Mound City Code 310.00
Section 310 – PLUMBING PERMITS AND REGISTRATION OF PLUMBERS: INSPECTIONS
310.01 Permit Required, Fees. No person shall install or make substantial repairs or additions to plumbing, sewage disposal, or sewage connection systems without first securing a permit for such installation, repair or addition. The permit applicant shall provide written statement, signed by the applicant, that all property taxes, special assessments, municipal utility fees, including but not limited to water and sewer bills, and penalties and interest thereon have been paid for the property for which the permit has been submitted. There shall be a minimum fee as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code, for the permit for inside plumbing, plus an additional fee for each plumbing fixture; and there shall be a fee as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500, for each permit or connection to the public sanitary sewer system. (ORD. 105-2000, 2/5/00) (ORD. 01-2001, 2/25/01)
310.05 State Master Plumber's License, Registration, Fee and Bond. Each person, firm or corporation doing plumbing or sewage installation, repair, or connection for hire within this City, shall have a current license as Master Plumber from the State of Minnesota, and shall first apply to the City for the registration with the City of such license, and shall pay the following registration fee and shall file with the City Clerk the following bond, insurance, and other requirements:
Subd. 1. Registration Fee. The annual fee for such registration shall be as set by the Council in Section 500 and each registration shall terminate on January 1, next after issuance. Registration shall not be transferable. Where the term of the registration is less than a year, the fee shall be prorated with a minimum as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500. (ORD. 01-2001, 2/25/01)
Subd. 2. Bond. The applicant for registration shall file bond in the amount of $2,000 in favor of the City of Mound and of the public in the form prescribed by the City of the State of Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her work under such license and registration and conditioned upon his/her compliance with these ordinances, and further conditioned that the City will be save harmless from any loss, damage, cost or expense by reason of improper or inadequate performance for noncompliance with the terms of this Section 310 by the registrant or his/her agents or employees. The applicant for a permit may file with the City proof that he/she has given bond to the State of Minnesota, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Subsection 326.40, Subd. 2; and that said bond is in force and on file with the Secretary of State. If said certification is given, a separate bond shall not be required by the City of Mound.
Subd. 3. Certificate of Insurance. The applicant for registration shall also file a certificate of insurance or copies of public liability and property damage insurance policies containing a provision that they shall not be cancelled without 10 days written notice to the City Clerk, showing coverage of not less that $200,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any one person and subject to the same limits for each person in the amount of not less than $600,000 on account of any one accident, and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than $50,000. If the applicant provides certification that public liability insurance, including products liability, as allowed by Minnesota Statutes, Subsection 326.40, Subd. 2, is in force and certification is on file with the State Board of Health, then the insurance certification required by this Section of the City Code shall not be required.
Subd. 4. Registration of License Required. No person shall do any plumbing or sewage installation, repair, or connection work for hire within the City without having first secured the registration of said license and having posted a bond and a certificate of insurance as required herein.
Subd. 5. Status of Employees of License Holder. No such registrant shall permit any person other than its bona fide employees to perform such work under such license and registration.
Subd. 6. Expiration of Registration. Each such registration as provided hereunder shall expire annually on December 31st.
310.10 Contractor's Responsibility. The building contractor or owner shall notify the Building Department of the same and address of the plumber or plumbers doing the plumbing work and/or sewage disposal work for each residence and such plumber or plumbers shall be held responsibility for observance of this Code. In cases where the building contractor or owner fails to supply the Building Department with the names and addresses of those doing the plumbing and/or sewage disposal work, the building and/or owner shall be responsible for the proper installation of such work.
310.20 Plumber's Responsibility in Cases of Commercial, Industrial and Public Buildings. For all public buildings and all commercial or industrial buildings with a floor area of more than 2,000 square feet, the plumber shall take out the plumbing permit.
310.25 Above Ground Work - Inspection Before Covering. No plumbing rough-in work within the building shall be covered before it has been inspected and passed by the plumbing inspector.
310.30 Under Ground Work - Inspection Before Covering. No under ground plumbing work shall be covered until it has been inspected and passed by the plumbing inspector.
310.35 Notification for Inspection, Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the person who does the plumbing work to notify the Building Inspection Department 24 working hours in advance of the time that the job is ready for inspection (based on an 8 hour working day).
310.40 Additional Inspection, Charges. If any violation of this Section 310 continues for more than ten (10) days after written notification of such violation, the plumber shall pay an additional fee as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 for each inspection made necessary by such violation. The application of the above shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions, nor to prohibit the enforcement of the penalties as prescribed under Section 300 of this Code. (ORD.01-2001, 2/25/01)