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

§ 153.19 INSTALLATIONS TO BE EXPOSED FOR INSPECTION.

   (A)   In all buildings erected after the adoption of this code, both public and private, and in all buildings already built or erected wherein any plumbing is to be installed or wherein any sewer-connected pipe shall be repaired or changed, except for minor repairs, on the sewer side of the trap the drain, soil, rainwater, and other pipe or pipes connected directly or indirectly with drain, soil, and water pipe, and all traps, shall be exposed to view for inspection and test by the Plumbing Inspector and shall not be covered until the inspection and test are made. Following the inspection and test, a written report thereof shall be made on a form provided by the City Clerk, signed by the Inspector and property owner, and filed with the office of the City Clerk.

   (B)   Where any water main is tapped for any public or private building being built or already built, the installation shall be exposed to view for inspection by the Plumbing Inspector and shall not be covered until inspection is made. Following inspection, a written report thereof shall be made on a form provided by the City Clerk, signed by the Plumbing Inspector and property owner, and filed with the office of the City Clerk.

(1969 Code, § 20-5) (Ord. 1960-14, passed 7-11-1960) Penalty, see § 10.99

PLUMBING INSPECTOR

§ 153.30 ESTABLISHMENT; APPOINTMENT.

   There is hereby created the office of Plumbing Inspector, an executive office of the city. The Plumbing Inspector shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety and shall be assigned to the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety.

(1969 Code, § 20-17)

Statutory reference:

   Authority to create offices, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 4-5-8