HomeMy WebLinkAbout8566-94 Amending Chapter 6 of Building ORDINANCE No. 8566-94
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
December 19, Y9 94
Attest: �""` `"`° City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
Ali - 1 � /Attest: i r President of Common Council
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana—
December 20, 94
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City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
Approved and signed by me is)
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ORDINANCE NO. g-566-9(/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF
THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "BUILDING'
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
The City of South Bend has endeavored to promote the health, safety
and general welfare of the City through permits, inspections, and
licensing, and the City of South Bend has determined that the amending
the permits, inspections, and licensing would be a benefit to the
citizens of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of
South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section 1:
That Section 6-10(c) of Article 4, Plumbing Code, be amended as
follows:
(c) Schedule of permit fees. Permits issued for plumbing work
within the City shall be subject to the following fee schedule:
-Each-plumbing-fixture-or-trap-or-wet-ef-fixtures-on-
one-(1)-trap;-ineiading-Mater;-drainage-piping-
and-backf1ow-protection-therefor $-4.00
Each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on
one trap, including water and drainage piping
therefor $ 4.00
Each backflow protection 5.00
--Each-building-sewer 3:9e
Each building sewer:
Under 100' $10.00
100' or over 20.00
Each building water:
Under 100' $10.00
100' or over 20.00
Each water softener 6.00
Each trailer park sewer 9.00
Each drain within building for rainwater systems 4.00
Each water heater and/or vent 6.00
Each gas piping system of 1 to 4 outlets 3.00
Each gas piping system of 5 or more, per outlet 1.00
Each industrial waste pretreatment interception,
including its trap and vent, excepting
kitchen-type grease interceptors functioning as
fixture traps 7.00
Installation, alteration or repair of water piping
and/or water treating equipment 5.00
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Repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping 5.00
Each lawn sprinkler system on any one (1) meter,
including backflow protection devices thereof 5.00
Fire protection sprinkler system:
8-to-30-heads /6:88
----30-to-58-heads 31.88
Greater-than-50-heads 44.00
Up to 30 heads $20.00
Plus each additional 10 heads thereafter up to 500. . 5.00
Plus each additional 50 heads over 500 5.00
Gas tanks and pumps 10.00
Each re-inspection 25.00
Each additional final inspection 50.00
That Section 6-10(d)(1)(e) be amended as follows:
(d) Registration and permits for plumbing services.
(1) Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following
words shall have the following meanings:
e. Plumbing contractor: A person who holds an Indiana
license and who, for compensation, undertakes to or submits a bid to
themselves
or does himself or by others perform plumbing services and who is
responsible for substantially all of the plumbing services within the
entire project, or one who fabricates units of plumbing substantially
completed and ready for installation.
That Section 6-10(d)(2) be amended as follows:
(2) Registration required:
a. All persons performing plumbing services within the
City shall be a plumbing contractor and shall register with the
Department; provided, however, that the owner-occupant of a dwelling
shall not be required to register when he or she is installing
altering or repairing the plumbing of that dwelling.
b. Registration shall be on forms provided by the
Department and shall be accompanied by payment of a registration fee,
as follows:
Excavators sie ee
Fire-Protection-Sprinkler-contractors /8:88
Sewer-cleaners 18780
Water-softener-dealer le ee
Plumbing Contractors $25.00
Excavators (as defined in Sec.
6.10(d)(1)(b) 25.00
Sewer Cleaners 25.00
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c. Registrations shall be for a term of one (1) year
beginning from the date of issuance.
d. Lawn sprinkler contractors, water softener
contractors, and fire protection sprinkler contractors shall comply
with Article 11, Building Contractor Licensing Requirements.
That Section 6-10 (3) (e) be amended as follows:
(3) Permits required:
e. All plumbing installations requiring a permit shall be
inspected by the plumbing inspector three (3) times, once each for
underground work, rough-on work, and final completion. A complete
line test shall also be supervised by the plumbing inspector. The
plumbing permit holder shall notify the plumbing inspector at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time the work is ready for
inspection. If the work does not pass inspection, a reinspection fee
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
of ten-dollars-019:90) shall be charged for each future inspection
of that stage of work.
Section 2:
That Article 6, Electrical Code, amended as follows:
All references in this article to "he" or "his" be amended to read
"he/she" and "his/her".
That Section 6-19(c) be deleted in its entirety.
That Section 6-22(b) be amended as follows:
Section 6-22 . Electrical Examining Board
(b) The Board shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed
by the Mayor, as follows: Two (2) Class A Electrical Contractors, one
(1) electrical engineer registered in the State of Indiana, one (1)
representative from a public utility providing electricity to St .
Joseph County, and the Etty Electrical Inspector. Members shall serve
for terms of four (4) years, and shall hold office at the pleasure of
the Mayor. Each member shall receive ten dollars ($10 . 00) for each
meeting of the Board he attends, except for the Electrical Inspector, '
who shall serve without pay.
That Section 6-23(a) be amended as follows:
Section 6-23 . Electrical licenses.
(a) Required. No person shall perform or cause to be performed
any installation, maintenance, alteration or repair of any electrical
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equipment within the City without obtaining in advance a license from
Building Department.
the eontroller-
That Section 6-23(c)(4) be amended as follows:
(4) Payment of a fifty-dollar ($50.00) examination fee.
f4}--Payment-of-a-forty-dollar-f$48-88}-examination-fee.-
That Section 6-23(d) be amended as follows:
(d) Examination. To qualify for a new license, an applicant must
pass a written examination to be given by the Board or an accepted
earn-a-score-of-not-leas-than-seventy-fine-f?5}-percent-correct-on-a
professional testing company or organization.
written-examination-to-be-given-by-the-Board.- The examination shall
consist of not less than twenty-five (25) questions testing the
applicant' knowledge of the Indiana Electrical Code and the provisions
of this article covering the areas of electrical work involved in the
license applied for. The Department shall keep a complete record of
each examination for three (3) years after the examination. An
applicant who fails to pass an examination may be reexamined not
earlier than the next scheduled examination upon submitting a new
application in compliance with this article. An applicant who passes
the examination shall not be required to retake the examination to
obtain a license renewal , if he meets the renewal requirements of
subsection (h) (2) below.
That Section 6-23(e) be amended as follows:
(e) Surety bond. Each applicant for a Class A. license must also
provide a surety bond, payable to the City in the penal sum of five
thousand dollars ($5,000 .00) , subject-to-the-approval-of-the
controller 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 licensee through failure
to comply with such provisions .
That Section 6-23(f)(1) be amended as follows:
(f) Issuance of certificate:
(1) The Board shall examine the application, the
accompanying documentation and other information provided, examination
Building Department
results, and shall recommend to the controller the granting or denying
of the license applied for. Appeal from the denial , suspension or
revocation of any license by the Board shall be made according to the
procedures in section 4-16 of the Municipal Code.
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That Section 6-23(f) (2) be amended as follows:
Building Department
(2) The Controller shall issue a license to any applicant
approved by the Board, who has complied with all requirements of the
application, including but not limited to the filing of a bond and
payment of the prescribed license fee.
That Section 6-23(i) be amended as follows:
fii--bieense-feesi
----fI3--class-Ai
New $1e87ee
Renewal 25 .88
----f23--Class-Bt
New $5e-ee
Renewal 15-ee
(i) License fees:
(1) Class A:
New $100 .00
Renewal 75.00
(2) Class B:
New and Renewal $ 75 .00
That Section 6-23(j) be added as follows:
( 1) Inactive Licenses: A. Any electrician previously holding a
Class A license and is presently employed by a government agency as an
inspector within a building department may maintain an inactive
license.
B. Term: The term of an inactive license under this article
is from the date of issuance of the license and for twelve (12) months
thereafter.
C. License Fees: A. $25.00
That Section 6-25(a) be amended as follows:
(a) All electrical wiring and equipment installations and
alterations requiring a permit shall be inspected by the Electrical
Inspector. The permit holder shall notify the Electrical Inspector at
least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time the work is ready
for inspection. If the work does not pass inspection, a reinspection
twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
fee of ten-dollars-f$3e ee shall be charged for each future
inspection of that stage of work.
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SECTION 3:
That Article 7, Mechanical Code, by amended as follows:
All references to "he" or "his" in this chapter be amended to read
"he/she" and "his/her" .
That Section 6-36. 2(a) be amended as follows:
Sec. 6-36.2. Heating, air conditioning and ventilating licenses.
(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
Building Department .
without obtaining, in advance, a license from the Controller:.
That Section 6-36. 2(b) (6) be amended as follows
(6) Payment of a fifty-dollar ($50 .00) examination fee.
f6i--Payment-of-a-forty-dollar-($46700)-examination-fee7
That Section 6-36. 2(c) and 6.36. 2(d) be amended as follows :
(c) Examination. To qualify for a new license, an applicant must
pass a written examination given by the Board or a professional
earn-a-score-of-not-less-than-seventy-five-05i-percent-correct-on-a
testing company or organization.
written-examination-given-by-the-Board.- The examination shall consist
of not less than twenty-five (25) questions testing the applicant 's
knowledge of the mechanical requirements for the installation,
maintenance, alteration or repair of heating, air conditioning and
ventilating equipment and systems as specified in the Indiana
Mechanical Code. The Department shall keep a complete record of each
examination for three (3) years after the date of the examination. An
applicant who fails to pass an examination may be reexamined upon
submitting a new application in compliance with this article. An
applicant who passes the examination shall not be required to retake
the examination to obtain a license renewal , if he meets the renewal
requirements of subsection (g) (2) below.
(d) Surety bond. Each applicant for a Class A license must also
provide a surety bond, payable to the City in the penal sum of five
thousand dollars ($5,000 .00) , subject-to-the-approval-of-the
Controller 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 licensee through failure to comply with such
provisions.
That Section 36. 2(e) (1) and Section 36. 2(e) (2) be amended as follows :
(e) Issuance of certificate:
(1) The Board shall examine the application, the
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accompanying documentation and other information provided, and the
Building Department
examination results , and shall recommend to the Controller the
granting or denying of the license. Appeal from the denial ,
suspension or revocation of any license by the Board shall be made
according to the procedures in section 4-16 of the Municipal Code.
Building Department
(2) The Controller shall issue a license to any applicant
approved by the Board, who has complied with all requirements of the
application, including but not limited to the filing of a bond and
payment of the prescribed license fee.
That Section 36. 2(h) and 36. 2(i) be amended and 36. 2( j) be added as
follows :
fh --Exemption:--Pte-license-under-this-article-ia-required-for-the
wale;-installation;-use;-maintenance;-alteration-or-repair-of-window
air-conditioning-units-ef-two-f23-heraepewer-er-leas-er-ef-electric
baseboard-eable-or-panel-heating-units-
(h) Exemption. 1 . No license under this article is required for
the sale, installation, use, maintenance, alteration or repair of
window air conditioning units of two (2) horsepower or less or of
electric baseboard cable or panel heating units .
2 . The performance of heating, air conditioning, and
ventilating systems 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 heating, air conditioning, and ventilating work on
that dwelling.
fi)--Bieense-Feesi-
New $ ee ee
Renewal 25..00
(i) License Fees :
New $100 .00
Renewal 75.00
( 1) Inactive Licenses : A. Any heating and air conditioning
contractor previously holding a Class A license and is presently
employed by a government agency as an inspector within a building
department may maintain an inactive license.
B. Term: The term of an inactive license under this article
is from the date of issuance of the license and for twelve (12) months
thereafter.
C. License Fees: $25.00
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That Section 6-36.3 . (c) be amended as follows:
(c) Fees. Each application for a permit for installation of
heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment or
systems shall be accompanied by fees in accordance with the schedule
below. When the total capacity of any system in any single
installation is provided by more than one (1) unit , the sum of the
capacities of each unit and the total number of such units shall
determine the fee.
Space heaters, each 30,000 Btu input or more $15.00
Warm-air furnaces and unit heaters :
Up to 300 ,000 Btu input :
607000-to-3007000-Btu-input:
First unit 15.00
Second unit 10.00
300 ,000 Btu input or more 25.00
Oil and gas conversions :
Up to 300 ,000 Btu input :
607000-to-3007000-Btu-inputi
First unit 15.00
Second unit 10 .00
300 ,000 Btu input or more 25 .00
Electric furnaces (air handling) :
Less than 100 kw input:
First unit 15.00
Second unit 10 .00
100 kw input or more 25.00
Modular-unit-air-conditioning 25 ee
Air conditioning, central , electric :
Bess-than-5-tons }5-8e
Less than 5 tons:
First unit $15.00
Second unit 10 .00
5 to 10 tons 25.00
Over 10 tons 40 .00
Water chillers 75.00
Ventilating and exhaust systems:
Less than 500 CFM capacity 5.00
500 to 1,500 CFM capacity 10 .00
(Plus 1.00 for each 500 CFM or fraction
thereof in excess of 1,500 CFM)
Ventilating commercial hoods :
500 CFM to 1,500 CFM capacity 25 .00
Over 1 ,500 CFM capacity 50 .00
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Refrigeration and engine-driven, gas-fired or oil-fired
cooling equipment :
1 to 5 horsepower, each 15 .00
6 to 10 horsepower, each 25.00
More than 10 horsepower, each 40 .00
Incinerators :
5 cubic feet or less 10 .00
More than 5 cubic feet 10 .00
(Plus $1 .00 for each feet in excess of
5 cubic feet)
Maximum fee 75 .00
Rooftop combination furnace and air conditioning units ,
60 ,000 to 300 ,000 Btu's, each:
Up to 7 1/2 tons 40 .00
7 1/2 tons or more 60 .00
Heat pumps , 1,000 to 60,000 Btu's input :
First unit 15.00
Each additional units 10 .00
60 ,000 to 300 ,000 Btu's up to 7 1/2 tons, each40 .00
7 1/2 tons or more, each 75 .00
Earth, coupled water source 50 .00
Boilers, steam or hot water, UP to 300 ,000 Btu's :
Bailers7-steam-or-hot-aster7-697989-to-3007000-Btulst
First unit 20 . 00
Each additional unit 15.00
300 ,000 Btu' s or more 50. 00
Through-wall combination air conditioning/heating:
First unit 10 .00
Each additional unit 5 .00
Solar heat units 50 .00
Air handlers:
400 CFM to 2,500 CFM 25 .00
Over 2 ,500 CFM 60 .00
Duct and register:
Change fee 10.00
Plus each register and location change 2.00
Gas piping (distribution of piping to equipment) to be
included on permit application:
Each gas piping system of 1 to 4 outlets 3 .00
Each gas piping system of 5 or more, per outlet1.00
Each reinspection fee 25.00
Each additional final inspection 50 .00
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SECTION 4 :
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage by the Common Council , approval by the Mayor, and its
publication as prescribed by law.
m=,1 • - of the Coil Council
Filed ,;es Office
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BILL NO.
122-94 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE SOUTH
BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "BUILDING"
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion
This bill has been recommended to the Council favorable.
Roland Kelly, Chairman
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JAMES D.MARKLE,R.A. DONALD F.FOZO,C.B.O. ROBERT M.NAGLE
Asst.Bldg.Commissioner BUILDING COMMISSIONER Asst.Zoning Administrator
November 22, 1994
South Bend Common Council
4th Floor, County-City Bldg.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
RE: Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 6
Dear Sirs :
Attached is an ordinance we are proposing to amend Chapter 6 of the
South Bend Municipal Code.
The major changes are as follows :
First, we are trying unify the licensing fees with our present
contractor registration fees.
Second, we are proposing to register plumbing contractors. The
purpose of this request is so we are more capable of monitoring the
existing State licenses and to provide a list of contractors doing
work in our area so we may notify them of any changes in procedures
or policies in our Department .
We are also trying to clean up some of the permit fees to keep them
in line with the cost of the inspections and to unify them with
other fees in their categories .
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free
to contact me.
Sincerely,
Donald F. Fo o, C.B.O.
Building Commissioner
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