[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
There is hereby adopted by the City, for the purpose of prescribing
regulations governing the design, installation and maintenance of
plumbing systems, that certain code known as the "Illinois State Plumbing
Code," 1969 edition thereof and the whole thereof and any amendments
thereto. Not less than five copies have been, are now and shall in
the future be on file and available to all citizens upon request in
the office of the City Clerk. Such Plumbing Code is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and the
provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits
of the City.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plumbing
Code adopted by this chapter and applicable provisions of this Code
of Ordinances, state law or City ordinances, rules or regulations,
the provisions of the Plumbing Code shall prevail and be controlling.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the Plumbing Code adopted by the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided by Chapter
1, Article
III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Building Department, with the ratification of the City Council,
shall have the authority to modify any of the provisions of the Plumbing
Code adopted by this chapter upon application in writing by the owner
or lessee or his duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties
in compliance with the provisions of the code; provided, however,
that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured
and substantial justice done. The particulars of any such modifications
when granted or allowed and the decision of the Building Department
thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Building Department.
A signed copy of the modification shall be furnished to the applicant.
Whenever the Building Department shall disapprove an application
or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that
the provisions of the Plumbing Code adopted by this chapter do not
apply or that the true intent and meaning of such code have been misconstrued
or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision
of the Building Department to the City Council; provided, however,
that such appeal is made within 30 days from the date of the decision
thus appealed.