Cross Reference — As to licensing of plumbers, see §605.020.
[Ord. No. 1364 §§1, 3, 11-19-1997; Ord. No. 1554 §§1 — 3, 11-12-2002; Ord. No. 1959 §1, 1-14-2009; Ord. No. 2058 §1, 12-8-2010]
A.
A certain
document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the Building
Inspector of the City of Plattsburg, being marked and designated as
the International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, published by the International
Code Council, Inc., including all future amendments of or revisions
to such code, one (1) copy of each of which is in the custodial care
of the Building Inspector of the City of Plattsburg, is hereby adopted
as one (1) of the Building Codes in the City of Plattsburg in the
State of Missouri for the control of building and structures as herein
provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of said code is hereby referred to, adopted and
made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes which are on file in the office
of the Building Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2262 §1, 11-12-2015; Ord.
No. 2441, 4-14-2022]
C.
This
Section shall not be construed to relieve from responsibility or to
lessen the responsibility of any person owning, controlling or installing
plumbing, nor shall the City be held as assuming any liability of
any nature by reason of the inspection authority issued by the City
to the Building Inspector for the inspection of plumbing.
D.
Penalties.
1.
Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, owner, agent,
tenant, employee or otherwise, who violates any provisions of this
Title or violates or fails to comply with any order or regulation
made hereunder, shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) or not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day's continuance after due notice has been served shall be deemed
a separate offense.
2.
If, upon a trial for the violation of any Section of this Title or
any part thereof, the Judge of the Municipal Court shall find that
a violation exists and that the defendant has had proper notice as
provided in this Title and that the defendant has failed to abate
the violation, the Judge of the Municipal Court may, in addition to
the penalty for violating this Title, make an order directing the
Code Official to abate such violation forthwith and immediately report
the expense thereof to the Judge of the Municipal Court, who may,
as part of the cost of such prosecution, render judgment against the
owner or occupant of the property and against the property on which
said violation is committed and a special tax bill may be issued against
said property of the expenses which shall be collected as other fines
and costs; provided that if the person who shall violate, neglect,
fail or refuse to comply with any provision, regulation or requirement
of this Title is a non-resident, the Code Official may immediately
abate the nuisance and report the expense thereof to the Judge of
the Municipal Court and the owner of such lands shall be civilly liable
to the City for such costs.
3.
Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with
a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to
perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable
to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a
violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed
a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 1049 §3, 7-14-1970]
A.
Permit Required. Before beginning any work in the City of
Plattsburg, Missouri, the person installing or altering same, shall
apply to the Building Inspector or other designated official and obtain
a permit to do such work. Only those persons legally authorized to
do plumbing may be issued permits. A permit may be issued to a homeowner
to install or alter plumbing in a single-family residence, providing
the homeowner does the work himself and that the building is owned
and occupied by the owner as his home. All such work shall meet the
Code requirements.
B.
Application Fees. All applications for permits shall be
made on suitable forms provided. The application shall be accompanied
by fees in accordance with the following schedule:
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Plumbing Rough-In Inspections: $1.00.
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Each Plumbing Fixture and/or Water and/or Waste Discharging
Devices: $1.00.
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Each Septic Tank System: $10.00.
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Furnace or Hot Water Heater, new or replaced: $1.00.
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Water Service or Connection : $2.00.
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For Final Certificate of Inspector: $1.00.
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An additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be charged for
each additional trip on the part of the Building Inspector, caused
by the negligence of the plumber of not being ready for inspection
or a return for inspection of a corrected installation.
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[Ord. No. 1049 §2, 7-14-1970]
Any Licensed Plumber, if considered competent by the Building
Inspector, may make electrical connections to furnaces or water heaters.
[Ord. No. 1049 §7, 7-14-1970]
Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating any
of the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to a fine of not
less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), together with the costs of such prosecution. Each day during
which violation continues shall be a separate offense.
