All plumbing work performed within the corporate limits of the Town
of Leonardtown shall comply with state and county codes and with ordinances
now and hereafter issued and passed by the Commissioners of Leonardtown; provided, however, in the event of conflict between such state
and county codes and said ordinances issued and passed by the Commissioners
of Leonardtown, the latter shall control and prevail.
All plumbing work shall be performed under the supervision of a registered
master plumber.
Permits to do any of the following plumbing work shall be required,
and no such work shall be commenced until written permission is issued to
the plumber by the Commissioners of Leonardtown (hereinafter referred to as
the "Commissioners"):
A. Installation of new interior plumbing.
B. Additions, alterations or repairs and remodeling of or
to existing plumbing.
C. Construction or reconstruction of water and sewer lines
from property lines to buildings.
D. Installation of air conditioners, refrigeration equipment,
compressors, machinery and other devices and arrangements which use water
for cooling purposes.
E. Construction of swimming pools, aquaria, baptistries
and similar structures.
[Amended 3-14-1994 by Ord.
No. 78]
Charges for water and sewer service, as set forth from time to time
by the Mayor and Council, must be paid by the applicant or owner before a
permit will be issued.
[Amended 3-14-1994 by Ord.
No. 78]
If, in the judgment of the Mayor and Council, it is necessary to tap a sewer house connection into an existing manhole, a charge as set forth from time to time by the Mayor and Council will be made in addition to the regular sewer house connection charge, and the installation shall be made in accordance with plans submitted to and approved by the Mayor and Council as set forth in §
107-8.
Work on private property, as the same is covered in this chapter, shall
be defined as all plumbing work performed on private property from the property
boundary line to a point three feet outside any building to be serviced by
the plumbing and shall include any repairs to existing plumbing.
The plumber, at the owner's expense and subject to the Commissioners'
inspection, shall construct the building water service and the building sewer
from the Commissioners' outlet at the property line to the building plumbing
system. No such connection shall be covered unless and until the Commissioners
or their duly appointed representatives shall inspect and approve such connections.
No main running traps on building sewers will be allowed. All such existing
traps shall be removed, when so ordered.
Whenever a building sewer is found to be obstructed with tree roots
or is found broken or defective so that sewage escapes therefrom into the
surrounding soil or into adjacent premises, the Commissioners may order its
replacement or repair. In the event that the owner refuses or fails to make
such replacement or repair within 15 days after such notice, the Commissioners
will make the necessary corrections and will charge the owner the entire cost
of the work, which charge shall be a lien against the real estate upon which
such work is performed by the Commissioners.
The waste pipe of an indirect connection shall terminate one inch above
the floor level rim of a receptor consisting of an increaser fitting set in
a trap which shall be vented. The increaser fitting shall extend above the
floor so that it cannot be used as a floor drain and shall be in an accessible
location. An open accessible slop sink, properly trapped and vented, may be
used as a receptor for an indirect connection. A floor water closet or urinal
drain shall not be used as a receptor. The draining of a battery of cooking
kettles into a trough which has a floor drain fixture will be permitted.
[Amended 3-14-1994 by Ord.
No. 78]
Any person, persons, firm, corporation or association who or which shall
be convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than
$1,000 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six months, or both. Each
violation or each day that a violation is permitted to continue shall be deemed
to be a separate violation.