38-25 Amending Articles 1 Through 7 and Article 11 of Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Update Regulations Governing the Building Department

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hereinafter required, and revoke or suspend any registration after just cause shown, as set forth in Section 6-6.10.. (b) The Examiner shall examine applicants for registrations as they are received (c) The Department shall keep a record of all registrations and certificates and may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations and review of registrations. (d) No new registration under this article shall be issued without approval of the Examiner. (Ord. No. 8243-92, § l; Ord. No. 8566-94, § 3; Ord. No. 9126-00, § 7) (a) Required. No person shall perform or cause to be performed within the City any installation, maintenance, alteration or repair of any heating, air conditioning or ventilating equipment or system without obtaining, in advance, a registration from the Building Department. (1) Heating, air conditioning and ventilating contrac'or's registration. A heating, air conditioning and ventilating contrac'or's registration may be issued to a person who is principally engaged in the business of heating, air conditioning or ventilating contracting. This registration entitles the holder and his/her employees to perform heating, air conditioning and ventilating contracting work and to sell approved heating, air conditioning and ventilating apparatus and devices. (b) Application. Each applicant shall apply in writing for a registration at least thirty (30) days before the next scheduled examination date.The application shall include: (1) The name of applicant. (2) The name and address of applicant's place of business. (3) Each applicant for a registration must also furnish letter(s) from former employer(s), a union, or self-employment documentation to show that the applicant has had not less than four(4) years' or equivalent experience in the installation, repair and maintenance of heating, air conditioning, and ventilating equipment or systems. (4) Evidence of the applicant's age being at least twenty-one (21)years. (5) An official statement from a law enforcement agency of whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, and if so, the crimes convicted of and the dates and places of such convictions. (6) Payment of a fifty-dollar($50.00)examination fee. (c) Examination. Proof of a passing exam score from an internationally or nationally recognized mechanical examiner, to be determined by the Department and to be reviewed and published annually, shall be submitted with any registration. (d) Surety bond. Each applicant for a registration must also provide a surety bond, payable to the City in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars($10,000.00), and conditioned upon faithful compliance with the provisions of the building code as it pertains to the regulation of heating, air conditioning and ventilating work and apparatus and agreeing to pay all damages, costs and expenses caused by the negligence of the applicant through failure to comply with such provisions. (e) Issuance of certificate. (1) The Examiner shall examine the application, the accompanying documentation and other information provided, and the examination results, and shall recommend to the Building Commissioner the granting or denying of the registration. Appeal from the Page 35 of 42