[Ord. No. 470 § 4, 9-11-1951]
No person shall engage in any plumbing or sewer work, whether
the same be new construction, alteration or repair, unless such person
shall have first obtained a plumber's license form the City;
provided, that this Section shall not be applicable to the owner of
property who personally does his own plumbing and sewer work; provided
further, that such owner shall otherwise fully comply with this and
other laws or ordinances and the rules and regulations of the City
applicable to such work.
[Ord. No. 470 § 5, 9-11-1951; Ord.
No. 1295 § 1, 2-17-1986; Ord. No. 1557 § 9, 6-18-1990]
Any person now engaged in the business of plumbing or sewer
work, or who desires to engage in such business, shall present an
application, in writing for a plumber's license to the City License
Officer. Such application shall be accompanied by a written statement
of his qualifications and his agreement to comply with and be governed
in all respects by the laws and ordinances and rules and regulations
which are now in effect or which may hereafter be prescribed by the
Board of Aldermen. Before any license shall be issued, each applicant
shall first file evidence of possession of liability insurance in
the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)
for both bodily injury and property damage, indemnifying the City
or any person injured or damaged from acts of omissions resulting
from pursuit of such endeavors as herein described and listing the
City as an additional named insured. However, when a person requesting
a plumber's license shall agree to perform no plumbing or sewer
work within a street or alley right-of-way, or within a City utility
easement, or on any other City property, then such person shall, in
lieu of providing evidence of liability insurance, execute and deposit
with the License Officer with his application a bond in the sum of
five hundred dollars ($500.00), conditioned that he will indemnify
and save harmless the City from all accidents and damages to persons
or property caused by his negligence in protecting his work; and such
license will be plainly marked as "LIMITED".
[Ord. No. 470 § 6, 9-11-1951; Ord.
No. 591 § 1, 5-13-1957; Ord. No. 1295 § 2, 2-17-1986; Ord.
No. 1557 § 10, 6-18-1990]
The City License Officer may grant such plumber's license
upon being satisfied of the qualifications of the applicant, subject
to the payment of the license fee and his compliance with the other
requirements and qualifications for such license. The license fee
for a plumber is hereby set at eighteen dollars ($18.00) annually.
Such license shall be issued for a period of one (1) year only and
shall expire on the first (1st) day of January of each year. A plumber's
license from the City for the preceding year shall be entitled to
an automatic renewal of his plumber's license upon payment of
the prescribed license fee and compliance with the other requirements
and qualifications applicable thereto; provided, that such license
renewal may be refused for good cause shown, in the event such bond
is forfeited, or in the event such plumber is in arrears on the payment
of any fee herein made payable to the City. Such license shall be
non-transferable.
[Ord. No. 470 § 7, 9-11-1951; Ord.
No. 2751 § 8, 2-18-2014]
No person, including licensed plumbers, shall begin or perform work on the construction, reconstruction, alteration, installation or repair of any plumbing or house drainage system, the connection of any building sewer or house drain with a City sewer or septic tank, or with any private sewer which empties into a City sewer, or the installment or alteration of any water distribution system in or about any premises in the City without complying with all the requirements of this Chapter in relation thereto, and first having obtained a permit from the City as required by Chapter 5 of the Centralis City Code; provided, that no permit is required for minor repair work.
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Editor’s Note: Former Sections 23-68, Same — Sewer
Excavations, as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 470 § 7,
9-11-1951; Ord. No. 1557 § 11, 6-18-1990; 23-69, Same —
Application; Non-Transferable, as adopted and amended by Ord. No.
470 § 9, 9-11-1951; Ord. No. 1557 § 12, 6-18-1990;
23-70, Same — Fees; "Fixtures" Defined, as adopted and amended
by Ord. No. 470 § 10, 9-11-1951; Ord. No. 1557 § 13,
6-18-1990; Ord. No. 2042 § 4, 11-16-1998; 23-71, Same —
Display Required; Final Inspection of Work, as adopted and amended
by Ord. No. 470 § 11, 9-11-1951; 23-72, Permit Required
for Raising, Moving, Etc., Buildings With Water or Sewer Connections,
as adopted and amended by Ord. No. 470 § 12, 9-11-1951,
were repealed 2-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2751 § 9.
[Ord. No. 470 § 8, 9-11-1951; Ord.
No. 2751 § 10, 2-18-2014]
Minor repair work shall be construed to mean the repair of leaks in water pipes, waste pipes, valves and faucets, and the opening up of storage in traps or drain pipes, where proper cleanouts are installed; provided, that where a waste pipe cannot be cleaned out without cutting into same because no cleanout has been provided, such waste pipe shall be disconnected and a proper cleanout provided. Minor repair work shall also be construed to mean the replacement of water or sewer fixtures of the same kind and in the same location. Where water pipes, solid waste or vent pipes, traps or fixtures are changed, permits as required by Chapter 5 of the Centralia City Code must be issued, and such work must be inspected.
