A.
No person, other than a licensed master plumber, shall
engage in the business of plumbing or expose the sign of plumbing
or any advertisement pertaining thereto, except wholesale or retail
plumbing fixture suppliers.
B.
Any firm or corporation, desiring to engage in the
business of plumbing, shall have at least one member of said firm
or corporation in possession of a master plumber's license who shall
register with the Department along with the name or names of all officers
of the firm or corporation for which he is registering.
C.
No person, other than a licensed master plumber, or
a licensed journeyman plumber in the employ of a licensed master plumber,
or a registered plumbing apprentice in the employ of a licensed master
plumber, shall install, alter, or make connections with any sewer,
water, drain, or any pipe connected therewith; or alter the location
of any existing plumbing fixtures, water distribution piping system
or sewer drainage system: Except:
(1)
Existing single family dwellings: Any permit required
by this chapter may be issued to a bona fide owner-occupant of an
existing single family dwelling, which is to occupied by the owner
exclusively for living purposes, to do any work regulated by the Article
on said dwelling and any of its accessory buildings on the condition
that the said owner personally purchase all material and perform all
labor in connection therewith. Such privilege does not convey the
right to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, nor is it
construed as exempting any such property owner from obtaining a permit,
nor covering or concealing work in any manner until after it has been
inspected by the Administrative Authority's inspectors, nor from payment
of the required fees therefore.
(2)
Repairs which involve the working parts of a faucet
or valve, the clearance of stoppages, or the replacement of defective
faucets or valves, may be made without a permit. However, a permit
shall be obtained when any part of the plumbing system becomes defective
and necessitates replacement or alteration.
(3)
Allied Trades may install equipment not identified
as plumbing but which may require water and/or waste connections such
as heating, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration, fire sprinkler
systems, and industrial piping and may connect such systems to water
and waste outlets originally provided for in the plumbing and drainage
systems, without a permit, when such connections are made in conformance
with Article Requirements provided that: where such equipment or systems
are being added to a structure and no provisions have previously been
provided for water supply and/or drainage outlets, the services of
a registered plumber will be required; provided further that: installers
of any potable water using equipment or systems subject to backflow/and
or which would in any way utilize toxic materials or chemicals which
could potentially contaminate the potable water supply, shall be required
to engage the services of a registered plumber to install proper backflow
prevention devices as approved by the Administrative Authority.
(4)
Installation of public facilities: The "drainage system"
regulated by this chapter includes all the piping within public or
private premises, which conveys sewage, rain or other wastes to a
legal point of disposal, but does not include the mains of a public
water or sewer system or a public or private sewage treatment or disposal
plant.
D.
No licensed master plumber shall do plumbing in the
County of Allegheny unless a valid current permit to do such work
has been issued by the Administrative Authority.
E.
No licensed master plumber shall employ any person
who is not currently licensed as a plumber or registered as an apprentice
plumber to perform plumbing work under any contract entered into by
the licensed master plumber; and no licensed plumber or registered
apprentice plumber shall perform any plumbing work except as supervised
by a licensed master plumber.
F.
Every licensed master plumber shall display on the
front of his place of business a sign bearing his name or the name
of the firm or corporation along with the words "Registered Master
Plumber" in letters not less than three inches high, except where
land use regulations adopted by a city, borough or township prohibit
such a sign. In such an event, the required sign shall conform to
these land use regulations. All vehicles used by a master plumber
in the operation of his business shall bear his name or the name of
his company, and the words "Registered Master Plumber" or his license
number, which shall be known as a Health Permit number and may be
abbreviated to H.P. and then his number.
G.
Every licensed master plumber shall give immediate
notice to the Department of any change in the place of his business;
and upon the termination of his business.
H.
No person, firm, or corporation, carrying on the business
of plumbing, shall allow his name to be used by any person, directly
or indirectly, either to obtain a permit or permits, or to do any
work under his license.
A.
Before commencing work for which a permit is required,
the permittee shall submit to the Administrative Authority detailed
work plans and specifications on forms provided by the Department.
Work plans and specifications shall be approved or rejected by the
Administrative Authority within two working days, except on very large
projects or plans prepared by an Engineer, the Administrative Authority
is permitted a longer period of time for a review of plans.
B.
There shall be a separate plan and set of specifications
showing the location, size, and kind of pipe fixtures to be used for
all work for which a permit is required.
C.
The plans and specifications shall be filed with the
Administrative Authority by the property owner or the licensed master
plumber who has contracted to do the plumbing work. Such plans and
specifications shall be filed at the time application for a permit
is made.
D.
All requests for changes in the plans and specifications
shall be made in writing to the Administrative Authority.
E.
The plans as filed will not constitute permission
to proceed. A permit must be obtained prior to commencing work.
F.
When any module component is to be utilized, a plan
shall be filed with the Administrative Authority and the use of a
module component shall be identified on the plan. in addition to the
plan filed, installation instructions for the module as provided by
the module manufacturer and those portions of the building system
documentation relating to the plumbing shall be provided to the Administrative
Authority, as required by the Administrative Authority to determine
conformity of the module unit with the building system documentation.
A.
It shall be unlawful to engage in plumbing work without
first filing an application, plans and specifications with the Administrative
Authority in writing and obtaining the required permit therefore,
except in emergency situations, the Administrative Authority shall
be notified and an application for a permit filed on the next working
day.
B.
If the permit application and plans and specifications conform to the requirements of this chapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, the Administrative Authority shall issue a permit for such work provided, no permit shall be issued until the fees prescribed in § 860-51 have been paid.
C.
The permit shall state the name of, and only be issued to, the property owner if the work is to be done pursuant to § 860-11C(1) otherwise, the licensed master plumber.
D.
The permit shall be retained on the premises for which
it has been obtained and shall be exhibited upon request.
E.
The permittee shall inform the Administrative Authority
in writing, of any changes in the information stated in the permit
application.
F.
The permit shall be valid for one year from the date
of issuance.
A.
Work for which a permit is required shall not be covered
or concealed in any manner until after it has been inspected and approved
by the Administrative Authority's inspectors.
B.
It shall be the duty of the permittee to request an
inspection by the Administrative Authority. No inspection notice shall
be given until the work has progressed sufficiently to warrant inspection
and until tests prescribed for such work have been performed. A reinspection
fee shall be charged when an inspection is requested and the work
is not progressed sufficiently to warrant inspection. The fee must
be paid prior to any subsequent reinspections.
C.
After the notice has been given, the Administrative
authority shall authorize an inspection of such work, Inspections
normally must take place within at least 24 hours (three working days)
after the Administrative Authority is notified. Inspections on weekends
and holidays usually will not be made unless a street opening must
be closed or emergency conditions exist.
E.
When a module component is to be utilized, it shall
be inspected by the Administrative Authority on site prior to installation,
and tested in accordance with the regulations of the Pennsylvania
Department of Community Affairs.
A.
New buildings. All plumbing materials, and plumbing
systems or parts thereof installed hereafter shall meet or exceed
the minimum provisions of this Code.
B.
Existing buildings. In existing buildings or premises in which plumbing installations are to be altered, renovated or replaced, such new materials and work shall meet or exceed the provisions of this Code. Where the Administrative Authority shall find that the full performance of bringing such work into compliance with all requirements of this Code, would result in exceptional or undue hardship by reason of excessive structural or mechanical difficulty, or impracticability, a variance may be granted pursuant to § 860-6 by the Director only where, and to the extent, necessary to ameliorate such exceptional or undue hardship, and only where, and to the extent such variance can be granted without impairing the intent and purpose of this Code.
Where a health or safety hazard exists on a
premise by reason of an existing plumbing installation or lack thereof,
the owner or his agent shall have installed additional plumbing or
make such corrections as may be necessary to abate such condition
and bring the plumbing installation within the provisions of this
Code.
Buried piping regulated by this Code shall be
supported throughout its entire length, by undisturbed earth, rock,
shale, or by hard fill of sand, gravel, crushed stone, or by approved
structural means. Unless otherwise specified in this code, all buried
plastic pipe shall be laid on a two inch bed of sand or equivalent
granular material, and an envelope of same material at sides and top
of pipe. Minimum thickness of encasement shall be six inches on each
side of pipe, minimum of four inches from top of pipe to underside
of slab, and 12 inches above top of pipe elsewhere. (NOTE: slag is
not an acceptable backfill material.)
Tunneling may be done in yards, courts, or driveways
of any building site. When pipes are driven, the drive pipe shall
be at least one size larger than the pipe to be laid.
All excavations required to be made for the
installation of a building-drainage system, or any part thereof within
the walls of a building, shall be open trench work and shall be kept
open until the piping has been inspected, tested and accepted.
All local rules and regulations pertaining to
safety and protection of workmen, other persons in the vicinity, and
neighboring property shall be observed where trenching, blasting,
or other hazardous operations are being conducted.
Until the crown of the pipe is covered by at
least two feet of tamped earth considerable care shall be exercised
in backfilling trenches. Loose earth, free of rocks, broken concrete,
frozen chunks and other rubble, shall be placed carefully in the trench
in six-inch layers and tamped in place. Care shall be taken to thoroughly
compact the backfill under and beside the pipe to be sure that the
pipe is properly supported. Backfill shall be brought up evenly on
both sides of the pipe so that it retains proper alignment.
In the process of installing or repairing any
part of a plumbing and drainage installation, the finished floors,
walls, ceilings, tile work, or any other part of the building or premises
which must be changed or replaced shall be left in a safe structural
condition in accordance with the requirements of the building code
or as approved by the Administrative Authority.
A.
Workmanship shall conform to generally accepted good
practice.
B.
Identification of systems. In all buildings, except
one- and two-family dwellings, all piping systems shall be properly
identified using appropriate tags, marking tape or other method acceptable
to the Administrative Authority. (NOTE: Piping installed in any building
to remove radon gas shall be identified by the use of continuous orange
marking.)
Piping in a plumbing system shall be installed
so as to prevent strains and stresses which will exceed the structural
strength of the pipe. Provision shall be made for expansion and contraction
for structural settlement that may affect the piping.
Any plumbing pipe passing through a foundation
or bearing wall shall be protected by providing a pipe sleeve or wall
seal and shall be a minimum of one pipe size larger than the pipe
passing through, or equivalent protection shall be provided as may
be approved by the Administrative Authority. Pipe subject to corrosion
by passing through or under corrosive fill, such as, but not limited
to cinders, concrete, or other corrosive material, shall be protected
against external corrosion by protective coating, wrapping, or other
means which will resist such corrosion.
A.
All exterior openings provided for the passage of
piping shall be properly sealed with snugly fitting collars of metal
or other approved ratproofing material securely fastened into place.
B.
Interior openings. Interior openings through walls,
floors, and ceilings shall be ratproofed as found necessary by the
Administrative Authority.
Water service piping, exterior building drains
and sewers shall be installed below recorded frost penetration but
not less below grade than three feet six inches for water piping and
three feet for sewers and exterior building drains, measured to the
top of pipe, provided that sewers to septic tanks are at least 12
inches below grade. Plumbing piping in exterior building walls or
exposed areas within buildings shall be adequately protected against
freezing by insulation or heat or both.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit
by any means into the building drainage system or sewer any ashes,
cinders, rags, inflammable, poisonous, or explosive liquids, gases,
oils, greases, (excluding normal household wastes) or any other material
which would or could either obstruct or damage such system or which
could interfere with the normal operation of the sewage treatment
processes.
Waste products from manufacturing or industrial
operations shall not be introduced into the public sewer system until
it has been determined by the Administrative Authority or other authority
having jurisdiction that the introduction thereof will not cause damage
to the public sewer system or interfere with the functioning of the
sewage treatment plant.
Washrooms and toilet rooms shall be illuminated
to conform to standards of good lighting and be ventilated to the
outside air, by window or gravity air shaft of at least four square
feet. The use of gravity air shafts shall be limited to four family
apartments or less. Mechanical ventilating systems are acceptable
provided they shall exhaust air from such spaces directly to the outer
air, except for any currently approved ductless fans, beyond all building
construction and be terminated at least 10 feet above or horizontally
from any window or opening in the building structure or adjoining
structure. Such ventilating system shall be entirely independent of
any other ventilating system except that locker rooms immediately
adjacent to toilet rooms may utilize such exhaust systems. Mechanical
ventilation for toilet rooms shall be equivalent to at least six changes
of air per hour. In new or remodeled public toilet rooms, unless otherwise
approved, the fan shall be installed so as to operate at all times
when the light is turned on. In private toilet rooms, the fan may
be activated independently.
A.
In buildings, other than residential, water closets,
urinals, bathtubs, and showers shall be located only in toilet rooms
or bathrooms provided with waterproof floors and with waterproofing
extending at least six inches above the floors, except at doors.
B.
Water closets, urinals, bathtubs and showers should
not be located on the next floor directly above space used for manufacture,
preparation, packaging, storage or display of food. Consideration
should be given in the design of such plumbing systems to avoid, where
possible, the placing of toilet rooms above areas processing food.
C.
The doors of toilet rooms in any establishment regulated by Article III or Article IV of the Rules and Regulations of the Allegheny County Health Department shall not open directly into any kitchen or dining rooms, or any room in which food, drink or utensils are handled or stored. When such toilet rooms are located adjacent to kitchen or dining areas, an intervening vestibule of at least three feet square shall be provided.
D.
Water closets shall not be located in sleeping apartments
except when installed in properly lighted and ventilated toilet or
bathrooms.
Toilet rooms provided for public use where both
sexes may be assembled shall have separate toilet rooms for males
and females. They shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
Any plumbing equipment condemned by the Administrative
Authority because of wear, damage, defects or sanitary hazards, shall
not be re-used for plumbing purposes.
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale,
purchase, or install any used plumbing material or equipment, unless
it conforms to the standards and regulations set forth in this Code.
Every plumbing fixture, drain, appliance, or
appurtenance thereto which is to receive or discharge any liquid wastes
or sewage shall be connected to the drainage system of the building
in accordance with the requirements of this Code.
A.
Dwelling units. The water distribution and drainage
system of any dwelling unit shall be separately and independently
connected to a public water supply and sewer system respectively if
available. Multiple dwelling units stacked vertically, directly above
or below, do not require separate and independent connections, but
each vertical column of dwelling units must be separately and independently
connected to a public water supply and sewer system respectively if
available. Other buildings including apartment buildings, as defined
in this Code, shall be separately and independently connected to the
available public sewer and public water supply.
B.
Commercial.
(1)
Single-story commercial buildings partitioned and
designed for occupancy by separate tenants with individual external
entrances and without internal communication shall have each partitioned
commercial unit separately connected to the public sewer system if
available.
(2)
A variance may be granted pursuant to § 860-6 by the Director but shall require, in addition to any other requirements, that the present owner records an easement and mutual maintenance agreement in the deed of said property and a copy of said recording is filed with the Administrative Authority. Where either a public water supply or sewer system or both are not available, see Chapters 16 and 17 regarding "Individual Water and Individual Sewage Systems."
C.
Public water system available.
(1)
A public water supply system shall be deemed available
to a premise used for human occupancy if such a premise is on any
piece or parcel of ground abutting on or contiguous to, or within
250 feet of, such water system, measured along a street, alley or
easement. A connection conforming with the standards set forth in
this Code shall be made thereto. Where public water systems are made
available to the premise it shall be mandatory that building systems
be connected to available public systems as a positive measure to
protect the health of building occupants.
(2)
The Administrative Authority may issue notices giving up to 90 days to discontinue the use of such private system and to connect to a public facility. Except that existing private water supplies may be used or continued for purposes other than supplying water for drinking, bathing or culinary purposes, and further provided such private water supply is not cross-connected or inter-connected with a potable water supply system. Where the Administrative Authority may approve the use of a private water supply as a potable source of supply, such supply shall conform to the standards set forth in Article XVII, Individual Water Supply.
(3)
Water received from a public or private water supply
system shall not be introduced or re-introduced into any other or
the same public or private water supply system after it has been used
for any purpose, including, but not limited to, usage in, or as, heat
exchange devices, steam condensate, cooling water from engine jackets,
boiler water, or air conditioner water.
D.
Public sewer system available.
(1)
A public sewer system shall be deemed available to
a premise used for human occupancy if such a premise is on any piece
or parcel of ground abutting on or contiguous to, or is within 150
feet of, such sewer system, measured along a street, alley or easement.
A connection conforming with the standards set forth in this Code
shall be made thereto. Where public sewer systems are made available
to the premise it shall be mandatory that building systems be connected
to available public systems as a positive measure to protect the health
of building occupants. The Administrative Authority may issue notices
giving up to 90 days to discontinue the use of such private system
and to connect to a public facility.
(2)
Where a public sewer line or public sewer extension
is constructed after January 1, 1994, all premises used for human
occupancy within 250 feet of such sewer line or sewer line extension
shall have the building systems connected to the public facility and
discontinue use of any nonpublic sewage treatment system. Owner of
affected premise may be given up to 90 days to connect to the available
public sewer by the Administrative Authority.
E.
Inspection/site tee required at public sewer connection.
All new or replaced sanitary or combined sewer laterals, when connected
to public sewers, shall be provided with an inspection/site tee at
or near the property line. Such connection shall be brought to grade
and finished with a water and air tight cleanout assembly.
A.
Public sewers and/or water mains not available. Where
public sewers and/or water mains are not immediately available, it
may become necessary to construct a private sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, and/or water main to connect with a public utility. A variance
must be obtained from the Director prior to construction of a private
sanitary sewer, storm sewer and/or water main. Plans indicating size,
materials and method of construction must be submitted to the Administrative
Authority for approval. Private sewers and/or water mains shall be
constructed on the outside of building or buildings and branched into
each house or building separately. When private sewers and/or water
mains must cross another property or properties to connect with a
public sanitary sewer, storm sewer and/or water main, an easement
shall be recorded in the deeds of all involved properties. A mutual
maintenance agreement shall be recorded in the deeds of all such buildings
connected to a private sewer or water main system to affix equal responsibility
in maintaining said private sewers or water mains. A copy of recording
shall be filed with the Administrative Authority.
B.
Existing common sewer lateral. When the Administrative
Authority identifies the existence of a Common Sewer Lateral (CSL)
that is not recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Allegheny
County, it may issue orders to all known users of said sewer to separately
connect to any available public sewer, or in the alternative, to record
in the Recorder of Deeds Office in Allegheny County, a document, approved
by the Administrative Authority, which shall identify the existence
of said CSL and adequately specify maintenance responsibility for
such sewer.
The drainage system shall be provided with a
system of vent piping which will permit the admission or emission
of air so that under no circumstances of normal or intended use shall
the seal of any fixture trap be subject to a pressure differential
of more than one inch of water.
Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes shall not be run or laid in the same trench as the building sewer or drainage piping, except as provided for in Article V, § 860-63D, regarding building sewers, and Article XV, § 860-176B, Separation of water service and building sewer.
A.
Sewer or drain in filled ground. The laying of sewers
or drains on ordinary fill or unstable ground which would allow further
settlement is definitely prohibited. Where the Administrative Authority
has reason to suspect the stability of soil or ground conditions,
or where in fact fill is to be used, it shall be placed and designed
under the supervision of a qualified engineer who shall certify as
to its stability in writing to the Administrative Authority. Methods
of providing a supporting system in filled ground acceptable to the
Administrative Authority include a hard fill arrangement using sand,
gravel, slag, or crushed stone below the pipe down to natural or undisturbed
ground. As an alternate to hard fill, an approved structural system
of support may be used, consisting of a continuous concrete mat at
least four inches thick, properly reinforced and poured the full width
of the trench. The mat shall be supported by concrete piers drilled
to a depth of solid footing and spaced at sufficient intervals to
provide the necessary support for such a system.
B.
Existing building sewers and drains. Existing building
sewers and drains may be used in connection with new building sewers
and drainage systems if of adequate capacity and only when found by
examination and test to conform to the new system in quality of material
prescribed by this Code, and the Administrative Authority shall notify
the owner to make the changes necessary to conform to this Code.
It shall be the duty of every person constructing
or owning any drain, soil pipe, passage or connection, between a sewer
and any ground, building, erection or place of business, and in like
manner the duty of the owners of all grounds, buildings, erections,
and all parties interested therein or thereat, to cause and require
that such drain, soil pipe, passage or connections, shall be adequate
for its purpose, and shall at all times allow to pass freely all material
that enters or should enter the same, and no change of drainage, sewerage
or the sewer connection of any house shall be permitted unless notice
thereof shall have been given the Administrative Authority and assent
thereto obtained in writing.
Suitable toilet facilities shall be provided and maintained in a sanitary condition for the use of workmen during construction. See Article IX, Table 860-102A "For Minimum Number of Fixtures."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 860-102A is included at the end of this chapter.
A.
All licenses shall be valid for a twelve-month period.
B.
No master plumber's license shall be granted a journeyman
plumber until he has had at least one year experience as a licensed
journeyman plumber and has successfully passed the required examination.
C.
No journeyman plumber's license shall be granted a
registered apprentice plumber until he has a minimum of four years
experience as a registered apprentice plumber, has satisfactorily
completed 576 hours of related technical training at an accredited
school, and has successfully passed the required examination. (NOTE:
conditional licenses may be granted to apprentices who have not fulfilled
four full years of experience as a registered apprentice provided
documentation that the requirement has been met is submitted prior
to renewal of any journeyman plumbers license.)
D.
All apprentice plumbers shall register with the Department
at the beginning of their apprenticeship training.
The Department shall adopt rules and regulations
for the examination of applicants for master and journeyman plumber
licenses. The Department shall conduct examinations at least twice
a year. Notice shall be given no less than two weeks prior to the
dates scheduled for the examinations in at least two newspapers of
general circulation in the County of Allegheny.
A.
A licensed master or journeyman plumber, desiring to continue in the business or work of plumbing, shall, within 30 days prior to the birth date of the licensed master or journeyman, apply to the Department for a renewal of his license and made payment of the annual license renewal fee as specified in § 860-51C. No examination shall be required for the renewal of a master or journeyman license, provided proper application and payment is made in the time period specified above.
B.
Unless a licensed master or journeyman plumber shall have been excused from paying the annual fee pursuant to § 860-51C or shall comply with the requirements of § 860-46A, such failure to comply will be deemed a request for transfer to inactive status and any persons failing to comply will be transferred to inactive status.
C.
A licensed master or journeyman plumber who has retired
or is not engaged in plumbing shall file with the Department a notice
in writing that the plumber desires voluntarily to assume inactive
status and discontinue the business of plumbing.
D.
Any person who has assumed inactive status pursuant to § 860-46B shall be reinstated to active status upon payment of all arrears due from the date to which such person has last paid and any arrears accumulated prior to transfer to inactive status unless such person's license was revoked or suspended or such person was on inactive status for more than four years.
A.
The Department shall revoke any license issued under
the provisions of this chapter, if the Department shall find that
the license was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation or that the
licensee has persistently violated any provision of this chapter or
any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. Before making such
findings, the Department shall afford the licensee an opportunity
for a hearing before the Department and shall give at least 10 days'
notice of such hearing to the licensee.
B.
A person whose license has been revoked shall not
be permitted to apply for reinstatement of his license within one
year from date of revocation. Any person who applies for reinstatement
shall be required to undergo an examination as determined by the Department.
A.
The Department may suspend for a period not exceeding
30 days any license issued under the provisions of this chapter if
the Department shall find that the licensee has violated any provision
of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted thereto. Before
making such a finding, the Department shall afford the licensee an
opportunity for a hearing before the Department and it shall give
at least five days notice of such hearing to the licensee.
B.
The Department may suspend for a period not exceeding
30 days any license issued under the provisions of this chapter where
the licensee has been convicted of a violation as provided by this
chapter.
C.
A person whose license has been suspended may be required
to undergo an examination as shall be determined by the Department.
Any person desiring to do plumbing work in the County of Allegheny, who has been licensed by another state or political subdivision not in the County of Allegheny, may apply to the Department for temporary licenses. The Department shall issue the temporary license provided the applicant holds a similar license issued under licensing procedures equivalent to Allegheny County, which in the discretion of the Department, would merit the issuance of such a license. A temporary license must be obtained for each permit. A person may obtain licenses for such plumbing work as the person shall have contracted for at the time of application for a temporary license. No additional licenses shall be granted until all previous work has received final inspection and approval. The applicant shall pay the fees set forth in § 860-51.
The Department shall maintain a register of
all licensed master and journeyman plumbers and registered apprentice
plumbers. The register shall be open to public inspection in accordance
with rules, regulations or policies governing the inspection of other
departmental records.
A.
Permit fees.
(1)
Before a permit is issued for any work governed by
these regulations, the permittee shall pay to the Treasurer of the
County of Allegheny fees of the following amounts:
(a)
Plan fee:
[1]
Each building.
[2]
Site drainage.
[3]
Each sewer.
[4]
Each water distribution.
[5]
Each water service.
[6]
Repair or alteration.
[7]
Master backflow preventer.
[8]
Lawn sprinkler system including backflow prevention
devices:
|
Number of Fixtures
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 5
|
$25
| |
|
6 to 50
|
$50
| |
|
51 to 100
|
$100
| |
|
101 to 200
|
$250
| |
|
Over 200
|
$500
|
(c)
Each dwelling unit containing module components
included in a plan: $25.
(d)
Site work: Water line two inches in diameter
or larger, and each sanitary sewer, and each storm sewer connected
to a combined sewer — first 125 feet included in Plan Fee. Each
additional 125 feet or fraction thereof is an additional $25. Separate
plans and plan fees shall be required for common (site work) lines.
(e)
Fixture replacement/water heater replacement/"exposed"
repair card: $10 per fixture, water heater, repair.
(f)
Miscellaneous:
[2]
No refunds shall be made of plan fees.
[3]
No refunds shall be made after plumbing work
has begun.
[4]
No fee required for a reissued plumbing permit.
(When work remains in progress.)
[5]
Water distribution/service or sewer are not
to be considered when calculating Plan Fee.
[6]
A $10 fee only is required for the installation
of a dual check backflow preventer in residences.
[7]
Both plans filed and permits issued under this
chapter are nontransferable.
[a]
New plans shall be filed, new fees shall be
paid, and new permits shall be obtained prior to resuming work previously
filed for by another master plumber. Such fees shall include Plan
Fees and Additional Fixture Fees if installation was already commenced
by another master plumber, and Plan Fees and all fixture fees if such
installation has not already commenced.
[b]
New plans filed for work previously filed for
by another master plumber shall include a written acknowledgment by
the property owner that the new master plumber, and not the previous
master plumber, is the only master plumber authorized to perform the
work under the new plan. Such plans shall also include a written acknowledgment
by the new master plumber that such master plumber is responsible
for all work under the new plan and all work under all preceding plans
at the site which has not been approved by the Administrative Authority
following a final inspection.
(2)
Fixture definitions for the above fee structure:
(a)
The word fixture as used in the above fee structure
shall mean each water closet, urinal, wash basin, sink, bathtub, house
trap, floor drain, roof drain or downspout area drain, laundry tray,
hot water heater or openings provided for any of the aforementioned
or any plumbing or drainage appliances trap connected, either direct
or indirectly, to the plumbing or drainage system, whether water-supplied
or not, installed in the building or on the lot within the property
line.
(b)
Each installed vacuum breaker or backflow prevention
device on unprotected equipment or apparatus shall constitute one
fixture fee. (Not to include required vacuum breakers on plumbing
fixtures covered in this Code, integral or built-in backflow devices
or hose bibb attached devices.)
C.
License fees. Before a master's or journeyman's plumbing
license is issued or is renewed for the next calendar year, the applicant
shall pay to the Treasurer of the County of Allegheny the following
Fee:
(1)
For the renewal of a master plumber's license: $200.
(2)
For the renewal of a journeyman plumber's license:
$60.
(3)
For the renewal of an apprentice plumber's card: $10.
(4)
Chief Plumbing Inspector, Assistant Chief Plumbing
Inspector, Supervisors and Inspectors employed by the Department shall
be exempt for such time as they are employed in the aforementioned
capacities with the Department.
