11211-25 Amending Articles 1 Through 7 and Article 11 of Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Update Regulations Governing the Building Department

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3. A lawn sprinkler system contractor may only be issued a permit to install or repair lawn sprinkler systems, including backflow protection devices. 4. A sewer cleaner may only be issued a permit to repair or alter existing drainage piping, or to install sewer or water lines, from a distance of two (2) feet outside of any building or structure to the public way. 5. A water softener dealer may only be issued a permit to install water softening equipment or apparatus. (4) Any contractor performing work pursuant to this Article which is not already covered by a current plumbing license or demolition bond must provide a surety bond, payable to the City in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), and conditioned upon faithful compliance with the provisions of the Building Code and agreeing to pay all damages, costs and expenses caused by the negligence of the registration through failure to comply with such provisions. (e) All plumbing installations requiring a permit shall be inspected by the plumbing inspector three(3) times, once each for underground work, rough-in work, and final completion. A complete line test shall also be supervised by the plumbing inspector. The plumbing permit holder shall notify the plumbing inspector at least twenty-four(24) hours in advance of the time the work is ready for inspection. If the work does not pass inspection, a reinspection fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) shall be charged for each future inspection of that stage of work. (Ord. No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord. No. 8566-94, § 1; Ord. No. 8931-98, § 3, 8-24-98; Ord. No. 9528- 04, § 6; Ord. No. 9779-07, §§ V, VI, 8-27-07; Ord. No. 10137-11, § IV, 12-12-11; Ord. No. 10394-15, § V, 10-26-15; Ord. No. 10414-16 , § I, 1-11-2016) ARTICLE 5. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, TEMPORARY WALKWAYS Sec. 6-11 Permit requirements. (a) All temporary occupancy of public property as hereinafter provided for shall be considered and treated as being at the will of the City, and will be permitted only in a manner consistent with the rules defined in Chapter 18, Article 7 of the South Bend Municipal Code. (b) Such a permit will be for temporary occupancy of the street or streets immediately in front of the contemplated building or structure for the building operations as herein described and for administration purposes. (c) The occupancy of a street for the purposes permitted in the permit shall never extend in front of any one(1) building to exceed one-third of the width of the roadway, unless a greater width is permitted by the Board of Public Works, and in no event is any material to be stored or placed closer than four(4) feet of any railway track. In all cases where such obstruction of the street is made there shall be a clear space of not less than one(1) foot between such obstruction and the curb line, which may be arched over at a height sufficient to permit drainage of water in the gutter. (d) A suitably surfaced walk, five (5) feet wide, for the use of pedestrians shall be maintained between the building line and the curb line, except as provided in section 6-12. (e) Earth taken from the excavation and rubbish taken from the building shall not be stored upon the sidewalk or roadway of the street. (Ord. No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord. No. 10403-15, § II, 11-23-15) • Sec. 6-12. Sidewalk or temporary walkway requirements. (a) Whenever any building within five(5) feet of or abutting on the sidewalk line is constructed, altered or repaired to a height of more than one(1) story on the exterior, a substantial temporary protecting cover over the sidewalk or temporary walkway shall be erected and maintained during such construction or repair work. The protecting cover shall not be required on streets where the average daily pedestrian traffic on the building side of the street does not exceed one hundred (100)persons between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (b) The sidewalk cover may be one-half the width of the sidewalk but not less than five(5) feet wide. The roof of the same shall be of solid plank or plywood not less than two (2) inches nominal thickness with an outer edge splash rail not less than forty-eight (48) inches high South Bend,Indiana,Code of Ordinances Created: 2021-12-02 09:01:22 [EST] (Supp. No.56) Page 20 of 31