A. License Required: No person shall do any work on the construction, alteration or reconstruction of any plumbing or house drainage system or any property in the city, of which he is not the owner and occupant, without first securing a license either as a master plumber or a journeyman plumber. (1984 Code § 29-3)
B. Application For License; Requirements Of Applicant: Application for a license shall be in writing and filed with the finance officer, who shall refer such applications to the board of plumbing examiners for action. The applicant shall state the class of license applied for and shall list his experience in chronological order stating the name and address of employer and the type of work engaged upon. The application shall further state the applicant's address and telephone number.
1. An applicant for a journeyman plumber's license shall have been employed as a plumber's helper for an aggregate of at least four (4) years.
2. An applicant for a master plumber's license shall have been employed as a journeyman plumber for an aggregate of at least four (4) years. (1984 Code § 29-4)
C. Classes Of Licenses: There shall be two (2) classes of plumber's license, namely journeyman plumber and master plumber.
1. A master plumber's license shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of installing plumbing work and to obtain permits therefor. Such licensee shall be capable of executing the complete layout and the complete installation of any plumbing system contemplated under this chapter.
2. A journeyman plumber's license shall entitle the holder thereof to execute the installation of plumbing work under the supervision and direction of a master plumber. (1984 Code § 29-5)
D. Fees And Term Of Licenses: Before a license is granted to any application and for the annual renewal of such license, the applicant shall pay to the finance officer the fee required for the class of license applied for, said fees to be established from time to time by resolution of the city council.
Each license shall be for the calendar year and shall expire at midnight December 31, following the date of issuance. (1984 Code § 29-6)
E. Bond Requirements: Before the granting of any master plumber's license to any applicant or before any such expiring license is renewed, the applicant shall file with the finance officer a surety bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), in form to be approved by the city council.
The conditions of the bond shall be that the holder of the license shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of this chapter and will indemnify and save harmless the city and its officials from all damages, liability, loss or judgments that may be claimed against the city by reason or failure of the holder of the license to comply with all provisions of this chapter, by incompetence or neglect on the part of such master plumber in the performance of work done, on account of careless guarding of excavations made or failure to put all streets or public places opened in as good condition as they were before work was done, or by reason of any cause growing out of the negligence or carelessness of such master plumber. (1984 Code § 29-7)
F. Conditions Of License:
1. Every licensed plumber shall be held responsible for the acts of his agents or employees done under and by virtue of his license.
2. Any change in business name or location by a licensed plumber shall be promptly reported to the building official.
3. The plumbing license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business of the licensee.
4. No plumbing license shall be transferable.
5. Any defective plumbing work shall be changed to conform to this chapter or other ordinances pertaining hereto. If, on due notice from the building official, such changes are not made, the building official shall proceed to make such changes or to have them made, and the city may recover the cost thereof from the plumber performing such defective work or from his bondsmen. (1984 Code § 29-8)
G. Revocation Of License: Upon presentation to the building official of charges that the holder of any license laws wilfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or is incompetent to comply with such provisions, the building official shall fix a time and place for meeting to consider such charges and shall notify the holder thereof. Such notification shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the holder at least five (5) days in advance of the meeting.
If, upon hearing of all evidence offered, it shall be decided that the holder of the license has wilfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or, by continued violation, has proved his incompetence to comply with the provisions of this chapter, then the license of the holder shall be revoked. (1984 Code § 29-9)