § 150.049) (Ord. 98-13, passed 5-4-1998; Ord. 11-09, passed 3-21-2011; Ord. 15-28, passed 1-18-2016; Ord. 20-28, passed 1-4-2021) Penalty, see § 150.999