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City of Nanticoke, PA
Luzerne County
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[Adopted 6-3-2009 by Ord. No. 10-2009]
This article shall be known as the "City of Nanticoke Tradesperson Licensing Ordinance."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ELECTRICIAN
Includes the following:
A. 
MASTER ELECTRICIANA master electrician is a person who regularly engages in and works at the electrical trade, who employs and directs journeyman electricians and apprentice electricians, and who is entitled to secure permits for the installation or repair of electrical wiring.
B. 
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANA journeyman electrician is a person who regularly engages in and works in the electrical trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed master electrician.
C. 
APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANAn apprentice electrician is a person who is learning the electrical trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed master electrician.
GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR
A tradesperson who engages in any type of construction on a residential or commercial structure, not including the provision of electrical, plumbing or HVAC services. This definition shall not include any person or entity exempted from licensing requirements pursuant to the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Act 132 of 2008,[1] as determined by the Building Code Official.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) TRADESPERSON
A tradesperson who regularly engages in and works in the trade of providing climate control to residential or commercial structures.
PLUMBER
Includes the following:
A. 
MASTER PLUMBERA master plumber is a person who regularly engages in and works at the plumbing trade, who employs and directs journeyman plumbers and apprentice plumbers, and who is entitled to secure permits for the installation or repair of plumbing.
B. 
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERA journeyman plumber is a person who regularly engages in and works in the plumbing trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed master plumber.
C. 
APPRENTICE PLUMBERAn apprentice plumber is a person who is learning the plumbing trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed master plumber.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 73 P.S. § 517.1 et seq.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the trade, business or occupation of plumber, electrician, HVAC or general building contractor shall apply to the Building Code Official for a license and shall be registered as herein required.
An individual applying to the Building Code Official for a license and registration to engage in the business or occupation of plumber, electrician, HVAC professional or general building contractor shall provide evidence of licensing from a first, second or third class city in Pennsylvania or such other jurisdiction that shall have administered testing evidencing knowledge of necessary and appropriate codes and proficiency in the aforementioned trades. The Building Code Official shall determine the adequacy of the credentials of the testing jurisdiction. Alternatively, if the Building Code Official shall find that the applicant presenting himself or herself has a reasonable knowledge of the skills within the area of expertise in question, as determined by the passage of an approved test to establish such competency, then the Building Code Official, upon proof of the payment of the fee herein provided and upon filing with the Building Code Official a copy of his or her public liability and property damage insurance policy or policies indicating coverage in the amount of $300,000 for property damage and $500,000 for public liability, shall issue the requested license.
A. 
Applications for licenses shall be accompanied by proof that the proper fees have been paid to the City treasury. The first-time license/testing fees and renewal fees for general building contractors, HVAC professionals, plumbers and electricians shall be established by resolution of the City Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
All licenses shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance, at which time they must be renewed as hereinafter provided. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with testing. The license/testing fee shall be subject to change from time to time via resolution of the City Council.
Any applicant who is unsuccessful in passing the examination prescribed by the Building Code Official will be permitted to take a reexamination not less than 30 days after the date of the unsuccessful examination.
Any licensee desiring to continue to practice the profession or trade for the year following the expiration of the current license shall surrender the current license for the then-current year to the Building Code Official, who shall forthwith, upon proof of the payment of the proper fee herein provided and the filing of a copy of current required insurance policy or policies regarding public liability and property damage, issue to the applicant a license for the ensuing year.
A. 
An appeal from any decision of the Building Code Official may be taken to the Appeals Board. Such board shall be the same board as established as an appeals board relating to the Uniform Construction Code. Such appeal shall be made in writing within 10 days after such decision has been made, shall be verified by affidavit and filed with the City Manager. A hearing shall be scheduled by the Appeals Board within 30 days after the appeal has been filed. The appellant or his representative shall have the right to appear and be heard, if such right is requested in the written appeal. The decision on such appeal should be made by the Appeals Board within 10 days after the hearing. The decision of the Appeals Board on such appeals shall be in writing, copies of which shall be served on the Building Code Official and the appellant.
B. 
A fee as established by resolution of the City Council shall be payable in advance to the City Treasurer for each appeal taken to the Appeals Board from a decision of the Building Code Official to cover the cost of notices and hearing of the appeal. This fee shall be refundable to the appellant in such instances when the Appeals Board reverses the decision of the Building Code Official.
[Amended 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]
[Amended 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]
Any person who is not licensed as required by this article and who shall perform any work subject to licensing under this article or who shall fail to comply with the lawful regulations, order and direction of the Building Code Official shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to a fine or penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each and every offense or undergo imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both; and whenever such person shall have been notified by the Building Code Official or by service of summons in prosecution, or in any other way, that he or she is committing such violations of this article, each day in which he or she shall continue such violations after such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines or penalties are now by law collected.