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ORDINANCE NO. 1346
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
A ORDINANCE
REPEALING IN THEIR ENTIRETY SECTION'
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7-'87 AND SECTION 7-88 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF CLEARWATER FLORIDA 1962, PERTAINING
TO PLUMBING; ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD
PLUMBING CODE, 1971 EDITION, TOGETHER WITH ' .. ?y..-'
APPENDIX A AND B OF SAID 1971 EDITION, WITH CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS, AS THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EMPLOY A PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND
SUCH ASSISTANT PLUMBING INSPECTORS AS ARE '
NECESSARY AND SETTING FORTH THEIR POWERS AND
DUTIES; SETTING FORTH PERMITS REQUIRED AND
SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES, SETTING UP REQUIRE- .
MENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSING AND p,?„ ,i." ?•
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BONDING OF PLUMBERS; CREATING A BOARD OF
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MENTS AND PROCEDURES; CREATING A PLUMBING
ADVISORY BOARD AND SETTING UP REQUIREMENTS
AND PROCEDURES; EXEMPTING ALL MASTER
PLUMBERS AND JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS WHO ARE
NOW ENGAGED AS SUCH IN THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
AND ARE LEGALLY QUALIFIED AND CURRENTLY
LICENSED TO DO SO SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TAKE
EXAMINATIONS AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; T,g
SETTING FORTH REASONS FOR REVOCATION OF A L r•
CERTIFICATE; AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD PLUMBING CODE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE 1971 EDITION; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE;,PRO-
VIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT
OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY
OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. er,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 7-87, Plumbing Code--Adopted, and Section 7-88,
Plumbing Code--Amendments, of Article VI, Plumbing, of Chapter 7, Buildings,
of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, are hereby
repealed in their entirety.
Section' 2. There is hereby enacted a new Section 7-87, Plumbing Code--
Adopted, of Article VI, Plumbing, of Chapter 7, Buildings, of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, to read as follows:
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Sec. 7-87. Plumbing Code--Adopted. ri,,>YE?'?df,'
There' is hereby adopted by the City of Clearwater, Florida,
that certain code known as the Southern Standard Plumbing Code
1971 Edition, together with Appendix A and B of said 1971 Edition,
as adopted by the Southern Building Code Congress, and the whole
thereof' save and except'such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended by Section 3 of this ordinance, of which code
three (3) copies thereof are now and have been for the last preceding
ten (10) days on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Clearwater, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference as fully as if set out at length herein as authorized by
Chapter 165. 191, Florida Statutes, and from the effective date `. "
of this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall
be controlling within the limits of the City of Clearwater, Florida.
Section 3. There is hereby enacted a new Section 7-88, Plumbing
Code--Amendments, of Article VI, Plumbing, of Chapter 7, Buildings, of
the Code of. Ordinances, City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, to read as follows:
_ r Sec. 7-88. Plumbing Code--Amendments.
k i} The Southern Standard Plumbing Code, 1971 Edition, together with
w, Appendix A and B of said 1971 Edition, as adopted by the Southern ?t f
Building Code Congress, is amended and changed in the following respects: 1
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JA) Section 102. 1, Plumbing Official, is amended to read:
The City Manager shall employ and appoint a plun•o.ing inspector ?19
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and such assistant plumbing inspectors as are necessary. Said 1%
inspector and assistant inspectors shall be experienced plumbers
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of at least ten (10) years practical experience; said inspector shall
hold or have held a Master Plumber's Certificate or license,
and said assistants shall hold or have held a Journeyman w .,
Plumber's Certificate or a Master Plumbers Certificate. ?{
(B) Delete Section 103, Powers and Duties of Plumbing Official,
and enact the following: V .q
(a)Plumbing Inspector. When the words "Plumbing Inspector"
are used, it means any person charged with the enforcement r
r of the provisions of this Code.
(b) Control and Supervision. The Plumbing Inspector shall;
have control and supervision of the methods and materials
used in any part of the building plumbing or drainage system.
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(c)Duties. The duties of a Plumbing Inspector shall be:
1. The examination and approval of plans and specifications.
2. The issuance of permits.
3. The collection of fees.
4. The inspection of building plumbing, drainage and sanitation.
5. The conduct of tests.
6. The issuance of certificates of inspection and approval.
7. The arrest and prosecution of offenders.,
8. Advisor to the public in matters of plumbing regulations.
9. The re-inspection and sanitary maintenance of plumbing. 'Z
10. Service on complaint.
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indirectly engaged in any way with any firm or corporation
engaged in the business of contracting'or installing plumbing
within the corporate limits of the City of Clearwater.
(e)Authority to Enter Buildings. The Plumbing Inspector
is empowered and authorized to enter into or upon any
public or private building or premises within, the City of
Clearwater for the purpose of examining, inspecting or
testing the plumbing, drainage, sewerage or ventilation
within such building or premises.
(f) Investigation of Complaints. The Plumbing Inspector l
shall examine all premises, about which a complaint of
the plumbing or drainage is made, and he shall, upon
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evidence of the unsanitary or unfinished condition ?3E'-rJ •
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thereof, condemn same and notify owner or agent of ?.;:' ?? tr• -?
such premises to arrange the plumbing or drainage
thereof according to the requirements of this Code. ` .
Such notice shall be in writing. Any person or '
persons failing to place the plumbing of such :.!
premises or buildings in a proper and sanitary
condition, as instructed by the Plumbing Inspector
within the time fixed bk the Plumbing Inspector
shall be subject to prosecution.
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(g) Working Drawings. The applicant for apermit shall file Jt
all plans and specifications and any other information r?
required by this Code or by the Plumbing Inspector. +
Such plans shall state the name and address of the owner,
agent, master plumber, or journeyman plumber, the builder,
contractor and architect, and the location of the work.
Permission shall be obtained from the Plumbing Inspector
before any change or alteration is made from approved
- plans or specifications,
(b)Approval of Plans. The Plumbing Inspector shall examine
all plans and specifications.filed in his office for his
approval. He shall also issue and sign all notices,
certificates, plumbing and sewer permits.
(i) Placard. It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector
to post in a conspicuous place on a building or premises,
the plumbing, sewerage, drainage, or ventilation of which
has been condemned by him, one or more placards which
shall be substantially as follows:
WARNING
Clearwater, Florida, 19
This building has been condemned as unsanitary and
unfit for human habitation or occupancy and it is unlawful
for any person to occupy same by order of
City of Clearwater Plumbing Inspector
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Occupancy of Placarded Building Prohibited. Such
placards or placard shall remain on said building
until the required repairs or improvements are made.
The owner or agent of such building so placarded
shall be responsible for the maintaining of such
placards or placard until removal by the Plumbing
Inspector, and it shall be unlawful for any person
to reside in or occupy such building for any purpose
or to let, rent, or hire the same or any part thereof,
or to collect,' receive or to pay any rental therefor,
whether as owner, agent, tenant or otherwise, while so
condemned.
_(k)Records of Office. The Plumbing Inspector shall keep
a record of all inspections made, or complaints received
and investigated, plans and specifications examined,
notices served, permits issued, fees collected, applicants
for certificates and all other services performed by this
department.
(1) The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
enforce all of the provisions of this Code through the
City Plumbing Inspector.
(C) Section 105, Permits, is amended by adding Paragraph 105. 3
to read as follows:
(a)-Permits Required. No person or persons shall excavate
or obstruct any public or private street, alley or
thoroughfare, for the purpose of installing plumbing,
sewer or drainage work or connect to any private or
public sewer or appurtenance thereof, commence the
construction, re-construction, alteration or repair
of any plumbing, sewer or drainage work or system of
excavation, construction, cleaning or repair of any
septic tank without first obtaining a permit to do so
from the Plumbing Inspector, providing that no permit
will be necessary for the repair of leaks, unstopping
of sewers or waste pipes, or replacing of broken
fixtures, provided further that all work shall be done
under the direction of a Master Plumber. All such
permits shall be subject to the provisions of this Code.
After obtaining the permit from the Plumbing Inspector,
a permit for "Work in Street Right of Way" must be applied
for and obtained from the City Engineering Department.
(b)-To Secure Permit. Permits for all excavation work for
plumbing, on or in public streets or thoroughfares, and
all sewer, drain, soil, waste or vent work shall be
issued only to a person having in his possession a
Master Plumberls certificate issued by the Board of
Plumbing Examiners for the City of Clearwater, State
of Florida, and an occupational license, as required
by the City of Clearwater, State of Florida, and no
person shall do or manage or have charge of any work
hereinbefore mentioned without being in possession
of said certificate, license and bond.
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(D) Section 106.3 (a), Schedule of Permit Fees, is hereby
repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof: '?;e4r x ?'
(a Fees. The Plumbing Inspector shall charge and collect
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for plumbing permits at the following rates to wit:
1. $1.50 for each plumbing installation permit issued' •S ..
for each building and $1. 50 for each fixture, up
to and including the first 8 fixtures and $ 1. 00
for each fixture thereafter. $5.00 for each lawn
sprinkler system, irrigation system installation
permit issued for each building. Septic tanks,
floor drains, garbage disposals, dishwashers and i
water heaters and replacement of same shall be
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Building sewer permit shall be $2.00 for the first 100
feet and each additional 100 feet or portion thereof
2. For the purpose of this code the words "roughed
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in for" shall mean any opening placed in a plumbing
system for the purpose of receiving the discharge yF°
from a plumbing fixture.
3. No fee shall be charged in case of removal of
stoppage, repair of leaks, repairs or replacing
broken fixtures, but the Plumbing Inspector must
be notified and all jobs inspected and approval
secured wherever any soil, waste, vent or sewer
is changed for any purpose whatsoever.
4. A fee of $2. 00 shall be charged by the Plumbing
Inspector for each re-inspection made due to the
work being condemned or not being ready at the time
specified in the application for inspection.
5. Plumbing inspection shall be made within a
reasonable time after the Inspector is notified
that the job is ready for inspection.
(E) Section 109, Licensing and Bonding of Plumbers, is amended
to read as follows:
(a)Section 109. 1. General.
1. No permit shall be issued to any person, firm or corpora-
tion to do, or cause to be done any construction or work
regulated by this Code except to a person, firm or
corporation holding a valid, unexpired and unrevoked
Master Plumber's License as required by this Code, except
when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in this Section.
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Any permit required by this Code may be issued to any
person to do construction or work regulated by this Code
in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living
purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and
quarters in connection with such buildings in the event
that any such person is the bona fide owner of any such
dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters and that
the same are occupied by or designed to be occupied by
said owner, provided that said owner shall personally
purchase all nuterial, shall personally perform all
labor ix connection therewith and shall conform to all
requirements-of this chapter, and in such installation
,;the word "owner" shad be substituted for the word "plumber".
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When evidence is produced to the effect that the applicant
is a graduate, or is attending a recognized trade school,
proper credit will be given the applicant, but not to
exceed one year of the required five years of practical
experience as an apprentice.
In the event the applicant is unable to comply with any
of the above requirements, he may, upon written request,
appear before a quorum of the City Plumbing Examining
Board to present evidence as to his eligibility for examination.
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2. Requirements of Applicants for Journeyman and Master
Plumber's Examination. Application for examination
for a Journeymants Certificate of Competency, or for
examination for a Master Plumber's Certificate of Competency,
shall be made with proper application blank which shall be
furnished by the City Plumbing Examining Board. The
application for examination shall be made to the City Plumbing
Examining Board at the City Plumbing Inspector's Office,
and must be accompanied with the fee of $ 10. 00 for each
Journeyman Plumberts examination and $25. 00 for each
Master Plumber's examination.
3. Qualifications of Applicants for a Journeyman Plumber's
Examination. To qualify for examination for a Journeyman
Plumber's Certificate of Competency, the applicant must
furnish, either on or with his application, a notarized state-
ment from his present or former employers to the effect
that he has had at least five years experience as an Apprentice
in the practical installation of plumbing under the supervision
of a Master Plumber.
4. Qualifications of Applicants for a Master Plumber's
Examination. To qualify for examination for a Master
Plumber's Certificate of Competency, the applicant must
submit evidence satisfactory to the Plumbing Examining
Board that he has had at least five years experience as a
licensed Journeyman Plumber immediately preceding the
date of his application.
In the event the applicant is unable to comply with any of
the above requirements as a licensed Journeyman Plumber,
he shall be required to present evidence satisfactory to the
Plumbing Examining Board that he has been actively engaged
as an established Master Plumber for at least five years
immediately preceding the date of his application in a state,
city, village or township not under the jurisdiction of the
City Plumbing Examining Board.
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3. No plumbing or drainage work for which a permit is
required shall be commenced in any building or premises
until a permit to do such work shall first have been obtained.
(b)Section 109.2. Qualification of Plumbers.
1. Qualifications (General). Any person 19 years of age,
or over, who possesses the necessary qualifications and
can read and write English, may apply for examination
for a Journeyman Plumberts Certificate of Competency.
Any person 21 years of age, or over, who possesses the
necessary qualifications and can read and write English,
may apply for examination for a Master Plumber's
Certificate of Competency.
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references by persons personally acquainted with him
for not less than five years and a current financial
statement showing financial responsibility.
In the event the applicant is unable to comply with any
of the above requirements, he may, upon written request,
appear before a quorum of the City Plumbing Examining
Board to present evidence as to his eligibility for
examination.
5. Certification--Certificate Required.
It shall be mandatory that all persons doing plumbing work
in the City shall have in their possession an unexpired
certificate of competency, issued by the Board of Plumbing
'Examiners of the City, or as otherwise provided, by the
Plumbing Inspector, as herein provided, as a recognition
of their having passed a plumbing examination before such
Board of Plumbing Examiners, or having qualified for such
certificate as otherwise provided in this division.
6. Certification--Definition, Issuing.
a. A certificate of competency is defined as a certified
written or printed recognition of the qualifications and
plumber's rating of an applicant who has passed a
plumbing examination before the Board of Plumbing
Examiners, or who has received such certificate as
otherwise provided herein.
b. It shall set forth the name and address of the owners,
together with the date of issuance, and date of
expiration, and shall be signed by the secretary of the
Board of Plumbing Examiners or by the Plumbing Inspector
of the City.
c. The word "certificate" as used within this article shall
mean certificate of competency.
d. The Board of Plumbing Examiners shall issue certificates
to all applicants who have passed plumbing examinations
before said Board.
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e. The Plumbing Inspector of the City shall have issued
master plumber certificates of competency to all
plumbing contractors established in business in the
City prior to the effective date of this ordinance, and
holding an occupational license on said date, as such,
without examination, providing application for such a
certificate was made within sixty days from said effective
date. If application was not made within said sixty day period,
an examination will be required prior to issuance of certificate
as herein provided.
f. The Plumbing Inspector shall have issued journeyman plumber
certificates of competency to all plumbers who were
employed in the City of Clearwater as journeyman plumbers
prior to the effective date of this ordinance and who possessed
the necessary qualifications of a journeyman plumber, pro-
viding application for such a certificate was made within
sixty days from said effective date. If application was not
made within said sixty day period, an examination will
be required prior to issuance of certificate of competency
as herein provided.
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7. Certification--Renewal Procedure.
a. All certificates issued by the Board of Plumbing
Examiners shall expire on the last day of September
of each year, unless sooner revoked.
b. Every master, journeyman or maintenance plumber
holding a certificate of competency may, during the
month of September of each year, make application,
either by mail or in person, at the office of the chief
plumbing inspector for renewal of such certificate for
an additional year.
c. Each plumbing contractor must exhibit a certificate of
competency of master plumber at the time of application
for an occupational license as such plumbing contractor.
d. It shall be unlawful for any journeyman plumber who has
failed to make application for renewal of a certificate
by September thirtieth of any year, to do any plumbing
work in said City without passing another examination
and paying the full fee as herein provided.
8. Certification--Renewal Fees.
a. The fee for renewal of a master plumberss certificate
shall be Ten Dollars ($10. 00).
b. The fee for renewal of a journeyman or maintenance
plumber's certificate shall be Five Dollars ($5. 00).
9. Requirements for Certificate by Firm or Corporation.
Any firm or corporation now or hereafter engaged in or
working in the business of plumbing, or placing or
installing any plumbing fixtures or material within the
City of Clearwater, shall have at least one responsible
officer or partner of the firm who has complied with all
the requirements for a Master Plumber, but has no interest
in any other firm or corporation doing plumbing in the City
of Clearwater. Such responsible officer or partner shall be
actively engaged in supervising the plumbing work of said
corporation or firm in the City of Clearwater. No person
shall allow his license to be used by any person or party,
firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, either for the
purpose of obtaining apermit or to do any work under his
license in violation of the terms of this code.
.(c)Add new Section 109.7. Creation of Board of Plumbing Examiners.
1. In compliance with Chapter 469, Florida Statutes, there
is hereby created a Board of Plumbing Examiners which
shall have three (3) Master Plumbers and two (Z) Journey-
man Plumbers. All members shall be appointed by the
City Manager and shall serve for a term of one (1) year
or until their successors are appointed and qualified unless
otherwise provided.
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He shall attend all meetings and serve as secretary. Said
Board of Plumbing Examiners shall have the power to make
and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations governing it
as it may deem necessary, providing the same do not conflict
with the laws of the City of Clearwater and the State of Florida.
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3. The Board of Plumbing Examiners is hereby authorized to
accept, in lieu of written examination, an affidavit, a'.
for the purpose of reciprocity, from the Chief Plumbing
Inspector of any municipality or jurisdiction therein in ;
the State of Florida, stating that the Journeyman Plumber
or Master Plumber has satisfactorily completed a written
examination in his jurisdiction comparable in scope and
content with the examination given by the Board of Plumbing
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Examiners in the City of Clearwater. Said affidavit shall ? s ?` #
designate the restrictions set forth in the certificate of the
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applicant and other pertinent facts concerning applicant's =.;,?h ;
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business activities, provided, however, that the Board of ?i,
Plumbing Examiners is authorized to accept said affidavit
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in lieu of written examination only when a similar cooperative, j
reciprocal agreement is in effect in the particular juris-
diction from which the applicant is seeking reciprocity.
Applicant shall make an application of the standard application ;
form provided by the Board of Examiners of the City of = }
Clearwater which shall contain such information as the Board
deems necessary to prove the competency of the applicant.
The application fee shall be the same as if applying for an
examination and shall accompany the application.
4. The Plumbing Inspector shall keep a record of all pro-
ceedings of the Board of Plumbing Examiners, together ?
with the necessary application of applicants and certifi-
catee, showing all pertinent information. Upon receipt -
of an application for examination said Board of Plumbing
Examiners shall cause such applicants to be notified in
writing of the date and place where the examination will be
held. Each applicant shall be examined by said Board of ` R.
Examiners by isometric drawings, written and practical '
tests as to his knowledge of plumbing, house drainage and
plumbing ventilation. The passing grade of any examination
is 751a which shall be weighted as follows: one-third (1/3)
written, one-third (1/3) isometric drawings and one-third
(1/3) practical. Every person passing the examination shall
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be issued either a Master Plumber's certificate or a Journey-
man Plumber's certificate depending upon the examination .'
applied for and passed. Any person taking an examination and `
failing may not make application for re-examination until the
expiration of three (3) months. Any person examined and having :.
been advised that he has failed on the examination may appeal
from the Board of Examiners to the City Commission, provided, .
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however, such appeal shall be taken to the City Commission ,€'•
within fifteen (15) days after having been notified in writing of w !:
such failure. All certificates issued under the provisions of
this Code shall expire on, the 30th day of September of each ?
year following their issuance. ry
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4. New Materials and Methods. The Board shall obtain advice
and approval of Director of Building prior to permitting the
use or installation of any new materials or methods.
(e)Add new Section 109. 9, Saving Clause.
All Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers who are now
engaged in the City of Clearwater as such, and are legally
qualified and currently licensed so to do shall not be
required to take the examination hereinabove referred to.
(F) Section 111, Violations and Penalties, is hereby repealed and
the following enacted in lieu thereof:
Any person, organization, society, association or
corporation, or any agent or representative thereof
who shall violate any provisions of this Ordinance or
the Code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith,
or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made
thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed
statement of specifications or plans submitted and Approved
thereunder, shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court,
be fined not exceeding the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or imprisoned in the City Jail for not exceeding
sixty (60) days, or by both fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the Municipal Judge. Any violation of the
provisions of this Ordinance or the Code hereby adopted
may also be grounds for the City of Clearwater to suspend
or revoke the offending party's contractor's or sub-
contractor's license issued by the City of Clearwater.
Each day's continuance of any violation of any provisions
of this Ordinance or the Code hereby adopted shall constitute
a separate offense. The imposition of one penalty for any
violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue;
and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy
such violations or defects within a reasonable time. The
application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
' the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
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(d)Add new Section 109.8, Creation of Plumbing Advisory Board.
1. There is hereby created a Plumbing Advisory Board which
shall have three (3) members, each of whom shall be
licensed Master Plumbers of the City of Clearwater.
z. All members of the Plumbing Advisory Board shall be
appointed by the City Manager. The first Board shall
be appointed within thirty (30) days of the passage of
this Code and thereafter on January 1 of each calendar
year. The City Manager shall annually appoint all
members, who shall serve for a term of one (1) year or
until their successors are appointed and qualified.
3. Procedure of Plumbing Advisory Board. The three (3)
members of the Plumbing Advisory Board shall elect one
member as Chairman, whose duties shall be to preside at
all the meetings of said Board and to call meetings of
said Board when requested by the City Plumbing Inspector
or any licensed Master Plumber in the City of Clearwater.
City Plumbing Inspector shall serve ex-officio; he shall
attend all meetings and serve as secretary. Said Board
shall be created for the purpose of advising the Plumbing
Inspector when requested and for appeal from licensed
Master Plumbers of the City of Clearwater where there
exist differences in interpretation of the Code.
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(G) A new Section 11 IA, Revocation of Certificate, is added to read
as follows:
Any person who is now or hereafter qualified and licensed
as a Master Plumber or Journeyman Plumber, who shall
violate any of the provisions of this Code, or who shall
be guilty of the following acts or omissions, to wit:
1. Fraud or deceit in obtaining certificate or license;
2. Willful, deliberate, or negligent disregard and
violation of the City Plumbing Code, any City
Ordinance, the City Code, or the regulations of the
State Hotel Commission or the State Board of Health;
3. Conviction of a criminal charge involving fraud
relating to plumbing work or contracting, by any
Court of competent jurisdiction, or the entry of a
final decree or judgment by any Court of competent
jurisdiction finding and holding such certificate holder
to be guilty of fraud in connection therewith;
4. The filing of a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
by any contractor holding a certificate and license
under this Code shall automatically serve to revoke
his certificate and license;
5. Allow his name to be used by any person or party,
directly or indirectly, either for the purpose of
obtaining a permit or to do any work under his license
in violation of the terms of this Code;
shall be subject to having his certificate revoked or
suspended by the City Manager upon the recommendation
of the Plumbing Advisory Board. Prior to any such
revocation or suspension the certificate holder shall
first be given at least ten (10) days' notice in writing,
specifically setting forth the charges to be preferred,
and a hearing shall be held by the Plumbing Advisory
Board at the time and place to be set forth in such notice.
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(H) Changes by reference will be necessitated in the following
Chapters: Chapter VII--Traps and Cleanouts; Chapter VIII--
Interceptors-Separators and Backwater Valves; and
Chapter XIV--Vents and Venting as follows:
1. Chapter VII, Traps and Cleanouts, is amended by deleting
Section 701.2, Distance of Trap to Fixture, in its entirety
and the following substituted in lieu thereof:
The vertical distance from the fixture to the trap weir shall
not exceed 24-inches except for residential washing machine
connections which shall be 36-inches.
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Section 802. 1 is amended by adding the following after the
words 'Isewerage disposal": "The grease trap for restaurants,
club houses, public institutions, boarding houses, and all ,
other establishments serving food shall be three hundred (300)
gallon sludge capacity plus ten (10) gallons per seat, but not
less than five hundred (500) gallons capacity. When grease
trap total capacity exceeds one thousand (1000) gallons, there
shall be two compartments of equal size. Catch basins, sumps,
or grease traps, which receive fecal discharge shall be of cast
iron or other approved non-absorbing material and shall have
cast iron covers."
3. Chapter XIV, Vents and Venting, is amended by'amending
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Size of Fixture Drain Size of Trap Fall per Foot Distance from
Trap to Vent
1-l/411 1-1/411 1811 to 1/411 31 - fill
1-1/211 1-1/411 1/811 51 - 011
1-1/211 1-I/ZII 1/411 51 - 011
211 1-1/211 1/811 81 - 011
211 211 1/411 61 - 011
211 211 1/811 81 - Oil
311 311 1/811 101 - Olt
411 4" 1/811 121 - Olt
b. Add Section 1412. 5, Combination Waste and Vent Stack
to read as follows:
Fixture branches discharging on all floors (other than water
closets. and urinals of all types) may be installed on a
combined waste and vent stack as follows: Such branches
may be discharged into a waste stack beginning at the
building drain and extending thru the roof undiminished in
size according to the following table, except that no
kitchen sink may be discharged into a combined 2-inch
waste and vent:
Diameter of Stack Total Fixture Units Maximum Length
in Stack
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311 Z4 units 501 - 01'
41t 50 units 1001 - O"
511 75 units 2001- Oil
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Section 5. Should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
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reason to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance or
Code, as amended, as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared
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Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
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PASSED ON FIRST READING October 18, 1971
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