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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0348_343343 are made a part of this ordinance by reference, three certified copies of which shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk, and shall extend over and govern the installation of all plumbing installed, altered or repaired within or without the City of Georgetown, Texas. Whereever water and/or Sewage System is furnished. Section I APPLICATIONS, PERMITS: (a) Before PeTinning any work in the City of Georgetown, Texas, the person installing or altering same, shall apply to the plumbing inspector or other designated offi- cial and obtain a permit to do such work. Only those persons legally authorized to do plumbing may be issued permits. A permit may be issued to a home owner to install or alter plumbing in a single family residence, providing the home owner does the work him- self and that the building is owned and occupied by the owner as his home. All such work shall meet the code requirements. (b) All applications for permits shall be made on suitable forms provided. The app- lication shall be accompanied by fees in accordance with the following schedule: For issuing each permit Section 2. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION: Plumbing Rough -in Inspections (a) There is ;ere6y created the position of plumbing inspector or inspectors who shall Each Plumbing Fixture and/or Water and/or be employed by the City of Georgetown, Texas. waste discharging devices (b) The plumbing inspector or inspectors shall have experience in plumbing to the New or Reconstructed Sewer Connection extent that enables him to know when plumbing is installed correctly. Each Septic Tank System (c) The plumbing inspector or inspectors shall not be directly connected in any way Hot Water Heater, New or replaced with any person, firm, corporation, directly or indirectly engaged in the business of Water Service or Connection plumbing or plumbing suppliers. For Final Certificate of Inspector (d) The inspector shall receive as full compensation for his services, a salary design- ated by the City of Georgetown, Texas. (e) It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector or inspectors to enforce all provisions of this Ordinance, and such inspector or inspectors is hereby granted the authority to enter a I l buildings within or without the corporate I i mi is of the City of Georgetown, Texas, when such buildings are connected, or to be connected to the Municipal Water and/or Sewage System. Qj (f) The plumbing inspector shall prepare or cause to be prepared suitable forms for O applications, permits, inspection reports and other such materials. ; (g) It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector to inspect and test all plumbing work for compliance with this Ordinance and its adopted plumbing code, and to enforce V changing of such installations that does not meet the requirements. It further shall be his duty to see that all persons installing or altering plumbing shall be qualified by State Low. Section I APPLICATIONS, PERMITS: (a) Before PeTinning any work in the City of Georgetown, Texas, the person installing or altering same, shall apply to the plumbing inspector or other designated offi- cial and obtain a permit to do such work. Only those persons legally authorized to do plumbing may be issued permits. A permit may be issued to a home owner to install or alter plumbing in a single family residence, providing the home owner does the work him- self and that the building is owned and occupied by the owner as his home. All such work shall meet the code requirements. (b) All applications for permits shall be made on suitable forms provided. The app- lication shall be accompanied by fees in accordance with the following schedule: For issuing each permit $1.00 Plumbing Rough -in Inspections -0- Each Plumbing Fixture and/or Water and/or waste discharging devices 1.00 New or Reconstructed Sewer Connection 1.00 Each Septic Tank System 1.00 Hot Water Heater, New or replaced 1.00 Water Service or Connection -0- For Final Certificate of Inspector -0- An additional fee of $2,00 shall be charged for each additional trip on the part of the plumbing inspector, caused by the negligence of the plumber of not being ready for inspection or a return for inspection of a corrected installation. Section 4. BOND. (a) Every master plumber doing business in the City of Georgetown, Texas, shall execute and deliver to the City a bond with a surety bonding company in the sum of $1,000.00 to indemnify the City or any citizen for any damage caused by the failure of such master plumber to comply strictly with the provisions of this ordinance. No plumbing permit shall be issued to any master plumber unless this bond has been delivered to the City and is in full force and effect.