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Editor's Note: A resolution expressing the policy of the Town of North Hempstead in respect to the use and enforcement of the New York State Building Code applicable to Plumbing was adopted 7-25-1972 by the Town Board and states: "Resolved by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead that the statement which follows be and hereby is adopted as the Town of North Hempstead's code policy: It is not the intent of the Building Construction Code applicable to Plumbing to limit or exclude the use of any material or system of plumbing installation which has been produced or developed under nationally recognized standards and certified by a recognized standards or testing agency, provided that the use of such material or system complies with such standards and is in accord with acceptable health and safety criteria; and be it further resolved that this resolution shall take effect immediately; and be it further resolved that a certified copy of the above resolution be filed with the New York area office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development."
This article shall be known as the "Plumbing Code of the State of New York" as amended and revised.
All matters concerning, affecting or relating to the installation, alteration or removal of plumbing and plumbing systems are presumptively provided for in this article except insofar as such provisions are contained in the Town Law, the Labor Law, the State Code of the State of New York or the rules promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this article by the Chief Building Inspector.
This code is hereby declared to be remedial and shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof.
No plumbing or drainage or other equipment of any building, structure or premises, so far as provided for in this code, shall be constructed or altered in the Town of North Hempstead, except in conformity with the provisions of this code. No building already erected or hereafter to be built in said Town shall be altered in any manner that would be in violation of any of the provisions of this code, or any rule of the Chief Building Inspector, made and issued thereunder.
All work of plumbing and drainage in the Town of North Hempstead shall be performed by or under the supervision of an employing or master plumber holding a certificate of competency or license issued by the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Town of North Hempstead.
A. 
This will not prohibit the employees of any special water district of the Town of North Hempstead from making water service line connections to property lines or buildings.
B. 
This will also not prohibit the owner of a residence building occupied or to be occupied by himself and family from installing plumbing in said building, provided that application is made and a permit is issued for said installation and the work is done strictly in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this article, have the meanings herein indicated:
A. 
Word usage. Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular; the word "person" includes a corporation as well as an individual; "writing" includes printing and printed or typewritten matter; "oath" includes affirmation; "signature" or "subscription" includes "mark" when the person cannot write, his name being written near it.
B. 
Definitions.
EXAMINING BOARD OF PLUMBERS
Any body of citizens, not exceeding three in number, who may be appointed by the Town Board for that purpose.
HOUSE DRAIN
That part of the main horizontal drain and its branches inside of the wall of a building, vault or area and extending to and connecting with the house sewer.
HOUSE SEWER
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 a public sewer, private sewer or cesspool and septic tank.
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER
A person in the employ of or working under the supervision of a master plumber as defined in this section, who does the actual work of installing, setting up or putting together plumbing fixtures, pipes or appurtenances, which are connected or are to be connected with the sewerage system of a building or structure, or who does the actual work of connecting such plumbing fixtures, pipes or appurtenances with a sewerage system. It shall not include apprentices or helpers who work in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a "journeyman plumber."
MASTER or EMPLOYING PLUMBER
A person established in the plumbing business as an individual, member of a partnership or officer of a corporation, at a definite address within the County of Nassau, who has been duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of this code and engaged by contract or otherwise in the work of installing, setting up or putting together any plumbing fixtures, pipes or appurtenances of any kind, which are connected or are to be connected with the sewerage system of a building or in the work of connecting such plumbing fixtures, pipes or appurtenances with a sewerage system.
[Amended 8-26-1969]
PLUMBING FIXTURES
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, liquid or water carried waste into drainage systems with which they are connected.
PRIVATE SEWER
Main sewers that are not constructed by and under the supervision of the Town.
SOIL LINE
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the floor of the first story for water closet connections.
VENT PIPE
Any special pipe provided to ventilate a system of piping and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
WASTE LINE
(1) 
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the floor of a first story for water closet connections.
(2) 
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the first floor for fixtures other than water closets.
C. 
Plumbing and plumbing systems as defined by state law. The plumbing system of a building or property includes the water supply distribution and sewer lines and the water service pipes both hot and cold, the fixtures and fixture traps, the soil, waste vent or supply pipes, the house drains, the storm sewer together with all their devices and appurtenances and the connections all with or adjacent to the building or property.
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Any term not defined herein but defined in the State Building Code or in the Town Zoning Ordinance, shall be construed for the purpose of this code as so defined.
[Amended 2-18-1969; 8-26-1969; 10-21-1969; 8-13-1991 by L.L. No. 11-1991; 11-10-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992; 4-11-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006; 6-5-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
A. 
Appointment. Immediately upon the adoption of this ordinance a committee of three plumbers shall be appointed an Examining Board of Plumbers for the term of three years, two years and one year, respectively, and thereafter their successors shall be appointed annually for the full term of three years. Members of the Board shall be master or journeyman plumbers who shall have had not less than 10 years' practical experience in the plumbing trade. Each member of such Examining Board of Plumbers shall receive such compensation as the Town Board may determine for each day actually and necessarily spent in the work of this Board, not to exceed four in one calendar month.
B. 
Meetings. The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be given by phone, email or by mailing notice of the time and place of the meeting, addressed to each member at his last post office address, at least five days before the time of such meeting.
C. 
Regulations. The Board shall make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as an Examining Board.
D. 
Qualifications of plumbers. No person shall engage in the business of plumbing within the Town of North Hempstead until he or she shall obtain a certificate of competency or license from the Examining Board of Plumbers mentioned in Subsection A of this section.
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Application for examination. Persons applying for a certificate to engage in the business of master or employing plumber shall file with the Board an application on such forms as may be prescribed by the Board, and shall furnish to the Board such information as it may require concerning the applicant's fitness and qualifications to receive a certificate. All applications must be under oath.
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Each applicant shall be required to furnish vouchers from two persons, who shall sign under oath on forms prescribed by the Board, certifying to the time the applicant has been employed by them as journeyman plumber or the period of time they have known such applicant as master or employing plumber.
G. 
Any person desiring a master plumber's license shall apply, in writing, to the Examining Board of Plumbers, which Board shall arrange for an examination of such applicant.
H. 
The Board shall refuse to receive an application from any person who may be unlawfully engaged in business as a master or employing plumber.
I. 
All applications shall expire and be canceled after a period of one year if the applicant does not appear for examination or reexamination within that period.
J. 
Examination will be required for each applicant, with the exception of the following:
(1) 
Where the applicant, at the time of making the application, maintains a principal place of business within the County of Nassau or the County of Suffolk and has been duly licensed as a master plumber by a municipality within the County of Nassau with whom the Town of North Hempstead has entered into a reciprocity agreement. Such applicant shall, however, file with the Board the required application, together with a certificate of competency and a certified copy of a currently valid master plumber's license. Upon approval of the application such applicant shall be considered a duly licensed master plumber within the Town of North Hempstead.
[Amended 10-13-2022 by L.L. No. 16-2022]
(2) 
Examination shall be waived for applicants who are currently a duly licensed master or employing plumber in any other municipality in the State of New York, and who submit a certified copy of a certificate of competency issued by the Examining Board of Plumbers in such municipality, and who maintain a principal place of business in such municipality, provided that such municipality has signified, in writing, its willingness to reciprocate in like manner with the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Town of North Hempstead. Such applicant shall receive a license only. No certificate of competency shall be issued to any applicants unless they have been examined by the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Town of North Hempstead.
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Experience. No person shall be examined unless he or she shall have had at least five years' experience as a journeyman plumber and is able to furnish satisfactory evidence of such fact. No application will be received from any person who does not furnish proof of the legal authorization to work in the United States.
[Amended 5-20-2021 by L.L. No. 10-2021; 12-16-2021 by L.L. No. 28-2021]
L. 
Examinations. The examination of the Board shall be in two parts, namely a practical test to determine the applicant's skill as a journeyman and a written examination. The written examination shall consist of questions and be planned to determine the applicant's fitness and qualifications to engage in the business of master or employing plumber.
M. 
The time of holding the examination shall be left to the discretion of the Board. Ample notice shall be given to the applicants.
N. 
Persons who pass the tests as prescribed by the Board shall be eligible to receive a certificate of competency as master or employing plumber. A person who fails in the practical test shall not be eligible for another test until the expiration of three months; should he or she fail in the second test, he or she will not be eligible for a third test until the expiration of six months; and failing in the third test, he or she will not be eligible for a fourth test until the expiration of one year. An applicant who fails in the written examinations shall not be eligible for reexamination until the expiration of one month; should he or she fail in the second examination, he or she will not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of three months; should he fail in the third examination, he or she will not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of six months; and should he or she fail in the fourth examination, he will not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of one year.
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Fitness of applicant. Before issuing a certificate to engage in the business of master or employing plumber, the Board shall inquire into the applicant's fitness and qualifications for conducting such business and may require the applicant to submit under oath such evidence, in addition to the examinations and tests hereinbefore provided, as will satisfy the Board that he or she is a person of good repute, character and responsibility and otherwise qualified to engage in business as a master or employing plumber.
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Fees. Each applicant for a master plumber's license, except as may be otherwise provided by reciprocity agreement with other municipalities within the County of Nassau, shall pay a fee in the amount indicated in the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule.
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Applications for renewal of licenses shall be filed during the month of December in the year in which the license expires with the Examining Board, together with such verification of the plumbing work performed under the authority of the prior license as the Board may require to determine the continuing competency of the licensee. Renewals shall be for periods of up to three years from January 1. The fee for license renewals shall be paid in accordance with the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule.
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Any licensed plumber who has not secured a renewal by the first of March of each year following the year in which the license expires shall be required to make a new application and be reexamined and pay the fee shown in the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule for each such examination and license.
S. 
Duplicate certificates.
(1) 
In case a certificate of competency is lost by the holder thereof, the Board may issue a duplicate. In other cases, the Board shall issue a certificate of record stating that the records of the office show that a certificate was issued to a specific person. The charge for a duplicate certificate of competency or a certificate of record shall be the amount stated in the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule.
(2) 
In case the sticker required to be affixed to a vehicle operated by a licensed plumber in the course of business shall be lost by the holder thereof or in case additional stickers shall be required, the Board may issue duplicate or additional vehicle stickers for the fee shown in the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule.
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Insurance. Every master plumber shall file with the Examining Board of Plumbers, before beginning operations under the license, a certificate of insurance as evidence of public liability insurance which shall contain amounts of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury and not less than $25,000 property damage. Such certificate of insurance shall be issued to the Town of North Hempstead and shall contain a provision that no policy cancellation or material modification to such policy shall be made except on at least 15 days' prior written notice by certified mail to the Town. The required insurance shall be obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of New York. In the event that the required insurance shall be canceled, not renewed or materially modified with the result that the required insurance is not in effect, the Town may direct the master plumber to suspend work.
U. 
Suspension and revocation of licenses.
(1) 
Subject to compliance with the requirements stated in Subsections U(2) and (3) below, the Commissioner of Buildings may revoke (or suspend for a period of up to one year) a certificate of competency or license granted under the provisions of this article for any of the following reasons:
(a) 
Failure to file an application for a permit prior to the installation of plumbing work; or
(b) 
Failure to take the required action called for upon receipt of a violation notice; or
(c) 
Performance of plumbing work in violation of the requirements of this Chapter; or
(d) 
Renting or lending a license to a third party; or
[Amended 9-6-2018 by L.L. No. 7-2018]
(e) 
Being convicted of a felony; or
(f) 
Altering or defacing a certificate of inspection or approval; or
(g) 
Filing an application to perform plumbing work for a person not licensed by the Town of North Hempstead.
(2) 
Any suspension or revocation pursuant to Subsection U(1) above may only be effected after a hearing by the Examining Board of Plumbers on the proposed suspension or revocation. The notice of hearing shall state the date, time and location of the hearing and the reasons [as stated in Subsection U(1) above] forming the basis for the proposed revocation or suspension. The notice of hearing shall be served either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the licensee's last known address at least 10 days prior to the hearing. The licensee shall have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to the proposed revocation or suspension, and may be represented by counsel. Minutes of the hearing shall be transcribed by a court reporter. The Commissioner of Buildings shall attend the hearing. The hearing shall be considered a "quasi-judicial proceeding" for purposes of Article 7 of the New York Public Officers Law.
(3) 
Within 10 days of the hearing, the Examining Board of Plumbers shall present the Commissioner of Buildings with its recommendations as to whether to suspend or revoke the certificate of competency or license. Upon receipt of the recommendations, the Commissioner of Buildings may either accept or reject the Examining Board of Plumbers' recommendations and revoke or suspend the certificate of competency or license. The revocation or suspension shall be effectuated by notice to the licensee by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested.
A. 
Duplicate applications on forms furnished by the Building Department for all plumbing and draining shall be properly filled in and filed in this Department by a master or employing plumber holding a certificate of competency or license in the Town of North Hempstead. The plans must be drawn to scale in ink on cloth or paper, or they must be cloth or paper prints of such scale drawings, 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 compartments.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any such master or employing plumber to commence or proceed with said plumbing and drainage until said drawings and applications shall have been so filed and approved by the Chief Building Inspector and written permit has been issued.
C. 
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 Chief Building Inspector.
D. 
The drainage and plumbing of all buildings, both public and private, shall be executed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Building Department.
E. 
Alterations may be made upon filing drawings and descriptions in the Building Department and applying for and receiving permits to make such repairs or alterations.
F. 
The permit fee for inspection work shall be paid in accordance with the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule. The fee for inspection for each connection to a municipal sewer or special district sewer shall be paid in accordance with the Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule.
[Amended 4-11-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
G. 
Ordinary repairs to the plumbing system may be made by a master plumber duly licensed in the Town of North Hempstead without application to the Chief Building Inspector. Such repairs, however, shall not be construed to include addition to, alteration, replacement or relocation of any standpipe piping, water distribution piping, house sewer, private sewer or drainage system including leaders, or any soil waste or vent pipe, or any gas distribution system. Such repairs are classified as additions and alterations and shall not be made until application has been made and a permit granted. Where repairs include replacement or installation of fixtures only, without addition or alteration of existing piping, a permit will not be required but written notice of such repairs shall be given to the Chief Building Inspector before the same are commenced, and the work shall be done in accordance with this code and/or any rules and regulations prescribed by the Building Department.
H. 
Where repairs or alterations ordered by the Board of Health for sanitary reasons include cases where new vertical and horizontal lines, or soil, waste, vent or leader pipes are proposed to be used or old ones replaced, drawings and descriptions must be filed with and approved by the Chief Building Inspector before same shall be commenced or proceeded with.
I. 
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 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; and same must be replaced by new lines installed in accordance with the rules and regulations governing new lines.
J. 
No plumbing or drainage or any part thereof, except as stated in § 2-36G, shall be commenced until the plumber who is to do the work shall sign the specifications and made affidavit that he is duly authorized to proceed with the work. Affidavit must give the name and address of the plumber, and such other information as may be required by the Examining Board of Plumbers. It shall be unlawful for any licensed plumber to sign the specifications and act as agent for a plumber who has not obtained a license from the Examining Board of Plumbers as an employing or master plumber. A violation of this rule will be deemed a sufficient reason by the Chief Building Inspector for the cancellation of a license.
K. 
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.
L. 
Written notices must be given to the Chief Building Inspector by the plumber when any work is begun, and at such times as the work is ready for inspection.
A. 
General regulations shall be as follows:
(1) 
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 with another building, in which case 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 the front house and be provided with separate house traps and fresh air inlet.
(2) 
Each single-family dwelling shall be provided with at least one kitchen sink, one water closet, one bathtub or shower and one lavatory. Each two-family dwelling shall contain in each dwelling unit, one kitchen sink, one water closet, one bathtub or shower and one lavatory.
(3) 
Plumbing fixtures and equipment shall be provided with hot and cold water in sufficient volume and the pressures adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and without excessive noise under normal conditions of use.
(4) 
Any owner violating the provisions of the aforesaid subsections shall immediately comply with said provisions within 30 days after written notice thereof shall be served either personally or by registered or certified mail upon said owner.
[Amended 9-26-1978 by L.L. No. 3, 1978]
(5) 
Every building must have its sewer connections directly in front of the building, unless permission is otherwise granted by the Chief Building Inspector.
(6) 
Where there is no sewer in the street or avenue and it is possible to construct a private sewer to connect in an adjacent street or avenue, a private sewer may be constructed, to be used in common for one or more buildings. It must be laid outside the curb under the roadway.
(7) 
All sewer connections from buildings or structures to public or private sewers, septic tanks or cesspools shall be five-inch cast-iron pipe, extra heavy; or five-inch asbestos-cement pipe, pipe fittings and couplings to be in accordance with the standard specifications for asbestos-cement house connection pipe on file with the Examining Board of Plumbers; or five-inch bituminized fiber drain and sewer pipe, conforming to all requirements of Commercial Standard CS116-44, as issued by the National Bureau of Standards of the United States Department of Commerce; or five-inch vitrified-clay sewer pipe with precast bituminous joints, said pipe to conform to all requirements for same as set forth in Standard C-13 of the American Society for Testing and Materials; or six-inch PVC pipe, type SRD 35, conforming to or exceeding performance for Standard 3034 of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
[Amended 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 7, 1983]
(8) 
Cleanouts shall be installed on the street side of the house trap. The house trap and main cleanout shall have pit and metal covers not less than one-fourth-inch thickness if the house line is buried under the cellar floor, so that the same may be readily accessible. Pits shall be not less than two feet by two feet. An iron running trap must be placed in the house drain near the front wall of the house and on the sewer side of all connections. If placed outside the house or below the cellar floor, it must be made accessible by a manhole constructed of masonry, the walls of which shall be at least eight inches thick, with an iron manhole cover or other suitable cover extending on all sides beyond the walls of the trap, but not above the level of the ground surrounding same. When fixtures are less than one foot above the main sewer in the street, an approved backwater valve must be installed. The house sewer shall run in the direct line from the street sewer to the inside or foundation wall with a Y and five-inch cleanout, unless otherwise approved by the Chief Building Inspector.
(9) 
Cesspools will be permitted only after it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Inspector that there is no sewer in said street or streets, and only if at least 100 feet distant from a municipal supply water well. When allowed, cesspools must be constructed strictly in accordance with the terms of the permit issued by the Chief Building Inspector. Cesspools hereafter constructed shall be of masonry eight inches thick or a reinforced concrete precast pipe section four inches or more thick, unless standard four-inch interlocking cement cesspool blocks as approved by the Chief Building Inspector are used. Where cement blocks are used, the arch of the cesspool shall be constructed of cement blocks laid in cement mortar. The outside diameter of cesspools in residence districts shall be not less than eight feet six inches, and the minimum depth below the inlet pipe shall be nine feet, but in any case shall be sufficient to provide a minimum of 225 square feet of outside wall area below said inlet pipe. This sidewall area is based on a three-bedroom house. If more than three bedrooms, consult the Building Department for size of cesspool required. The outside walls of cesspools shall have at least 12 inches backfill of coarse gravel, broken stone or coarse sand.
(10) 
All cesspools shall be provided with a solid removable cover (not wood) and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times. The cesspool cover shall be two feet below the finished grade. In residence districts, cesspools shall be located in the front yard with a minimum distance of 15 feet from the main foundation wall of the dwelling to the center of the cesspool, and a minimum distance of 10 feet from the center of the cesspool to the front property line, unless otherwise approved by the Chief Building Inspector.
(11) 
Before a permit is issued for any private sewage disposal facilities for all buildings other than dwellings, a plan as to its physical operation will be required, in duplicate, containing the certification of an engineer licensed by the State of New York.
(12) 
The Chief Building Inspector may at any time require test holes for any and/or all private sewage facilities for the inspection and approval of the soil materials.
(13) 
No permit will be issued nor inspection made until the Building Department has received the approval of the Nassau County Health Department on the following:
(a) 
Realty subdivision groups of five or more residential buildings, whether or not they are on an existing or proposed highway, street, easement or right-of-way. Section 111 et seq., Public Health Law.
(b) 
All buildings which will discharge the wastes of 200 or more persons per day, e.g. schools, factories, churches, larger restaurants, etc., Article 12, Public Health Law.
(c) 
All buildings which will discharge waste volumes of 200 or more gallons per day, Article 12, Public Health Law.
(d) 
Temporary residences, hotels, motels, boardinghouses, etc., to be occupied by 10 or more persons, Chapter VII, New York State Sanitary Code.
(e) 
Any shop, mill, factory, industrial establishment, etc., discharging any process waters or industrial wastes, regardless of quantity, Article 11, Public Health Law.
(14) 
All private sewage disposal facilities, requiring cement block courses deeper than 15 feet below the finished grade, shall be prohibited unless such facilities shall be constructed of precast sections.
(15) 
All buildings, other than dwellings, where the private sewage disposal facilities are installed in a parking area or loading and unloading zone, shall be furnished with a cast-iron ring and cover, and must be watertight and bugproof.
(16) 
The Chief Building Inspector may, at any time before issuing a building permit, demand a bond in a sufficient amount to cover the necessary cost of rebuilding any individual or portion thereof of a private sewage disposal facility, which bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of five years.
(17) 
As soon as it is possible to connect with a public sewer, the owner must have the cesspool and privy vault emptied, cleaned and disinfected and filled with fresh earth, and have a sewer connection made in the manner herewith prescribed.
(18) 
All pipe lines 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.
(19) 
All pipes, issuing from extensions or elsewhere, which would otherwise open within 10 feet of the window or any building must be extended above the top of any window located within such distance.
(20) 
When a building exceeds in height that of an adjoining building and windows or openings are cut in the wall on the lot line within 10 feet of the roof terminal of any soil, waste or vent line now in place or subsequently installed in the lower building, the owner of the higher building shall defray the expense of extending said soil waste or vent line above the roof of the higher building or shall himself make such alteration.
(21) 
The arrangements of all pipes must be straight and as direct as possible. Offsets will be permitted only when unavoidable by means of long sweeps, on drainage pipes and forty-five-degree bends on vertical vent pipes.
(22) 
All pipes and traps should, where possible, be exposed to view. They should always be readily accessible for inspection and repairing and protected from frost.
(23) 
Floor drains will only be permitted when it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Inspector that their use is absolutely necessary and arrangements have been made to maintain a permanent water seal in the traps.
(24) 
Subsoil drains should be discharged into a sump or receiving tank, the contents of which, if discharged by gravity, may be discharged into a properly trapped and vented water-supplied receptacle. Where mechanical force is required to discharge the contents into the plumbing and drainage system, a proper automatic cutoff or check drain and apparatus should be used for raising the contents of the sump pit.
(25) 
The contents of settling chambers or dust receptacles for vacuum cleaners may be discharged into the plumbing and drainage system the same as subsoil drain sump pits.
(26) 
No outside toilets or privies shall be hereafter constructed in the Town of North Hempstead, and any and all existing outside toilets shall be removed within 10 days after a written notice requiring the owner thereof so to do shall be served upon said owner.
A. 
All materials must be of the best quality, free from defects, and all work must be executed in a thorough workmanship manner.
B. 
All cast-iron pipes and fittings must be uncoated, sound, cylindrical and smooth, free from cracks, sand holes and other defects and of uniform thickness.
C. 
The lead content of solder used in copper-tube solder joints on potable water supply pipes shall not exceed one-fifth of one percent (1/5 of 1%).
[Added 6-12-1984 by L.L. No. 4, 1984]
All sections or parts of sections of the Multiple Dwelling Law relating to plumbing and drainage of multiple dwellings are to be observed and are hereby made a part of these rules and regulations.
The Chief Building Inspector may require the entire plumbing and drainage system within the building to be tested under a water test by the plumber in the presence of the Chief Building Inspector or such agent as he may appoint for that purpose. All pipes must remain uncovered in every part until they have successfully passed the test. The plumber must securely close all openings, as directed by the Chief Building Inspector. The use of wooden plugs for this purpose is prohibited. The water test will be applied by closing the lower end of the main house drain and filling the pipes to the highest opening above the roof with water. The water test shall include, at one time, the house drain and branches, all vertical and horizontal soil, waste and vent lines and all branches therefrom to a point above the surface of a finished floor and beyond the finished face of walls and partitions. If the drain or any part of the system is to be tested separately, there must be a head of water of at least six feet above all parts of the work so tested, and special provision must be made for including all joints and connections in at least one test.
When it is necessary to use a sump system and sewage lift to receive the discharge from the waste or soil connection of fixtures, the same shall be arranged to be accessible. If discharged with compressed air, it shall be connected to the house drain on the sewer side of all leader or area drain traps and fixture connections, or may be connected to the house drain on the sewer side of the house trap. A separate trap and fresh air inlet must be provided on the inlet side of the sump and a four-inch pipe continued from drain discharging into sump up to and above roof for purposes of ventilation. Relief pipes must be provided on sewage receptacles of sumps. Traps of fixtures connected to sump systems must not be vented to vent lines which are used to ventilate traps of fixtures on gravity system. Sump systems should be entirely separate both as to discharge and venting from rest of plumbing system in buildings.
A. 
All garage floor drains shall discharge into dry wells. When necessary to connect to a sewer, an approved oil separator must be used. Oil separators installed in any building where volatile fluids are used must be arranged to be readily accessible, and to receive only volatile fluids. They must not receive the discharge of any water closet, rain leader, yard, court or area drain.
B. 
Oil separators must, if discharged by gravity, be connected by a Y-branch fitting to the house drain behind the house trap in such manner that they will not interfere with the house drain and the rest of the plumbing and drainage system. When mechanical force is used to discharge the contents, the connection must be made by a Y-branch fitting on the sewer side of the house trap.
C. 
No separate running trap need be provided on the drain entering oil separators, but a separate fresh air inlet and vent line must be provided to keep the system of drainage controlled by the oil separator entirely separate from the rest of plumbing and drainage system.
D. 
The size of the fresh air inlet shall be determined by the size of the inlet connection to the oil separator, which shall be considered the same as the term "house drain" for determining the size of all fresh air inlets, which shall conform to the same requirements as regards size and arrangements of terminals for fresh air inlets as called.
E. 
Vent lines shall conform in all respects to vent lines for plumbing fixtures as regards size and arrangements.
F. 
Relief pipes at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter must be provided. They may be connected to a vent line when installed as a separate system or must be carried independently above the roof.
A. 
Every building, except residential buildings of 2 1/2 stories or less and private garages, shall be kept provided with proper metallic gutters and rain leaders for conducting water from all roofs in such manner as shall protect the walls and foundations from injury. In no case shall the water from any rain leader be allowed to flow upon the sidewalk or adjoining property. The water from leaders may be conducted by proper pipes laid below the surface of the sidewalk to the street gutter upon obtaining a waiver pursuant to § 70-202.2D, or may be conducted by reinforced concrete or PVC pipe to a leaching cesspool or appropriately engineered infiltration landscaping via swale or PVC pipe located at least 10 feet from any building. No plumbing fixtures shall be discharged into a stormwater drywell. Leaders in residential zones may be drained to the surface, rain barrels, dry wells or a combination thereof.
[Amended 5-13-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
B. 
Inside leaders must be made of cast iron or galvanized wrought iron or steel, with roof connections made gastight and watertight by means of a heavy lead or copper-drawn tubing wiped to a brass ferrule or nipple caulked or screwed into the pipe.
C. 
Outside leaders may be made of sheet metal.
D. 
Rainwater leaders must not be used as soil, waste or vent pipes, nor shall any such pipe be used as a leader.
E. 
Where inside leaders are used, Y-branch and bend to the outside wall of the building, 12 inches above grade, must be installed to act as an overflow in case of stoppage.
A. 
Hereafter the gas piping and fixtures in all new buildings and all alterations and extensions made to the gas piping or fixtures in old buildings must be done in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. For additional requirements of public buildings, theaters and places of assemblage, see the Building Code.
B. 
Before the construction or alteration of any gas piping in any building or part of any building, a permit must be obtained from the Chief Building Inspector. This permit will be issued only to a registered plumber. Small alterations may be made by notifying the Chief Building Inspector using the same blank forms provided for alterations and repairs to plumbing.
C. 
All gas pipe shall be the best quality wrought iron or steel and of the kind classed as standard pipe, shall weigh according to the following scale. No pipe allowed which is less than 3/8 inch in diameter.
Weight per Diameter
(inches)
Linear Foot
(pounds)
3/8
0.56
1/2
0.85
3/4
1.12
1
1.67
1 1/4
2.24
1 1/2
2.68
2
3.61
2 1/2
5.76
3
7.54
3 1/2
9.00
4
10.66
D. 
All fittings, except stop-cocks or valves, shall be of malleable iron.
E. 
There shall be a heavy brass straightaway cock or valve on the service pipe immediately inside the front foundation wall. Iron cocks or valves are not permitted.
F. 
Where it is not impracticable to do so, all risers shall be left not more than five feet from front wall.
G. 
No pipe shall be laid so as to support any weight, except fixtures, or be subject to any strain whatsoever. All pipe shall be properly laid and fastened to prevent its becoming trapped. When running lines or branches to cross beams, it must be done within 36 inches of the end of the beams, and in no case shall the said pipes be let into the beams more than two inches in depth. Any pipe laid in a cold or damp place shall be properly dripped, protected and painted with two coats of red lead and boiled oil or tarred.
H. 
No gas pipe shall be laid in cement or concrete unless the pipe or channel in which it is placed is well covered with tar.
I. 
All drops must be set plumb and securely fastened, each one having at least one solid strap. Drops and outlets less than 3/4 of an inch in diameter shall not be left more than one inch below plastering, centerpieces or woodwork.
J. 
All outlets and risers shall be left capped until covered by fixtures.
K. 
No unions or running threads shall be permitted. Where necessary to cut out to repair leaks or make extensions, pipe shall be again put together with right and left couplings.
L. 
No gasfitter's cement shall be used, except in putting fixtures together.
A. 
All gas brackets and fixtures shall be placed so that the burners of same are not less than three feet below any ceiling or woodwork, unless the same is properly protected by a shelf in which case the distance shall not be less than 18 inches.
B. 
No swinging or folding gas bracket shall be placed against any stud partition or woodwork.
C. 
No gas brackets on any lath and plaster partition or woodwork shall be less than five inches in length, measured from the burner to the plaster surface or woodwork.
D. 
Gas lights placed near window curtains or any other combustible material shall be protected by a proper shield.
E. 
Gas outlets for burners shall not be placed under tanks, back of doors or within four feet of any meter.
F. 
All buildings shall be piped according to the following scale:
Diameter
(inches)
Length
(feet)
Burners
3/8
26
3
1/2
36
6
3/4
60
20
1
80
35
1 1/4
110
60
1 1/2
150
100
2
200
200
2 1/2
300
300
3
450
450
3 1/2
500
600
4
600
750
G. 
Outlets for gas ranges shall have a diameter of not less than that required for six burners, and all gas ranges and heaters shall have a straightaway cock on a service pipe.
H. 
When brass piping is used on the outside of plastering or woodwork, it shall be classed as fixtures.
I. 
All brass tubing used for arms and stems of fixtures shall be at least No. 18 standard gauge and full size outside so as to cut a full thread.
J. 
All threads on brass pipe shall screw at least 5/16 of an inch. All rope or square tubing shall be brazed or soldered into fittings and distributors, or have a nipple brazed into the tubing.
K. 
All cast fittings, such as cocks, swing joints, double center, nozzles, etc., shall be extra-heavy brass. The plugs of all cocks must be ground to a smooth and true surface for their entire length, be free from sand holes, have not less than 3/4 of an inch bearing (except in cases of special design), have two flat sides on the end for the washer and have two nuts instead of a tail screw. All stop pins to keys or cocks shall be screwed into place.
L. 
After piping is fitted and fastened and all outlets capped up, there must be applied by the plumber, in the presence of the Chief Building Inspector or such agent as he may appoint for that purpose, a test with air to pressure equal to a column of mercury six inches in height and the same to stand for five minutes; only mercury gauge shall be used.
M. 
No piping shall be covered up, nor shall any fixture, gas heater or range be connected thereto until a card showing the approval of this test has been issued by the Chief Building Inspector or his agent.
A. 
No meter will be set by any gas company until a certificate is filed with them from the Chief Building Inspector certifying that the gas pipes and fixtures comply with the foregoing rules.
B. 
When for any reason it may be impracticable to comply strictly with the foregoing rules, the Chief Building Inspector shall have power to modify their provisions so that the spirit and substance thereof shall be complied with. Such modification shall be endorsed upon the permit over the signature of the Chief Building Inspector.
A. 
No pipe or drain of any description other than one conducting sewage shall be connected to a sanitary sewer system.
B. 
No roof drain, surface water drain, cellar drain, sump pump or garage drain and no drain carrying or intended to carry waste from any air-conditioning unit, commercial refrigeration system, swimming pool, automobile washing stand or garage disposal system shall be connected with any sanitary sewer line or with the sewer system and no liquid or solid matter, other than sanitary sewage, shall be dumped or discharged into a sanitary sewer system.
C. 
Any person who willfully connects any pipe or drain in violation of the aforesaid provisions of this section who is licensed as a plumber by the Town of North Hempstead shall be subject to having said license suspended and/or revoked. A suspension or revocation of said license will be directed by the Manager of the Building Department of the Town of North Hempstead after an investigation of any such violation. A suspension may be for a period of up to 60 days.