Any person may engage in the business of plumbing or drainage who has procured a certificate of competency from the Board of Plumbing Examiners of any city within the State of New York; provided, however, that before doing any work within this Village such person must exhibit such certificate to the Village Clerk and register his name and address.
A person not having such certificate may engage in the business of plumbing and drainage provided he first satisfy the plumbing inspector that he is competent to engage in such work and to properly comply with the provisions of this code. If the plumbing inspector shall be so satisfied he shall so advise the Village Clerk. The applicant shall thereupon register his name and address with such Village Clerk.
[Amended 4-26-1976 by L.L. No. 2-1976]
Any person upon registering with the Village Clerk as provided in §§ 74-20 and 74-21 shall, upon payment of the sum as adopted by resolution of the Board of Trustees, receive a license to engage in the business of plumbing and drainage within the Village of Pelham Manor, which license shall be good for one year from its date. Any license may be renewed from year to year upon re-registration of the applicant and payment of a renewal fee of an amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Trustees for each year. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of plumbing or drainage without such license. Any license may be revoked by the Board of Trustees upon proof satisfactory to them of fraud, deceit, willful violation of the provisions of this Part 1 or failure to pay any fee or charge required to be paid hereunder.
The Board of Trustees shall appoint a suitable person as plumbing inspector. It shall be the duty of such plumbing inspector to see that all the provisions of this Part 1 are properly carried out and observed by any person engaged in the business of plumbing and drainage within the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Is applied to sewers that are not constructed by the Village of Pelham Manor and have not been taken over by the Village.
Notice must be given to the plumbing inspector by the plumber when any work is begun, and from time to time when any work is ready for inspection. No part of the work shall be covered until it has been examined, tested and approved by the inspector.
Where the building plans and specifications do not contain sufficient detail the inspector may require the plumber to file a plan of the system of plumbing, showing the location of the various fixtures to be installed.
A.
No modification of the approved drawings and description will be permitted unless either amended drawings and duplicate descriptions, or an amendment to the original drawing and description, covering the proposed change or changes, are filed and approved by the plumbing inspector.
B.
The plans must be drawn to scale or there must be prints of such scale drawings, consisting of such floor plans and sections as may be necessary to show clearly all plumbing work to be done, and must show partitions and the method of ventilating water-closet compartments.
C.
It shall not be lawful to do said plumbing and drainage except pursuant to said approved drawings and descriptions or approved amendments thereof where same are required by the inspector.
D.
No registered plumber shall act as agent for a plumber who is not registered. A violation of this rule will be deemed a sufficient reason for the cancellation of a license.
A.
Minor repairs of plumbing and drainage may be made without the filing and approval of drawings and descriptions; but said repairs and alterations shall not be construed to include cases where new vertical and horizontal lines of soil, waste or vent pipes are proposed to be used.
B.
Notice of said repairs or alterations shall be given to the Plumbing Inspector before the same are commenced, in all cases, except where leaks are stopped or obstructions removed.
C.
Said notice shall consist of a description in writing of the work to be done, of the location of the property where the same is executed, and of the names and addresses of the owner and the plumber.
D.
Said repairs and alterations shall comply in all respects with the weight, quality, arrangement and venting as set forth in this code.
A.
Every building must have its sewer connections directly in front of the building unless permission is otherwise granted by the plumbing inspector.
B.
When a building is located in the rear of another building and on the same lot, it may be connected to the house drain of the front building just behind the house trap and the house trap and fresh air vent may be used for both buildings.
C.
Where there is no sewer in the street or avenue, and it is reasonably possible to construct a private sewer to connect to a sewer in an adjacent street or avenue, a private sewer must be constructed, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Trustees.
D.
Each building must be separately and independently connected with the public or a private sewer.
E.
The entire plumbing and drainage system of every building must be entirely separate and independent of that of any other building.
F.
The drain piping of each swimming pool must be connected to the storm sewer, if available, in front of the premises on which the pool is located or to the sanitary sewer system between the house trap and the street connection. All pools must be drained only through the drainage system and must not be drained directly into the street.
In no case shall the water from any rain leader be allowed to flow upon the sidewalk, adjoining property or into the Village sewers. The water from said leaders shall be conducted by the pipes laid below the surface of sidewalk to the street gutter or to a leeching cesspool or a Village drain.
Old house sewers can be used in connection with the new building or new plumbing only when they are found, on examination by the plumbing inspector, to conform in all respects to the requirements governing new sewers.
The entire plumbing and drainage system within the building must be tested by the plumber in the presence of a plumbing inspector, under a water or air test as directed. All pipes must remain uncovered in every part until they have successfully passed the test. The plumber must securely close all openings as directed by the Inspector of Plumbing. The use of wooden plugs for this purpose is prohibited.
A.
The water test will be applied by closing the lower end of the main house drain and filling the pipes to the highest opening above the roof with water. If the drain or any part of the system is to be tested separately, there must be a head of water at least six feet above all parts of the work so tested, and special provision must be made for including all joints and connections in at least one test.
B.
The air test will be applied with a force pump and mercury column under 10 pounds pressure, or to twenty inches of mercury. The use of spring gauges is prohibited.
C.
After completion of the work, when the water has been turned on and the traps filled, the plumber must make a peppermint or smoke test in the presence of a plumbing inspector, if required by said inspector.
D.
The material and labor for the tests must be furnished by the plumber. Where the peppermint test is used, two ounces of oil of peppermint must be provided for each line up to five stories and basement in height.