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HomeMy WebLinkAbout050 - 05/17/1977 - AMENDING SECTION 86-5 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF PLUMBERS 1 1 ORDINANCE NO. 50 , 1977 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 86-5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF PLUMBERS I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ` Section 1. That Section 86-5 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows "3 86-5 Qualification of plumbers. "A. Definitions of plumbers and contractors. As used in this chapter, the terms journeyman plumber, master plumber and plumber's apprentice shall have the meanings given to them by the state law providing for the licensing of plumbers. "B General provisions, licensing and registration. " (1) No person shall engage in the trade, business or calling of a plumber or plumbing in the City until he shall register with the Building Inspection Department of the City as a plumber. All registrations shall expire on the 31st day December of each year. It shall be unlawful for any plumber to engage in plumbing construction work without being currently registered as required herein, and it shall further be unlawful for any person to employ any plumber in connection with plumbing construction work in the City who is not so registered. " (2) Any person desiring to register as a plumber in the City shall pay the registration fee hereinafter provided to the Director of Finance of the City and obtain a receipt showing payment of such fee. Upon presentation of a current receipt from the Director of Finance and (in the case of master or journeyman plumbers) a current state license issued by the State Examining Board of Plumbers, the Building Inspector shall register the applicant as a plumber authorized to engage in plumbing contracting work in the City. I " (3) The registration fee to be paid in order to register as a plumber in the City shall be ten dollars ($10. ) in the case of master or journeyman plumbers, and five dollars ($5 ) for an apprentice " (4) Registration shall be valid for the period January 1 through December 31 of any year There shall be no proration of registration fees for portions of a year. " (5) No person registered as an apprentice plumber shall do any work upon any job in the City unless such work is performed under the immediate personal supervision of a registered master or journeyman plumber "C Plumbing contractors. " (1) For the purpose of this section, plumbing contractor means any person, firm, partnership, corpora- tion, association or combination thereof who undertakes or offers to undertake for another the planning, laying out, supervising and installing, or the making of additions, alterations and repairs to potable water supply and distribution pipes and piping, plumbing fixtures, drainage and vent pipes, and building drains including their respective joints and connections, devices, receptables and appurtenances. A registered professional engineer who plans or designs plumbing installation shall not be classed as a plumbing contractor. " (2) No person shall engage in the business of a plumbing contractor in the City without registering as a plumbing contractor with the Building Inspection Department of the City (Registration as a mechanical contractor includes plumbing contractor qualifications and shall be accepted in lieu of registration as a plumbing contractor. ) In order to register as a plumbing contractor, the person desiring to engage in such business must do the following "a. Be licensed as a master plumber by the State Examining Board of Plumbers and registered as a plumber in the City or have an employee so licensed and registered The registration as a plumbing contractor shall be valid only so long as the person registered is so licensed and registered or employs a person so licensed and registered. "b. File with the Building Inspection Department a good and sufficient corporate surety bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars -2- t ($5,000. ) conditioned that all plumbing work installed by said plumbing contractor or his employees shall be in accordance with the require- ments of the ordinances of the City of Fort Collins. "c. Submit to the Building Inspector a list of all employees working for the plumbing contractor. At least monthly after registration as a plumbing contractor, the contractor must advise the Building Inspection Department of any changes in the list of employees working for such contractor. All such employees must at all times be registered as plumbers "D. Building and Contractors ' Licensing Board duties and responsibilities. " (1) The Building and Contractors' Licensing Board established by Chapter 73 of this Code shall conduct hearings for suspension or revocation of a plumber's registration as provided in subsection H hereof " (2) The Building and Contractors' Licensing Board may on its own motion or if requested by the applicant shall augment its membership by not more than two (2) additional registered plumbers to conduct any hearing involving suspension or revocation of a plumber's registration. "E Suspension or revocation of registration. " (1) Any plumbing contractor registered hereunder shall be responsible for all work included in his contract, whether or not such work is done by him directly or by a subcontractor He shall be responsible for all funds or property received by him for prosecution or completion of a specific contract or for a specific purpose. All plumbers registered hereunder shall be responsible for work performed by them that such work complies with the requirements of the ordinances of the City of Fort Collins and the lob on which they are working. The Chief Building Inspector may, upon his motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, convene the Building and Contractors' Licensing Board for the purpose of holding a hearing to determine whether or not any registration should be revoked or suspended. The person whose registration is in question shall be given notice in writing of the -3- I meeting of the Board, such notice to be served upon him by registered mail, postage prepaid and mailed to his last known post office address at least five (5) days' in advance of the time of such meeting Such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and shall advise at whose instance the complaint was made and the specific charges relied upon for suspension or revocation of registration The Building and Contractors' Licensing Board shall have the power to suspend or revoke any registration if the holder thereof commits any one or more of the following acts or omissions "a. Willful and deliberate disregard and violation of the Plumbing Code of the City of Fort Collins or failure to comply with any of the building or zoning ordinances or health and safety ordinances or any lawful order of the Building Inspector. "b. Misrepresentation of a material fact by a plumber in registering. "c. Fraudulent use of a license or registration to obtain permits for another, or lending of a license or registration for any purpose. "d. Failure to obtain a permit for any work as required by this Code. "e. Display of incompetency or lack of knowledge in matters relevant to the subject of plumbing "f. Adjudication of insanity or incom- petency by any competent authority. " (2) If any registration is revoked hereunder, the person registered shall not be reregistered under this chapter for at least twelve (12) months after the date of revocation. In suspending any registration hereunder, the Building and Contractors ' Licensing Board shall state the period of suspension. " Section 2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or any code or standard adopted hereby is for any reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance or of said standards. The City Council -4- I hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said standards in every part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 3rd day of May, A.D. 1977, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of May, A.D. 1977. ATTES Mayor City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of May, A.D. 1977. ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk -5-