Safeguarding Persons and Property and Promoting the Welfare of the Public: Creating the Office of Warm Air Heating etc.

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`,tJ ORDINANCE NO. 3945 (AS AM7NDED) AN ORDINANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC: CREATING THE OFFICE OF WARM AIR HEATING, RESI- DENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING INSPECTOR, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE INSPECTOR, AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES: ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR WARN: AIR HEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH: IVIAKING IT UNLAT^,'FUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF OIL AND GAS BURNERS, SPACE HEATERS, WARM AIR HEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING OR VENTI- LATING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A PRRMIT THEREFORE, AND CREATING A WARM AIR HEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING EXAMINATION BOARD AND A BOARD OF REVIEW AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES: PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF PERSONS,, F'IRIMS A:IDCORPORATIONS UNDERTAKING THE SALE OR INSTALLATION OF WARM AIR HEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT AND WARM AIR DATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING, AND VENTILATING CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN WARM AIR HRhTING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT AND MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE SALE OR INSTALLATION OF WARM AIR BEf;TING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A LICENSE EXCEPT AS OTHER - WISE PROVIDED: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. nHEREAS, THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF IMPROPER AND UNSAFE TARM AIR HEATING, RESID0TIAL AIR CONDITIONING A'D VENTILATING INSTALLATIONS, SOME OF v:THICH ENDANGFRED THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS, THE STATE OF INDIANA HAS BY THE ADOPTION AND PROMUL.ATION OF A CODE, CREATED NEW AND HIGHER STANDARDS FOR 7ARM AIR BEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING SYSTEMS AND THEIR INSTALLATION THROUGH- OUT THE STATE OF INDIANA, AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FULL BENEFITS OF SUCH IMPROVED STANDARDS AND TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST INSTALLATION OR REPAIR OF WnRM AIR HEATING, RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING SYSTEMS IN AN IMPROPER MANNER OR DANGEROUS MANNER. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COIvMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA THAT: