House Sewer Contractor

Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 338

in effect

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.01 Repair and maintenance; license required; definition.

Sec. 338.01. - Repair and maintenance; license required; definition. (a) All property owners are required to maintain and repair their residential, commercial or other building sewers, and sewer lines which extend from the building wall of the property up to and including the connection to the public sewer or outlet. Repair or installation of the portion of the sewer line that is located on private property must be performed in accordance with Chapter 76 and the sewer utility specifications of the department of public works. (b) All maintenance and repair on the public right-of-way must be performed by a qualified house sewer contractor as defined in this chapter. (c) No person shall engage in the business of a house sewer contractor in Saint Paul without a license. (d) "House sewer contractor" means and includes any person engaged in the business of building or repairing that portion of the house or building sewer extending from the property line to the main sewer or other outlet. (e) All work performed by any house sewer contractor licensed by the City of Saint Paul shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and with the current sewer utility specifications on record with the department of public works. (Code 1956, § 240.02; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.02 Fee.

Sec. 338.02. - Fee. The license fee required is as set forth in Saint Paul Legislative Code section 310.18. (Code 1956, § 240.11; C.F. No. 03-109, § 1, 3-5-03; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.03 Application, qualifications, examination, eligibility.

Sec. 338.03. - Application, qualifications, examination, eligibility. (a) Application, approval. All applications shall be made to the regulatory and records engineer of the sewer utility as s/he may prescribe. When the application is complete, the regulatory and records engineer shall refer it to the director of the department of public works for such examination or testing as may be required. No license shall be issued by the regulatory and records engineer without the approval of the director of the department of public works. (b) Qualifications. Any person who possesses a City of Saint Paul Master Plumbers Competency Certificate, or any person who has had at least three (3) years' experience in responsible charge of minor sewer work involving the knowledge of trenching, bracing, tunnel work, pipe laying in public streets, and all other matters pertaining to and incidental to such sewer work, is eligible to submit an application for a license. The regulatory and records engineer shall review all applications and notify applicants whether they meet the minimum licensee qualifications. (c) Examination. Any person who meets the qualifications set forth in Section 338.03(b), shall be required to take a two-hour closed book written test. The test shall be administered by the regulatory and records engineer of the sewer utility. An applicant must pass the closed book written test with a score of at least seventy (70) percent. (d) Re-examination. Should the applicant fail to pass the examination, s/he shall be entitled to file a new application and take a second examination. Should s/he fail the second examination, s/he will not be eligible for another examination for a period of one (1) year from the date of the last examination, at which time s/he may file a new application and take another examination. (e) Additional license requirements. An applicant who passes the examination pursuant to Section 338.03 (c) must meet all the department of safety and inspections bond and insurance requirements in Section 338.04 and pay the license fee before being issued a house sewer contractor's license by the department of safety and inspections. (Code 1956, §§ 240.03, 240.08, 240.09; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.04 Bond and insurance requirements.

Sec. 338.04. - Bond and insurance requirements. (a) Bond. Before a house sewer contractor applicant shall be issued a license, s/he shall furnish a surety bond to the department of safety and inspections of the City of Saint Paul in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), in a form acceptable to the city attorney, which bond shall be so conditioned to guarantee that such work as the house sewer contractor is to be permitted to perform shall be in accordance with ordinances governing this class of work, and in accordance with specifications, rules, regulations and conditions prescribed by the director of public works. Said bond shall be further conditioned to protect and same harmless the City of Saint Paul from any and all liability, damage and expense which said city may sustain by reason of authorizing such permit work. (b) Insurance. Before a house sewer contractor applicant shall be issued a license, s/he shall submit, in a form acceptable to the city attorney, all required certificate(s) of insurance to the department of safety and inspections of the City of Saint Paul. The house sewer contractor shall also meet all the insurance requirements of Chapter 310 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code (Uniform License Procedures). (Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.05 License not transferable.

Sec. 338.05. - License not transferable. A house sewer contractor's license shall not be transferable. No person holding a license shall allow his/her name to be used by any other person for the purpose of obtaining permits or to do any of the work for which said license is issued. (Code 1956, § 240.12; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.06 Revocation; cause; suspension; reinstatement.

Sec. 338.06. - Revocation; cause; suspension; reinstatement. (a) The license may be revoked upon satisfactory proof that the holder of said license has willfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter. (b) A revoked license shall not be reinstated in any manner for a period of six (6) months, and only upon conditions imposed by the director of public works. (c) A license may be suspended upon determination that the holder of said license has violated any sewer utility specifications as defined in Section 338.01(d). Suspension of a license shall include suspension of privileges to obtain permits from the sewer utility for such a period of time as determine by the director of public works. (d) The failure to pay, within sixty (60) days, any legitimate claim the City of Saint Paul may have against a house sewer contractor shall constitute cause for suspension of license until such time as all claims are paid in full in addition to late fees in accordance with Chapter 96 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code. (Code 1956, § 240.13; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)

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