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The Plumbing Inspector shall have the following powers:
(a) To enter any building or structure or premises at any reasonable hour, whether complete or in the process of erection, to perform the duties contained in this article;
(b) To adopt and enforce all such prudent emergency measures as he or she may deem necessary and expedient for the public safety under the laws of the city; and
(c) May cause any work done in violation of this article to be discontinued until he or she shall have satisfactory evidence that the work will be done in accordance with the plumbing regulations of the city, subject to the right of any plumber, plumbing contractor or owner to appeal to the governing body.
(a) The governing body shall be the final determiner of the scope and meaning of all provisions of the Plumbing Code which may be unclear, ambiguous or requiring interpretation.
(b) The Plumbing Inspector shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Plumbing Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or his or her authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code. In approving modifications, the Plumbing Inspector shall see that the spirit of the code is observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of a modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Inspector thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Plumbing Inspector and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
(a) It shall be unlawful to install, alter or reconstruct any plumbing or plumbing system, as defined by the Plumbing Code and § 4-401, in any building in the city without first making application to and receiving a permit therefor from the City Clerk, after approval by the Chief Building Official or his or her authorized assistant. The application for such permit shall be made and the permit obtained before any plumbing work is commenced.
(b) No permit shall be required for making minor repairs of any plumbing including repair of leaks in water pipes, traps or cocks, opening up stoppage in waste or supply pipes, traps or drains, replacing fixtures when waste pipes are not disturbed, or replacing frozen pipes inside the building, and like repair work not involving original installation or reconstruction.
(a) (1) A plumbing permit shall be issued upon an application in writing to the office of City Clerk on a form or forms provided for the purpose.
(2) This application shall, among other things, disclose the following:
(A) The name of the owner of the lot or tract of ground;
(B) The location of the building or structure;
(C) The plumbing work proposed;
(D) The class of occupancy;
(E) The class of construction;
(F) The kind of materials to be used;
(G) The estimated cost of the work;
(H) The date work will commence;
(I) Expected date of completion;
(J) Name and address of plumber, plumbing contractor or contractors doing the work; and
(K) Such other information as may be pertinent to the issuance of the required permit.
(b) An application for a plumbing permit shall be signed by the owner or his or her duly authorized agent, or a plumber or plumbing contractor licensed by the city. If the application is made by the owner or his or her agent, it shall contain the name or names of the licensed plumber, plumbing contractor or contractors doing the work described, or a plumbing permit may be issued to the owner upon his or her application disclosing satisfactory evidence that the proposed work will be performed by the owner, himself or herself and not by a licensed plumber or plumbing contractor, and likewise subject to the final approval of the Plumbing Inspector for work performed.
(c) Upon approval of the completed application and a determination that a permit should be issued, the Chief Building Official or his or her assistant shall issue a permit to the owner or contractor authorizing the plumbing work covered by the application.
(d) Any permit issued under this section shall be valid and subsisting for a period of not more than six months from the date of issuance unless the permittee shall have commenced, within the period so limited, the plumbing work authorized by such permit. Plumbing work commenced for the purpose of this section shall mean the beginning of plumbing work other than the preparation of plans or the letting of a plumbing contract.
Whenever an application for a plumbing permit is made, the Chief Building Official or the Plumbing Inspector may, if he or she finds it necessary to determine whether work described in the application will comply with the laws pertaining to such work, require that the applicant file a written description or drawing of the proposed plumbing construction as may be prepared for the purpose. If such drawing or description is insufficient for the purposes of determining whether a permit should be issued, the Chief Building Official or the Plumbing Inspector may require the applicant to file complete architectural and engineering plans and specifications for such building or construction, or any part thereof, as may be necessary for the Inspector to determine compliance with this article. The filing of such plans and specifications and the approval thereof in connection with an application for a permit shall not in any way affect the authority of the city to deny or issue a permit, or to inspect any plumbing work for conformity with this article.
The fee for a plumbing permit, as set by the governing body, shall be required to obtain a permit where the total estimated cost, the reasonable value of all services, labor and materials required, as set by the governing body. The fee herein shall be paid to the City Clerk upon obtaining a plumbing permit and the same shall be credited to the General Operating Fund of the city.
A copy of the plumbing permit shall be kept on the premises for public inspection during the performance of the work and until the completion of the same. The Plumbing Inspector may require a certified copy of the approved plans to be kept on the premises at all times from the commencement of the work to the completion thereof.
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