A.
It shall be unlawful to install any new plumbing or
drainage work in a building or structure or to extend or alter any
existing plumbing or drainage work, whether such work is to be connected
with the sewer or not, without first filing an application in writing
and obtaining a permit from the Building Department.
B.
No permit shall be issued on any job for which a permit
has been issued unless work is completed under the first permit or
a release is submitted to the Plumbing Inspector by the contractor.
C.
A plumbing permit shall be effective to authorize
the commencing of work, in accordance with the application, plans
and specifications on which it is based, for a period of three months
after the date of its issuance. If work is not commenced within such
period of three months, the project shall be deemed abandoned. For
good cause, the Building Inspector may allow extensions as he sees
fit. Any project which is not completed within one year from the date
of issuance of a plumbing permit shall be deemed abandoned.
[Amended 9-23-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
No person, firm or corporation shall supply,
or cause to be supplied or used, water for any building or real property
within the boundary lines of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream
until permit shall be secured.
A.
No person, firm, corporation or purveyor of gas shall
install or cause to be installed any gas meter, whether to supply
gas for a new or existing building or structure or for an increased
load in a new or existing building or structure, nor shall any person,
firm or corporation install or cause to be installed any gas piping
in any building, structure or real property within the building lines
of any premises in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream without
first obtaining a permit therefor from the Building Department. No
gas meters shall be installed in any garage area.
Applications shall be made by a licensed master
plumber on forms furnished by the Building Department.
The Building Department may require said applications
to be accompanied by plans, when such are necessary for an intelligent
understanding of the work applied for.
No changes shall be made in the specifications
or plans for plumbing or drainage work after a permit has been issued,
unless an amendment showing such changes has been made to the application
and has been approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
A.
Repairs to existing plumbing and drainage may be made
without filing an application and securing a permit, but such repairs
shall not be construed to include new vertical or horizontal soil,
waste or vent pipes or connecting additional fixtures to existing
soil or waste pipes or house drains or the replacement of existing
fixtures with others. Domestic water hookups made in conjunction with
either new or conversion-type hand-fired or automatic fuel-fired installations
shall require a permit by a duly licensed plumber.
B.
Extension of a vent stack shall require a permit by
a duly licensed plumber.
Any permit issued under the provisions of this
Plumbing Code shall be deemed abandoned unless the work covered by
the permit shall be completed within two years from the date of issuance
of said permit.
Every application shall be approved by the Plumbing
Inspector. Upon approval, a permit for the work will be issued.
[Amended 10-29-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
A.
The fee for each permit issued pursuant to this article
shall be as prescribed by resolution of the Board of Trustees duly
adopted at an open meeting thereof.
B.
A surcharge fee of $300 shall be added to the standard
permit fee on any application to remove, legalize or maintain plumbing
improvements previously installed without first obtaining a permit.
This surcharge fee may be amended by resolution of the Board of Trustees
duly adopted at an open meeting thereof.
[Amended 9-23-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
