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1 ORDINANCE NO.
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER
15.73 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
3 CERTIFICATION OF JOURNEYLEVEL PLUMBERS.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1.
Chapter 15.73 is hereby added to the San
Bernardino Municipal Code, to read as follows:
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Section 15.73.010
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This chapter is adopted to protect the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of the City of San Bernardino.
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chapter is necessary to provide minimum standards of
qualification of journeyleve1 plumbers who perform work within
the City of San Bernardino.
Plumbing work is complex and
demanding and carries a high risk of harm to person and property
if done improperly.
This chapter does not regulate either
plumbing contractors licensed under the Contractors' License Law,
Section 700 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code or
apprentice plumbers regulated under an apprenticeship program
pursuant to Section 3070 et. seq. of the Labor Code.
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Section 15.73.020
Exemptions
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a. An employee for a public utility or of any contractor
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performing work for a public utility operating under the
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authority and jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of
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the State of California (PUC), or the Federal power Commission
(FPC) shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter when
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performing work regulated by the PUC or the FPC. This exemption
is not intended to apply to work which must meet the San
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Bernardino City Plumbing Code.
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Employees of a school district or of a contractor
2 performing work that is intended for a school district's
3 educational or administrative purposes shall be exempt from the
4 provisions of this chapter.
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Employees of the county, state or federal government or of
6 contractors working for the county, state or federal government,
7 other than contractors performing public works contracts as
8 described in Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq., shall be exempt
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Section 15.73.030
Certificate of Competency Required
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It shall be unlawful after July 1, 1991 for any person
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13 exempted by Section 15,73.010 and 15.73.020 of this chapter or a
14 trainee registered pursuant to Section 15.73.160 to labor for
15 another for consideration at the work or trade of installing,
16 removing, altering or repairing plumbing systems within the City
17 unless such person shall have applied for and been granted a
18 certificate of competency as required by this Chapter.
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It shall be unlawful after July 1, 1991 for any contractor
20 to hire, employ or contract for the services of any individual to
21 labor at the work or trade of installing, removing, altering or
22 repairing plumbing systems within the City unless such individual
23 shall have secured a certificate of competency as required by
24 this chapter, is a trainee registered pursuant to and working
25 under the limitation contained in Section 15.73.160 of this
26 chapter, or such individual is exempt from the requirements of
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this chapter.
It shall be the obligation of the contractor
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hiring, employing or contracting for the services to determine
whether the individual or individuals to be hired possess a valid
City of San Bernardino certificate of competency.
Section 15.73.040
Duties of Building Official
a. It shall be the duty of the Building Official to designate
an authorized agency or agencies which maintain satisfactory
examination and qualification procedures, and authorize that
agency or agencies to process applications, and administer
examinations and issue certificates of competency for purposes of
compliance with this chapter. The authorization shall be issued
only after review and approval of the application form,
examination form and scoring criteria utilized by the agencies to
ensure that they meet the requirements of the law and this
chapter, and upon approval by the City Council. In the event an
agency or agencies are authorized by the Building Official as
prescribed above, that agency or agencies must fully comply with
the terms of this chapter.
The issuance of a certificate of
competency by a designated agency or agencies shall meet the
requirements under the chapter to obtain a certificate of
competency from the City of San Bernardino.
b. It shall be the duty of the Certifying Agency to compile
and maintain a current list of individuals holding valid
certificates of competency which comply with this chapter.
c. It shall be the duty of the Certifying Agency to carefully
consider any written charges filed in the manner provided for in
this chapter at its first regular meeting after the filing of
such charges, provided that prescribed notice requirements can be
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If the notice requirements cannot be met, the Certifying
2 Agency shall either schedule a special meeting or shall set the
3 matter for hearing at the following regular meeting.
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The Certifying Agency shall compile and keep current a list
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qualification procedures.
This list shall be reviewed and
brought up to date at least once a year.
A copy of said list
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Section 15.73.050
City of San Bernardino Application
Process for Certificate of Competency
The City of San Bernardino hereby adopts a certificate of
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12 competency testing program for the purpose of determining the
13 competency and knowledge of the individuals who engage in
14 plumbing work as set forth in this chapter.
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Persons desiring to take the examination for a
16 certificate of competency shall file an application with the
17 designated authorized agency or agencies maintaining satisfactory
18 examination and qualification procedures and shall pay the
19 application fee provided for by resolution of the Mayor and
20 Common Council.
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To be eligible for examination for the certificate of
22 competency, the applicant shall have at least four (4) years of
23 plumbing experience and shall attach proof of such experience to
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An applicant enrolled in a training or apprenticeship
26 program which provides four (4) or more years of plumbing
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1 years, nine (9) months of plumbing experience; provided,
2 however, that no certificate of competency shall be issued to
3 such applicant until the applicant has at least four (4) years of
4 plumbing experience.
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The examination shall test at a level which assumes
6 sufficient knowledge of both theory and practice to enable the
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applicant to perform competent plumbing work.
The examination
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necessary to fairly examine all applicants.
Examinations shall
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Section 15.73.060
Issuance of Certificate of Competency
When an applicant for a certificate of competency shall
14 have made payment of an application fee provided for by
15 resolution of the Mayor and Common Council and shall have passed
16 an examination as required by this chapter, or is the legal
17 processor of an equivalent credential, as established by the
18 Certifying Agency, the Certifying Agency shall certify him/her
19 and shall issue to him/her a certificate of competency.
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Section 15.73.070
Application for Reexamination
Any individual who fails to pass the examination for
22 competency as required by this chapter may apply for
23 reexamination. All applications for reexamination must be
24 accompanied by a reexamination fee to be set by resolution of the
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Mayor and Common Council.
Should such individual fail to pass
26 the examination for qualification three (3) times, the applicant
27 shall not be entitled to seek a fourth (4th) application until
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1 after the expiration of six (6) months.
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Section 15.73.080
Exemption from Examination
3 A certificate of competency shall be issued without the
4 necessity of an examination to any individual possessing a
5 similar certificate from an agency maintaining, in the opinion
6 of the Certifying Agency or the authorized agency or agencies, a
7 satisfactory examination and qualification procedure.
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Section 15.73.090
Posting of Certificate of Competency
9 Every journey1eve1 plumber shall carry his/her certificate
10 with him/her at all times while doing any construction work
11 regulated by this chapter and shall exhibit it when required to
12 do so by the Certifying Agency or its authorized representative
13 at any time while he/she is engaged in any activity for which a
14 certificate of competency is required.
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Section 15.73.100
Notification of Address Change
16 The holder of a certificate of competency shall notify the
17 Certifying Agency of any change of address.
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Section 15.73.110
Loaning of Certificate of Competency
19 Prohibited
20 No individual holding a certificate of competency required
21 by this chapter shall lend such certificate to any person or
22 allow any other person to carry on, engage in, or labor at the
23 trade of installation, removing, altering or repairing plumbing
24 systems on a certificate of competency not issued in their name.
25 A violation of this section by any person holding a certificate
26 of competency shall be grounds for revocation of such
27 certificate.
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Section 15.73.120
Suspension or Revocation of Certificate
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of Competency
Any person may file with the Certifying Agency written
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4 charges against the holder of a certificate of competency
5 alleging that the holder of a certificate of competency has
6 negligently or intentionally performed work in violation of
7 applicable codes. Such charges shall state in detail the nature
8 or substance of the matters charged and must be signed with the
9 ful.l name and correct address of the person making the charges.
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The Certifying Agency shall notify the holder of the
11 certificate of competency that charges against the holder have
12 been filed. The Certifying Agency shall meet with the individual
13 against whom charges have been submitted in order to review the
14 charges and determine what action, if any, is necessary under
15 this chapter. The Certifying Agency has the option to recommend
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suspension or revocation of the certificate of competency.
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17 the Certifying Agency recommends suspension or revocation of the
18 certificate of competency, the Certifying Agency shall notify the
19 holder of the certificate against whom charges have been filed of
20 a special meeting with the Certifying Agency at which the matter
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22 Written notice shall be mailed by first class mail at least
23 fifteen (15) days before the hearing to the address provided to
24 the Certifying Agency by the holder of the certificate of
25 competency.
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No certificate of competency shall be suspended or revoked
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1 opportunity to appear and show cause why his/her certificate
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should not be suspended or revoked.
In showing such cause,
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The Certifying Agency may either suspend or revoke a
6 certificate of competency if the Certifying Agency determines
7 that the holder of the certificate has willfully, or negligently
8 violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any ordinance,
9 code, or regulation governing the installation, removal,
10 alteration, or repair of plumbing systems.
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Should the Certifying Agency find that any certificate of
12 competency has been obtained by fraud, it shall revoke such
13 certificate.
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No refund of fees shall be made to any person whose
15 certificate of competency is suspended or revoked.
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Section 15.73.130
Appeals
17 Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Certifying
18 Agency in granting or denying a certificate of competency, or
19 suspending or revoking a certificate of competency, may appeal
20 such decision to the Mayor and Common Council in accordance with
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Chapter 2.64 of this code.
Failure to appeal as so provided
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shall render the decision final and conclusive.
The Mayor and
23 Common Council may appoint a hearing examiner to consider the
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Section 15.73.140
Renewal
26 Certificate of competency shall be renewed every two (2)
27 years upon payment of a renewal fee set by resolution of the
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Section 15.73.150
Definitions
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Applicant:
The person signing the application for the
4 examination for the certificate of qualification and paying the
5 fees thereof.
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Apprentice: A person who is enrolled in an apprenticeship
7 program approved by the Department of Industrial Relations of the
8 State of California.
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Authorized agency or agencies: An agency identified by the
10 Certifying Agency which maintains a program of satisfactory
11 examination and qualification procedures developed to test the
12 knowledge and skill of the theory and practice of installing,
13 removing, altering and/or repairing plumbing systems and whose
14 testing protocol is subject to review and approval by the
15 Certifying Agency.
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Certificate of competency: A certificate authorized by the
17 Certifying Agency to qualified persons not otherwise regulated by
18 the Business and Professions Code of the State of California or
19 the Labor Code of the State of California.
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Certifying Agency:
An agency authorized by the Building
21 Official of the City of San Bernardino to issue certificates of
22 competency or the Building Official himself or herself.
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Journeylevel Plumber:
A person who installs, removes,
24 alters or repairs plumbing systems as an employee, who does not
25 furnish materials or supplies and who is the legal possessor of a
26 certificate of competency.
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Plumbing system:
Plumbing system means and includes all
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1 potable water supply and d~str~but~on p~pes, all plumb~ng
2 fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent p~pe and all bu~ld~ng
3 drains, including the~r respect~ve jo~nts and connect~ons,
4 devices, receptacles and appurtenances within the property lines
5 of the premises and shall include portable water piping, portable
6 water treating or using equipment, fuel gas piping, water
7 heaters and vents for same; provided however, that for purposes
8 of this chapter, building sewers and private sewage disposal
9 systems are specifically excluded from definition of plumbing
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Section 15.73.160
Trainee Certificate of Registration
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A trainee certif~cate of registrat~on shall be issued to
13 any person who certifies that he or she desires to work as a
14 trainee for the purpose of learning the trade of plumbing and
15 gaining the training and experience necessary to successfully
16 complete the examination for a cert~ficate of competency and who
17 pays a registration fee set by resolution of the Mayor and Common
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Council.
A trainee certificate of registration shall be valid
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A reg~stered tra~nee may perform plumb~ng work w~th~n the
21 City for which a cert~ficate of competency otherw~se would be
22 required only under the direct superv~sion and in the immed~ate
23 presence of a person holding a certificate of competency issued
24 pursuant to this chapter or of a licensed contractor at the
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jobs~te at that time.
It shall be grounds for suspens~on or
26 revocation of a certificate of registration for a registered
27 trainee to knowingly work under conditions wherein the person
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1 supervising the trainee is supervising one or more other trainees
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It shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of a
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4 certificate of competency for the holder of a certificate to
5 supervise more than one registered trainee at the same jobsite at
6 the same time in the performance of plumbing work for which a
7 certificate of competency otherwise would be required.
8 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
9 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
10 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
11 day of , 1990, by the following vote, to wit:
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Council Members:
AYES
NAYS
ABSTAIN
13 ESTRADA
14 REILLY
15 FLORES
16 MAUDSLEY
17 MINOR
18 POPE-LUDLAM
19 MILLER
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1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER
15.73 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 CERTIFICATION OF JOURNEYLEVEL PLUMBERS.
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
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W. R. Holcomb, Mayor
7 Ci ty of San Bernardino
Approved as to form
8 and legal content:
9 JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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