(a) An application for a journeyman Plumbing license shall be made in writing in the name of the person applying therefor on forms prescribed and provided by the Building Official, and shall contain proof to the satisfaction of the Plumbers Examination Board that such applicant has worked as a plumber for a minimum of five (5) years, for a licensed plumbing contractor. By the way of example and not limitation, this requirement may be satisfied by proof of a combination of practical experience and technical training from a plumbing training program registered and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (form 671 or replacement). Such applicant shall at the time he files the application set forth above, pay for the license.
(b) Any journeyman Plumber holding a current license issued in any of the license areas accepted by Massillon shall receive a journeyman Plumbers license upon completion of an application there for and upon payment of the proper license fee. Provided that such applicant successfully passed an examination in said areas and is compliant to Section 1317.06(a).
(c) Application Fee. Applicants for a journeyman's Plumbers license shall pay a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall include fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a license fee and twenty dollars ($20.00) for the application fee.
(d) Renewal. Licenses shall be renewed annually upon the payment of fifteen dollars ($15.00) on or before February 28th of each year without the requirement of reapplication. A twenty dollar ($20.00) late fee shall be assessed for registration renewals after February 28th.
(e) Failure to obtain a current license from the City prior to working therein is automatic grounds for a two hundred percent (200%) penalty in addition to the registration fee.
(f) A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) shall be paid by an applicant for a journeyman Plumbers license before the applicant can take the required examination.
(g) An applicant for a journeyman Plumbers license may not work for a contractor until he successfully sits for and passes the examination and is issued a license.
(h) An applicant may be denied permission to sit for the examination for one year if he has been found working in the City prior to testing.
(i) No person shall engage in the work of a journeyman Plumber without first obtaining a license from the City pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 1-2011. Passed 1-3-11.)