(a) Except as permitted in this section, no person shall construct, install, alter or repair any plumbing, drain vent, sump, water closet, sink, lavatory or any other plumbing fixture within the Village without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector to do such work and no owner or person having charge of any property within the Village shall cause or allow any such work to be done on the premises without a permit having first been obtained.
Permits may be obtained only by a plumber licensed by the Franklin County Board of Health or by an occupying owner performing work or plumbing in a single dwelling unit; except that the owner or lessee of any building may obtain a permit for the removal and replacement of a fixture on the same fixture outlet, but not for the original installation of the fixture. The work of such removal or replacement shall be performed only by a licensed plumber or a bona fide full- time maintenance employee of the permit holder, and only in the building owned or occupied by the permit holder, and shall be subject to all technical, inspection and penalty
requirements of this chapter.
The owner or contractor shall provide two complete sets of plumbing drawings to the Franklin County Board of Health or any designated plumbing inspector for approval before any permit will be issued.
(1) A permit will not be required to replace any sump pump, water closet, sink, lavatory or any other plumbing fixture so long as it is a replacement and not a new installation.
(b) No person, firm, organization or corporation shall do or cause to be done any of the acts herein prohibited or fail, refuse or neglect to do any of the acts for any person, organization or corporation to do or cause to be done or commence or to install or construct any plumbing fixture or waste pipe of any kind without first obtaining a permit from the Village. Exception: the replacement of existing fixtures, water lines, and other plumbing replacements within an owner occupied single-family residence.
(c) Permit fees shall be as required by the Franklin County Board of Health and issued by the Village of Obetz.
The amount of any and all fees, as herein before established, shall be doubled if any plumbing work has been commenced before an application for a permit for such work has been filed with the Building Inspector. However, this double fee shall not apply to any emergency or urgent necessity work if a permit for the work is obtained as provided for.
(d) Where defective or improperly installed plumbing is found upon any property or place, the Inspector shall give the owner, agent, occupant or tenant of such property a ten day written notice to correct conditions found, and no person so notified shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with such notice.
(Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)