[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
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Plan Review - New Construction
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Type
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Fee
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Use Groups B, E, M, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4
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$0.06 per square foot (up to 15,000 square feet plus $0.04 (15,001
square feet to Total)
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Use Groups A, H, I
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$0.06 per square foot (up to 20,000 square feet) plus $0.04
(20,001 square feet to Total)
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Use Groups F, S, U
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$0.06 per square foot (up to 12,000 square feet) plus $0.04
(12,001 square feet to Total)
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Individual Discipline Review Fees:
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Mechanical review fee
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12% of building plan review fee
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Plumbing review fee
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12% of building plan review fee
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Electrical review fee
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12% of building plan review fee
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Fire protection (speaker and/or alarm)
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12% of building plan review fee
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Individual Discipline Only Fee (MEP & FP)
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$250 for first 5 sheets plus $250 for each 10 sheets or portion
thereafter
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Minimum new construction review fee (IBC regulated)
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$250
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One- and two-family dwelling or townhouse (IRC regulated)
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$150/unit
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Plan Review - Alteration/Change of Use
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Use Groups B, E, M, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4
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$0.05 per square foot (up to 15,000 square feet) plus $0.03
(15,001 square feet to Total)
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Use Groups A, H, I
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$0.05 per square foot (up to 20,000 square feet) plus $0.03
(20,001 square feet to Total)
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Use Groups F, S, U
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$0.05 per square foot (up to 12,000 square feet) plus $0.03
(12,001 square feet to Total)
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Individual Discipline Review Fees:
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Mechanical review fee
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10% of building plan review fee
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Plumbing review fee
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10% of building plan review fee
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Electrical review fee
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10% of building plan review fee
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Fire protection (speaker and/or alarm)
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10% of building plan review fee
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Minimum alteration review fee
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$200
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All reviews reflect an initial review and review of 1 subsequent
revision. Any additional required reviews shall be conducted at 15%
of the respective discipline review fee. Minimum re-review fee = $75.
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Fees are established on the basis of per square foot of "gross
floor area" (GFA), which includes total square footage of all floors
within the perimeter of the outside walls, including basements, cellars,
garages, roofed patios, breezeways, covered walkways and attics with
a floor-to-ceiling height of six feet six inches or greater.
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3 sets of plans must be submitted for review. Upon approval,
1 set of original stamped plans must be present at the job site until
completion of the project. A scanned copy of the approved plans is
required to obtain a permit with the City of Erie.
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Plan Scanning and Archiving
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$1.25 per sheet
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[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(a)
Construction. Fees are based on the total cost of demolition, building,
furnace installation, pools and sheds.
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Construction Cost
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Fees
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Up to $2,000
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$25
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$2001 and up
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$25 + $6 per $1,000 in excess of $2,000
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(b)
Emergencies and weekend call-out inspections: $300.
(c)
Inspection for certificate of occupancy: $100.
(d)
Fences.
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Cost of Fence
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Fees
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Up to $250
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$10
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$251 to $750
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$15
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$751 to $2,000
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$20
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$2,001 and up
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$25 + $6 per $1,000 in excess of $2,000
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[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
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Type
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Fee
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(a)
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Application Fee
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$10
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(b)
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Service and Feeders
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200 amp or less
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$50
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201 amp to 400 amp
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$85
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Over 400 amp
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$20 per 100 amp
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Sub-feeders or sub panels
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Over 600 volt
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$25
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Additional meter
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$10
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(c)
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Residential Flat Rate Inspections
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2 trip maximum
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Minimum trip to 15 devices
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$50
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Each additional trip
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$25
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Each additional device or fixture
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$1
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Service 200 amps or less
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$50
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Each additional device
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$1
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Service 201 to 400 amps
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$85
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Each additional device
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$1
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Each disconnect
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$10
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(d)
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Commercial
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Minimum trip to 15 devices only
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$75
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Each additional device or fixture
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$1
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Signaling, communication and alarm to 15 devices
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$75
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Each additional device
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$1
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(e)
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Heating, Cooling, Cooking, Appliances, Equipment, Motors, Generators,
Transform Capacitors, Etc.
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Less than 1/3 hp, kw, kva, or kvar
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Use finished wiring fee
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Over 1/3 hp, kw, kva, or kvar:
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1/3 to 1.0
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$12
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1.1 to 5.0
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$15
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5.1 to 10.0
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$20
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10.1 to 30.0
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$25
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30.1 to 50.0
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$30
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50.1 to 100.0
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$35
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Over 100
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$100
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Over 600 volt
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2x above fees
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(f)
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Miscellaneous
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Temporary pole service
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$50
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Real estate inspection
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$75
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Emergencies and weekend call-out inspections
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$300
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Pool inspections - two trips
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$325
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Third and each additional trip
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$50
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[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(a)
Application fee: $10.
(c)
Each new or reconstructed building sewer included in the plan: $50.
(d)
Each new or reconstructed water distribution piping system or service
connection included in the plan: $50.
(e)
Each new or replaced water heater included in the plan: $20.
(f)
Plumbing/real estate inspection fee: $75.
(g)
Emergencies and weekend call-out inspections: $300.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
The licensing and installation requirements for HVACR contractors
will be revised prior to May 31, 2004.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
(a)
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR — A person, firm, corporation or
other legal entity who or which is engaged in contracting to install,
erect or repair electrical wire or conductors to be used for the transmission
of electric current for any electrical use whatsoever, or moldings,
ducts, raceways or conduit for the reception or protection of such
wires or conductors to electrical machinery, apparatus, devices or
fixtures to be used for any electrical use whatsoever. An "electrical
contractor" shall be a person having the necessary qualifications,
training, experience and technical knowledge to plan, lay out and
supervise the installation and repair of electrical wiring apparatus
and equipment for any electrical use whatsoever in accordance with
the standard rules and regulations governing such work.
(b)
MATERIALS, ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL MATERIALS,
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL FIXTURES — Includes all
electrical apparatus, electrical appliances, electric wiring, electrical
fixtures, and all electrical supplies of whatever kind or nature used
as a part of any installation for the transmission or consumption
of electrical energy, including the electrical installation and apparatus
used in connection with and adjunctive to heating, cooking, plumbing,
ventilating and refrigerating equipment, display and advertising signs
and water heaters, provided, however, such term shall not include
incandescent lamps, domestic electrical appliances severable from
the freehold without material damage thereto.
(c)
APPLIANCE INSTALLER — Any person or employee of a proprietorship,
partnership or corporation who, within the City, engages in or carries
on the business of installing and/or repairing air conditioning or
equipment utilized or designated for the utilization of electricity
for heat, and who has the final determination and the full responsibility
for the manner in which the work is done, for the materials used and
for the selection, supervision, and control of any persons employed
on the work engaged in by such proprietorship, partnership or corporation.
Such licensed installer shall be limited to the installation
only of control wiring and connection to motors rated not in excess
of five horsepower, heating equipment loads not in excess of 10 KW
necessary to alter or increase service board equipment, service feeders
and distribution to accommodate any additional light, heat or power
loads, such changes shall be performed by a licensed Master Electrician.
(d)
APPRENTICE/HELPER — Any person who has not yet qualified
for the classification of Journeyman. An "apprentice/helper" shall
always work under the direct supervision of a Master or Journeyman
Electrician until such time that qualifications for the rank of Journeyman
are met, and the appropriate test is passed. An "apprentice/helper"
shall not assume or be given full responsibility for any type of electrical
installation.
(e)
APPRENTICE/HELPER LICENSE — A license issued to an apprentice/helper
as herein defined, and who shall always work under direct supervision
of a Master or Journeyman Electrician.
(f)
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE INSTALLER'S LICENSE — A license
issued to an electrical appliance installer, who qualified as a competent
person to be an electrical appliance installer and who shall have
passed the required examination given by the Board.
(g)
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN — Any person who shall have passed
a Journeyman Electrician's examination and qualified and registered
in accordance with the terms of this article and under the rules and
regulations of the Examining Board, and one who is the holder of Journeyman
Electrician's license and is employed as defined in the definition
of Master Electrician.
(h)
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE — A license issued
to a Journeyman Electrician as herein defined, who, by passing the
required examination and tests, has qualified as a competent person
to be a Journeyman Electrician.
(i)
MASTER ELECTRICIAN — Any person, or employee of a proprietorship,
partnership or corporation who, within the City, engages in or carries
on the business of installing, erecting, altering, extending, maintaining,
or repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices, appliances
or equipment utilized or designated for the utilization of electricity
for light, heat, or power purposes or for signaling systems, and who
carries on such business as an independent contractor or employee
of a proprietorship, partnership or corporation and who has the final
determination and the full responsibility for the manner in which
the work is done, for the materials used and for the selection, supervision
and control of Journeyman Electricians and apprentices employed on
the work engaged in by such person, proprietorship, partnership or
corporation.
(j)
MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE — A license issued to
a Master Electrician as herein defined, who by passing the required
examination and tests, has qualified as a competent person to be a
Master Electrician.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
(a)
After June 6, 1973, no person, firm, corporation or other legal
entity shall enter into, engage in or work in the business as an electrical
contractor for hire, unless such person or a representative of the
firm or corporation has obtained a license and a certificate therefor
granted by the Office of Code Enforcement on payment of the prescribed
fee. A fee of $40 shall be paid by each applicant for the electrical
contractors examination, such fee to be forfeited upon failure to
qualify. A period of 90 days shall intervene before qualifying for
re-examination. Except as herein otherwise provided, any person before
making application for a license as electrical contractor shall have
been employed or engaged at the business of electrical construction
and installation for a period of not less than five years preceding
the time of such application, or shall otherwise establish to the
satisfaction of the Office of Code Enforcement that the applicant
has the necessary background and experience to satisfactorily qualify
as an electrical contractor.
(1)
No person, other than a licensed Master/Contractor, or a licensed
Journeyman, or a licensed Apprentice in the employ of a licensed Master/Contractor
shall install, renew or extend any electrical wiring, electrical device,
excluding portable or plug-in type appliances. No person other than
a licensed Appliance Installer shall engage in the business of installing
heating or air-conditioning.
(2)
No apprentice/helper shall engage in any electrical work on
any job site unless a licensed Journeyman or Master Electrical Contractor
is actually present on the same job site at the same time, supervising
the work being performed.
(b)
Every such examination shall be so designed as to establish
the competence and qualifications of the applicant to perform each
and all of the several types of work, for each and all of the several
purposes set forth in this section.
(c)
Upon payment of the prescribed fee as hereinafter set forth,
any person who has been continuously employed or engaged at the business
of electrical construction and installation in this City for a period
of six years prior to the effective date of this section (June 27,
1973), at least two of which years immediately preceding making of
application as herein provided shall be as an electrical contractor,
shall be granted a license without examination; provided application
shall be made to the Office of Code Enforcement within one month after
the effective date of this section (June 27, 1973); upon presenting
satisfactory proof to the Office of Code Enforcement of fitness to
conduct such business. The application shall consist of a sworn statement.
(d)
The Office of Code Enforcement shall receive all applications
for license filed by persons, partners or representatives of a firm,
corporation or other legal entity seeking to enter upon or continue
in the electrical contracting business as herein defined within this
City and upon proper qualifications of such applicant shall issue
the license applied for.
(e)
The Office of Code Enforcement shall prescribe the conditions
of examination of, and subject to the provisions of this article,
shall give examinations to all persons who are under the provisions
of this article, required to take such examinations. The scope of
such examination shall cover such matters as the provisions of nationally
recognized electrical installation safety standards and the theoretical
and practical application of the same encountered in electrical work.
It shall hold a minimum of two examinations each year at such time
and/or place within the City as the Office of Code Enforcement designates.
Public notice shall be given of the time and place of all examinations.
In the conduct of the examination the Office of Code Enforcement shall
prescribe a standard form of examination which may be revised from
time to time as circumstances require. Examinations shall give ample
opportunity for all applicants to be thoroughly and carefully examined,
may be written or oral, or both, and shall be supervised by three
or more examiners, but no license shall be granted by the Office of
Code Enforcement.
(f)
Before a license shall be issued, fees shall be paid for same
in the following amounts:
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Type of License
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Initial Fee
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2004 License Fee
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Renewal Fee
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Master Electrician/Contractor
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$300
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$200
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$200*
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Journeyman Electrician
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50
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50
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Apprentice or Helper
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20
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20
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Appliance Installer
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50
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50
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Retired Master
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50
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50
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*
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The escrow fee for those master electricians who have reached
the age of 65 and are retired shall be $50 which shall allow the license
to be held in an inactive status, with no permits whatsoever being
taken out.
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All licenses shall be paid by December 31 prior to the renewal
year, or on the first business day after December 31 if that date
falls on a weekend or holiday on which City Hall is closed. A grace
period of up to 31 days will be granted, such that any license renewal
payment made until January 31 of the renewal year will be effective,
but such fee will be doubled if paid during the grace period. Any
license renewal not paid in full by January 31 of the renewal year,
or the first business day after a January 31 falling on a weekend
or City holiday will be revoked automatically.
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(g)
No firm or corporation or other legal business entity shall
be denied the privilege of continuing business as electrical contractor
in the event of death, illness or other physical disability of the
representative thereof who qualified the firm, corporation or other
business entity for a license for at least six months following the
date of such death, illness or other physical disability; provided,
that such business is conducted under such qualified supervision as
the Office of Code Enforcement deems adequate.
(h)
No license issued under this article shall be assignable or
transferable.
(i)
The Office of Code Enforcement may suspend, revoke or refuse
to renew any license if the holder has:
(1)
Secured such permit by misrepresentation.
(2)
Failed to maintain the qualifications required by this article.
(3)
Engaged in fraudulent business activities or in misleading advertising
practices.
(4)
Violated a provision of this article, or other applicable codes
or ordinances with specific reference to Article 1711.
(5)
Committed an act of gross negligence.
(6)
Failed to provide certificates of insurance for proof of liability
insurance to the City in the amount of $500,000.
(7)
Failed to pay the annual license renewal fee in full by the
due date.
(j)
The City's Electrical Inspector may prefer charges as set
forth above against any licensed electrical contractor, journeyman,
apprentice or appliance installer. Such charges shall be in writing
and under oath. The Inspector shall set forth on the written Notice
the nature of the violation which the licensee has allegedly committed,
and the sanction which is being imposed, whether revocation, non-renewal
or suspension of license, and state that the licensees shall have
20 calendar days after receipt to demand a hearing before the Manager
of Code Enforcement to contest the existence of the violation or the
Inspector's sanction. Any such notice shall be sent by regular
U.S. mail to the address listed by the licensee in his or her most
recent application, renewal or change of address sent to the Inspector,
and will be presumed received within three days of sending. If the
licensee does not respond in a timely fashion to the Inspector's
Notice of Violation, then the Notice will become final and unappealable.
The time and place for the hearing shall be fixed by the Manager of
Code Enforcement and a notice of the time and place of hearing shall
be personally served on or mailed to the last known address of the
licensee at least 20 days before the date fixed for the hearing. At
any hearing, the accused licensee shall have the right to appear personally
and by counsel to cross-examine witnesses appearing against him and
to produce evidence and witnesses in his own defense. No license shall
be suspended or revoked unless the Manager of Code Enforcement shall
determine that a preponderance of the evidence presented against the
licensee justifies such action. All decisions rendered by the Manager
shall be in writing, and shall contain sufficient findings of fact
and conclusions of law to enable a court to review the determination
on appeal. The licensee who requests a hearing shall provide 1/2 of
the cost of an appearance fee of a court stenographer, and shall pay
for the preparation of a transcript for court review in the event
of the licensee's appeal from an adverse decision of the Manager
of Code Enforcement.
(k)
An applicant whose license has been revoked may become eligible
not earlier than 90 days from the date of such revocation for a new
license upon meeting all the requirements of this article and upon
the satisfactory completion of an examination as herein provided.
(l)
Electrical work or construction which is performed on the following
facilities or which is by or for the following agencies shall not
be included within the business of electrical contracting so as to
require licensing under this article:
(1)
Minor repair work such as the replacement of lamps and fuses.
(2)
The connection of portable electrical appliances to suitable
permanently installed receptacles.
(3)
The testing, servicing or repairing of electrical equipment
or apparatus.
(4)
Electrical work in a single-family dwelling used exclusively
for living purposes, including accessory buildings, in the event that
such person is the bona fide owner of such dwelling and that the same
are occupied by or designed to be occupied by such owner or members
of his immediate family and such owner shall personally purchase all
materials and perform all labor in connection therewith.
(5)
Electrical work in mines, on ships, railway cars or automotive
equipment.
(6)
Municipal plants or any public utility organized for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining and operating works for the generation,
supplying, transmission and distribution of electricity for electric
light, heat or power.
(7)
Repair, manufacturing and maintenance work on premises occupied
by a firm or corporation, and installation work on existing buildings
occupied by a firm or corporation and performed by a regular employee
who is a qualified electrician.
(8)
Installation, repair or maintenance performed by regular employees
of the City or a municipality, county or school district on the premises
or property owned or occupied by the City, a municipality, county
or school district.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of these rules and regulations:
(a)
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY — The Director of the Mayor's
Office of Economic and Development or his authorized representative,
including any individual official, or board, authorized by the City
of Erie to administer and enforce the provisions of this Code.
(b)
MASTER PLUMBER — A person who had demonstrated his skills
in planning, superintending or installing plumbing and who having
satisfied the Plumbing Board as to his knowledge of the rules and
regulations governing the same, has been granted a license by the
City of Erie to engage in the plumbing business as a master plumber.
(c)
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER — A person other than a master plumber
or apprentice plumber who having satisfied the Plumbing Board as to
his knowledge of the installation of plumbing, has been licensed by
the City of Erie to install plumbing under the direction of a master
plumber.
(d)
APPRENTICE PLUMBER — A person who is engaged in learning
the plumbing trade by working with and assisting a journeyman or master
plumber in the installation, maintenance and repair of plumbing and
drainage.
(e)
PLUMBING BOARD — The Board appointed by the Mayor of the
City of Erie in accordance with given ordinances.
(f)
PLUMBING BUSINESS — The investment of time, capital and
labor in plumbing for private gain, profit, or purpose.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
(a)
No person other than a licensed master plumber, shall engage
in the business of plumbing or expose the sign of plumbing or any
other advertisement pertaining thereto, except wholesale or retail
plumbing fixture supplies.
(b)
Any firm or corporation, desiring to engage in the business
of plumbing shall have at least one member of said firm or corporation
in possession of a master plumber's license who shall register
with the Building Code Official along with the name or names of all
officers of the firm or corporation for which he is registering.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(c)
No licensed master plumber shall employ any person who is not
licensed as a plumber or registered as an apprentice plumber to perform
plumbing work under any contract entered into by the licensed master
plumber; and no registered apprentice plumber shall perform any plumbing
work except when working with and assisting a licensed journeyman,
or a licensed master plumber.
(d)
Every registered master plumber shall have a bonafide place
of business, the address of which shall be registered with the Administrative
Authority. All vehicles regularly used by a master plumber in the
operation his business shall bear his name or the name of his company
and the words "Registered Master Plumber" together with his license
number which shall be abbreviated to Lic. No. and then his number.
(e)
Every licensed master plumber shall give immediate notice to
the Administrative Authority of any change in his place of business;
and upon the termination of his business, he shall surrender his license
to the Administrative Authority where it shall be held in an inactive
status until re-activation shall be requested by the license holder.
(f)
No person, firm or corporation carrying on the business of plumbing
shall allow his name to be used by any person, directly or indirectly,
either to obtain a permit or permits, or to do any work under his
license.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
Any person desiring to do plumbing work in the City of Erie
who has been licensed by another state or political subdivision not
in the City of Erie may apply to the Building Code Official for a
temporary license. The Building Code Official shall issue a temporary
license provided the applicant holds a similar license issued under
licensing procedures equivalent to the City of Erie which in the discretion
of the Building Code Official would merit the issuance of such a permit.
The temporary license granted by the Building Code Official shall
be limited to such plumbing work included in a single project. The
person shall have contracted at the time of the application for temporary
permit in the case of a master plumber shall be limited to a period
of one year or until the next regularly scheduled licensing examination
in the case of a journeyman plumber. The applicant shall pay the fees
as set forth in this code.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
Before a Plumber's license is issued or is renewed for
the next calendar year, the applicant shall pay to the City of Erie
the following fee:
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Type
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Fee
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|---|---|---|
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(a)
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For the issue or renewal of a Master Plumber's license
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$200
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(b)
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For the issue or renewal of a Journeyman Plumber's license
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$50
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(c)
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For the issue or renewal of a Master Escrow/Journeyman
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$70
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(d)
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Temporary Master Plumber's License
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$300
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(e)
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Temporary Journeyman's Plumber's License
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$100
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(f)
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Initial registration as an Apprentice Fee
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$25
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(g)
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Annual registration fee for Apprentice's
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$25
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(h)
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Master Plumber (Retired)
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$20
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(i)
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Journeyman Plumber (Retired)
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$20
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[1]
Editor's Note: See Article 161 for current legislation.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
(a)
Consistent with the provisions of this Code, the Building Code
Official will recommend rules and regulations governing the licensing
of master and journeymen plumbers and the registration of apprentice
plumbers.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(b)
All licenses shall be valid for one calendar year.
(c)
No master plumber's license shall be granted a journeyman
plumber until he has at least five years of experience as a licensed
journeyman plumber under the direction of a master plumber and has
successfully passed the required examination.
(d)
No journeyman plumber's license shall be granted a registered
apprentice plumber until he has had a minimum of three years experience
as a registered apprentice plumber assisting a journeyman or master
plumber licensed in the City of Erie.
(e)
All apprentice plumbers shall register with the Building Code
Official at the beginning of their apprenticeship training.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
[Ord. 9-2007, passed 3-7-2007; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
The Building Code Official shall adopt rules and regulations
for the examination of applicants for master and journeyman plumber
licenses. The Building Code Official shall conduct examinations at
least once year. Notice shall be given no less than two weeks prior
to the dates scheduled for the examination in at least one local newspaper
in the City of Erie. Said examinations for master and journeyman plumbers
shall be held annually on the first Tuesday in February of each year.
Special examinations may be held at any time, the expense of which
shall be defrayed by the applicant.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004; Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(a)
A licensed master, journeyman or apprentice plumber desiring
to continue in the business or work of plumbing, shall within 30 days
prior to the expiration of his licenses or registration, apply to
the Building Code Official for renewal of his license or registration.
No examination shall be required for the renewal of a master or journeyman
license, provided proper application is made in the time period specified
above.
(b)
Any person who applies for a license renewal after the expiration
of his license may be required to undergo, at the discretion of the
Building Code Official, an examination as provided in Section 1502.076.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
(a)
A licensed master or journeyman plumber who wishes to retire
shall notify the Building Code Official in writing that he voluntarily
desires to assume retired status (see fee schedule).
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(b)
A licensed master plumber may assume inactive status by notifying
the Building Code Official of his desire to do so. Upon the Building
Code Official's approval of his/her request for transfer to inactive
status, the master plumber's license shall be placed in escrow.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
(c)
When a licensed journeyman or master plumber elects to assume
retired or inactive status pursuant to above paragraphs there shall
be no refund due for any license fee payable during that calendar
year. License fees for future calendar year shall be payable according
to the fee schedule set forth.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
From and after January 1, 1959, no person shall operate a rooming
house or shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any rooming
unit in any rooming house, unless he holds a rooming house permit
issued by the Building Code Official.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
Application for permit shall be made by the operator to the
Building Code Official on forms furnished by the City of Erie. The
application shall include:
(a)
The name and address of the operator, and the name and address
of the owner, if the operator is not the owner;
(b)
The location of the rooming house, including the street and
number for each entrance;
(c)
The number of rooming units occupied or available for occupancy,
and the number of persons who may be accommodated in accordance with
the provisions of this Code: and
(d)
Such other information as the Building Code Official may by
rule or regulation require.
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
A permit shall be issued by the Building Code Official to the
operator upon reasonable proof that:
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
A Building Code Official shall grant or deny a license application,
in whole or in part, within 15 business days of the filing date or
the application is deemed approved. Reasons for the denial shall be
in writing and sent to the license applicant. The Building Code Official
and the applicant may agree in writing to extend the deadline by a
specific number of days. A license applicant may request extensions
of time or variances or appeal a Building Code Official's action
on the license application to a Board of Appeals under Section 1503.062
(relating to appeals, variances and extensions of time).
[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
The annual licensing fee shall be as follows:
|
Number of Rooms
|
Licensing Fee
|
|---|---|
|
1 through 4
|
$25
|
|
5 through 9
|
$50
|
|
10 through 24
|
$75
|
|
50 through 149
|
$200
|
|
150 or more
|
$300
|
|
No reduction in the fee shall be made for fractional yearly
licensing. The license shall expire at the end of the calendar year
in which it is issued and shall be renewed annually at the rate established.
|
[Ord. 55-2008, passed 12-3-2008]
Engaging in the work of Electrical Contracting or Plumbing Contracting
requiring a License hereunder without having first obtained a current
License for such work is hereby declared to be a Summary Offense.
Upon conviction of such offense, a penalty not to exceed $1,000 and/or
incarceration of not more than 90 days shall be imposed.
