[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Webster as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 6-9-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
No person, firm or corporation shall conduct the trade, business
or calling of plumbing with the Village of Webster without first having
obtained a license therefor issued by the Building Inspector of said
Village or otherwise than in accordance with the terms of said license
and without having first obtained and filed with said Building Inspector
a bond as hereinafter provided. Such license shall be issued in writing
on blanks furnished for such purpose.
A.
The Building Inspector may issue a license to any applicant therefor,
provided that such applicant holds a license issued by the Examining
Board of Plumbers of the City of Rochester, New York, or by said Building
Inspector or has carried on the trade of plumbing for a period of
at least 10 years next prior to the date of the issuance of such license,
or the Building Inspector may issue such license to any person who
has qualified therefor by passing such examination as may be prescribed
by the Village Board.
A.
A domestic corporation may conduct the trade, business or calling
of plumbing within the Village of Webster and shall be entitled to
a license therefor, provided that one or more officers of such corporation
separately or aggregately actually hold or own at least 51% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of said corporation, and provided
that each of such officers holding such percentage of the stock is
the holder of a license issued as aforesaid and actively engaged in
the plumbing business of the corporation.
B.
In case one or more officers of a corporation engaged in such business
shall die, being the holder of such license, the corporation may continue
the business during the time necessarily required for the administration
of the estate of such deceased officer, not exceeding two years from
the date of death, provided that one or more officers of the corporation
is the holder of such license and, together with the legal representatives
of such deceased officer or officers, actually owns and holds at least
51% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of said corporation.
A.
A bond in the sum of $2,000 shall be executed by every person or
corporation engaging in such trade within the Village of Webster and
shall be filed with the Building Inspector before such license shall
be issued as hereinbefore specified.
B.
Such bond shall be conditioned that said licensee will comply with
the laws, codes, ordinances and regulations of the State of New York,
County of Monroe and Village of Webster and all lawfully issued written
orders of the Building Inspector or the Building Inspector's
designated representatives and that the Village of Webster will be
indemnified and saved harmless from any and all claims or damages
or liabilities caused by or arising out of any act or omission of
the licensee in the execution, performance or protection of the work
of the licensee, the licensee's agents or employees or by the
licensee's failure to comply with applicable statutes, ordinances,
rules, regulations or orders. Said bond shall be in such form and
contain such sureties as shall be approved by the Village Board or
its designated representatives.
A license may be refused if the applicant shall have been convicted
of a misdemeanor or felony which, in the judgment of the Building
Inspector, renders the applicant an unfit or undesirable person or
if the applicant, in the opinion of said Building Inspector, is incapable
of conducting the trade, business or calling of plumbing. Any applicant
who has been refused a license by the Building Inspector may appeal
to the Village Board from such refusal, and such license may be granted
or refused by the Board.
The Village Board may revoke any license issued under the authority
of this article, provided that before such revocation a public hearing
thereon has been held and the licensee has had an opportunity to be
heard, and provided that the Village Board, before such revocation,
shall make a determination that such licensee is undesirable or is
incapable, except that a violation of this article shall be sufficient
ground for the revocation of such license. The granting, refusal or
revocation of such license by the Village Board shall be subject to
judicial review.
A violation of this article or any subdivision or provision
thereof shall be an offense and shall be punishable by a fine not
exceeding $250 or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both such
fine and imprisonment.
A.
This article shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation doing
plumbing work on his or her or its own plumbing system, provided that
such system shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system.
Except as hereinafter provided, a person, firm or corporation whose
plumbing system shall be connected to public sewers shall permit plumbing
work on his or her or its premises to be done only by licensed plumbers.
B.
A commercial or industrial firm or corporation may designate one
of its employees who shall be qualified to hold a plumber's license
to be responsible to the Village for all plumbing work done on the
premises of such firm or corporation, and the Building Inspector may
issue a license to such individual upon filing the necessary bond
as hereinbefore provided, and such license shall be valid for all
plumbing work performed on the premises of such commercial or industrial
firm or corporation by its own employees.
