[Amended 12-12-1973]
The term "administrative authority" shall mean the Plumbing Inspector
of the City of Hudson, New York.
No firm or corporation may execute any plumbing or drainage work in
the City of Hudson or in connection with the City's water mains or sewerage
system outside of the City of Hudson without first obtaining from the Examining
Board of Plumbers of the City of Hudson a certificate of competency.
[Amended 3-20-1963]
No person shall be examined unless he shall have had experience of at
least five years as a journeyman plumber and is able to furnish satisfactory
evidence of such fact, and no application shall be received from any person
who is not a citizen of the United States or who has been convicted of a violation
of this chapter within five years preceding the date of application.
Any person who desires to procure a certificate of competency shall
make a written application for examination upon a form to be prescribed by
the Examining Board of Plumbers and shall pay an examination fee as established
by the Common Council at the time of filing such application. Such examination
fee is not returnable even though the applicant does not take the examination.
If the applicant satisfactorily passes the examination with a percentage
of 75 or better, he shall receive a certificate of competency from the Examining
Board of Plumbers. He shall pay a fee as established by the Common Council
for the certificate, and all such certificates shall expire on the 31st day
of December of the year in which they have been issued and shall be renewed
within 30 days preceding such expiration by application to the Board of Plumbers,
with a renewal fee as established by the Common Council.
In the event that the applicant fails to satisfactorily pass the examination,
he may apply for reexamination after a lapse of six months without payment
of an additional fee; and, in the event that such applicant again fails, he
may apply for a second reexamination after a lapse of a period of one year
upon payment of an additional fee as established by the Common Council. After
that, the Examining Board of Plumbers will set a date for reexamination for
such applicant.
The nonresident applicant for examination for a permit for one plumbing
job shall make application for examination and furnish a detailed drawing
of the proposed work to be done; he shall deposit a fee per job as established
by the Common Council with the application with the Inspector and he will
be notified when to be present for examination. In the event that he passes
the examination, he shall deposit a fee as established by the Common Council
for a certificate of permit, make out a plumbing plan and deposit a minimum
fee for four or less fixtures, for each additional fixture up to 20 fixtures
and for each additional fixture over 20, as established by the Common Council.
Fees for permits, certificates and applications shall be as established
by the Common Council.
Any applicant who has successfully passed such examination and received
a certificate of competency and who desires to engage in the business of plumbing
or drainage in the City of Hudson or who wishes at any time to execute any
plumbing or drainage work within the City shall register with the Examining
Board of Plumbers in the City of Hudson for such purpose, and upon payment
of a fee as established by the Common Council the Board shall issue to him
a certificate of registration and a sign appropriately lettered or marked
"Licensed Plumber" as may, from time to time, be prescribed by this chapter
and the General City Law.
[Added 3-20-1963; amended 12-12-1973 [1]]
Every registered master plumber, before entering upon such business, and each nonresident applicant under the provisions of § 221-347 of this article shall execute and file a bond with the Plumbing Inspector as established by the Common Council with two sureties, which bond shall be conditioned upon compliance with this chapter and shall be approved by the Mayor as to the sufficiency of the sureties and by the Legal Advisor as to its form.
All certificates of registration shall expire on the 31st day of December
and shall be renewed within 30 days preceding such expiration by application
to the Examining Board of Plumbers and upon payment of a renewal fee as established
by the Common Council.
[Amended 12-16-1986 by L.L.
No. 3-1986 [1]]
Any registered master plumber who shall retire from or discontinue doing
plumbing and/or drainage business in the City of Hudson may surrender the
same to the City of Hudson. Such license renewal may be without a test upon
payment of the annual renewal fee as established by the Common Council.
Before any plumbing work requiring authorization according to the provisions
of this chapter shall be started, a permit shall be obtained from the administrative
authority. This permit shall be obtained by the master plumber who or whose
firm has been employed to do the plumbing work.
No permit shall be issued until the owner, master plumber or the registered
architect shall submit a detailed drawing of the proposed work to the administrative
authority and these plans have been checked to assure that the work will conform
to the provisions of this chapter.
If the plans indicate that any provision of this chapter is not being
complied with, they shall be rejected and no permit issued until they have
been revised to comply with this chapter.
If, in the course of work, it is found necessary to make any change
from the approved plan, then amended plans shall be submitted and a supplementary
permit shall be issued to cover the change.
Permits shall be required for alterations or changes to a plumbing system
except as otherwise provided in this section. Repairs to faucets or valves
or the renewal of same, clearing of stoppages or the stopping of leaks shall
not be considered to be alterations or changes.
Any addition to the plumbing system shall require a permit. The proper
administrative authority shall make such rules and regulations for the installation
of air-conditioning systems, water treatment equipment and water-operated
devices as may be deemed locally necessary to properly protect the water supply
system.
The Plumbing Inspector may revoke a permit or a certificate of approval
if there is a violation of any provision of this chapter or any false statement
or misrepresentation in the application, plans or specifications.
No plumbing or drainage work shall be undertaken prior to the issuance
of a permit therefor by the Plumbing Inspector. A permit may be issued only
to a licensed master plumber duly registered with the Hudson Examining Board
of Plumbers.
[Amended 3-20-1963 [1]]
The application for permit shall be made on a suitable form provided
by the Board of Plumbing and shall be accompanied by a fee as established
by the Common Council for four fixtures or less and for each additional fixture
for the issuance of a permit as established by the Common Council. The amount
of fee to be paid shall be filled in by the licensed master plumber in a space
noted as "fee paid." No permit will be granted and no inspection will be made
unless this fee accompanies the application.
The administrative authority shall be empowered to collect such fees
for the filing of plans, applications, certificates, renewals and license
plates and all fees in connection with the plumbing and drainage in the City
of Hudson, New York.
It shall be the duty of the administrative authority to enforce the
provisions of this chapter and to make the inspections and tests required
thereunder.
The administrative authority shall also have the right to enter any
building or upon any premises for the purpose of examining, inspecting or
reinspecting, testing or retesting any plumbing and drainage at such time
as he may deem necessary to protect public health.
Any refusal by any person or persons to permit such inspection, or any
interference with such Inspector in the performance of his duty, will be proceeded
against according to law.
Upon written notice from the administrative authority, the owner or
lessee shall be required to correct promptly any and all unsanitary or defective
conditions which are likely to have immediate detrimental effect. He shall
also correct as soon as possible other unsanitary or defective conditions
which may over a period of time have a detrimental effect on health.
The Plumbing Inspector may order the removal of any plumbing work installed
contrary to these rules and regulations.
Whenever the plumbing within the City limits shall be condemned by the
Board of Health as being unsanitary or constituting a menace to health, the
owner of the property shall, when duly notified, proceed forthwith to make
such improvements as may be necessary to place said plumbing and drainage
in a sanitary condition, in accordance with the requirements of these rules
and regulations.
Before issuing a certificate to engage in the business of master plumber,
the Board shall inquire into the applicant's fitness and qualification for
conducting such business and may require the applicant to submit under oath
such evidence, in addition to the examination and tests provided, as will
satisfy the Board that he is a person of good repute, character and responsibility
and otherwise qualified to engage in the business as master or employing plumber.
[Amended 3-20-1963 [1]]
The Board shall issue a metal sign to every registered master plumber,
for which he shall deposit the fee as established by the Common Council with
the Secretary, and this money will be refunded to him when he turns in the
sign. This sign shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and the
General City Law and shall be conspicuously displayed as follows:
A.
If the registered master plumber has an established place
of business in the City of Hudson, such sign shall be conspicuously displayed
at such place of business.
B.
If such registered master plumber does not have an established
place of business in the City of Hudson, such metal sign shall be conspicuously
displayed at the location within the City of Hudson where he is performing
plumbing work. If he is performing plumbing work at more than one location,
the displaying of such metal sign at one location will be deemed sufficient.
The metal sign issued by the Board of Plumbers shall not be transferred
to any partnership or corporation.
The metal sign issued by the Board of Plumbers shall not be transferred
to a new location without first notifying the Board of Plumbers of Hudson,
New York.
No master plumber shall allow his name to be used by any person or persons,
directly or indirectly, either to obtain a permit or permits or to do any
work under his certificate of competency and registration.
The Plumbing Inspector shall in November of each year certify to the
Board of Examining Plumbers the master plumbers entitled to renewal of their
license and shall report those not entitled to renewal.
A.
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation holding
a metal plate or sign issued by the Board of Plumbers shall surrender such
plate or sign to the Board if his certificate of competency as master plumber
is forfeited and if his certificate of registration as master plumber is not
renewed or is canceled.
B.
There shall be no registration as master plumber or renewal
of such registration of any person, firm, association or corporation violating
or having violated any of the provisions of this chapter or not having disposed
of all complaints entered against him in a manner satisfactory to the Hudson
Examining Board of Plumbers.
C.
Any registration as master plumber or renewal thereof
may be canceled by the Board of Plumbers upon proof of any violation of any
provision of this chapter after a hearing is held before the said Board upon
prior notice of not less than 10 days stating the grounds of complaint and
served on the person, firm, association or corporation charged with the violation;
upon such cancellation the certificate of such registration shall be surrendered
to the said Board.
No renewal slip shall be issued by the Board of Plumbers to any master
plumber who has been convicted of willfully violating any of the provisions
of this chapter.
When a master plumber has been refused the current year's license, he
may appeal to the Board of Health, which with the Examining Board of Plumbers
shall jointly hear and determine such appeal.
Every master plumber shall give immediate notice of any change in his
place of business and, upon his retirement from business, shall surrender
his certificate of registration and his plate to the Board of Plumbers.
The Plumbing Inspector shall investigate the registration and license
of every master plumber and shall promptly report to the Examining Board of
Plumbers any violation of the provisions of law relating to the loaning, renting,
selling or transferring of certificates or license plates, and the Plumbing
Inspector shall immediately apply to the Examining Board of Plumbers for the
forfeiture of the license and certificate of registration of any master plumber
who shall have loaned, rented, sold or transferred such certificate, plate
or sign in violation of law, and the Plumbing Inspector shall summon and have
prosecuted such offender for a misdemeanor as provided by law.
[Amended 12-12-1973 [1]]
Any person to whom such plate or sign has been issued who shall loan, rent, sell or transfer the same to another person, whether such person is entitled to receive a similar plate or sign or not, or otherwise willfully violates the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of a violation punishable as provided in § 221-384.
Such registration may be canceled by the Board of Plumbers for violation
of any of the rules and regulations adopted herein upon conviction thereof
after a hearing before the Examining Board of Plumbers. The alleged violator
shall be given at least notice in writing of such hearing, which notice shall
also state the time, place and grounds of the complaint in sufficient detail
to inform the alleged violator of the charge he may be called upon to meet
at such hearing.
All certificates and registration of master plumbers at present in force
are hereby continued and shall be renewable under the provisions of this chapter.
Whenever any inspector or other person reports a violation of any of
such rules and regulations for plumbing and drainage, or a deviation from
any officially approved plan or specification for plumbing and drainage filed
with any board or department, the Plumbing Inspector shall first serve a notice
of the violation thereof upon the master plumber doing the work, if a registered
plumber, and shall advise the Examining Board of such action.
Such notice may be served personally or by mail, and if by mail it may
be addressed to such master plumber at the address registered by him with
the Examining Board of Plumbers, but the failure of the master plumber to
register will relieve the Examining Board of Plumbers from the requirement
of giving notice of violation. Unless the violation is removed within three
days after the day of serving or mailing such notice, exclusive of the day
of serving or mailing, the Examining Board of Plumbers may proceed according
to law.
[Amended 12-12-1973 [1]]
Any person or persons violating any provisions of this chapter or the
rules and regulations of the Examining Board of Plumbers of the City of Hudson
shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 15 days or by a fine not exceeding $250, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a
separate and distinct offense hereunder. If the person convicted is a master
plumber, he shall, upon conviction, in addition to the penalties herein described,
forfeit any certificate of competency or registration which he may hold.
All other codes, rules and regulations of the Examining Board of Plumbers
in conjunction with the Columbia County Board of Health relative to plumbing
and drainage are hereby superseded.
Any provisions of this chapter in conflict with the State Fire Prevention
and Building Code are superseded by the Fire Prevention and Building Code.
