(A) Plumbing Inspector.
(1) The Building Commissioner shall serve as Plumbing Inspector for the town to enforce and administer state and local law relating to plumbing work.
(2) The Plumbing Inspector shall not engage in, or have a pecuniary interest in, any business of plumbing contracting, either directly or indirectly, which operates in the jurisdiction of the Plumbing Inspector.
(B) License required; exemption.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate as a plumbing contractor in the town without having first obtained a state plumbing contractor license.
(2) No permit for plumbing work shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation unless such person, or a person employed within the firm or corporation, holds a state plumbing contractor license and provides proof of same to the Department.
(3) Nothing in these rules and regulations shall be construed to prevent a person who owns and occupies a single- or two-family residence from securing a plumbing permit, when required by division (C) below, for work in the residence, or in other buildings located on the property where the residence is located.
(C) Permit for plumbing work required. A plumbing permit shall be obtained for:
(1) Construction of new Class 1 structures, Class 2 structures and agricultural buildings, when plumbing lines or fixtures are installed;
(2) Construction of additions to Class 1 and Class 2 structures;
(3) Construction of accessory structures and additions to accessory structures, when plumbing lines or fixtures are installed; and
(4) Class 1 structure interior renovations.
(D) Application for permits.
(1) All applications for plumbing permits shall be filed with the Department on forms provided by the Department. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications and information as may be necessary to determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with applicable law.
(2) Applications for plumbing permits shall be signed by the individual who holds the plumbing contractor license. The license holder may submit to the Department a signed affidavit listing those individuals authorized to sign an application on his, her or their behalf.
(3) Upon receipt of the completed application, and payment of permit fees as required and, if the proposed project otherwise conforms to applicable law, a plumbing permit shall be issued in the name of the applicant.
(4) A permit, when issued, shall be for such installation as is described in the application and no deviation shall be made from the installation so described without the approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
(5) If the work described in the plumbing permit has not been fully completed within two years of the date of issuance, the permit shall expire. Further work shall not proceed unless a new permit is obtained.
(E) Plumbing permit fee schedule.
(1) All applicants for plumbing permits shall, prior to the issuance of such permit, pay fees as outlined in the plumbing permit fee schedule, as adopted and amended by the Town Council.
(2) Should any work which requires a permit commence prior to said permit being issued, the regular permit fee shall be doubled. Violations of this division (E) are in addition to other remedies and penalties herein provided.
(F) Plumbing inspections.
(1) The Plumbing Inspector shall be responsible for the completion of all required inspections which shall be indicated on the permit card.
(2) The permittee shall contact the Department and schedule an inspection when work, for which an inspection is required or requested by the Plumbing Inspector, is complete, and such notice shall be given 24 hours before an inspection is requested.
(3) The Department shall endeavor to schedule all inspections as requested; however, priority is given to inspections which involve an immediate life safety issue and on a first call-in basis.
(4) When any part of a plumbing installation is to be hidden from view by permanent placement of parts of the building, no parts of the plumbing installation shall be concealed until they have been inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. On large installations, the firm or corporation installing the plumbing may request the Plumbing Inspector to complete periodic inspections of the work to allow the concealment of plumbing work which has passed inspection.
(5) The Department may assess a re-inspection fee for requested inspections, not cancelled at least three hours prior to the earliest scheduled time requested for an inspection, where work is not completed by the time requested for inspection, or for work not in compliance with applicable law.
(6) The Plumbing Inspector shall note the passing of each inspection, or the deficiencies and/or corrective work required, on the building permit card at the time of inspection. A re-inspection shall be requested by the permittee once corrective work is completed and must pass inspection prior to any additional work being completed which would require a separate inspection.
(Ord. 2017-6, passed 9-5-2017)