[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota
as Ch. 24, §§ 24.2 through 24.19, of the 1998 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Illinois Plumbing Code, 2014, is hereby adopted and shall
be controlling within the City of Mendota, Illinois. A copy of this
code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk for public
use, inspection and examination.
A.
There is hereby created the Office of Plumbing Inspector in the City
of Mendota, Illinois. The Plumbing Inspector shall be appointed by
the Mayor and approved by the City Council, give bond and hold office
for the term of one year unless otherwise specified and until a successor
shall be duly appointed and qualified. The Plumbing Inspector shall
be a resident of the City of Mendota and a licensed plumber in accordance
with the Illinois Plumbing License Law (225 ILCS 320/0.01 et seq.).
B.
The Plumbing Inspector shall be responsible for the enforcement of
the Plumbing Code and shall prepare, sign and issue all permits, certificates
or notices provided for by this chapter. He shall pass upon and approve
all plans and specifications required to be submitted for examination
by the administrative authority for acceptability under the provisions
of the Plumbing Code. He shall devote such time as may be necessary
in the performance of the duties of his office, keep a record of all
permits issued, the amount thereof, the basis for the fees and a record
of all notices issued, applications received and permits granted.
He shall keep a record of violations and appear, where necessary,
to the full performance of this chapter. He shall make the inspections
provided for herein and for that purpose is designated and invested
as a police officer in the enforcement of such provisions and may
enter any dwelling or other building at any reasonable time or as
may be necessary in the course of the performance of his duties to
examine any alteration or repair and as often as may be necessary
to ensure compliance with this chapter.
Every plumbing contractor, employing plumber, or self-employed
journeyman plumber engaging in the business of plumbing in the City
of Mendota, Illinois, shall cause his name, residence and place of
business to be registered with the City. The fee for registration
as a plumbing contractor shall be set from time to time by the City
Council, and shall be paid by the applicant to the City Clerk in advance
upon filing the application. The certification of registration issued
thereunder shall expire on the 30th day of April each year. In addition,
such persons shall give bond, payable to the City of Mendota, in a
sum set by the City Council, conditioned upon the indemnity of the
City of Mendota against all damage to the City from all accidents
or damage caused by negligence in either the performance, execution
or protection of any work done under or by virtue of any permit issued
by the City or its Plumbing Inspector, relative to the business in
which such person is engaged. This bond must be renewed annually hereafter.
Such bond must be signed by two or more competent sureties to be approved
by the Mayor and City Council or may be written by a competent surety
company licensed to do business in the State of Illinois and shall
be filed with the City Clerk.
No permit shall be issued to any plumber, corporation or individual
to do any work necessitating the disturbance of any street, alley,
public way or alteration, repairing location or relocation of any
drain or pipe connected with the sewer or water system of the City
of Mendota unless such bond shall be in full force and effect and
on file in the office of the City Clerk.[1]
The Plumbing Inspector shall be notified by the person or firm
performing the work when any plumbing work is begun and when it is
ready for inspection. All work shall be left uncovered and convenient
for inspection until the same has been inspected and approved. The
Plumbing Inspector shall examine the work when reported to him, within
24 hours after receipt of notice that the work is ready for inspection.
All plumbing must be tested, in accordance with this code, in the
presence of the Plumbing Inspector, and any defects in material or
workmanship shall be replaced or corrected to his satisfaction. Upon
satisfactory completion of the work, the Plumbing Inspector shall
issue a certificate of approval.
Any person disagreeing with any ruling or order of the Plumbing
Inspector may petition the City Council for reconsideration of the
ruling or order or any interpretation of this code, and the Council
thereupon shall, within 10 days, grant a hearing of the matters in
controversy, and shall, within seven days thereafter, issue its finding
in writing.
A.
Any person who shall engage in the business of plumbing as a journeyman plumber, plumbing contractor or employing plumber as required in this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code, and each time that such person shall engage in the business of plumbing in violation of this code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense and fined accordingly.
C.
Any person who shall refuse or neglect to promptly obey any order of the administrative authority to correct or remove a nuisance existing by reason of unstatutory plumbing or plumbing installed in violation of the code shall, upon conviction, be fined as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code. Each day that such violation shall continue after the expiration of the time picked by the administrative authority for the removal thereof shall constitute a separate offense and be fined accordingly.
