(a) 
There is hereby created the position of plumbing inspector or inspectors, who shall be employed by the city.
(b) 
The plumbing inspector or inspectors shall have experience in plumbing to the extent that enables him to know when plumbing is installed correctly.
(c) 
The plumbing inspector or inspectors shall not be directly connected in any way with any person, firm, or corporation directly or indirectly engaged in the business of plumbing or plumbing suppliers.
(d) 
The inspector shall receive, as full compensation for his services, a salary designated by the city.
(e) 
It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector or inspectors to enforce all provisions of this article, and such inspector or inspectors are hereby granted the authority to enter all buildings within or without the corporate limits of the city when such buildings are connected or to be connected to the municipal water and/or sewage system.
(f) 
The plumbing inspector shall prepare or cause to be prepared suitable forms for applications, permits, inspection reports and other such materials.
(g) 
It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector to inspect and test all plumbing work for compliance with this article and its adopted plumbing code, and to enforce changing of such installations that do not meet the requirements. It further shall be his duty to see that all persons installing or altering plumbing shall be qualified by state law.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5:B)
(a) 
Before beginning any work in the city, the person installing or altering same shall apply to the plumbing inspector or other designated official and obtain a permit to do such work. Only those persons legally authorized to do plumbing may be issued permits. A permit may be issued to a homeowner to install or alter plumbing in a single-family residence, providing the homeowner does the work himself and the building is owned and occupied by the owner as his home. All such work shall meet the code requirements.
(b) 
All applications for permits shall be made on suitable forms provided. The application shall be accompanied by fees as set by the city council.
(c) 
An additional fee as set forth in appendix A to this code shall be charged for each additional trip on the part of the plumbing inspector caused by the negligence of the plumber of not being ready for inspection or a return for inspection of a corrected installation.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5:C; Ordinance adopting Code)
Every master plumber doing business in the city shall pay to the city the sum set forth in appendix A to this code as an annual registration fee. The period covered is from January 1 to December 31 each year, and no plumbing permit shall be issued to any master plumber unless this fee is paid.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5:D; Ordinance adopting Code)