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ORDINANCE NUMBER 337
J?N ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD PLUMBING
CODE; 1967 EDITION AND A~ŒND~ŒNTS THERETO; PROVIDING
CERTAIN TERMS OF PLtnIDING INSTALLATIONS; PROVIDING
FOR THE DUTIES OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR; PROVIDING
FOR THE LICENSE AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS AND CHARGING OF FEES
FOR SAME; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVID-
ING FOR MANDATORY SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS; REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HERETO; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM THE
DATE OF ITS ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS that;
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CHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION
(REPLACES CHAPTER I OF SOUTHERN STANDARD PLUMBING CODE)
SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 TITLE
The provisions embraced within the following chapters
and sections shall constitute, be known and cited as
"The Southern Standard Plumbing Code"- "The Plumbing
Code of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas."
101.2 CODE REMEDIAL
This code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall
be construed to secure the beneficial interest and
purposes thereof, which are health, sanitation, general
public safety and welfare, by regulating installation
and maintenance of all plumbing.
101.3 SCOPE
The provisions of this code shall apply to every plumb-
ing installation, including alterations, repairs,
replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings
and/or appurtenances thereto, and/or when connected to
the water or sewerage system.
101.4 MAINTENANCE
All plumbing, both existing and new, and all parts
thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary
condition. All devices or safe guards which are
required by this code shall be maintained in good
working order. The owner, or his designated agent,
shall be responsible for the maintenance of plumbing.
101.5 PLUMBING INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE BY HOME OWNER
Nothing in this code shall prevent any homeowner from
installing or maintaining plumbing within his own
property boundaries, providing such plumbing work is
done by himself and is used exclusively by him or his
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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
PLUMBING ORDINANCE NUMBER 337
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CAPTION OF ORDINANCE ........................................ 1
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SECTION 101
101.1
101. 2
101.3
101.4
101.5
101. 6
SECTION 102
102.1
102.2
102.3
102 .4
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SECTION 103
103.1
103.2
103.3
103.4
103.5
103.6
103.7
103.8
SECTION 104
104.1
104.2
104.3
104.4
SECTION 105
105·1
105.2
SECTION 106
106.1
106.2
106.3
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SECTION 107
107.1
107.2
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TITLE AND SCOPE ..............................
Ti tIe .........................................
Code Remedial................................
Scope ........................................
Maintenance ..................................
Plumbing Installation or Maintenance by
Home Owner ...................................
Mandatory Sewer Connections ..................
ORGANIZATION .................................
Plumbing Official............................
Inspectors ...................................
Restriction on Employees .....................
Records ......................................
POì1ERS AND DUTIES OF PLUÞœING OFFICIAL .......
Righ.t of Entry...............................
Stop Work Orders .............................
Revocation of Permits ........................
Unsafe Installations .........................
Requirements Not Covered By Code .............
Alternate Materials and Alternate Methods
of Installations .............................
Liability....................................
Reports ......................................
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT .......................
When Required ................................
Form .........................................
Drawings and Specifications ..................
Examination of Drawings ......................
.PERMI TS ......................................
Action on Application ........................
Condition of the Permit ......................
FEES .........................................
General......................................
Failure to Obtain Permit .....................
Schedule of Permit Fees ......................
INSPECTIONS
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Inspection Required ..........................
Notification .................................
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107.4
107.5
107.6
107.7
107.8
107.9
107.10
SECTION 108
108.1
108.2
SECTION 109
109.1
109.2
109.3
109.4
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SECTION 110
110.1
110.2
SECTION 111
SECTION 112
SECTION 113
SECTION 114
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Material and Labor For Tests .................
Test of Drainage and Vent Systems ............
Methods of Testing Drainage and Vent Systems .
Test of Water-Supply System ..................
Test of Building Sewer .......................
Test of Interior Leaders or Downspouts .......
Covering the Work ............................
Test of Defective Plumbing ...................
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ......................
Roughing-In Inspection .......................
Final Inspection .............................
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LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS ............ 9
General...................................... 9
Illegal Work -- Revocation of License ........ 10
Bond Required ................................ 10
Allowing Ones Name, License or Bond to
be Used to Obtain Permit Fraudently .......... 10-11
EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETy..................
Excavations in Streets .......................
Public Protection Required ...................
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
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VALIDITy.....................................
ORDINANCES REPEALED
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EMERGENCY CLAUSE .............................
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family. Such privilege does not convey the right to
violate any of the provisions of this code, nor is it
to be construed as exempting any such property owner
from obtaining a permit and paying the required fees
therefor.
101.6
MANDATORY SEWER CONNECTIONS.
With the adoption of this ordinance it shall be manda-
tory that, where available, all customer sewer con-
nections must be into the sanitary sewer system of
this City. When new sanitary sewer collection lines
are extended to areas to which service was not pre-
viously available, the owners of property abuting
these collection lines have one (1) year from the
date of availability to pay the required tap fee,
and attach their individual service lines to the
sewer mains as stipulated in this ordinance. The
City Council shall establish criteria to determine
whether or not sewer lines are available.
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SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION.
102.1 PLUMBING OFFICIAL.
There is hereby established a department to be called
the Plumbing Inspection Department, which shall be in
the charge of the official so legally designated by
the local governing body.
102.2 INSPECTORS.
The Plumbing Official, with the approval of the Chief
Appointing Authority of the municipality, may appoint
such number of officers, inspectors, assistants, and
other employees as shall be authorized from time to
time. No person shall be appointed as inspector of
plumbing who is not licensed, or eligible for license,
as a plumbing inspector by the State of Texas.
102.3 RESTRICTION ON ~lPLOYEES.
No officer or employee connected with the department
shall be financially interested in the furnishing of
labor, material, or appliances for the construction,
alteration, or maintenance of plumbing installations
or in the making of plans or of specifications there-
for.
102.4 RECORDS.
The Plumbing Official shall keep, or cause to be kept,
a record of the business of the plumbing section. The
records of the plumbing section shall be open to pub-
lic inspection at all reasonable times.
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SECTION 103 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLUMBING OFFICIAL.
103.1 RIGHT OF ENTRY.
The Plumbing Official shall enforce the provisions of
this code and he or his duly authorized representative,
may enter any building, structure, or premises to per-
form any duty imposed upon him by this code.
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103.2 STOP WORK ORDERS.
Upon notice from the Plumbing Official that work on
any plumbing installation is being done contrary to
the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or un-
safe manner, such owrk shall be immediately stopped.
Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given
to the permit holder, or to his agent, and shall
state the conditions under which work may be resumed.
Where any emergency exists, oral notice given by the
Plumbing Official shall be sufficient.
103.3 REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
The Plumbing Official may revoke a permit or approval,
issued under the provisions of this act, in case there
has been any false statement or misrepresentation as
to the material fact in the application or plans on
which the permit or approval was based. In all such
cases no permit fees shall be refunded.
103.4 UNSAFE INSTALLATIONS.
All plumbing installations, regardless of type, which
are unsanitary or which constitute a hazard to human
life, health or welfare are hereby declared illegal
and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or
by demolition in accordance with the procedure as
outlined in Section 103.4--Unsafe Buildings, of the
Southern Standard Building Code.
103.5 REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE.
Any requirement necessary for the safety, strength or
stability of an existing or proposed plumbing installa-
tion, or for the safety of the occupants of a building
or structure, not specifically covered by this code,
shall be determined by the Plumbing Official, subject
to the Administrative Authority.
103.6 ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE METHODS OF
INSTALLATIONS.
Alternate plumbing materials and alternate methods of
installations shall be approved in accordance with
Section 503--Alternate Materials and Methods.
103.7 LIABILITY.
Any officer or employee, or member of any Board,
charged with the enforcement of this code, acting
for the local governing body in the discharge of his
duties, shall not thereby render himself liable
personally and he is hereby relieved from all personal
liability for any damage that may occur to persons or
property as a result of any act required or permitted
in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought
against any officer or employee because of such act
performed by him in the enforcement of any provision
of this code shall be defended by the City Attorney
until the final termination of the proceedings.
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103.8 REPORTS.
The Plumbing Official shall periodically, as required,
submit a report to the local governing body covering
the work of the plumbing section of the department.
SECTION 104 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
104.1 WHEN REQUIRED.
Any duly licensed Master Plumber who desires to connect
BXJ.y plumbing work with BXJ.Y sewers, sBXJ.itary or storm,
septic tanks or sewage disposal of BXJ.Y kind, or private
connection or install fixtures or appliBXJ.ces in new or
existing systems, structures or premises, or repair, or
add to any existing plumbing, shall first make appli-
cation to the Plumbing Official BXJ.d obtain the required
permit therefor. Ordinary minor repairs may be made
with the approval of the Plumbing Official without a
permit provided that such repairs shall not violate BXJ.Y
of the provisions of this code.
104.2 FORM.
Application for a permit shall be made in person. The
applicBXJ.t shall furnish information as may be required
to complete the application form furnished by the
Plumbing Official.
104.3 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Plumbing Official,
drawings BXJ.d specifications are needed to show defi-
nitely the nature BXJ.d character of the work for which
the application is made the applicant shall furnish
such drawings BXJ.d specifications. These drawings BXJ.d
specifications shall be drawn to scale BXJ.d submitted
in duplicate. If approved, one (1) set shall be re-
turned to the applicant, marked approved, and one (1)
set shall be retained BXJ.d filed as a permanent record
in the office of the Plumbing Official. The applicant's
approved set shall remain at all times on the job.
Such information or drawings and specifications shall
be specific and this code shall not be cited as a whole
or in part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equiva-
lent be issued as a substitute for specific infor-
mation.
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104.4 EXA}lINATION OF DRAWINGS.
The Plumbing Official shall examine or cause to be
examined each application for a permit and the draw-
ings BXJ.d specifications which may be filed therewith,
and shall ascertain by such examination whether the
plumbing installation indicated and described is in
accordBXJ.ce with the requirements of this code BXJ.d all
other pertinent laws or ordinBXJ.ces.
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SECTION 105 - PERMITS
105.1 ACTION ON APPLICATION.
(a) If the Plumbing Official is satisfied that the
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work described in an application for permit and the
drawings and specifications which may be filed there-
with conform to the requirements of this code, and
other pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue
a permit therefor to the applicant.
(b) If the application for permit and the drawings
and specifications which may be filed therewith
describe work which does not conform to the require-
ments of this code or other pertinent laws or ordi-
nances, the Plumbing Official shall not issue a permit,
but shall return the drawings to the applicant with
his refusal to issue such a permit. Such refusal shall,
when requested, be in writing and shall contain the
reasons therefor.
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105.2 CONDITION OF THE PERMIT.
The Plumbing Official shall act upon an application
for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, with-
out unreasonable or unnecessary delay. A permit issued
shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the
work and shall not be construed as authority to violate,
cancel, alter, or set aside any of the provisions of
this code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent
the Plumbing Official from thereafter requiring correc-
tion of errors in plans or in construction, or of vio-
lations of this code. Any permit issued shall become
invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have
been commenced within six (6) months after its issuance,
or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended
or abandoned for a period of one (1) year after the
time the work is commenced; provided, that for cause,
one or more extensions of time for periods not exceed-
ing ninety (90) days each, may be allowed in writing
by the Plumbing Official.
SECTION 106 - FEES
106.1 GENERAL.
No permit shall be valid until the fees prescribed in
this section shall have been paid. The City Council
may increase these fees or establish such additional
fees as it deems necessary.
106.2 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A ~lIT.
If any person commences any work on a plumbing installa-
tion before obtaining the necessary permit from the
City, he shall be subject to the penalty prescribed
herein.
106.3 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES.
(A) PERMIT FEES:
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(2)
(3)
Bath Tub, each ..................
Water Closet, each ..............
Lavatories, each
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(6)
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(8)
Meter Loop & first 10 outlets ..
Each additional outlet .........
Kitchen Sinks, each ............
Water Heater, each
Shower Baths, each
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Washing Machine ................
(9) Wall Heaters & Floor Furnaces
each ...........................
(10) Drinking Fountain, each ........
(11) Sand Trap ......................
(12) Floor Drains, each .............
(13) Condensate Drain, each .........
(14) Catch Basin ....................
(15) Urinals, each ..................
(16) Dishwashers, each ..............
(11) Slop Sink ......................
(18) Gas Lights, each ...............
(19) Sewers, Septic Tanks, Seepage
Pits, or Drainfie1d, each ......
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(20) Disposal, each .................
(21) Boilers, each ..................
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2.00
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(B) Sewer Connection Fees:
The Sewer connection fees shall be as are from
time to time prescribed by the local governing
body.
(C) Water Connection Fees:
The Water connection fees shall be as are from
time to time prescribed by the local governing
body.
(D) Point of Connection:
Building Sewers and Water Service Pipes shall con-
nect to the Public Sewer and Water Main at a point
designated by the proper Municipal Authority.
SECTION 101 - INSPECTIONS
101.1 INSPECTION REQUIRED.
All new plumbing work, and such portions of existing
systems as may be affected by new work or any changes,
shall be inspected to insure compliance with all the
requirements of this code and to assure that the
installation and construction of the plumbing system
is in accordance with approved plans.
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NOTIFICATION.
(A) Advance Notice:
It shall be the duty of the plumber to give reason-
able advance notice to the Plumbing Official when
plumbing work is ready for test or inspection.
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(B) Plumber's Responsibility:
It shall be the duty of the plumber to make sure
that the work will stand the test prescribed before
giving the above notice.
(C) Retesting:
If the Plumbing Official finds that the work will
not pass the test, the plumber shall be required to
make necessary corrections and the work shall then
be resubmitted for inspection. Where additional
inspections are necessary for retesting there shall
be an additional fee of $2.00 for each such inspec-
tion.
101.3 MATERIAL AND LABOR FOR TESTS.
The equipment, material, power, and labor necessary for
the inspection and test shall be furnished by the plumber.
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101.4 TEST OF DRAINAGE AND VENT SYST~lS.
The Plumbing Official may, at his descretion, require
that all the piping of the plumbing system be tested with
water or air. After the plumbing fixtures have been set
and their traps filled with water, the entire drainage
system shall be submitted to final tests. The Plumbing
Official may require the removal of any cleanouts, to
ascertain if the pressure has reached all parts of the
system.
107.5 METHODS OF TESTING DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS.
(A)
Water Test:
The water test may be applied to the drainage system
either in its entirety or in sections. If applied to
the entire system, all openings in the piping shall
tightly closed, except the highest opening and the
system filled with water to point of overflow. If the
system is tested in sections, each opening shall be
tightly plugged except the highest openings of the
section under test, and each section shall be filled
with water, but no section shall be tested with less
than a 10 foot head of water. In testing successive
sections at least the upper 10 feet of the next pre-
ceding section shall be tested, so that no joint or
pipe in the building (except the uppermost 10 feet
of the system) shall have been submitted to a test
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9f less than a la-foot head of water. The water
shall be kept in the system, or in the portion
under test, for at least fifteen (15) minutes be-
fore inspection starts; the system shall then be
tight at all points.
(B)
Air Test:
The air test shall be made by attaching an air
compressor or testing apparatus to any suitable
opening and after closing all other inlets and
outlets to the system, forcing air into the system
until there is a uniform gauge pressure of five
(5) pounds per square inch or sufficient to bal-
ance a column of mercury ten (10) inches in height.
This pressure shall be held without introduction of
additional air for a period of at least fifteen
(15) minutes.
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Final Test:
The final test of the completed drainage and vent
system shall be visual and in sufficient detail to
insure that the provisions of this code have been
complied with, provided however that, for cause,
the plumber may be required to subject the plumb-
ing to either a smoke or peppermint test. Where
smoke test is preferred, it shall be made by fill-
ing all traps with water and then introducing into
the entire system a pungent, thick smoke produced
by one or more smoke machines. When the smoke appears
at stack openings on the roof they shall be closed
and a pressure equivalent to a one (1) inch water
column shall be built and maintained for fifteen
(15) minutes before inspection starts. Where the
peppermint test is preferred, two (2) ounces of
oil of peppermint shall be introduced for each line
or stack.
107.6 TEST OF WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM.
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Upon completion of a section or of the entire water-
supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under
a water pressure not less than twenty-five (25) pounds
above the working pressure under which it is to be used.
The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable
source of supply.
TEST OF BUILDING SEWER.
Test may be visual or may consist of plugging end of
building sewer at point of connection with the public
sewer and filling the building sewer with the water and
testing with not less than a ten (10) foot head of water,
and test shall be maintained until backfill is completed.
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TEST OF INTERIOR LEADERS OR DOWNSPOUTS.
Leaders or downspouts and branches within a building
shall be tested by water or air in accordance with
paragraph 107.5 (A) or paragraph 107.5 (B).
COVERING THE WORK.
(A) Prior to Test:
The plumbing system or part thereof shall not be
covered until it has been inspected, tested and
approved as presoribed in this section.
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107.9
(B) Uncoverin~ of Work:
If a plumbing system or part thereof is covered
before being inspected, tested, and approved as
prescribed in this chapter, it shall be unoovered
upon the direction of the Plumbing Official.
107.10 TEST OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING.
The drainage system of any building, where there is
reason to believe that it has become defective, shall
be subjected to test or inspection.
SECTION 108 - CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
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108.1 ROUGHING-IN INSPECTION.
Upon the satisfactory completion of the roughing-in
inspection, approval shall be so noted on the Plumbing
Permit Card. This approval shall give the date of the
roughing-in inspection and the initials of the inspector.
108.2 FINAL INSPECTION.
Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the
plumbing system, a certifioate of approval shall be
issued by the Plumbing Official to be delivered to the
owner and building shall not be occupied prior to
completion of said system and/or issuance of oertifi-
cation of approval.
SECTION 109 - LICENSING AND BONDING OF PLUMBERS
109.1
GENERAL.
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Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in
the plumbing business, he shall be qualified as set
forth herein, and a license shall be obtained from the
State as required and a proper Bond, in the amount of
one thousand dollars (Sl,OOO.OO), valid for one (1)
year from date of issuance, posted. Where any plumbing
work is being done a Master or Journeyman Plumber shall
at all time be present on the job, and in actual oon-
trol, and in charge of the work being done.
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ILLEGAL WORK -- REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the plumb-
ing business whose work does not conform to the rules
and regulations hereinafter set out, or whose workman-
ship or materials are of inferior quality, shall on
notice from the Plumbing Official make necessary changes
or corrections at once so as to conform to this code;
if work has not been so changed after ten (10) days'
notice from the Plumbing Official, the Plumbing Official
shall then refuse to issue any more permits until such
work has fully complied with the rules and regulations
of this code. The Plumbing Official may appear before
the Governing Authority and request that all licenses
be revoked because of continuous violations. When the
revocation of any such license is to be considered at
any meeting, the person, firm, company, association or
corporation to whom the license has been issued shall
have at least three (3) days' notice in writing of the
time and place of such meeting, together with a state-
ment of the grounds upon which it is proposed to revoke
such license.
BOND REQUIRED.
Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in
the business of plumbing, he, it or they shall first
obtain the proper license and deposit with the local
governing body a good and sufficient bond, valid for
one (1) year from date of issuance, in the sum of one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00), to be approved by the
legal department, conditioned that the person, firm,
or corporation engaged in the plumbing busines~ will
faithfully observe all the laws pertaining to plumbing,
drain laying, blasting and excavating; further, that
the local governing body shall be indemnified and
saved harmless from all claims arising from accidents
and damage of any character whatsoever caused by the
negligence of such person, firm, or corporation en-
gaged in the plumbing business, or by any other un-
faithful, inadequate work done either by themselves or
their agents or employees and that such person, firm,
or corporation will maintain in a safe condition for
a period of one (1) year all ditches and excavations
which may be opened in the performance of any plumbing
work, and further that all dirt and other material
excavated will be replaced in a good condition with
similar materials. Where such excavation is made in an
unpaved street, or any street paved with chert or
macadam, the word "street" as herein used, shall apply
to sidewalks, curbs, gutters and street paving.
ALLOWING ONES NAJ1E, LICENSE OR BOND TO BE USED
TO OBTAIN PERMIT FRAUDENTLY.
No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
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used by any other person, firm, or corporation, direct-
ly or indirectly, to obtain a permit, or for the con-
struction of any work under his, its, or their names,
license or bond; nor shall he, it, or they make any
misrepresentations or omissions in his, its, or their
returns.
SECTION 110 - EXCAVATIONS - PUBLIC SAFETY
EXCAVATIONS IN STREETS.
(A) A permit shall be required for each excavation in
a public street or alley before the work is commenced.
Work under such permit shall be commenced within forty-
eight (48) hours, otherwise the permit shall become
void. All permits shall be kept at the place of exca-
vation while the work is being done and exhibited when-
ever called for by any person having authority to
examine the same. There shall be no more than one-half
the width of any street or alley opened or obstructed
at anyone time; no authorized underground construction
shall be injured or interferred with. All portions of
the street excavated shall be put in as good condition
as before the excavation was made. The trench or exca-
vation shall be refilled, with acceptable material,
thoroughly rammed and pUddled within forty-eight (48)
hours after making the connection or repairs. When an
excavation is made in any paved street, where it is
necessary to remove paving, the person, firm, or
corporation to whom the permit was issued shall state
that the excavation has been properly filled, tamped
and is ready for repaving. The Department of Public
Works shall then proceed to complete the repairs to
the street and bill the permit holder on the basis of
time consumed and materials use. Payment in full shall
be a prerequisite to obtaining a final inspection.
(B) Where such excavations occur in a State or Federal
highway, permission shall be obtained form the State or
Federal Highway Department before any work is commenced.
110.2 PUBLIC PROTECTION REQUIRED.
(A) It is hereby required that for every excavation
made on a public property, proper safeguards shall be
provided against injury to the public; barricades shall
be provided at five (5) feet distance, and such barri-
cades shall completely encircle all open excavations or
trenches. All barricades, as required by this code,
shall have at least one (1) sign placed thereon in a
conspicuous manner, indicating the name of the person,
firm, or corporation causing such excavation. When
approved, steel plates of sufficient strength may be
used to cover excavation to prevent blocking of streets.
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(B) From sun-up to sun-down there shall be placed, at
a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet,
sufficient numbers of red flags to warn the public of
dangerous excavation. From sun-set to sun-rise there
shall be placed at a distance of not less than one
hundred (100) feet, sufficient red lights or flambeaux
to indicate the length of the excavation in the public
thoroughfare and to warn the public of dangerous exca-
vation. In addition to the above, there shall be placed
on or by the barricades sufficient red lights or flam-
beaux to indicate the point of excavation and size.
SECTION 111 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Any person, firm or corporation or agent who shall violate a prov~s~on
of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions
thereof, or violate a detailed statement or plans submitted and
approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of
this code is committed or continued, and upon conviction in the Court
of Jurisdiction for any such violation such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day
the condition exists constitutes a separate violation.
SECTION 112 - VALIDITY
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If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code.
SECTION 113 - ORDINANCES REPEALED
Ordinance Number 52 and all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 114 - EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
The fact that it is to the best interest of the City and its inhabi-
tants, constitutes a measure for immediate preservation of the public
peace, property, health, and safety of the City and its inhabitants,
and creates an emergency requiring this ordinance be effective from
and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 14th DAY OF DECEMBER
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally
appeare&le anor Lewis known to me to be a credible person. who
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said:
Bookkeeper Mid Cities Daily News
That she is the of the , â newspaper
which has been regularly and continuously published and of general
circulati(jtJ. -in the City/Town of
Hur s t
, for a period of
more than one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached
Legal Notice
and that he caused said notice to be
published in said newspaper on the following date/so 12/27/70
That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub-
Hshed on said date/s in said M:tel C it ies Dei ly News
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worn to an su Bcn ore me, t IS t e_ ay 0 _,
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ublic, TarrantCOUDty,
Texas .
ORDINANCE NUMBER 311
AN ORDINANCE ADüP1'-
ING THE SOUTHERN
STANDARD PLUMBING
CODE; 196'7 EDITION AND
AMEND,MErfrS THERETO¡
PROVII7IN~' CERTAIN
TERMS OF PLUMBING IN-
STAlLATIONS¡ PROVIDING
FOR THE DUTIES OF THE
PLUMBING INSPECTOR¡
PROVIDING FOR THE LI-
CENSE AND BONDING OF
PLUMBERS; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
WORK PERMITS AND
~GING _ OF FEES FOR
SAME; 'PROVIDING A PEN-
ALTY FOR VIOLATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR MANDATO-
RY SANITARY SEWER
CONNECTIONS; REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES AND
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HERETO;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE IN FORCE AND
EFFECT FROM THE DATE
OF ITS ADOPTION AND
PUBLICATION.
PASSED AND APPROVED
THIS THE 14th DAY OF
DECEMBER, lrTO.
APPROVED:
. -s- Marion L. Massey
MAYOR
ATTEST:
-s- Evalyn R. Huston
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM
~ LEGALITY:·
-s- Dennis Morrow
City Attorney .
Cit)' of North
Rid1land Hills
MC Legal No. 8374
Publish 12-27-70