(A) Any person or business desiring to engage in the business of installing, altering, modifying, repairing, or servicing in any way mechanical equipment in the city shall first be registered and licensed in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter, and Chapter 165. No firm, association, corporation or partnership shall license themselves as "Mechanical Contractors" in the business of doing mechanical work, unless at least one owner or officer thereof shall continually engage in the conduct, supervision or performance of work of the firm, association, corporation or partnership and shall be personally licensed as a Mechanical Contractor, otherwise known as the Supervising Contractor. Businesses licensed as of March 18, 2004, shall be generally exempt from the provisions of this subsection. However, existing businesses shall designate someone within the company to serve as the Supervising Contractor. When a designated Supervising Contractor is no longer active within the business, a new owner or officer shall be tested and licensed as a Mechanical Contractor (Supervising Contractor). Any applicant or Supervising Contractor shall have at least five years of apprenticeship or equivalent. No license shall be issued to any applicant who has had a prior license issued by the city or any other municipality revoked or if the applicant is subject to a current suspension of a license issued by any other municipality.
(B) Applicants not holding a valid current license shall be required to take and pass a written test offered and administered by a private entity in cooperation with the International Code Council. This procedure shall not apply to applicants seeking annual renewal of an existing license.
(C) Contractors licensed in other cities shall be considered qualified to work in the city without taking the test described in this section, provided that the other city requires comparable testing prior to receipt of a license and said city has a reciprocal agreement to accept the qualifications of contractors licensed by this city. These contractors must pay the license fee and provide other submittals. If the contractor's license issued by any other municipality is suspended or revoked, he or she will not be authorized to perform any work within the city and any license issued by the city shall be suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 7518, passed 6-4-91; Am. Ord. 7688, passed 1-4-94; Am. Ord. 7892, passed 3-18-97; Am. Ord. 8341, passed 3-2-04; Am. Ord. 8537, passed 4-3-07; Am. Ord. 8934, passed 4-1-14)