[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of installing water conditioning apparatus without first having secured a license to do so from the Building and Inspection Department.
B. 
Application. The application for a license required by this article shall be made in writing to the Building and Inspection Department on blank forms prepared and furnished by such department, and shall give the full name under which such business is to be conducted.
C. 
Examination.
(1) 
As a member of the International Code Council, Inc., all examination and testing examinations will no longer be administered by this jurisdiction. Each applicant for a license required by the Building and Inspection Department shall provide proof of an associated passed exam given through the procedures set forth by the International Code Council, Inc. All exam and testing information can be located on the internet at iccsafe.org, under the contractor's testing section.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
After completion of the exam, each applicant for a license required by the Building and Inspection Department shall appear before the Building and Inspection Department, upon notice, and submit proof of passing examination and testing of his/her education and competency as may be required by such department.
(3) 
Metropolitan licensee. The holder of a valid drainlayer license issued by a metropolitan city in the State of Nebraska will be accepted in the City of Seward's jurisdiction without the examination requirements listed previously in this section.
D. 
License fee. When an applicant for a water conditioning contractor's/installer's license passes the examination and tests required to the satisfaction of the City, he/she shall pay a license fee as set from time to time by the City Council.
E. 
Certificate of insurance required. Prior to receiving a license under the preceding subsection, an applicant who has successfully passed the water conditioning contractor's/installer's examination shall provide a certificate of insurance which provides combined coverage for bodily injury and property damage in a minimum amount of $300,000 and shall strictly comply with this code and any other ordinances of the City relating to the installation, alteration or repair of any water conditioning apparatus within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
F. 
Issuance of license; term. At the time of approval by the Building Official and the payment of a license fee as set from time to time by the City Council, the Building Official shall issue a license to do water conditioning contracting work in the City, which shall be effective and valid through December 31 of each calendar year.
G. 
Renewal of license; fee. Before the expiration of any license issued from or by the Building and Inspection Department, the holder may, upon payment of a renewal fee in an amount set from time to time by the City Council, make application to the Building and Inspection Department for renewal of his/her license. Failure to make application and pay the renewal fee for renewal of a license before the expiration date thereof subjects the applicant to pay the renewal fee plus an additional late fee in an amount set from time to time by the City Council for each month or partial month since the expiration date of the license, up to and including three months from such expiration date. If the application is filed and the fees are paid in accordance with the above, the Building Official shall issue a renewal of such license without examination unless there are revocations or suspension proceedings in progress against such individual. If the holder of a license fails to make application for renewal of his/her license within 90 days from the expiration date, he or she shall lose all rights of his/her license and proceed in the same manner as if he or she had never held a license. If the Building Official has reason to believe that the licensee has violated the provisions of this code, he/she shall have the power to impose any revocation or suspension clause contained within the context of this article.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, remove, or repair any water conditioning appliance, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Building and Inspection Department. No permit shall be required for minor repair work. "Minor repair work" is defined as repairing leaks in pipes, cleaning out supply or waste lines, or repairing a water conditioning appliance.
B. 
A permit to install a water conditioning appliance may be issued only to a duly registered water conditioning contractor or registered master plumber. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cause or permit any water conditioning installation to be done on any property owned, managed, or controlled by such person, firm or corporation unless such work is done by said duly registered water conditioning contractor/installer or registered plumber.
C. 
Application for a permit may be made in writing to the Building and Inspection Department on a form furnished by the Building and Inspection Department for that purpose.
No license required under this article shall be required of any individual doing installation or repair of the water conditioning appliance in the residence in which he/she lives; provided that such installation is done in conformity with this code and any other ordinances of the City. In all cases, the rules and regulations of this article shall be complied with and such individual shall notify the City of such work proposed, request inspection thereof and pay a permit fee to cover the cost of the inspection. Furthermore, this section shall only apply to those installations required for remodeling, additions and repairs. No individual shall be allowed to perform any plumbing work on new construction without first having passed the required examination and having provided the necessary insurance required by this article, and having been issued a license to do such work.
A base fee and fee for each water conditioning apparatus as set from time to time by the City Council shall be paid to the Building and Inspection Department.
A. 
The water piping to any water conditioning appliance shall be of materials and methods of installation approved for water distribution in this code. Piping from any water conditioning appliance to the City sewer system shall be of any material approved by the Building and Inspection Department.
B. 
All water conditioning installations shall be inspected by the Building and Inspection Department to ensure compliance with all the requirements of this code. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Building and Inspection Department orally or in writing that said work is ready for inspection, and for said person doing the work to provide access and means for proper inspection. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work to call for inspection of the water conditioning installation not later than three days after completion of the installation.
The installing, replacing, or relocating of any lawn sprinkler system shall be made in conformance with the provisions of this Part 2.
For the purpose of this Part 2, the following words or phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
LAWN SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR
Any person who is engaged in the business of installing, altering, replacing, repairing or relocating any lawn sprinkler system, or parts thereof, or who sets himself out as willing to perform such work himself or through his employees.
LAWN SPRINKLER INSTALLER
An individual who installs, alters, or assembles lawn sprinkler systems, and who is in the employ of a lawn sprinkler contractor.
A. 
License required.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of installing lawn sprinkler systems without first having secured a license to do so from the Building and Inspection Department.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
A master or journeyman plumber licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may perform lawn system work without having to secure the license required under this section.
B. 
Application. The application for a license required by this Part 2 shall be made in writing to the Building and Inspection Department on blank forms prepared and furnished by such department and shall give the full name under which such business is to be conducted.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
Examination.
(1) 
As a member of the International Code Council, Inc., all examination and testing examinations will no longer be administered by this jurisdiction. Each applicant for a license required by the Building and Inspection Department shall provide proof of an associated passed exam given through the procedures set forth by the International Code Council, Inc. All exam and testing information can be located on the internet at iccsafe.org, under the contractor's testing section.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(2) 
After completion of the exam, each applicant for a license required by the Building and Inspection Department shall appear before the Building and Inspection Department, upon notice, and submit proof of passing examination and testing of his/her education and competency as may be required by such department.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(3) 
Metropolitan licensee. The holder of a valid drainlayer's license issued by a metropolitan city in the State of Nebraska will be accepted in the City of Seward's jurisdiction without the examination requirements listed previously in this section.
D. 
License fee. When an applicant for a lawn sprinkler installer's license passes the examination and tests required to the satisfaction of the City, he/she shall pay a license fee as set from time to time by the City Council.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
Certificate of insurance required. Prior to receiving a license under the preceding subsection, an applicant who has successfully passed the lawn sprinkler installer's examination shall provide a certificate of insurance which provides combined coverage for bodily injury and property damage in a minimum amount of $300,000 and shall strictly comply with this code and any other ordinances of the City relating to the installation, alteration or repair of any water conditioning apparatus within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
F. 
Issuance of license; term. At the time of approval by the Building Official and the payment of a license fee as set from time to time by the City Council, the Building Official shall issue a license to do lawn sprinkler contracting work in the City, which shall be effective and valid through December 31 of each calendar year.[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
G. 
Renewal; fee. Before the expiration of any license issued from or by the Building and Inspection Department, the holder may, upon payment of a renewal fee in an amount set from time to time by the City Council, make application to the Building and Inspection Department for renewal of his/her license. Failure to make application and pay the renewal fee for renewal of a license before the expiration date thereof subjects the applicant to pay the renewal fee plus an additional late fee in an amount set from time to time by the City Council for each month or partial month since the expiration date of the license, up to and including three months from such expiration date. If the application is filed and the fees are paid in accordance with the above, the Building Official shall issue a renewal of such license without examination unless there are revocations or suspension proceedings in progress against such individual. If the holder of a license fails to make application for renewal of his/her license within 90 days from the expiration date, he or she shall lose all rights of his/her license and proceed in the same manner as if he or she had never held a license. If the Building Official has reason to believe that the licensee has violated the provisions of this code, he/she shall have the power to impose any revocation or suspension clause contained within the context of this article.[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, remove, or repair any lawn sprinkler apparatus, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Building and Inspection Department. No permit shall be required for minor repair work. "Minor repair work" is defined as repairing leaks in pipes, cleaning out supply or waste lines, or repairing a lawn sprinkler apparatus.
B. 
A permit to install a lawn sprinkler apparatus may be issued only to a duly registered lawn sprinkler contractor or registered master plumber. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cause or permit any water conditioning installation to be done on any property owned, managed, or controlled by such person, firm or corporation unless such work is done by said duly registered lawn sprinkler installer or registered plumber.
C. 
Application for a permit may be made in writing to the Building and Inspection Department on a form furnished by the Building and Inspection Department for that purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No license required under this article shall be required of any individual doing installation or repair of the lawn sprinkler systems in the residence in which he/she lives; provided that such installation is done in conformity with this code and any other ordinances of the City. In all cases, the rules and regulations of this Part 2 shall be complied with and such individual shall notify the City of such work proposed, request inspection thereof and pay a permit fee to cover the cost of the inspection. Furthermore, this section shall only apply to those installations required for remodeling, additions and repairs. No individual shall be allowed to perform any plumbing work on new construction without first having passed the required examination and having provided the necessary insurance required by this article, and having been issued a license to do such work.
A base permit fee and a lawn sprinkler system fee as set from time to time by the City Council shall be paid to the Building and Inspection Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
The water piping to any lawn sprinkler apparatus shall be of materials and methods of installation approved for water distribution in this code.
B. 
All lawn sprinkler system installations shall be inspected by the Building and Inspection Department to ensure compliance with all the requirements of this code. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Building and Inspection Department orally or in writing that said work is ready for inspection, and for said person doing the work to provide access and means for proper inspection. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work to call for inspection of the lawn sprinkler system installation not later than three days after completion of the installation.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).