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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0947 ORDINANCE NO. 94~ AN ORDINANCE providing for a permit for the installation of new or differen~ heating systems in the City of Bremerton, requiring licenses for Journey- men and master shee~ metal workers; providing for the examination, registration and bonding of master sheet laetal workers, inspection of work and creating an Examining Board for Journeyman sheet metal workers, defining offenses and providing penalties for violation thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CI~I~ C0~ISSIOI~ 0F THE CITY 0F BREf~RTON, as follows: Section 1. SHEET ~ETAL ~'~0REERs'~ DEFINITIONS: The term "Sheet ~etal Worker" in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall be held and construed to mean and include the placing, replacing, installing, constructing ar reconstructing of pipes, fittings, fixtures or other materials connected with the business of Sheet Metal, ventilating and warm air heating in any building, or elsewhere, The term "Master Sheet ~etal Worker" in addition 'to i~s ordinary meaning shall be held and construed to mean and include every pereon, firm or corporation engaged in, or engaging in the business of furnishing, either by contract, subcontract, day labor, or otherwise, any labor or material, or either of them, in the placing, replacing, inst,~lling, constructing or reconstructing of pipes, fittings, fixtures or the materials connected with the business of Sheet Metal ~ork, ventilating and warm air heating in any building or elsewhere. The term "Journeyman Sheet ~et~l ~orker" shall be held and construed to mean and include every person engaged in, or engaging in, sheet me~al work as aa artisan, or in placing, installing, constructing, or recon- structing, of pipes, fittings, fixtures, or other materials connected with the business of Sheet Me~al, ventilating and warm air heating in any bu~ilding or elsewhere. Section 2. JOURNEY~ SHEET ~TAL WORKER'S CERTIFICATE 0F O 0~PE TE~ CY It shall be unlawful to engage in or to work as an artisan at the trade of sheet metal worker, either as a journey~nan~ or as a master sheet metal worker, working in the capacity of a journe2unan, or to place, replace, install, construct, reconstruct any pipe, fitting, fixture or other material connected with the business of sheet metal in any building, or elsewhere, intended for ~he conducting of, or holding fire, heat or ventilating, without having first obtained, and being ~he authorized holder of, a valid ~nd subsisting Journeyman's ~ertificate of Oompetency, and a valid and subsisting Journe~nn~n Sheet Metal Worker's license, obtained according to and in compliance with ~he provisions of this ordinance, providing that this section sh~ll ORDINANCE NO. 94? ~ontinued. not apply to any person doing any such work for himself. Section S. EXA/~INATION Nc person shall engage in, or work at, the Shee~ Me~al T~ade as an artisan, either as journe~nan sheet metal worker or as a master, working in the capacity of a journeymaa,~shs, e~ me~al worker or in or a~ the placing, replacing, installing, construd~ng, ,or reconstructing of pipes, fitt, ings, fixtures, or other materials connected with the business of sheet metal, in any building or elsewhere, intended to conduc~ fire or heat without firs~ makingapplica&ion to the Examining Board for Sheet ~etal workers, hereinafter provided for, and, at such time and place as the Board may designate, submitting to and passing such examination as to his qualif- ications and competency as a Journeyman sheet metal worker as the Board may prescribe. The examination shall be of such character, both practical ~nd theoretical, as to thoroughly ~est ~he applicant's ability and competency as an artisan and journeyman sheet metal worker. A period of thirty (30) days after the effective date of the ordinance shall be allowed within which those a~ present engaged in such trade shall make such application, Section ~. EXA~tINING BOARD POE SHEET ~T~LL WORKERS. .There is hereby created an Examining Board for Sheet ~etal workers, consisting of three members, to-wi~: The City Health Officer, the Chief Building Inspector and the City Engineer, who shall act in such capacity ex-officio. The City Engineer shall act as Secretary of said board, bu~ shall receive no compe~sation as such. The Hayor shall within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this ordinance, and from time to time ~hereafter, designate one master shee~ metal worker and one journeyman sheet metal worker, who shall constitute and act as an Advisory Committee to the Examining Board for-Sheet Hotel Workers. They shall receive no compe~]sa~ion for their Services while acting in such capacity, provided ~ha~ such Advisory Co~nittee shall have no voice in any decision of such examining board. Section 5. DUTIES 0P THE B0~RD. The examining Board for Sheet ~etal Workers shall, within thirty (~0) days after ~his ordinance becomes effective, meet in the City Hall and organize and seleo, t a Chairman ~nd designate the time and place of the firs~ examination on a~l pending applications for Journeyman Sheet ~etal Workers' certificates of competency. Purther examinations shall be held from ~ime to ~ime, but no applicant shall be compelled to wait more ~han thirty(SO) days following his application. ORDINANCE NO, 947 aontinued Said board shall examine each applicant, as to his knowledge of ve~tilating and warm air heating of houses, and buildings, and if satisfied of the competency of such applicant, shall thereupon issue a Journey~nan Sheet Metal WOrkers' certificate of competency to such applicant, authorizing him to engage in Sheet Metal work as an artisan, and to place, replace, install, construct or reconstruc~ pipes, fittings, fixtures, or other materials co~n~ected with the business of ventilating and heating in any building or elsewhere. The Board shall keep and preserve a record of all persons examined by them and to whom.such ~er~iftcate of Oompetency have been issued, Section 6. "MASTER SHEET .~.~..'AL WORKERS' ]lICENSE" It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation t o engage in business as a sheet metal worker without having first obtained and being the authorized holder of a valid and subsisting "~aster Sheet i...Ietal Workers' Zicense," obtained according to and in compliance with the provisions oi' this ordinance; or without having filed, or having on file, with the City Clerk, a valid and subsisting surety bond, as hereinafter Provided. ~o~_^~_~a~Section ~. LICENSE ~J'EES d~a. ~oo? The fee for such k~s~er Shee~ Metal Workers' License shall be $75.00 per annum for each establishment or place of bu'.~iness of each ~such master sheet .~netal worker, to be taken out in the case of individuals, or in the name of the person owning ~he business, a~d in the case of firms or corporations, in the name o±' such :firm or corporatiom~ in thc nar_c cf '.~l.~h The fee for such Journey~an Sheet 1,~[etal l~orkers' license shall be $5,00 per annmn, Licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk only upon payment of such fees, and in the case of ~,Iaster Sheet Metal Workers, only upon presentation of the certificate of registration hereinafter provided ~or; and in the case of Journeyma~ Sheet Metal W~rkers, only upon presentation of a valid and subsisting J~our~e2nnan Sheet i~ietal Workers' Certificate of Oompetency, duly issued by the E~amining Board for Shee~ Me~al Workers hereinafter provided for, Section 8. REGISTi-'.ATI'~N 0M i~kSTER SIiEET J~ET~L WOI~O~RS, ~very licensed ~,~ster Sheet L, ietal Worker shall register with the Secretary of the Examining Board for Shee~ Metal Workers, on such form, or forms, as the Board may prescribe, his name, place of business and home address. Every partnership, firm or corporation now engaged in or desiring hereafter to engage in the business of Sheet l~etal Work as Easter Sheet Metal Workers, shall file with the Secretary of the Board a statement, subscribed and ~$~orn to by a member of such partnership or firm, or an ORDINANCE NO. 947 Continued officer of such corporation, setting forth the names of the members of the partnership or firm and its place of business, or, in the case of such corporation, the names of the officers thereof and its place of business. Section 9. UNI~UL TO ~POSE S~KEET 1,~T~L SIGN. I~ shall be unlawful for any person, firm~ or corporation to expose its Sheet ~etal sign or a sign containing words of a similar import' ~K~d meaning, unless said person, firm or corporation be duly licensed and registered as in this Ordinance provided. Section lC. PEt¥~IT REQUIRED. No person shall install or replace any heating system in the City of Bremerton without first ~ak~ng out a permit therefor; that application for such permit shall be made wi~h the B~ilding Inspector. of the City oi~ Bremerton on forms provided for such purpose, and such applicant sh~ll pay for such permit to the City of Bremerton a fee of $1.00. Section ll. Such installation or replacement oi' heating systems in any building in the City of Bremer~on shall be done in accordance with the building ordinances in force at th~ time of such installation or replacement, and prior to the completion of such installation and at such time as the work and manner of such installation can be properly inspected, the person holding such permit shall give notice to the Building Inspector that such installation is re~dy for inspection nd shall ~ot proceed to the completion of such work LLutil the Building Inspector has inspected same, and given his approval thereto in the manner and form as required by the Building Code of the City of Bremertcn. Section 12. i~ASTE~R SHEET ldETAL WORKERS' SURETY B0~). · ne sure~y bond required of ~ster Sheet ~etal ~Morkers by Section 6 shall b~, in the sum of $2000.00 for each establishment or place of business maintained by an~? person, firm or corporation as ~iaster Sheet ~e~al ~¥orker, running to the City of Bremerton, for the use and benefit 0~ said city, and cf any and all persons dealing with the licensee or his agents in his capacity as ~aster Sheet ~etal ~?orker, and shall ~e executed by the Applicant and by a sure~y company authorized to do business in the State of Washington, which bond shall be conditioned that the licensee, and his agents shall fully comply with all provis%ons of law relating to shee~ metal work, and that any person injured by failure to comply therewith may have a right of action on said bond in his own name, and that ~he princi~al for any violation of or failure to comply with said provisions of law; provided, that such action must be commenced within one ~ll year after ~he completion of the work. The sure~y on such bond shall not be liable thereLu~der to any one person in excess of ~he smn of $200.00. Said bond sh~ll be further conditioned ~ha~ in performing work all reasonable care and. skill to avoid damage by fire be used. ORDINANCE NO, 94? Oon~inued. Section 13. Amy person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of ~he provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any slum no~ exceed- ing $100.00 or by imprisenment in the city jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 14. THIS ORDINANCE shall be in full force and effec$ thirty {30} days after i~s passage ~.nd publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY OO~ISSION, ~LPPROVED BY THE ~YOR AND ATTESTED BY ~E CITY CLERK IN AUTHENTICATION 0~ SUCH PASSAGE THIS ~I~TH DAY O~ AUGUST, 19~l. ATTEST /city Oler ' State of Washington'~ S. $. Co~mty o~ Kit~p I the und.si2ned do ce[tify that the above and ~ore~o~n~ is a lrue am,a correct copy of an o~dina:~ce passed by the city commissio~ of li~e city el Breme~On, Washin~on o~ a~ve 6ate.