There is hereby adopted by the city for the
purpose of establishing rules and regulations for installation, alteration
and repair of plumbing fixtures, equipment and systems, and other
related work, the plumbing standards of the Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions
as those hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, are hereby adopted
and incorporated by references as fully as if set out by length herein.
A.
Scope.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, organization
or corporation to install, alter, add, erect or repair any plumbing
or drainage systems in the City of Kingston, New York, or to display
a sign or to imply that he is engaged in the business of plumbing,
unless such person shall furnish to the Examining Board of Plumbers
of the City of Kingston a certificate of competency from the Examining
Board of Plumbers of said city, certifying such person is qualified
to engage in said business as a licensed plumber.
(2)
All plumbing and drainage outside of the territorial
boundaries of the city which is connected or which is intended to
be connected with the City of Kingston water supply and/or sewage
system shall be executed in strict compliance with the provisions
of the code. It shall not be performed by any person, firm, association
or corporation except by a Master Plumber holding a certificate of
competency issued by the Examining Board of Plumbers of the City of
Kingston.
B.
Licensing
of contractors installing oil-burning, gas-burning appliances.
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(1)
No
person shall engage in or conduct the business of the installation
of new or replacement oil or gas heat-producing equipment in the City
without first obtaining from the Building Safety Division of the City
a license to do such work.
(2)
Persons
applying to be licensed to engage in or conduct the business of the
installation of gas and/or oil heat-producing equipment shall present
satisfactory proof to the Plumbing Board that (s)he is competent to
make such installation and has been engaged in the installation of
such equipment for a period of at least four years prior to the date
of application or has graduated from a four-year college or university
with major coursework in heating engineering and has had one year's
experience as a journeyman heating contractor or (s)he shall be a
licensed professional engineer. In addition, the applicant shall be
required to take a written examination prepared by the Plumbing Board
and pay a nonrefundable examination fee as set forth in the City of
Kingston Fee Schedule.[1] If the applicant satisfactorily passes the examination,
(s)he shall receive a heating license from the City.
(3)
All
licenses granted hereunder shall expire as of June 1 of each calendar
year and must be renewed on an annual basis within 30 days preceding
the expiration by application to the Building Safety Division and
payment of a renewal fee as set forth above. Any person who permits
his gas/oil license to lapse may apply for and receive a certificate
of renewal upon payment of a fee as set forth in the City of Kingston
Fee Schedule within two years of said lapse. Timely renewal of oil
and gas licenses are required and no inactive status is permitted.
Failure to renew oil and gas licenses when required will necessitate
reexamination and applicable fees.
(4)
Any
license granted under this section is revocable by the Plumbing Board
for cause. Licenses may be granted for installation of oil-burning
apparatus only or gas-burning apparatus or gas piping. Fees for licenses
are set forth in the City of Kingston Fee Schedule.
(5)
A
plumbing permit shall be obtained to install oil or gas heat-producing
appliances. The permit will also allow a contractor to connect domestic
water to such appliance within five feet of the appliance. All other
water connections must be installed by a master licensed plumber with
an approved permit.
(6)
The
licensee shall provide to the Building Safety Division certificates
of workers' compensation insurance covering all its employees. The
licensee shall also provide a certificate of commercial general liability
insurance and property damage liability insurance with a minimum of
$1,000,000 bodily injury liability for each occurrence and $2,000,000
general aggregate. The licensee must provide the City of Kingston
Building Safety Division with a surety bond in the amount of $10,000.
C.
Misuse
of licenses granted by the Plumbing Board of the City of Kingston,
New York. A plumbing permit shall be obtained for water connections
for heat-producing equipment. A license granted by the Plumbing Board
of the City of Kingston, New York, to an individual shall not be used
by any other person, directly or indirectly, either to obtain a permit
or to perform any work under that license.
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D.
Investigation;
prosecution for misuse of license. The Plumbing Inspector shall investigate
the license and special permit of every heating contractor and shall
promptly report to the Plumbing Board any violation of the provisions
of this article relating to the use of the license, and the Plumbing
Inspector shall immediately apply to the Plumbing Board for the forfeiture
of the license who shall have misused the license in violation of
this article.
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A.
If the person, partnership, association, or corporation violating any provisions of this code is registered with the Examining Board of Plumbers as Master Plumber, said Inspector shall cause arrest and prosecution pursuant to § A407-9A of this Code and §§ 53 and 55 of the General City Law and other applicable provisions of law.
B.
If any person, partnership, association or corporation violating any provisions of this code is not registered with the Examining Board of Plumbers as Master Plumber, and irrespective of whether a notice of violation has been served or not, said Inspector shall cause arrest and prosecution pursuant to § A407-9A of this Code and §§ 53 and 55 of the General City Law and other applicable provision of law.
Any person violating the provisions of these
rules of the Plumbing Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be
liable to a fine not exceeding $150, or to imprisonment not exceeding
150 days, or to pay the City of Kingston a penalty not exceeding $500,
or to both fine and imprisonment; and on conviction, if a Master Plumber,
in addition to the penalties herein described shall forfeit any certificate
of competency or registration which he may hold.
