HomeMy WebLinkAbout11914ORDINANCE NO. 11,914
in this ordinance shall be construed to include any
person who engages in the business of gas fitting, and
the installation of gas piping, gas fired appliances
and gas equipment not connected to any water supply
or drainage.
(3) DEPARTMENT: Department shall mean the
Department of Community Development of the City of
Little Rock."
SECTION 2. Section 30 -2 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -2. SUPERVISION.
(1) The Community Development Department of the
City of Little Rock under the supervision and direction
of the City Manager shall be responsible for carrying
out the provisions of this Chapter."
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 30 -1,
30 -2, 30 -3, 30 -4, 30 -5, 30 -7, 30 -8,
30 -12 and 30 -13 OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
PERTAINING TO THE SUPERVISION, REGU-
LATION AND INSPECTION OF PLUMBING AND
GAS FITTING AND THE LICENSING AND
REGISTRATION OF PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS;
ADOPTING THE STATE PLUMBING CODE AND THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD GAS CODE; REPEALING
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
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CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
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OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Section 30 -1 of the Code of Ordinances
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of the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as
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"Section 30 -1. DEFINITIONS.
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(1) The definitions in this ordinance shall
correspond to those of Act 200 of 1951 and the
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Arkansas State Plumbing Code.
(2) GAS FITTER: The term "Gas Fitter" as used
in this ordinance shall be construed to include any
person who engages in the business of gas fitting, and
the installation of gas piping, gas fired appliances
and gas equipment not connected to any water supply
or drainage.
(3) DEPARTMENT: Department shall mean the
Department of Community Development of the City of
Little Rock."
SECTION 2. Section 30 -2 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -2. SUPERVISION.
(1) The Community Development Department of the
City of Little Rock under the supervision and direction
of the City Manager shall be responsible for carrying
out the provisions of this Chapter."
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SECTION 3. Section 30 -3 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -3. POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
(l) FORMULATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS: The
Department shall act in an advisory capacity in the
formulation of rules and regulations to be adopted by
the Board of Directors.
(2) The Department shall prepare examinations to
be used in determining the qualifications of applicants
for license under this Ordinance. The Department may
request and use the assistance of additional qualified
personnel to assist the Department in preparation of
examination.
(3) EXAMINATIONS BY DEPARTMENT: The Department
shall conduct all examinations for licensing of master
or journeyman plumbers or gas fitters.
(4) RECIPROCAL LICENSING: The Department shall
make an independent determination on all applications
for reciprocal licensing. If an applicant presents
satisfactory evidence that he is.a licensed master or
journeyman plumber and at the time his original license
was issued, the applicant successfully passed an examina-
tion suitable to the Department, and the City of Little
Rock has a reciprocal agreement with the City or State
issuing the applicant's original license, the applicant
may, at the approval of the Department, be licensed
without further examination upon paying the reciprocal
licensing fee.
(5) INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS: SUSPENSION,
REVOCATION OF LICENSE:
(A) The Department may make investigations and
conduct hearings and may, on its own motion or upon
complaint in writing duly signed and verified by the
complainant, and upon not less than ten days' notice to
the licensee, suspend any plumber's license or temporary
permit if it has reason to believe, and may revoke such
license or permit in the manner hereinafter provided;
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if it finds that the holder of such license or permit has:
(a) Made a material misstatement in the application
for license or renewal thereof or for temporary permit.
(b) Demonstrated incompetency to act as a plumber; or
(c) Has willfully violated a second time any pro-
visions of this Act or any rule, regulation or order
prescribed by the Department.
(B) A copy of the complaint with notice of the
suspension of license or permit shall be served on the
person complained against, and his answer thereto shall
be filed in the time allowed for the filing of answers
in legal proceedings by the statutes of the State of
Arkansas.
(C) An appeal may be made from an order of suspen-
sion or revocation to the City Manager, City of Little
Rock, Arkansas.
(D) Six months after revocation, an application
may be made for a new license.
(6) STATE LICENSE: The Department shall not grant
any license or permit to any person not holding a state
license or permit for the type of license he,is seeking:,
SECTION 4. Section 30 -4 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -4. PLUMBING INSPECTOR.-
(1) PROVISION FOR INSPECTOR AND ASSISTANTS: There
is hereby created the position of Chief Plumbing Inspector
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, who shall also be
the Chief Gas Inspector, and as many assistants as are
needed to discharge the duties of this office.
(2) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR AND ASSISTANTS: The
Chief Plumbing Inspector and his assistants shall be
selected under the regulations of the Little Rock Civil
Service Commission.
(a) The Chief Plumbing Inspector and his assistants
shall be licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance,
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and shall have a minimum of six years experience in
plumbing.
(3) LIMITATIONS OF INSPECTOR: The Chief Plumbing
Inspector and his assistants shall not be interested in
any business engaged in plumbing and gas fitting or the
sale of plumbing and gas fixtures, appliances and mater-
ial, either directly or indirectly.
(4) SALARY OF INSPECTOR: The salary of the Chief
Plumbing Inspector and his assistants shall be set by
the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Ark-
ansas, payable at the time other officers of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, are paid.
(5) DUTIES OF INSPECTOR (INSPECTION): The Chief
Plumbing Inspector and his staff shall inspect all
plumbing, drainage, gas piping for compliance with this
Ordinance, and all regulations herein provided for.
(6) DUTIES OF INSPECTOR (INVESTIGATION, ENFORCEMENT):
It shall be the duty of the Chief Plumbing Inspector and
his assistants to make investigations, apprehend unlicensed
persons, check any installation of plumbing, air- condition-
ing and gas equipment at any time he may see fit.
(7) DUTIES OF INSPECTOR (RECORDS OF OFFICE): The
Chief Plumbing Inspector shall keep or cause to be kept,
records of his office including: List of license, bonds,
record of inspections, violations or notice of violations
or other records, when deemed necessary by the City
Manager or by his authorized representative.
(8) INSPECTOR - RIGHT OF ENTRY: The Chief Plumbing
Inspector, his assistants and other persons authorized by
the Inspector may with the consent of the owner enter and
inspect at reasonable hours plumbing, air conditioning and
gas installations on private or public property in the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and may disseminate infor-
mation relative to the provisions of this Ordinance. If
the owner refuses to grant permission to entry and in-
spection, the Plumbing Inspector is hereby authorized to
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obtain a warrant for such purposes.
(9) INSPECTOR - TZM)ORARY PERMITS: The Chief Plumbing
Inspector may issue temporary revocable permits to master
and journeyman plumbers pending examination, providing that
any temporary permit shall be valid only until the next
regularly conducted examination."
SECTION 5. Section 30 -5 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -5. LICENSING.
(1) ALL PLUMBING UNDER LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER:
Hereinafter, no person, firm, or corporation shall install
plumbing in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas unless at
all times a licensed master plumber is in charge, who
shall be responsible for proper installation.
(2) LICENSES REQUIRED: No person shall engage in
or work at the business of a master or journeyman plumber
in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, unless licensed by
the State of Arkansas and the City of Little Rock. A
master may work as a journeyman.
(3) GAS LICENSE REQUIRED: Hereinafter, no person
shall engage in or work at the business of gas piping,
gas fitting or the installation of gas fired equipment,
appliances and materials in the City of Little Rock, Ark-
ansas unless licensed under this Ordinance as a master
or journeyman plumber or as a gas fitter.
(4) LICENSE RENEWAL AND PENALTY: No license shall
be issued for longer than one year and all licenses shall
expire on December thirty -first in each year and such
license may be renewed upon application made within
thirty days proceeding or following date of expiration.
After February first an additional penalty of $1.00 per
month shall be prescribed.
(5) LICENSE AND EXAMINATION FEES:
A. For master plumber license and/or renewal ... $20.00
B. For journeyman plumber license and/or
renewal ....... ..............................$ 5.00
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C. For gas fitters examination ................$10.00
D. For gas fitters license and,/or renewal ..... $ 5.00
E. For reciprocal license, master license ..... $20.00
F. For reciprocal license, journeyman license.$ 5.00
G. Reciprocal licenses may be renewed by the Depart-
ment the same as any other license."
SECTION 6. Section 30 -7 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City -of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -7. PERMITS.
(1) PERMIT REQUIRED - PLUMBING AND GAS: No plumbing
or drainage piping, gas piping or the installation of or
the replacement of, plumbing or gas appliance, fixtures,
equipment or materials shall be done in any building or
property in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, without
applying for and obtaining permit to do such work.
(2) REQUEST FOR INSPECTION: All applications for
inspection shall be made to the office of the Chief
Plumbing Inspector. All permits must be secured prior
to request for inspection.
(3) PENALTY FOR NO PERMIT: The penalty for failure
to obtain a permit for work as called for in this section
shall be as described in section 30 -15 of this Code, and,
in addition to any such fine or imprisonment as may be
imposed pursuant to said section 30 -15, the violator
shall pay a fee equal to three times the permit fee which
should have been paid for the work done in violation hereof.
(4) APPLICATION FOR PERMITS - PAYMENT OF FEES: Appli-
cation for permits and payment of fees under this Ordinance
shall be made to the City of Little Rock during official
business hours and according to current regulations or
administrative procedure set by the City Manager.
(5) FEES: The following fees shall be paid to the
City Collector of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as
regulated by the City:
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A. PLUKBING FEES:
(1) Plumbing Slab Inspection ..............$2.00
(2) Plumbing rough -in inspection ..... .....$2.00
(3) Final inspection and certificate... ...$2.00
(4) For each plumbing fixture outlet,
fixture or appliance ..................$1.00
(5) Further providing that a complete inspection
for one fixture or fixture connection shall
be considered a minimum charge of ..... $3.00
(6) Garbage Disposal ......................$1.00
(7) Water Service .........................$1.00
(8) Sprinkler Service (Underground
systems only ) .........................$2.00
(9) Renewal of soil or waste lines where
no fixture change is made -each line ... $1.00
B. GAS FEES:
For gas service .......................$2.00
For each gas outlet above five ........ $ .50
For each water heater .................$2.00
For each floor furnace ................$2.00
For each unit heater ................... $2.00
For each boiler .......................$5.00
For each central heating unit ......... $3.00
For each conversion burner ............ $5.00
For each vented wall heater of any
type ........ ..........................$2.00
House Piping ..........................$2.00
Domestic Clothes Dryer ................$1.00
Commercial Clothes Dryer ..............$2.00
Direct fired Makeup Heater ............ $3.00
Commercial range or oven ..............$2.00
Any gas fired appliance not
specifically mentioned, excluding
domestic ranges, portable heating
stoves and space heaters .............$2.00
Inspection Fee ........................$2.00
(6) EXTRA FEE FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION: It is
further provided that any extra trip by the Chief Inspector
or his assistant caused by negligence of the plumber or gas
fitter to be ready for test, or having failed to comply with
this Ordinance, its adopted regulation, a penalty of $3.00
shall be charged for each and every trip."
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SECTION 7. Section 30 -8 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -8. INSPECTION AND TEST.
(1) NUKBER OF TESTS ( PLUMBING): There shall be
a minimum of two tests or inspections by the Chief
Plumbing Inspector or his assistant.
(2) The tests shall be applied to all drainage
and vent piping in its entirety or in sections as out-
lined in the Arkansas State Plumbing Code.
(3) ADDITIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE TEST (PLUMBING AND
GAS): Additional test or other test may be required or
substituted by the Chief Plumbing Inspector.
(4) MATERIAL AND LABOR TEST (PLUMBING AND GAS):
Material and labor necessary for inspection and test
shall be furnished by the licensed master plumber.
(5) TEST REQUIRED (GAS): All gas piping, fixtures,
appliances, equipment and materials including gas vents
or flues shall be subjected to such test as required by
the Chief Plumbing Inspector, providing that the Inspector
shall require some approved test to insure safe operation
of such piping equipment, appliance or materials.
(6) INSPECTION AND TEST OF EXISTING INSTALLATION
(PLUMBING AND GAS): The Chief Plumbing Inspector shall
have the legal right to require any existing plumbing,
drainage, or gas installation to meet inspection and test
when he may have reason to believe that such system is
not safe for the use it is intended. When such inspections
and test indicate a faulty and unsafe system, the owner
shall recondition such system or installation to render
it safe."
SECTION 8. Section 30 -12 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -12. PLUMBING STANDARDS.
(1) The following rules and regulations shall
govern the installation of all plumbing, drainage and
water piping done in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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(2) ADOPTION OF STATE PLUMBING CODE: The City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, adopts by reference the "Rules and
Regulations of the State Board of Health governing the
Construction, Installation, and Inspection of Plumbing
and Drainage" commonly known as the Arkansas State
Plumbing Code and amendments thereto (as provided in
Act 267 of 1949) with the following provisions or amend-
ments:
A. That each installation shall have one main
waste four inches in diameter to the first water closet.
Additional facilities may be added using the sizing
covered by the Arkansas State Plumbing Code.
B. That no galvanized pipe shall be used for
waste lines.
C. That joints in lead pipe and between lead pipe
and other materials shall be fully wiped joints.
D. The City reserves the right to approve or
disapprove any materials or methods not covered
specifically by the Code."
SECTION 9. Section 30 -13 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30 -13. GAS CODE.
(1) SCOPE OF GAS CODE: The following rules and
regulations shall govern the installation of all gas
Piping, appliances, equipment and materials, including
gas flue and/or gas vent piping or construction in the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
(2) ADOPTIONS OF SOUTHERN STANDARD GAS CODE:
The City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopts by reference
the rules and regulations of the Southern Building Code
Congress governing the installation of gas piping, appli-
ances, equipment, including gas flue and/or gas vent
piping or construction, commonly known as the "Southern
Standard Gas Code" and amendments thereto or revisions
thereof (as provided in Act 267 of 1949), with the
following additions:
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4.15 GAS LIGHTS
4.15.1 Installation - .Approved gas lights may be in-
stalled by Gas Company or other
qualified agency.
4.15.2 Piping - - - - -- Gas light piping shall be 3/8
inch semi- annealed copper tubing
or equivalent and shall be buried
where feasible. All joints shall
be flared. The length of such
piping shall not exceed that which
will permit a satisfactory pressure
being maintained to the gas light.
No curving or bending of copper
tubing shall be permitted which
would impair the efficiency of the
gas flow or which would weaken
tubing.
4.15.3 Connection -- Connections of gas light piping to
house piping shall be above ground
only, and such connections shall be
saddle tees with neoprene seats or
approved equivalent connections.
A cut -off valve assembly shall be
located at the point of connection
with the house piping.
4.15.4 Valve - - - - - -- An approved manual gas cut -off valve
shall be installed on all new instal-
lations and replacements that require
an inspection."
SECTION 10. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed and this Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED: June 19, 1967
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