Permits required by the provisions of this division shall be
issued only to the following:
(1)
Any
master plumber licensed by the state board of plumbing examiners.
(2)
Any
property owner for plumbing work to be done by him in a building owned
or occupied by him as his home.
(3)
Any
appliance dealer or employee of an appliance dealer who is acting
as an appliance installation man or appliance service man in connecting
appliances to existing piping installations.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-65; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-431)
A special permit may be issued by the building official, in
writing, when plumbing cannot be installed in accordance with all
of the provisions of this division, if in his judgment the conditions
require it. Application for this type permit shall be made in writing
accompanied by a sketch showing the work to be done. The sketch must
be kept on file in the building official’s office. In other
work pertaining to but not specifically covered by this division,
the building official may prescribe such specifications as may be
necessary and shall be consulted before any work is started.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-67; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-432)
Each permit issued under this division shall be personal to
the permittee. No such permit shall be assigned or transferred to
another person and no person shall permit another person to obtain
a permit in his name, or permit any plumbing or gasfitting work to
be performed under his permit by any person other than a person authorized
to do such work.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-68; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-433)
Any person who shall willfully make any false statement in order
to obtain a plumbing permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Bad
faith or unreasonable delay in the performance of plumbing work shall
be deemed a sufficient reason for subjecting the plumber so offending
to a suspension of the permit, and no further permit shall be issued
until such act of bad faith or unreasonable delay has been corrected.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-69; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-434)
Every permit issued under the provisions of this division shall
expire 90 days after the date thereof unless the work authorized by
such permit shall have been commenced within such time. Every permit
shall expire if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or
abandoned for as long as 90 days after it has been commenced. In every
case where a permit is permitted to expire, a new permit shall be
obtained before any work is resumed.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-70; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-435)
The fees set forth in the permit fee schedule in appendix A of this code shall be paid to the city before the issuance of a plumbing permit and before any work is started.
(1967 Code, sec. 34-71; 2008 Code,
sec. 82-436)
