Ordinance - 1990 - 167 - Not Adopted - 07/01/1990
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ORDINANCE Il~ 1
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE PRO~IDI
CITY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, PLUMBING PERMI S, P~UM
INSPECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IDAHO, that:
PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED: The Uniform Plumbin
adopted as the Code of thß City of Eagle £0
plumbing installed, altered or repaired, an
apparatus, fixtures and equipment used withi
CITY LICENSE, STATE LICENSE AND BOND REQUIR
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
business of plumbing without first having
License, ,a City License and providing the Ci
bond authorized to transact business in the
in the penal sum of one thousand dollars
bond to be approved by the Mayor and Council
by holding the City harmless and free fro
costs by reason of the licensee's operatio
or neglect to properly perform any duties in
and for faithful performance of the laws
Idaho and the City. All licenses are non-tr
DEFINITIONS: PLUMBING CONTRACTOR: Any pers
company, firm, association or corporati
conducting, or carrying on the business
installing apparatus of plumbing systems
agreements to install such systems 0
apparatus, shall for the purpose of this T
an plumbing contractor.
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$1,000). Said
and elond t'oned
all (lama s or
or hjis f 'lure
umbent u 0 him
f the St e of
nsfe:eabl .
n, pqrtn ship,
n engagi in,
of p~umb' g or
r enteri g into
equ¡Lpm t or
tIe be k 0 n as
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER: Any person who a his pri iple
occupation is engaged in learning an assist g in
installation, improvement, extension an alterati n of
plumbing systems plus holds a valid state j urneyman 'cense
shall, for the purpose of this Title, be know as a
journeyman plumber.
APPRENTICE PLUMBER: Any person who, fo
learning the trade of journeyman plumber
installation of plumbing equipment or appa
the constant on the job supervision
journeyman plumber and is registered with
for the purpose of this Title, be known
plumber.
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LICENSE FEE: License fee shall be paid to t e Citt CI
accordance with the following schedule: I
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EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES: All liceJses
expire on December 31st of each year. -r
PLUMBING INSPECTOR: Appointment and term of officle s a
determined by the City Cpuncil. All insp ctor¡ sh
skilled in plumbing installations with no less tha
(5) years of actual experience as a jour eymar- pI
shall possess certificates of compe ency pr'
appointment and shall be fully familiar wit the ¡pro
of this chapter and rules and regulations m de bý th
plumbing board.
Plumbing Contractor:
Journeyman Plumber:
Apprentice Plumber:
$50.00
30.00
none
hall
DUTIES OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR: It shal be ~he tyof
the plumbing inspector to attend to the en orce~ent f the
provisions of this Title that pertain to t inswect nand
supervision of plumbing repair, apparatus equ~pme , and
machinery used in the design, constructio , in~tal tion,
improvement, extension and alteration of a~l pi lng,
fixtures, appliances in connection with any plumb!ng stems
within the City and/or for which permits h ve b~en sued.
Inspection shall be made 2 to 3 times du ing ~rog ss of
installation; it shall be the duty of t e City P mbing
Inspector or delegated, qualified represent tive to i icate
inspection of àny work by a tag or label ich $hal state
the date and first and final inspection He sha make
thorough and complete inspections of all ou lets on a work
done under permits issued under this Title. It shall e the
right of the Plumbing inspector to enter any prero es at
reasonable hours for the purpose of insp tion. T City
Plumbing inspector shall have the ri ht amd duty to
disconnect such defective plumbing and p ace a se upon
it. He shall at the same time give writt n not~ce such
disconnection to the owner or occupant of t e buildi g.
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sions
Idaho
-COMPENSATION: Shall be fixed by
contractual basis.
Council
PERMITS: It shall be unlawful for any
corporation to place or install in a
plumbing apparatus or fixture for the us
alterations or changes in, or additions
apparatus or fixtures for such use, witho
person, rm or
y build' g any
, or to a e any
to any pl robing
first 0 aining
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from the City a permit to do such wor . Th~ PI bing
Inspector must be notif ied immediately upo the ¡com letlon
of each phase for his inspection and approv l.
FEES:
Set forth in the Uniform Plumbing Co
ONS: Any
ecti n as
Ii nsed
se a d is
PERSONS ALLOWED TO PERFORM PLUMBING INS LLAT
plumbing requiring a plumbing permit an ins
defined in this Code shall be installe by
journeyman plumber who has a valid City lice
employed by a City licensed plumbing contra tor. I
A)
Homeowners Installation: Plumbing ins allat~ons
performed 'by individuals who are the lega~ ow
Group R Divisions 3 and Group M Occ panc~es
property to which the dwellings are at ached!. P
installations allowed under this exce tionsha
be permitted if the property owner wi 1 be tesi
the dwelling for a period of 180 days ¡aft
plumbing is completed. :
Exceptions:
B)
Hardship Cases: A member of the imme iate fami
be allowed to perform plumbing for a family
unable to perform the work for themsel es.
ay be
rs of
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CITY LIABILITY: The City of Eagle shal not ass
liability of any person owning, operating r install'
plumbing appliances, apparatus, ?onstruct'on or eq
for damages to anyone injured or damaged ei her in pe
property by any defect therein. No City ag nt shall
as assuming such liability by reason of insp
authorized herein or certificate of inspect on issue
City Plumbing Inspector,
EFFECTIVE DATE:
THIS
DAY OF
, 1989.
CITY OF EAGLE
MAYOR STEVE GUERBER
ATTEST:
BARBARA MONTGOMERY
CITY CLERK OF EAGLE
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