(A) Except as may otherwise specifically be provided in this code, any reference in this code to the Plumbing Code or to plumbing regulations shall mean the Minimum Code of Standards for Plumbing, as promulgated and as may hereinafter from time to time be amended by the Department of Public Health of the State of Illinois, as provided in ILCS Ch.225, Act 320, § 35, which Minimum Code of Standards is incorporated herein by this reference.
(B) Permit required. Unless otherwise provided, no plumbing shall be installed, replaced, modified or repaired in any place in the city unless a permit therefor is first obtained from the Plumbing Inspector. Installation, replacement, modification or repair of plumbing shall include changes in the piping to or from plumbing fixtures or involving the removal, replacement, installation or reinstallation of any pipe or plumbing fixture. Plumbing fixtures shall include by way of example, but not be limited to water heaters, toilet fixtures, lavatories, sinks and the like. Permits may be issued by the Plumbing Inspector for plumbing work performed by an owner/occupant or a lessee/occupant of a single-family residence for the purpose of installing, altering or repairing the plumbing system of the single-family residence, provided that the plumbing shall comply with all applicable plumbing laws, rules and regulations and provided further that the owner/occupant or lessee/occupant shall not employ any person not duly licensed as hereinafter set forth to assist him or her in the work. Except as provided herein, plumbing permits shall only be issued to a duly certified or licensed and registered plumbing contractor under the provisions of an act in relation to the licensing and regulation of plumbers (ILCS Ch. 225, Act. 320) or other applicable law of the state. Any application for a permit shall state the name of the applicant, the name of the plumbing contractor who will have charge of the plumbing work, and the nature and extent of the proposed installation, replacement, modification or repairs. A plumbing permit shall not be required for repairs to existing faucets, drain cleaning or other repairs or maintenance of a like nature or for repair or replacement of existing plumbing fixtures provided the repair or replacement does not
require or result in the modification or change of location of the plumbing fixtures or pipes.
(C) Fees. The following fees shall be charged for plumbing work. No permit shall be issued until the fees prescribed herein are paid by the applicant to the Plumbing Inspector.
Minimum Fee (includes up to two (2) fixtures) | $30 |
Three (3) or more fixtures (fee per fixture) | $14 |
Backflow prevention device | $30 |
Water heater replacement | $30 |
Water service installation or repair | $45 |
Sewer service installation or repair | $45 |
(4) Inspections. The Plumbing Inspector shall make or cause to be made inspections as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Tests. All plumbing installed shall be subjected to either an air or water test and witnessed by the Plumbing Inspector.
(6) New plumbing; exposure for inspection. In all buildings hereafter erected, both public and private, and in all buildings already built or erected wherein any plumbing is hereafter installed or wherein any sewer connection pipe shall be hereafter 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 into any drain, soil or waste pipe, and all traps shall be exposed for view for inspection and test by the Plumbing Inspector, and shall not be concealed until the test is made and witnessed by the Plumbing Inspector.
(Ord. 9464, passed 1-30-2023)