[Ord. No. 2005-73]
A. 
No plumbing shall be installed, altered, or changed in any building structure or manufactured/mobile home within the City nor within the area of Lake Bloomington and other areas under the jurisdiction of the City, except in an emergency, without first having secured a permit for the same from the Plumbing Inspector. Such permit shall be issued to the registered plumbing contractor in charge of such work, provided that a permit may be issued to an owner-occupant of a single-family residence to do any work regulated by the Illinois State Plumbing Code adopted by the City with respect to such residences. Such permit shall be issued only after proof of residency has been submitted.
[Ord. No. 2005-73; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
B. 
Emergency work may be allowed only when warranted. It shall be reported at the earliest possible time to the Plumbing Inspector and the required permit obtained thereafter.
[Ord. No. 1986-68]
A. 
No plumbing connected with the storm drainage system of the City shall be made, except as may be allowed in § 34-301 without an excavation permit and approval of the Director of Public Works and a permit secured from the Plumbing Inspector therefor.
B. 
All interior storm piping must be installed by a licensed registered plumber. Materials must meet state and local Plumbing Codes.
[Ord. No. 2018-93]
[Ord. No. 2018-93]
Application for a permit to install, alter or change plumbing work shall be made to and on forms prescribed by the Plumbing Inspector. The application shall be accompanied by the fees required by this article. When such work involves a connection with a public sewer or water system, approval shall be obtained from the Director of Public Works and a plumbing permit shall be issued therefor.
A. 
The Plumbing Inspector must be notified by the plumber doing work when said work is begun and when any work is ready for inspection. All work must be left uncovered and convenient for examination until inspected and approved. No notice shall be sent for an inspection until the work is entirely ready for thorough inspection. No work shall be covered or approved without correction of violations, if any. The Plumbing Inspector shall examine the work within two working days after notice that it is ready for inspection has been received. Underground plumbing shall be properly secured to prevent floating prior to inspection and all fittings shall be left exposed for inspection.
B. 
Where there is reason to believe that the plumbing system fails to comply with this part, the Plumbing Inspector may require a test. All plumbing must be tested by water or air test. All defective joints shall be made tight and defective piping replaced. Acceptable water test equivalent shall be accepted by the Plumbing Inspector at his discretion. All drain waste, and vent piping in a multi-story commercial or multi-story residential building may be tested by water or air and be witnessed by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
[Amended 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
Before issuing any permit hereunder, the said Plumbing Inspector may require such detailed plans, specifications, and drawings as are necessary and complete to describe the work and the requirements thereof and the materials and manner of installing, altering or repairing. The Plumbing Inspector shall issue such permit when such plans, etc. show that the said plumbing will be in compliance with the Illinois State Plumbing Code and this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
If the plumbing work is not commenced within six months after the issue of said permit, and if the work is not thereafter satisfactorily performed, such permit will be considered as having expired. The provisions of Chapter 10 (Building Code) regarding expiration/revocation of building permits shall apply to plumbing permits.
A. 
Water meter. A water meter will be issued only after purchase of a utility permit from the Public Works Department and a plumbing permit from the Economic & Community Development Department.
[Ord. No. 2018-93; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
B. 
When a water meter is issued for a location it becomes a part of that property whether residential or commercial. In the event that property is demolished or otherwise disposed of, the water meter shall become the property of the City. Provisions for remote reading shall be made whenever water meters are installed. All water meters shall have a full port valve installed on each side of the meter.
[Ord. No. 2000-88]
C. 
No person, firm or corporation, except licensed plumbers, shall make any connections to or attachments with the pipes of the water system of the City, nor make any repairs, additions to or alterations of any tap, pipe, cock or other fixture connected with said water department pipes on the outside or street side of the water meter; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to authorized employees of the City.
[Ord. No. 2005-73]
D. 
No tap greater than 3/4 inch shall be made in any water main having less than six-inch waterway. A one inch tap may be made in a eight-inch waterway. Multiple taps shall be made at least 18 inches apart and shall not be in the same line along the length of the main. Under no circumstances will more than two 3/4 inch taps be made to serve any one water service without prior approval of the Public Works Department.
[Ord. No. 2005-73; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
E. 
No service pipe between City water mains and the building shall be laid less than four feet below the surface of the street grade or lawn. The material used for such pipe shall in each and every case be subject to the inspection of the Plumbing Inspector and if found defective or below the standard, its use will not be permitted. All service shall be laid straight from the curb stop-cock to the building and shall be firmly bedded on solid earth. White rock, concrete or lime base material is prohibited in direct contact with buried water lines. Water service shall not be backfilled until the Plumbing Inspector has inspected the service. Water and sewer service shall not be run in the same trench, except by special permission of the Plumbing Inspector and following provisions in the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
[Ord. No. 2005-73; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
F. 
All piping from the City water mains to the curb stop valve shall meet standards set forth in the Approved Materials Listing of the Illinois State Plumbing Code. All joints in water services are to be mechanical/compression, threaded, slip seal or lead free solder. When water services larger than two inch are installed through the side wall of a building, such iron type water services shall be restrained with field lock or similar restraining type devices or locking gaskets.
[Ord. No. 2008-49; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
G. 
Water services from the curb box (curb shutoff valve) to the building shall meet standards set forth in the Approved Materials Listing of the Illinois State Plumbing Code. Polyethylene (PE) pipe shall be installed only with compression fittings with insert and clamp type fittings. All clamps shall be of corrosion resistant material. The inside diameter (ID) of any insert fitting shall not be less than the minimum allowable size for water service as required by the Illinois State Plumbing Code. PE tubing water service shall be one continuous pipe from the curb stop or pig tail to building water meter. PE water service shall have a solid 12 gauge sheathed coated, suitable for direct burial tracer wire connected to the coupling or curb stop, unbroken and accessible at the water meter.
[Ord. No. 2013-03; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]
H. 
Water service for fire, domestic and combination services shall be installed and tested from the main to the interior of the building by same plumbing contractor.
[Ord. No. 2013-03]
I. 
New construction requiring potable water and fire protection water service shall be combination service. Location of shut off valves shall be approved by the Plumbing Inspector or Director of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 2013-03; 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-67]