As used in this Part 3, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
HEALTH OFFICER
The legally designated authority of Kent County or the State
of Maryland or his authorized representative.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
institution or public body, and includes the plural as well as the
singular.
No person, firm or corporation shall begin the
erection or construction of a new building in Kent County or undertake
the construction of any major additions or alterations to an existing
building which will in any way affect the water supply, sewage disposal
or plumbing fixtures, appliances connected with the water or sewerage
system, sewers or additions to present sewers without first having
obtained a permit from the Building Code Administrator of Kent County
as hereinafter provided.
Applicants for a permit shall be required to
give the location and description of the property, including, if applicable,
the name of the subdivision, lot number, size of lot and nature and
size of building or extent of addition or alterations to existing
buildings and the method of water supply and sewage disposal and number
and kind of plumbing fixtures and/or appliances connected with the
water and sewer system to be installed, on an application form obtainable
at the office of the Building Code Administrator for Kent County.
Said application must be accompanied by a rough drawing showing the
size, shape and general location of the owner's property and the location
of the existing or proposed building thereon and the water supply
and sewage disposal system in existence or proposed. After said application
has been duly processed in the Building Code Administrator's office,
it shall be delivered to the County Health Department for processing
and approval. The Health Department shall not approve any application
for a permit in any case where it is evident to it that the sanitary
requirements cannot or will not be complied with by the owner of the
property or where the percolation tests show that a cesspool or tile
field will not be satisfactory. When so approved by the County Health
Department, the application shall be returned to the office of the
Building Code Administrator, who shall issue to the applicant a sanitary
construction permit upon payment of the fee or fees as determined
by the County Commissioners.
All plumbing work done in the county in and
about or in connection with any building must conform to the Plumbing
Code approved by the Maryland State Board of Commissioners of Practical
Plumbing and to the regulations of the State Board of Health, provided
that chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic piping and fittings may
be used for the distribution of hot and cold potable water in residential
and commercial installations and provided that polyvinyl chloride
plastic piping and fittings may be used for drain, waste and vent
in any plumbing work done in the county. The use or installation of
the plastic piping and fitting must conform to the standards of the
National Sanitation Foundation. All indoor plumbing fixtures must
be installed under the supervision of a plumber holding a Kent County
plumbing license unless the work is being done by the property owner
himself, rental property excepted.
The County Commissioners may appoint an Inspector
of Plumbing whose duty it shall be to make inspections of all properties
before and during the construction authorized under the permits issued
as provided herein. He shall see that all plumbing work performed
is in accordance with the Plumbing Code and that all water supply
and sewage disposal systems are in compliance with the State Board
of Health regulations. The Inspector of Plumbing shall be a master
plumber or some other qualified person. He shall be paid such salary
and expenses as the County Commissioners shall determine.
In addition to the other duties hereinafter
set forth, the Building Code Administrator shall hear and decide all
questions and disputes between property owners or their agents and
the Plumbing Inspector. Said County Building Code Administrator shall
also act as an advisor to the County Commissioners with respect to
the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Part
3. Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by the decision of the
County Building Code Administrator may appeal to the Circuit Court
for Kent County.
Any firm or corporation can engage in the plumbing
business in Kent County, provided that it has a duly licensed master
plumber associated with the firm or corporation or employed by it
who regularly manages and supervises all plumbing installations.
Every person shall have the power and authority
to employ an unlicensed plumber or mechanic to do repair work about
his premises situated in the county, such as the repair of pumps,
windmills, pipes, machinery and work of like nature.
Any person violating the provisions of this Part
3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in § 12-607 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.