[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
Drainage, sewage or plumbing work shall not be covered or concealed
in any manner until after that work is inspected and approved by the
plumbing inspector. A written request for inspection upon blanks furnished
by the township for that purpose shall be made by the plumber, upon
receipt of which it shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector to
inspect the work within one working day after the receipt of such
request for inspection.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
Plumbers, before commencing the construction of plumbing work
in any building, shall submit to the plumbing inspector plans and
specifications therefor, legibly drawn. This requirement shall not
require the submission of plans and specifications for repairs which
are here defined to constitute the mending of leaks in soil, vent
or waste pipes, faucets, valves and water supply pipes. However, repairs
shall not be construed to permit the replacement or installation of
fixtures such as water closets, bathtubs, wash stands, sinks, refrigerator
cases, soda or bar fixtures or the respective traps for such fixtures.
Where two (2) or more buildings are located together and on the same
street, and the plumbing work to be performed is identical in each,
one such plan shall suffice. Plans shall be approved or rejected within
twenty-four (24) hours of their receipt.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 1026, § 3, 2-19-1990; Ord.
No. 1168, § 4, 1-16-1995]
(a)
Plans for each building or addition thereto or alteration thereof,
and for plumbing, plumbing systems, drainage, septic or sewage systems,
and septic or sewage connections, shall be accompanied by specifications
showing the location, size, material, construction, size and kind
of pipe, traps, closets and fixtures to be used, which plans and specifications
shall be filed, together with an application for a permit to do the
work, with the plumbing inspector.
(b)
At the time of filing the plans and specifications and application
for permit, the applicant, who shall be a registered master plumber
licensed by Plymouth Township, shall pay a fee established from time
to time by resolution of township council to the township for each
set of drawings, plans and specifications submitted for new plumbing
work having from one to three (3) fixtures and an additional fee established
from time to time by resolution of township council for each additional
fixture or trap over three (3) in such building or addition thereto.
(c)
The plans and specifications shall be furnished by the architect,
plumber or owner and filed by the plumber. After plans have been filed
all applications for change therein shall be made in writing. Plans
filed for correction of any complaint must designate the estimated
time for completion thereof.
(d)
Application for plumbing permits and building permits shall be made
simultaneously.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 902, §§ 1,
2, 8-8-1983; Ord. No. 995, § 1, 6-13-1988; Ord. No. 1026, § 4, 2-19-1990; Ord. No. 1168, § 5, 1-16-1995]
Additional inspection and permit fees for the following activities
shall be as established from time to time by resolution of township
council as follows:
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
When drain, soil, waste, vent and other pipes in the building
connected with the sewer have been placed in position, a preliminary
water or air test of the same shall be applied in the presence of
the plumbing inspector. A maximum of five-inch column of mercury held
for a period of twenty (20) minutes is prescribed when tests are made
with air.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
Upon completion of the work a final notice shall be filed with
the plumbing inspector. A final test shall be made in the presence
of the plumbing inspector with and by the use of such water connections
as are connected to each respective fixture. If found satisfactory,
a certificate of approval of the work will be issued. No such plumbing
or drainage work or system shall be used until the required test has
been made and the certificate issued.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
When work is ready for inspection the plumbing contractor shall
make such arrangements as will enable the inspecting officer to reach
all parts of the building easily and readily, shall have present proper
apparatus and appliances for making the tests and shall furnish such
assistance as may be required to properly complete the inspection
and testing.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 928, § 1(e), 2-11-1985; Ord.
No. 1026, § 5, 2-19-1990; Ord. No. 1168, § 6, 1-16-1995]
(a)
A fee established from time to time by resolution of township council
shall be paid by the well-digging contractor for each well to be used
for drinking water purposes. Wells shall be located a minimum of one
hundred (100) feet from the nearest cesspool or septic tank. A certified
analysis of water from a new well shall be furnished to the health
officer before it is approved for human consumption.
(b)
The following information as to the well must be furnished by the
well-digging contractor on forms provided by the township:
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
Whenever it shall come to the attention of a township official
that the plumbing or drainage in a building has become a nuisance,
or is contrary to the provisions and requirements of this chapter,
or is of faulty construction, or is liable to breed disease or endanger
the health of the occupants, or when requested so to do by the owner
or an occupant of a building fitted with plumbing or drainage prior
to March 12, 1956, the township shall direct a code enforcement officer
to inspect the plumbing and/or drainage in such building to report
the findings thereof in writing to the township, and to suggest such
changes therein as may be necessary to bring the plumbing and/or drainage
facilities into compliance with this Code.
[Ord. No. 873,
§ 1, 4-12-1982]
Upon receipt of the report provided for in section 18-56, the township shall notify the owner of the building, or his/its agent, of the changes required to be made in the plumbing and/or drainage thereof and of the time fixed therefor by the township. Refusal or neglect to comply with such notice shall empower the township to institute legal proceedings to abate the nuisance, to enforce the required changes, and/or for a daily fine to punish noncompliance.
