§ 23-63. Compliance with specified rules, regulations, restrictions, requirements.

The following rules, requirements, regulations and restrictions shall be strictly followed and adhered to, and any violation of any of the sanitary or plumbing regulations, including such rules, shall be an offense:

(1)

Notice required. No person shall proceed with any portion of drainage or sewerage, or extend old or new work (except repairing leaks), until he has filed at the office of the city engineer, upon blanks furnished, a notice of the work to be performed.

(2)

Plans.

a.

The required notice shall consist of a clear description of the work to be performed, and shall be accompanied with a plan showing the different connections and locations of the different plumbing features from outlet at main or lateral sewer to the termination at the roof of any building for which such plumbing may be intended.

b.

No plumbing work shall be commenced until the plans are approved by the city engineer or his duly authorized agent.

c.

After a plan has been once approved, no alteration of same shall be allowed except on a written application of the owner of the property or his or her authorized agent to the city engineer.

(3)

Drawings.

a.

All plans must be legibly drawn in ink on white paper. One (1) vertical section of plumbing arrangement will be sufficient, if it be made to show all the work; if not, two (2) or more drawings shall be furnished. Size of paper shall be eight and one-half (8½) by twelve and one-half (12½) inches.

b.

All drawings referred to by these rules shall be furnished the city engineer by the plumber contracting to do any such work, the same to be free of charge to the person or owner having the work done. In the erection of new buildings, the architect shall be required to furnish such drawings together with the plans for the building designed by him.

(4)

Inspection. The city engineer, or his duly authorized agent, shall be notified whenever any plumbing work is ready for his inspection, and all such work shall be left uncovered and convenient for examination until inspected and approved by the city engineer or his duly authorized agent.

(Code 1959, § 24-25)