The following regulations shall apply to inspection, licensing and bonding.
(A) The Mayor, with the approval of the Common Council, shall appoint a superintendent for the municipal gas system and the superintendent shall supervise all operations, constructions and maintenance of the system. He or she or his or her designee shall also examine all applicants for licenses and make all inspections of piping and appliances installed on the service connections.
(B) No pipe or appliance installed to use natural gas from the mains or services of the gas system shall be installed by any person, firm, or corporation unless the person, firm or corporation shall be licensed by the city to do work and shall furnish bond as hereinafter provided. Any applicant for a license who is experienced in the type of work to be performed, who is familiar with the rules and regulations set out in this chapter, and who is a reliable and competent workperson, shall be given a written examination based on the requirements in this chapter by the Superintendent or his or her designee. If the Superintendent or his or her designee is satisfied that the qualifications and the written examination of the applicant demonstrates that the applicant is capable of performing work in a first class, workmanlike manner, a license shall be issued to the applicant upon payment of a fee in the sum of $25. A single license fee shall be charged to any individual, firm, or corporation which applies for a license, but each employee or agent authorized to install piping or appliances shall be subject to the written examination as hereinabove described. The applicant shall also file bond with corporate surety in the amount of $5,000 in favor of the city conditioned upon compliance of the applicant with the terms of this chapter. The license and bond shall run for a term of one year from date of issuance. The license may be renewed annually without re-examination upon payment of a renewal fee in the sum of $10, and proof of bonding as set forth above. The license shall be revoked immediately in the event any licensee shall violate any provisions of this chapter.
(C) All piping and appliances shall be pressure tested before turning on the gas by the Superintendent or his or her designee, and when the test is satisfactory, the authorized inspector shall sign a certificate that the test has been made according to specifications.
(D) The test certificate, signed by the Superintendent or inspector shall be filed in the office of the city before any gas is turned into the customer's piping.
(E) (1) A fee of $20 shall be charged by the city to the licensee for each piping inspection made and certificate issued. In the event the Superintendent or inspector, upon inspection, finds the work done by the licensee unsatisfactory, he or she shall so advise the licensee. The licensee shall correct the unsatisfactory work immediately and notify the Superintendent, or his or her designated inspector.
(2) A second inspection shall then be made for which a fee of $10 will be charged to the licensee and if the work has not been corrected satisfactorily, the work may be condemned and the license of the licensee shall be revoked.
(`90 Code, § 13.16.080) (Ord. 639, passed - -; Am. Ord. 82-13, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2011-05, passed 1-18-2011) Penalty, see § 54.99