1331.01 Plumbing and drainage requirements.
1331.02 Permits required; fees; condemnation of work.
1331.03 Inspection; fees; removal of defective work.
1331.04 Subdivision plat acceptance; storm sewers; sump pumps.
1331.05 Greasy wastes.
1331.06 Sanitation of privy vaults, septic tanks and cesspools.
1331.07 Plumber’s license: fee; fraudulent use; sign.
1331.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate sanitary condition of buildings – see Ohio R. C. 715.26 (A), 715.29
Power to license plumbers, sewer tappers, vault cleaners – see Ohio R. C. 715.27
Power to regulate water closets and privies – see Ohio R. C. 715.40
Regulations to control house sewers and connections to sewerage system –see Ohio R.C. 729.51
Plumbing installation permit fees – see Ohio R. C. 3703.07
Power to enforce state building code relating to sanitary construction – see Ohio
R. C. 3781.03
Fees for inspections – see Ohio R. C. 3791.07
Filling abandoned cesspools, septic tanks – see GEN. OFF. 521.14
Grease, oil and sand interceptors – see S. U. & P.S. 935.06
Permits and fees – see BLDG. 1305.01 et seq.
Provisions for signs – see BLDG. 1323.01 et seq.
(a) Pursuant to Ohio R. C. 731.231, there is hereby adopted by reference, as fully as if set out at length herein, the Ohio Plumbing Code, for the purpose of regulating all plumbing and drainage in or for any building of any kind whatsoever located within the limits of the Village. Two copies of the Code shall be kept on file in the office of the Clerk of Council from whom additional copies may be purchased at cost.
(b) All plumbing and drainage for a structure of any kind whatsoever located within the limits of the Village shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the current edition of the Ohio Plumbing Code as adopted by the Village of Obetz and the Franklin County Board of Health. (Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)
(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.)
(a) Whenever work is ready for inspection or reinspection, at least twenty-four hours of notice shall be given to the Plumbing Department, who shall cause an inspection to be made and make a record of such inspection. If the work is found defective, the plumbing contractor, sewer or drain layer in charge or owner shall be notified and the defects shall be corrected within six days of such notice and the Inspector shall again be notified for reinspection.
(b) A fee as established by the Franklin County Board of Health shall be assessed and collected for the second and subsequent inspections and no further permits will be granted to the offender until the provisions of this regulation are complied with and paid directly to the Franklin County Board of Health.
(c) When the plumbing or plumbing fixtures in any building are found to be defective or unsanitary by the Inspector, all such defective plumbing shall be removed and in any replacing of plumbing or plumbing fixtures the same shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter. Defective and unsanitary plumbing and fixtures shall be removed or repaired in the period of time specified by the Inspector.
(d) All plumbing shall be installed at the site where the building is erected and shall not be covered by drywall or other interior wall covering until inspected.
(Ord. 14-06. Passed 5-22-06.)
(a) No plat of a subdivision shall be accepted or approved by Council unless such plat and plans therefor include plans and specifications for adequate storm sewers. The plans and specifications for storm sewers in such subdivisions shall be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector for approval.
(b) In all new construction, no downspouts, surface and subsurface drains, including foundation drains shall be connected to or discharged into the building sewer or into the public sanitary sewer. Foundation drains located either inside or outside of the foundation wall or the footer shall be discharged to a storm drain, if available, or to the street gutter. A sump pump shall be installed in each basement to lift surface or subsurface water collected by the foundation drain to the storm sewer or to the street where storm sewers are not available.
(c) All sanitary or drainage pipes or sewers shall be installed in conformance with this chapter. No roof, surface drainage or subsoil drainage water or other debris shall be permitted to enter the sanitary pipes during construction or thereafter. To prevent entry of water and debris during construction, all pipes which end in the building below ground level and are connected to, or will be connected to the Village’s sanitary sewer system shall have the interior building open end sealed by solvent weld cap or plug at the time the pipe is installed. The cap or plug shall remain until the underground plumbing is installed and the floor is ready to be poured or installed and/or sanitary drain piping has been extended above finish grade. No sewer or drainage pipes shall be concealed from view until they have been inspected by the Sewer Inspector and permission to cover them has been given by the Inspector.
(Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)
(a) All lines of piping receiving the discharge of kitchen sinks or any fixtures discharging greasy waste shall be accessible at all points through cleanouts which shall be placed at all changes of direction and shall be the full size of the pipe which they control. When such lines of piping are washed by discharge of fixtures other than sinks, cleanouts may be placed as otherwise directed in this section. No greasy waste shall discharge into a stack the diameter of which is less than two inches.
(b) Grease traps or interceptors shall be located as close as practical to the fixtures from which they receive discharge. If the interceptor is installed on sub floor level to receive waste discharge from a fixture installed on the floor above, the size of interceptor shall be increased on size to provide against static head and increased velocity of waste water, so as to maintain required efficiency.
(c) All interceptors shall be of approved design and made of approved materials.
(d) Each grease trap or interceptor shall be back vented by means of a ventilated pipe of the same material as required for waste and vent piping installed above ground. The size of back vent pipes shall be in accordance with venting requirements for fixtures; the same to be connected to a main vent pipe directly vented to the atmosphere.
(e) The grease interceptor shall be provided with means for proper evacuation of solids, heavier than water particles, so that no foul odors emanate from the grease interceptor, and no fermentation of intercepted particles of food, bone, animal or vegetable matter can take place.
(f) Before any grease trap or interceptor is installed, the exact type or model of each size of grease trap or interceptor shall first be approved.
(g) No grease trap or interceptor shall be approved or installed which has an efficiency rating of less than ninety percent, based upon a rate of flow of not less than 500 gallons per hour as determined by the foregoing provisions, and any installation not in accordance with the foregoing requirements shall be in violation of these regulations.
(Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)
(a) Except as provided by Village regulations, no person shall construct or maintain any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(b) No person being the owner, lessor, occupant or person in charge of any premises upon which a privy vault, cesspool or septic tank is located, shall permit such vault, pool or tank or any building, fixture or device appurtenant thereto to become foul, noisome, filthy or offensive to neighboring property owners.
(c) Whenever any part of the waste in any privy vault or cesspool extends to a point less than two feet below the surface of the ground adjacent thereto, or whenever use of any such vault or cesspool is abandoned or where the use or maintenance is prohibited by ordinance or health order, the owner, lessor, occupant or person in charge of such premises, shall cause such vault or cesspool to be emptied of its contents, thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and, if abandoned, to be filled with clean earth or mineral matter to the level of the adjacent ground. Any failure to comply with these provisions shall be deemed an unlawful act subject to the penalty herein provided. (Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)
(a) No person shall engage in or work at the trade or occupation of plumbing in the Village as a master plumber unless the person is the holder of a license then in force issued by the Village, giving him the right to perform or supervise such work, or unless the person has then in his employ a holder of such a license then in force supervising the work. The license shall be obtained by request therefor to the Franklin County Board of Health and the request shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and the proof of holding a valid plumbing contractor’s license issued by either the State of Ohio, any State certified city building department.
(b) Any person who performs any plumbing installation, or other plumbing work for hire, or without hire, for another person, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1301.99
(c) No person, member of any firm, officer of any corporation or the agent of any person, firm or corporation, authorized to carry on the business of plumbing or drain laying shall permit his, their or its name to be used directly or indirectly by any other person, either to obtain a permit to do plumbing or drain laying work, contract for an do such work under a permit obtained by such person, firm or agent of a corporation or do any work under his or their registration.
(d) The person in charge of any plumbing drain laying work, sewage disposal installation, alterations or repairs on plumbing or sewers at any premises, shall maintain in a conspicuous place, as near the main highway as possible on the premises, a sign not less than eighteen by twenty-four inches in size. This sign shall have the name of the person, firm or corporation doing the work painted thereon in black letters not less than two and one-half inches high, and shall be posted so as to attract the attention of passers on the highway. When work is being done in connection with a building which extends out to the street line, the sign shall be placed on the outside face of the building wall on the street side. The sign shall be displayed before the work is started and be so maintained until the work is completed.
(Ord. 36-03. Passed 5-19-03.)
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