(a) 
Before any person shall do any work or make any connections with the sewer system or the gas system in the city, or do any plumbing work connected or intended to be connected with the sewer or gas system, he shall be licensed as provided in the Plumbing License Law, as amended, the same being V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 1301.
(b) 
The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article shall be vested in the city plumbing inspector, who will be under the supervision of the building official of the city.
(2000 Code, sec. 20-1)
(a) 
This article shall be known as the plumbing ordinance of the city, and may be cited as such.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, copartnership or corporation to engage in the business of plumbing, or perform any plumbing as defined in this article, without first having procured the necessary licenses and permits as hereinafter provided for, and all plumbing, plumbing work and workmanship and materials shall meet the requirements of this article and shall pass all inspections required in this article in regard to the work done.
(2000 Code, sec. 20-11)
For the protection and preservation of life and the public health, safety, property and the general welfare of the people, the following provisions are enacted relating to the installation, alteration or repair of pipes, fittings, and fixtures for water, sewage and natural gas in all buildings and structures and on all property now erected or to be erected, changed, constructed, reconstructed, repaired or altered in the city and outside the city if same be connected to either the city water, gas or sewage systems. The intent and purpose of this article is to regulate the construction, erection, enlargement, alteration, maintenance or repair of all piping, fittings, fixtures, etc., used for the conduction of water, sewage and natural gas in or on and about any and all premises in the city and outside the boundaries of the city, if same be connected to either the city water, gas or sewage systems.
(2000 Code, sec. 20-21)
This article shall apply to all plumbing as herein defined within the boundaries of the city. Any plumbing outside the boundaries of the city connecting to either the city water or sewage system shall meet all the requirements of this article as to methods of installation and materials and shall be inspected by the city plumbing inspector.
(2000 Code, sec. 20-31)
This article shall not apply to that work done by authorized employees of the city in the laying of city water mains and services and city sewer mains and services, nor to the installation of gas distributing mains and services in the streets and alleys by authorized employees of any gas distributing company.
(2000 Code, sec. 20-32)
Definitions pertaining to plumbing are located in title 8, Occupations Code, chapter 1301, Plumbers (effective September 1, 2003).
(Ordinance 11-3542, sec. II (20-41), adopted 1/25/11)