[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow 8-15-1955 (Ch. 45, Arts. I and III, of the 1965 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Any person desiring or intending to conduct the trade, business
or calling of a plumber or of plumbing in Sleepy Hollow, New York,
as employing or master plumber or any person desiring to do plumbing,
shall be required to submit to an examination before an Examining
Board of Plumbers, appointed according to law, as to his experience
and qualifications for such trade, business or calling, and it shall
not be lawful in Sleepy Hollow, New York, for a person to conduct
such trade, business or calling unless he shall have first obtained
a certificate of competency from such board of Sleepy Hollow, New
York.
Any domestic corporation desiring or intending to conduct the trade, business or calling of a plumber or of plumbing in Sleepy Hollow, New York, as employing or master plumber, may do so, provided one or more officers of such corporation separately or aggregately actually hold and own at least 51% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of said corporation, and provided that each of such officers holding such percentage of the stock is the holder of a certificate of competency of the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, as provided in § 304-1 of this article. Each and every member of said corporation holding a certificate of competency shall comply with all the rules and regulations applicable to master or employing plumbers in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Such corporation shall register at the office of the Board of Trustees as provided in § 304-4 of this article.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
In addition to those penalties prescribed by state law, any
person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or failing
to comply therewith shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less
than $250 nor more than $1,500 for each violation, together with the
costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment not exceeding six months,
or both. For subsequent violations, the penalty shall be increased
to not less than $500 nor more than $2,500. Each and every day that
such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Every employing master plumber carrying on his trade, business
or calling in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, shall register
his name and address at the office of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, and thereupon he shall be entitled
to receive a certificate of such registration; provided, however,
that such employing or master plumber shall pay all fees and pass
the Village test of competency from an Examining Board of Plumbers.
A.
Such registration may be canceled by the Board of Trustees for a
violation of the rules and regulations for the plumbing, drainage,
water and gas pipes of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, duly
adopted and enforced therein, after a hearing had before such Board
of Trustees and upon a prior notice of not less than 10 days stating
the grounds of complaint and served on the person charged with the
violation, but such revocation shall not be operative unless concurred
in by the local Examining Board of Plumbers.
B.
It shall not be lawful for any person to engage in or carry on the
trade, business or calling of any employing or master plumber in the
Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, unless his name and address shall
have been registered in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
There shall be appointed, as provided by law, an Inspector or
Inspectors of Plumbing whose duties, in addition to those prescribed
by law and those which may be enjoined or required by the Board of
Trustees, shall be to inspect the construction and alteration of all
plumbing work performed in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York,
and to report the results of such inspection to the Building Inspector.
He or they shall also report in like manner any person engaged in
or carrying on the business of employing plumber without having the
certificate herein provided.
[Amended 7-18-1989 by L.L. No. 9-1989; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
A.
All certificates of registration issued under the provisions of the preceding sections of this article and all permits authorizing connections with street sewer or water mains shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which they shall be issued, and may be renewed within 30 days preceding such expiration. Such renewals shall be for one year from the first day of January in each year. The bond must be continuous. The bond must be filed with certificate renewal. The fee for renewal of each certificate shall be as set forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter 200, Fees.
B.
Any person, firm, corporation or institution must file with the Village
Clerk a certified copy of liability and workmen's compensation
insurance with minimum per-occurrence limits of $1,000,000. The certificate
for any person, firm, corporation or institution shall be immediately
revoked upon failure to maintain said insurance.
Whenever any inspector or other person reports a violation of
any rules and regulations for plumbing, drainage, gas or water supply,
or a deviation from any officially approved plan or specifications
for plumbing and drainage, gas and water supply filed with any board
or department, the inspector shall first serve a notice of the violation
thereof upon the master plumber doing the work, if a registered plumber;
then the Board of Trustees shall officially notify said registered
plumber.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Such notice of violation may be served personally or by certified
mail, return receipt requested, and, if by certified mail, it may
be addressed to such master plumber at the address registered by him
with the Board of Trustees, but the failure of a master plumber to
register will relieve the Board of Trustees from the requirement of
giving notice of violation. Unless the violation is removed within
three days after the day of serving or mailing such notice, exclusive
of the date of serving or mailing, the Board of Trustees may proceed
according to law.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The plumbing, drainage, gas and water supply of all buildings,
both public and private, in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York,
shall be executed in accordance with the requirements of the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code; and all repairs and
alterations in the plumbing, drainage, gas and water supply of all
buildings heretofore constructed shall also be executed in accordance
with such Uniform Code. This section shall not be construed to repeal
any existing provision of law requiring plans for the plumbing, drainage,
gas and water supply of new buildings to be filed with the Board of
Trustees and be previously approved in writing by such Board of Trustees
and be executed in accordance therewith, except that in case of any
conflict with such plans, the Uniform Code shall govern.
The Clerk of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, shall not
issue a permit to anyone to connect with the sewers or with the water
mains of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, unless such person
has obtained and shall produce a certificate of competency from the
Examining Board of Plumbers of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Plans and specifications of the work, together with application
for a permit signed by the owner or his agent, must be submitted for
approval to the Inspector of Plumbing, and a permit must be obtained
before any part of the building or work is commenced. There shall
be a separate plan for each building, public or private, accompanied
by specifications describing the drainage of said buildings on blanks
prescribed and furnished for this purpose, showing the size and kind
of pipe, traps, closets, fixtures, etc., to be used, the same to be
examined and placed on file in the office of the Department of Architecture,
Land Use Development, Buildings and Building Compliance or Board of
Trustees. Plans must be made by the architect or engineer where one
is employed.
Application for a change in plans or work in the building must
be made in writing by the plumber, duly signed by the owner or his
agent, and a written permit must be obtained from the Plumbing Inspector
before any part of the change is commenced.
A.
Any person
desiring or intending to conduct the trade, business or calling of
a plumber in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York, shall first comply
with all the provisions of law relating to the registration, examination
and licensing of plumbers, and shall pay all fees provided by law.
B.
The Plumbing
Inspector shall prosecute all violations of law and of these rules
and shall promptly apply to the Village Board of Trustees for the
cancellation of the registration of all plumbers violating such rules
and regulations.
No person shall commence any plumbing work until he shall first
have given to the Plumbing Inspector written notice of the time when
he intends to commence the same. Such plumbers shall likewise, from
time to time, notify said Inspector when such work is ready for inspection,
and no part of such plumbing work shall be enclosed or covered until
it has been tested and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.[1]
[Amended 3-25-1968; 10-28-1997; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No.
1-2013]
Before commencing any new plumbing work or the repair of any
old work, the licensed plumber shall file with the Building Inspector
three sets of plans and specifications for such work, and at the same
time written application shall be made to this Board by a licensed
plumber, on a form prescribed by the Department of Architecture, Land
Use Development, Buildings and Building Compliance, for a permit to
do said work; and no plumbing work shall be done until such plans
and specifications have been approved and a permit issued to a licensed
plumber for such plumbing. Before making any sewer connection, the
licensed plumber shall file with the Highway General Foreman duplicate
plans and specifications for such work. No sewer connections shall
be made until such plans and specifications have been approved and
a permit issued to a licensed plumber for such sewer connection. Any
violation of this section shall subject the offender to a penalty
not to exceed $250.
The plans shall consist of such floor plans and sections as
may be necessary to show clearly all the work to be done, including
all leaders, sewers, drains, soil, waste and vent pipe lines, and
the location of fixtures and their traps and connections, etc., as
may be required by the Board. All plans must be drawn to a scale in
ink, or may be prints of such scale drawings.
The specifications shall be in the form prescribed by this Board
and shall contain the names of the owner, architect and plumber, the
location of the buildings and a clear and detailed description of
all the work to be done, including kind and size of sewer, drain,
soil, waste, vent and supply lines and trap, number and location of
fixtures, etc., and shall be signed by the owner or attorney in fact.
Plans and specifications will be numbered in the order of their
filing and shall be so examined by the Plumbing Inspector, and if
they are found by him to be in accordance with the rules and regulations
governing plumbers, he shall attest his approval by endorsement on
the copy of the plans and specifications to be returned to the owner
filing the same. The duplicate copy shall be placed on file in the
office of the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 3-25-1968; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No.
1-2013]
The Highway General Foreman shall certify to the approval of
the plans upon the application for a sewer connection filed by the
plumber, and such certificate shall be directed to the Mayor of the
Village recommending that permission be granted the applicant to make
excavation for and connect with the Village sewers. A cash bond to
guarantee the repairs to road is required.
No modification of the approved plans and specifications, or
of the work described therein, will be permitted, unless a proper
application in writing from the owner or architect, covering the proposed
changes, has been previously submitted to and approved by the Planning
Inspector.
[Amended 3-25-1968]
In cases where the plumbing was completed before these rules
and regulations were in force, the application for plumbing work shall
be accompanied by full plans and specifications as required for new
work; and if the Plumbing Inspector shall find, upon examination of
the plans and of the buildings, that the work has been done in accordance
with these rules and regulations, permits will be granted as provided
for new work. If, however, the work is found not in accordance with
the rules and regulations, such alterations shall be made therein
as this Board shall direct, to make the plumbing safe to the persons
occupying the building and so as to be no source of injury or obstruction
to the sewer. In all such cases, main soil and waste pipes must extend
above the roof, the drain have a trap, air inlet and all traps be
adequately protected from siphonage, be safe and clear and all pipes
shall have sufficient fall and fixtures shall be safe and clean and
provided with proper water supply for flushing, and the plumbing proved
tight, to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector, under a smoke
test.
[Amended 3-25-1968; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No.
1-2013]
As the rules require all work to be done in accordance with
the approved plans, due written notice must be given the Plumbing
Inspector and/or Highway General Foreman, by the licensed plumber,
from time to time, when any part of the work, including house sewer,
drains, pipe lines, connections, tests, etc., is ready for inspection,
and no part of the work shall be covered until it has been examined,
tested and approved by the Plumbing Inspector or the Highway General
Foreman.
[Amended 3-25-1968; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No.
1-2013]
A.
It shall
be the duty of the Plumbing Inspector, under the direction of the
Board of Trustees, to receive and pass upon all plans submitted to
the Board, to endorse applications for all plumbing permits, and to
inspect all buildings in the course of erection, alteration or repair,
and see that all plumbing, drainage, ventilation, and gas connections
are done in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations
and kept in order, in accordance with these rules and regulations,
and for that purpose he shall have power to inspect all plumbing,
drainage and ventilation whenever he deems it necessary.
B.
The Highway
General Foreman and other duly authorized employees of the Village,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provision
of this chapter. The Highway General Foreman or his representative
shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical,
chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries, beyond
that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
C.
While performing the necessary work on private properties, the Highway General Foreman or duly authorized employees of the Village shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises and established by the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Village employees and the Village shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Village employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of gauging and sampling operations, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in Chapter 330, Sewers, § 330-47H.
D.
The Highway
General Foreman and other duly authorized employees of the Village,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all private properties through which the Village holds a
duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any
portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry
and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full
accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining
to the private property involved.
