§ 401-41. Only Certified Persons to Install Service Branch from Property Line to and Including Meter.  


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  • No person other than a person holding a current certificate of competency issued by the superintendent of water works as hereinafter provided or a person in the employ or working under the supervision of such a certified person shall install, alter, repair, or make any connection with any water service branch or water supply pipe, or operate any curb cock or install any water meter.

    Any person desiring a certificate of competency shall apply therefor to the superintendent of water works on a form furnished by the superintendent, and shall be examined by the superintendent of water works, or a designated representative, to determine whether such person is competent to:

    (a)

    Install the service branch from the property line to and including the water meter, or

    (b)

    Install fire protective systems from the property line to and including all necessary appurtenances.

    Persons may qualify in either, or both, of these categories.

    Part of such examination for (a) above must include the holding of a master plumber's license for any political subdivision in which the applicant desires to do business, if such political subdivision requires a license for such work.

    If upon examination the person is determined to be competent, a certificate of competency shall, upon furnishing the bond hereinafter required, be issued in the name of the superintendent, which certificate shall be good until revoked or voluntarily surrendered.

    Before any certificate of competency is issued to any person pursuant to this section such person shall furnish to the superintendent of water works a bond in the penal sum of $1,000 indemnifying the city of Cincinnati for any loss it might sustain through the fault of the person to be certified, or such person, agent or employee in installing or repairing any water service branch or meter. The bond shall be in a form prescribed by the city solicitor and shall be signed by the applicant and a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state of Ohio.

    Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize any person to whom a certificate of competency is issued to perform any other plumbing work in any part of Hamilton county, including the city of Cincinnati, without first complying with the governmental regulations, if any, in effect in such part of the county.

    A certificate of competency issued to any person pursuant to this section may be revoked if such person or any of such person's employees or agents violates any of the provisions of this chapter, any provision of the rules and regulations of the superintendent of water works, or fails to repair or restore, or pay for the repair or restoration of any damage done to or defective work done on the Cincinnati water works system by such person, or such person's agents or employees in the carrying out of any work for which a certificate of competency is required. Where a certificate of competency has been revoked, a new one shall not be re-issued for 90 days, and, if the cause for revocation included the failure of the certified person to correct or repair any damages to or defective work on the system, a new certificate shall not be issued until such damages or defective work is repaired.

(C.O. 401-41; a. Ord. No. 180-1960, eff. June 17, 1960; reordained as C.M.C. 401-41, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 401-999.