No person shall engage in the business of plumbing within the Village of Lindenhurst until he shall obtain a license from the Examining Board of Plumbers.
[Amended 8-21-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984; 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
Any person desiring a master plumber's license shall make application, in writing, together with a filing and examination fee of $50, not returnable, and accompanied by two photographs of the applicant, approximately 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches taken within the past 30 days, to the Plumbers' Examining Board, which Board shall arrange and conduct an examination as to the competency and qualifications of such applicant within six months of the date of said application.
A. 
Upon the submission of satisfactory proof to the Board of Examiners, the Board may waive the formal examination requirement in cases where the applicant has continually maintained and actively engaged in the occupation of plumbing as a principal occupation for a period of not less than five years and has maintained his principal place of business in the Village of Lindenhurst for said five-year period.
B. 
An applicant wishing to take advantage of this waiver provision must make appropriate application within a period not exceeding 90 days from the appointment of the full Board of Examiners.
A partnership or corporation may establish, engage in or carry on the business of plumbing under a master plumber's license granted in accordance with the provisions of this section to a master plumber who is a member of such business and who will be responsible for the carrying on of said business in accordance with the provisions of the laws, ordinances and regulations of the state, county, town and Village applicable to said business.
After such examination, said Board shall endorse on said application its approval or disapproval of the application and, if approved, shall grant a license to said applicant.
[Amended 3-25-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 8-21-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984; 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
A fee of $100 shall be paid at the time a master plumber's license is issued.
[Amended 3-25-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 8-21-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984; 11-20-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990; 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
Every license shall expire on December 31 and shall be valid for three calendar years. However, any license obtained after January 1 of any year shall be valid for the remainder of that calendar year and for two calendar years thereafter. Licenses may be renewed, without examination, on the payment of $50 per year or fraction thereof, provided that such renewal is applied for prior to January 1 of the year following said expiration date.
Whenever a licensed master plumber shall retire from business or remove his place of business from the place named in his application for license, the Building Department shall be notified of such retirement or removal and shall be given the address of the new place of business of such removal.
A. 
The Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Lindenhurst may, after determining that a municipality maintains a standard of licensing plumbers equivalent to that maintained in the Village of Lindenhurst, enter into a written reciprocal agreement with such municipality wherein each party shall waive examination of plumbers holding a license and certificate of competency from the other party, but such agreement shall not have any effect on any fees charged by the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Lindenhurst.
B. 
When any applicant for a Village plumbing license maintains either his residence or principal place of business in a municipality by which he is licensed and certified competent and such municipality has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Lindenhurst, then the examination required in § 134-6 hereof shall be waived.
C. 
Such applicants shall furnish a photostatic copy of their certificate of competency, together with a letter of good standing issued by such municipality, setting forth the fact that such applicant does maintain either his principal place of business or residence within such municipality.
D. 
Such applicants shall receive a card of registration only. Residents of the Village of Lindenhurst having their principal places of business in the Village of Lindenhurst who hold a master plumber's license from a municipality which shall have entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Lindenhurst may be licensed with the examination waived, but the fee paid shall be the same as for those requiring examination by the Examining Board of Plumbers. No certificate of competency shall be issued to any applicant unless he has been examined by the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Lindenhurst.
A license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be in force until it expires or is revoked by the Plumbers' Examining Board after notice to the licensee that it is proposed to revoke the license and a hearing in the matter at which the licensee shall have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to such revocation.
No master plumber shall, directly or indirectly, allow his license to be used in connection with work not actually done by him or under his supervision.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 53-16, Bond, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-10-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988.
Every master plumber shall file with the Building Department a certificate of workmen's compensation insurance or an affidavit that no help is employed.
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Editor's Note: Original § 53-17, Duration of license, which immediately preceded this section, was deleted 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
Every master plumber shall file with the Building Department a certificate of insurance covering himself, herself or the corporation or company operating under such master plumber's license, in the amounts of public liability $500,000 each person, $1,000,000 each accident and property damage, $100,000 each accident, providing coverage for liability arising out of plumbing operations conducted in the Village of Lindenhurst. Said policy is to remain in full force and effect throughout the period for which said master plumber shall be licensed. Said certificate of insurance shall contain a clause stating that, in the event that the policy which it certifies shall be canceled, 10 days' notice thereof shall be given, by registered or certified mail, to the Building Inspector, Village of Lindenhurst, Village Hall, Lindenhurst, New York.
A. 
No one shall open any street, highway, road or traveled way until he shall have obtained the necessary permits from the proper authority having jurisdiction to issue such permits.
B. 
Upon demand by the Plumbing Inspector, such permits shall be produced for inspection.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 158, Art. I, Obstruction of Streets.