815 KAR 20:050. Installation permits.

815 KAR 20:050. Installation permits.

RELATES TO: KRS 318.030, 318.134, 318.160

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 318.030, 318.134

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 318.134 requires the office to establish a reasonable schedule of fees and charges to be paid for plumbing installation permits and the necessary inspections incident thereto. This administrative regulation establishes the fees and charges for plumbing installation permits in Kentucky.

Section 1. Issuance of Permits. (1) Permits to construct, install or alter plumbing, sewerage or drainage shall be issued only to licensed master plumbers except as provided by subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Journeyman plumbers shall not construct, install or alter plumbing, sewerage or drainage unless the work is performed under the supervision of a licensed master plumber.

(3) Permits to construct, install or alter plumbing, sewerage or drainage may be issued to homeowners who desire to install plumbing in homes actually occupied by them or in a home to be constructed by them for their own personal residential use, if all the following requirements are met:

(a) Application is made for the permit prior to the beginning of the work;

(b) The homeowner files with his application an affidavit stating that he shall abide by the terms of this section;

(d) All the work shall be personally performed by the owner; and

(e) Only one (1) homeowner permit for construction of a new home shall be issued to an individual in a five (5) year period.

(4) A permit shall not be required for:

(a) The repairing of the following:

1. Leaks;

2. Cocks; or

3. Valves; or

(b) For cleaning out waste or sewer pipes.

Section 2. When a Permit is Required. A plumbing installation permit shall be required for the following:

(1) For all new plumbing installations;

(2) For all existing plumbing installations if a fixture, soil or waste opening or conductor is to be moved or relocated;

(3) For each individual unit of a multistory building if there is more than one (1) unit;

(4) For buildings which are considered separate if:

(a) The connection between them is not a necessary part of the structure of either building; or

(b) If they are not under a continuous roof;

(5) For a new house sewer or for a house sewer that is to be replaced;

(6) For a new water service or for a water service that is to be replaced;

(7) For the addition of a backflow prevention device to an existing water service;

(8) For a new water heater installation or for a water heater installation that is to be replaced; or

(9) For taking over a plumbing installation originally permitted to another master plumber or for assuming responsibility to correct and test an installation made by someone else.

Section 3. Plumbing Installation Permit Fees. (1) The base fee for each plumbing installation permit for residential, one (1) and two (2) family units, shall be thirty-five (35) dollars plus:

(a) Five (5) dollars for each plumbing fixture or appliance or plumbing fixture opening or appliance opening left in the soil or waste pipe system including openings left for future fixtures or appliances;

(b) Five (5) dollars for each domestic water heater; and

(c) Five (5) dollars for each separately metered water and sewer service if more than one (1) water or sewer service is to be installed.

(2) The base fee for each plumbing installation permit for other than residential, one (1) and two (2) family units, shall be thirty-five (35) dollars plus;

(a) Seven (7) dollars for each plumbing fixture or appliance or plumbing fixture opening or appliance opening left in the soil or waste pipe system including openings left for future fixtures or appliances;

(b) Seven (7) dollars for each domestic water heater;

(d) Seven (7) dollars for each separately metered water and sewer service if more than one (1) water or sewer service is to be installed.

(3) If only one (1) new domestic water heater is installed or replaced within a single building, the only fee for the plumbing installation permit shall be thirty-five (35) dollars. Alternatively, if more than one (1) water heater is replaced within a building, a permit shall be issued under Sections 1 or 2 of this administrative regulation.

(4) If the application for permit does not include any new installation but is to make corrections to or provide testing for an installation made by someone else, the permit fee shall be the base fee of thirty-five (35) dollars only.

Section 4. Inspection Fees. (1) All persons securing plumbing permits shall be entitled to five (5) plumbing inspections at no additional cost.

(2) All plumbing inspections in excess of five (5) shall be charged at the rate of fifty (50) dollars per inspection and shall be paid prior to the final inspection.

(3) Inspection fees shall not apply if the cost of the permit exceeds $200.

Section 5. Expiration of Permits. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all plumbing installations permits issued under this administrative regulation shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance.

(2) If construction is begun within one (1) year after the date the permit is issued, the permit shall not expire until completion of the planned plumbing inspection.

Section 6. Plumbing Inspection Fees for Public Buildings. The schedule of fees for inspection of the construction, installation or alteration of plumbing in public buildings shall be the same as specified in Section 4 of this administrative regulation. (Recodified from 401 KAR 1:030, 7-5-78; Am. 5 Ky.R. 160; eff. 10-4-78; 6 Ky.R. 696; 7 Ky.R. 220; eff. 10-1-80; 845; eff. 10-7-81; 9 Ky.R. 832; 1200; eff. 4-6-83; 13 Ky.R. 958; eff. 12-2-86; 17 Ky.R. 2880; eff. 5-3-91; 18 Ky.R. 1231; 1887; eff. 12-8-91; 19 Ky.R. 2335; eff. 6-7-93; 21 Ky.R. 1389; eff. 1-9-95; 27 Ky.R. 3376; eff. 8-15-2001; 32 Ky.R. 2362; 33 Ky.R. 404; eff. 9-1-06.)