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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE
OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER BY PROVIDING
FOR THE LICENSING OF GAS FITTERS AND PROVIDING
STANDARDS F02 THE INSTALLATION OF GAS SYSTEMS
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE GRILLAGE Or BROOKLYN CENTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Sections 3 -811, --813, 3 -814, and 3 -815 of the
Ordinances of the Village of Brooklyn Center are hereby repealed.
Section 2. In place of the numbered sections which are hereby
repealed, there shall be added the new sections which shall be entitled
and shall read as follows:
„ Section _ -811. PEF.,1 IT F ;OUI .E.'D.
�. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter install,
alter maintain or repair any system for the use of
illuminating or fuel gas or installing, altering, re-
pairing, or servicing any gas burning device connected
thereto in or for any building or structure in the Village
of proo-lyn renter without first obtaining a permit therefor."
"Section -81 ". LICENSING.
Zo'_person _'r rm or corporation shall engage in the business
of installing, altering or repairing any system for the use
of illuminating or fuel gas or in the installation, altering,
or repairing of any gas burning device connected thereto with-
out first having procured a license therefor as herein pro-
vided.., except that a person, firm or corporation duly licensed
as a plumber by the - illage of Brooklyn Center shall not recuire
any further license to engage in such worX. Licenses shall be
issued only to individuals or contractors who show a thorough
understanding of the laars and regulations governing the instal-
lation of illuminating or fuel gas systems and gas burning de-
vices and who demonstrate sufficient I -mowledge, will and train-
ing to enable them to carry on the wort_ of installing, maintaining,
and altering illuminating or fuel gas systems and gas burning
devices. Application for licenses shall be made to the Village
Council and such license shall 'be granted by a majority vote
of the Council upon proof of the applicant's ualifications
therefor and upon filing a bond in the amount of <,:2,000.00 (Two
Thousand and no conditioned upon compliance with the pro-
visions of the !.'illage ordinances. Any person, firm or corp-
oration holding a Class r= gas fitters license from the City of
?Minneapolis shall be deemec prima facie ° uali fiec< to obtain a
license from the Village of �roolyn Center. The annual fee for
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such license to engage in such business shall be -.GC (Twenty -
five and no_'10 and ]_ :.CO (- fifteen and no,`100), for renewal
thereafter which li.:ense shall expire on April. 0 ne::t follow -
ing the date of its issuance. A person, firm or corporation en-
gaged in the business of installing or repairing heating plants
who is duly licensed for such purposes by the :'illage shall not
re,uire a license under this section to install such heating
systems involti the use of gas."
"Section -81 CONDriT.UC^1ION _ EE 11 NTS.
i rc)air or alteration of any gas system
for illuminating or fuel purposes, and every installation,
repair or alteration of any gas burning device connected
thereto shall be made in :onformity with the provisions of
the Minneapolis ordinance relating to the installation of
gas systems and. gas burning ;-'evices as set forth in the
publL.:ation entitled 'PLtTfi AND GAS PIPING OSDINANCL'S
AND ''CErPTS ?Oi' 0 , 0;'1 '1S AND REGULATIONS' as published
'by the Department of Euildings of the City of T: "inneapolis in
1 19 and as amended by the ordinances published Ivarch l-', 19507,
which ordinances insofar as they relate to construction re-yuire-
ments are hereby adopted by reference and three copies of which
shall be teat on file in the office of the Village Clerk. All
installations shall also conform to all rules and regulations
of the state fire marshal."
"Section - _81 1- -O. CO:'-"=CTIUN 0,: UNSA - CONDITIONS.
r The bui g inspector and the Village fire marshall are
hereby empowered to cause any illuminating or fuel gas
system or any gas burning device connected thereto to be
shut off whenever they shall find that such system or de-
vice does not comply with the r-- ;uirements of the 'vilbge
ordinances or whene��er the system for any reason presents
an immediate hazard to life or property. They may attach
a warning tag to such system which states that such system
is in - .-iolation of the Village ordinances or constitute an
immediate hazard. It shall be unlawful for any person to
cause such system to be placer' in use thereafter until it
shall be appro by the build ng inspector in ;siting."
Section ;'his ordinance shall be effective from aria after its
passage and publi::ation.
Passet? by the "illage council of the 'pillage of P,. "-�lyn Center
this day of 1�7.
Attest: 1 ,ay r ''