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1881 14 W ORDINANCE NO. /-'S AN ORDINANCE REQULATING AND GOVERNING PLUPIBING CONSTRUCTION AND THE SALE INSTALLATION, USE VAITENANCE AND REPAIR OF PLUi&ING FIXTURES, kPPIRATUS AND EQUIP1; ENT 31 THE TO0 OF ATLANTIC BEACH* FLORIDA AND CREATING AND DESIGNATING THE BOARD OF EMKI1iERS OF PLU11BERS AND DEFINING THE PO JERS AND DUTMS OF SAID BOARD AND CREATING THE p OFFICE OF PLU1,3ING INSPECTOR AND DEFINING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SAID OFFICER AND PRESCRIJBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SUCH ORDINANCE AND ESTABLISHING PERM= AND INSPECTION" FEES. BE IT ORDAIItTSD by the Mayor and T aun Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida: Sectio, There Is hereby adopted ( subject to the modifications, changes and amendments hereinafter set forth In Section 10 hereof) by the Ta, -in Council of Atlantic Beach, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, maintenance and repairs of plumbing, including permits and penalties, the certain "Rules and Regulations governing Plumbing in the City of Jacksonville„ Florida, revised as of June 25, 1950", a. copy whereof is hereto attached* and the whole there. -E, save and except such portions as are hereinafter in Section 10 hereof deleted, modified or amended, and the ,same are hereby adopted and incorpoarated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling iia: -the construction, maintenance and repairs of all plumbing within the corporate limits of the ToVm of Atlantic Beach. Se d.-dn _L. There shall be a Board of E-,iners. of Plumber*.. 4onsist.iyig of three members,, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the HpAlth and Sanitation Committee of the Torn Council,, a second member shall be a Master Plumber and a third member shall be a journeyman plumber, The said second and third members of said Board of Examiners shall be appointed by the Toim Council for the tezz of one year from the fust day of July in the year of appointment and thereafter annually beff ore the first day of July. Said Board of Examiners shall. hold examinations when necessary after written request for same and after failure of examination applicant shall not be eligible for re-ezaminatio-i for 90 days thereafter, Said Board shall examine said applicants as to their practical knowledge of plumbing, house (1raixsage and plumbing l ventilation, and If satisfied as to the competency of such applicantsP shall issue a cs-1,i ieate to sash applicant authorizing him to engage in or work at the business of plum, biW&, either ,as a s?strer plumber or employ- ing plumber or as a Jo .3rne;an plumber, The fee for examination for a gaster Plum -Der or employing plumbing shall be Ter_ Dollars ($10); for a j©uMeyman plumber It shall. be Five Dollars Said caertifIcate shall be valid for the term of one year6 but the same ca=b. be renevred without further exami.nati.on. If application is made to said Board not less than thirty days before the e mirat on of said certificateo The fee for the renewing shall be One Dollar, it be -Ing expressly understood p hls renewal meta does not supplant or replace the annual license fees collected by the C•lty, Said. Certificate shall be revocable at any time by said Board for cause, All moneys received by the Town hereunder: shall be paid into the General Fund of said Torn. Any person desiring to engage in or work at the business of plumb ;,, either as a master plumber ©r an employing plumber or as a jou<neyman plumber,, shall, make application to said Board of Examiners hereinbefore provided for at such times and places as said Board may designate. Said examination shall be made in whole or in part In writing, a and shall be of a practical and elementary characters but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant, Section 3, PROPER ILICENSES TO BE ISSUED. It shall be the duty of the Board of Plumbing to issue to pl.umbere found competent upon examinat=ion proper 0e11ificates and. it shall be uiLlawful for any person not the holder of a certificate thus issued to engage in the business or trade of plumbing within the limits of the Tcwn of Atlantic Beach, Florida, Se ion &o MASTER AND JOURzJMAN PLWMER LICENSED. Every matiter,, employing or journeyman plumber carrying on his business or trade in the Town of Atlantic Beach shaDL appear in person before the said Board of Examiners and pass an exuiination as to his competency as required by lawn except any master, employ -Ing, or jor rneyman plumber hav-i-g a current occup- ational license issued by the T aun of Atlantic Beach and having a cu -Trent certificate Issued by the City of dacDf-. onwg, ;jll.e or the City of Jacksonville Beach shall be i.ssmed a Certificate by the Board of Pludbing Elia with- out further ea-ination if same is requested in W ei$ veith:in fifteen days after the passage of this Ordinance, 01) for such certificate, 0 There shall be a charge of one: dollar 2, Ilk M l ventilation, and If satisfied as to the competency of such applicantsP shall issue a cs-1,i ieate to sash applicant authorizing him to engage in or work at the business of plum, biW&, either ,as a s?strer plumber or employ- ing plumber or as a Jo .3rne;an plumber, The fee for examination for a gaster Plum -Der or employing plumbing shall be Ter_ Dollars ($10); for a j©uMeyman plumber It shall. be Five Dollars Said caertifIcate shall be valid for the term of one year6 but the same ca=b. be renevred without further exami.nati.on. If application is made to said Board not less than thirty days before the e mirat on of said certificateo The fee for the renewing shall be One Dollar, it be -Ing expressly understood p hls renewal meta does not supplant or replace the annual license fees collected by the C•lty, Said. Certificate shall be revocable at any time by said Board for cause, All moneys received by the Town hereunder: shall be paid into the General Fund of said Torn. Any person desiring to engage in or work at the business of plumb ;,, either as a master plumber ©r an employing plumber or as a jou<neyman plumber,, shall, make application to said Board of Examiners hereinbefore provided for at such times and places as said Board may designate. Said examination shall be made in whole or in part In writing, a and shall be of a practical and elementary characters but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant, Section 3, PROPER ILICENSES TO BE ISSUED. It shall be the duty of the Board of Plumbing to issue to pl.umbere found competent upon examinat=ion proper 0e11ificates and. it shall be uiLlawful for any person not the holder of a certificate thus issued to engage in the business or trade of plumbing within the limits of the Tcwn of Atlantic Beach, Florida, Se ion &o MASTER AND JOURzJMAN PLWMER LICENSED. Every matiter,, employing or journeyman plumber carrying on his business or trade in the Town of Atlantic Beach shaDL appear in person before the said Board of Examiners and pass an exuiination as to his competency as required by lawn except any master, employ -Ing, or jor rneyman plumber hav-i-g a current occup- ational license issued by the T aun of Atlantic Beach and having a cu -Trent certificate Issued by the City of dacDf-. onwg, ;jll.e or the City of Jacksonville Beach shall be i.ssmed a Certificate by the Board of Pludbing Elia with- out further ea-ination if same is requested in W ei$ veith:in fifteen days after the passage of this Ordinance, 01) for such certificate, 0 There shall be a charge of one: dollar 2, L Section . MASTER PLUDIBERS TO GIVE BOND. It ,hall be required of every person obtaining a masker plumber's certificate, before engaging in the business of roaster plumbers, to pay to the Town an annual occupational license tax in the sura of `twenty-five Dollars (,4125) for a license to conduct said business and to execute a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($P1,000) with a responsible surety company authorized to do business in Flori& as surety, conditioned to protect said gown and/ear the owner or owners of pre- mises against all loss or damage occasioned by the nelgligenco- of the principal therein in failing to properly execute and protect all work done by him or his employees or under his direction or supervision and from all loss or damage occasioned by or arising in any manner from any such work done by said principal or his employees or under his direction or supervision, which is not caused by the negligence of said Town, its agent or employees; conditioned, further, that the principal therein will keep and observe all ordinances at any time enacted by said Town, relating in any way to plumbing or plumbing work. Said bond shall be approved by the Town Manager of said Town before the same becomes effective, and may be sued on by said Town,, relating in arty way to plumbing or plumbing works and in case of the owner or owners of. premises damaged by such work,,, such owners shall be authorized to bring suit in any court of competent ,jurisdiction in the name of the Toms for their use and benefit, Provided, however, that in any action by the owner or owners of the promises, the same shall not involve the Town in any expense whatever, Section 6, WHEN LICENSES AND BONDS EXPIRE. All certificates issued by the Board of Plumbing Examiners, Licenses and bonds shall expire on and be null and void after June 30th of any year and no plumbing work shall be done and no permits shall be issued to any master or employing plumber who has not such certificate, license and bond as hereinbefore provided in full force and affect, Seg,ti. A permit will be required to do plumbing work of any character,, make any changes, extensions or disconnect plumbing or charge the location or type of any fixture, except the of leaks, or relieving temporary stoppages, Before the issuance of any permit the Plumbing Inspector shall ascertain whether new or second hand fixtures are to be used in the work and whenever second hand fixtures are proposed, the Plumbing Inspector shall require of the applicant satisfactory evidence in writing of the owner. ship of such fixtures and keep a record of same. 5 W4 a A fee of One Dol lag (Al) per .'Axture=, including washing, machines, tirater heaters and dishwashars, shall. be pais; to the $o-YLn Clerk when permit, is issued,, The minimum charge for any permit shall be Two Dollars ($2)a Sec -tion 8. The Plumbing inspector €hall be appointed by the gown Council and shall not be directly or indirectly engaged in any gray with any firm or corporation engaf.-ed in the bixsiness of contracting or installing plumbing, only. Section.90 Permits to do plumbing will be issued to mater Plumbers Section 10. The said "Rules ar.d Regulations" are amended and changed in the following respect: Sections 1,23,4,5,6»7,13,14 and 21 of said "Rules and Regulations" are hereby stricken and deletedo Section 4. Nothing in this Ordinance or in said "Rules and Regulations" shall be construed to affect any rights acquired or liability incurred, nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed. Nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance® Section 12. The invalidity of any section or provision of this Ordinance, or of the said "Rules and Regulations" hereby adopted, shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof, Section 13. Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time this Ordinance shall take effect, and inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed, Passed by the Town Council an first reading June 12thv 19560 Passed by the Town Council on second reading June 12th, 1956, Passed by the Town Council on third and final reading, and certified to the Mayor D 1956. 7---T Attuato TO—WE uric Appr7 this /'0 -day of Ju.lyfl 19560 Mayor