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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.
EXAMINING BOARD OF PLUMBERS
HOUSE DRAIN
HOUSE SEWER
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER
MASTER or EMPLOYING PLUMBER
PLUMBING FIXTURES
PRIVATE SEWER
SOIL LINE
VENT PIPE
WASTE LINE
Definitions.
Any body of citizens, not exceeding three in number, who
may be appointed by the Town Board for that purpose.
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.
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.
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."
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]
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, liquid
or water carried waste into drainage systems with which they are connected.
Main sewers that are not constructed by and under the supervision
of the Town.
Any vertical line of pipe having outlets above the floor
of the first story for water closet connections.
Any special pipe provided to ventilate a system of piping
and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
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.
D.
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.
E.
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.
F.
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.
K.
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.
O.
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.
P.
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.
Q.
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.
R.
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.
T.
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.
