HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Portions of Chapter 6 entitled Building •
ORDINANCE No. 8008-89
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
August 14, 89
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IRENE K. GAMMON
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
August 15, 89
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IRENE K. GAMMON
Approved and signed by me August 18 i9 89
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BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO. fOOg-t 7.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 6
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND ENTITLED "BUILDING"
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT:
The Electrical Examining Board and the Heating, Air Conditioning
and Ventilating Examining Board administer examinations to applicants
applying for electrical or mechanical licenses from the City of South
Bend. In order to make the examinations more uniform, the Boards
have decided to use a national examination.
The costs of administering the national examinations will exceed
the fee that can be charged to each applicant pursuant to Section
6-23(c) ( 4) and 6-36.2(b) (7) of the South Bend Municipal Code. The
increase in the fee amount is necessary to cover the cost of the
national examination.
The Common Council believes that this increase is in the best
interest of the City of South Bend.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.. Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 6-23(c) of the Municipal
Code of the City of South Bend is amended to read as follows:
(c) Application. Each applicant shall apply in writing to the
Board for a license at least thirty ( 3.0) days before the next
scheduled examination date. The application shall include:
( 1) The class of license applied for.
(2) The name and place of business of the applicant.
( 3) Letter(s) from former employer(s) or a union 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 aerty-Bellar-+$287880- Forty Dollar
( $40.00) examination fee; provided, however, that in the event of
a specially scheduled examination, the examination fee shall be
Fifty-Bel ars-4$58.88} Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) .
(5) Evidence of the applicant' s age being at least
twenty-one ( 21) years.
( 6) A statement 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.
(7) Place and date of graduation from high school or
equivalent.
SECTION II. Chapter 6, Article 7, Section 6-36.2(b) of the Municipal
Code of the City of South Bend is amended to read as follows:
(b) Application. Each applicant shall apply in writina to 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) A statement 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) Place and date of graduation from high school or
equivalent.
(7) Payment of a Tweaty-Bellar- $28 788} Forty Dollar
($40.00) examination fee; provided, however, that in the event of
a specially scheduled examination, the examination fee shall be
Fifty-Bellars-t$58 788} Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) .
(8) Each applicant for a Class B license must present
evidence to demonstrate his qualifications for the license.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor
and legal publication.
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Department of Code Enforcement
Patricia E. DeClercq Jack A. Mathews
Director Building Commissioner
July 14 , 1989
Mrs. Ann Puzzello, President
South Bend Common Council
4th Floor, County-City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Re : Amendments to Building Code
Dear Ann:
The Electrical Examining Board and the Heating , Air Con-
ditioning and Ventilating Board administer examinations to
applicants who apply for electrical licenses or mechanical
licenses from the City of South Bend. These exams are held
twice a year. The current ordinance provides that the fee
for each examination shall be twenty dollars ($20 . 00) for a
regular examination or fifty dollars ($50 . 00) for a specially
scheduled examination.
Each Board has prepared its own examination to be given
and the fees listed in the ordinance were sufficient to cover
the costs of administering the examinations . We can obtain
a national examination, which would be more uniform, to be
administered to applicants . The cost per exam is thirty-five
dollars ($35. 00) . It is , therefore , the request of the
Building Commissioner and both Boards that the ordinance be
amended to increase the fees to be charged to forty dollars
( $40 . 00) for each regular examination and seventy-five dollars
($75 . 00) for each specially scheduled examination.
I am attaching a suggested amendment for your consideration.
If you have any questions , please don ' t hesitate to contact me ,
Sinc re/ley,
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Patricia E . DeClercq
Director of Code Enforcement
cc: Sandra A. Boyd, Assistant City Attorney
Jack Mathews , Building Commissioner
County-City Building • South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 219/284-9486
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Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred
BILL NO.
67-89 A BILL AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ENTITLED "BUILDING"
Respectfully-report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion
This bill should be recommended to the Council favorable.
Steve Luecke
Chairman
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