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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE VILLAGE
ORDINANCES
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Sections 3 -501 through 3 -504 of the Village Ordinances
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3 -501. TITLE. Sections 3 -501 through 3 -507 of this
ordinance shall be known as "The Village of Brooklyn Center Plumbing
Code ".
Section 3 -502. PLUMBING, WATER AND SEWER INSPECTOR.,
There is hereby created the office of Plumbing, Water and Sewer Inspector.
The person chosen to fill the office of Plumbing, Water and Sewer Inspector
shall be acquainted with the laws of Minnesota and the ordinances of the
Village of Brooklyn Center and shall be familiar with the materials and
workmanship required for the proper installation of plumbing, water and
sewage facilities and shall also hold a State Journeyman or Master Plumber's
license. The Plumbing, Water and Sewer Inspector is charged with the
enforcement of this ordinance and of other applicable laws and to this end
shall inspect all work performed on plumbing, water and sewer installations.
i Section 3 -503. ADOPTING OF PLUMBING, WATER AND GAS PIPING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. There is hereby adopted and
incorporated into this ordinance by reference thereto, by marking three
copies thereof as "official copies" and filing them for reference and inspection
in the office of the Village Clerk, all of that certain ordinance of the City of
Minneapolis adopted by the City Council of said City, entitled, "An Ordinance
to Regulate the Construction, Extension, Alteration and Repairing of Plumbing
Work and Repealing Certain Ordinance Provisions" as amended and now in
effect and published in 1964 in pamphlet form entitled, "PLUMBING, WATER
& GAS PIPING ORDINANCES" and containing Chapters 130 through 133 and
including Appendix A and B inclusive; provided, however, that the following
sections of said ordinance are not hereby adopted or incorporated into this
ordinance: All of "Appendix C "; and provided further, that wherever the
term "City of Minneapolis" shall appear in said ordinance it shall be construed
to mean "Village of Brooklyn Center "; wherever the term "Department of
Buildings" appears it shall be construed to mean the "Department of Protective
Inspection of the Village of Brooklyn Center "; and wherever the term "Plumbing
Inspector" is used it shall be construed to mean the ° Plumbing Inspector of
the Village of Brooklyn Center", and the term "Minneapolis Plumbing, Water
and Gas Piping Ordinance" as used therein shall be construed to mean the
"Village of Brooklyn Center Plumbing, Water and Gas Piping Ordinance".
Section 130.060 of said ordinance shall be adjusted as follows: The sentence
beginning with "Certificate of competency from the Board of Examiners of
Plumbers as required by Chapter 317" shall be replaced with "A journeyman
plumber's license for the current year from the Minnesota State Board of
Health".
. Section 3 -504. AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CODE.
(a) Licenses shall be issued only to individuals or contractors
licensed as master plumbers by the Minnesota State Board
of Health. No permits will be issued to the home owner for
sewer and water connections. Anyone not so licensed may
do plumbing work which complies with the provisions of the
minimum standards herein prescribed on premises or that part
of premises owned and actually occupied by him as his home-
stead if he shall file with the Inspector an affidavit showing
that he performed the actual work himself in such homestead.
No journeyman shall install plumbing as herein defined unless
he is authorized to do so under the State Plumbing Code.
(b) The applicant shall pay a twenty -five dollar ($25.00) license
fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for renewal thereafter, and the
license shall run from May 1 to April 30 of the following year.
(c) The applicant shall furnish a surety bond of $2,000.00 to the
Village of Brooklyn Center to compensate the Village for any
damages caused to the Village water system and appurtenances
in the course of his employment; and a surety bond of $2,000.00
to the Village of Brooklyn Center to compensate the Village for
any damages caused to the Village sewer system and appurtenances
in the course of his employment.
(d) No license shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall
first file with the Village Clerk a policy or policies of insurance
insuring such applicant against liability imposed by law on
account of damage to or destruction of property in the amount
of $25,000.00. Any such policy shall provide that it may not
be cancelled by the insurer except upon notice to the Village
of Brooklyn Center. In case of cancellation of such insurance
such license shall be suspended automatically until such
insurance has been replaced.
Section 2: Section 3 -505 through 3 -507 of the Village Ordinances
are hereby deleted.
Section 3: Section 3 -819 of the Village Ordinances is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 3 -819. PLUMBING FEES. The fee for permits for the
installation of any plumbing work, fixture or device shall conform to the
fee schedule set forth in Sections 203.011 through 204.030 of the Ordinances
of the City of Minneapolis as contained in "Appendix C" of the pamphlet
entitled, "PLUMBING, WATER AND GAS PIPING ORDINANCES - CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS, 1964 ", and said portion of "Appendix C" is hereby adopted
by reference. Three copies of the aforementioned pamphlet shall be kept
on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
Section 4: Section 3 -820 of the Village Ordinances is hereby
deleted.
Section 5: This ordinance amendment shall be effective from and
after its publication.
Adopted this 7th day of Tune 1965.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Clerk
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