BYLAW - Payment of Fees for Plumbing Inspection - 19610905 - 149561:]
BY -LAW NUMBER 1495
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
A By-Law to provide for payment of fees for the inspection
of plumbing, the production of plans of plumbing and the
granting of permits.
~ffiEREAS it is provided by Section 47A of the Ontario Water
Resources Commission Amendment Act 1960-61 as follows:
47a. Wnere a municipality is required to carry out inspections
with respect to plumbing, as prescribed by regulations made under
section 47, the municipality may pass by-laws,
(a) for charging fees foD the inspections and fixing the amount
of the fees;
(b) for requiring the production of plans of the plumbing to be
constructed, repaired, renewed or altered and of the location
of drains, pipes, traps, and other ~vorks or appliances that are
or are to be part of or connected with the plumbing, and for
charging fees for the inspection and approval of such plane,
and fixing the amount of the fees; and for the issuing of a permit
certifying to such approval and requiring that without such permit
no such plumbing may be constructed, repaired, renew·ed, or altered.
AND WHEREAS it is provided in part by paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
regulations passed pursuant to the said Act, as follows:
3. No person shall construct, repair,renew or alter plumbing
except in conformance with these regulations.
4. (1) Where plumbing has been constructed,repaired,renewed or
altered, the plumbing shall not be put into use until it has
been inspected and found to conform to these regulations.
(3) Every municipality shall carry out such inspections as
are prescribed by these regulations.
(4) Where any plumbing to be inspected is concealed, the
inspector may refuse to make his inspection until the plumbing
is completely uncovered and made accessible to him.
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF AURORA, AS A BY-LAW OF THE SAID CORPORATION AS FOLLOWS:
1.
2.
York County Health Unit is hereby appointed Agent for the
Town of Aurora for the purpose of maldng the inspections '-'\An
required by the Ontario Water Resources Commission Act and(\, \l''
the regulations thereunder. (].
The fees to be pai. d in respect of such inspections shall ~\VI·
be at the rate of fifty cents (50¢) per fixture unit. ~·
~ill· The number of fixture unite shall be determined in accord-
ance with the folllowing schedule:
1 Water Closet is equivalent to •• , •••••• 6 unite
1 Wash basin is equivalent to •• , ••••••• , 2 units
1 Bath tub is equivalent to •••••••••••• 2 units
1 Kitchen sink is equivalent to •••••••••• 2 units
1 Laundry tub is equivalent to •••••••••• 3 units
1 Shower stall is equivalent to ••••••••• , 3 units
1 Urinal is equivalent to ••••••••••••• 3 urlits
1 Three-compartment sink is equivalent to ••••• 2 uriits
1 Slop sink is equivalent to • • • •••••••• 3 ury,its
1 Outlet for automatic {;.;asher) laundlfty
is equivalent to ••••• 2 units
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4. The fee for inspection when fixtures other than those
contained in the schedule listed in paragraph 1 are
installed shall be determined by the trap size in
accordance i''i th the following schedule:
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6.
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10.
11.
4 11 Trap equivalent to •••••••••• 6
2 to 3'' Trap equivalent to ••••••• 3
li; to lt11 Trap equivalen:t to •••••• 2
units
units
units
The fee for inspection of a building sewer shall be $3.00 \VW1.
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Where alterations are made to plumbing without the
addition of fixtures, a fee of $2.00 shall be made to
cover the cost of such inspection.
No person shall commence the contructing, repairing,
renewing or altering of any plumbing until a permit
haS been first obtained from York County Health Unit.
Every application for a permit shall be in writing on
forms to be obtained from York County Health Unit.
The applicant shall give clearly and fully the inform-
ation required to complete the said application forms.
At the time of making such application the applicant
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shall produce plans of the plumbing to be constructed -n~
repaired, rene'l'ted. or altered and of the location of dlrains,~ Ill'
pipes, traps and other works or appliances that are or ·
are to be part of or connected with the plumbing.
The applicant shall pay to York County Health Unit upon ~J1/l.
application for such permit the fee for inspection fixed , \II
by this by-la't'Jo
Any person convicted of a breach of the provisions of ·~~
this by-law shall forfeit and pay at the discretion of ~ 1'1 ·
the convicting magistrate a penalty not exceeding the '
sum of $300.00 exclusive of costs for each o~fence.
READ A FIRST A.11!D SECOND TIME THIS
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READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS ;j~AY OF~~t:;¥<YV 1961.