(A) Required. No work contemplated by this chapter shall be started until a permit therefor has been obtained from the Plumbing Inspector or his or her authorized agent.
(B) Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms provided by the Village Administrator/Clerk and shall include the name of the owner and the description of the property on which the work is to be done and all plumbing to be installed, along with such pertinent information as the Plumbing Inspector may require.
(C) Issuance; term. When the Plumbing Inspector is satisfied that the work proposed by the applicant can be done in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter, and after the appropriate fees have been paid to him or her, he or she shall issue the permit. Such permit shall be good for the continuous performance of the work named thereon. A permit shall automatically expire if work has not been commenced within 90 days of the date of issuance or when work ceases for a period of 90 days without good and reasonable cause for same, and shall automatically expire on completion of the work for which it was issued; provided the Plumbing Inspector may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit for violation of the provisions of this subchapter.
(D) Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the installer or contractor to determine if a permit is required and to obtain the same prior to commencing work.
(E) Fixture installation requiring permit. A permit is required when any additional fixtures are installed or when the plumbing system is moved to another part of the building and remodeled. However, no permit is required when a fixture is replaced by a new one and no new pipe or vent is changed or added.
(F) Restrictions on issuance.
(1) No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person who is in violation of this subchapter until such violation has been corrected.
(2) No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person against whom an order issued by the Plumbing Inspector is pending.
(G) Failure to issue; suspension and revocation. Any person directly interested who is aggrieved by the decision of the Plumbing Inspector to refuse to issue a permit or to suspend or revoke such permit may, within 20 days, appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Prior Code, § 15.04) Penalty, see § 150.999