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ORDINANCE N0. ~ ~ ~ ,~~,
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR ~
PLUMBING, SEWER, WATER, AND GAS
INSPECTIONS AT RESIDENTIAL RATES
AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATES
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. ORDINANCE REPEAL: That Ordinance No. 760,
Article IV, Section 2, passed and approved, February 1, 1973;
and Ordinance No. 797, passed and approved, February 21, 1974;
and Ordinance No. 801, passed and approved, March 21, 1974, be
void and repealed.
SECTION 2. DISTINCTION OF PERMIT FEES:
Distinction of Residential, Commercial and Industrial
permits, plumbing, building sewer, water service line, and gas
permits shall be distinguished Residential at one rate; and,
Commercial and Industrial at another rate. The determination
of whether Residential, Commercial, or Industrial shall be made
according to the present zoning of the City of West Memphis,
that the structure being permitted is located in. This location
shall be determined by the administrative authority in the
plumbing division. One (1) and two (2) family housing units on
one (1) lot shall be classified residential; and, any more family
housing units in a structure on one (1) lot (i.e. apartment
complex) shall be classified commercial.
SECTION 3. SCHEDULE OF PLUMBING PERMIT FEES:
Commercial
Residential & Industrial
A. Permit (Base Fee) ••••••••••••••• $ 3.00 $ 3.00
B. Inspections
Slab Inspection, Rough-In
Inspection, Final Inspection ••• 5.00 10.00
C. For each and every plumbing
fixture, floor drain, grease trap,
catch basin, indirect waste opening,
and any other fixture opening to the
building plumbing system over
four (4) fixtures ................. 2.00 3.00
D. For each additional trip, on the
part of the Plumbing Inspector,
caused b,y negligence of the Plumber ..10.00 10.00
E. For each additional trip on the part
of the Plumbing Inspector for
inspections o,n the job in addition
to the inspections granted by the
Permit ............................... 5.00 5.00
F. Minimum Charge ....................... 8.00 13.00
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SECTION 4. SCHEDULE OF BUILDING SEWER PERMIT FEES;
A. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits;
(a) for Residential, and (b) for Commercial and Industrial
establishments. In either case, the Master Plumber or his Agent
shall make application on a form furnished by the City of West
Memphis. The application shall be supplemented by any plans.,
specifications or other information considered pertinent in the
judgment of the administrative authority.
B. Permit and Inspection fees:
Residential .... .................... $ 5.00
Commercial and Industrial ...................... $12.50
Commercial
Residential & Industrial
For each additional trip on the
part of the Plumbing Inspector
caused by the negligence of the
Plumber ............................ 10.00 10.00
C. For each additional trip on
the part of the Plumbing Inspector
for inspections on the job, in
addition to the inspections granted
by the Permit ..................... 5.00 5.00
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D. The interceptor, a device designed and installed so as
to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matter
from normal wastes and permit normal sewage or liquid wastes to
discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity; whether installed
in a new service or an existing service shall be permitted and
inspected separate of the building sewer. The interceptor shall
be a minimum of five (5) gallons to require permit.
E. Permit and Inspection fees:
(a) Each Interceptor ............. 5.00 5.00
(b) For each additional trip on
the part of the Plumbing Inspector
caused by negligence of the
Plumber, or for completion of the
job ............................. 3.00 3.00
S_F;C_TI.O_N__ 5. SCHEDULE OF WATER SERVICE
LINE PERMIT FEES
A. The water service line is included in the Plumbing Permit,
unless the water service is being replaced or there is a new service
run to a structure; then, the following fees for permits will incur:
B. Inspection from meter to three (3)
to five (5) feet from where service
enters structure; including water cut-off.5.00 10.00
C. For each additional trip, on the
part of the Plumbing Inspector, caused
by negligence of the Plumber............ 10.00 10.00
D. For each additional trip on the part
of the Plumbing Inspector for
inspections on the job, in addition to
the inspections granted by the permit ... 5.00 5.00
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SECTION 6. SCHEDULE OF GAS PERMIT FEES:
Commercial
Resid ential & Industrial
A. Permit (Base Fee) ....... 3.00 3.00
B. Inspections
Slab Inspection, Rough-In
Inspection, Final Inspection .... 2.00 4.00
C. For each and every gas opening
on the building gas system .,...... 1.00 3.00
D. For each additional trip on
the part of the Plumbing
Inspector, caused by negligence
of the Plumber ................... 10.00 10.00
E. For each additional trip on the
part of the Plumbing Inspector
for inspections on the job, in
addition to the inspections
granted by the Permit ............ 3.00 3.00
F. Minimum Charge .................. 5.00 7.00
SECTION 7. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
or any rule or regulation established and prescribed under the
authority herein designated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum of not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00),
and each and every violation of the law in addition thereto with
each and every day constituting a separate offense. The certificate
of the person or persons involved in such violation may be revoked
by the Plumbing or Gas Board of Examiners.
SECTION 8. VALIDITY CLAUSE.
If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall
not affect the remainder of this Ordinance and all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereQby r,ep~aled.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of ~// ~ ~ ,
1979.
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