12/28/2021 Ordinances 9866ORDINANCE NO. 9866
An ordinance to amend Chapter 18 and 26 of the Grand Island City code; to
amend Sections 18-45, 18-45.1, 18-45.2, 18-45.3, 18-46, 18-48 and 26-44.1; to clarify and/or
make general corrections to various code sections, to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication and effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Sections 18-45, 18-45.1, 18-45.2, 18-45.3, 18-46, 18-48, and 26-
44.1 of the Grand Island City Code Chapter 18 are amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18 MECHANICAL
Division 4. Master & Journeyman Mechanical Fitters
§18-45.1 Master Mechanical Fitter
A Master Mechanical Fitter shall mean a person who is registered with the Grand Island
Building Department and has completed all experience requirements as a journeyman
mechanical fitter and has passed a master level mechanical fitter's examination. A Master
Mechanical Fitter has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge
to properly plan, layout, install, alter and repair mechanical systems or parts thereof including,
but not limited to, ventilation air; exhaust systems; duct systems; combustion air; chimneys and
vents; installation of specific appliances — as defined in the UMC; boilers and pressure vessels;
hydronics; refrigeration; fuel gas piping; process piping; solar energy systems; stationary power
plants — as defined in the UMC, in accordance with the standards, rules, and regulations
established by the Grand Island Mechanical Board. A practicing Master Mechanical Fitter must
be an employee of a registered Contracting Master Mechanical Fitter and work under a
Contracting Master Mechanical Fitter's supervision.
§18-45.2 Journeyman Mechanical Fitter
A Journeyman Mechanical Fitter shall mean a person who is registered with the Grand
Island Building Department and who has completed their apprenticeship under the supervision of
a Contracting Mechanical Fitter. A Journeyman Mechanical Fitter has passed a journeyman
level mechanical fitter's examination and has a working knowledge and application of the skills
required to be employed as a mechanical fitter in accordance with the standards, rules, and
regulations established by the Grand Island Mechanical Board. A practicing Journeyman
Mechanical Fitter must be an employee of a registered Contracting Master Mechanical Fitter and
wark under a Contracting Master Mechanical Fitter's supervision.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9866 (Cont.)
§18-45.3 Apprentice Mechanical Fitter
An Apprentice Mechanical Fitter is an entry-level mechanical fitter who is registered
with the Grand Island Building Department and is working under the direct supervision of a
licensed Journeyman Mechanical Fitter or Master Mechanical Fitter and is an employee of a
registered Contracting Master Mechanical Fitter.
§18-46. ��a Examinations; Fee; Exemptions
Any person desiring to be licensed as a master mechanical fitter or as a journeyman
mechanical fitter pursuant to this chapter shall make written application for an examination to the
Board. Examination fees shall be in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
Examination fees shall accompany such application. Examination fees are not returned
but shall be forfeited in the event the applicant fails the examination.
§18-48.1 Continuing Education Requirements
All Journeyman Mechanical Fitters, Master Mechanical Fitters, and Contracting Master
Mechanical Fitters are required to complete a total of six (6) hours of continuing education
annually. The six (6) hours shall include four (4) hours of principle instruction and two (2) hours
of code instruction as defined below in Section 18-48.2.
§18-48.2 Instruction Hours Defined
Principle instruction hours means subjects that directly relate to the performance of
HVAC services. Examples of such subjects include, but are not limited to: the design,
installation, servicing, troubleshooting, and skills training for HVAC appurtenances, boilers and
gas piping systems.
Code instruction hours means subjects that directly relate to regulations governing
HVAC and mechanical systems. Examples of such subjects include, but are not be limited to:
the Uniform Mechanical Code, written and published by IAPMO, the Nebraska American
Disabilities Act, and NFPA 54.
§18-48.3 Journeyman Mechanical Exam Credit.
Apprentices who pass the Journeyman Mechanical Fitters License Examination will be
exempt from any continuing education requirements for the calendar year in which the passing
score is obtained.
§18-48.4 Master Mechanical Exam Credit.
Journeyman Mechanical Fitters who pass the Master Mechanical Fitters Examination will
be exempt from any continuing education requirement for the calendar year in which the passing
score is obtained.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9866 (Cont.)
SECTION 2. Section 26-44.1 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 26 PLUMBING
Division 3. Master and Journeymen Plumbers
§26-44.1 Master Plumber
A Master Plumber shall mean a person who is registered with the Grand Island Building
Department and has completed all experience requirements as a journeyman plumber and has
passed a master level plumber's examination. A Master Plumber has the necessary
qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, layout, install,
alter and repair plumbing systems or parts thereof including, but not limited to, plumbing fixtures
and fixture fittings; water heaters; water supply and distribution; sanitary drainage, including
onsite wastewater systems; indirect wastes; vents, traps and interceptors; storm drainage; fuel gas
piping; health care facilities and medical gas and medical vacuum systems; firestop protection —
as defned in the UPC; alternate water sources for nonpotable applications; nonpotable rainwater
catchment systems; combination waste and vent systems; alternate plumbing systems; boilers
and pressure vessels; and hydronics; in accordance with the standards, rules, and regulations
established by the Grand Island Plumbing Board. A practicing Master Plumber must be an
employee of a registered Contracting Master Plumber and work under a Contracting Master
Plumber's supervision.
SECTION 3. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication pursuant to law beginning January 1, 2022.
Enacted: December 28, 2021.
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