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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 569ORDINANCE NO. 569 BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING AND BONDING OF INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS DOING OR PERFO~vIING WOi~/~ WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND FOR WHICH PEP~iITS ARE REQUIRED AS SET FORTH IN APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. That it is deemed in the interest of the public and the residents of the City of Columbia Heights, 'that the work involved in building construction, building alterations, and building remodeling, and the installation of various applicances and service facilities in connection therewith be done only by individuals, firms, and corporations that have demonstrated or submitted evidence of their competency to perform such work in accordance with the applicable codes and ordinances of the City of Columbia Heights regulating same. The permits which the Building Inspector and City Manager are authorized to issue under City Ordinances of the City of Columbia Heights, shall be issued only to individuals,firms, or corporations holding a license issued by 'the City for work to be performed under the permit, except as hereinafter noted. Application for license shall be made to the City Council and such license shall be granted by a majority vote of the Council upon proof of the applicant's qualifications therefore and upon filing a bond in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of said City Ordinances, the filing of certificates evidencing the holding of Public Liability Insurance in the limits of $25,000.00 per person, $50,000.00 per accident of bodily injury, and 85,000. for property damages and certificates of Workmen's Compensation Insurance as required by law. Section 4. License fee shall be set by resolution annually by City Council. Section 5. Licenses shall be obtained by every person engaging in the following businesses or work in accordance with the applicable ordinances of the City of Columbia Heights: (a) General Contractors, including erection,alteration or repair of building. (b) Masonry, cement work, cement block work, block laying,. or brick work. ~ (c) Plumbing, including the installation of cesspools, septic tanks, drainfields, connections to the municipal system, minside plumbing and including excavations for sewer and water line installation. (d) Electrical construction and installation. (e) Roofing. (f) Plastering, stucco work, sheet rock taping. (g) Heating, ventilation and refrigeration, including gas piping, gas service, gas equipment installation, oil he%ting, add ~ip.ing work. (h) Excavations, mnc±u~zng excavations for footings, basements and grading of lots, etc. (i) Moving and wrecking of buildings. (j) Blacktopping driveways, parking lots, etc. (k) Sign erection, construction and repairs,including billboards and electrical signs. Nothing herein shall be construed as ureventing any such qualified licensee from performing the work by an employee under his supervision and control. General Contractors. A license granted to a general contractor shall include the right to perform all of the work included in his general contract, Such license shall include any or ali. persons performing the work which is classified and listed in Section 5, providing that each person performing such work is in the regular employ of such general contractor and qualified under State Law and the provisions of this ordinance to perform such work. In these cases, the general contractor shall be responsible for all of the work so performed. Sub- contractors on any work shall be required to comply with the sections of this Code pertaining to license, bond, qualifica- tions, etc. for h~s particular type of work. Section 6. For each of the above listed businesses or occupations for which the State of Minnesota provides for 'the registration thereof, licenses shall be granted only to holders of master licenses of the State of Minnesota, except that the owner of any property may perform work on property which he occupies so long as the work when performed is in accordance with the codes and ordinances of the City; and for such purposes a permit may be granted to such owner without a license obtained. Section 7. Public Service Corporations shall not be required to obtain licenses for work upon or in connection with their own property except as may be provided by other ordinances. Section Manufacturers shall not be required to obtain licenses for work incorporated within equipment as a part of manufacturing, except as may be provided by other ordinances. Section 9, A person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not r~ore than One Hundred Dollars ($!00.00) for each offense or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days. Section 10. This ordinance shall not be construed to affect the responsi- bility or liability for any party owning, operating or in- stalling the above described work for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein or shall the City of ~.['~ Columbia ~leights be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the licensing of persons, firn]s, corporations engaged in such work. Section 1!. Section 12. If any section, sub-section, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the re- maining portions of this ordinance. The Council of the City of Columbia Heights hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or phrase 'thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional. This ordinance sh~l! tske effect and be in force from and after thirty (30) days after its passage. First reading - December 9, 1963 Second Read~ng - December 23, 1963 Offered by - Ring Seconded by Land Roll Call - All Ayes.