A.
No individual, corporation or firm shall install,
alter, relocate, replace, connect to, or be connected to any heating
equipment in the City of Amsterdam without first obtaining a heating
permit from the Plumbing Inspector.
B.
Application for a heating permit shall be made to
the Plumbing Inspector on forms provided by his or her office. The
applicant may be required to submit a heat load calculation, schematic,
manufacturer's specifications and/or any other required information
necessary to establish compliance of the proposed work with the Uniform
Code and applicable reference standards as required by the Plumbing
Inspector.
C.
Application shall be made by the owner, lease architect,
engineer or contractor employed in connection with the proposed work.
D.
Plans and specifications shall bear the signature
of the person responsible for the design and drawings.
E.
Where the State Education Law requires the seal of
the registered architect or licensed professional engineer, the Plumbing
Inspector shall require such seal on the drawings and specifications
before they are submitted for approval.
F.
Where the applicant requests approval of plans and
specifications which comes under the jurisdiction of the State Labor
Department, these plans must first be filed and approved by the State
Labor Department before they can be received for consideration by
the Plumbing Inspector.
G.
Amendments or revisions to plans and specifications
may be made if such amendments are filed prior to the commencement
of the work subject to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector.
H.
Heating permits shall be required for work, which
must conform to the Uniform Code, applicable reference standards,
and manufacturer's installation instructions. The Plumbing Inspector
charged with or accountable for administration and enforcement of
the Uniform Code may exempt from the requirement for a heating permit
the categories of work listed below. An exemption from the requirement
to obtain a permit shall not be deemed an authorization for work to
be performed in violation of the Uniform Code. The following categories
of work may be excluded from the requirement for a heating permit:
A.
Upon completion of the appropriate application form
and submittal of the necessary specifications, the Plumbing Inspector
shall examine or cause to be examined all plans, specifications, permits
and other documents filed therewith. He or she shall approve or disapprove
the application(s) within a reasonable time. Upon approval of the
application and receipt of the fees thereof, he or she shall issue
a heating permit to the applicant upon the form prescribed by the
City and he or she shall affix his or her signature or cause his or
her signature to be affixed thereto.
B.
Upon approval of the application, plans and specifications
shall be endorsed with the words: "Approved, Plumbing Inspector, Amsterdam,
New York." Plans and specifications shall be retained in the files
of the Plumbing Inspector and any other set shall be returned to the
applicant, together with the heating permit placard, which shall be
visibly posted at the work site. These shall be kept at the work site
for inspection by the Plumbing Inspector and/or his or her duly authorized
representative at all reasonable times.
C.
If the application, together with the plans and specifications
and other required documents filed does not conform to all requirements
of the applicable Uniform Code, applicable reference standards, and
manufacturer's installation instructions, the Plumbing Inspector shall
disapprove the same and shall return said plans and specifications
to the applicant. Upon request of the applicant within five business
days, the Plumbing Inspector shall cause such refusal, together with
the reasons for the same, to be transmitted to the applicant in writing.
A heating permit shall be valid to authorize
the beginning of work in accordance with the application and the approved
plans and/or specifications on which it is based for a period of 12
months after the date of its issuance.
The issuance of a heating permit constitutes
authority to the applicant to proceed with the work. All work must
be in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, all applicable
building laws, codes, regulations, and Zoning Ordinance.[1] Any change to be made to a system shall first be made
in writing to and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. Permits issued
for work must be closed out with a certificate of compliance.
A.
Permitted work shall be required to remain accessible
and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Plumbing Inspector
and/or duly authorized representative. Permit holders are required
to notify the Plumbing Inspector at least 48 hours prior to when ready
for inspection as set forth in this article.
B.
Provisions shall be made for inspection of the following
elements of the construction process, where applicable:
(1)
Work site prior to the issuance of a permit;
(2)
Building systems, including underground and rough-in;
(3)
Fire-resistant penetrations;
(4)
Solid-fuel-burning heating appliances, chimneys, flues
or gas vents;
(5)
Energy Code compliance; and
(6)
A final inspection after all work authorized by the
heating permit has been completed.
C.
After inspection, the work or a portion thereof shall
be noted as satisfactory as completed by the Plumbing Inspector and/or
his or her duly authorized representative, or the permit holder shall
be notified where the work fails to comply with the Uniform Code.
Work not in compliance shall be required to remain exposed until it
has been brought into compliance with the Code, reinspected and verified
by the Plumbing Inspector to meeting minimum requirements as completed.
A.
An approved permit for construction shall not be issued
to the applicant until a fee based on the following has been paid
to the City of Amsterdam:
(1)
Permit fees will be set by resolution titled "Schedule
of Fees," and set by the Common Council, and forwarded to the Division.
B.
Permits required for building, plumbing, electrical
and sprinklers or other separate contracts included or not included
in the architect's or general contractor's estimate shall be paid
for by each of the various separate contractors doing work in accordance
with the Schedule of Fees set forth by resolution by the Common Council.
C.
No fee will be required for permits issued for work
performed on behalf of the City of Amsterdam on municipally owned
buildings, structures or other property.
A.
The Plumbing Inspector may revoke a heating permit
issued by him or her in the following instances:
(1)
If he or she finds that the permit(s) have been issued
in error and are not in accordance with applicable laws.
(2)
If he or she finds a false statement or misrepresentation
as to a material fact in the application, plans or specifications
on which the heating permit was based.
(3)
If he or she finds work is being performed without
first obtaining a required permit.
(4)
Work performed or to be performed is determined to
be contrary to provisions of the Uniform Code and applicable reference
standards, application submitted, or manufacturer's installation instructions.
(5)
Where the person to whom the heating permit is issued
fails or refuses to comply with a stop-work order issued by the Plumbing
Inspector and/or other duly authorized employee.
B.
Wherever the Plumbing Inspector or the duly authorized
inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that the work on any building,
structure, or grounds is being executed in violation of the provisions
of any of the applicable building laws, ordinances, zoning regulations,
or are not in conformity with the plans and specifications on which
the permit was based or the work is being done in an unsafe and dangerous
manner, he or she shall notify the owner of the property and/or building,
owner's agent, or the person performing the work to suspend all operations.
All installation activities shall cease until the stop-work order
has been rescinded by the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector
shall follow up with the reason for the issuance and the conditions
of which must be satisfied before work will be permitted to resume.
Work commenced prior to the issuance of a stop-work order shall not
resume until the owner and/or his representative is notified in writing
by the Plumbing Inspector that the stop-work order has been rescinded.
A.
Whenever the Plumbing Inspector rejects any plan or
specifications of any building or structure, or where he or she claims
that plans violate part or parts of the Uniform Code, Zoning Ordinance,
other building regulations, or where he or she disallows a permit
because in his or her interpretation of this chapter a violation will
result, then the owner or applicant may appeal as follows:
(1)
An appeal involving a question under the Uniform Code
shall be taken within six business days from the date of the decision
of the Plumbing Inspector to the New York State Building Code Board
of Review. A copy of such notice of appeal shall be filed with the
Plumbing Inspector at that same time.
B.
If the decision of the reviewing Board is favorable
to the applicant, the Plumbing Inspector shall issue a heating permit
in accordance therewith. If the decision of the reviewing board is
not favorable to the applicant, compliance shall be met forthwith.
A.
Upon the satisfactory completion and final inspection
and test of the heating and/or cooling system and all connections,
a certificate of compliance shall be issued by the Plumbing Inspector.
B.
No system hereinafter replaced, altered, extended,
enlarged, converted, or altered in any manner requiring the issuance
of a heating permit shall be of such a nature as to constitute before
its completion a hazardous condition which shall endanger the lives
or persons of the occupants shall be used until the Plumbing Inspector
has issued a certificate of compliance.
C.
It is the duty of the Plumbing Inspector to make or
direct to have made by his duly authorized inspector an inspection
of the work in question at its completion to satisfy that the work
has been done in a safe manner in conformity with the plans and specifications
filed when the heating permit was issued and in accordance with this
chapter.
