CHAPTER 153: PLUMBING INSTALLATION REGULATIONS

Section

General Provisions

   153.01   Plumbing code adopted

Installations; Permits; Inspections

   153.15   Installation; permit required

   153.16   Permit fees

   153.17   Inspections

   153.18   Test of fixtures

   153.19   Installations to be exposed for inspection

Plumbing Inspector

   153.30   Establishment; appointment

   153.31   Powers and duties

   153.32   Stop orders

   153.33   Right of entry

Cross-reference:

   Commissioner of Public Health and Safety, see §§ 31.100 et seq.

   Construction and Connections; Water, see §§ 51.015 et seq.

Statutory reference:

   Authority to regulate plumbing, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-20-5

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 153.01 PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED.

   All plumbing installations in the city shall be governed by the State Plumbing Code, which is hereby adopted as fully as if it were set out in full herein. Three copies of the code hereby adopted shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(1969 Code, § 20-6)

INSTALLATIONS; PERMITS; INSPECTIONS

§ 153.15 INSTALLATION; PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No plumbing shall be installed in any place in the city unless a permit therefor is obtained. Applications for these permits shall be made to the City Clerk and shall state thereon the name of the person or contractor intended to have charge of the installation.

(1969 Code, § 20-1) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 153.16 PERMIT FEES.

   The fee for a permit required by this subchapter shall be $20.

(1969 Code, § 20-2) (Am. Ord. 2020-6, passed 7-13-2020)   Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 153.17 INSPECTIONS.

   The Plumbing Inspector shall make or cause to be made those inspections as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(1969 Code, § 20-3)

§ 153.18 TEST OF FIXTURES.

   All plumbing fixtures installed shall be subjected to either the air or water test under the supervision of the Plumbing Inspector.

(1969 Code, § 20-4) Penalty, see § 10.99