HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.4930.01-23-2017 BILL NO. 17-01 ORDINANCE NO. tfq,3o
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER
15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, BY REPEALING THE
BOARD OF EXAMINERS, AND ENACTING NEW
SECTIONS 15-426 AND 15-427 REGARDING
PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1 . Section 2-96 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled, "Boards and
commissions, " reading as follows :
Sec . 2-96 . - Boards and commissions .
Except as otherwise required by state or federal law,
the City Charter, or another city ordinance
specifically dealing with a particular board or
commission, the provisions of this article shall apply
to the following boards and commissions :
Cape Girardeau Airport Board, Board of
Adjustment, Board of Appeals, Board of Examiners,
Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course Advisory Board,
Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission,
Park and Recreation Advisory Board, Planning and
Zoning Commission, Public Library Board, Special
Business District Advisory Commission, Tree
Board, and any other board or commission
established by the city council pursuant to
sections 5 . 04, 5 . 05 and 5 . 06 of the City Charter .
Iis hereby repealed in its ent_ rety,j and a new Section 2-96,
entitled, "Boards and commissions, " is hereby enacted in lieu
thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows :
Sec. 2-96. - Boards and commissions .
Except as otherwise required by state or federal law,
the City Charter, or another city ordinance
specifically dealing with a particular board or
commission, the provisions of this article shall apply
to the following boards and commissions :
Cape Girardeau Airport Board, Board of
Adjustment, Board of Appeals, Cape Jaycee
Municipal Golf Course Advisory Board, Cape
Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission, Park
and Recreation Advisory Board, Planning and
Zoning Commission, Public Library Board, Special
Business District Advisory Commission, Tree
Board, and any other board or commission
established by the city council pursuant to
sections 5 . 04, 5 . 05 and 5 . 06 of the City Charter.
ARTICLE 2 . Section 15-426 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled, "Board of
Examiners, " reading as follows :
Sec. 15-426 . - Board of examiners .
(a) Creation. There is hereby created a board of
examiners of construction trades consisting
of eight (8) regular members .
(b) Term, appointment, qualifications .
(1) The city council shall appoint the eight (8)
members of the board of examiners by formal
motion and majority action. Except as
otherwise provided in section 2-98, members
of the board of examiners shall serve for
terms of three (3) years . All members ' terms
shall be staggered so that three (3)
members ' terms expire each year, but every
third year only two (2) members ' terms shall
expire .
(2) Four (4) of the eight (8) members of the
board shall have at least six ( 6) years
practical experience in one (1) of the
construction trades, and be licensed
hereunder and be actually engaged in or
working at their construction trade at the
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time of their appointment . These four (4)
regular members of the board must include
not more than one (1) of each of the
following: plumber, mechanical installer,
electrician, construction contractor, master
drainlayer and plumber fixture installer.
(3) Three (3) members of the board shall all be
licensed pursuant to this article as either
a plumber, a mechanical installer, an
electrician, a construction contractor, a
master drainlayer or a plumbing fixture
installer and must be actually engaged in or
working at their trade at the time of their
appointment .
(4) One (1) of the eight (8) members of the
board need not be a licensed practitioner of
one (1) of the construction trades .
(5) Up to two (2) of the eight (8) members of
the board of examiners may be residents of
Cape Girardeau County, as long as they hold a
valid construction trades license under the
terms of this chapter. The remaining members
must be residents of the city.
(c) Officers. The board of examiners shall meet
annually during the month of January to elect
officers .
(d) Meetings. The board of examiners shall meet
regularly at least once each calendar
month for the purpose of examining all applicants who
have requested licenses pursuant to this article . The
action of a simple majority of the members will
suffice to render a decision. The board shall report
to the council who has been tested, the results of the
tests, and the reasons for denial of any license .
(e) Duties. It shall be the duty of the board of
examiners to examine the qualifications of all
applicants for a plumber ' s license, mechanical
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installer' s license, master drainlayer' s license and
electrician' s license, as to their knowledge of and
ability to perform the duties and services of the
trade for which the application is made . The results
of such examination shall be certified to the city
clerk, where the certified results will become a
permanent record. As a result of the aforesaid
examination, the board of examiners may, when
satisfied as to the competency and ability of the
applicants for plumber' s, mechanical installer ' s,
master drainlayer' s and electrician' s licenses,
authorize the city clerk to issue a plumber ' s,
mechanical installer' s, master drainlayer' s or
electrician' s license to the applicant . The board
shall commission the administration of tests as
required herein to a nationally recognized testing
agency using a nationally recognized test or the
equivalent . The board shall also serve to advise the
city council and city staff as to any recommendations
they deem appropriate with regard to the licensing of
various trades in the City of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri .
The City Clerk of Cape Girardeau is hereby authorized
to act on behalf of the board of examiners in issuance
of licenses for construction contractors, plumbing
fixture installers, and where RSMo § 67 . 275 requires
reciprocity for electrical contractors .
The City Clerk of Cape Girardeau is also hereby
authorized to act on behalf of the board of examiners
in approving applicants with an expired license for
re-examination without requiring the applicant' s
appearance before the board for approval .
is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 15-426,
entitled, "Processing of Applications, " is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows :
Sec. 15-426 . - Processing of applications .
(a) Duty of City Manager. It shall be the duty of the
City Manager to examine the qualifications of all
applicants for a plumber' s license, mechanical
installer' s license, master drainlayer' s license and
electrician' s license, as to their knowledge of and
ability to perform the duties and services of the
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trade for which the application is made . The results
of such examination shall be certified to the City
Clerk, where the certified results will become a
permanent record. As a result of the aforesaid
examination, the City Manager may, when satisfied as
to the competency and ability of the applicants for
plumber' s, mechanical installer' s, master drainlayer' s
and electrician' s licenses, authorize the City Clerk
to issue a plumber' s, mechanical installer' s, master
drainlayer' s or electrician' s license to the
applicant . The City Manager shall commission the
administration of tests as required herein to a
nationally recognized testing agency using a
nationally recognized test or the equivalent . The City
Manager shall also serve to advise the City Council
and City Staff as to any recommendations they deem
appropriate with regard to the licensing of various
trades in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri .
(b) Duty of City Clerk. The City Clerk of Cape
Girardeau is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the
City Manager in issuance of licenses for construction
contractors and plumbing fixture installers .
(c) Appeals. Any applicant aggrieved by a decision of
the City Manager may appeal that decision within
fourteen (14) days to the Board of Appeals created in
Chapter 7 of the City Code . All appeals must be in
writing, and they must state the basis for such appeal
and the specific relief sought .
(d) City Manager. The term City Manager as used in the
Article shall mean the current City Manager of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, or his or her
designee .
ARTICLE 3 . Section 15-427 of the Code of Ordinances of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, entitled, "License required, " reading as
follows :
Sec. 15-427 . - License required.
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(a) License required. Any person who engages in or
performs work on installing or altering plumbing
facilities in a building or structure, or for any
building or structure or who engages in or performs
the work of installing the sanitary or building storm
sewer, or any work concerning the installation of
sanitary or storm trunk, main and lateral sewers on
public property, recorded easements or on private
property, when such work is required to be done in
accordance with the ICC International Plumbing Code,
shall be a licensed master or journeyman plumber, or
shall be working under the direct supervision of a
licensed plumber, or shall be a registered apprentice,
except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at the installation
of the sanitary or storm building sewer, starting five
(5) feet beyond the building foundation wall, (end of
building drain) or any work concerning the
installation of sanitary or storm, trunk, main and
lateral sewers, on public property, recorded
easements, or on private property when such work is
required to be done in conformance with the ICC
International Plumbing Code, shall be a master
drainlayer, or shall be working under the direct
supervision of a master drainlayer, a journeyman
plumber or a master plumber, or shall be a registered
apprentice, except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at the
installation, extension, alteration or repair of any
heating or cooling appliances, gas piping, related
duct and venting requirements in connection with the
appropriate service on consumers premises within the
city, where such work is required to be done in
conformity with the ICC International Mechanical Code
and ICC International Fuel Code, shall be a licensed
mechanical installer, or shall be working under the
direct supervision of a licensed mechanical installer,
or shall be a registered apprentice, except as
otherwise provided in this Code .
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Any person who engages in or works at installing or
repairing of electrical wiring, fixtures or other
appurtenances, whenever such work is required to be
done in conformance with the National Electrical Code,
shall be a licensed electrician, or shall be working
under the direct supervision of a licensed
electrician, or shall be a registered apprentice,
except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at building,
constructing or renovating any buildings or structures
within the City of Cape Girardeau, when such work is
required to be done in conformance with the ICC
International Building Code, shall be a licensed
construction contractor or shall be working under the
direct supervision of a licensed construction
contractor, except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at the installation
of water conditions or water treatment equipment,
spas, swimming pools, dish washers, ice makers, lawn
sprinkler systems and other limited plumbing efforts
that involve tapping into a present water system
without extending or altering the system other than
installing additional equipment shall be a licensed
plumbing fixture installer, or shall be working under
the direct supervision of a licensed plumbing fixture
installer, or shall be a registered apprentice, except
as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any qualified and licensed technician when performing
work under a permit as per the ICC International Codes
may install in a very limited and necessary manner,
related piping, electrical wiring, duct work, and
other hardware to make the equipment installation
complete and useable .
(b) Classifications requiring license.
Classifications of building trades construction
licenses for which the board of examiners shall
examine qualifications are :
(1) Master plumber.
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(2) Journeyman plumber.
(3) Mechanical installer.
(4) Master drainlayer.
(5) Master electrician.
( 6) Journeyman electrician.
(7) Residential electrician.
(8) Electrical maintenance .
(9) Sign contractor, electrician.
(10) Construction contractor.
(11) Plumbing fixture installer.
(c) Qualifications .
(1) Master plumber. The applicant for a master
plumber' s license shall have at least one (1)
year experience as a licensed journeyman plumber
or in lieu thereof, possess such experience or
training as is the equivalent thereto . Equivalent
training and experience shall mean:
a. A degree in engineering from an
accredited college or university, and
two (2) years of experience in the
design, planning and installation of
plumbing systems, house drainage and
structure ventilation; or
b. The satisfactory completion of a two
(2) year course in practical plumbing,
structure drainage and structure
ventilation at a recognized trade or
technical school, and four (4) years
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experience in the design, planning and
installation of plumbing systems,
structure drainage and structure
ventilation.
The applicant shall also possess the ability to
direct other persons in the performance of
plumbing work, and shall be skilled in planning,
designing and installing plumbing fixtures and
facilities .
(2) Journeyman plumber. The applicant for a
journeyman plumber' s license shall have at least
four (4) years practical experience working in
the trade for which the applicant is applying for
a license . The board of examiners may waive two
(2) years of the practical experience requirement
if an applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the board of examiners may waive the entire
four (4) year practical experience requirement if
the applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university.
(3) Mechanical installer. The applicant for a
mechanical installer shall have four (4) years
practical experience working in the trade for
which the applicant is applying for a license .
The board of examiners may waive two (2) years of
the practical experience requirement if an
applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the board of examiners may waive the entire
four (4) year practical experience requirement if
the applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university.
(4) Master drainlayers. The applicant for a
master drainlayer' s license shall have at least
three (3) years of practical experience working
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in the trade for which the applicant is applying
for a license . The board of examiners may waive
two (2) years of the practical experience
requirement if an applicant has a two (2) year
degree from a certified technical school, college
or university and the board of examiners may
waive the entire three (3) year practical
experience requirement if the applicant has a
four (4) year degree from a certified technical
school, college or university.
(5) Master electrician. The applicant for a
master electrician' s license shall have one (1)
year experience as a licensed journeyman
electrician or in lieu thereof, possess such
experience or training as is the equivalent
thereto .
Equivalent training and experience shall mean:
a. A degree in engineering from an
accredited college or university, and
two (2) years of experience in the
design, planning and installation of
electrical systems; or,
b. The satisfactory completion of a two (2)
year course in practical electrical
installation at a recognized trade or
technical school, and four (4) years
experience in the design, planning and
installation of electrical systems .
The applicant shall also possess the ability to
direct other persons in the performance of
electrical work, and shall be skilled in
planning, designing and installing electrical
fixtures and facilities .
( 6) Journeyman electrician. The applicant for a
journeyman electrician' s license shall have at
least four (4) years practical experience working
in the trade for which the applicant is applying
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for a license . The board of examiners may waive
two (2) years of the practical experience
requirement if an applicant has a two (2) year
degree from a certified technical school, college
or university and the board of examiners may
waive the entire four (4) year practical
experience requirement if the applicant has a
four (4) year degree from a certified technical
school, college or university.
(7) Residential electrician. The applicant for a
residential electrician' s license shall have at
least four (4) years practical experience working
in the trade for which the applicant is applying
for a license . The board of examiners may waive
two (2) years of the practical experience
requirement if an applicant has a two (2) year
degree from a certified technical school, college
or university and the board of examiners may
waive the entire four (4) year practical
experience requirement if the applicant has a
four (4) year degree from a certified technical
school, college or university. Those who qualify
can perform electrical work in single-family,
duplex and tri-plex residential structures only.
The term "residential structures" shall not
include dormitories .
(8) Electrical maintenance. The applicant for
electrical maintenance licenses shall have at
least three (3) years practical experience in the
trade for which the applicant is applying for a
license . Any maintenance shall be limited to the
repair of existing branch circuits, fixtures,
apparatus or equipment and the relocation of
existing branch circuits and the switching or de-
energizing of the same for safety purposes on
premises or buildings owned, occupied or
otherwise controlled by the person, firm or
corporation by whom the maintenance electrician
is permanently employed. This position cannot
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install, alter or replace service equipment or
any feeder to the service equipment .
(9) Sign contractor, electrician. The applicant
for the sign contractor, electrician license
shall have at least three (3) years practical
experience in the trade for which the applicant
is applying for a license . Those who qualify may
install, alter, add to or change any electrical
wires, apparatus, raceways, conduit or any part
thereof on electrical signs, and are qualified to
erect signs .
(10) Construction contractor and plumbing
fixture installer. Applicants for the
construction contractor and plumbing fixture
installers licenses need have no practical
experience nor are they subject to any
examination by the board of examiners as to their
competence and ability, but instead shall be
issued their license upon application to the city
clerk.
(11) Apprentice. An "apprentice" as that term is
used in this Code means a person undergoing
training or instruction in any of the trades and
who has registered with the board of examiners as
an apprentice setting forth in such requirement
his name, age and address, trade identification,
employer' s name and address . Apprentices must
have apprentice cards while working on a jobsite
requiring permits . The apprentice shall be
responsible to keep all information in these
records complete, up-to-date, and accurate . An
annual registration fee of fifteen dollars
($15 . 00) , renewable July 1 of each year, shall be
assessed.
(d) Fees. The annual fee for a building trades
license issued hereunder shall be thirty-five dollars
($35 . 00) for each of the construction trades licenses .
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(e) Expiration and renewal . A license issued by the
board or the city clerk shall expire on April first of
the year following the year in which it is issued and
may be renewed upon payment of the annual fee in the
amount provided in the section above . Expired licenses
may be renewed within thirty (30) days after they
expire upon the payment of the penalty of ten dollars
($10 . 00) . A penalty of twenty dollars ($20 . 00) shall
apply upon expiration of thirty-one (31) to sixty ( 60)
days and a penalty of thirty dollars ($30 . 00) shall
apply upon expiration of 61 to 90 days . A licensee
whose license has expired longer than ninety (90) days
shall be reexamined in the same manner as the required
initial examination under this Code .
(f) Revocation, suspension. The board of examiners
may suspend the license of any person who is convicted
in the Municipal Court of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, of
violating any provision of the Cape Girardeau
Construction Codes . The suspension shall be for a
period of up to ninety (90) days .
The board of examiners may revoke any license obtained
through nondisclosure, misstatement or
misrepresentation of a material fact . Further, the
board may revoke the license of any person who shall
have been convicted for the second or subsequent
offense of any violation of the Cape Girardeau
Construction Codes . Such revocations shall be for a
period of one (1) year.
Before a license may be suspended or revoked, the
licensee shall have notice in writing enumerating the
charges against him and be entitled to a hearing by
the board of examiners not sooner than five (5) days
from their receipt of the notice . The licensee shall
be given an opportunity to present testimony, oral or
written, and shall have the right of cross-
examination. All testimony shall be given under oath.
The board shall have the power to administer oaths,
issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of
witnesses . The decision of the board shall be based
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upon the evidence produced at the hearing and made a
part of the record thereof. A person whose license has
been revoked shall not be permitted to apply for a new
license within one (1) year of the date of revocation
and at the time of the application for a new license
shall be required to be examined as though being
licensed for the first time .
(g) Examination and registration. Any person desiring
to engage in business as a master plumber, journeyman
plumber, master drainlayer, mechanical installer,
master electrician, journeyman electrician,
residential electrician, electrical maintenance, or
sign contractor electrician, shall make written
application to the board of examiners for a license .
The application shall be made on forms available at
the office of inspection services . The applicant shall
appear at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
board so as to establish the applicant ' s compliance
with the experience requirements of this article .
Applicants for master plumber, journeyman plumber,
mechanical installer, master drainlayer, master
electrician, journeyman electrician, residential
electrician, electrical maintenance, or sign
contractor electrician, licenses shall undergo such
examination as the board shall direct so as to
establish the competency and qualifications of the
applicant . The board may, at its option, designate an
independent third party for the preparation and
supervision of the testing required herein. All
examinations given by the board of examiners or its
designee shall be standardized in nature and shall
test the qualifications of the applicant as to his or
her ability to perform as required by the construction
codes of the city. Such examinations may be in writing
form or may be a field practicum. Such test shall
include an open book segment on the pertinent
construction code .
An examination fee equivalent to the cost of
administering the examination will be remitted from
the applicant for each and every test taken.
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Applications for a construction contractor, plumbing
fixture installer, or apprentice license shall be made
on forms available at the office of building
inspector.
(1) Examination for a master plumber 's license.
The examination for a master plumber' s license
shall be a written examination of the applicant ' s
ability, experience and skill in the aspects of
practical plumbing/management skills as may be
necessary to meet the qualifications required for
master plumbers .
(2) Examination for journeyman plumber 's
license. The examination for a journeyman
plumber' s license shall be a written examination
of the applicant ' s ability, experience and skill
in the installation, alteration, repair,
dismantling and maintenance of plumbing and
drainage systems or parts thereof generally.
(3) Examination for master drainlayer 's license.
The examination for a master drainlayer' s license
shall be a written examination of the applicant ' s
ability, experience and skill in the installation
of house sewers and sewer lines beyond a point
five (5) feet outside a building, and the
planning, designing, direction, supervision and
installation of public and private sewers and
storm drains .
(4) Examination for mechanical installer. The
examination for a mechanical installer shall be a
written examination of the applicant ' s ability,
experience and skill in the installation,
alteration, repair, dismantling and maintenance
of gas service or appliances and all related
mechanical equipment including duct and venting
apparatus or parts generally thereof.
(5) Examination for electrician 's license. The
examination for any electrician' s license shall
be a written examination of the applicant ' s
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ability, experience and skill in the aspects of
practical electrical skills as may be necessary
to meet the qualifications required for
electricians .
( 6) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, the board may issue a license without an
examination under the following terms and
conditions :
a. If the board finds through its
investigation that the applicant has a
similar license issued by another city,
state, or governmental entity, and in
acquiring that license, the applicant
has passed an examination equivalent to
the examination given by the City of
Cape Girardeau; and
b. If the other licensing authority would
grant a license without examination to
an applicant holding a license issued by
the City of Cape Girardeau; and
C. If the applicant pays all fees and meets
all the other requirements of this
section, except that in the event that
the reciprocal licensee fails to renew
his license within the specified time
period for renewal, he shall be subject
to the renewal requirements as if he
were a resident licensee .
(h) Existing electrician license holders. All persons
licensed as an electrician as of March 28, 1996, shall
be entitled to continue working in that capacity and
license status under their existing electrician
license, without the necessity of passing an
examination, as long as they have complied with all
other requirements for that license, provided however,
that they must obtain a new license issued pursuant to
this article on or before March 28, 2001 . The holder
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of an existing electrician license may apply for one
of the new licenses set out in section 15-427 (c) (5) ,
( 6) , (7) , (8) , (9) and (11) , and shall specify in the
application what type of license is desired. If the
applicant meets the requirements for training and
experience established in section 15-427 (c) for that
license as determined by the board of examiners, that
license shall be issued. In addition, applicants for a
master electrician license shall personally appear
before the board of examiners to present their
application and to satisfy the board of examiners '
inquiries about their training and experience, before
a master electrician license may be issued.
(i) Temporary license. The board may issue a
temporary license pending examination, provided the
applicant holds a similar license issued by another
city, state or governmental entity, and in acquiring
that license, the applicant has passed an examination
equivalent to the examination given by the City of
Cape Girardeau. Such permit shall not be valid for
more than sixty ( 60) days .
(j ) Insurance. Any person who shall apply for a
construction trades license pursuant to this article
shall state to the city clerk whether such applicant,
or his employer, has obtained general liability
insurance coverage for his or her work to be done
under the supervision of such employer and pursuant to
such license . The applicant shall provide proof of
such liability insurance, minimum amount being three
hundred thousand dollars ($300, 000 . 00) , to the city
clerk with the name of the insurance carrier and the
limits of coverage and the duration of the policy
which has been purchased.
(k) Inactive license holders. Those persons that hold
any license that requires testing in accordance with
this section shall be exempt from the worker' s
compensation and liability insurance verification
requirements, and annual renewal fees, when they
obtain an inactive license . The holder of an inactive
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license cannot obtain permits and cannot work in his
licensed occupation (s) for compensation. The holder of
an inactive license may obtain an active license by
complying with all the requirements of this article
and applicable state law.
is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 15-427,
entitled, "License required, " is hereby enacted in lieu thereof,
in words and figures, to read as follows :
Sec. 15-427 . - License required.
(a) License required. Any person who engages in or
performs work on installing or altering plumbing
facilities in a building or structure, or for any
building or structure or who engages in or performs
the work of installing the sanitary or building storm
sewer, or any work concerning the installation of
sanitary or storm trunk, main and lateral sewers on
public property, recorded easements or on private
property, when such work is required to be done in
accordance with the ICC International Plumbing Code,
shall be a licensed master or journeyman plumber, or
shall be working under the direct supervision of a
licensed plumber, except as otherwise provided in this
Code .
Any person who engages in or works at the installation
of the sanitary or storm building sewer, starting five
(5) feet beyond the building foundation wall, (end of
building drain) or any work concerning the
installation of sanitary or storm, trunk, main and
lateral sewers, on public property, recorded
easements, or on private property when such work is
required to be done in conformance with the ICC
International Plumbing Code, shall be a master
drainlayer, or shall be working under the direct
supervision of a master drainlayer, a journeyman
plumber or a master plumber, except as otherwise
provided in this Code .
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Any person who engages in or works at the
installation, extension, alteration or repair of any
heating or cooling appliances, gas piping, related
duct and venting requirements in connection with the
appropriate service on consumers premises within the
city, where such work is required to be done in
conformity with the ICC International Mechanical Code
and ICC International Fuel Code, shall be a licensed
mechanical installer, or shall be working under the
direct supervision of a licensed mechanical installer,
except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at installing or
repairing of electrical wiring, fixtures or other
appurtenances, whenever such work is required to be
done in conformance with the National Electrical Code,
shall be a licensed electrician, or shall be working
under the direct supervision of a licensed
electrician, except as otherwise provided in this
Code .
Any person who engages in or works at building,
constructing or renovating any buildings or structures
within the City of Cape Girardeau, when such work is
required to be done in conformance with the ICC
International Building Code, shall be a licensed
construction contractor or shall be working under the
direct supervision of a licensed construction
contractor, except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any person who engages in or works at the installation
of water conditions or water treatment equipment,
spas, swimming pools, dish washers, ice makers, lawn
sprinkler systems and other limited plumbing efforts
that involve tapping into a present water system
without extending or altering the system other than
installing additional equipment shall be a licensed
plumbing fixture installer, or shall be working under
the direct supervision of a licensed plumbing fixture
installer, except as otherwise provided in this Code .
Any qualified and licensed technician when performing
work under a permit as per the ICC International Codes
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may install in a very limited and necessary manner,
related piping, electrical wiring, duct work, and
other hardware to make the equipment installation
complete and useable .
(b) Classifications requiring license. Classifications
of building trades construction licenses for which the
City Manager shall examine qualifications are :
(1) Master plumber.
(2) Journeyman plumber.
(3) Mechanical installer.
(4) Master drainlayer.
(5) Master electrician.
( 6) Journeyman electrician.
(7) Residential electrician.
(8) Electrical maintenance .
(9) Sign contractor, electrician.
(10) Construction contractor.
(11) Plumbing fixture installer.
(c) Qualifications .
(1) Master plumber. The applicant for a master
plumber' s license shall have at least one (1)
year experience as a licensed journeyman plumber
or in lieu thereof, possess such experience or
training as is the equivalent thereto . Equivalent
training and experience shall mean:
a. A degree in engineering from an
accredited college or university, and
two (2) years of experience in the
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design, planning and installation of
plumbing systems, house drainage and
structure ventilation; or
b. The satisfactory completion of a two
(2) year course in practical plumbing,
structure drainage and structure
ventilation at a recognized trade or
technical school, and four (4) years
experience in the design, planning and
installation of plumbing systems,
structure drainage and structure
ventilation.
The applicant shall also possess the ability
to direct other persons in the performance
of plumbing work, and shall be skilled in
planning, designing and installing plumbing
fixtures and facilities .
(2) Journeyman plumber. The applicant for a
journeyman plumber' s license shall have at least
four (4) years practical experience working in
the trade for which the applicant is applying for
a license . The City Manager may waive two (2)
years of the practical experience requirement if
an applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the City Manager may waive the entire four
(4) year practical experience requirement if the
applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university.
(3) Mechanical installer. The applicant for a
mechanical installer shall have four (4) years
practical experience working in the trade for
which the applicant is applying for a license .
The City Manager may waive two (2) years of the
practical experience requirement if an applicant
has a two (2) year degree from a certified
technical school, college or university and the
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City Manager may waive the entire four (4) year
practical experience requirement if the applicant
has a four (4) year degree from a certified
technical school, college or university.
(4) Master drainlayers. The applicant for a
master drainlayer' s license shall have at least
three (3) years of practical experience working
in the trade for which the applicant is applying
for a license . The City Manager may waive two (2)
years of the practical experience requirement if
an applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the City Manager may waive the entire three
(3) year practical experience requirement if the
applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university.
(5) Master electrician. The applicant for a
master electrician' s license shall have one (1)
year experience as a licensed journeyman
electrician or in lieu thereof, possess such
experience or training as is the equivalent
thereto .
Equivalent training and experience shall mean:
a. A degree in engineering from an
accredited college or university, and
two (2) years of experience in the
design, planning and installation of
electrical systems; or,
b. The satisfactory completion of a two
(2) year course in practical electrical
installation at a recognized trade or
technical school, and four (4) years
experience in the design, planning and
installation of electrical systems .
The applicant shall also possess the ability
to direct other persons in the performance
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of electrical work, and shall be skilled in
planning, designing and installing
electrical fixtures and facilities .
( 6) Journeyman electrician. The applicant for a
journeyman electrician' s license shall have at
least four (4) years practical experience working
in the trade for which the applicant is applying
for a license . The City Manager may waive two (2)
years of the practical experience requirement if
an applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the City Manager may waive the entire four
(4) year practical experience requirement if the
applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university.
(7) Residential electrician. The applicant for a
residential electrician' s license shall have at
least four (4) years practical experience working
in the trade for which the applicant is applying
for a license . The City Manager may waive two (2)
years of the practical experience requirement if
an applicant has a two (2) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or university
and the City Manager may waive the entire four
(4) year practical experience requirement if the
applicant has a four (4) year degree from a
certified technical school, college or
university. Those who qualify can perform
electrical work in single-family, duplex and tri-
plex residential structures only. The term
"residential structures" shall not include
dormitories .
(8) Electrical maintenance. The applicant for
electrical maintenance licenses shall have at
least three (3) years practical experience in the
trade for which the applicant is applying for a
license . Any maintenance shall be limited to the
repair of existing branch circuits, fixtures,
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apparatus or equipment and the relocation of
existing branch circuits and the switching or de-
energizing of the same for safety purposes on
premises or buildings owned, occupied or
otherwise controlled by the person, firm or
corporation by whom the maintenance electrician
is permanently employed. This position cannot
install, alter or replace service equipment or
any feeder to the service equipment .
(9) Sign contractor, electrician. The applicant
for the sign contractor, electrician license
shall have at least three (3) years practical
experience in the trade for which the applicant
is applying for a license . Those who qualify may
install, alter, add to or change any electrical
wires, apparatus, raceways, conduit or any part
thereof on electrical signs, and are qualified to
erect signs .
(10) Construction contractor and plumbing
fixture installer. Applicants for the
construction contractor and plumbing fixture
installers licenses need have no practical
experience nor are they subject to any
examination by the City Manager as to their
competence and ability, but instead shall be
issued their license upon application to the City
Manager.
(d) Fees. The annual fee for a building trades
license issued hereunder shall as established in the
city fee schedule, as amended.
(e) Expiration and renewal . A license issued by the
City Clerk shall expire one (1) , two (2) , or three (3)
years from the date of issue and may be renewed upon
payment of the annual fee (s) and penalty, if any, as
and in the amount (s) established in the city fee
schedule, as amended. A licensee whose license has
expired longer than ninety (90) days shall reapply in
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the same manner as the required initial application
under this Code .
(f) Revocation, suspension. The City Manager may
suspend the license of any person who is convicted in
the Municipal Court of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, of
violating any provision of the Cape Girardeau
Construction Codes . The suspension shall be for a
period of up to ninety (90) days .
The City Manager may revoke any license obtained
through nondisclosure, misstatement or
misrepresentation of a material fact . Further, the
City Manager may revoke the license of any person who
shall have been convicted for the second or subsequent
offense of any violation of the Cape Girardeau
Construction Codes . Such revocations shall be for a
period of one (1) year.
Before a license may be suspended or revoked, the
licensee shall have notice in writing enumerating the
charges against him and be entitled to a hearing by
the City Manager not sooner than five (5) days from
their receipt of the notice . The licensee shall be
given an opportunity to present testimony, oral or
written, and shall have the right of cross-
examination. All testimony shall be given under oath.
The City Manager shall have the power to administer
oaths, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of
witnesses . The decision of the City Manager shall be
based upon the evidence produced at the hearing and
made a part of the record thereof. A person whose
license has been revoked shall not be permitted to
apply for a new license within one (1) year of the
date of revocation and at the time of the application
for a new license shall be required to be examined,
based on the license classification requested, as
though being licensed for the first time .
(g) Examination and registration. Any person desiring
to engage in business as a master plumber, journeyman
plumber, master drainlayer, mechanical installer,
master electrician, journeyman electrician,
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residential electrician, electrical maintenance, or
sign contractor electrician, shall make written
application to the City Manager for a license . The
application shall be made on such forms provided by
the city. The applicant shall appear before the City
Manager so as to establish the applicant ' s compliance
with the experience requirements of this article .
Applicants for master plumber, journeyman plumber,
mechanical installer, master drainlayer, master
electrician, journeyman electrician, residential
electrician, electrical maintenance, or sign
contractor electrician, licenses shall undergo such
examination as the City Manager shall direct so as to
establish the competency and qualifications of the
applicant . The City Manager shall designate an
independent third party for the preparation and
supervision of the testing required herein. All
examinations given by the City Manager or his or her
designee shall be standardized in nature and shall
test the qualifications of the applicant as to his or
her ability to perform as required by the construction
codes of the city. Such examinations shall be in
writing.
Applications for a construction contractor, plumbing
fixture installer, or apprentice license shall be made
on such forms provided by the city.
(1) Examination for a master plumber 's license.
The examination for a master plumber' s license
shall be a written examination of the applicant ' s
ability, experience and skill in the aspects of
practical plumbing/management skills as may be
necessary to meet the qualifications required for
master plumbers .
(2) Examination for journeyman plumber 's
license. The examination for a journeyman
plumber' s license shall be a written examination
of the applicant ' s ability, experience and skill
in the installation, alteration, repair,
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dismantling and maintenance of plumbing and
drainage systems or parts thereof generally.
(3) Examination for master drainlayer 's license.
The examination for a master drainlayer' s license
shall be a written examination of the applicant ' s
ability, experience and skill in the installation
of house sewers and sewer lines beyond a point
five (5) feet outside a building, and the
planning, designing, direction, supervision and
installation of public and private sewers and
storm drains .
(4) Examination for mechanical installer. The
examination for a mechanical installer shall be a
written examination of the applicant ' s ability,
experience and skill in the installation,
alteration, repair, dismantling and maintenance
of gas service or appliances and all related
mechanical equipment including duct and venting
apparatus or parts generally thereof.
(5) Examination for electrician 's license. The
examination for any electrician' s license shall
be a written examination of the applicant ' s
ability, experience and skill in the aspects of
practical electrical skills as may be necessary
to meet the qualifications required for
electricians .
( 6) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, the City Manager may issue a license
without an examination under the following terms
and conditions :
a. If the City Manager finds through his or
her investigation that the applicant has
a similar license issued by another
city, state, or governmental entity, and
in acquiring that license, the applicant
has passed an examination equivalent to
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the examination given by the City of
Cape Girardeau; and
b. If the other licensing authority would
grant a license without examination to
an applicant holding a license issued by
the City of Cape Girardeau; and
C. If the applicant pays all fees and meets
all the other requirements of this
section, except that in the event that
the reciprocal licensee fails to renew
his license within the specified time
period for renewal, he shall be subject
to the renewal requirements as if he
were a resident licensee .
(h) Existing electrician license holders. All persons
licensed as an electrician as of March 28, 1996, shall
be entitled to continue working in that capacity and
license status under their existing electrician
license, without the necessity of passing an
examination, as long as they have complied with all
other requirements for that license, provided however,
that they must obtain a new license issued pursuant to
this article on or before March 28, 2001 . The holder
of an existing electrician license may apply for one
of the new licenses set out in section 15-427 (c) (5) ,
( 6) , (7) , (8) , (9) and (11) , and shall specify in the
application what type of license is desired. If the
applicant meets the requirements for training and
experience established in section 15-427 (c) for that
license as determined by the City Manager, that
license shall be issued. In addition, applicants for a
master electrician license shall personally appear
before the City Manager to present their application
and to satisfy the City Manager' s inquiries about
their training and experience, before a master
electrician license may be issued.
(i) Temporary license. The City Manager may issue a
temporary license pending examination, provided the
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applicant holds a similar license issued by another
city, state or governmental entity, and in acquiring
that license, the applicant has passed an examination
equivalent to the examination given by the City of
Cape Girardeau. Such permit shall not be valid for
more than sixty ( 60) days .
(j ) Insurance. Any person who shall apply for a
construction trades license pursuant to this article
shall state to the City Manager whether such
applicant, or his employer, has obtained general
liability insurance coverage for his or her work to be
done under the supervision of such employer and
pursuant to such license . The applicant shall provide
proof of such liability insurance, minimum amount
being three hundred thousand dollars ($300, 000 . 00) , to
the City Manager with the name of the insurance
carrier and the limits of coverage and the duration of
the policy which has been purchased.
(k) Inactive license holders. Those persons that hold
any license that requires testing in accordance with
this section shall be exempt from the worker' s
compensation and liability insurance verification
requirements, and annual renewal fees, when they
obtain an inactive license . The holder of an inactive
license cannot obtain permits and cannot work in his
licensed occupation (s) for compensation except as
otherwise provided in this Code . The holder of an
inactive license may obtain an active license by
complying with all the requirements of this article
and applicable state law.
ARTICLE 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE 5. It is the intention of the governing body and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City
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of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code may
be renumbered to accomplish such intention .
ARTICLE 6 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
ten days after its passage and approval .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS Ccb DAY OF 2017 .
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Victor Gunn, r Pro Tempore
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