The Examining Board of Plumbers shall meet at
the call of the Chairperson; notice of meeting of the Board shall
be given by mailing notice of the time and place of meeting, addressed
to each member, at least five days before the time of meeting.
[Amended 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Fees for plumbers shall be set forth from time
to time by the City Council.
There shall be appointed as provided by law
a Plumbing Inspector also designated as Deputy Building Inspector
whose duties in addition to those prescribed by law shall be to inspect
the construction and alteration of all plumbing work performed in
the city and to report in writing the results of such inspection to
the Building Department Administrator. He or she shall also report
in like manner any person engaged in or carrying on the business of
employing plumber, without having the certificate herein provided.
The office of the Plumbing Inspector shall be
open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, except on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
[Added 3-26-2019 by L.L.
No. 2-2019; amended 4-23-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
A. No master
plumber shall, directly or indirectly, allow his/her license to be
used in connection with work not actually performed by him/her or
his/her employee(s) or company. Employees shall be considered people
who work for the master plumber for no fewer than 35 hours per week,
or for no fewer than the minimum number of hours required of employees
under applicable union rules, as determined by the Building Department
Administrator.
B. Any master plumber person who willfully violates the provisions of this §
212-7 shall be guilty of a violation punishable as set in accordance with Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty, and in addition thereto shall forfeit his or her license and certificate of qualification therein.
The officer having charge of sewer and water
mains of the city shall not issue a permit to anyone to connect with
the sewers or with the water mains of the city unless such person
is a registered plumber and has obtained and shall produce a certificate
of competency from the Examining Board of Plumbing.
All gas piping and setting of gas fixtures and
gas appliances within a building shall only be performed by a registered
plumber holding a certificate of competency.
All applications, plans and specifications requiring
signature shall be signed under oath in the following manner:
STATE OF NEW YORK)
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COUNTY OF NASSAU)
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ation; that deponent has read the
foregoing application and knows the content thereof; that same is
true to deponent's own knowledge, except as to the matters therein
stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that to those
matters deponent believes it to be true.
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Signature of Applicant
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Application for a change in plans or work in
a building must be made in writing by the plumber, duly signed by
the owner or his or her agent, and a written permit obtained from
the Examining Board of Plumbers before any part of the change is commenced.
All installed plumbing fixtures found defective
or in an unsanitary condition shall be repaired, renovated, replaced
or removed within 30 days upon written notice from the Building Department
Administrator or the Plumbing Inspector.
Suitable toilet facilities shall be provided
for the use of workmen during the construction of any building. These
toilet facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
The use of public and private wastewater disposal systems shall be governed by Chapter
225, Sewer, of this Code.
Appropriate actions and proceedings may be taken
at law or in equity to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain,
correct or abate a violation or to prevent illegal occupancy of a
building, structure or premises or to prevent illegal acts, conduct
of business in or about any premises; and these remedies shall be
in addition to the penalties prescribed in the preceding section.