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Ordinance 490 1 ;,~-r~...j " \....'" f.;', ..jd7 . .. 4/Il'!'.......,. _" I" .'1.,~,.~11 .. .... ~ .j. -.\ ~ . JMBING <R D I NANCE CHAPTER I ~ THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS, Section 10 Title. This ordinance shall be known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, may be cited-as such and will be referred to in this ordinance as, "this Code.1it . Section 20 ~lumbing Qfficial and Assistanto To provide for the administration and enforcement of this Ordinance, the Office of Plumbing Official is hereby created. The Common Council shall appoint the Plumbing Official and the necessary assistants to aid him in the discharge of the duties of his office. Section 30 The Jnforcement of this Ordinance Shall Be Under The Supervision of the Building DeJ.?~rtment. When in this Ordinance the words "Plumbing O_~ficial" or ttPlumbing Inspector" are referred to, each of said words shall mean Building Official, his deputies and/or duly appointed assistants. Section 40 Duties of Pl~bing Officialo The Plumbing Official shall maintain publiC office hours necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this Code and amendments thereto and shall perform the fOllowing duties: (1) Require submission of, examine and check plans and specifications, drawings, descriptions, and/or diagrams necessary to show clearly the Character, kind and extent of plumbing work covered by applications for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue the permit applied for. (2) Collect all fees for permits issued as provided by this Code, issue receipts therefor in duplicate, the duplicate copy of which shall be maintained as a record of his office~ (3) Inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure complB nee with provisions of this Code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning said work in whole or in part as conditions requireo (4) Issue a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him. (5) Condemn and reject all work done or being done or materials used or being used which do not in all respects comply with the provisions of this Code and amendments thereto. (6) Order changes in workmanShip and/or materials essential to obtain compliance with all provisions of this Code. (7) Investigate any construction or work regulated by this Code and issue ~mch notices and orders as provided in Section 6 of this ordinanceo (8) Keep a complete record of all the essential trans- actions of his officeo (9) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority provided by law to receive such fundso 170 ~,() 5 ... ... (10) Maintain an official registerer of all persons, firms or corporations who have been duly licensed and are entitled under this ordinance to carry 0n or engage in the business of plumbtng or to labor at the trade of plumbingo Section 59 Right of Entry~ The Plumbing Official and Assistant Plumbing Officials shall wear an official badge and carry credentials of his office, upon exhibition of which they shall have the right of entry, during usual business hours, to inspect any and all buildings and premises in the performance of their duties. Section 60 Dangerous and Insanitary Constructiono Whenever brought to the attention of the department having jurisdiction that any insanitary conditions exist or that any construction or work regulated ~y this Code is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or a menace to life, health or property or is in violation of this COde, the said department may request an investigation by the Plumbing Official who, upon determining such information to be fact, shall order any person, firm or corporation using or maintain" ing any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof to discontinue the use of or maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish same as he may consider necessary for the proper protection of life, health or property and in the case of any gas pipe or piping may order any person, firm or corporation supplying gas to such pipe or piping to discontinue supplying gas thereto until such gas pipe or piping is made safe to life, health or ~ropertyo Every such order sLall be in writi.ng, addressed to the owner, agent or person responsible for the premises in which such condition exists and shall specify the .date or time when such order shall be complied with, which time shall allow a reasonable period in which such order can be complied with by the person, firm or corporation receiving such order but shall never exceed the maximum neriod for wLich such construction can be safely used or maintained in the judgment of T;he Plumbi.ng OfficLll. Refusal, failure or neglect to cc-mply with any such notice or order shall be considered a violation of this Code. Section 7. Violations and Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be puniShable by a fine of not to exceed $100.00, or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for not to exceed 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment 0 Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate Offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be puniShable as herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or c-nstrued to be a per- mit for, or an approval of any violation of any of the provisions of this Code. No permit presuming to giv3 authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful. The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the Plumbing Official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors iri said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of'this Code or of any other ordinance of the Cityo Every permit issued by the Plumbing Official under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60 days from th~ date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 60 days. Before such -2- ;jtJi work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained so to do. CHAPTER II RESPUNSIBILITY OF PLUMBERS Section 80 General Requirements Before Doing Plumbingo It shall be unlawful for any person, firm~ corporation to carry on or engage in the business of plumbinG, or to la')or at the trade of plumbing in the City of Gilroy unless and until: (a) such person, firm or corporation shall be duly licensed by th,9 C r-ntractor s State License Board of the State of Califrrnia under classif- ication of plumbing or shall have in his, their or its employ a plumber who is licensed by the Contractors state License Board of the State of California under such classification who shall at all times be in actual and active charge rf said persrn, firm or corporation, or of any plumbing operations ::ind/or wcrk thereof, (b) and shall also have obtained from the License Collector's of the City of Gilroy a city license to perform or engage in the business of plumbing in the City of Gilroy and pay the fee therefor as set forth in Ordinance No. 152, known as the, ltOrdinance License", Jt?~ (c) and shall have registered ,as hereafter-provided by See tion 10 of Lds ordinance. Section 9. .Registration. Before any person, firm or corporation shall carryon, or engage in, tile business of plumbing, or labor in the trade of plumbing, including an apprentice, such person, firm or corporation shall first register its nams and address, together 3ith such ot~er information as the Department having jurisdiction may require. Section 100 License Required. Before any person, firm or corporation shall carryon, or engage in, the business of plumbing, he, they or it shall first procure a license so to do from the City of Gilroy and pay the annual license fee imposed on such business. Every app+icant for a plumbers license, or license to do plumbing in the ~ity of Gilroy, shall furnish proof that he is the lawful possessor of a valid license issued by the Contractors State License Board of the State of California under the classification of Plumbing and that such license has not been revoked or suspended, or that the applicant has in its employ, or as a member of the firm, a person who has been so licensed by the Contractors State License Board who is actually in charge of the plumbing work of such person or firm and that such license has not been suspended or revokedo Section 110 Non-Transferability of License. No license issued by the City of Gilroy to do plumbing, or engage in the plumbing business in such City, shall be transferable. Section 120 Revocation of Licenseo No person holding a license of the City of Gilroy to do plumbing shall lend such license to any other person, or allow any other person to do any plumbing, or drainage 'NC'rk, under any permit taken out in his name, except plumbers in his employ. A violation of this 3ection shall be grounds for the revocation of s~lch per son t s license by the Department having jurisdiction, in addition to making other penalties provided by this ordinonceo -3- :3/0 Section 130 Display of Sign. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation not in legal possession of a valid City of Gilroy license to do plumbing, to engage in, carryon, or represent himself, themselves or itself, as engaged in or carry-'ng on ~che business of plumbing, or to use the words "Master Plumber", "Plumber", or "Plumbing" in any advertising, or to display or expose a sign having similar import for the purpose of implying the advertisor to be lawfully so engaged. Seetion 14. Licensee Responsible for Employees. ,my person, firm or corporation licensed to do plnmbing under the provisions of this ordinance shall be responsible for the work of any unlicensed person, or persons, employed by him, them, or ito CHAPTER III PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, TESTS Section 15. Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, whether acting as principal, servant, agent or employee, to do, or cause or per~it to be done any gas piping, plumbjng or drainage work for/hich a Permit is required without first securing such a Permit from the Plumbing Official authorizing him so to do. Section 16. Work Not Requiring Permit. No Permit shall be req ired in the case of any Tepair work as follows: The stopping of leaks in drains, s~il waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any trap, drainpipe, soil waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it bec~mes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material in any part or- parts, the same shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection m~de as hereinbefore provided. No Permit shall he required for the clearing of stoppages, or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, when such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixt~res. Section 170 Persrns To \Vhcm Permits Shall Be Issued. (a) No permits shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation doing, or causing to be done, any construction or work regulated by this code, except to a person, firm or corporation holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked license, as required by Section 11 ~f this code, from the City of Gilroy to do plumbing, except when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in this Section. (b) Any Permit req'Jired by this Code may be issued to any person to do any construction or work regulated by this Code in a single family dwelling used exclusively for -iving p~rposes, inCluding the usual accessory buildings and (;uarters in connection ',lith such buil~ings i~ the event that any such person is the bonafide owner of any such dwelling and accessory buildin~s and ~larters, and that the same are \ occupied by or designated to be occupied by said owner, provided that said owner shall personally purchase all material and shall personally perform all labor in connection thereVli the (c) No plumbing or drainage work for which a Permit is required shall be comme'nced in any building or premises until a Permit to do such work shall have been first obtainedo -4.. 'r I , , " ,. ~"~ ':"'"....) , ~ 3// "" "Ii ~ .", Section'180 SectiQns Nos. 301 to 1519, inclusive, of the "Unif0rm Plumbing COde",,1950, edition, adopted by WESTERN PUJliIBING 0FFICIALS AS;3UCIATIGN at the twentieth annual conference, uctober, 1949, excepting Sections Nos. 412 and 417, are hereby adopted :(nd made a part rf this ordinance the same as if fully set forth hereiDo Section 19. Journeyman Plumber. Instead of Section No. 412 as set forth in the said "Uniform Plumbing COde", there is hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance the follrwing: "Journeyman Plumber", as used in this Cede, :leans a a person who installs, removes alters and/or repairs plu Jing and drainage systems, or parts thereof, as an employee of a person, firm or corporation who has been duly licensed by the City rf Gilroy to engage in the plumb~ng business and to plumb in the City of Gilroy, but who does not f~rnish any mat~rials or supplies". Section 200 Plumbing. In the place and stead of Section No" 417, as the same is set forth in the said "Uniform Plumbing Code", th~re is hereby adopted aDe. made a part rf this ordinance the following: "Plumbing means the business, trade and disc:narg>::~ of work having to do with the insta:lation, removal, al tera tion, ;.:md/or repair of plumbj_ng and Dra inage systems or part thereof, ::md shall include wa ter piping, water treating or using equipment, gas piping, water heaters and vents fer same, but shall not include work incidental to the foregcing,';oj lch as di tCJ:l digging, or excavations, or 0ther \iork or constructions which may be incidental to plumbin-; as hereinbefore defined, but not actually a part of any piping, equipment, or fixtures"o Section 210 Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approvalo ':t Section 220 Repeal. All ordinances, and parts of ordinances, in conflict here0ith on inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosectuion or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking of effect of this ordinance. ADOPTED AND PASSED this the fol10wing voteso 4th day of December , 19509 by AYES: Councilmen: George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth, James B.Thomas,Dale D.Daniels Carl W.Pate Councilmen: None NuES: ABSENT, Councilmen. ~Vld V.Stout , .~a~ Mayor Al'TEST: Q.G..~ City lerk -5...