[Amended 12-23-1991; 3-28-2005 by L.L. No. 8-2005; 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
A. 
All inspection fees shall be set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk and shall be paid to the Comptroller of the City of Peekskill for inspection of plumbing work or installations.
B. 
All inspection fees shall be paid prior to inspection and shall cover inspection of all sewer connections, service lines, new work or addition to plumbing work.
[Amended 11-27-1995; 2-23-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009]
The following requirements shall govern applications for plumbing permits for proposed plumbing and drainage work in the City of Peekskill:
A. 
Except for “ordinary repairs” provided for in Subsection D below, it shall be unlawful for any person to install or cause to be installed any plumbing or drainage tubing, piping or connections without first obtaining a plumbing permit from the Director of Public Works to do so.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
B. 
An application for a plumbing permit shall include triplicate drawings of all proposed plumbing and drainage layouts and triplicate specifications therefor.
C. 
Amendments. Changes in approved drawings or specifications must be shown in revised drawings or specifications filed with and approved by the Director of Public Works before work is commenced.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
D. 
Ordinary repairs. Ordinary repairs or alterations may be made without filing drawings or specifications, but such repairs or alterations shall not include cases where more than 10 feet of new vertical or horizontal lines or soil waste, vent or leader pipes are proposed to be used. Notice of said repairs or alterations shall be given to the Director of Public Works before the same are commenced and approval obtained. Such repairs or alterations shall comply in all respects with the provisions of the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and plumbing standards thereof incorporated herein.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
E. 
Affidavit. Before any plumbing or drainage work is commenced, the licensed and registered plumber shall sign the drawings and specifications and make affidavit that he is duly authorized to proceed with the work.
F. 
Notice. At least 24 hours' prior notice must be given to the Director of Public Works before work is commenced.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
No plumber shall employ any but competent persons to do the work herein authorized, and every plumber shall give personal attention to all work done pursuant to his or her license. All materials must be of good quality and free from defects.
All street openings shall be enclosed with adequate barriers so as to safeguard the public from injury or damage.
All public drains or other installations disturbed by any plumber in the course of his or her work shall be restored at his or her expense.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
No breaking of sewer pipes to make connection shall be permitted without the approval of the Director of Public Works. All such connections shall be made with the branch left for that purpose. When the drain layer has opened the trench and is ready to make connection, the Director of Public Works shall be notified and the connection with the main sewer shall be made in the presence of the representative of the Department of Public Works. The plumber shall be responsible for any damage to the sewer occasioned by the making of a connection therewith.
[Amended 10-11-1983; 6-8-1992]
The following requirements shall govern the material used for sanitary sewers in the City of Peekskill:
A. 
A public sewer main in the streets shall be constructed with Blue Brute C-900 or DR14 plastic pipe, Class 50 Ductile Iron Pipe or the material as approved by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
B. 
A lateral main to the property line or back of the sidewalk and areas subject to vehicular traffic shall be constructed with Blue Brute C-900 or DR14 plastic pipe in ten-foot lengths or extra-heavy cast-iron pipe in five-foot lengths.
C. 
A lateral from the property line or back of the sidewalk to a point 24 inches from the building line shall be constructed with a minimum of SDR 35 plastic pipe in no greater than ten-foot lengths or extra-heavy cast-iron pipe in ten-foot lengths. Backfill and pipe bedding shall be as per the pipe manufacturer's specifications or as approved by the Director of Public Works. Only transition couplings approved by the pipe manufacturer or the Director of Public Works shall be acceptable.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
D. 
A house connection from 24 inches beyond the building line to the interior of the building shall be extra heavy cast-iron pipe and shall be in accordance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
E. 
Sewer pipe diameter. No house sewer shall have an inside diameter of less than four inches. No City-accepted sewer main shall have an inside diameter of less than eight inches. All cleanouts shall be of equal diameter to that of the sewer pipe being serviced.
F. 
Joints. All pipe joints shall be of the push-on or Tyton-type and shall be restrained where necessary. Use of a poured lead joint may be substituted if approved by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
G. 
Plastic pipe burial depth. All plastic sewer pipe installed at a depth greater than six feet below ground level shall be subjected to prior approval from the Director of Public Works, site conditions and the pipe manufacturer specifications.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019; 7-17-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
A. 
All duly licensed plumbers shall obtain a written permit from the Director of Public Works to open and/or excavate in a street. All fees shall be set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained by the Office of the City Clerk.
B. 
The money so deposited with the Director of Public Works shall be used by the City in payment of the restoration of the street pavement and the surface to its original condition; provided, however, that should the amount of money required in payment of such restoration exceed the deposited sum or such greater amount as may be fixed by the Director of Public Works, the said licensed plumber obtaining such written permit shall pay the excess upon demand, but should the amount of money so deposited with the Director of Public Works in payment of such restoration be more than that required, the surplus shall be returned.
C. 
The Board of Water Commissioners and/or any other municipal City authority, exclusive of the Department of Public Works, shall obtain a written permit from the Director of Public Works to open and/or excavate in a street and shall replace all paving and the surface to its original condition at its/their own cost and expense; provided further that when concrete base or surface is disturbed, the slab shall be cut back neatly a distance of 10 inches on each side of the outer walls of the trench and replaced with reinforced concrete patch, and all work shall be maintained for a period of 60 days by the permittee.
D. 
In all cases, the work shall be performed under the direction and subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works.
All underground drainage pipes within a building shall be of extra-heavy cast iron.
Whenever copper tubing is authorized under this chapter or the state code, such copper tubing shall be Type DWV or better.