§ 242-11. Maintenance.

A. 

Defective fixtures. All installed fixtures found defective or in an unsanitary condition shall be repaired, renovated, replaced or removed upon written notice from the proper administrative authority.

B. 

Temporary toilet facilities. Suitable toilet facilities shall be provided for the use of workmen during the construction of any building. These toilet facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.

C. 

Defective plumbing. Any part of the plumbing system found defective or in an unsanitary condition shall be repaired, renovated, replaced or removed within five days upon written notice from the authority having jurisdiction over plumbing.

D. 

Repairs. None but licensed plumbers will be permitted to alter, repair or make connections to any of the plumbing system, building drain or building sewer of any building.

E. 

Removal of nonconforming house sewers or drains. Whenever any house sewer or drain connected with any public sewer or drain becomes obstructed, broken or out of order, or in such condition as to prevent the use of the house sewer or drain, or unfit for the purpose of drainage, or where old tile, cement or other drainpipe that does not conform to the provisions of this code is uncovered or exposed for any reason, it shall be removed and replaced with material as approved by the administrative authority. The owner, agent, occupant or person having charge of any building, yard, lot of land or other premises which are drained by said drain or house sewer shall, when directed by the Inspector of Plumbing, remove, reconstruct, alter, clean or repair said drain as condition of said drain may require.

F. 

Construction of minor repairs. "Minor repairs," as used in this subsection, shall mean repairs to leaks in drains, traps or cocks, opening waste or supply pipes, traps or drains or repairing broken fixtures or frozen pipes. Minor repairs shall not include the doing of such work where connections to soil pipes, supply pipes, wastepipes or vent pipes are disturbed or inside leader pipes are used, nor shall it include the setting or replacing of fixtures.

G. 

Certain sewer connections prohibited. No connection through which it is designed to discharge offal, garbage, solid refuse or other matter which might clog or stop the pipes shall be made with the sewer system of the City or any of its branches nor shall anyone discharge such matters into the sewer system.

H. 

Unsanitary plumbing. Whenever, upon inspection, any building or part thereof is found unfit for human habitation by reason of defective plumbing or drainage system, the Department of Public Works may require such building or part thereof to be vacated and may cause to be posted in a conspicuous place therein a notice of unsanitary condition and may order any person, firm or corporation using or maintaining any such condition or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof to discontinue the use of or maintenance thereof or to repair, alter, change, remove or demolish the same as the Department of Public Works may consider necessary for the proper protection of life, health or property.

I. 

Improper construction or use. The Department of Public Works has the power to stop the construction or use of drains, sewers and water mains not properly constructed or used or which are not in accordance with plans already approved. They may condemn and order the removal of any fixture or any plumbing and drainage that is defective when found to be dangerous to health.

J. 

Improvements ordered. The Department of Public Works shall have the power to order changes or improvements in the existing plumbing or drainage on any premises within a specified time when, in its opinion, the requirements of health demand such changes or improvements. Such order shall be issued to the owner, agent and/or lessee in writing, and the order shall state the time within which the work shall be completed and ready for inspection.