§ 3107.03 Exceptions to Required Certificate of Registration or Limited Certificate of Registration
   (a)   No provision of this Building Code shall be interpreted to require that a heating, ventilating and air conditioning contractor who holds a valid Certificate of Registration for that work shall hold a Certificate of Registration as an electrical contractor in order to do any of the following electrical work incidental to the following installations, or to obtain permits to do that work, provided that the installations are made by or under the direct supervision of the registered heating, ventilating and air conditioning contractor, and in conformity with the provisions of OBC and this Building Code and rules and regulations promulgated under it, and all permits, inspections, and approvals required by OBC and this Building Code are obtained.
      (1)   In one (1), two (2) and three (3) family dwellings and individual townhouses, for systems requiring motors of three (3) H.P. or less:
         A.   Installation of motors or other electrical equipment forming part of the system;
         B.   Installation of and electrical connections for controls; including thermostats, limit controls, pilot light and ignition controls, and other controls for the operation of the system;
         C.   Installation of electrical power service connections to motors or controls forming part of the system.
      (2)   In any building or structure, the replacement of electrical equipment forming part of the system with equipment of like type and capacity for the purpose of maintenance of the system, and the connection of existing electrical terminal connections to replacement equipment.
   (b)   A Certificate of Registration as either a general contractor or an electrical contractor shall be required to make low voltage wiring installations, as those installations are defined in the National Electrics Code.
   (c)   No provision of OBC or this Building Code shall be interpreted to require that a heating, ventilating and air conditioning contractor who holds a valid Certificate of Registration or the holder of a valid Certificate of Registration for refrigeration contractor shall hold a Certificate of Registration as a plumbing contractor in order to install, or to obtain permits to install, any equipment forming part of heating, ventilating, air conditioning or refrigerating systems when the equipment for those systems requires no plumbing work other than a water connection or connections and a waste connection or connections discharging as an indirect waste over an open sink, floor drain or other similar open receptacle; or to install those indirect wastes; provided that the installation of that equipment, water connections, or indirect waste connections, is made by or under the direct supervision of the holder of the Certificate of Registration as a heating, ventilating or air conditioning contractor or the holder of a Certificate of refrigeration contractor operator and in conformity with the provision of OBC and this Building Code and rules promulgated under it, and all permits, inspections, and approvals required by OBC and this Building Code are obtained.
   (d)   The holder of a Certificate of Registration for heating, ventilation or air conditioning may install premanufactured fireplaces and fireplace inserts.
   (e)   The holder of a Certificate of Registration as a general contractor may perform electrical maintenance and incidental wiring and device installation while maintaining an elevator or conveying system.
   (f)   The holder of a Certificate of Registration as a general contractor may install sanitary or storm sewers up to no closer than five (5) feet from a building structure regulated by OBM or this Building Code.
(Ord. No. 377-03. Passed 5-19-03, eff. 5-27-03)
   Note: Former 3107.03 repealed by Ord. No. 377-03, passed 5-19-03, eff. 5-27-03.