[Ord. No. 124 §2, 4-9-1984; Ord. No. 689 §5, 7-16-2001; Ord. No. 755 §1, 6-21-2004; Ord. No. 758 §3, 7-6-2004; Ord. No. 755 §1, 6-21-2004; Ord. No. 758 §3, 7-6-2004; Ord.
No. 773 §§1,4, 1-17-2005; Ord. No. 1143, 12-3-2018]
A.
A certain
document titled International Plumbing Code, 2015, published by International
Code Council Inc., a copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk of Scott City, Missouri, being marked and designated as
the International Plumbing Code, 2015, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing
Code of the City of Scott City, Missouri, for the control of plumbing
in buildings and structures as provided herein and each and all other
regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the International
Plumbing Code, 2015, are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, as
if fully set out in this Code, with additions, insertions, deletions
and changes, if any, prescribed in the Section of this Code.
B.
Any person violating the provisions of the Plumbing Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished with a fine as set forth in Section 110.010(B) of the Code.
[Ord. No. 124 §2, 4-9-1984; Ord. No. 689 §6, 7-16-2001]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install, altercate, add
to, repair, relocate, replace, and maintain any plumbing system within
the City of Scott City, Missouri, unless such person is licensed as
provided in this Chapter and has obtained an applicable permit necessary
from the Building Inspector.
B.
A permit
will be required for any replacement of over forty percent (40%) of
existing water and/or sewer lines or installation of any new water
and/or sewer lines. The charge for a plumbing permit shall be twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
A.
Except as provided in Subsection (B), no person shall receive a license as a plumber without first taking an examination prepared and given by the Building Inspector. All persons required to take an examination must obtain a passing mark, as set by the Building Inspector, to be eligible for a license. Any applicant who does not pass the test, may not be retested until thirty (30) days have elapsed since the date the person failed the test. No person may take the test on more than three (3) occasions per year.
B.
Any person who has a current valid plumber's license issued by any political subdivision, which required said person receiving the license to pass an examination, which the City's Building Inspector has determined to be equivalent or superior to this City's examination, may engage in the plumbing business within the City without obtaining the license from the City and/or undergoing the examination required in Subsection (A).
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1125 also changed the title of this
Section from "Examination Required" to "Examination Required For Issuance
Of License And When Examination Waived."
[Ord. No. 124 §2, 4-9-1984; Ord. No. 872 §1, 12-21-2009]
An examination fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is assessed for each examination prior to the issuance of a plumbing license. Plumbers shall also be required to procure a contractors license as provided in Section 600.080 of the Code.
[Ord. No. 124 §2, 4-9-1984; Ord. No. 872 §2, 12-21-2009]
The initial license issued to plumbers shall commence the date of issue and terminate on June thirtieth (30th). Thereafter, licenses may be renewed for a period of one (1) year, commencing July first (1st) until June thirtieth (30th). Contractors license fees set forth in Section 600.080 shall apply. Any licensee who allows his license to lapse for a period up to and including thirty (30) days shall be required to pay one-half (½) of the original license fee as penalty fee. Over a thirty (30) day delinquency requires a mandatory re-examination and payment of the penalty fee.
[Ord. No. 124 §2, 4-9-1984]
Any owner may do work in a single-family dwelling in which he
resides without being licensed, but shall not be allowed to turn on
and off the water at the City meter unless they have paid a twenty-five
dollar ($25.00) deposit with the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 369 §1, 6-1-1992]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Article is:
B.
Application. This Article shall apply to all premises served
by the public drinking water system of the City of Scott City, Missouri.
C.
Policy. It is the City's intent to ban the use of lead base
materials in the construction or modification of the City's drinking
water system or private plumbing connected to the City system. The
cooperation of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban.
[Ord. No. 369 §2, 6-1-1992]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this Article:
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by
or in any manner connected to a public water system.
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities
specified in this Section in the definition of "Lead Free".
When used with respect to solder and flux, refers to solders
and flux containing not more than two-tenths percent (0.2%) lead.
Any publicly or privately owned water system supplying water
to the general public which is satisfactory for drinking, culinary
and domestic purposes and meets the requirements of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
The Public Works Director or his authorized agent.
[Ord. No. 369 §3, 6-1-1992]
A.
The Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for plumbing construction, pursuant to Section 500.020 (3) of the City Code, unless the contractor or owner has provided the Inspector with plans and specifications or other satisfactory documentation reflecting that lead free materials are to be used in the plumbing construction.
B.
After
installation or improvement of any plumbing system and prior to water
connection, the consumer shall allow the water purveyor to inspect
the premises to ensure that lead free materials were not used in the
construction or improvement of the plumbing system.
C.
No
water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any premises
where lead base materials were used in new construction or modifications
of drinking water plumbing after June 1, 1992.
