The purpose of this chapter is to provide for
the protection of public health and safety by establishing rules regulating
plumbing work from a point five feet outside the building foundation
to the public right-of-way. All other plumbing work within buildings
shall comply with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code, referred to as Article 9, Entitled "Plumbing Requirements."
This chapter will also constitute local administrative rules regulating
all plumbing and the licensing of plumbers in the Town of Chili.
[Amended 12-3-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]
Terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code.
[Amended 12-3-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008; 8-5-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
A. No person shall conduct the trade, business or calling of plumbing
within the Town of Chili without having first obtained a master plumber's
license issued by the Building Department of the Town of Chili. No
person shall sell, lend, rent or in any manner transfer or assign
a license or license number to any other person, nor shall a person
make use of a license, name or license number to which the person
is not entitled.
B. The Building Department Manager, head of the Building Department,
or designee may issue a license to any applicant who complies with
all the requirements of this chapter and who:
(1) Holds a certificate of competency and a current plumbing license
from the City of Rochester; or
(2) Has successfully completed a plumbing apprenticeship as recognized
and regulated by the New York State Department of Labor, Office of
Apprentice Training, and, in addition, has four years of full-time
experience as a journeyman plumber under the supervision of a licensed
master plumber; or
(3) Has 10 years of overall full-time experience as a journeyman plumber
under the supervision of a licensed master plumber; or
(4) A combination of education, training and experience substantially equivalent to Subsection
B(2) and/or
(3) above, such as journeyman pipe or steam fitting, vocational training or vocational instruction.
C. Prior to issuing a plumbing license, the Town Building Department
shall require applicants to:
(1) Post a certificate of liability insurance in an amount to be determined
by the Chili Town Board, naming the Town of Chili as additionally
insured.
(2) Submit satisfactory evidence of worker's compensation and disability
insurance as required by the New York State Workers Compensation Board.
(3) Provide and keep current documentation showing those plumbers who
are in the applicant's employ.
D. All persons engaged in plumbing work in the Town of Chili shall carry
on their person current picture identification such as a driver's
license, employee identification issued by the licensed plumber or
other form or combination of forms of identification acceptable to
the Code Enforcement Officer. Required identification shall be produced
upon the request of the Code Enforcement Officer. Failure to produce
required identification upon the request of the Code Enforcement Officer
shall be cause for the issuance of a stop-work order.
E. A plumbing license may be suspended by the Building Department Manager,
head of the Building Department, or designee if the applicant is found
to be incapable of conducting the trade or business of plumbing. Any
violation of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code shall be sufficient grounds for the suspension of such license
but shall not be held to be the exclusive grounds for suspension.
F. A plumbing license shall be revoked if a person, firm, partnership
or corporation has not maintained an active license with the Town
for a period of five consecutive years. At the end of the five-year
period, a person, firm, partnership or corporation may reapply for
a renewal of his, her or its license. Once a license has been revoked,
a plumber shall not be issued permits or allowed to continue plumbing
work until the license is renewed.
G. All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year
in which they are issued, except that a two-year license shall expire
on December 31 of the year immediately following the year in which
such license is issued. Once a license has expired, a plumber shall
not be issued permits or be allowed to continue plumbing work until
the license is renewed.
Plumbing permit fees shall be established by
Town Board resolution and amended from time to time by the Town Board.
A schedule of these permit fees shall be available from the Town Clerk.
Site work drainage shall include the area on private property excluding the structure that is beyond five feet of the foundation that requires storm, sanitary and industrial sewers. The design criteria and construction specifications in Chapter
223 in the Chili Town Code also shall apply.