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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1324 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1976/03/01ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 1324 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ST. LOUIS PARK PLUMBING CODE: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE SECTIONS 5:200, 5:202, 5:203 & 5:204: REPEALING SECTIONS 5:206 and 5:207 THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 5:200, 5:202, 5:203 and 5:204 are amended to read: Section 5:200. Title. Sections 5:201 to 5:205 inclusive shall be known as "The St. Louis Park Plumbing Code" and are referred to as "this Code". Section 5:202. Adoption of Minnesota Plumbing Code. There is hereby adopted and incorporated into this Code by reference thereto, by marking three copies thereof as "official copies" and filing them for reference and inspec- tion in the office of the City Clerk, all of that certain code of the State of Minnesota entitled "Minnesota Plumbing Code" including the appendices A, B, C, D, E and F as adopted by the State Board of Health and filed with the Secretary of State and the Department of Administration in June 1969. The Minnesota Plumbing Code shall be part of the St. Louis Park Plumbing Code for the purpose of establishing minimum requirements on all points not covered by the St. Louis Park Plumbing Code and where no conflict with other provisions of the Ordinance Code would be occasioned thereby. Section 5:203. Permits. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the work described in Section 5:201 without first obtaining a permit therefor from the City, such permits shall be issued by the City only to persons licensed as plumbers by the City or to persons making application to do any such work wholly within a residence owned and occupied by the applicant to whom the permit is to be issued. For each permit to an unlicensed owner occupant, there shall be charged an additional fee of 50% of the total fee required by this ordinance. Section 5:204. Permit Fees. The fees for such permits shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Fees: In no case shall the fee charged for any.permit issued under this Ordinance be less than $15.00 except for single family homes in which case it shall be not less than $7.50. (b) The fees for all plumbing permits shall be computed on the basis of the number of plumbing fixtures and/or devices provided for in such permits, • whether subsequently so installed or not, and the fee for each such fixture so provided for shall, except as hereinafter specifically provided, be $4.00. (c) Where any such permit is issued for the installation of plumbing work providing for certain proposed fixtures which are to be installed or set later and for which fixture openings are to be left, a fee of $2.00 shall 1 • be charged for each such opening, which fee shall be in addition to the fee charged for other plumbing work, if any, included in the same permit. (d) Where any such permit is issued for the setting only of certain plumbing fixtures on openings previously left for same, a fee of $2.00 shall be charged for each such fixture, which fee shall be in addition to the fee charged for other plumbing work, if any, included in the same permit. (e) The plumbing permit fee shall be waived in lieu of the gas burner or electrical connection fee for the replacement of a hot water heater in a single family home which replacement does not involve new water piping. Where any such permit is issued for any of the following specifically mentioned plumbing fixtures or other devices the fee which shall be charged for each such fixture or device shall be as follows and shall be in addition to the fee charged for other plumbing work, if any, included in the same permit: (f) (g) Beer Dispenser, when connected with water supply $ 4.00 Blow -off basin 4.00 Catch -basin 5.00 Water Heater (New) 6.00 New ground run for existing building 4.00 Hydraulic valve 5.00 Rainwater leader, for 10 stories or fraction thereof and for each 15 stories or fraction thereof in excess of 10 stories 5.00 Sump or receiving tank 4.00 Installation of water softening device 6.00 Cesspool or drain field connection 20.00 Sewer Connection 20.00 Sewer Repair 10.00 Each extension of water piping to a water using device or fixture not covered by a plumbing fixture permit 1/2" to 1 1/2" 5.00 Exceeding 1 1/2" 10.00 For each permit for the alteration or repairing of existing plumbing and for other plumbing work not included above, the fee shall be $7.00 for the first One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fraction thereof in the estimated cost of such proposed work; for each additional One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fraction thereof in such estimated cost $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. (h) Gas Piping For any permit for installing gas dryers, gas stoves, ranges, gas water heaters, process gas burners or other similar gas burning devices not used in connection with a heating system, the fee charged for each such device shall be: Input: Not exceeding 99,999 Btu 100,000 Btu but not exceeding 199,999 Btu 200,000 Btu but not exceeding 399,999 Btu 400,000 Btu but not exceeding 599,999 Btu 600,000 Btu but not exceeding 999,999 Btu - 2 - $ 7.00 12.00 24.00 36.00 48.00 For inputs exceeding 999,999 Btu the fee shall be as provided for gas burners for use in connection with a heating system. The above fees shall be in addition to the fee charged for the permit for the installation of any gas piping for said devices and for any other gas fitting work, if any, included in said permit. For any permit for installing gas piping not exceeding 2 inches in diameter, for the first three openings, the fee shall be $3.00 and each addi- tional opening shall be $1.00. Gas piping exceeding two inches in diameter for the first three openings, the fee shall be $7.00 and each additional opening shall be $1.00. Section 5:205. Fees, Double, When. Should any person, co -partnership, or corporation begin work of any kind such as hereinbefore set forth, or for which a permit from the City is required by ordinance, without having secured the necessary permit therefore from the City either previous to or during the day of commencement of any such work, or on the next succeeding business day where such work is commenced on Saturday or on a Sunday or a holiday, he shall, when sub- sequently securing such permit, be required to pay double the fees thereinbefore provided for such permit, and shall be subject to all the penal provisions of this ordinance. Section 2. Repealed Sections. Sections 5:206 and 5:207 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code are repealed. __®Section 3. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall , be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any viola- tion of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine Aof not more than $300.00 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or both. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. A est: . City Clerk Review -d administration: City Manager Adopted by the City Council March 1, 1976. MS Approveformform and legality: C ity4 ttorney