[Amended 5-9-2006 by L.L. No. 13-2006]
A. The Town Board hereby grants licensing authority to
the Plumbers' Examining Board, which shall examine each applicant
for a license to determine his qualifications under this article and
shall recommend to the Town Clerk that a license be issued to each
applicant who passes and qualifies at such examination.
B. Any person desiring a master plumber's license or
a restricted master plumber's license shall make application in writing
on an approved form. The filing and examination fee shall be as determined
from time to time by Town Board resolution, and the application shall
be accompanied by two recent photographs of the applicant, size 1 1/2
inches by 1 1/2 inches.
C. The Plumbers' Examining Board shall arrange, conduct
and grade the examination of each applicant for a master plumber or
restricted master plumber's license as soon as possible after the
application is filed. After grading the examination of an applicant
for a master plumber's or restricted master plumber's license, the
Plumbers' Examining Board shall advise the applicant of his passing
or failing the examination.
D. As a condition precedent to taking an examination
for a master plumber, the applicant must prove to the satisfaction
of the Plumbers' Examining Board that he is a journeyman plumber of
at least seven years' experience; that there is no uncorrected violation
existing against his prior work; and that there is no unsatisfied
civil judgment relating to his work as a plumber against him.
E. As a condition precedent to taking an examination
for a restricted plumber’s license, the applicant must prove
to the satisfaction of the Plumber’s Examining Board that he
is a plumber of at least five years’ experience in the area
that he seeks the restricted license; that there is no uncorrected
violation existing against his prior work; and that there is no unsatisfied
civil judgment against him relating to his work as a plumber.
F. An applicant shall have the right, upon payment of
the proper fee, to retake the examination provided for herein after
the passage of 60 days from the notice of refusal to issue a license
or failure to pass the examination.
G. An applicant who has failed an examination provided
for herein or who has been refused a license hereunder shall have
the right to appear before the Town Board to appeal said failure or
refusal.
H. The Plumbers' Examining Board shall have the right
to waive a formal examination where, in its discretion and after review
of an applicant's qualifications, it believes that the applicant is
a qualified and competent plumber.
[Amended 6-8-2016 by L.L.
No. 8-2016; 9-4-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
A partnership or corporation may establish,
engage in or carry on the business of plumbing under a master plumber's
license or restricted plumber's license granted in accordance with
the provisions of this article to a plumber who is a significant stockholder
in such business, holds an office in that business and is in financial
control and responsible for the carrying on of such business in accordance
with the provisions of the laws, ordinances and regulations of the
state, county and Town applicable to said business.
No master plumber shall, directly or indirectly,
allow his license to be used in connection with work not actually
performed by him directly or under his immediate supervision.
[Amended 4-22-2009 by L.L. No. 7-2009]
A plumber's license, duly granted under the
provisions of this article, shall not be transferable or assignable.
A duly licensed plumber of the Town may file
an affidavit testifying to the fact that he has replaced another plumber
on a particular job. Such affidavit shall in no way affect the rights
of any third party.
Whenever a licensed master plumber or restricted
master plumber shall retire or change his/her home or business address
from the place named in his/her application, he/she shall give the
Plumbers' Examining Board, the Town Division of Building in the Department
of Planning and Development and the Town Clerk written notice of such
change and shall also state his/her new address.
All plumbing vehicles utilized by a master plumber
in the operation of his business must display the name, address and
license number of the plumbing firm or business on both sides of the
vehicle. The minimum size of the letters shall be two inches in height.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 21-2009]
A. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, a person
may engage in any of the businesses or occupations described below
within the Town, provided that he shall first have obtained a license
known and designated as a "restricted plumber's license for (designated
occupation)" from the Plumbers' Examining Board.
B. The plumbing work permitted under a restricted plumber's license is limited to the plumbing work necessary and solely related to the operation, installation, maintenance and repair of the equipment associated with the field for which the restricted plumber's license is specifically issued. Modifications to existing plumbing systems are permitted, provided that such modifications are no more than 10 feet from the equipment being installed, maintained or repaired unless specified under specific occupation or business license in Subsection
C. All plumbing work within this license classification must conform to the applicable standards of the Town of Babylon or to the New York State Plumbing Code.
C. The occupations or businesses for which a restricted plumber's license
shall be issued are as follows:
(1) Fire sprinkler systems: limited to the installation of fire sprinkler
systems, necessary appurtenances thereto and such piping necessary
to bring water to the system.
(2) Heating: limited to the installation of furnaces, burners, boilers
and radiation oil tanks and all component parts and piping, including
water piping within a radius of six feet of a boiler.
(3) Air conditioning and refrigeration: limited to the installation of
all air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment and water connections
to those units only.
(4) Electric sewer cleaning: limited to the cleaning of waste lines and
removal of such sections of same in order to complete service. This
does not permit any alteration of any existing drainage.
(5) Gas tank installers: limited to the installation of storage tanks
for gasoline, propane and similar fuels both above and underground.
(6) Underground sprinkler systems: limited to the installation of underground
sprinkler systems for landscaping purposes.
(7) Air conditioning and heating: limited to the installation of all
air-conditioning equipment and water connections to those units only,
as well as the installation of furnaces, burners, boilers and radiation
oil tanks or gas supply and all component parts and piping, including
water piping within a radius of six feet of a boiler.
(8) LP gas: limited to the installation, repair, alteration, maintenance
or erection of piping and apparatuses in connection with LP gas burning
equipment. An LP gas licensee may perform the following acts: furnish
and/or install, repair, maintain, alter or erect LP gas burning equipment
and components which include LP gas storage tanks, LP gas piping,
LP gas burner equipment and all other LP gas appurtenances. An LP
licensee may not perform the following acts: direct connections to
water supply systems, waste and/or drainage systems and natural gas
installations and service.
(9) Well driller: limited to the drilling of the well piping into pneumatic
tanks, hook-up water pumps and tank. A well-driller licensee may not
perform the following acts: the installation of any water piping within
the building.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve
from nor lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating,
controlling or installing any plumbing and heating devices, gas piping,
appliances or equipment for loss of life or damage to person or property
caused by any defect therein, nor shall the Town be deemed to have
assumed such liability by reason of any licenses issued.