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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1948-362 . . -----~ I"::' ._.~. - ORDINANCE NO. 362 AN OEDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PLUMBING WORK TO BE DONE BY LI~ CENSED PLUiBERS; PROVIDING FOR PERMIT A~ID INSPECTION FEES; PRO- VIDIKG TEA'I ANY PE-:tSON, FI~; OR CORPORATION WHO SHALL OMIT OR RE- FUSE TO COHPLY WITH, OR WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, SHALL BE DEEIVIED GUILTY OF A Ii~ISDi:!:l'.ffit\.NOR AND UPON CO~VICTION TE:EREOF, SHALL BE FI1~D IN ANY SUM NOT rliORE THAN ONE HUIIJDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) FOR EACH OFFEI~SE, AND EACH D..'\Y TIU'f SUCH OFFENSE SHaLL EXIST SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OF?ENSE; PROVIDIN. A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDIHAl\TCES OR PARTS OR ORDI- NANCES IN C ::>N"FI:ICT \l'/ITH THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, T:EXAS, THAT: Section 1. DEFINITION OF SANITARY SEVIER SYSTElll. The sani- tary sewer 3ystem of the C1ty of La Porte, Texas, consists of main and lateral conduits of concrete pipe or other similar pipe, with necessary aocessories, and are known herein as sanitary sewers~ They are designed to carry off all liquid wastes. The severs in the alleys Jr streets adjacent to the various lots are called main or lateral 3ewers. The sewers leading from the main or lateral sewers to tde property on either side are called house sewers. ,..'- '41 Section 2. LICENS~ REQUIRED. Before any person shall do any work or make any connections with the sewer systemp or do any plumbing ~o:?k connected or intended to be connected with the se~er system, he shall be licensed as provided in Senate Bil3. Number l88l) fBThe Plumbing License Law of 1947", passed by the 50th Legislature; and no such plumbing work shall be done without a City permit be- ing issued 1;hereforo The term. "plumbing workB as refeI'red to in this Ordinance, shall be as defined in Senate Bill Number 188; f1Ths Plumbir,g License La" of 19478. i_ Section 3. BOlID RE~UIRED. Before being issued a City per- mit to do any plumbing work, such person must file pith the gove~ iog b-:>d}T of the City a bond in the sum of One Thousand Doll ars ($1;000000)>> with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by said goverp:i.ng body. 'l'he conditions of the bond are as follo'lPJs: That the applicant for the permit will obey all Ordinanoes regulat 1ng plumbin~ ~ork; ~ill obey all Ordinances regulating oxcavations in or punctt~ing the streets, alleys or other public p~~perty; ~il refill said excavations or punctures according to sta.ndards estab- lished by tb,e City; will replace all pavements in as good conditio as same was prior to said excavation or puncture; will place light and guards around all plumbing materials or apparatus 13ft in any street, alley or other public uay; will place lights and guards around all Gxcavations or punctures; will repair all damages that arise in making connections with water and sewer mair.s or laterals. and will hold the City of La porte harmless from all damages that may accrue by reason of any plumbing work, or by reason of any ex= cavation or puncture made by said applicant. Sectio~ 4. (A) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in plumbing business desiring to construct or install any plumbing fixture or fixtures in any building or house in the corporate li= mite of the City of La Porte or outside the City limits TIhere the Ci~y of La ?~rte is takine care of the sewerage, or Go~nect any plumbing fix~ure ~r fixtures in any buildings or house that may have been di 9connected for any reason \7hatsoever, shgl1 obtai.n a permit from the Plumbing Inspector Defore said work can be install ed, con~~r1..l.C'1;ed or reconstructed, as the case may bee (B} rrl:_H~ permit fee shall be Sixty Cents (60~) e~wh for the first twenty=five (25) fixtures, and Thirty Cents (30t) each for each additional plunbing fixture over twenty-five (25), on all bath tubs, 't'mter closets, la.vatories, urinals, sinks, WasID. sinks, catch bains, grease traps, acid traps, showers, floor drains, re- frie;erator d:,,"ains, drinkil'lg fountains, .:>r any fixture r:herein 't"laste is connected to sanitary sewer and also all gas fi~~ed hot 'I:"1ater heater~1o The minimum permit fee shall be One Dollar (\;1.00). ."--......... ~..~-......~~ e' .. . , , .-- e ",--...., e .... --......." e --, ~e' : . . -2... In case it oecomes necessary to make re-inspection of a plumbing installati~n, an additional fee of One Dollar ($1.00) shall be charged and oollected by the City tax oollector from the plumber to whom permit is issued covering such inspection. The above sums shall be paid by the person to whom the permit is issued under the terms of this Ordinance. (0) Before the City Plumbing Inspector shall issue any per- mit for any opening to be made in any publ1.c street, alley, side- nalk, or other public place for the laying of pipes for drains, sewer or conduits, he shall collect for each permit issued a ree of Five Dollars ($5.00). Section 5. PENALTY. Every person, firm or corporation who shall omit or refuse to co~ply with or who violates any oT the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a mis~ demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be rined in any sum not more than One Hundred Dollars ($lOO.OO) for each ofrense, and each and every d~y that such provisions of this Ordinance are violated shall constitute a separate offense. Section 6. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitu- tional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Board of Commission ers of the City of La Porte hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause or pr~ase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases De de~ clared unconstitutional. Section 7. As the City does not have any rule or Ordinance requiring Ordinances to be read at more than one meeting, or that same be passed on more than one reading, this Ordinance shall be~ come effective on the 1st day of October, A. D. 1948, and shall be in fUll force and effect on and after that date. Passed and approved this the Ao Do 1948. l~ day of S.eptember , ~:~~~ Mrs.. Eule. E:n'rin .Ass .City Clerk of La Porte, Texas. I La Porte, TexaS7 I .\, -'- .