[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Tivoli as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-6-1939]
Applications for permits to construct water
from the water system or do plumbing work to be connected therewith
must be made in writing by the owner of the property to be serviced,
or his authorized agent, to the Clerk of the Village of Tivoli. Such
application shall give the precise location of the property, name
of the owner and the name of the person employed to do the work and
shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk previous to opening
of the trench or commencing the work. No permit shall be deemed to
authorize anything not stated in the permit. All applications for
permits are to be accompanied by a fee as set forth, from time to
time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Where service lines
are constructed on private premises in their entirety, a fee as set
forth, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees must
a accompany application for permit.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file
in the Village offices.
The Village of Tivoli shall construct all service
lines from the main to the property lines and furnish and install
the following equipment: corporation stop, service pipe from main
to curb, curb stop, curb box and meter.
Service pipe from curb box to premises to be
served shall be installed, maintained and renewed at the consumer's
expense. It shall be of a type, make and weight of material approved
by the Village, preferably three-fourths-inch Type K copper tubing
and the work shall be performed by competent workmen in a manner satisfactory
to the Village authorities.
Notice must be given to the Village Clerk when
any plumbing is ready for inspection, and the plumber doing the work
shall furnish all of the necessary assistance or appliances therefor.
The plumber shall remove or repair any defective material or labor
when so ordered by the Village authorities. Under no circumstances
can any plumber or any of his or her employees doing the work of plumbing
act as a representative of the Village.
All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with
a sufficient supply of water for flushing to keep them in a sanitary
condition. Every water closet or pedestal urinal shall be flushed
by means of an approved tank or flush valve of at least four gallons'
flushing capacity for water closets and at least two gallons for urinals
and shall be adjusted to prevent the waste of water. The flush pipe
for water closet flush tanks shall be not less than 11/4 inches in
diameter, and the water from flush tanks shall be used for no other
purposes. No water closet or urinal bowl shall be supplied directly
from a water supply system through a flushometer or other valve unless
such valve is set above the water closet or urinal in a manner such
as to prevent any possibility of polluting the water supply.
The water pipe from the curb to the inside of
foundation wall shall be of brass or copper and of a diameter not
less than the curb cock to which it is attached, fixture branches
to be not less than as follows:
|
Use
|
Size
(inches)
|
|---|---|
|
Sill cocks
|
1/2
|
|
Lavatories
|
3/8
|
|
Hot-water boilers
|
1/2
|
|
Laundry trays
|
1/2
|
|
Sinks
|
1/2
|
|
Bathtubs
|
1/2
|
|
Water closet tanks
|
3/8
|
A main shut-off on the water supply line shall
be provided near the curb. Accessible shut-offs shall be provided
on the main supply line just inside the foundation wall. And the Village
is not to be held responsible for any reason whatsoever when they
are compelled to shut off water in the main line.
All water supply pipes for a plumbing system
shall be of copper, lead, galvanized wrought iron or steel, brass,
or cast iron, with brass or galvanized cast iron or galvanized malleable
iron fittings. No pipe or fittings that have been used for other purposes
shall be used for distributing water.
Wherever a check valve is installed in the cold
water supply line between the street main and the hot-water tank there
shall be installed on the hot-water distributing system a suitable
relief valve.
The quality of water supply shall meet the accepted
standards of purity and shall be distributed through a piping system
independent of any piping system conveying another water supply.
[Added 5-11-1998 by L.L.
No. 1-1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both. Each day of continuance of an offense shall be considered
a separate offense.
[Adopted 1-10-1994]
[Amended 5-11-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
The property owner must apply to the Board for
permission to hook into the water/sewer systems and must bear all
costs of connection to the systems, and where applicable, must also
apply for a permit to dig into a Village road and also bear those
associated costs.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Copies of the application are
on file in the Village offices.
The property owner must bear all costs of maintenance
and repair of the water/sewer line from the property to the main.
The property owner is also responsible for keeping his sewer line
clear of any and all obstructions, i.e., tree roots, grease clogs,
diapers, etc.
