There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the practice of plumbing, including the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all pipes, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with sanitary sewers and public and private water systems the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2000 Edition, as recommended by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, such code being made as a part of the ordinances and code of the city as if the same had been set out in full herein, all as authorized and in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012 including any amendments thereto. Maintain one copy of the Uniform Code marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by the Code of the City of Enterprise,” and shall be filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public during normal hours of business. Any person violating any provisions of such code, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 1-117 of this code.
(Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)
A plumber or plumbing contractor shall mean any person engaged in the business of installing, altering, maintaining or repairing plumbing, which shall include all materials and plumbing fixtures, water pipes, portable water treatment equipment, traps, drainage and vent piping, and building drains, including their respective points, connections, devices, receptacles and appurtenances located within the property lines of any premises or in any building.
(Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of plumbing in the city without having first obtained a license therefore from the city clerk. Such license shall expire December 31 each year. License fee shall be $75.00 annually.
(Ord. 1636; Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)
(a) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of plumbing within the city shall, before doing any such work, file with the city clerk a surety bond in the sum of $1,000. Such bond shall be approved by the city attorney as to form and by the city council as to surety and shall be conditioned that the principal therein will have the city free and harmless from all damages to all persons or property resulting from his or her negligence or the negligence of his or her agents or employees and further conditioned that he or she will restore all streets, alleys, and sidewalks to the condition existing before commencement of any work and that he or she will maintain the streets, alleys and sidewalks in such condition for six months subsequent to the completion of such work. No bond for the purpose of this article shall run for a longer period of time than two years and the bond shall remain in full force and effect as to any piece of work or excavation for six months after the same has been completed; provided, that no such bond may be extended by a renewal certificate but a new bond shall be given to the city in every case where an existing bond expires.
(b) In lieu of a bond, such person, firm or corporation may file with the city clerk, a certificate of liability insurance covering the work to be performed. The certificate shall show that such person, firm or corporation is covered by a liability insurance policy issued by a corporation authorized to do business in Kansas and that the policy has a comprehensive general liability coverage with minimum limits of $50,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any one person, and subject to the same limits for each person, in an amount of not less than $100,000 on account of injuries sustained in any one accident and property damage insurance in an amount of not less than $50,000 for each accident. The certificate of insurance shall contain a provision and the policy so endorsed, that the company shall notify the city in writing of any change or cancellation at least 30 days prior thereto.
(Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)
(a) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to install any system of plumbing or to alter, reconstruct or renew any plumbing or to connect any building sewer to the sewer system of the city or to a private sewage disposal system shall first apply to the city clerk for a permit to do such work and pay the permit fee of $10.00 to the city clerk.
(b) No permit shall be required for minor repair work, by which is meant repair of leaks in pipes; faucets, traps or drains or replacing broken fixtures when waste pipes are not disturbed and replacing frozen pipes inside of buildings.
(Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)
Upon completion of any work for which a permit has been issued under the provision of this article, it shall be the duty of the person installing the same to notify the utilities superintendent, and if the work shall be found to comply with the provisions of this article, the utilities superintendent shall then issue a certificate of satisfactory inspection.
(Code 2005, 7-600s; Code 2020)