(a) The City’s Director of Community Development is authorized and empowered to revoke, modify, or suspend a gas piping installer’s registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for any of the following acts or omissions of the holder of any such gas piping installer’s registration: fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation of any facts in obtaining a gas piping installer’s registration; obtaining a contract for work authorized under any such license by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation of facts; negligence or incompetence in the practice of contracting or the performance of any work; willful or fraudulent material departure from the plans or specifications prescribed for any work undertaken by a gas piping installer’s registration holder; violation of or disregard for any provision of law or ordinance or rule or regulation; non-compliance resulting in injury or damage to any person or to the public; or giving false information on an application for a gas piping installation permit.
(b) The City’s Director of Community Development is authorized and empowered to revoke a gas piping installer’s registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for any of the following reasons:
(1) The gas piping installer’s registration holder no longer holds either a valid and unexpired Plumbing License issued the State of Ohio pursuant to Chapter 4740 of the Ohio Revised Code or a valid and unexpired H/M-1P Install/Replace Gas Service D.O.T. certification issued pursuant to 49 CFR Part 192, or
(2) The gas piping installer’s registration holder no longer has in effect the insurance described in Section 1317.14, or
(3) The gas piping installer’s registration holder no longer has in effect the workers compensation coverage described in Subsection 1317.14, or
(4) The gas piping installer’s registration holder no longer has in effect the bond described in Subsection 1317.14, or
(5) The gas piping installer’s registration holder has been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty within the preceding three (3) years , or
(6) any combination of the foregoing items (1) through (5).
(c) No such gas piping installer’s registration shall be revoked without at least fifteen (15) days advance written notice by the City’s Director of Community Development to the gas piping installer’s registration holder to such effect and without affording to such gas piping installer’s registration holder the opportunity to appeal to the Board of Building Appeals by submitting the appeal in writing and stating the reason for the appeal. Appeals must be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Building Appeals within ten (10) days after receipt of notice of revocation.
(Ord. 04-161. Passed 5-18-04.)