HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923 Ordinance No. 003B Y ~ Q 'I' H Q R .!. .! X •
0 R D J N A ! c E NO.!. 3. s E R l ~ s 0 F 1923. -----
AN ORDINANCE RELATING 'l'O 'rllE PU BLI C HEALTH OF TIIE CI TY OF ENGLEWOOD.COLORADO.
PROVIDIN G SUPhRVISlON .PROT E:C'rION .R EGULATION AND INSPECTION OF ALL PIPES. TRAPS. FIX-
TURES AND APPUR'rENANCbS I3Y AND THROUGH rmrcH W AS~WATER OR SE WE RAG E i :i USED OR CAR-
RIED ; PROVI DING FOR THE LIC ENS ING OF PLUMBERS IN SAID CITY AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A
PLUMBI NG AND SBWEH INSPECTOR AND PHO VI DINfT PENALTIES FOR .THE VIOLATION OF SAID ORD•
I NANCE .
BE IT ORD AINED BY THE CITY COUN CIL OF THE CITY OF ENG LEW0 0D. COLORADO;
Sect ;on l. No pip es, traps, fi xtu res, or appurtenances by and through which
weste water or se werage is used or cn T'ried in the City of En&lewood, except the stopp
ping of leaks and the making o f ot.her n1inor rt!p a irs, shall be installed or altered
unless :JUCh i n stttlllation or alteration is d one by a plumber duly licensed purJUB&
to the statutes of th e state o! Colorado· and the ordinances of the City of Englewood
a nd the rules and regu lat i ons of the ci ty Council of said Ci ~y; and such installation
r alt eration alid plumb ing worl< by such li ccm sed plumber shall be in com p liance with
a nd acc o rding t o the rules and re gu lat i ons of the State Board of Health, regarding th(
superv .:.s on, re gu lation and i n~p ection of plumbing.
Section 2. Any persob en ~ae6ng in plu~binc, i nst allAt i onr or ~lt er ation of w :~
waate water or sewerage fixtures or s ystem in the ••id City, aa d efined in Section l.
hereof, shAll fil e with the City Coun c i l sufficient pro o f that he is licensed by the
State of Colorado; and su c h person aha l eive and file with the said Council of aaid
City a bond to indemnify the City of Enr;lewood against any damage or liftbility to
which said City may be subj ected ~s a result or ominsion of any •ct of such person aa
a e ent, re presentative, or em pltye e .The s : i d bond shall be g iven or r ~newed ~nnually;
shall be fix e d by th e City Cou n cil of s~id Ci t y in an Rmount of not leas th nr1 One
thousand I S1 ,ppp,pp ) d ollarn, and the nurety thereon ahall b e a company or coap anies
a uthoriz e d by the Stat e of C lorrtdo, to bec ome surety or sureties on surety bonds.
Se ction 3. No plumb i ng , installlne or altering of pipe• , tanka,traps,valves o
or other fi..-.tures b y f.',nd ti1raue;h which supply or waste wat~!r or sewerage itl used or
c arr ied,•xcept in the c ~se of th e stoJpine of leaks or the making of other minor re-
p airs, shall be done w l th ou t., a per1 .1 i t be 1ne; given r-theref or by the City Clerk.
Ap ~licat l on for such permit shal l b~ filed by the owner of the premises in ·
which the plun:bine i z to be d on e or by t !i e p lum Ler r.n g a e ed to do the work, and shall
give th e ma ne o f th e owne r or owners of th e buildine or premises where the work i• te
b e dtne, the location o f the buildin8, the natura of th• plumbing, installation or
a l t era ti on to bt-made, th e name of the p l w1.be r, and suc h other fl.nd tui:Jlh·er int'or-
ma tl on a s ma y from time to time be r~~uir ed by the City Council, and if auch a~pl1-
cation be gra nted there ahall Le p aid tu aaid City Clerk a p ermit fee of One (~1,00)
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llar' The p e rmi t s shall be is :--ued by or under th• direct i on of the City Clerk and t
th e Plumbing l'.nd Sew er Insp e cto r, and shall show that the plumbing, installati•n er
alteration noted thereon hns been authori z ed by said Council. When the plumbing, in-
et a llation, or alteration has b t?<n comjlle t ed, the p lumber who did the work shall en~.
dors e up on the or ig1n ~l a pp li c ation a, the City ffall the statement that 1.subh work has
b e en complete d ~nd is in c 0m.lianc e with and a ccordine to )he rules and re.ulations 0 .
of the Sta~e BoRrd o~ HeR lth regn r ding the supervison, .re g ulation, and inspection of
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plumb i ng . ·
Sect i on, 4. All con n ect ions with the mR•n Aewer linH in Sanitary Sewer Dis-
trict No •. One of' th e C 1 ty , here tor ore es tttblished, shall be under the supervision of s
some officer or oth e r p ers on de~~.si e;r~t ·t.e ( b j the City Council, Anll the Rctual work ~ot
insta ll ing the necessary p ipes knd f ix t u ren for such con nections shal l be done by o•
under the superv ision of a l L:!enscd pl um be r, ~ind befor e Rny pr -)pe rty owner, his agen1.
or representat1ve,1n s nid S~nitary Se we r District No. One shall connect with the pube
lie se ~~r he shall first mak e Rpp lic Pt lon to the City Pumbing and Sewer Inspector,
and secure a p ermit therefo r, as provided in Section 3. hereof, and said permii and
applicat i on therefor shall sbow t h e prop er wy e on th e main s e wer line at wa1ch such
connection mRy l>e n.Rcle . No conne ct ion shall be a l.' 0 1.-ed e Acep t at the WY• designated
ir. said permi ts, unless special perndns ion be granted by or under the direction of the
City Cauncil.
Se ction 5, !lo connecti on of a ny h o use o r buil ci ing in which plumbing has alread.:J
been i n staled and connected with a ces npoo l, shall be made with the public sewer un-
less ~he plumbi n g previ ously in s thlled i s in reasonable bompliance with the rules and
regulations of the State Bo a rd of Health r egarding the supervision, regAlation,and
inspection of plumbing .
Sect ion,6. All privi es,vault s or cesspools now existins in Sftnitary Sewer Dis-
trict No. One of -said City shall b e co nnect ed with the main sewer line in said dl••~i
,,, trict not later than January lst. 1 9 ~5 . and t h e connection with said sewer line and
' the disposal of existing v~:..i l ts and cesspool o shall b e in compliance with and accordy
ing t.o t n e rules Rnd regulatio n s of t he State board of Health regt\rding the supervl~~
sion,regulation and inspeQtion of plumbing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, th r.t the City Council
ay at a ny time decl are such privy ,va u lt,or cesspool a nuisance t\nd •-"l•r abatment
thereof or connection with the public sewer pursuant to th• provisions of this lectieQ
Section,S. Whil e a sewerage system is being installed as herein provided, it I
shall b e the duty of the property own e r, his agent or representative, and also tha ~ :
duty of th• plum b er in chare e o f tl1e work to properly g unrd and protect all excava~. o 1
ti ens, a nd t~k • such mea sures, including red li ght• or lights when needed, as are
necessary to prevent ac cidents o.r injuries.
Section,8 . Each buildin ~ within Sanitary Sewer District No. One. Englewood,
Colorado, within which cooki ng sha l l be done, shall be provided with a greRse trap.
Such grease trap shall be, unles s otherwise d irected by the plumbing inspector, l•-
cated in the ya r d as near as possiule to -the sink which it drains, and shall be cen-
struction of the b est hydraulic cement, ea.rthenware,or brick; and when not practi-
abl• to put in the yaru , a gr ease trap mu st b e pl aced below each sink, and shall had
a water jacket or conj ealing pipe t o ke~p g rease ~nd grease trap chilled. If brick
shall be use4, the wa l ls and bottom shall be p la n tered with cement mobter at least
one inch thick, and shall have ~ iet-n ·•~ •tone r:c•nrm,.c 118drtae t,eps t.thereef shall net
be leas than six inches under gneund.
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Sect i on, 9. No,pcrson, firm or cor o oration shR ll carry on the p lumbing bu1a-
.. aa ·w1thin '~the City of En r,lewo od, with out first obtaining t license from the Citp
Clerk of s n i l 1 Cit y , and shall not c• llow hi s or t h eir name or names to be used by any
othe r pcr ~'1 on, flrm, or corporation, d irectly or i n dir e ctly, either to obtain a permit
or permit t.o be done any work under his or their license.
Section, 10. Every pcro on, firr1, ~r corpora ~i o n a pp lying for a li ce nse for
plumbibg shall 3ive satislactory e¥idenco to the City Clerk that ho is not less than
Twenty-one years of aee , and is in every way qualified to carry on th e bulsnes 8 of
plumbing , and that he is f <mi liRr with t lle re11uire men ts of this Or d inance, .. nd that he
is a lic enaed plumber ~u r su a nt to the s tRtut.es o f the State of Colorado. The fee for
stch licens e sl1all b e ~25 .C O for ea c h fi ~cal year, or fraction t he reof, apQlication
f ... r lic en se to be :i ccon1panied by a bond in the penal sum of Five-Hundred (i5 00 ,00)
doll l ars, wit h sufficien t sureties, to be a pp roved by t l1e City Council • .
_Sect i on, ll, Eve ry p lu:.ber before tloine.; any new p lumbing work in any build-
ing, and be fore alt e ring or lay ing !PY drains on private property, except in cases of
repairs( and re p airs arc to consist ~f leRkR in supply drains, soil, waste, or vent
p ipes), shall file with the p lu mb l n~ lnspector, u p on blanks to be provided by the Cit~
a full description of Che work to be done , Rnd sh~ll do no such week without a permit
from t he pltU!lbin r-; i n spector, or hi s deputy, au t h oriz ln3 the same. No plumbing already
in us e in any buildi ne shall be a ltered or recon s tructed e xcept under a permit iss'\J.ed
by the plumb i ne i nsp ect or, or his de puty, and Rll such a lterations or reconstructions
shall be conducted unde r his sup t rvlsion
Se ction, 12, No person ~hRll excavate,
street or a lle y for the purpo se of connectin ~
vate sewer, until such time as he has secured
Coun cil to do snch excavatlne; .
r caune to be excRVRted, in an y public
to any wat e r main, public sewer, or pri-
a permit fro m the Cit y Clerk ot City
. Sect i on, 13. No connection of any public sewer ln any street or alley, and no
sewer pipe or greane trap sha l l b e cover ed until such sewer pipe or grease trap shall
have been ins pected by t he City Ins pector , Pl1unbine;, as defined for the purpose of th
this Ordi nP.n ce, is hereby defined to inc lud e th e tlaci ne of all plumbing fixtures;
and the mate rials , p ipes traps, and nny othe r a p purt e nance through which waste or sew
erage ls uaed or carried in nny ma n n er wha tsoevcr, TA is a l so 1.1cludes all venting of
plpea, traps, or plumbing fixtures.
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Section, 14. Th e rul~s and re g ulations of the Colorado State Board of Health a..... -~ ,
overning the co stru c)ion, 1nstHll at1 0 n A.nd i n spection of p lumbine Rnd drainage, and"~·
the J icensine Of pluml>e r s RS revised •.o September 1 0tr1 • 1919, as c e rtified to by the c~-:7'
Secretary of the state Board o f He alt h , and all aditions to oe amendments of aaid ~~/Py ...
rules and regulations whiCh :may be her eaft e r adopted by oaid Board of He~lth be, and
the aame and each and every article in snid r u les and re g ulations contained are here-
by adopted as R part of the Law s and r c -u lat lo ns of the Cit y o f Englewood, Arapahoe
County, State o f Col~ra do.
Seati.>n, 1 5 , There ls hereby cre1 · tcd the off ice of Plumb l n g and Se wer ?nspecto-t'
whose duties s h all l>e as may l>e ,1rovid ,_u by rules and regulations hereafter to be tvlo
adopted by the City Council of the City of Enelewood,and whose salary and term of oft
ice shall be fix ed b y l.'esolution of s a i d City Council pansed at a re ,.,.ttlar or special
meeting t h ereof,
Section, 16. Any p r•rson o r pe rso na , fi r m or corporation, by a n o fflcer, agent
or repres e ntRtive, violatln ~ any of the p rovis•ons of this ·Oruinance shall be deemed
gu ilty of a misdemeano r, and fin ed i n nn a mount of ntt less than Five dollars nor
more than Fifty dollars for ea ch offenae, and each day of such vicllation tlhall constli.....
tute a eeparate offen~e .
Section, 17. By reason o f the fact th f t it is necessary to t h e immediate pre-
servation Of the p ublic pea ce, hea lth anu Aafety Of the inh A.bitants Of the City ot
Englewood, Colorndo, tha t this Ordinance be in force and take effect immedi~tely aftef
its final passaee and pub licat i on, a s requir e d by lRw, and shall not be subject to th ~
referendum p rovision of Chapt e r 97 of t he laws passed at the Nineteenth Session of the
General Assembly of the S tat e of Colorad o.
~ Introduced and read at a n a d journed re e ular meeting of the City Council or th
the Clt,~or Bnilew >od , this lst. d Ey o f Ma rch, A.D. 1 82;", Finally passed and approve(
and ordered publi ~ed at a r e gular me eting of said Council held on the 12th. day of
llarch A.D. 192 3 ,
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I, Er nes t . B. Anderson, City Clerk and .rle cor de r of th~
1ty of .nglcwoo d , Co..m t y o f Arapahoe , S tate of C0l orado . do hereby certify that
the abov e a n d f oregoi ng Ordinance w:..:o i nt 110d uced und read in full, and on resolution
w:.is ordered published us a pr0 p osed Orci i n ~1 c:c for the Oi ty o f ~ 1lewood, Colorado,
and same \·:e.s oraered p ublished a t an Adj ourned negular 1feeting of the City Council
held o n _.a rch 1st . 192; .• held by j:he Cit~> C0 un cil on s a id date, u nd same wa s p ublish-
ed i n the ~glew o od He r ald , a vrn c.:ly n1:v;spar e r of g eneral circulation in the City of
S:nglewood, Colo r a do . in it s i ssue of •. :a rch, 2nd . 1923 . fo r mor e tha n 10 d a ys t here-
a f ter and
at a subbcqucnt ~cg ular l~cc ti ng , of s n id City Oo ~ncil held hla rch l ~th, 1~23;
" 1'n vr a inan ce r elat ing to the public h ea lth of the City of En g lewood, Col orado.
p rovid i ng s u p e rv ision.p rot c ction,regul a tion und inspection of a~l pi p es, traps, fix-
tur es and a ppur t en ance s by a nd. t i~r oug h which vms te water or sewerag e is used or car-
r ied: provi ding fo r t ne Licon stng of plum b ers in said ui ty and the appointment of a
plumbing and sew er inspec t or and pr ovi d ing penalities for th e vi~lation of said Ord-
inan ce. v;a s duly pass ed a.ns o.do :•t e d n d published in the Sn e·lewood,Herald in its
issae of .I!ar ch, l5t h , 192 ~. a s r equir e d by the St a tutes of the ~tate o ~ 0 o J orado.
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