(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed as a mechanical contractor in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the state to install mechanical work or supervise mechanical work as defined in the mechanical code.
(b) 
Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the employment of an assistant to engage in and work at the actual installation, alteration, repairing, and renovating of air-conditioning equipment, or the employment of an assistant who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of air-conditioning equipment, or the employment of unskilled laborers to handle, haul, or carry materials when working under the immediate supervision of a licensed mechanical contractor.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.203)
(a) 
Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who is not registered by the town as a mechanical contractor to secure permits as provided herein. Each mechanical contractor shall register with the town at the beginning of each year or prior to doing mechanical work within the town in any current year. The mechanical contractor shall furnish the name(s) of persons who are authorized to sign permit applications.
(b) 
Application.
To register with the town as a mechanical contractor, application shall be filed on forms furnished by the building inspection department. The application shall be filed on forms furnished by the building inspection department. The application shall show the mechanical contractor’s name, local address, and telephone number, and such other information as may reasonably be required to properly identify the mechanical contractor.
(c) 
Fees.
Annual registration fees shall be required for all mechanical contractors. The annual registration fee shall be as provided in the code and shall be payable to the town building inspection department. The fiscal year for the payment of registration begins on January 1 of each year and ends at midnight on December 31 of the same year.
(d) 
False representation as mechanical contractor.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to represent himself or themselves as a registered or licensed mechanical contractor, or to use falsely the words “mechanical contractor,” or words of similar import or meaning, on signs, cards, stationary, or by any other misleading manner whatsoever within the town, unless said person, firm, or corporation is, in fact, registered and holds a valid license within the meaning of the words used as provided in this code.
(e) 
Incomplete or incorrect information.
The registration of a mechanical contractor may be denied by the building official if the application is incomplete or incorrect, or the registration may be revoked by the building board of appeals if the registration is issued on the basis of incorrect information supplied by the mechanical contractor.
(f) 
Suspension or revocation.
In the event of a mechanical contractor knowingly committing violations of the town requirements, the building official may revoke or suspend a mechanical contractor’s registration up to one year. After the one-year revocation, the mechanical contractor may reapply for registration as a new mechanical contractor as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(g) 
Appeals.
(1) 
In the event that a mechanical contractor wishes to appeal the decision of the building official for revocation or suspension, the mechanical contractor shall file a written notice of appeal in the office of the building official within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice for revocation or suspension.
(2) 
A hearing shall be held before the building board of appeals after the mechanical contractor has been given notice of the hearing by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date.
(3) 
After the hearing, the mechanical contractor shall be notified in writing of the determination of the building board of appeals by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested.
(h) 
Exemption for homeowners.
No such registration procedure shall be required for alteration or repair work to be performed on a residential structure when the person performing the alteration or repair work is the owner of the structure, has his legal residence there, and is not assisted by any other person for remuneration. The homeowner shall be automatically termed a registrant for the purposes of such a project without registration.
(2001 Code, secs. 3.204, 3.205)
There is hereby adopted by the town, for the purpose of providing minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances, the International Mechanical Code, 2009 edition, and the same is incorporated by reference herein the same as if fully copied, subject to any amendments and exceptions which may be adopted from time to time. A copy of this code, with any approved amendments and exceptions, shall be kept on file in the town secretary’s office for reference and inspection.
(Ordinance 07-231, sec. 3 (3.201), adopted 5/23/07; Ordinance 15-007 adopted 6/8/15)
Local amendments to the International Mechanical Code as adopted by the town and as amended from time to time are not printed herein, but shall remain in full force and effect. Said amendments shall be available and on file in the office of the town secretary.
(Ordinance adopting Code)