[Ord. No 2913 §1, 4-18-05]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Any person, business, organization, partnership, corporation
or sole proprietorship that engages in the business of contracting
for installation, alteration, repair, assembly, maintenance or service
of electrical systems and equipment within the City of Harrisonville,
Missouri.
Any person, business, organization, partnership, corporation
or sole proprietorship that engages in the business of contracting
for installation, alteration, repair assembly, maintenance or service
of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems within
the City of Harrisonville, Missouri.
Any person, business, organization, partnership, corporation
or sole proprietorship that engages in the business of contracting
for the installation, alteration, repair, assembly, maintenance or
service of plumbing systems and fixtures within the City of Harrisonville,
Missouri.
[Ord. No. 2913 §1, 4-18-2005; Ord. No. 3201 §1, 2-6-2012]
A.
No
electrical, mechanical or plumbing contractor, as defined herein or
other person, business, organization, partnership or corporation,
shall contract to perform, sublet any work to a person not licensed
for such work under the provisions of this Article or perform electrical,
mechanical or plumbing work, unless at least one (1) person who is
licensed, as set forth herein, is an employee of the business, organization,
partnership or corporation, to do or doing the electrical, mechanical
or plumbing work or is the person to do or doing the work.
B.
To
be properly licensed, a person must hold at the time of contracting
and at the time of the performance of the work, a valid Master Electrical,
Master Residential Electrical, Master Plumbing, Master Residential
Plumbing, Master Mechanical or a Residential Air Conditioning Trade
License from the City of Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri;
or a Thomson Prometric (formerly Experior) Test Certificate with a
minimum score of 75.
[Ord. No. 3239 §1, 8-5-2013]
C.
No permit shall be issued for the performance of electrical, mechanical or plumbing work as defined in this Section unless said work will be performed in compliance with Subsection (A) of this Section and a valid license or test certificate as required in Subsection (B) of this Section is provided for inspection at the time the permit is applied for or received.
D.
Exceptions. The following persons shall not be required
to comply with the above licensing requirements:
1.
Craftsman employed by a licensed contractor.
2.
Manufacturer's representatives working under the direct supervision
of a licensed individual and/or sales representatives installing low
amperage fixtures that they have sold to the location where it is
to be installed.
3.
Any person currently occupying and doing work regulated by this Section
in an existing single-family dwelling used exclusively for living
purposes, including the usual detached accessory building(s), providing
such person certifies that he/she is occupying the existing dwelling
and is the bona fide owner of such dwelling and accessory building(s)
and that said owner shall personally purchase all material and perform
all labor in connection therewith, providing however, that all such
work herein shall be subject to permit, inspection and approval in
accordance with the terms of this Article.
E.
As
a condition precedent to the issuance of a business license involving
electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work, the applicant shall furnish
to the City a certificate of insurance evidencing that the applicant
has a comprehensive general liability coverage policy with the minimum
limits of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for personal
injuries and property damage, and proof of Workers' Compensation coverage
pursuant to the laws of the State of Missouri.
