Chapter 4.20
LICENSING OF PLUMBERS
Sections:
4.20.020 Application and bond.
4.20.040 Revocation of license.
4.20.010 In general.
No person shall make any connection with the district’s sanitary system unless he holds a valid and unrevoked license from the district to do so. (Ord. 1 § 50, 1957)
4.20.020 Application and bond.
A. Any person desiring to do business as a plumber and to make connections to the district’s sanitary system shall file an application in writing therefor with the district, in such form as the board may prescribe, setting forth his name, business address, previous plumbing experience, and such other information as the board may require.
B. No such license shall be issued to a person who does not hold a valid and unrevoked license from the California Contractors’ License Board entitling the person to engage in the business of plumbing contracting or sewer installation.
C. Every applicant for a license shall, prior to its issuance, execute and deposit with the district a bond in the penal sum of not less than $500.00, executed by a surety company authorized to transact a surety business in the state of California, conditioned that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the district from all accidents, liability and damage caused by his negligence in performing his work or caused by any unfaithful, imperfect, or inadequate work done by him or his agents or servants, and conditioned further that the applicant will replace and restore any street or sidewalk surface over any opening made by him to as good a condition as he found it and to the reasonable satisfaction of the district. (Ord. 10, 1983; Ord. 1 § 51, 1957)
4.20.030 Issuance of license.
If, upon compliance by the applicant with the preceding sections of this chapter, the board, or the district manager, is satisfied that the applicant is competent to perform plumbing connections to the district’s sanitary system, it, or he, shall issue such license, without charge, which shall be valid until revoked. (Ord. 3 § 1, 1958; Ord. 1 § 52, 1957)
4.20.040 Revocation of license.
The board, or the district manager, may revoke any such license for failure to keep such bond in full force and effect, for making any false statement in any application to the board, and for violating any provision of this chapter. (Ord. 3 § 2, 1958; Ord. 1 § 53, 1957)