498 Plumbing Code-~96
ORDINANCE NO. 498
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 2~ TITLE 2 OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN; AND RE-ENACTING SAID CHAPTER
2~ TITLE 2 KNOWN AS THE PLUMBING CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian,
State of Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best interests
of said City to repeal Chapter 2, Title 2 of the Revised and Compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian and re-enact said Chapter with
additional provisions all to be known as the Plumbing Code. ~:
NOWT THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIANS ADA COUNTY IDAHO:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 2, Plumbing Code, of the
Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 2, Title 2, of the Revised and Compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian, to be known as the PLUMBING
CODE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
2-201: ADOPTION OF PLUMBING CODE: Th-ere is hereby adopted
by the City of Meridian for the purpose of establishing minimum
standards of design, materials and workmanship for all plumbing
hereafter installed, altered or repaired, and to establish methods
of procedure within the City limits, that certain Plumbing Code
known as NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION, and the whole thereof
of which not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City, and the same are hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
and from the date of which this Chapter shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall control the installation, alteration or repairing
of plumbing within the corporate limits of the City; PROVIDED HOWEVER,
the below stated addition to the National Plumbing Code is also
hereby adopted which addition, if in conflict with the National
Plumbing Code (NPC) shall overrule said NPC; the addition is stated
as follows:
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A. Buildings Moved From One Location to Another: When a
building is moved from one location to another the service
• entrance shall>:be inspected :.and made•.to.:co.nform to.the requirements
of the current edition of the National Plumbing Code.
2-202: CITY LICENSE, STATE LICENSE AND BOND REQUIRED: It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to carry
o-n the business of plumbing without first having secured a State
license and a City license to do so and executing to the City
a good and sufficient bond, signed by some surety company authorized
to transact business in the State of Idaho, in the penal sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000:00), running to the City, said bond
to be approved by the Mayor and Council and conditioned by the
saving of said City, harmless and free from all damages or costs
by reason of the licensee's operation or his failure or neglect
to properly perform any duties incumbent upon him, and for faithful
performance of the laws of the State of Idaho and the City of
Meridian.
2-203: PERSONS REQUIRED; APPLICATION; ISSUANCE: It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place or install
in any building any plumbing apparatus or fixture, or to make
any alterations or changes in, or additions to any plumbing apparatus
or fixtures for such use, without first obtaining from the City
Plumbing Inspector a written permit to do such work. Such permit
shall state the kind of work to be done and the amount, and shall
cover only work so specified. The contractor, person, firm or
corporation shall submit a plan of the plumbing system to be followed,
if deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector. Said permit shall
also state the location by street and number of the building where
such work is to be done, and shall be valid only for the location
stated. Provided, however, that this Section shall not be construed
as requiring a permit for ordinary repairs to old installations
where the cost value of such repairs, including material and labor,
does not exceed eight dollars ($8.00), but in all cases, the Plumbing
Inspector must be notified immediately upon the completion of
such work for his inspection and approval. Fees for permits and
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inspections shall be fixed by the City Council by resolution.
2-205: INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: It shall be the duty of the
City Plumbing Inspector, or the State Inspector if the City so chooses,
to inspect or cause to be inspected any and all work for which permits
have been issued within forty eight (48) hours (Sundays and holidays
excluded) after time of notice, in writing by the person doing the
said work that same is ready for inspection, which will not be considered
ready for inspection and covering until all enclosed electrical,
steam heating, furnace work and gas fittings are in place. Inspection
shall, when necessary, be made two (2) or__three (3) times during
progress of installation; first when work is roughed in, and last,
when work is completed, and it shall be the duty of the City Plumbing
Inspector or person qualified and delegated by him and his qualified
representative to indicate inspection of any work by a tag or label
which shall state the date and whether first or final inspection
has been made and it shall be unlawful for any workman or other person
to lath or otherwise conceal any plumbing pipes until such first
inspection tag has been placed.
A. Upon application for inspection of any plumbing apparatus,
or appliances as hereinafter provided, the City Inspector shall
after inspection and examination issue a certificate showing
the results of .such examinations and require to be made the
necessary corrections.
B. If the said City Plumbing Inspector shall find any part
of any plumbing apparatus or fixtures in or on any building
in the City to have been installed without a permit or not in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or to be dangerous
to life or property, the City Plumbing Inspector shall have
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the right and power and it is hereby made his duty to disconnect
such defective plumbing and place a seal upon it. He shall
at the same time give written notice of such disconnection to
the owner or occupant of the building.
' After such disconnected plumbing apparatus, or fixtures have
been put in the condition required by this Chapter, the seal
or seals so placed shall be removed by said City Plumbing Inspector.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any water, through,
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or by means of such disconnected plumbing apparatus or fixtures
or~to attach other pipes for the supply of water to such disconnected]
plumbing apparatus or fixtures or to remove, break or deface
any seal so placed.
2-206: CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION: Upon the completion of the
plumbing in or on any building and prior to being covered up in
any fashion, it shall be the duty of the corporation, copartnership,
firm or individual doing the same to notify the City Plumbing Inspector,
who shall inspect the plumbing within three (3) working days after
the notif"ica'tion to him'that°the plumbing has been completed; if
the City Plumbing Inspector does not inspect within three (3) days,
the plumbing may be covered; however, the licensee shall be required
to obtain the certificate of inspection; if the plumbing is approved
by the City Plumbing Inspector, he shall issue a certificate of
proper inspection which shall contain the date of inspection and
an outline of the result; and it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, copartnership or corporation to turn on or connect the water
with such installation until such certificate shall be issued; and
it shall be unlawful to make any change, alteration or extension
in or to the plumbing of any building after inspection without first
notifying said City Plumbing Inspector and procuring a permit therefor.
2-207: RIGHT TO ENTER PREMISES: The City Plumbing Inspector
shall have the right to enter any premises at all reasonable hours
for the purpose of inspecting the same.
2-208: DAMAGE NOT ASSUMED BY CITY: This Chapter shall not
be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any
person owning, operating or installing any plumbing pipes, appliances,
apparatus,~constriiction"or equipment for damages to anyone injured
or damaged either in person or property by any defect therein; nor
shall said City or any agent thereof be held as assuming such liability
by reason of inspection authorized herein or certificate of inspection
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issued by the City Plumbing Inspector.
2-209: LICENSE FEE: Before any license is issued, the applicant
shall pay to the City Clerk a license fee in accordance with the
following schedule:
100
Plumbing Contractor $40.00
Journeyman Plummer
Apprentice Plummer
$10.00
NONE
2-210: EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES: All licenses shall
expire upon and shall be renewed not lated than December 31 of each
year.
2-211: INSPECTION FEES: Before any inspection is undertaken,
the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk an inspection fee as established
by the City Plumbing Inspector and approved•~ by- the C'i~ty~~Council''~
by resolution, which inspection fee, or schedule thereof, shall
be available at the City Clerk's office during regular business
hours.
2=212: VALIDITY: Should any Section, paragraph, sentence,
claus'e'dr phrase of this Chapter be declared unconstitional or invalid
for any reason or cause, the remainder of said Chapter shall not
be affected thereby and the same shall not invalidate or void the
remainder of this Chapter.
2-213: PENALTY: Any person violating the provisions of this
Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: The Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect after its passage, approval and publication according
to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October, 1988.
ATTEST:
CITY OF MERIDIAN
B~L~ ~~'
GR NT P . K N S ORD
MAYOR
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
6 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 8e8J481
ORDINANCE NO.�f /
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 2 OF THE REVISED AND
COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN; AND RE-ENACTING SAID
CHAPTER 2, TITLE 2 KNOWN AS THE PLUMBING CODE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian,
State of Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best interests
Of said City to repeal Chapter 2, Title 2 of the Revised and
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian and re-enact said
Chapter with additional provisions all to be known as the
Plumbing Code.
NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 2, Plumbing Code, of
the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 2, Title 2, of the Revised and
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, to be known as the
PLUMBING CODE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
2-201: ADOPTION OF PLUMBING CODE: There is hereby adopted by
the City of Meridian for the purpose of establishing minimum
standards of design, materials and workmanship for all plumbing
hereafter installed, altered or repaired, and to establish
methods of procedure within the City limits, that certain
Plumbing Code known as NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 1985 EDITION, and
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone aa8-4481
the whole thereof of which not less than three (3) copies have
been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City,
and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if
set out at length herein, and from the date of which this Chapter
shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall control the
installation, alteration or repairing of plumbing within the
corporate limits of the City; PROVIDED HOWEVER, the below stated
addition to the National Plumbing Code is also hereby adopted
which addition, if in conflict with the National Plumbing Code
(NPC) shall overrule said NPC; the addition is stated as follows:
A. Buildings Moved From One Location to Another: When
a building is moved from one location to another the
service entrance shall be inspected and made to conform
to the requirements of the current edition of the
National Plumbing code.
2-202: CITY LICENSE, STATE LICENSE AND BOND REQUIRED: It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to carry on
the business of plumbing without first having secured a State
license and a City license to do so and executing to the City a
good and sufficient bond, signed by some surety company
authorized to transact business in the State of Idaho, in the
penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), running to the
City, said bond to be approved by the Mayor and Council and
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
SCROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Merldlan, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.446,
conditioned by the saving of said City, harmless and free from
all damages or costs by reason of the licensee's opration or his
failure or neglect to properly perform any duties incumbent upon
performance him, and for faithfulp
of the laws of the State of
Idaho and the City of Meridian.
2-203: PERSONS REQUIRED; APPLICATION; ISSUANCE: It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place or install
in any building any plumbing apparatus or fixture, or to make an
alterations or changes in, or additions to an Y
y plumbing apparatus
or fixtures for such use, without first obtaining from the City
Plumbing Inspector a written permit to do such work, Such
permit
shall state the kind of work to be done and the amount, and shall
cover only work so specified. The contractor,
person, firm or
corporation shall submit a plan of the plumbing system to be
followed, if deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector. S
permit shall aslo state the location by street Said
and number of the
building where such work is to be done, and shall be valid
for the location stated. Provided, only
however, that this Section
shall not be construed as requiring a permit for ordinar
to old installations where the Y repairs
cost value of
includingsuch repairs,
material and labor, does not exceed eight dollars
($8.00), but in all
cases, the Plumbin
iotified immediatel g Inspector must be
Y upon the completion of such work for his
nspection and approval. Fees for permits and inspections
shall
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
3 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. BOX 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
be fixed by the City Council by resolution.
2-205: INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: It shall be the duty of the
City Plumbing Inspector, or the State Inspector if the City so
chooses, to inspect or cause to be inspected any and all work for
which permits have been issued within forty eight (48) hours
(Sundays and holidays excluded) after time of notice, in writin
by the g
person doing the said work that same is ready for
inspection, which will not be considered ready for inspection and
covering until all enclosed electrical, steam heating, furnace
work and gas fittings are in place. Inspection shall, when
necessary, be made two (2) or three (3) times during
installation; first when work is roughed in, and last, progress of
ast, when work
is completed, and it shall be the duty of the City Plumbing
Inspector or person
qualified and delegated b g y him and his
qualified representative to indicate inspection of any work by a
tag or label which shall state the date and whether first
final inspection has been made and it shall be unlawful f or
workman or other person tor any
o lath or otherwise conceal any plumbing
Pipes until such first inspection tag has been placed.
A• Upon application for inspection of any plumbing
apparatus, or appliances as hereinafter provided,
the City Inspector shall after inspection and
examination issue a certificate showing the results
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
93642
Telephone 8se.4461
of such examinations and require to be made the
necessary corrections.
B. If the said City Plumbing Inspector shall find any
part of any plumbing apparatus or fixtures in or on any
building in the City to have been installed without a
permit or not in accordance with the provisions of this
Chapter or to be dangerous to life or property, the
City Plumbing Inspector shall have the right and power
and it is hereby made his duty to disconnect such
defective plumbing and place a seal upon it. He shall
at the same time give written notice of such discon-
nection to the owner or occupant of the building.
After such disconnected plumbing apparatus, or fixtures
have been put in the condition required by this
Chapter, the seal or seals so placed shall be removed
by said City Plumbing Inspector. It shall be unlawful
for any person to use any water, through, or by means
Of such disconnected plumbing apparatus or fixtures
or to attach other pipes for the supply of water to
such disconnected plumbing apparatus or fixtures or to
remove, break or deface any seal so placed.
2-206: CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION: Upon the completion of the
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
Plumbing in or on any building and prior to being covered up in
any fashion, it shall be the duty of the corporation,
copartnership, firm or individual doing the same to notify the
City Plumbing Inspector, who shall inspect the plumbing within
three (3) working days after the notification to him that the
Plumbing has been completed; if the City Plumbing Inspector does
not inspect within three (3) days, the plumbing may be covered;
however, the licensee shall still be required to obtain the
certificate of inspection; if the plumbing is approved by the
City Plumbing Inspector, he shall issue a certificate of proper
inspection which shall contain the date of inspection and an
outline of the result; and it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, copartnership or corporation to turn on or connect the
water with such installation until such certificate shall be
issued; and it shall be unlawful to make any change, alteration
or extension in or to the plumbing of any building after
inspection without first notifying said City Plumbing Inspector
and procuring a permit therefor.
2-207: RIGHT TO ENTER PREMISES: The City Plumbing Inspector
shall have the right to enter any premises at all reasonable
hours for the purpose of inspecting the same.
2-208: DAMAGE NOT ASSUMED BY CITY: This Chapter shall not be
construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
3 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
Person owning, operating or installing any plumbing pipes,
appliances, apparatus, construction or equipment for damages to
anyone injured or damaged either in person or property by any
defect therein; nor shall said City or any agent thereof be held
as assuming such liability by reason of inspection authorized
herein or certificate of inspection issued by the City Plumbing
Inspector.
2-209: LICENSE FEE: Before any license is issued, the
applicant shall pay to the City Clerk a license fee in accordance
with the following schedule:
Plumbing Contractor $40.00
Journeyman Plummer $10.00
Apprentice Plummer NONE
2-210: EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES: All licenses
shall expire upon and shall be renewed not later than December 31
of each year.
2-211: INSPECTION FEES: Before any inspection is undertaken,
the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk an inspection fee as
established by the City Plumbing Inspector and approved by the
City Council by resolution, which inspection fee, or schedule
thereof, shall be available at the City Clerk's office during
A
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
3 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4481
regular business hours.
2-212: VALIDITY: Should any section, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Chapter be declared unconsti
invalid for an tlonal or
Y reason or cause, the remainder of said Chapter
shall not be affected thereby and the same shall not
or void the remainder of this Chapter. invalidate
2-213: PENALTY: Any person violating the provisions of this
Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The Ordinance shall be in
full force and effect after its passage, approval and
according to law. Publication
1988. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of G°�46CJa �
TTEST:
TY CLERK
CITY OF MERIDIAN
BY
GRANT P . ��^��
KINGSF RD
MAYOR