[HISTORY: Adopted by the Plumbing Board of the City of Fulton 12-7-1981 (Ch. A182
of the 1991 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Plumbing — See Ch. 468.
As used in these rules and regulations, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
January 1 of any given year to December 31 of the same year.
A human being, intended to be distinguished from a person.
Any person holding a license to conduct the trade, business
or calling of plumbing within the City of Fulton.
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons,
corporations, school districts, partnerships, associations, joint-stock
companies, societies and all other entities of any kind capable of
being sued.
A certificate of registration as the term "certificate of
registration" is used in Article 4 of the General City Law.
A.
The Plumbing Board of the City of Fulton hereby incorporates by reference
Article 4 of the General City Law, entitled "Plumbing and Drainage,"
in its entirety, as if the same were set forth in detail herein.
B.
In the event that there are any inconsistencies between the rules
and regulations adopted herein and said General City Law, Article
4, the state law shall be deemed to control.
A.
The annual renewal fee for a plumbing certificate shall be $100,
and said fee shall be paid on or before December 31, said renewal
to be effective for the following calendar year.
[Amended 11-1-1994]
B.
In the event that the fee is not received by the Plumbing Inspector
on or before December 31, said license shall be deemed to have been
abandoned for the next succeeding calendar year. There shall be no
grace period. The check for the license fee shall be made payable
to the City of Fulton.
C.
Plumbing and HVAC tradesmen over the age of 65 are exempt from the
annual renewal fee. All other provisions of the Code shall remain
in force, and insurance and bond must be maintained.
[Added 4-4-1995]
[Added 4-7-1986; amended 4-20-1993; 11-1-1994]
The Plumbing Board shall have the authority to issue a special
limited license to a person who is a licensed plumber or licensed
HVAC contractor in another municipality in the State of New York for
the sole and exclusive purpose of doing plumbing work on construction
jobs where the monetary consideration for such plumbing contract is
at least $100,000, and further provided that said licensee pays a
fee of $1,000, for the special limited license, plus standard road
opening fees of $250, and that such person shall obtain all other
necessary permits.
[Amended 4-20-1993; 12-1-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009]
A.
On or before December 31 of every calendar year, the licensee must
exhibit and deliver to the Clerk/Chamberlain adequate proof of liability
insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000 for bodily injury and
$25,000 for property damage, said insurance to cover said licensee
for the next calendar year.
[Amended 4-20-1993]
A.
Any licensee who does not intend to engage in the trade, business
or calling of plumbing in the City of Fulton shall have his name put
on the inactive list for a period of one calendar year, upon the payment
of $50 to the Clerk/Chamberlain. Such fee shall be paid between January
1 and January 31 of the calendar year in question, or said license
shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
[Amended 12-1-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009]
B.
No licensee shall be permitted to be on the inactive list for more
than five consecutive calendar years.
D.
The only exception to Subsection C above will be in cases where the licensee is working full-time for an active licensed plumber in the City of Fulton. This exception will be reviewed by the Plumbing Board on a yearly basis. Such a licensee shall not be required to comply with § A701-5A. Further, the licensee shall not do plumbing for himself using the certificate of another plumber. Both will be held equally in violation of the law.
[Amended 7-10-1989; 4-20-1993]
A.
An "apprentice and/or journeyman plumber" is hereby defined as any
person working for or assisting a licensee in the trade or business
of plumbing.
B.
No person shall work as an apprentice or journeyman plumber without
first registering with the Plumbing Inspector on the forms prescribed
by the Plumbing Inspector and approved by the Plumbing Board.
C.
An "apprentice" is defined as any person who is actually working
for any licensee for a cumulative period of no less than three full
years.
D.
A "journeyman" is defined as a person who has completed his apprenticeship
and is working for any licensee and has passed a journeyman's
exam.
E.
No person shall be eligible to sit for the journeyman's license
exam unless said person has been an apprentice for at least three
full years (documented).
F.
No person shall be eligible to take the master plumber's license
examination unless said person:
(1)
Has been an apprentice for three full years, and has had a journeyman's
card for two years and/or has five full years of documented proof
of practical field experience under a licensee consisting of residential/commercial
plumbing, subject to approval by the Plumbing Board.
(2)
Has been a resident of Oswego County for one full year.
G.
Examinations for journeyman's license will be given each May
and November, or at such other time or times ordered by the Plumbing
Board. Examinations for licensee (masters) will be given each November,
or at such other time or times ordered by the Plumbing Board.
Every licensee who complies with the provisions of § A701-3A shall be placed on the active list for the calendar year.
[Amended 4-20-1993]
A.
Any licensee who has abandoned a license pursuant to these rules
and regulations or any other statutes, laws, local laws, ordinances,
resolutions, rules or regulations of the State of New York, County
of Oswego or City of Fulton shall not be permitted to conduct the
trade, business or calling or plumbing within the City of Fulton unless
a license is first secured.
B.
Any person whose license has been abandoned, either pursuant to these
rules and regulations or pursuant to any other local, state or federal
laws, rules or regulations, may apply to the Plumbing Board for reinstatement,
and the decision of the Board shall be final.
On or after February 10 of every calendar year, but before March
1 of every calendar year, the Plumbing Inspector shall cause to be
published in the official newspaper of the City of Fulton a list of
all licensed active plumbers, licensed inactive plumbers, licensed
individuals working for a licensee and those persons who shall have
abandoned their licenses.
[Amended 4-20-1993; 12-1-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009]
These rules and regulations shall be effective immediately upon
the publication of said rules and regulations in the official newspaper
of the City of Fulton and the filing of said rules and regulations
in the offices of the Clerk/Chamberlain and Plumbing Inspector of
the City of Fulton.
Effective January 1, 1986, it shall be a violation of these
rules and regulations and a cause for suspension or revocation of
the plumbing certificate for there to be no licensed plumber or journeyman
plumber on the actual job where work is required to be done by a licensed
plumber at all times.
[Added 4-20-1993]
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall result
in the suspension of the license of a licensee for such period of
time as determined by the Plumbing Board after service of written
notice of such violation to the licensee by the Board and an opportunity
for the licensee to be heard on the charges before the Board. The
licensee shall be given no less than one week's notice of the
hearing, and a decision in writing shall be rendered by the Board
no later than 30 days after the hearing. The licensee may be represented
by an attorney, and the Board may adjourn such proceedings from time
to time as it deems necessary.
[Added 12-7-1993]
A.
When applying for a building permit, where plumbing or HVAC is involved, a plumbing HVAC permit issued to the licensed contractor will be required, except in the case of an owner/occupant desiring to do his own work in his own home, provided that he meets all provisions in § A701-16, Work by homeowner; inspection required.
[Amended 6-16-1995]
B.
Notification must be given to the Plumbing Inspector at least 24
hours in advance of any plumbing work being started.
C.
All sanitary sewer laterals must be inspected by the Plumbing Inspector
before being enclosed.
D.
All plumbing, water, sewer and HVAC must be installed by a licensed
master plumber and licensed HVAC contractor. Any deviation from this
rule must be approved by the Plumbing Inspector or the Board of Plumbers.
E.
Plastic cannot be used on any waterlines, hot or cold.
F.
Two or more sewer laterals cannot be hooked into one line.
G.
A perimeter drain must go into a storm line, not a sanitary line.
H.
Sewer lines and waterlines must go into separate ditches.
I.
An approved air gap reduced-pressure-zone device or backflow prevention
device shall be installed immediately downstream of the water meter
on all new installed water service consistent with the degree of hazard
posed by the service connection.
[Amended 8-6-1996]
J.
An approved thermal expansion device shall be installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's specifications on all new installed water
service.
[Added 8-6-1996]
[Added 12-7-1993]
A.
The Fulton Municipal Plumbing Board does hereby resolve to amend
the Plumbing Code of the City of Fulton in regards to Article 4 of
the General City Law to allow:
(1)
A homeowner to do plumbing in a dwelling in which he actually
resides, provided that such plumbing is inspected by the City's
Plumbing Inspector before use; and
(2)
If the homeowner lives in one apartment of a multiple dwelling
that he may do plumbing in only the apartment in which he actually
resides and that any and all plumbing work in other living quarters
in the same dwelling must be done by a licensed plumber and inspected
before use.
B.
In every case, all new plumbing and/or repairs, whether done by a
homeowner or a licensed plumber, must be inspected before use.
C.
Notation: Board of Examining Plumbers may adopt a regulation which
authorizes only a master plumber, or those employed by him, to alter,
repair or make connection to any part of the plumbing system in any
home in the City, and such regulation may provide that homeowners
are excluded from its provisions where it satisfactorily appears to
the Board of Examining Plumbers that the homeowner is qualified to
make the alteration, repair or connection to the plumbing system which
he wishes to make in his own home, 1964, 20 Op.Atty.Gen.(Inf.) 122.
[Added 12-7-1993]
A.
A heating and air-conditioning contractor shall be appointed to the
Plumbing Board for the City of Fulton. This person shall be appointed
by the Mayor of the City of Fulton. This appointment shall be for
a three-year term. The Plumbing Board will serve as a Plumbing and
Heating Board.
B.
Permits are required for the installation of all heating, air-conditioning
and ventilation equipment. All such equipment shall be installed as
per the manufacturer's instructions and shall comply with all
applicable Plumbing and Building Code requirements.
C.
All HVAC contractors doing work within the City of Fulton shall be
required to obtain a license from the Plumbing and HVAC Board. The
contractor shall pay a fee of $150 for the original license and an
annual renewal fee of $100. Where an individual now holds one license
in any mechanical trade in the City of Fulton and has proven his ability
by test to hold additional licenses, subsequent licenses shall be
issued at 50% of the annual renewal fee of such trade.
[Amended 11-1-1994]
D.
A license shall be granted to an applicant who has proven to the
Plumbing and Heating Board that he/she is qualified to perform this
work based upon passing the specific licensing examination, as well
as the review process of the Plumbing and Heating Board.
E.
The Plumbing Inspector for the City of Fulton shall be deemed to
be and is the Heating Inspector.
G.
The contractor should check with the Plumbing and Heating Inspector
to ascertain the minimum coverage required.
[Added 12-7-1993]
Anyone found in violation of the Plumbing Code will be fined
as follows: Any person, firm, association, copartnership, corporation
or other entity violating any of the provisions of the rules and regulations
of the Fulton Municipal Plumbing Board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
pursuant to § 55, General City Law, State of New York, and
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, §§ 381
to 382 of the Executive Law.
