04/24/2012 Ordinances 9378ORDINANCE NO. 9378
An ordinance to revise Chapter 18 of the Grand Island City Code to adopt the
2009 Uniform Mechanical Code and revise regulations for gas fitters to mechanical fitters; and to
repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication
and the effective date of this ordinance, said effective date is May 15, 2012.
BE IT ORDAlNED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 18, Sections 5, 8, 11, 17, 25, 46, 55, and 56 of the
Grand Island City Code shall be modified to read as follows:
§18-5. Uniform Mechanical Code Adopted
The Uniform Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted, together with Appendices as set forth hereafter, and any amendments
thereto as may be made from time to time, except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by
ordinance and set forth in this chapter of the Grand Island City Code. One copy of the Uniform Mechanical Code,
2009 Edition, and all supplements or amendments thereto shall be filed in the office of the city clerk as provided by
law.
The following appendices shall be adopted along with the Uniform Mechanical Code adopted by this section:
1. Appendix A- Uniform Mechanical Code Standard 6-2 Standard for Metal Ducts.
§18-8. IJMC - Amendment of Section 101.0
Section 101.1 of the Uniform Mechanical Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
101.1. Titie.
This document shall be known as the "Uniform Mechanical Code" together with Appendices and any amendments
thereto, and shall be cited as such, and will be referred to when used herein or in Chapterl8 of the Grand Island City
Code as "this Code".
§18-11. Reserved
§18-17. Examining Board; Membership
There is hereby created an examining board for mechanical fitters which shall consist of seven members
appointed annually by the Mayor and approved by a majority of the city council. The seven members shall consist of
the following:
(1) The Chief Building Official, ar his/her designee
(2) One member from the local gas company
(3) One contracting master mechanical fitter
(4) One member from the community
(5) Three members which shall be either master mechanical fitters or journeyman mechanical fitters.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9034, effective 03-22-2006
Amended by Ordinance No 9117, effective OS-29-2007
Approved as to Form
Aprii 23, 2012 a City orney
ORDINANCE NO. 9378 (cont)
- - §18-25. General Rules
(1) All mechanical apprentices actively engaged under a master mechanical fitter will be required to
register with the City Building Department. Experience accrued towards taking the journeyman mechanical test will
only be accepted as a registered apprentice. Time accrued previous to registration will be noted.
(2) Time required for an apprentice to be actively engaged in the trade under the supervision of a master,
journeyman, or qualified shop will be a minimum of three years. Proof of qualifications will be submitted to the
Board in writing for consideration and approval for the journeyman examination. Any academical time to be
considered by the Board in place of actual apprenticeship time in the trade must be from a State accredited college
or Technical school.
(3) Applicants must hold a journeyman license far a minimum of four years before taking the Master exam,
and be actively engaged in the trade for the full two years.
(4) The minimum age limit for a Journeyman examination will be Twenty (20) years of age unless
approved by the Board.
(5) The allotted time for the Master and Journeyman examination will be four hours (four hours open
book).
(6) Request for Master and Journeyman examination will be filed in the City of Grand Island Building
Department Office prior to the examination date for the consideration of the Board. Examination fee will be paid
with the application. No exam fee will be refunded after taking the examination.
(7) All applicants will submit, along with their request for examination, letters of proof of the required
apprenticeship time actively engaged in the trade.
(8) In the event that an applicant fails to pass the examination given, he may make application for a
subsequent exam after eighty-five (85) days have passed.
(9) At the discretion of the Board, experience gained at an industriai plant or outside the tri-city jurisdiction
may be considered as apprenticeship time to qualify for a Journeyman examination. Information considered by the
Board shall include written proof of previous experience record and oral examination.
(10) All examination papers are the property of the examining Board. Applicants will not be permitted to
remain during grading or to review examination papers after they have been submitted for grading. Test results wili
be sent by mail.
(11) Applicant must obtain a passing score on each part of the exam (written as well as drawing).
(12) An applicant with a passing score will have a 30 day grace period to pick up a new license dated from
the test date.
(13) An applicant must supply his own copy of this Code; the Grand Island Building Department will not
supply copies to anyone during the test. Photocopies, reference books, or any other reference materials will not be
allowed in the testing area during the test.
§18-46. Reserved
§18-55. Examination; Prerequisites; Exemptions
(A) Before the applicant shall be registered as a master mechanical fitter, contractor or journeyman, as the
case may be, he or she shall submit to an examination to determine fitness and competency to engage in the
business, trade, or calling of gas fitting, mechanical work or appliance installation work, as the case may be, which
examination shall be given by the examining board for mechanical fitters as hereinbefore set forth, such applicant
after having by such examination been shown to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the business, trade, or
calling of a master or journeyman mechanical fitter, as the case may be, shall be registered by the chief building
official, who shall deliver to such applicant a certificate of registration, signed by the chief building offcial.
(B) An applicant failing to pass an examination shall not be eligible for re-examination until eighty five
days shall have elapsed after the previous examination. Each applicant shall pay an examination fee for each re-
examination required.
§18-56. Reserved
SECTION 2. Any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9378 (cont)
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication, on May 15, 2012.
Enacted: Apri124, 2012.
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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