(A) Application for permit. An application for a permit shall be made to the City Clerk on forms provided by said Clerk. A permit fee of $10 shall be paid to the Clerk with the application. The resulting fund shall be used to pay the costs of issuing permits and the expenses incurred by the city in carrying out the inspection, regulations and supervision required by the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Surety bond. Any applicant for a plumbing permit pursuant to this chapter, except the owner of a single-family dwelling as described in § 150.127, shall comply with the requirements of Iowa Code § 105.19 in regard to the provisions of a surety bond. If Iowa Code § 105.19 is inapplicable to a specific permit, or if the State Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Examining Board has not adopted rules establishing surety requirements, then the permit applicant shall execute and deposit with the City Clerk a bond in the sum of $15,000 with sureties approved by the Clerk. This bond is to be held as surety that the permittee will fulfill the following conditions:
(1) All plumbing work performed by the permittee, or under the permittee’s supervision, shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the ordinances of the city;
(2) That the permittee will pay all fines and penalties properly imposed for violation of the ordinances of the city; and
(3) That the city shall be held free from any liability sustained by reason of the negligence or incompetence of such permittee/licensee, or other person working under his or her supervision.
(C) Permittee’s liability insurance. Any applicant for a plumbing permit, except the owner of a single-family dwelling as described in § 150.127, required by the provisions of this subchapter shall comply with Iowa Code § 105.19 concerning public liability insurance coverage. Until such time as the State Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Examining Board establishes rules specifying liability insurance coverages required, or in the event the state code provision or the administrative rules do not apply to a particular permit, the permittee must file and maintain proof of liability insurance with the City Clerk of at least $500,000 per occurrence.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-11) (Ord. 150, passed 5-1-1972; Ord. 601, passed 5-17-2004; Ord. 701, passed 5-3-2010)