(a) 
Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed as a qualified mechanical contractor with the state and registered with the town to provide mechanical services within the town limits except as provided below.
(b) 
Work by homeowners.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any homeowner from personally performing mechanical services within his own residence. Personal mechanical services by the owner shall mean by himself, for himself, on his own homestead premises, without compensation, and no person shall be employed to assist him in any way on such work.
(c) 
Fees.
Fees for the registration of licensed mechanical contractors shall be payable to the building official or his designee in an amount as established by the board of aldermen. The registration will be effective for a period of one (1) calendar year. The annual fees shall be paid before the issuance of a permit.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 9(C); Ordinance 253 adopted 1/11/90)
The 2006 edition of the International Mechanical Code is hereby adopted as the official mechanical code of the town and is fully incorporated by reference as though copied into this ordinance in its entirety. The material contained in such code shall not be included in any formal municipal codification of ordinances but shall be maintained as a public record in the office of the town secretary and will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours.
(Ordinance 162-1 adopted 9/19/85; 1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 9(A); Ordinance 253 adopted 1/11/90; Ordinance 379-11 adopted 10/13/11)
The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2006 International Mechanical Code are hereby amended as follows: Standard type is text from the IMC. Underlined type is text inserted. Lined through type is deleted text from the IMC.
(Ordinance 136 adopted 9/19/82; 1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 9(B); Ordinance 253 adopted 1/11/90; Ordinance 379-11 adopted 10/13/11)
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Editor's Note-The 2006 International Mechanical Code amendments are included in this chapter as an attachment