Any person desiring to do plumbing work upon
any improved property which is connected or which is to be connected
to a sewer shall obtain from the borough a permit authorizing such
person to engage in such plumbing work. Such permits shall be issued
on a yearly basis. A fee of $10 shall be charged for issuance of each
permit. Such permits shall be issued to such persons who have demonstrated
by past performance to the satisfaction of the borough that they are
qualified and capable of performing plumbing work in accordance with
good plumbing practice and shall be revocable by the borough for negligent
or willful failure to comply with these rates, rules and regulations;
provided, however, that if at the time when application is made for
such permit the borough shall have enacted a Plumbing Code[1] providing for the licensing of persons desiring to do
plumbing work in the borough, then permits shall be issued to persons
holding valid, current plumbing licenses issued under such code without
the necessity of further qualification. Such permits shall be reissued
from year to year by appropriate endorsement of the borough or by
issuance of a new permit, at the discretion of the borough, upon payment
of the required fee. Owners, their agents, employees or independent
contractors may do ditch preparation work independently of the plumbing
work involved upon receipt of a permit from the borough and subject
to compliance with these regulations and inspection requirements.
Any person not possessing a permit as required under § 137-31 shall not perform any plumbing work upon any improved property which is connected to a lateral or which is to be connected to a lateral.
Any improved property upon which plumbing work is performed by a person not possessing a permit as required under § 137-31 will not be approved for connection to a lateral.
