As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Applies to that part of the main horizontal drain and its
branches inside the walls of the building and extending to and connecting
with the house sewer.
Applies to that part of the main drain or sewer extending
from a point two feet outside of the outer front wall of the building,
vault or area to its connection with public sewer, private sewer or
cesspool.
Applies to main sewers that are not constructed by and under
the supervision of the Department of Public Works.
Applies to any vertical line of pipe having outlets above
the floor of the first story for water closet connections.
Applies to any special pipe provided to ventilate the system
of piping and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
Applies to any vertical line of pipe having outlets above
the first floor for fixtures other than water closets.
Drawings and descriptions in duplicate shall
be furnished by the plumber of all plumbing and drainage when making
application for permit to the Superintendent of Buildings when required
by the Superintendent of Buildings. The plans may be required by the
Superintendent of Buildings to be drawn to scale in ink or prints
of such plans, and shall consist of such floor plans and sections
as may be necessary to show clearly all plumbing work to be done,
and must show partitions and methods of ventilating water closet apartments.
[Amended 2-26-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
The said plumbing and drainage shall not be
commenced or proceeded with until said drawings and descriptions shall
have been so filed and approved by the Superintendent of Buildings
and, when required, a permit is received from the Superintendent of
Buildings.
No modification of the approved drawings and
descriptions will be permitted unless either amended drawings and
duplicate descriptions or an amendment to the original drawings and
descriptions, covering the proposed change or changes, are so filed
and approved by the Superintendent of Buildings.
The Superintendent of Buildings shall have the
power to adopt such rules with respect to materials and method of
installation, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as may
be necessary to secure the intent and purposes of this chapter and
a proper enforcement of its provisions. For any provisions of this
chapter referring to the rules or requiring approvals of materials
or method of installation, such Superintendent shall adopt, as the
necessity may arise, such rules as are required or will establish
the conditions of approval.
The Superintendent of Buildings may amend or
repeal any rule by the same procedure prescribed for adoption of new
rules.
The drainage and plumbing of all buildings,
both public and private, shall be executed in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Department of Buildings.
Repairs or alterations of plumbing or drainage
may be made without filing drawings and descriptions in the Department
of Buildings, but such repairs or alterations shall not be construed
to include cases where new vertical lines or horizontal branches of
soil, waste and vent lines arc proposed to be used.
Notice of such repairs or alterations shall
be given to the said Department of Buildings before the same are commenced
in such cases as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations
of the said Department. and the work shall be done in accordance with
the said rules and regulations.
Where repairs or alterations ordered by Board
of Health or Bureau of Buildings for sanitary reasons include cases
where new vertical and horizontal lines of soil, waste and vent are
proposed to be used or old ones replaced, drawings and descriptions
shall be filed with and approved by the Superintendent of Buildings,
if the Superintendent of Buildings shall so require, before same shall
be commenced or proceeded with.
Repairs and alterations may comply in all respects
with the weight, quality, arrangement and venting of the rest of the
work in the building, except that when an existing soil, waste or
vent line has been damaged by fire or other causes to the extent of
50% or more of its entire length, same must be replaced by new lines
installed in accordance with the rules and regulations governing new
lines.
No plumbing and drainage or any part thereof
shall be commenced until the plumber who is to do the work shall sign
the specifications and make affidavit that he is duly authorized to
proceed with the work. The affidavit must give the name and address
of owner and plumber, etc. No registered plumber shall sign the specifications
and act as the agent for a plumber who has not obtained a certificate
of competency from the Examining Board of Plumbers as an employing
or master plumber. A violation of this rule will be deemed a sufficient
reason for the Examining Board of Plumbers to bring charges, and if
sustained after investigations shall be referred to the Village Board
of Trustees for action to cancel his certificate of registration.
One set of specifications will be received for
not more than 10 houses, and then only when on adjoining lots and
houses are exactly alike.
[Amended 2-26-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Notice must be given to the Superintendent of
Buildings by the plumber in all cases of work when work is started.
Application for permit on form provided and drawings to scale must
be given to the Superintendent of Buildings by the plumber for approval
for all new plumbing work or any plumbing changes which involve the
changing of drain, soil, waste or vent pipes. No plumbing work shall
be started until a permit is obtained from the Superintendent of Buildings.
[Amended 4-10-1967; 4-27-1981 by L.L. No. 6-1981; 2-26-1990 by L.L. No.
24-1990]
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt
and from time to time may amend a schedule of fees for the approval
of plans and inspection of any plumbing or drainage within any building,
the installation of fixtures and for a change in drain in case of
new sewer connections requiring such change.
[Amended 5-22-1967]
A.
Application to the Superintendent of Buildings shall
be made by the plumber in writing for roughing, water test or flange
inspection where required, and a plumber's report on form provided,
for final inspection. Such report shall be filed with the Superintendent
of Buildings for a final inspection within 90 days of the date of
issuance of the plumbing permit, unless an extension of time has been
granted by the Superintendent of Buildings in writing. Failure to
comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a violation
of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
When a building, residential or commercial, is damaged
by fire and the fire damage to the building exceeds a loss of 50%,
the Plumbing Inspector shall be required to inspect the premises and
report the condition of the plumbing system. All new plumbing fixtures
or piping shall be installed in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 12-27-1982 by L.L. No. 17-1982]
Each building must be separately and independently
connected with a public or private sewer or cesspool, except where
a building is located on the rear of the same lot as another building,
when its plumbing and drainage system may be connected to the house
drain of the front building behind the house trap and fresh-air inlet,
which shall be used for both buildings if sewer-connected, or may
be connected to an existing cesspool of front houses and be provided
with a separate house trap and fresh-air inlet.
Every building must have its sewer connections
directly in front of the building, unless permission is otherwise
granted by the Superintendent of Buildings.
Cesspool privy vaults will be permitted only
after it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
of Buildings that their use is absolutely necessary.
When allowed, cesspool privy vaults must be
constructed strictly in accordance with the terms of the permit issued
by the Superintendent of Buildings.
Cesspools must not be used as privy vaults nor
can privy vaults be used as cesspools. Cesspools and privy vaults
must be located at least 15 feet from any building.
All pipelines must be supported at the base
on brick piers or by heavy iron hangers from the cellar ceiling beams
and along the line by heavy iron hangers at intervals of not more
than 10 feet.
A.
When soil, waste or vent pipes receive the discharge
of fixtures on any floor above the first, they must be extended in
full caliber to at least one foot above the roof coping and well away
from all shafts, windows, chimneys or other ventilation openings.
When less than three inches in diameter, they must be enlarged to
four inches in diameter at a point just inside the roof.
B.
All pipes issuing from extensions or elsewhere which
would open within six feet of a window, door or other vertical opening
of any building must be extended above the top of any window located
within such distance.
C.
When roofs are used for drying clothes or any other
use for the tenants or public, all vent pipes shall be extended to
a height of seven feet above the roof.
The arrangement of all pipes must be as straight
and direct as possible. Offsets will be permitted only when unavoidable.
All pipes and traps should, where possible,
be exposed to view. They should always be readily accessible for inspection
and repairing.
