The provisions of this Part 1 shall apply to
every sewer service pipe installation connected to the Town-owned
systems, including alterations, repairs and replacements. The purpose
of this Part 1 is to preserve the health, sanitation, safety and welfare
of the public by regulating installation and maintenance of that plumbing
in its scope and to promote an installation of durable materials,
free from defects in workmanship or material and sufficient to provide
adequate service for a reasonable life.
Before any person shall engage in the business
of installation, alteration or maintenance of any plumbing within
the scope of this Part 1, he shall show proof that he has been duly
registered as a plumber by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners and
that he is licensed to do business as a plumber in the State of Delaware.
Any duly licensed plumber who desires to install
and connect any work covered under the scope of this Part 1 shall
first make application to the Town and obtain the required permit
and pay any required fees.
A. Permit application. Application for a permit shall
be made in person and on application forms provided by the Town. Such
information as required shall be provided to complete the application.
The application shall be signed by the licensed plumber and the owner
of the building to be connected. If the Town, or its authorized representative,
is satisfied that the work described in the application and attached
exhibits conforms to the requirements of this Part 1, and other pertinent
laws and ordinances, it shall sign the application and in doing so
grant a permit, which shall be a license to proceed with the work
as detailed and specified on the application. When the application
is approved and the permit granted, one set of the plans shall be
returned to the applicant and be kept at the job while work is in
progress and one set shall be retained by the Town Administrator as
a permanent record.
B. Permit fee. The permit fee for each sewer service
pipe connection to the public main shall be as stated in the permit.
Nothing in this Part 1 shall prevent any building
owner or occupant from installing or maintaining a sewer service pipe
within his own property boundaries, provided such sewer service pipe
installation and maintenance is done by the property owner, is used
exclusively by the property owner and his family, and is installed
and inspected in accordance with the requirements of this Part 1,
and provided also that he shall:
A. Obtain a proper permit from the Town.
B. Have a plumber who is licensed by the Town to install
and connect sewer service pipes to the facilities of the Town.
Except as changed, added to, deleted or modified
by the foregoing provisions of this Part 1, the most recent BOCA National
Plumbing Code as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
National, Inc., and as amended from time to time, be and the same
is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Town insofar as that
Code relates to the installation of sewer service pipes, and the regulations,
provisions, conditions and terms of said Code are hereby referred
to, adopted and made a part of this Part 1 with the additions, changes,
deletions and modifications as hereinbefore set forth as though fully
set out.
Abandoned septic tanks and cesspools shall be
made safe and harmless by removal or cleaned of sludge and filled
completely with any appropriate material, such as rubble, gravel or
borrow.