Ordinance No. 0060 03-08-1954�
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ORDINANCE NO. 60
AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE
AND RIEGULATE PERSONS IN-
STALLING, ALTERING OR RE-
PAIRING GAS PIPING FOR IL-
LUMINATING OR FUEL GAS
AND INSTALLING, ALTERING,
REPAIRING AND SERVICING
GAS �URNINf� DEVICES CON-
N�CTED THERETO IN OR FOR
6CJILDINGS OR STRUCTURES,
OR ENGAGES IN THE BUSI-
N�SS TNEREOF, WITHIN THE
VILLAGE OF FRIDLF_V AND
PROVI�INC FOR AND ESTAB-
LISHING FEES TO 6E CHAR-
GED FOR PERMITS ISSUED BV
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
OF THE NILLAGE OF FRIDLEV
FOR THE INSTRLLATION OF
ANY GAS PIPING OR GAS FIX-
TURES OR DEVICES IN THE
VILLAGE OF FRIDLEV.
SECTSON 1. _T.o peraon, firm
or corporation, esecpt duly certi-
fied Sourneymen Gas Fitters wor-
king under the immediate super-
vision and control of a licensee
hereunder, shall hereafter install,
alter or repair any gas piping for
i7Lirninating or fuel gas, or install,
alter, repair or seraicc any gas
burning devices connected theretq
in or for any bu,iiding or struct,are
in the ViRage of Fridley
without first having secured a li-
cense from the Village Council of
said Village authorizing hun or
Ulem so to do, and paving the fee
and giving the bond hercinafter
provided for.
• SECTI6\T 2. ltvo Classcs of Gas
Fittera Licenses. Such licenses
jh-sll be known zs Gan�Fitters' Li
ierse� ann sha!1 6e of rioo ciasses,
to-wit: C1ass A and C7ass B.
2:Y. Class A licenses. A Class A
Gas Fitters' Licence shall entiUe
the holder thereof to engage in all
branches of the business of instal-
ling, altering, and repairing gas
piping for illuminating or fuel
gas and installing, alter:ng, repair-
ing and scrvicing gas burning de-
vices connected thereto, including
gas burners and gas burner e-quip-
ment, as herein defined: and for
the F�irposc of this ordinance the
tcrm, "gas Burner" shall be taken
io mean and include: (1) a de-
vice for the final conveyance of the
gas or a mixture of gas and air,
to the combustlon zone of a boiler
or Turnace used in conncctioo with
a heating system: (21 a power
burner in which either gas or air,
or both, are �upP'-�ed at pressures
excceding, for gas, the house line
preseure, and _`or air, atmosphcric
pressure: or (3) an atmospheric
burncr (other than a gas ran_e,e o:
a gas �vater heater) in which air
at atmospheric pressure is injected
into the burner by a jet of gas
imder pressurc, and ���hose inp°.it
exeeeds iif[y tl�ousand (SQ0001
BTU per hour; and the tcrm, "gas
burncr eqaip_nenY', slial inrude
"gas buruer,s", as above det:n�d,
ai;d all D-P-n� (other Lhan suPP�Y
p=pin� fi�cm m�ter to �ppliance
shut-ofi valve, blowers, control
devices and accessories, connected
to such burncrs.
2:3. Class B. licenses. A Class B
Gas Fitters' License shall entitle
thc holder thercof to engage in
all b��anches oC the business cov-
ered by a Class A licen;e, as a6ove
set forth, e�cecpt t�he inst¢lling,
altering, repairing snd serviciug
of "gas burner;' and "gas bm:-�a•
equ+pmen'r', as aGove detinod.
SECTION 3. APPIicaYion. Eeery
per:;�n. tir!n cr corporation desir-
ing to en; age in tl:e 6usiness ef
in;talling, alterin; and repsiring
gas p-ping for illuminatin� or fuel
gas znd ins*_alling, altering and re-
pairing and serc;cing gas burr.ing
devicas conneeted thereto, includ-
ing gas burnc:s and gas bu.-ner
equipment, within tne Villag� of
Pridley shall m�ke written ap-
plica8on to the Village Council of
sai;l Village for a licensc so to do,
stating themin the name of the
pe.son, firm o�° co:poratio» c!e-
siring such lic2nse, his or their ad-
dress, that he is or thcy arc duly
trained in the business of gas
fitTing, of F;cod reP�xtation and well
qualificd 6y experience to carry
on or engage in said business. No
such licease shall be issued unlass
the person applyin� llsrefor, or
where the applicant i� a firm ar
corporation, a member of such
firm or an officer of such corpor-
ation, shall be qualificd thercfor
by examsnatio� by thc building
insp°ctor of tVie Viilagc ot Frid-
ley. In the event Uhe zpp�icant de-
sires a Class A Gas Fitters' Li-
cense as hereinbefore dcfi7ed,
said examinatio�n ma,� be waived
by the buildind. inspcetor if
said applicant holds a current C!ass
<A Gas P'itte�:s' License issued by
the City of ➢4innrapolis, NIinne-
sota. In tl�e eveni tHe applicant
desires a C!ass P� Gas L'itiers' Li-
censc as hcrcinbefore dcfined, said
esaminxtion may be wa=red by� tF�
bu;iding inapector if said apnli�ant
ho'�_�_,^, a cux�rent Cla�s B Gas Fit-
ters' License is&ued by the City of
b£inneanolis, Il4inne�ota.
SECTION 4. Bond Lo Accompany
Application for Lieense. With each
such application for a Cas Fitter's
License, Class A or C!ass E, the
ap?'icant shall furnish a su.ety
band to the Vi2lage of F'i�idley in
the surn et Cne Tlzi�usaad (S1,C00)
Do1:2rs, conditioned R�at the ]iccn-
sec shaIl, in a'_l mat2rial a�vl equip-
r_ient by him furnished and in all
work 6y hirn done and perfor.ned
in insialling, alterit�� or eepairins
gas �iping ar in;�Cailing, al.cring, �
repairing or servicing aas burncr
devic.s or gas burncrs and das
burner cyuipment, as herein de-
fined, strictly conform to fhe pro-
visions of fhe ordinanes of said
Vi7legz relating thcreto. Said ap-
plicant shall also furais� procf
of his financia] respo�sibility by
fi�rnishYng a certificate showing in-
surance cov2ragc fo: public liabit-
ity in tbe �n�niLntim amount of
$25,000.00 and p;operty damaae
in the mini��um amout oP
�50,C00.00
SECTI0�7 3. Fee. Gas Fitte�s'
Limnses shall be issucd by the
building inspector and the fee for
each Ctass A Gas Fitter's License
is hereby tixcd in the sum of $5.00
Dollars per annum, and the fee
for each Class B Gas Fltter's Li-
cense is hcreby fixad in the sam of
�1.00 Dollar per annum, which fee
shall be paid at the time of the
fil o� the app7� iuo�n H]ach &ucli
lirvn .. sh?U t��n.aate the lst
day of b4ay next suceceding the
issua.nce of the same unless sooner
rcvoked or forfcited, shall not be
transferabic or assignable and may
be renewed upon payment of the
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fee herein provided for without
examination unless permitted to
lapse for period of one year when
an examination shall be required.
SECTION 6. Forfciture of Li-
censes. All work for th� carrying
on of which a]icense is required
under the provisions of this or-
dinance shall he done under the
ixnmediate supervision and control
of the licensee,. �o holder of any
Gas Fitter's License shall allow
his or their namc to bc used by any
othex� person or persons either for
the pnrpose of doing gas fitting
work or installing, altcring, re-
pairin� or scevicing gas burners
or gas burner equipment or ob-
taining a permit thceclor, nor shall
any such liccnsee take out or se-
cure a permit such as required by
ordinance for any such work to Ue
done by any person or persons
not cunnected with such licensed
Firm or corporation nor in the em-
ploy of such licensed firm or cor-
poration, nor shall any sttch li-
censee cause or perm3f any person
in his or their employ to do or
perform for him or them unless
such employee shall ha��c first ob-
tained a Certificate oC Competen-
cy as hereinafter set forth. Any
such ]icensee who shall v:olate
any procision of this secUon of this
ordinance shall by such act, upon
conviction thereof, forthwith for-
feit his or their license and the
buildtng insPector shall £nereaf-
ter refuse to issue any further per-
mits to do any such �york under any
license so forfeited. .
SPCTION Z Upon the presen-
tation of sati=factory proof to the
Village council that any such li-
censee l:as failed to conform with
any ordinance provisions of the
Vil7age of Fridiey rclating to the
ins:aL'ing, altering or repairing of
gas piping for illuxninating or fuel
gas or the installation, alteration,
repsiring or scrvici�g of gas bur-
ners and gzs burner equipment or
other gas burning deciecs connect-
ed to auch pipcs, thC Villagz coun-
ci!. shall revoke his or their li-
CC1l5E.
SECTICN 8. Journeymen Gas
Fitters to Obtain Certi;icates of
Competency. It shell hereafter be
unlawful for any pzrson to work
at or engage in the occupation of
installing, extending, altering or
repairing gas piping systems for
ill,�minafing or fuel gac, or Snstal-
ling, alteri,�g, repairing or servic-
ing any gas burners or gas bur-
ner equipment (as defined herein)
or other gas burning decices cor.-
nected with an}' such gas piping
systems in the Cilla�e of Fridley
without having first obtained from
the building inspector of said �'il-
lage of Fridley a Ccrtificate oP
Competency as a dourneyman Gas
Fitter. Said t•.uilding inspector shall
�rcperly examine and test each
2pplicant for suck certi[icate and,
if satisfied that the applicant is
competent to do the work hero-
inbefore described, shall issue sueh
Certificate uFOn payment of a fee
o: $1.00 DoPax�: provided, however,
�hat such examination may be
waived in the event the applicant
has a Certificate of Competency
issued b5 Lhe Board of Examiners
of Plum6ers of the City of Vlin-
neapolis, blinnesota.
SLCTION 9. Gas Fitting Per-
mits. It shall be unlati�FCl for any
person, firm or coiporation to in-
stcll, alter or <xtend any gas pip-
m� er any gas appliance connecb
ed '1�ereto without first obtaining
a permit from the building in�
sp�eWr. The building inspector of
ihe Village of Frid!ey shatl no�
issuc any permit for the installa-
Eion of any gas piping or Qas fix-
tures or devices �cithout the pay-
ment of the fees hereinafter pro-
cided. ^:'he application for a per-
mit shall contain inforraation as
to the ]ocation, nature and extent
of the proposed installation. The
foilowinn fces s�hall be required
before permits are granted:
SL'I3D. 1. Incta'lin� Gas Piping
for 1-10 Fixtures or Devices. For
any p°rmit for instfllling gas pip-
ing, praci3ing for not to exceed
10 gas fistures or gas devices, 75
cents.
SliBD. 2. 11-25 Fixtures or De-
vices. For any such permit pro-
viding For trom 11 to 25 surh fix-
tur2s or decices, $1.50.
SI'BD. 3_ b4ore than 25 Fixtures
cr Devic�s. For any such permit
providing for more than 25 cuch
fixtttrzs or decices, �22.i.
SUBD. 4. Each iastallation of
Cas Sto�acs. Ranges or Water Heat-
ers. Etc. For any permit for in-
stalling gas stoves, ranges, hoC
p!ates, steam tab'es, dental devices,
refrigcretors, retorts, balie ovens,
room heaters, barbecue grilles,
hair drycrs or other similar gas
burning devicea, the fee chargecl
sha11 be 75 cents for each such de-
vice included in such permit, which
fee shall be in addition to the fee �
charged, as above provided, tor
the installation of any gas piping
for said dc��ices and for any other
gas fittin5 «'ork, if aay, included in
said p^_rmit. For any permit for
installing gas water heaters, the
fee oharged shail be 51.00 for �
each such device indaded in such
permit, which fee shall 6z in ad-
dition to Chc fee charged, as above
provid^d, for the installat+cn of any �
gas piping for said devices and
for any other gas titting mork,
if any, ind4ded in ^,aid pe;mit.
StiBD. 5. For any permit for
installing, altering or rcpairing gas
burners and/or gas burning equip-
ment for use in wnnection w:th a
heating system, tbe fce charged
c_hall be 52.00 fnr each gas bunner �
and/or its equipment i�cluded in . �
such p°rmit, whi�h fre shall be in
addition to tl�e fee charp,ed, as
above provided, for the permit ;or
the installation of any gas piping
fo^ said burner and�or cRUipm^nt.
Where any such permit is iseued �
for both gas piping and p�ur.�bing,
the fec for such pc*mit shaL be
equal to the combined fees for �
each of said class of c.-ork or in-
stall2tion. �
SL:CTION 10. Should any sec- �
tion or procisions of tt,i; ordinance ��
be held wiconstitutionzl or inealid �
by any court, aIl othcr sections �
and Provisions shall neverthcless
be deemed as effecUve as though
..^ h nneonstitutional or invalid
section had never been inserted in
this ordinance, �
S?'CTION 11. Penalty. dny per-
son, firm or corporat.ion who shall
viciatc any provision of this or-
dinance chall be subject, upon �
conviction thescof, to a fine of
not less than Ten {$y0.00) Dollars -
nor more than One Hundred
f5100.00) Dollars for every of-
fenae, or to imprisonment no? ex-
ceeding ninety f901 days.
SECTIO:V 12. This ordi�ance
shall take effect and be in force �
from and after its passage and
publication.
Adopted this March Sth, 1954.
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