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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:
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(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.
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(f) The plumbing inspector shall prepare or cause to be prepared suitable forms for
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applications, permits, inspection reports and other such materials.
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(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
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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
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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
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For Final Certificate of Inspector
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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.