No person shall carry on the business of plumbing
or obtain a permit to do or perform such work within the City until
he or she shall have first obtained a master plumber's license from
the State Department of Commerce, except that any person may remove
stoppages in waste pipes or repair valves or faucets without a permit.
A.
Bond required.
(1)
Before engaging in plumbing or receiving a permit
or permits to do such work, a person shall execute unto the City and
deposit with the Plumbing Inspector a bond with two or more sureties,
or an indemnity bond, to be approved by the City Attorney in the sum
of $1,000, conditioned that he or she will perform faithfully all
work with due care and skill and in accordance with the laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations governing the installation of plumbing.
(2)
The bond shall state that the person will indemnify
the City against claims of every nature and kind arising out of any
unskillfulness or negligence on his or her part in connection with
plumbing work, as prescribed in this chapter. Such bond shall remain
in force until the expiration of the license of such obligor, except
that on such expiration of the license, it shall remain in force as
to all penalties, claims and demands that have accrued thereunder
prior to such expiration, provided that such obligor may, at any time,
substitute a new bond for the same, of like amount and tenor, with
different sureties to be approved by the City Attorney, unless claims,
penalties and demands accruing under the former bond remain unsatisfied,
in which case such old bond shall not be surrendered until such claims,
penalties and demands are satisfied.
(3)
If sureties on such bond or any of the sureties on
such bond shall become insolvent or removed from this state, the Plumbing
Inspector shall require a new bond before granting any further permits
to such obligor. Bonds in compliance with the foregoing provisions
shall be executed and filed before the issuance of any permit hereunder,
and the bonds shall remain in full force and effect for the period
of such permit and consequent renewals thereafter. Any bond deposit
pursuant to the provisions hereof shall cover all penalties, claims
and demands, based on work done or the failure to comply with the
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations governing the installation
of plumbing while such bond was in force, even though the penalty,
claim or demand does not arise or action is not brought to enforce
or collect the same, until after the expiration of the bond.
B.
Special bond required. No opening shall be made in
any street or public way in the City between December 15 and March
1, unless prior to making the opening there shall be filed with the
City Clerk, in addition to all other bonds and public liability insurance
required, a special bond in the sum of $1,000, conditioned upon the
filling in of any such opening in accordance with a time schedule
approved by the Plumbing Inspector under the direction of the City
Engineer. The bond shall cover liquidated damages suffered by the
City by reason of risk of exposure in this period of the year on the
basis of $50 per day.
C.
Public liability insurance. Prior to issuing a permit
for plumbing, the Plumbing Inspector shall require satisfactory evidence
that the applicant for the permit carries public liability insurance
in a solvent insurance company of at least $20,000 for injury to one
person, $40,000 for injury to more than one person in any accident
and $5,000 property damage.
A.
Permits required. No plumbing shall be done in the
City, except in the case of repairing leaks or stoppages, unless a
permit therefor shall first be obtained by a licensed plumber from
the Plumbing Inspector.
B.
Application for permits. Application for a plumbing
permit shall be made in writing upon blank forms to be furnished by
the Plumbing Inspector. When necessary, plans showing the work to
be done in detail may be requested by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 12-16 1997 by Ord. No. 97-1480; 10-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1576; 5-1-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1646; 3-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1783; 7-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-2009; 12-19-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-2039; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-2496]
The fees required by this chapter shall be as
follows:
|
Type of Service
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
|
Sanitary sewer system (includes first inspection and test)
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|
a.
|
New connection at public main
|
$85 each
| |
|
b.
|
From public main or curb to termination, building sewer
|
$85 each 100 linear feet (lengths less than 100 feet shall be
rounded up to next 100 feet)
| |
|
c.
|
Sanitary building drain system
|
$85 each 100 linear feet (lengths less than 100 feet shall be
rounded up to next 100 feet)
| |
|
d.
|
Catch basin/site drain/manhole
|
$55 each
| |
|
e.
|
Repair or terminated system
|
$85 each
| |
|
2.
|
Water lateral or private water main (includes first inspection
and test)
| ||
|
a.
|
New connection at public main
|
$85 each
| |
|
b.
|
From public main or curb to termination, building
|
$85 each 100 linear feet (lengths less than 100 feet shall be
rounded up to next 100 feet)
| |
|
c.
|
Repair or terminate system
|
$85 each
| |
|
3.
|
Storm sewer system
| ||
|
a.
|
New connection at public main
|
$85
| |
|
b.
|
From public main or curb to termination in building
|
$85 each 100 linear feet (lengths less than 100 feet shall be
rounded up to next 100 feet)
| |
|
c.
|
Storm Building Drain System
|
$85 each 100 linear feet (lengths less than 100 feet shall be
rounded up to next 100 feet)
| |
|
d.
|
Catch basin: parking lot
|
$55 each
| |
|
e.
|
Catch basin: garage
|
$55 each
| |
|
f.
|
Catch basin: yard type
|
$30 each
| |
|
g.
|
Repair or terminate system
|
$85
| |
|
4.
|
Street cut (slurry mix backfill)
|
$555 per cut
| |
|
5.
|
Mound system
|
$450
| |
|
6.
|
Septic system
|
$335
| |
|
7.
|
Holding tanks
|
$335
| |
|
8.
|
POWTS on-site soils verification
|
$280
| |
|
9.
|
Fixture fee (new, remodeled and/or capped)
|
$17 per fixture
| |
|
a.
|
Single fixture replacement
|
$35 minimum
| |
|
10.
|
Replacement of building water piping, sewer piping, etc.
|
$70
| |
|
11.
|
Appliance replacement (DW, WH, WS)
|
$35
| |
|
12.
|
Irrigation system registration (lawn sprinklers)
|
$35
| |
|
13.
|
Check valve, backflow protection device
|
$55 each
| |
|
14.
|
Well abandonment
|
$85
| |
|
15.
|
Well operating permits (five-year permit)
|
$70
| |
|
a.
|
Well operating permit renewal
|
$85
| |
|
16.
|
Septic tank abandonment
|
$85
| |
|
17.
|
Private sewage system rehabilitation program
|
$335
| |
|
18.
|
Fire protection sprinkler main connection
|
$70 each connection
| |
|
19.
|
Multipurpose piping systems (plan review and inspections)
|
$170
| |
|
20.
|
Failure to call for a required inspection
|
$110
| |
|
21.
|
Job site visit requested for informational purposes
|
$55
| |
|
22.
|
Inspections
| ||
|
a.
|
First inspection and first reinspection
|
(included in permit)
| |
|
b.
|
Second reinspection and subsequent reinspections
|
$85 per reinspection
| |
|
c.
|
Requested inspection during nonwork hours
|
$100 per hour, two-hour minimum
| |
|
d.
|
License reinspections (second reinspection and additional inspections)
|
$55 per reinspection
| |
|
23.
|
Special inspections and reports
|
$220 each
| |
|
24.
|
Plan review for residential water piping sizing (when required)
|
$40
| |
|
25.
|
Plan exam fees
|
$35 per half-hour
| |
|
26.
|
Plan review for private on-site waste treatment systems
|
$220
| |
|
27.
|
Minimum plumbing permit fee
|
$70
| |
|
28.
|
Failure to obtain a permit before commencing work (except emergencies),
the fee shall be as follows:
| ||
|
a.
|
First offense
|
Triple fees (3x)
| |
|
b.
|
Second and subsequent
|
Quadruple fees (4x)
| |
|
29.
|
Trip charge for off-site duplication of plans, etc.
|
$39
| |
|
30.
|
Technology Fee
|
$7
| |
|
NOTE:
|
If construction is not commenced prior to expiration of the
permit, that portion of the permit fee, excluding plan exam fees,
that exceeds the minimum fee will be refunded upon written request.
|
|
NOTE:
|
Before any work is commenced or recommenced after a permit has
expired, a new permit shall be reissued at 1/2 the regular fee or
at the reinspection rate for each remaining inspection. The method
used shall be determined by, and at the sole discretion of, the Building
Inspector.
|
|
NOTE:
|
If work was completed during the permit term and a final inspection
was not done, the owner/contractor may, at any time, be entitled to
one final inspection and one final reinspection without the need to
renew the permit or incur a separate inspection fee.
|
|
NOTE:
|
Projects of and for the City of Franklin (general government,
not special fund entities or utilities) are exempt from permit fees.
|
A.
A plumbing permit shall remain in force for six months
after the date of issuance. If all plumbing work is not completed
within such time, the Plumbing Inspector at his or her discretion
may either revoke the permit or extend the permit for another six
months.
B.
A plumbing permit also may be revoked at any time
during the six-month period if the plumber does not comply with all
provisions of the Plumbing Code. If the permit is revoked, all fees
paid shall be retained by the City.
C.
Should a plumber request that his or her permit be
voided before any inspections are made, all fees paid, with the exception
of $10, which shall be retained for clerical expenses, shall be refunded.
If partial inspections have been made, the entire permit fee shall
be retained.
A.
Whenever any work is ready for inspection, the Plumbing
Inspector shall be notified by the plumber in charge or persons receiving
permit, specifying the plan or permit number of the work which is
being done. The Inspector shall notify the plumber in charge or the
owner of the property at which time the inspection shall be made and
shall proceed at that time to make the inspection. Unless otherwise
especially permitted by the Inspector, all work shall be left uncovered
until examined and approved by the Inspector.
B.
The plumber in charge or the owner shall make such
arrangements as shall allow the Inspector to reach all parts of the
building readily and shall have present the proper apparatus and appliances
for making the tests and shall furnish all materials and shall perform
all labor in making such tests as required by the Plumbing Inspector.
C.
When the plumbing work has been completed, the plumber
shall call for a final inspection.
Any person feeling himself or herself aggrieved
by any order or ruling of the Plumbing Inspector may appeal from such
ruling to the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals within 20 days
after written notice of such ruling shall have been delivered to him
or her. Such appeal is to be in writing, setting forth the order appealed
from and the respects in which such person feeling himself or herself
aggrieved claims that such order or ruling is erroneous or illegal,
and such appeal shall be accompanied by a fee of $50. The notice of
appeal shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Zoning and
Building Appeals, who shall thereupon notify the Plumbing Inspector
of the appeal, and the appeal shall be heard at the next meeting of
the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, and the Board of Zoning
and Building Appeals, after consideration thereof, shall affirm, reverse
or modify the ruling as is just in the premises. The ruling or order
of the Inspector shall be enforced until changed by the Board of Zoning
and Building Appeals. Hearings and notices of such appeals shall be
in accordance with the ordinances and rules governing hearings before
the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals.
