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An ordinance to repeal and recreate subsections 16.52, 16.54(2), 16.62(5), 16.62(14) and 16.63 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 16, Plumbing Code, relative to allowing plumbing permits for replacement fixtures to be issued to homeowners.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 16.52 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
16.52 Plumbing Permit by Master Licensed Plumber.
(1) Only a Master Plumber licensed by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services may apply for and be issued a plumbing permit except as otherwise stated in paragraph (2) or elsewhere in this Code. A plumbing contracting firm applying for a permit shall have a properly licensed State of Wisconsin Master Plumber employed by the firm. The Master Plumber shall be responsible for code compliance regarding all plumbing work and shall submit a plumbing permit that includes the signature of the Master Plumber responsible for code compliance.
(2) A property owner of a single family dwelling, owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home, may apply for and be issued a plumbing permit for replacement of fixtures at that same dwelling only. The owner may replace the following fixtures: toilets, sinks, faucets, sump pumps, hose bibs, shower stalls, bath tubs, laundry sinks, dishwashers, garbage disposals, and refrigerators with water lines. An owner may not relocate fixtures in a manner that requires relocation, alteration, removal or addition to existing hard piped drains, vents or water lines. The owner shall be responsible to ensure that all work is installed in compliance with this Code. The owner shall be responsible to obtain electrical permits as required in Chapter 14 of this Code.
PART II. Subsection 16.54(2) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed...
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