(A) Except as hereinafter provided, this chapter shall apply to the installation of all fuel burners and gasfired heating equipment, provided, that existing installations may be continued in use without change where such existing installations basically conform to standards of this chapter and present no apparent danger to life or property through the methods of installation or operation and provided further that an installation permit has been previously obtained as required by any ordinance which this chapter supercedes.
(B) The city shall permit contractors engaged in the installation of gas-fired, oil-fired or coal-fired heating equipment legally licensed by other municipalities of the state to engage in the business of installing or contracting to install, alter or service gas-fired, oil-fired or coal-fired heating equipment, parts or accessories thereof, or appurtenances thereto, within the corporate limits of the city upon registration with the Department and the payment of a registration fee, provided, that the municipalities in which such contractors are licensed reciprocate in recognizing gas-fired, oil-fired and coal-fired burner installation contractors duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter by granting them the same privilege and charging the same license and registration fees.
(C) To be eligible for a reciprocal license, a hearing contractor shall obtain his or her license in the municipality wherein the said contractor maintains his or her principal place of business; provided further, that the licensing chapter, examinations and examination procedures of such municipalities are substantially equal to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
(D) No gas-fired, oil-fired or coal-fired burner installation contractors license shall be recognized for the purpose of registration by the city, which has been issued by a municipality which has failed to approve, by affirmative action of its legislative body, the reciprocal licensing provisions contained in this chapter. The right of any municipality to participate in the reciprocating section of this chapter shall be determined by the Board of Examiners of the reciprocating municipalities and based upon qualifications outlined in this chapter.
(Ord. 19, passed 1-7-1955) Penalty, see § 156.999