For the purposes of this chapter, known as the
"Plumbing Code," the following terms shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed herein:
Any combination of fittings to the top of a buried oil tank
to permit settling of the tank in the subsurface without disturbance
to fuel lines, e.g., two elbow fittings and two forty-five-degree
angle fittings.
[Added 5-6-1975]
That part of the main horizontal drain and its branches inside
the walls of a building, vault or area and extending to and connecting
with the house sewer.
That part of the main drain or sewer extending from a point
four 4 feet outside the outer front wall of the building, vault or
area to its connection with a public sewer, private sewer or cesspool
and septic tanks.
A gravity feed fuel intake whereby fuel is led to a suspended
oil burner unit up and over the top of the unit.
[Added 5-6-1975]
The profession, art or trade of and all work done and all
materials used in and for:
Introducing, maintaining and extending a supply
of water through a pipe or pipes or any appurtenances thereof in a
building, premises or establishment.
Installing, connecting or repairing any system
of drainage whereby foul waste, cooling water, rain or surplus water,
gas, odor, vapor or fluid is discharged or proposed to be discharged
through a pipe or pipes from any building lot, premises or establishment
into any main public or private sewer, drain, pit, box, filter bed,
leaching well, septic tank or other receptacle or into any natural
or artificial body of water or watercourse upon private or public
property.
Ventilating any building sewer or fixture or
appurtenance connected therewith.
Connecting any building, lot, premises or establishment
with any service pipe, building sewer, water pipe main, public or
private sewer or underground structure; performing all classes of
work generally done by plumbers, such as:
All piping and equipment for gas, water supply,
cast-iron mains, irrigation or sprinkler systems, hydrants, steel
mains and flange pipe on the site, drains, wastes, soil and vent lines,
including all piping for hot and cold water for domestic and culinary
purposes and connections to all fixtures and apparatus requiring same,
all water piping or waste lines of a temporary or permanent use, all
drinking water systems.
All piping, connections and equipment for heating,
pneumatic, thermostatic, vacuum and cleaning systems, including vacuum
or water. operated ash removal systems.
All piping, connections and equipment for fire
lines and standpipes of every description, including piping for other
purposes, and standpipes taking place of tanks.
All piping and equipment for the transmission
of liquid soap systems, glucose, syrup, liquid sugar, ink or other
liquids in manufacturing or commercial plants, acid lines and vents,
subsoil drains, laundry machinery, transmitting gasoline and, where
lead pipe, sheet lead or solder is used, for putting pipes or tubing
together.
All piping connections and equipment for ice
machine work and all water supply, discharge and drain piping for
refrigerating machinery, ammonia condensers, air compressor jackets,
cooling tanks and all other apparatus requiring such piping and connections,
and all piping for drinking water as well as oxygen, nitrous oxide
piping and hydrogen piping.
All piping and equipment from drip pans, tanks,
receptacles, apparatus, etc., of every description which conveys any
liquid waste or drip to the plumbing drainage system or fixtures either
by a direct or indirect connection to the plumbing system.
All welding and burning in connection with plumbing
work and plumbers' piping.
Connecting all gas ranges, gas logs and gas-fired
boilers and unit heaters, all gas dryers and other gas appliances
for whatever use and fuel-burning appliances.
Setting and connecting of all water meters,
water filters, hot-water tanks, hot-water heaters and incinerators,
cold-water tanks, suction tanks, pressure tanks, storage tanks, house
tanks, sump tanks, sump pumps and water pumps of every description,
whether steam- or motor-driven, all sewage ejectors and sewage disposal
systems, air compressors and compressed air tanks.
All piping and equipment used for exhaust fumes.
All exhaust and vapor piping for sterilizers.
All piping and equipment of gasoline bulk plants.
The setting and connection of all fixtures,
as partially enumerated below:
Plumbing fixtures.
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Autopsy tables
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Basins
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Bathtubs
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Bedpan sinks
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Bidets
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Clothes hampers
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Cuspidors
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Dental chairs
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Drinking fountains
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Gas ranges
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Grease and plaster traps
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Laundry tubs
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Sacraria
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Showers
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Sinks and sink cabinets
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Slop sinks
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Swimming pools and pools of any type
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Unit heaters
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Urinals
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Water closets
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Pumps.
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Circulating pumps
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Compressor pumps
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Drinking-water pumps
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Ejectors, electric
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Ejectors, pneumatic
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Fire pumps
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Gasoline pumps
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House pumps
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Sump pumps
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Vacuum cleaning machines
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Vacuum pumps
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Sterilizers.
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Aspirators
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Bandage sterilizers
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Bedpan sterilizers
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Hot and cold water sterilizers
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Instrument sterilizers
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Utensil sterilizers
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Water stills of every description
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Heaters and water meters, etc.
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Gas heaters
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Steam hot-water heaters
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Steam pre-water heaters
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Tank heaters of every description
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Water filters
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Water meters and fish traps and gauges
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Tanks.
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Beer tanks
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Drinking-water tanks
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Expansion tanks
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Gasoline tanks
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Hot water tanks
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House tanks
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Kerosene tanks
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Milk tanks
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Perfume tanks
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Peroxide tanks
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Pneumatic tanks
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Septic tanks
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Soap tanks
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Suction tanks
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Vacuum tanks
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Wax tanks
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Equipment.
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All milk piping
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Bottle-filling machines
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Bottle-washing machines
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Chlorating machines
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Fill boxes
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Fountains
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Hydraulic lifts
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Laundry dryers
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Laundry washers
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Liquidometers
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Milk storage tank machines
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Oil separators
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Pasteurizing machines
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Roof and floor drains of every description
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Washers of every description
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The hot and cold water supply, distributing pipes, hot-water
storage tanks and connections thereof, the fixtures and fixture traps;
the soil, waste and vent pipes; the house drain and house sewer; the
stormwater drainage with their devices, appurtenances and connections
all within or adjacent to the building.
Main sewers that are not constructed by and under the supervision
of the Town.
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the floor
of a first story for water closet connections.
Any oil burner suspended from a ceiling.
[Added 5-6-1975]
A device by which air pressure in an oil fuel line will produce
a whistle-like sound to indicate completed refueling.
[Added 5-6-1975]
Any special pipe provided to ventilate a system of piping
and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the first
floor for fixtures other than water closets.
A.
Except where the context clearly requires a literal
interpretation of the provisions of the Plumbing Code, which is hereby
declared to be remedial, it shall be construed liberally to secure
the beneficial interests and purposes thereof as follows: public safety,
health and welfare and safety to life and property.
B.
No new plumbing or drainage work, nor extension of
or alteration to existing plumbing or drainage installations shall
be undertaken or performed hereafter except in conformance with the
provisions of the Plumbing Code.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly
or indirectly, to install, repair, alter or modify any plumbing or
heating system or fixtures in connection with new residential or new
commercial construction; any sanitary, vent or potable water system;
without a master or restricted master plumber' s license, where applicable,
being first procured and kept in effect pursuant to this ordinance.
Any person found to have violated this section shall be fined an amount
equal to $300.
[Added 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002; amended 9-3-2002 by L.L. No. 25-2002]
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to represent as
a plumber, master plumber or plumbing contractor, on signs, cards,
stationery, vehicles, contracts, written estimates, in advertising
or in any other manner, by the use of the word "plumber" or "plumbing"
or any words of similar import or meaning, unless he has complied
with this chapter and holds a license issued pursuant thereto. Any
person found to have violated this section shall be fined an amount
equal to $300.
[Added 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a business
of plumbing within the Town of Babylon without a master or restricted
master plumber' s license, where applicable, being first procured
and kept in effect pursuant to this chapter. Any person found to have
violated this section shall be fined an amount equal to $500.
[Added 9-3-2002 by L.L. No. 25-2002]
It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector
and he is hereby given the power and authority to enforce the provisions
of the Plumbing Code.
The Inspector of Plumbing and such assistants
as may be necessary shall be appointed by the Town Board to serve
at its pleasure, and each shall be an assistant to the Chief Building
Inspector.
The Plumbing Inspector shall examine applications
for permits under the Plumbing Code, and if same are found to comply
with the provisions of the Plumbing Code, a permit for the work specified
shall be issued. He shall also examine all plumbing work as the same
is being installed or performed to see that it complies with the provisions
of this Plumbing Code and the conditions of the permit.
Whenever the Plumbing Inspector finds, upon
examination, that a violation of a provision of this Plumbing Code
or any unsafe or unhealthy condition exists, he shall endeavor to
compel an immediate correction of the condition. Failing in this,
he shall make a report of the condition deemed to be unsafe or unhealthy
or in violation of said Code and deliver a copy of such report to
the owner, agent or other person in charge of or in control of the
premises and report such violation to the Chief Building Inspector
who shall enforce the provisions of said Code by appropriate remedies
as provided by law.
In the discharge of his duties, the Plumbing
Inspector shall have authority at any reasonable hour to enter any
premises, building or structure.
The Plumbing Inspector shall keep a record of
applications filed, permits issued, certificates issued and reports,
notices and orders issued. Such records may be maintained in conjunction
with records of the office of the Chief Building Inspector.
The Chief Building Inspector shall make a report
of fees collected as part of his periodic report to the Town Board.
A.
It shall not be lawful to install any new plumbing
or drainage work in a building or structure or to extend or alter
any existing plumbing or drainage work, whether such work is to be
connected with the sewer or not, without first filing with the Division
of Building in the Department of Planning and Development an application
in writing and obtaining a permit. However, if the plumbing or drainage
work is in conjunction with the connection of any building or structure
to Southwest Sewer District Number 3, the permit requirements will
be waived. In such instance the applicant will be required to sign
a Town of Babylon informational form attached to the Suffolk County
Southwest Sewer District Number 3 connection application form.
B.
Domestic hot-water hookups made in conjunction with
either new or conversion-type hand-fired or automatic fuel-fired installations
shall require a permit.
C.
Permits for the installation or repair of stationary
gas piping or gas appliances, fixtures or lines shall only be granted
to master plumbers or, where applicable, restricted master plumbers
licensed by the Town of Babylon Plumbers Examining Board.
[Added 6-22-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993;
amended 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
[Amended 4-7-1976 by L.L. No. 15-1976[1]]
A.
Form. Applications for permits hereunder shall be
made on forms furnished by the Division of Building in the Department
of Planning and Development.
B.
Plans. The Division of Building in the Department
of Planning and Development may require an application for permit
hereunder to be accompanied by plans when such are necessary for an
intelligent understanding of the work for which the permit is required.
No changes shall be made in the specifications
or plans for plumbing or drainage work after a permit therefor has
been issued, unless an amendment showing such changes has been made
to the application for permit and has been approved by the Plumbing
Inspector.
Repairs to existing plumbing and drainage may
be made without filing an application and securing a permit; but such
repairs shall not be construed to include new vertical or horizontal
soil, waste or vent pipes or connecting additional fixtures to existing
soil or waste pipes or main house drains or the replacement of existing
fixtures with others.
A.
Every application for permit hereunder shall be examined
as soon as practicable after filing, and if it conforms with this
Plumbing Code, a permit for the work shall be issued. However, if
the plumbing or drainage work is in conjunction with the connection
of any building or structure to Southwest Sewer District Number 3,
the permit requirements will be waived. In such instance, the applicant
will be required to sign a Town of Babylon informational form attached
to the Suffolk County Southwest Sewer District Number 3 connection
application form.
[Amended 3-2-1982 by Res. No. 4]
B.
Every such permit shall be signed by the Plumbing
Inspector.
[Amended 11-18-1980 by Res. No. 7; 8-13-2002 by L.L. No. 21-2002]
Every permit issued pursuant to this article
shall expire six months from the date of its issuance unless a six-month
extension is granted.
A.
The fee for a permit for plumbing, drainage or gas
work, including inspection, shall be set by resolution of the Town
Board and may be changed at any time by resolution of the Town Board.
Fees will be set by a price per fixture plus a basic fee by category,
including, but not limited to, single-family dwelling; multiple-family
dwelling; business, commercial, industrial or other buildings for
each unit containing a water closet; and domestic hot water hookups.
[Amended 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
B.
The fee for an extension of every permit issued pursuant
to this article shall be one-half of the original permit fee.
[Amended 8-13-2002 by L.L. No. 21-2002]
C.
[1]The payment of the fees herein provided shall not relieve
the holder of the permit from the payment of other fees prescribed
by law or ordinance.
[Added 8-13-2002 by L.L. No. 21-2002]
D.
The fee for a permit for plumbing, drainage or gas work, including
inspection, conducted on residentially zoned property, shall be double
when work has commenced prior to the issuance of the permit. The fee
for a permit for plumbing, drainage or gas work, including inspection,
conducted on commercially or industrially zoned property shall be
triple when work has commenced prior to the issuance of the permit.
[Added 8-10-2004 by L.L. No. 22-2004; amended 5-16-2018 by L.L. No.
16-2018]
A.
Roughing-in inspection. Upon the completion of rough
plumbing and drainage work for which a permit was issued under the
Plumbing Code, the Plumbing Inspector shall inspect and approve the
said rough work before plumbing is enclosed.
B.
Final inspection. Upon the completion of plumbing
or drainage work for which a permit was issued under this Plumbing
Code, the Plumbing Inspector shall inspect the said work and shall
issue a certificate of approval of said work, if the work has been
done in accordance with the Plumbing Code and other ordinances applicable
thereto. However, if the plumbing or drainage work is in conjunction
with the connection of any building or structure to Southwest Sewer
District Number 3, no inspection shall be required.
[Amended 3-2-1982 by Res. No. 4]
A.
Before any fixtures are connected with a plumbing
system and before a soil pipe is connected with the house drain or
sewer the outlet of the soil pipe and all openings into it shall be
hermetically sealed and filled with water to its top.
B.
Every joint shall be examined for leakage, and all
leaks shall be made tight.
C.
No plumbing system shall be completed or soil pipe
covered until such inspection has been made and all joints have been
made watertight and the work has been accepted by the Inspector of
Plumbing and Sewers.
An air test of plumbing in lieu of a water test
shall be accepted only when express permission is obtained from the
Inspector. When such test is permitted, all parts of the plumbing
piping shall be tested to a pressure of five pounds per square inch
and shall be proved tight under such pressure.
Fixture, leader, drain and house traps shall
be filled with water and a thick penetrating smoke, produced by one
or more approved smoke machines, shall be introduced into the entire
system. As the smoke appears at the stack openings on the roof, such
openings shall be tightly closed and a pressure equivalent to a one-inch
water column applied.
It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or
permit the use of any plumbing or drainage until a certificate of
approval has been issued by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 9-13-2006 by L.L. No. 30-2006; 4-27-2022 by L.L. No. 10-2022]
B.
The owner of a building, structure or premises, or part thereof, where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall exist and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed in connection therewith which shall have caused or permitted or assisted in the commission of any violation of this Code or fails to comply with any provision or requirement of this Code shall each be separately and individually subject to applicable criminal and civil penalties as provided in Subsection A.
The imposition of the penalties prescribed in §§ 1-15 through 1-17 shall not preclude the Chief Building Inspector from instituting any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.
No oversight or dereliction of duty on the part
of the Chief Building Inspector or the Plumbing Inspector shall legalize
the erecting, construction, alteration, removal of, use or occupancy
of a building or structure that does not conform to the provisions
of this Plumbing Code.
