11211-25 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 conduct of examinations and review of registrations. (d) No new registration under this article shall be issued without approval by the Examiner. (Ord. No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord. No. 8566-94, § 2; Ord. No. 9126-00, § 4) Sec. 6-23. Electrical registration Contractor Registration. (a) Required. No person shall perform or cause to be performed any installation, maintenance, alteration, or repair of any electrical equipment within the City without obtaining in advance a registration from the Building Department. (1) Class A electrical contractor's registration. A Class A electrical contractor's registration may be issued to a person who is principally engaged in the business of electrical contracting. This registration entitles the holder and his employees to perform electrical contracting work. (2) Class B industrial electrical registration. A Class B industrial electrical registration may be issued to a person who installs, maintains, alters, and/or repairs electrical equipment, provided that any such work performed shall be confined to the industrial premises described in the registration application and certificate. No person shall hold more than one (1) Class B registration at one (1) time. (b) Exemption. No registration under this article is required for the execution or performance of the following electrical work: (1) Installations of communications systems, installations in recreational vehicles, and installations not covered by the Indiana Electrical Code. (2) The performance of electrical work in a single-family dwelling by the owner-occupant of the dwelling; provided, however, that this exemption does not apply to any person hired by the owner-occupant for compensation to assist or to perform such electrical work on that dwelling. (c) 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 class of registration applied for. (2) The name and place of business of the applicant. (3) 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 residential, commercial or industrial electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment. (4) Payment of a fifty-dollar($50.00) application review fee. (5) Evidence of the applicant's age being at least twenty-one(21) years. (6) 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. (d) Examination. Proof of a passing exam score from an internationally or nationally recognized electrical examiner, to be determined by the Department and to be reviewed and published annually, shall be submitted with any registration. (e) Surety bond. Each applicant for a Class 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 electrical work and apparatus and agreeing to pay all damages, costs and expenses caused by the negligence of the registration through failure to comply with such provisions. (f) Issuance of certificate: (1) The Examiner shall examine the application, the accompanying documentation and other information provided, examination results, and shall recommend to the Building Department the granting or denying of the registration applied for. Appeal from the denial, suspension or revocation of any registration by the Examiner shall be made according to the procedures in Section 4-16 of the Municipal Code. Created: 2021-12-02 09:01:22 [EST] (Supp.No.56) Page 23 of 31