8755 Mechanical Cont LicenseORDINANCE NUMBER 8755
(Published in The Salina Journal R 1979)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE; PROVIDING
FOR THE FEE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF WORK
PERFORMED BY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS AND THE COSTS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Article XV of Chapter 9 of the Salina Code is hereby
amended by adding the following sections which shall read as follows:
"Section 9-441. Mechanical Contractor's license established.
There are hereby established two (2) classes of license for those
engaged in the Mechanical Contracting business.
Sec. 9-441(1). Class A Mechanical Contractor: shall be licensed
to do all work regulated by the Mechanical Code.
Sec. 9-441(2). CZass B MechanicaZ Contractor: shall be licensed
to install or construct only fireplaces, wood burning stoves and
furnaces or other similar solid fuel burning appliances.
"Section 9-442. License required.
Sec. 9-442(1). It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
partnership, association, or corporation to engage in the business
of mechanical contracting without first having secured a mechanical
contractor's license.
Sec. 9-442(2). A homeowner who is presently occupying the hor:le
shall not be required to obtain a license to install equipment
regulated by this code.
"Section 9-443. License fee.
The license shall be issued by the City Clerk and the applicant
shall pay the following fee:
Mechanical Contractor's License New application) . . . $135.00
Mechanical Contractor's License Renewal) . . . . . . . $ 35.00
"Section 9-444. Mechanical Contractor's license application.
Applications for a mechanical contractor's license shall be made
to the City Clerk on a form to be provided by said clerk.
"Section 9-445. Permit required.
Sec. 9-445(1). No mechanical contractor shall perform any work
regulated by the Uniform Mechanical Code without first obtaining a
permit from the department of permits and inspections.
Sec. 9-445(2). An owner/occupant of a single family dwelling may
install equipment regulated by this code. A permit shall be obtained
prior to commencing such work.
"Section 9-446. Record of permits required.
Sec. 9-446(1). A complete record of the permits issued shall be
kept by the department of permits and inspections.
Sec. 9-446(2). Sales of equipment regulated by this code,
directly to consumers shall be recorded and reported to the department
of permits and inspections on form provided by the department. This
requirement is due to the hazards involved in the improper installation
of such equipment.
Sec. 9-446(3). Consumers purchasing equipment shall be advised
by the seller of requirements for permits and inspections.
"Section 9-447. Department of permits and inspections to inspect.
It shall be the duty of the department of permits and inspections
to inspect, or cause to be inspected, any work for which permits are
required by this code.
"Section 9-448. Inspection and approval required.
Any work performed under this code will require inspection and
approval by the department of permits and inspections.
"Section 9-449. Concealing work before inspection.
No mechanical contractor shall conceal, or cause to be concealed,
work performed under this code prior to inspection and approval.
"Section 9-449.1. Insurance required
It shall be required of the holder of a mechanical contractor's
license, as a condition thereof, that he procure and maintain in full
force and effect for the duration of the license, bodily injury and
liability insurance for the minimum amount of three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000) limit per occurrence, as well as property damage
liability insurance in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) per occurrence. Proof of coverage shall be approved
by the City Attorney.
"Section 9-449.2. Bond required.
Before any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation
shall be granted a mechanical contractor's license, said contractor
shall execute a good and sufficient bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars ($5,000) the same to be approved by the City Attorney,
conditioned upon the good and faithful performance of work done in the
city, payment of all fees connected therewith, and to hold the city
harmless on account of any damages arising from the faulty work or
neglect of duty in the protection of the public.
"Section 9-449.3. Exemptions from new contractor fee.
Persons, firms, associations, partnerships, corporations, doing
business as a bona fide mechanical contractor on the effective date of
this ordinance shall not be required to pay the fee for a new
application, but shall be charged the renewal fee as set forth in
Section 9-443. Further, the same shall apply to currently licensed
electrical, plumbing and gas fitters who are doing mechanical work as
a part of their regular business, but nothing in this section shall be
construed to mean that these contractors will be permitted to do
mechanical work without first obtaining the proper mechanical contractor s
license, and providing the proper insurance and bond as set forth in
Sections 9-442, 9-449.1, and 9-449.2."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after January 1, 1980, and its publication once in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
L G %'I- u s f yam'
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
A.
Karen M. Graves, Mayor
Introduced:
September
17,
1979
Passed:
October
1,
1979
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
L G %'I- u s f yam'
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
A.
Karen M. Graves, Mayor
ORDINANCE NUMBER 8755
(Published in The Salina Journal
1979)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE; PROVIDING
FOR THE FEE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF WORK
PERFORMED BY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS AND THE COSTS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Article XV of Chapter 9 of the Salina Code is
hereby amended by adding the following sections which shall read as follows:
"Section 9-441. License required.
Sec. 9-441(1). It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
partnership, association, or corporation to engage in the business
of mechanical contracting without first having secured a mechanical
contractor's license.
Sec. 9-441(2). A homeowner who is presently occupying the home
shall not be required to obtain a license to install equipment
regulated by this code.
"Section 9-442. License fee.
The license shall be issued by the City Clerk and the applicant
shall pay the following fee:
Mechanical Contractor's License (New application) . . . $135.00
Mechanical Contractor's License (Renewal) . . . . . . . $ 35.00
"Section 9-443. Mechanical Contractor's license application.
Applications for a mechanical contractor's license shall be made
to the City Clerk on a form to be provided by said Clerk.
"Section 9-444. Permit required.
Sec. 9-444(1). No mechanical contractor shall perform any work
regulated by the Uniform Mechanical Code without first obtaining a
permit from the department of permits and inspections.
Sec. 9-444(2). An owner/occupant of a single family dwelling may
install equipment regulated by this code. A permit shall be obtained
prior to commencing such work.
"Section 9-445. Record of permits required.
Sec. 9-445(1). A complete record of the permits issued shall be
kept by the department of permits and inspections.
Sec. 9-445(2). Sales of equipment regulated by this code, directly
to consumers shall be recorded and reported to the department of
permits and inspections on forms provided by the department. This
requirement is due to the hazards involved in the improper installation
of such equipment.
Sec. 9-445(3). Consumers purchasing equipment shall be advised
by the seller of
requirements for permits and
inspections.
"Section 9-446.
Department of permits and inspections
to inspect.
It shall be
the duty of the department of
permits and inspections
to inspect, or cause to be inspected, any work
for which permits are
required by this
code.
"Section 9-447. Inspection and approval required.
All work performed under this code will require inspection and
approval by the department of permits and inspections.
"Section 9-448. Concealing work before inspection.
No mechanical contractor shall coneal, or cause to be concealed,
work performed under this code prior to inspection and approval.
"Section 9-449. Insurance required.
It shall be required of the holder of a mechanical contractor's
license, as a condition thereof, that he procure and maintain in full
force and effect for the duration of the license, bodily injury and
liability insurance for the minimum amount of three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000) limit per occurrence, as well as property damage
liability insurance in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) per occurrence. Proof of coverage shall be approved
by the City Attorney.
"Section 9-449.1. Bond required.
Before any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation
shall be granted a mechanical contractor's license, said contractor
shall execute a good and sufficient bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars $5,000) the same to be approved by the City Attorney,
conditioned upon the good and faithful performance of work done in the
City, payment of all fees connected therewith, and to hold the city
harmless on account of any damages arising from the faulty work or
neglect of duty in the protection of the public.
"Section 9-449.2. Exemptions from new contractor fee.
Persons, firms, associations, partnerships, corporations, doing
business as a bona fide mechanical contractors on the effective date
of this ordinance shall not be required to pay the fee for a new
application, but shall be charged the renewal fee as set forth in
Section 9-442. Further, the same shall apply to currently licensed
electrical, plumbing and gas fitters who are doing mechanical work
as a part of their regular business, but nothing in this section shall
be construed to mean that these contractors will be permitted to do
mechanical work without first obtaining the proper mechanical
contractor's license, and providing the proper insurance and bond as
set forth in Sections 9-441, 9-449, and 9-449.1."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after January 1, 1980, and its publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: September 17, 1979
Passed: October 1, 1979
IV-CX.�
Karen M. Graves, Mayor
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk