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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-OR-67ORDINANCE NO. 2000-OR- (.07 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 150.076 OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA: WHEREAS, Section 150.076 of the Jeffersonv/lle Municipal Code provides for an examination and licensing requirement for Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors; and WHEREAS, the examination and licensing procedure is administered by the Office of the Building Commissioner; and WHEREAS, Section 150.076 of the Jeffersonville Municipal Code is in need of some technical amendments to allow for greater efficiency and compliance within the examination and licensing procedure. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that Section 150.076 of the Jeffersonville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 150.076 HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING LICENSES. (A) Heating and Air-conditioning license required. All persons performing any installation, akeration, or repair of any heating, ventilating, and/or air- conditioning system equipment apparatus, or device in the City, or within City's zoning fringe area, must be licensed by the City as a heating and air- conditioning contractor or must be in the employ of a licensed heating and air-conditioning contractor working under the supervision, direction, and responsibility of the licensed contractor. All heating, ventilating, and air- conditioning systems, equipment, apparatus, or devices, and all installations, alterations, and improvements must conform to the Indiana Mechanical code except one and two-family dwellings, which are~d by the One and Two family Dwelling code adopted in Section055.004,1bf-~O this Code. The installation of all electrical equipment and~a'ing-'on¥ ~ connection with any heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning system, apparatus, or device must be in accordance with the requirements of the Indiana Electrical Code as already adopted. Non-transferability and non-negotiability. Any license issued under this subchapter may not be transferred, assigned, sold, or negotiated to another person. It is unlawful to transfer, assign, sell, or loan such license for the use of any other person, firm, or corporation to enable such person, firm, or corporation to work on a job without obtaining the proper license or permit. (c) Issuance of permits. It is the responsibility of licensed heating and air- conditioning contractors to secure permits required by the provisions of this chapter prior to commencing work. All work performed pursuant to a permit issued to a licensed contractor is the sole responsibility of that contractor and the contractor's license bond must pay all damages, costs, and expenses caused by negligence through failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. No licensed contractor may allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by said contractor except persons in his employ. (D) Application. Each applicant must apply to the board for a license at least 14 days before the next scheduled meeting date. The application must be in writing, verified under the penalties for perjury, and must include: (1) The applicant's name, address, telephone number, and age; (2) The applicant's number of years of experience; (3) The applicant's present place of employment; (4) Payment of $75.00 for Assessment Institute Test; (5) The applicant's statement that he/she is famih'ar with the Indiana Electric Code or the Indiana Mechanical Code; (6) The applicant's statement that he/she has or has not, as the case may be, been convicted of a felony within the past five years; 2 (7) The applicant's statement of whether or not he/she has ever had a judgment entered against him/her or a lawsuit settled against him/her or the firm where he/she worked for an amount in excess of $10,000; and (8) The applicant's acknowledgment that insurance is required before a license can be granted. (E) Insurance requirements. (9) Each license holder actively employed for hire in the City and doing the work of his/her respective trade must, at the time application is made for renewal or licensing, provide the building commissioner with evidence of liability insurance for each occurrence in the amount of $100,000/$300,000 by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state. (10) The following exceptions to this requirement may be allowed: If the license holder is currently employed by a firm that carries insurance on the individual, and he/she does not do work for hire in the city, he/she may retain his/her license by renewal, that license bearing an indication by the Office of the Building Commissioner that this individual may not obtain permits for work within the city limits without proof of insurance, except on the premises of the finn maintaining the insurance. If the license holder is currently not actively engaged in plying his/her trade but wishes to retain his/her license by renewal, that license shall be indicated by the office of the building Commissioner in such a manner that this individual shall not be allowed to obtain permits for work within the city limits without proof of insurance. (ta) Examination. The examination procedure will be prescribed and administered by the Board of Mechanical Controls as established or modified during their quarterly meetings. (G) License renewal. 3 (1/ All license holders will receive a notice from the office of the Building Commissioner via U.S. Mail up to six weeks prior to the expiration of their license. (2) License holders must renew their license on or before February 2 of each year. Should a license holder fail to renew his/her license by that date, the license holder will incur a penalty of $30.00 so that the renewal fee will be $100.00. (3) Any license renewed after the February 2 deadline will be made effective retroactively to the previous February 2 renewal deadline. A license holder may renew his/her license up to three years following expiration so long as each of the previous year's renewal fees are paid prior to the expiration of the three year period. Any licensee who fails to renew his/her license within three years after its expiration must submit to the testing procedure outlined in Section G above, however, the examining board may, for good cause shown, waive such reexamination. Any work performed by a license holder who fails to renew his/her license in a timely fashion will be deemed in violation of this ordinance and one performing such work will become subject to the penalties outlined in Section 150.999 of this Code. (H) License fee. (1) The license fee is $70.00, payable on or before February 2 of the following year. During the time a heating and air-conditioner inspector is employed by the City of Jeffersonville as a Code Enforcement Officer, the inspector's annual licensing fee of $70.00 will be waived. The code Enforcement officer may not practice his/her respective trade during employment with the City. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ks passage and 4 approval. Passed this day of ~, 2000. ATI~EST: Pjggy ~:~der Clerk-Treasurer Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville this 'IQ day of ~T)~o ~,¥t2c~ , 2000. 2000. Clerk-Treasurer This Ordinance approved and signed by me this /q day of Thomas R. °aUg;n, ~ao0/ 5