[Ord. of 3-31-1933]
The provisions of this chapter shall constitute and be known
as the "Plumbing Code of the Village of Tuckahoe," and be cited as
such.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. 1]
This chapter shall apply to the territory of the Village of
Tuckahoe.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. II; Ord. of 6-28-1965; L.L. No. 9-1990, § 4]
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and property
by (regulating the manner of construction, alteration, removal and
inspection of all plumbing and drainage systems in existing or proposed
buildings and structures and the materials to be used thereof, and
the location of cesspools and sewer systems, the manner of construction
and the materials to be used thereof, and the manner in which connections
shall be made with main sewers, drains and water mains, and the materials
to be used thereof, and prohibiting any construction, alteration or
removal or use of any materials which do not comply with such regulations)
providing for the inspection of plumbing and drainage construction,
repair, alteration and removal and providing for the licensing of
plumbers and giving to the Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe
the authority and power to enforce this chapter and the plumbing requirements
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
[L.L. No. 9-1990, § 5]
The Village Board of Trustees hereby accepts the applicability
of the plumbing requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. III; Ord. of 6-28-1965]
(a)
No plumbing or drainage system shall be installed within any building
or structure nor shall any alteration or addition be made in such
plumbing system without first securing a permit therefor from the
Building Inspector, except as follows:
(1)
Ordinary repairs to plumbing and drainage systems may be made without
permit, but ordinary repairs shall not be construed to include (cases
where new vertical lines or horizontal branches of) addition to, alteration,
replacement or relocation of any standpipe piping, water distribution
piping, house sewer or drainage system, including leaders or any soil,
waste or (interior leader pipes are proposed to be used or new toilets
installed) vent pipe or any gas distribution, or new fixtures, or
installing or replacement of any domestic hot-water tank or coils.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. IV]
(a)
This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector of the Village
of Tuckahoe. He shall, upon application, grant permits for the installation
of plumbing or drainage systems and shall make inspections of all
new installations and reinspections of all plumbing or drainage systems,
all as provided for in this chapter. He shall keep complete records
of all permits issued and inspections made and other official work
performed under the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
The Building Inspector is hereby empowered to deputize one or more
regular licensed plumbers residing in the Village of Tuckahoe as his
deputy inspector or inspectors of all plumbing and drainage systems
as provided for in this chapter, and said deputy or deputies shall
be compensated at the rate of $1.50 per hour for each hour or part
thereof he is actually engaged as such deputy inspector.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for the Building Inspector to engage in the
business of the sale, installation or maintenance of plumbing or drainage
systems, either directly or indirectly, and he shall have no financial
interest in any concern engaged in such business in the Village of
Tuckahoe at any time while holding the office of Building Inspector.
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It shall be unlawful for any deputy appointed by the Building
Inspector to have any interest either directly or indirectly in any
work or system that he may inspect.
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(d)
Authority granted to Building Inspector. The Building Inspector or
his authorized deputy shall have the right during reasonable hours
to enter any building in the discharge of his official duties or for
the purpose of making an inspection or test of the installation of
any plumbing or drainage system contained therein.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. V]
(a)
Upon the completion of the installation of the plumbing or drainage
system which has been authorized by the issuance of a permit, it shall
be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same
to notify the Building Inspector, who shall inspect the installation
promptly after such notice is given; if it is found to be fully in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter, he shall issue to
such person, firm or corporation a final certificate of approval authorizing
connection to the source of water supply, the turning on of said water
and the use of the installation and shall send written notice of such
authorization to the public utility corporation furnishing the water.
When a certificate is issued authorizing the connection and use of
temporary work, such a certificate shall be issued to expire at a
stated time and shall be revocable by the Building Inspector at his
discretion. A preliminary certificate may be issued authorizing the
connection and use of certain specified portions of an uncompleted
installation; such a preliminary certificate shall be revocable at
the discretion of the Building Inspector.
(b)
If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in compliance
with this chapter, the Building Inspector shall at once forward to
the person, firm or corporation installing the plumbing or drainage
system, a written notice stating the defects which have been found
to exist.
(c)
When any part of a plumbing or drainage system is to be hidden from
view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person,
firm or corporation installing the plumbing or drainage system shall
notify the Building Inspector, and such parts of the plumbing or drainage
system shall not be concealed until they have been inspected or until
24 hours (exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays) shall have elapsed
from the time of such notification, provided that all large installations,
where the concealment of parts of plumbing or drainage system proceeds
continuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the plumbing
or drainage system shall give the Building Inspector due notice and
inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of the work.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VI]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make
connections from the source of water supply for the installation of
which a permit is required until a certificate of approval has been
issued by the Building Inspector authorizing such connection and the
use of such plumbing or drainage system.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
make connections from a source of water supply to any plumbing or
drainage system, which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected
or the use of which has been ordered by the Building Inspector to
be discontinued, until a certificate of approval has been issued by
him authorizing the reconnection and use of such plumbing or drainage
system.
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(b)
Approved methods. No certificate of approval shall be issued unless
the plumbing and drainage systems are installed in strict conformity
with the provisions of this chapter, the statutes of the State of
New York, the rules and regulations issued by the Industrial Commission
of New York under the authority of the state statutes.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VII]
(a)
There is hereby created a Board of Examiners, which shall consist
of two master plumbers, chosen for their expert knowledge of the installation
of plumbing and drainage, and one journeyman plumber. Appointments
shall be made by the Village Board and each shall receive compensation
at the rate of $1 per hour or any part thereof of each hour he is
actually engaged in his capacity as such examiner.
(b)
The term of office for such appointees shall be as follows:
(1)
One master plumber shall be appointed for a term of one year.
(2)
One master plumber shall be appointed for a term of two years.
(3)
The journeyman plumber shall be appointed for a term of three years.
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Any appointed member may be removed from office at any time
with or without cause by the Village Board in its discretion.
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At the expiration of each of the stated terms, the appointments
shall be made for three-year terms.
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(c)
Two members of said Board of Examiners shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of all business. It shall be the duty of the Board
of Examiners to examine all applicants desiring to engage in the business
of plumbing contractor. Said Board shall examine applicants as to
their practical knowledge of plumbing as applied to the installation,
maintenance and repairing of plumbing and drainage systems. Further,
it shall be its duty to submit in writing the results and recommendations
of the Examining Board for each applicant examined to the Building
Inspector who may then issue a license to the applicant.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. VIII; Ord. of 6-28-1965; Ord. of 11-18-1968; L.L. No. 4-1986, §§ 9, 11; L.L. No. 5-1991, §§ 6,
7; L.L. No. 2-1995, § 9; L.L. No. 1-1996, § 2]
(a)
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to engage in the business of plumbing contractor as herein defined
without being registered as a plumbing contractor in the manner hereinafter
set forth. Such registration may only be issued to a person who has
been issued a master plumber license by the County of Westchester
or a license by the Village of Tuckahoe. No permit for the installation
or alteration of any plumbing or drainage system shall be issued to
any person, firm or corporation unless such person, firm or corporation
is the holder of a license as a plumbing contractor by the Village
of Tuckahoe.
(b)
Application. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in
the business of plumbing contractor shall apply for registration for
such to the Building Inspector. Application for such registration
shall be made in writing under oath upon a form to be provided by
the Building Inspector, stating the name and place of the business
of the person, firm or corporation making the application and the
name of the representative of the applicant who shall act as supervisor
of work to be done under the certificate of registration, and such
other information as the Building Inspector may require. Such plumbing
contractor or supervisor will be responsible for the execution of
all plumbing work by the plumbing contractor in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter. In the event that the business association
or employment of a supervisor with a holder of a certificate of registration
as plumbing contractor shall terminate, said certificate shall become
null and void 30 days after such termination; provided, however, that
without payment of any other fee said certificate of registration
shall be renewed upon application to the Building Inspector within
30 days upon filing with the Building Inspector the name of another
duly qualified master plumber associated with said contractor who
shall act as supervisor of the work of said plumbing contractor.
(c)
Registration of applicant. Upon the filing of such application in
the proper form, the payment of the registration fees as fixed herein
and the satisfactory examination of the applicant, the Board of Examiners
shall submit to the Building Inspector a written report appertaining
to the qualifications of the applicant with its recommendations in
favor of or rejection of the registering of the applicant. The Building
Inspector may then approve or reject the said application. Upon his
approval of the application, the Building Inspector shall issue to
the applicant a certificate of registration as a plumbing contractor,
which certificate will authorize the applicant to engage in such business
for the year in which it is issued. The Building Inspector shall keep
a suitable record of such registration.
(d)
Fees. The fee for registration as a plumbing contractor shall be
paid to the Building Inspector at the time of making the application.
The application fee is to cover the expense of conducting the examination
and will be retained whether or not the certificate is granted. The
license or certificate of registration issued thereunder shall expire
on the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued but
may be renewed for each succeeding year on the payment of a renewal
fee, provided that said renewal application is filed on or before
the first day of March of the succeeding year. The fees required by
this section shall be established by the Board of Trustees by resolution
adopted at a scheduled public meeting of the Board of Trustees.
(e)
Notice of change of address. Whenever a plumbing contractor shall
retire from business or remove his place of business from the place
named in his application for a permit, the Building Inspector shall
be notified of such retirement or removal and shall be given the address
of the new place of business in case of removal.
(f)
License restricted to individual. No plumbing contractor shall directly
or indirectly allow his registration to be used in connection with
work not actually done by him and under his supervision.
(g)
Revocation of registration. Whenever the Building Inspector recommends
in writing the revocation of a registration issued to a plumbing contractor
pursuant to this chapter, stating therein the grounds wherein such
recommendation is made, the Village Board may revoke such registration,
by notice in writing, if it shall appear to its satisfaction, upon
the recommendations of the Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe,
that such plumbing contractor has violated any of the provisions of
this chapter or any ordinance of the Village of Tuckahoe or the laws
of the State of New York or if it appears that the holder of such
a registration is incompetent to comply with the provisions of this
chapter.
(h)
Certificate of insurance. A certificate of insurance must be filed
each year with the Building Department.
(i)
License or registration from other municipality. A plumbing contractor who is a bona fide holder of a license duly issued to him by some other town or municipality of the State of New York shall be entitled to a license, provided that such other town or municipality required said plumbing contractor to take and pass an examination testing his ability, qualifications and knowledge of plumbing work or where such license was issued to him by such town or municipality upon his furnishing proof that he had been engaged in the plumbing business for a period of not less than five years previous to the issuance of such license and upon the payment of a fee as set forth in § 18-9(d), provided that the municipality issuing his license recognizes in a reciprocal manner licenses issued by the Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe, and further provided that such plumbing contractor shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. IX; Ord. of 6-28-1965; Ord. of 11-18-1968; L.L. No. 4-1986, § 10; L.L.
No. 5-1991, § 8; L.L. No. 2-1992, § 3; L.L. No. 2-1995, § 10; L.L. No. 3-1997, § 1]
(a)
Before the construction or alteration of any plumbing or drainage
system is commenced, the owner or lessee or the agent of either shall
obtain a written permit therefor and for that purpose shall file an
application for permit in duplicate with the Building Inspector, comprising
two copies of the specifications and two sets of photographic copies
of the working drawings of the proposed system or alteration and such
additional drawings and information as the Building Inspector may
require. The specifications shall, if required, be on blanks provided
by the Building Inspector.
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The working drawings shall be drawn on a scale not less than
1/8 inch to one foot, with all dimensions plainly indicated thereon,
and they must consist of such floor plans and sections as may be necessary
to show clearly all the plumbing work to be done and must show partitions
and methods of ventilating water closet apartments. Working drawings
need not be furnished for single-family and two-family residences
nor for alterations involving not more than six fixtures unless required
by the Building Inspector.
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Each application shall contain a verified statement giving the
full name and residence of the owner or owners and a description of
the lot where the work is to be done, by section, block and lot number.
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Every application shall be accompanied by a fee as may be established
by the Board of Trustees by resolution adopted at a scheduled public
meeting of the Board of Trustees. The Board may establish fees in
the following categories: new work, alterations, gas testing, air-conditioning
piping, swimming pools and return inspections after failed inspections.
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A list of such fees shall be maintained by the Village Clerk and Building Department and posted in the Building Department. The provisions of § 6-39(b), (c), (d) and (e) relating to refunds of fees, reports, cost estimates, final costs and administrative fees for building permits shall also apply to plumbing permits.
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(b)
Amendments to applications. The plans and specifications upon which
a permit has been issued may be amended any time before the completion
of the work for which the permit was sought, and such amendments,
after approval, shall be deemed part of the application and included
in the permit.
(c)
Approval of applications. The Building Inspector shall approve or
reject any applications for permit within a reasonable time and, if
approved, shall promptly issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
Where plumbing is to be done in conjunction with new building construction
or in conjunction with alterations of an old building, no plumbing
permit shall be granted until both the building and the plumbing specifications
and plans have been filed and approved.
(d)
Notice by plumber. Before commencing any work for which a permit
is sought or has been obtained, the plumber engaged to do the work
shall certify to the Building Inspector in writing that he has been
so engaged and shall file with the Building Inspector such evidence
as may be required to comply with any state law. He shall also notify
the Building Inspector, in writing, when the work is begun and the
times when it is ready for inspection.
(e)
Limitations. A permit under which no substantial work has been done
within one year from its date shall expire by limitation.
(f)
Revocation. The Building Inspector may by written notice revoke any
permit in case of any violation of this chapter, any false statement
or any misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application
for the permit; and thereupon all work shall be stopped.
(g)
Compliance with plans. The work of construction or alteration of
any plumbing or drainage system shall be carried out in accordance
with the specifications and drawings for which the permit was issued.
A certified copy of the approved specifications and drawings shall
be kept at all times on the premises from the commencement of the
work to completion.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XXIV]
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen
the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling
or installing any plumbing or drainage system for damages to person
or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the Village be
held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized
herein or certificate of approval issued as herein provided.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XXV]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as prescribed in § 1-7 for each offense; and in addition thereto such violation shall constitute disorderly conduct and any person committing such violation shall be a disorderly person; and if such person, firm or corporation is licensed as a plumbing contractor as provided in this chapter, such license may be revoked. Each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. X]
For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions
shall apply:
The term "house drain" is applied to that part of the main
horizontal drain and its branches inside the walls of the building,
vault or area and extending to and connecting with the house sewer.
The term "house sewer" is applied to that part of the main
drain or sewer extending from a point two feet outside of the outer
wall or the buildings, vault or area to its connection with public
sewer, private sewer or cesspool.
The term "private sewer" is applied to sewers that are not
owned by the Village of Tuckahoe.
The term "soil line" is applied to any vertical line of pipe
having outlets above the floor of the first story for water closet
connections.
The term "storm sewer" or "stormwater drain" is applied to
sewers or drains into which no sanitary or household wastes or drains
are connected.
The term "vent pipe" is applied to any special pipe provided
to ventilate the system of piping and to prevent trap siphonage and
back pressure.
Is applied to any vertical line of pipe having outlets above
the first floor for fixtures other than water closet.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XII]
(a)
Sewer connections. Each building must be separately and independently
connected with a public or private sewer immediately in front of the
building. Where unavoidable conditions prevent compliance with this
provision, other means of sewage disposal may be permitted by the
Building Inspector under such conditions as will safeguard the public
health. Where there is no sewer in the street and it is possible to
construct a private sewer to connect in an adjacent street, a private
sewer must be constructed. Connection to a public sewer shall be made
at a Y-branch or T in such sewer but, if such fitting is not accessible,
in a manner approved by the Building Inspector.
(b)
House sewer. The house sewer and private sewer, if required, must
be of cast-iron pipe with lead caulked joints. The house sewer must
be run as direct as possible with a fall of at least 1/4 inch per
foot, all changes in direction being made with proper fittings and
all connections made with Y-branches and 1/8 or 1/16 bends. It must
be at least four inches in diameter but in no case smaller than the
house drain or house trap.
(c)
Cesspools and septic tanks. Cesspools and septic tanks will be permitted
only after it has been shown that their use is absolutely necessary.
They shall be constructed as prescribed by the Building Inspector
and before installation or construction is begun detailed plans must
be approved by him.
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As soon it is possible to connect with a public sewer, the owner
of premises where sewage is discharged into a cesspool or septic tank
must have such cesspool or septic tank emptied, cleaned and disinfected
and filled with fresh earth and have a sewer connection made in the
manner prescribed herein.[1]
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[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XIV]
(a)
House drain. The house drain and its branches must be of cast-iron
when underground and of cast-iron or galvanized wrought iron or steel
when above the ground. It must be properly connected with the house
sewer at a point two feet outside of the outer wall of the building.
An arched or other proper opening must be provided for the drain in
the wall to prevent damages by settlement.
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No steam exhaust, boiler blowoff or drip-pipe shall be connected
with the house drain. Such pipes must first discharge into a proper
condensing tank, and from this a proper outlet to the stormwater sewer
outside of the building must be provided. In low-pressure steam systems,
the condensing tank may be omitted, but the waste connections must
be otherwise as above required.
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The house drain must be run as direct as possible, with a fall
of at least 1/4 inch per foot, all changes in directions made with
proper fittings, and all connections made with Y-branches and 1/8
and 1/16 bends. It must be at least four inches in diameter when receiving
the discharge of a water closet. No house drain shall be of less diameter
than the largest line of pipe connected thereon and shall be increased
in size in a manner necessary to provide capacity sufficient for all
lines connected therewith.
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Full size Y- and T-branch fittings for handhole cleanouts must
be provided where required on the house drain and its branches. No
cleanout need be larger than six inches in diameter.
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(b)
House-trap. An iron running trap with two brass screw cap cleanouts
must be placed in the house drain of both sanitary and stormwater
systems near the front wall of the house and on the sewer side of
all connections. If placed outside of the house or below the cellar
floor, it must be made accessible in a masonry manhole, the walls
of which must be eight inches thick, with an iron or flagstone cover.
(c)
Fresh air inlet. A fresh air inlet pipe must be connected with the
house drain of the sanitary system just inside of the house-trap and
extended to the outer air, terminating in a return bend, with open
end one foot above the grade or a brass grille set in a vertical position
at least one foot above grade, at the most available point to be determined
by the Building Inspector and shown on plans. The fresh air inlet
pipe must be of the same diameter as the house drain up to six inches
but need not be more than six inches in diameter. No curb box or similar
device with grating placed in sidewalk will be permitted for fresh
air inlets.
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When the plumbing system of any building is altered by the addition
of a new soil, waste or vent line, and no house-trap and fresh air
inlet exists on the house drain, same shall be provided.
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[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XXI]
(a)
Drainage of roofs, yards, etc. All roofs and paved areas, paved yards,
paved courts and paved courtyards must be provided with drains and
such drains must be conducted to the stormwater drain. When there
is no stormwater drain in the street, rainwater must be conducted
to the gutter immediately to the front of the premises. Rainwater
must not be permitted to flow across the sidewalk but shall be conducted
by pipes or suitably covered channels, so constructed as not to obstruct
or encumber the sidewalk.
(b)
Inside conductors. All conductors or leaders, except outside conductors
of sheet metal, must be of cast-iron or of galvanized wrought iron
or steel pipe, installed in the manner prescribed for soil and waste
pipes. No trap shall be installed in stormwater drainage system.
(c)
Connections prohibited. Conductor pipes shall not be used as soil,
waste or vent pipes, nor shall any soil, waste or vent pipe be used
as conductors.
(d)
Sizes. The following table is the maximum area allowed to drain into
pipes of given diameter of the stormwater system:
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Diameter of Pipe
(inches)
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Maximum Area
(square feet)
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3
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1,200
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4
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2,500
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5
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4,500
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6
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8,000
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Sizes of pipe for areas greater than given in the table shall
be determined by the Building Inspector. Horizontal pipes of the stormwater
system shall be run with a pitch of at least 1/4 inch to the foot.
When a greater pitch can be provided, the area permitted to drain
into a pipe of given diameter may be increased as determined by the
Building Inspector.
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[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XXII]
(a)
Water test. The entire plumbing and drainage system within the building
must be tested by the plumber, in the presence of the Building Inspector,
under a water test. All pipes must remain uncovered in every part
until they have successfully passed this test and the Building Inspector
has approved the same in writing. The plumber must securely close
all openings as directed by the Inspector. The use of wooden plugs
for this purpose is prohibited.
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The water test will be applied by closing the lower end of the
main house drain and filling the pipes to the highest opening above
the roof with water. The water test shall include at one time the
house drain and branches, all vertical and horizontal soil, waste
and vent leader lines and all branches therefrom to a point above
the surface of the finished floor and beyond the finished face of
walls and partitions. If the drain or any part of the system is to
be tested separately, there must be a head of water at least six feet
above all parts of the work so tested, and special provision must
be made for including all joints and connections in at least one test.
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(b)
Final test. After the completion of the plumbing work in any new
or altered building and before the building is occupied, a final smoke
test must be applied in the presence of the Building Inspector. Except
that for a building not over six stories in height, a peppermint test
may be applied.
(c)
Material and labor. The material and labor for the tests must be
furnished by the plumber. Where the peppermint test is used, two ounces
of oil of peppermint must be provided for each line up to five stories
and cellar in height and an additional ounce of oil of peppermint
must be provided for each line when lines are more than five stories
in height.
(d)
Final approval. No person shall use or permit the use of any new
system of plumbing or drainage hereafter installed in any building
before the same has been tested under the supervision of the Building
Inspector and received his written final approval and until a proper
and adequate water supply has been provided.
[Ord. of 3-31-1933, Art. XXIII]
(a)
Unlawful use of plumbing. No person shall use or permit the use of
any system of piping or apparatus installed or maintained in violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
Alterations. Nothing herein contained shall require the alteration
or reconstruction of any existing work that was lawfully installed
nor prevent repairs or the addition of new fixtures to existing work
in conformity with the practice followed in the original installation;
provided, however, that when such repairs involve the removal or alteration
of more than 1/2 of the existing work affected by the repairs, the
ordinance in force at the time of such repairs shall apply.
