A license shall be required for Builders, Electricians, Plumbers, Drain Layers, Gas Fitters, or Heating/Air Conditioning Contractors performing work within the City Limits of the City of Park City, Sedgwick County, Kansas. This article shall provide requirements and penalties for violations thereof; create a classification plan and fees; and provide for the process of suspension or revocation thereof.
A CONTRACTORS LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of contracting to perform, provide, broker or sub-contract for any construction, installation, alteration, repair or replacement of: building, wiring, plumbing, drain laying, gas fitting or heating and air conditioning without first securing the applicable Contractors License except as permitted herein.
BUILDING LICENSES EXCEPTION: No building contractors license shall be required of a person, firm, corporation or government entity not engaged in the business of building construction who performs building construction only for such person, firm, corporation or government entity and only on existing buildings and/or existing premises that are owned, leased, operated or managed by such person, firm, corporation or government entity. Building construction by said person, firm, corporation or government entity upon new buildings and new additions to existing buildings is prohibited. The person, firm, corporation or government entity for which such building construction is permitted by this exception shall be required to obtain all permits and inspections otherwise required by the Uniform Building Code.
(Ord. 865)
The classification and privileges assigned by the City shall be the same as the person, firm or corporation possesses under their valid Sedgwick County/City of Wichita license.
Building Contractors:
(a) Class A-Unlimited Commercial or Residential. A Class A license shall entitle the licensee to build unlimited commercial buildings and structures and shall entitle the licensee of those privileges held by holders of Class B, and C licenses.
(b) Class B-Three Story or Less. A Class B license shall entitle the licensee to contract to build structures of three stories or less in height, whether commercial or residential, and to contract to perform non-structural remodels of buildings exceeding three stories in height, and shall entitle the licensee to those privileges held by holders of Class C and S licenses.
(c) Class C-1 & 2 Family Residential and Accessory Structure. Class C licenses shall entitle the licensee to contract to build 1 & 2 family residential structures and accessory buildings to such residential structures, and to perform residential remodeling, and shall entitle the licensee to those privileges held by the holders of Class S licenses.
(d) Class L. Limited. A Class L license shall entitle the licensee to contract and build based upon limitations placed on the license by the Building Official. The Class L license may be issued for any other class of license and the fee for the Class L license shall be the same as the classification provided to the licensee.
(e) Class S-Specialty. Class S license shall entitle the licensee to contract to install any one of the following according the sub-class of Specialty license obtained:
S-1. Roofing/Siding
S-2. Swimming Pool
S-3. Fire Sprinkler System
S-4. Wrecking
S-5. Agricultural Buildings
A separate Class S license shall be required for each and every sub-class and a separate license fee shall be collected thereof.
(f) Class I. Inactive. A class I license shall entitle the licensee to retain the license status most recently held prior to becoming inactive upon payment of the license fee which shall be the same as that required for the most recently held active license. An inactive license shall be renewed at each renewal rotation, and if such inactive license is not renewed, it shall be deemed expired, and the provisions relating to obtaining a new license shall apply. An inactive licensee shall comply with all licensing provisions when the licensee engages in any work which requires an active license. Once an inactive license becomes active it may not be returned to inactive status until the next renewal rotation.
(Ord. 865)
Any person, firm or corporation who currently holds a valid Sedgwick County/City of Wichita License or a Block License is recognized as duly qualified to apply for a comparable Park City License.
Application forms are available at the Office of Planning and Code Enforcement, City of Park City, 6110 N. Hydraulic, Park City, Kansas during regular business hours. The application shall be accompanied by:
(a) Proof of valid Sedgwick County/City of Wichita or Block License;
(b) Proof of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance in an amount not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) each occurrence and aggregate for bodily injury and property damage combined;
(c) Proof of Workman’s Compensation Insurance for all employees to be engaged in the performance of the work on any site within Park City’s jurisdiction.
An annual non-refundable license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be due and payable to the City Clerk of the City of Park City, Kansas. Licenses may be purchased throughout the year but shall not be prorated. Unless renewed, all licenses expire on December 31st of each and every year.
A Contractor possessing a Park City License may lose the privileges contained therewith if any of the following is determined to be true:
4-805.1. A license was obtained by fraudulent means; or
4-805.2. Information contained in the application was willfully inaccurate, relating to the Contractor’s abilities and skill to perform such work as stated in the Application; or
4-805.3. If a violation of the licensing requirements exist; or
4-804.4. If the Contractor has lost his privileges to his Sedgwick County/City of Wichita license or Block license.
The Director of Code Enforcement is Chief Building Official of the City and he and/or his assigns shall be charged with enforcement of this article. Should the Building Official suspect that a violation of this article or the applicable code has occurred, the licensee shall be promptly notified by certified mail to his/her last known address of the ordinance and/or code violation and shall be allowed thirty (30) days to correct the code violation to the satisfaction of the Park City Building Official. Extensions of time shall be solely at the discretion of the Park City Building Official.
Failure to comply with said notice shall result in the revocation of privileges and license suspension.
This section of the standard code is added, establishing a license for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, drain layer or gas fitters contractors, requirements and penalties for violations thereof; establishing a certificate for master and journeyman artisans, requirements and penalties for violations thereof; exceptions thereto; and for the process of suspension and revocation thereof.
There is hereby established requirements for licensure of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, drain layer and gas fitters contractors; there are also hereby established requirements for certification of master and journeyman artisans.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other entity, to engage in the business of contracting to perform, provide, broker or sub-contract for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, drain layer or gas fitters construction without first having secured a contractor’s license.
EXCEPTION: No contractor license is required of a person, firm, corporation or governmental entity not engaged in the business of construction who has in their regular and permanent employ a currently certified master artisan who performs mechanical, electrical, plumbing, drain layer or gas fitters construction only for such employer and only on existing buildings and/or on existing premises that are owned, leased, operated or managed by the employer. Construction by said employee upon new buildings and new additions to existing buildings is prohibited. The person, firm, corporation or governmental entity for which such construction is permitted by this exception shall be required to obtain all permits and inspections otherwise required by the standard code.
To obtain a contractor’s license a person, firm, or corporation shall:
1. File a completed application with the Board of Examiners and Appeals on forms provided by the Department of Code Enforcement.
2. Pay an application fee of $25.00.
3. Submit proof of a satisfactory score on one of the following standard examinations to determine the qualification of persons seeking licensure, received by the person signing the master responsibility form:
(A) At least 75% on the “Block Test” for a master certificate, now administered by Prometric, 1260 Energy Ln., St. Paul, Minnesota 55108;
(B) At least 75% on the International Code Council test for a master certificate, administered by International Code Council, 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35213;
(C) At least 75% on the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials test for a master certificate, administered by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia Street, Ontario, CA 91761-2816; or
(D) A satisfactory score on any other standard examination to determine the qualification of a master artisan that is approved and adopted by the State of Kansas following the effective date of this code.
Those persons who were licensed as of December 31, 1991, as required by this article, and whose license has not subsequently lapsed or been suspended or revoked, shall not be required to pass any such examination. Applicants who show satisfactory evidence to the building official or to the board of examiners and appeals of experience commensurate to that required by this article may thereupon be issued a license.
4. Pay the appropriate annual license fee as provided below in this section.
5. Submit proof of insurance as follows:
(A) Worker’s Compensation Insurance for all employees to be engaged in work on any site regulated by the standard code.
(B) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance in an amount not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) each occurrence and aggregate for bodily injury and property damage combined.
(C) Automobile Liability Insurance in an amount not less than required per K.S.A. 40-3107. Said coverage shall cover all owned, non-owned or hired vehicles of the contractor.
6. Agree to obtain all required permits.
7. Submit a signed master responsibility form. The person signing the master responsibility form shall:
(A) Have a current Master; Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Drain Layer or Gas Fitters Certificate; or
(B) Be an active member or officer of the firm or corporation which is so licensed.
(C) Agree to obtain all required permits.
8. Have at least one person qualified and certified as a master artisan in the employ of the licensee. Failure to do so will result in a citation being issued to the master who is responsible for the company.
9. Have a certified master or journeyman artisan at the job site at all times work is being conducted. Failure to do so will result in a citation being issued to the master who is responsible for the company.
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Drain Layer or Gas Fitters contractor licenses are valid for the calendar year issued. A license is renewable up to March 1st after expiration of any annual license period. The annual license fee will be $100.00.
License fees are subject to change with the Park City City Council approval, and the official current license fee schedule shall be maintained by the building official.
To renew a contractor license, the licensee shall file a new application, and pay the required license fee.
1. At the request of the building official, a hearing before the Board of Examiners and Appeals shall be held to determine whether there has been any violation of any of the licensing requirements contained herein and whether the contractor license should be suspended or revoked. Cause for suspension or revocation shall be any one or a combination of the following:
(A) The certificate holder demonstrates incompetency or lack of knowledge in matters relating to the certificate issued.
(B) The license holder obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation.
(C) The license holder transferred, loaned or otherwise allowed another person to use said license for the other person’s purpose.
(D) The license holder used the license to obtain permits for another person, firm, or corporation.
(E) The license holder demonstrated carelessness or negligence in providing reasonable safety measures for the protection of the public.
(F) The license holder refused to or failed to comply with any lawful and reasonable order(s) of the building official, building inspector, or other authorized representative of the Department of Code Enforcement.
(G) The license holder committed an act in violation of any provision of the standard code or of any other ordinances of Park City.
2. If any violation is found, the Board may order any or all of the following:
(A) No further permits will be issued to the licensee until such time as the violation is abated.
(B) All inspections of further work performed by the licensee will be suspended until such time as the violation is abated, excepting extreme hazard or life safety inspection.
(C) A license review, subjecting the licensee to possible suspension or revocation of the contractor license and/or the master artisan certificate, or any or all of them.
If a contractor license is revoked as provided herein, the violating licensee shall be barred from obtaining another contractor license for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the revocation order. Following a suspension or revocation period, a violating licensee who wishes to obtain a contractor’s license shall follow the application procedure set forth in this section and shall be required to pass the examination described above.
A contractor license that has not been suspended or revoked, but for which the renewal fee has not been submitted on or before March 1st following the expiration of an annual license period, shall be deemed to have lapsed. Renewal of a lapsed license shall be allowed upon the person’s request, filing of a completed application, payment of an application fee, and compliance with the requirements as established in this article.
(Ord. 865)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of contracting mechanical, electrical, plumbing, drain layer, or gas fitters construction without first having secured a master certificate. It shall further be unlawful for any person to engage in the trade or otherwise perform the acts of installation within or on any building or premises without first having secured a master or journeyman certificate.
A master or journeyman certificate shall be obtained as follows:
1. File a completed application with the board of examiners and appeals on forms provided by the department of code enforcement identifying the classification of certificate sought.
2. Pay the annual certificate fee to the building official at the time the application for a certificate is made.
3. Submit proof of a satisfactory score on one of the following standard examinations to determine the qualification of persons seeking a particular certificate:
(A) At least 75% on the “Block Test” for a master or journeyman certificate, now administered by Prometric, 1260 Energy Ln., St. Paul, Minnesota 55108;
(B) At least 75% on the International Code Council test for a master or journeyman certificate, administered by International Code Council, 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35213;
(C) At least 75% on the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials test for a master or journeyman certificate, administered by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5001 E. Philadelphia Street, Ontario, CA 91761-2816; or
(D) A satisfactory score on any other standard examination to determine the qualification of a master or journeyman artisan that is approved and adopted by the State of Kansas following the effective date of this code.
(E) Before sitting for the standard examinations identified above, an applicant for a journeyman certificate shall demonstrate documented proof of a minimum of two years field experience. “Field experience” means working under the direct supervision of a person having a valid journeyman certificate, residential certificate or master certificate or attending trade related schooling. No more than one year of the requirement may be satisfied by trade related schooling. Schooling shall consist of a minimum of 240 hours classroom training.
(F) Before sitting for the standard examinations identified above, an applicant for a master certificate shall demonstrate documented proof of having a valid journeyman certificate for a minimum of two years or four years as an apprentice artisan.
(G) Those persons who were certified as of December 31, 1991, as required by this article and whose certificate has not subsequently lapsed or been suspended or revoked, shall not be required to pass any such examination. Applicants who show satisfactory evidence to the building official or to the board of examiners and appeals of experience commensurate to that required by this article may thereupon be issued a certificate limited to one particular project.
(H) Agree to obtain not less than 6 hours annually of continuing education, in accordance with K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 12-1526, as amended. Such continuing education shall be approved by the Director of Code Enforcement, and may be provided by the Department of Code Enforcement, a nationally recognized trade organization, community college, technical school or technical college. At least 3 hours of such continuing education shall consist of code update training on the standard code and shall be applicable to the certificate being renewed.
Master or journeyman artisan certificates shall be issued on a calendar year basis and are renewable up to March 1st after expiration of any annual certificate period. The annual certificate fee is twelve and 50/100 dollars ($12.50).
Certificate fees are subject to change with the City Council’s approval, and the official current certificate fee schedule shall be maintained by the building official.
(Ord. 918; Code 2021))
1. To renew a master or journeyman certificate, the certificate holder shall make application for a new certificate, and pay the required annual certificate fee.
2. Starting January 1, 2008 show documented proof of at least 6 hours of continuing education credits within the last calendar year, in accordance with K.S.A. 2066 Supp. 12-1526, as amended. Such continuing education shall be approved by the Director of Code Enforcement and may be provided by the Department of Code Enforcement, a nationally recognized trade organization, community college, technical school, or technical college. All six hours of continuing education may consist of code update training on the standard code, but in no case shall renewal be allowed without having obtained at least three hours of code based continuing education within the last calendar year. Code based and other continuing education classes shall be applicable to the trade certificate being renewed as determined by the Director of Code Enforcement. For individuals that have obtained their first ever journeyman or master certificate within the last calendar year continuing education credits will be required at the following rate; Certificates obtained on or after July 1 shall require three hours of continuing education training with at least one half being applicable code based all other certificates shall require six hours with at least three hours being code based.
1. At the request of the building official, a hearing before the board of examiners and appeals shall be held to determine whether there has been any violation of any of the master or journeyman certificate requirements contained herein, and whether the master or journeyman certificate, should be suspended or revoked. Cause for suspension or revocation shall be any one or a combination of the following:
(A) The certificate holder demonstrates incompetency or lack of knowledge in matters relating to the certificate issued.
(B) The certificate holder obtained the certificate by fraud or misrepresentation.
(C) The certificate holder transferred, loaned or otherwise allowed another person to use said certificate for the other person’s purpose.
(D) The certificate holder used the certificate to obtain permits for another person, firm, or corporation.
(E) The certificate holder demonstrated carelessness or negligence in providing reasonable safety measures for the protection of the public.
(F) The certificate holder refused to or failed to comply with any lawful and reasonable order(s) of the building official, inspector, or other authorized representative of the Department of Code Enforcement.
(G) The certificate holder committed an act in violation of any provision of the standard code or of any other ordinance of Park City.
2. Certificates revoked shall cause the holder thereof to be barred from obtaining a certificate for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the revocation order. Following a suspension or revocation period, a certificate holder who wishes to obtain a new certificate shall follow the procedure set forth herein.
A certificate that has not been suspended or revoked, but for which the request for renewal and the renewal fee have not been submitted on or before March 1 of the renewal year shall be deemed to have lapsed. Renewal of a lapsed certificate shall be allowed upon the certificate holder’s request, making application for a new certificate, paying the required certificate fee, and passing a written examination for the appropriate certificate.
1. Apprentices shall be permitted to work under the on-site supervision of a certified master or journeyman artisan, provided the apprentice is performing said apprenticeship in the same trade as the certified master or journeyman.
2. Owners of one-family dwellings being built for their residence or who reside in the residence where the work is taking place shall be permitted to work on the construction in that residence and/or out-buildings thereof, provided all other requirements of the standard code are met, and all of the following are complied with:
(A) The person who will be doing the work has taken and passed within the past calendar year a self-help examination as approved by the board of examiners and appeals. The examination fee is fifty dollars ($50.00) per test.
(B) Said person must pass the examination with a score of 75% or more correct. If the person receives a score of less than 75%, he/she may retake test after waiting 60 days.
(C) Said person may only perform work that meets or exceeds current code standards.
(D) No individual may perform construction in more than one residence in any three-year period beginning with the date the self-help examination is passed. Special cases are subject to appeal to the board of examiners and appeals.
(Ord. 865)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to engage in the business of contracting to perform, provide, broker or sub-contract for manufactured home installation, or to perform any work as a manufactured home installation contractor, without first having secured a manufactured home installation contractor’s license as provided for in K.S.A. 58-4216 as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 865)