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AN ORDINanCE TO REPEAL SECTION 29.1-21 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, PERTAINING TO SEWER CONNECTION <br />CHARGES, AND TO ~ND THE SOUTHERN STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1967 <br />EDITION BY ~;~NDING SECTIONS 101.5, 102.1, 102.2, 103.2, 106.1 <br />and 106.3 THEREOF, AND BY ADDING THERETO NEW SECTIONS NUMBERED <br />106.4, 106.5, 106.6, 106.7, 109.7, 109.8, t11.1, 111.2, 113.1 <br />113.2, 113.3, 113.4, 113.5 AND 113.6, PERTAINING TO PLUMBERS, <br />PLUMBING INSPECTION OF WORK, PE~ITS REQUIRED, FEES THEREFOR, <br />SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES, RECIPROCITY, AND SEPTIC TANKS. <br /> <br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br />1. That Section 29.1-21 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth <br />Virginia, 1961, is hereby repealed. <br /> <br />2. That the Southern Standard Plumbing Code, 1967 Edition, be <br />amended by amending Sections 101.5, 102.1, 102.2, 103.2, 106.1 <br />and 106.3 thereof, and by adding thereto new sections numbered <br />106.4, 106.5, 106.6, 106.7, 109.7, 109.8, 111.t, 111.2, 113.1, <br />113.2, 113.3, 113.4, 113.5 and 113.6, such new and amended <br />sections to read as follows: <br /> <br />101.5 PLUMBING INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE BY HOME O~ER <br /> <br /> Nothing in this code shall prevent any homeowner from <br />installing or maintaining plumbing within his own property bound- <br />aries, providing such plumbing work is done by himself and is <br />used exclusively by him or his family. Such privilege does not <br />convey the right to violate any of the provisions of this code, <br />nor is it to be construed as exempting any such property owner <br />from obtaining a permit and paying the required fees. He must <br />qualify as follows: <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />He shall satisfy the Plumbing Inspector and/or <br />Board for Examination of Plumbers as to his <br />ability to do such work° <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />He shall file an affidavit that he is the actual <br />owner of the premises and will personally do the <br />work. <br /> <br />SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION <br /> <br />102.1 DIVISION OF PLUMBING INSPECTION <br /> <br /> There shall be a division of the Department of Building <br />Inspection, known as the Division of Plumbing Inspection, which <br /> <br /> <br />