Ordinance No. 078B Building Code

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14. Outside sewer and water installers. 3. Licenses shall be obtained from the Clerk of the City. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Clerk on the forms furnished by the City. The fee for each license shall be as established from time to time by City Council Resolution. 4. All licenses shall expire on January 1 st following the date of issuance unless revoked or forfeited prior to this date. If a license granted hereunder is not renewed previous to its expiration then all rights granted by such license shall cease and any work performed after the expiration of the license shall be in violation of this code. 5. Persons, firms, or corporations renewing their licenses after the expiration date shall be charged the full annual license fee. No pro -rated license fee shall be allowed of renewals. 6. A license granted to a contractor shall include the right to perform all of the work for which he is licensed. Sub -contractors on any work shall be required to comply with the sections of this code pertaining to license, bond, qualifications, etc. for his particular type of work. 7. Each applicant for a license shall satisfy the governing body that he is competent by reason of education, special training and experience. Applicants shall also demonstrate that they are equipped to perform the work for which a license is requested in accordance with all state laws, City Ordinances and this Building Code. Each applicant for a heating license shall further satisfy the governing body that he already had a valid license or competency card from another municipality in the St. Paul -Minneapolis Metropolitan Area. 8. The governing body shall have the power to suspend or revoke the license of any person, partnership, firm or corporation, licensed under the regulations of this code. Adverse action shall be based upon findings that the licensee's work was improper, defective, or so unsafe as to jeopardize life or property. A licensee must be given twenty (20) days notice and granted the opportunity to be heard before such action is taken. If and when such notice is sent to the legal address of the licensee and he fails or refuses to appear at the said hearing, his license will be automatically suspended or revoked five (5) days after the date of the hearing. 9. When a license is suspended, the period of suspension shall be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, such period being determined by the governing body. 10. When any person, partnership, firm or corporation holding a license as provided herein has been convicted for the second time by a court of competent jurisdiction for violation of any of the provisions of this code, the governing body shall revoke the license of the person, partnership, firm or corporation so convicted. Such person, partnership, firm or corporation may not make application for a new license for a period of one (1) year. 11. No license granted under the terms stated herein shall become effective until the licensee shall have filed with and approved by the Clerk of the City a policy of public liability insurance naming the City of Gem Lake as an additional insured which shall remain and be in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that it shall not be canceled without ten (10) days written notice to the City Clerk. Public liability insurance shall not be less than an amount established by City Council Resolution. 12. Each applicant for a permit to move a building or electrical transformer over any street or public right-of- way must satisfy the Building Inspector that he is provided with sufficient and adequate insurance to protect the municipality and the public from any and all damages which may result, either directly or indirectly, from the moving of said building or electrical transformer. 13. A certificate of competency must be submitted by gas installers to qualify for gas line installation. Ordinance No. 78B Building Code