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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPRENTICE PLUMBER. A person who is learning the plumbing trade under the supervision of a master plumber or journeyman plumber and is registered with the city.
EMPLOYEE. A person whose compensation for plumbing work is reported by the employer on an Internal Revenue Service W-2 Form and is also otherwise considered an employee under applicable laws.
INACTIVE MASTER PLUMBER. A person who is licensed by the city as a master plumber, but has not been designated as a master plumber for a plumbing contractor and who may be issued upon request an inactive plumbing contractors license.
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER. A person who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience and technical knowledge to do plumbing installations in accordance with the standard rules and regulations governing the installations and who is licensed by the city and the State Plumbing Commission.
LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION CONTRACTOR. A person who engages in the business or trade of installing, altering, repairing, relocating, replacing or adding to irrigation systems inside or outside a building.
MASTER PLUMBER. A person who undertakes or offers to undertake, to plan for, lay out or install or make additions, alterations or repairs in the installation of plumbing and irrigation systems or equipment with or without compensation and who is licensed by the city and the State Plumbing Commission.
OWNER. A natural person who physically performs plumbing work on the premises the person owns and actually occupies as a resident or owns and will occupy as a residence upon completion of construction.
PLUMBING WORK. Installing, altering, repairing, planning, laying out of plumbing systems or equipment.
(1992 Code, § 33-3) (Ord. 77-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 16-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 118-01, passed 12-10-2001; Ord. 25-04, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 43-05, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 11-17, passed 1-10-2017)
(a) Master plumber. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall install, alter, repair, plan, layout or supervise the installing, altering or repairing of plumbing systems or equipment unless the person is:
(1) Licensed by the city as a master plumber; and
(2) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is journeyman or apprentice plumber.
(b) Journeyman plumber. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform plumbing work unless the person is:
(1) Licensed by the city as a journeyman plumber; and
(2) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is an employee, partner or officer of the master plumber and the work performed is under the supervision of the master plumber.
(c) Inactive master plumber. Existing master plumbers, after paying the appropriate fee, may be issued an inactive plumbing contractors license. At a time as a person holding an inactive license desires to change to an active contractors license, that person shall pay the appropriate fee and hold a state contractors license.
(d) Landscape irrigation contractor. Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person shall install irrigation systems without first obtaining a landscape irrigation contractor license from the city.
(1992 Code, § 33-4) (Ord. 77-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 16-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 25-04, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 43-05, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 11-17, passed 1-10-2017)
Apprentice plumbers. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall perform plumbing work unless the person is:
(a) Registered by the city as an apprentice plumber; and
(b) The plumbing work is for a licensed master plumber and the person is an employee, partner or officer of the licensed master plumber and the work is performed in the presence of a master plumber and/or journeyman plumber also employed by the person’s employer.
(1992 Code, § 33-5) (Ord. 77-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 16-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 11-17, passed 1-10-2017)
No licensed master plumber or landscape irrigation contractor shall allow his or her name to be used by any other person directly or indirectly, either to obtain a permit for the installation of any plumbing work or to install any system or equipment.
(1992 Code, § 33-6) (Ord. 77-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 16-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 43-05, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 11-17, passed 1-10-2017)
(a) As a condition of a license, each master plumber, each manufactured and mobile home plumbing installation contractor, and each landscape irrigation contractor shall give and maintain a surety bond in the penal sum of $10,000 in a form approved by the city. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all plumbing work entered upon by the contractor within the city and for compliance with all the provisions of this chapter. The bond shall be in lieu of all other license bonds to any political subdivision or government agency. The bond shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.
(b) Claims upon the bond may be filed by any person damaged by reason of the principal’s failure to perform his or her obligation under the bond.
(c) Suspension or revocation of the license of the principal shall not by itself affect the liability of either the principal or the surety on the bond.
(d) Claims upon the bond may be filed by any person damaged by reason of the principal’s failure to perform his or her obligation under the bond.
(e) Suspension or revocation of the license of the principal shall not by itself affect the liability of either the principal or the surety on the bond.
(1992 Code, § 33-7) (Ord. 77-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 16-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 118-01, passed 12-10-2001; Ord. 43-05, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 11-17, passed 1-10-2017)
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