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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
An ordinance amending the St. Paul Legislative
Gode; providing for uniform procedures governing
city licenses, permits and certificates of
competency; classifying city licenses according
; to levels of approval required; repealing incon-
sistent and obsolete sections and chapters;
establishing license requirements for finishing
shops and tire recapping plants; amending certain
other related chapters of the Legislative Gode.
THE GOUNGIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES OftDAIN:
Section 1.
This ordinance is entitled and shall be cited as the �
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Section 2.
That the following sections of the Saint Paul �
� Legislative Code, pertaining to certificates of competency
and building trades licenses, are hereby repealed, to be
'� replaced by the provisions of this ordinance: Sections
1. 10, 1.11, 15.01, 15.02, 16.01, 16.02, 1'7.01, 1'7.02,
18.01, 18.02, 18. 15(2) , 19.01, 19.02, 20.01, 20.02, 23.01, �
23.02.
Section 3.
That the following chapters �nd sections of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code, pertaining to licenses generally,
are hereby repealed in their entirety and are replaced by
the provisions of this ordinance:
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Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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Chapter 331. Revocation of Licenses
Chapter 332. Licenses - Termination Dates
Chapter 332A. Licenses - Payment of Taxes
Chapter 332B. Late Fees
Chapter 390. Transfer of Licenses
Chapter 3g4. Inspection of Licensed Premises
Chapter 441. False Representation of Being Licensed.
Section 4.
That the following chapters and sections of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code are hereby repealed:
Chapter 143. Bicycles
Chapter 156. Motor Buses
Chapter 157. Motor Buses - Bond for Deferred Tickets
Chapter 158. Motor Buses - Stopping Places
Chapter 221. Buying and Selling on Sidewalks
Chapter 224. Placing House Number Signs on Curb Stones
Chapter 276. Barbering
Chapter 293. Farm Produce Sales
Chapter 326. Exhibition of Animals
Chapter 333. Employment Agencies
Chapter 334. Hanging and Repair of Awnings
Chapter 346. Trailer Camps
Chapter 362. Beauty Shops
Chapter 371. Advertising (certain licenses prior
to national conventions)
Section 3'72.01 1) Gunpowder (selling or dispensing)
Section 372.01 �2) Merry-go-rounds
Chapter 379. Carpet Sales
Chapter 385. Hospitals
Chapter 387. Homes for the Aged
Chapter 393. Driver Training School
Chapter 413. Trap Shooting
Chapter 414. Baseball Parks
Chapter 415. Circuses
Chapter 416. Carnivals
Chapter 420. Shooting Galleries
Chapter 421. Amusement Parks
Chapter 453. Children' s Street Trades
Chapter 357A. Radio and Television Tube Testing Machines.
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Section 5.
That the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended
by adding a new Chapter 510 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 510. UNIFORM LICENSE PROCEDURES
510.01. Definitions. Subdivision 1. Terms. For
the purposes of this ordinance, any chapter of the Legislative
Code pertaining to licenses as hereinafter mentioned, and
subsequently enacted ordinances establishing or relating
to the requirements for Class I, Class II and Class III
licenses under authority of the City of Saint Paul, the
terms defined in this section shall have the meanings
ascribed to them.
Subd. 2. ��Division" means the division of license
and permit adminis ration in the department of finance
and management services.
Subd. 3. "Inspector" means the license inspector or
official in charge of the division of license and permit
administration.
Subd. 4. ��Director" means the dire�tor of the
department of finance and management services, unless
otherwise defined in the specific chapter, section or
subdivision referred to.
Subd. 5. ��Council�� means the council of the city of
Saint Paul.
Subd. 6. ��Chapters" and ��these chapters" shall mean
this Uniform License Ordinance, any cha;pter of the
Legislative Code pertaining to licenses as hereinafter
mentioned, and subsequently enacted ordinances establish-
ing or relating to the requirements for Class I, Class II
and Class III licenses under authority of the city of Saint
Paul.
Subd. 7. ��Class I licenses" means those licenses
which can be approved and issued or denied by the inspector,
subject to the procedures required by these chapters. The
following licenses are so classified, and the numbers shown
in parentheses correspond to the chapters in the Legislative
Code pertaining to each license.
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CLASS I LICENSES
Automobile Repair Garage and Body Shop 345)
Animal Foods Manufacturing and Distributing 384
Amusement Rides 411
Amusement Devices - Mechanical 412
Bill Posters 355
Bituminous Contractors 391
Boarding and Rooming Houses; Dormitories 335A)
Bowling Alleys; Pool Halls 406
Christmas Tree Sales 361
Cigarettes 336
Cigarette Vending Machines 380
Close-Out Sales 368
Building Contractors (27
Dry-Cleaning and Dry-Dyeing Plants; Laundries (364)
Electrical and Appliance Repair (36g)
Fire Alarm - Telephone Devices; Apparatus
Installers 395
Florists 383
Food License 291
Fuel Dealers - Liquid Fuel 352
Fuel Dealers - Solid Fuel 353
F'umigating - Pest Control 360
Gasoline Felling Stations 351
Fuel Pumps - Private 375
Hardware Stores 370
House Sewer Contractor 240
Ice Cream Processing and Distributing 356
Mercantile Broker 359
Milk 286
Oil- Bulk Storage 350
Opticians 3?4
Pawn Shops 366
Peddlers 339
Soliciting 340
Pet Shops 325
Radio and Television Repairs 357
Rental of Clothing 376
Rental of Hospital Equipment 377
Rental - Kitchenware 3?2.01 (5)
Rental of Trailers 348
Roller Rinks 419
Sanitary Disposal 241
Second Hand Dealers 342
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Sidewalk Contractors 220
Solid Waste 3�g
Sign and Billboard Construction 22.02)
Sound Trucks and Broadcasting Vehicles 162
Swimming Pools - Public 454
Tow Trucks - Service Vehicles 161
Tree Trimming 263
Vending Machines 337
Veterinary Hospital 386
Window Cleaning 367
Block Parties 396
Tattoo Parlors 397
Wrecking of Buildings (50
Building Trades Licenses (Revised, this ordinance)
Certificates of Competency (Revised this ordinance)
Finishing Shop (New, this ordinance�
Tire Recapping Plants (New, this ordinance)
Subd. 8. "Class II licenses" means those licenses
which must be approved or denied by the director, subject
to the procedures required by these chapters. The follow-
ing licenses are so classified, and the numbers shown in
parentheses correspond to the chapters in the Legislative
Code pertaining to each license.
CLASS II LICENSES
Auctioneers - Short Term License (400 401)
Soliciting Funds - Tag Days (450�
Subd. 9. ��Class III licenses" means those licenses
which can be approved or denied only by the council, subject
to the procedures required by these chapters. The follow-
ing licenses are so classified, and the numbers shown in
parentheses correspond to the chapters in the Legislative
Code pertaining to each license.
CLASS III LICENSES
Auctioneers 400 401)
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealer 343�
Bingo 410
Bingo Halls 410. 19)
Clubs - Private 392)
Dance Halls 404, 405)
Game Rooms 412.08-. 13)
Hotel 335�
Junk, Salvage and Scrap 341
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Intoxicating Liquor 308
Non-Intoxicating Liquor 310
Entertainment 311
Massage Parlors and Saunas 378
Conversation Parlors 378
Masseur; Masseuse 3'78
Motion Picture Theatres 3'72
Motion Picture Drive-in Theatres 373
Parking Lots 344
Taxicabs 152-154)
Gambling License 468. 18-.27)
Subd. 10. "License" means and includes all licenses
and permits provided for or covered by these chapters.
Subd. 11. "Person" means and includes any person,
firm, corporation, partnership, company, organization,
agency, club, or any group or association thereof. It
shall also include any executor, administrator, trustee,
receiver, or other representative appointed by law.
Subd. 12. �'Bond" means a bond meeting the require-
ments of Section 510.07 and indemnifying the city of
Saint Paul against all claims, judgments or suits caused
by, resulting from or in connection with any licensed
business, activity, premises, thing, facility, occurrence
or otherwise under these chapters.
Subd. 13. ��Fee" means and includes both the license
fee and application fee unless otherwise provided.
Subd. 14. "Adverse action" means the revocation or
suspension of a license, the imposition of conditions
upon a license, the denial of an application for the
grant, issuance, renewal or transfer of a license, and
any other disciplinary or unfavorable action taken with
respect to a license, licensee, or applicant for a license.
Subd. 15. ��Zoning administrator�� means the supervisor
of code enforcement in the department of community services,
or the official charged with respon�ibility for enforc�ment
of the zoning code.
Subd. 16. ��Buildin� official" means the supervisor
of code enforcement in the department of community services.
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510.02. Application. Subdivision i. Form. All
applicants for licerises or permits _issued pursuant to
these chapters shall make both original and renewal appli-
cations to the inspector on such forms as are provided by
the division. Such applications shall not Ue received by
the inspector until conpletely filled out, accompanied by �
a11 fees, insurance policies, bonds, deposits, sureties, and
indemnifications or certificates required by these chapters,
toge�rier with the certification required in Subdivision 2.
Subd. 2. Taxes. No person shall be granted a license, .
a renewal of a license, or transfer of a license required
by the Saint Paul Legislative Code unless, prior to and in
addition to any other requirements, rules or ordinances
heretofore -or hereafter required, the Ramsey county depaxtment
bf property taxation certifies that said applica n�t has paid
� any and a11 taxes, real or personal, before said ta?�es
become delinquent, on any property, real or personal,
situated within the city of Saint Paul and used in connection
with the business operated under said license.
Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, the council ,
the director or the inspector may issue, renew, or transfer •
a license if it is found,.that:
(i) The applicant has made an agreement satisfactory
to the Ramsey county attorney to pay delinquent taxes in .
periodic installments, or •
(2) The applicant has properly commenced a proceeding
to contest the amount of tax due or the valuation of his �
property, and has made all partial payments required by l�,w
in conneetion with such proceeding, or
(3) The business property with respect �to whic h taxes
aie delinquent is not owned by the appTicant, but by a
lessor, and it would be inequitable to require the lessee
to pay such taxes. �
If a license is issued, renewed, or transferred because
of the existence of an agreement as described in (1) above,
the license may be revoked if the licensee dEfaults upon
such agreement.
Subd. 3. Additional information. The inspector
shall prescribe the information required to be submitted
by each applicant in his application, in addition to that
requ:ired by specific sections in these chapters, as may
be necessary to carry out and enforce any provision here-
under. He shall require in every case the applicant to
submit his name; business or corporate name; names of
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partners, officers, directors, shareholders or trustees
involved in the business; age; addresses; descr.iption or
blueprint of the premises, if any, and the owner thereof,
and locations and addresses of other business locations
in Minnesota.
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ubd. 4. No reapplication within one ear after
denial or revocation. No person may apply for aily license
within one year of the denial or revocation of the same or
similar license by the city council, if such denial or
revocation was based solely or partially upon misconduct �
or unfitness of the applicant, evi.dence of violations of
law involving licensed premises, evidence that the appli-
cant had .been involved in the operation of a nuisance, or
fraud or deception in the license application. Denial of
a license, as used in this subdivision, shall include a
refusal of permission to transfer a license to the appli-
cant. A license is ��similart� within the meaning of this
subdivision if the basis upon which the revocation or denial
of the original license i,ras made would have been been a
relevant basis on which to deny or revoke a license of the
type subsequently applied �or.
Subd. 5. Rea lication after denial• �►interest�� of
• applicant in revoked license. An application by a person
having an interest in, or whose shareholders or officers have
an interest in, any premises or enterprise whose license has
been revoked or to which a license has been denied, shall be
treated as an application by the person whose license was
denied or revoked. The term ��interest►� as used in this
, subdivision includes any pecuniary interest in the ownership,
operation, management, or profits o� an establishment, but
does not include: bona fide loans; bona �ide rental agree-
ments; bona �ide open accounts or other obligations held with
or without security arising out of the ordinary and regular
course of business o� selling or leasing merchandise, fixtures
or supplies to such establishment; an interest in a corporation
. owning or operating a hotel but having at least 150 or more
rental units holding a license in conjunction therewith; or
10 percent or less interest in any other corporation holding
a license.
Subd. 6. Prohibition on reapplicatiori; exception.
The prohibition on reapplioation herein provided shall not
apply in cases where it is otherwise expressly provided by
statute or ordinance.
Subd. 7. Waitin� period af ter filin of
Any petition required to be filed with the application�
for any license shall not be considered as officially
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Su�bd. 2. Class II licenses. Where an application
for the grant, issuance, renewal or t�ansfer of a Class II
license meets all the requirements of law, and there exists -
no ground for denial , revocation, or suspension of, or
the imposition of conditions upon, such license, the director
shall require the inspector to grant, issue, renew or transfer
said license in accordance with the application.
Subd. 3. Class I and Class II licenses if denied�b
inspector or director. In the even the inspec or, in he
case o Class I licenses, or the director, in the case of
Class II licenses, determines that the application for grant,
issuance, renewal or transfer of the license does not meet
all the requirements of law or that there exist grounds
for denial, revocation, suspension or other adverse action
against the license or the licensee, the inspector or
director shall recommend denial of the application and
Yollow. the procedures for notice and hearing as set forth
in Section 510 .05,
Subd. 4. Class III licenses. Upon receipt of a fully
completed application and required fees for a Class III
license, and after the investigation required, the inspector
_ shall notify the council. A public hearing shall be held
by the council on the grant, issuance, or transfer of all
Class III licenses. The council may hold a hearing on the
renewal o�. any Class III license. In any case where the
inspector recommends denial of the grant, issuance, renewal
or transfer of a Class III license, or where the council
believes that evidence might be received at the public
hearing which might result in action adverse to the applica-
tion, the inspector or council shall follow the procedures
for notice and hearing as set forth in Section 510.05:� =,
Where the application for the grant, issuance, renewal or
transfer of a Class III license meets all the requirements
of law, and where there exists no ground for adverse action,
the council shall by resolution direct that �the inspector
issue said license in accordanee with law.
510.05. Hearin� procedures. (1 ) Adverse
action; notice and hearin� requiremen�s. n any case where
the council may or intends to consider any adverse action,
including the revocation or suspension of a license, the
imposition of conditions upon a license, or the denial
of an application for the grant, issuance, renewal or transfer
of a license,_ the applicant or licensee shall be given
notice and an opportunity to be heard as provided herein.
The council may consider such adverse actions when recom-
mended by the inspector, by the director, by the director
of any executive department established pursuant to
Chapter 9 of the charter, by the city attoiney, or on
its o�,*n initiative.
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filed and irrevocable until seven working days
after a petition is received in the_ inspector' s office.
During the seven-day waiting period, any signator of any
petition may withdraw his name therefrom by written request,
and such request shall be appended to the subject petition
and made a part thereof. After the seven-day waiting �
period, signatures may not be withdrawn unless it is shown
they were obtained by fraud or duress. Signatures withdrawn
or obtained by fraud or duress shall not be counted in
determining the sufficiency of the petition. This subdivisian
shall apply in any case where the applicant for a license or
license transfer must present a statement in writing signed �
by a specified number or percentage of persons that they
have given their consent to the grant of the license or
license transfer.
51Q;,03. Investigation and review of a plications,
ete. The inspector shall determine he sufficiency and
aceuracy of each application and obtain such criminal. his-
• tory information as may be used under Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 364, and is otherwise available by law. The inspector -
shall make reasonable and appropriate investigation o�
, the premises or personal property, vehicles or facilities,
as may be involved in or related to the licensed activity,
and shall request, where appropriate, the assistance o� �
other city divisions or departments in making additional
investigations, for the purpose of determining whether
the applicant is or will be in compliance with all applicable
ordinances and statutes. The approval of such other divi- .
sions or departments is not required for issuance of a license
unless otherwise required by specific sections in these
chapters. All applications shall be reviewed by the zoning
administrator or his designee for compliance with all
requirements o� the Saint Paul Zoning Ordinance, and no �
license shall be granted without full compliance with said
requirements . All applications involving a premises,
location, building or structure shall be referred to the
director of the department of fire and safety services
and to the building official for investig�.tion and
recommendation.
510.04. Levels of approval; recommendations.
Subdivision 1. Class I licenses. Where an application
for the grant, issuance, renewal or transfer of a Class I
license meets all the requirements of law, and there exists
no ground for denial, revocation, or suspension of, or the
imposition of conditions upon, such license, the inspector
shall grant, issue, renew or transfer said license in
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(2) Notice. In each such case where adverse action
is or s,Till be considered by the council , the council shall
in �,-riting notify the applicant or licensee that adverse -
action may be taken against the license or application,
and that he is entitled to a hearing before the council.
The notice shall be served or mailed a reasonable time
before the hearing date, and shall state the pl.ace, date
and time of the hearing. The notice shall state the
issues iiivolved or grounds upon which the adverse action
may be sought or based. The council may re quest that
such written notice be prepared and served or mailed by
the inspector or by the city attorney.
3' Hearin�• ..The hearing shall be held by the
council w ic�shall afford the applicant or the licensee
an opportunity to present evidence and argument as well
as meet adverse testimony or evidence by reasonable
cross-examination and rebuttal evidence. The council
may in its discretion permit other interested persons the
opportunity to present testimony or evidence or otherwise
participate in such hearing.
(4) Licensee or applicant ma be represented. The
licensee or applicant may represent �himself or choose to
be represented by another.
(5) Record; eridence. The council sha11 receive and keep a
record of such proceedings, including testimony and
exhibits, and shall receive and give weight to evidence,
ineluding hear�say evidence, which possesses probative value
commonly accepted by reasonable and prudent persons in the
conduct of their affairs.
�6) Council action; resolution to contain findin�s.
Where the council ta es adverse action with respect to a
license, licensee or applicant for a license, the resolution
� by which such action is taken shall contain its findings
and determination, including the imposition of conditions,
if any.
�7) � Additional procedures where required. Where
the provisions o any statute or ordinance require additional
notice or hearing procedures, such provisions sha11 be
complied with and shall supersede inconsistent provisions
of these chapters. This shall include, without limitation
by reason of this specific reference, Minnesota Statutes,
, Chapter 364, �nd Minnesota Statutes, Section 340. 135• '
(8) Discretion to hear .notwithstandin� withdratival
oi surrender of applic�tion or license. The council may,
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at its discretion, conduct a hearing regarding revocation
or denial of a license notwithstanding that the applicant
or licensee has attempted or purported to withdraw or
surretider said license or application, if the attempted
withdrawal or surrender took place after the applicant �
or licensee had been notified o� tYie hearing and potential
adverse action.
�9) Continuances. Where a hearing for the purpose
of considering revocation or suspension of a license
or other disciplinary action involving a license has
been scheduled before the council, a continuation of
the hearing may be granted at the request of the
licensee, license applicant, an interested person, or
an attorney representing the foregoing, only as provided
herein.
� Where the request is made at least 24
hours prior to the scheduled hearing, the
president of the council or the council may
continue the hearing upon a showing of good
cause by the party making the request.
�b,� Where the request is made less than
24 hours before, but not on the day of the
scheduled hearing, the council may continue
the hearing upon a showing of good cause by
the party making the request.
,� Where the request is ma,de on the day
said hearing is scheduled, the co uncil may
grant a continuance on the condition that the
� party requesting the continuance pay to the
city of Saint Paul the city�� actual costs
for the court reporter and witnesses who
appeared for the hearing, or �100, whichever
is the lesser.
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510.06. Revocation; suspension; adverse actions.
Subdivision 1. Council may take adverse action. The
council is authorized to take adverse action against �
any license or permit, licensee or applicant for a
license, as provided in and by these chapters. Such
actions shall be initiated and carried out in accordance
with the pracedures outlined in Section 510.05.
Subd. 2. Basis for action. Such adverse action
may be based on one or more of the following reasons,
which are in addition to any other reason� specifically
provided by law or in these chapters:
� The license or permit was procured by -
misrepresentation of material facts, by fraud, by deceit,
. or by bad faith.
� The applicant or one acting in his behalf made
oral or written misstatemen�s or misrepresentations of
material facts in or accompanying the application.
� The license was issued in violation of any of �
the provisions of the Saint Paul Zoning Ordinance.
� The license or permit was issued in violation
of law, without authority, or under a material mistake
of fact.
� � The licensee or applicant has failed to comply
with any condition set forth in the license, or set forth
in the resolution granting or renewing the license.
� The licensee or applicant has violated any of
the provisions of these chapters, or of any statute,
ordinance, or regulation reasonably related to the
licensed activity, regardless of whether criminal charges
have or have not been brought in connection therewith.
� The activities of the licensee in the licensed
activity create or have created a serious danger to the
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public health, safety or welfare, or the licensee performs
or has performed his work or activity in an unsafe manner.
� Failure to keep sidewalks or pedestrian ways
reasonably free of snow and ice as required under Chapter
332B of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
� The licensee or applicant has shown by past
misconduct, unfair acts or dealings, or by the frequent
abuse of alcohol or other drugs, that such licen�ee or
applicant is not a person of the good moral character or
fitness required to engage in a licensed activity, business
or profession.
510.07. Termination of licenses; surety bonds;
insurance contracts. Subdivision 1. Automatic termination,
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r�instatement; responsibility of licensee. Al1 licenses
or permits which must, by the provisions of these chapters
or other ordinances or laws, be accompanied by the filing
and maintenance of insurance policies, deposits, guarantces,
bonds, or c�rtifications, shall automatically terminate
on cancellati.on or withdrawal of said policies, deposits,
bonds or certifications . No licensee may continue to
operate or perform the licensed activity after such
termination. The licensee is liable and responsible
for the filing and maintenance of such policies, deposits,
guarantees, bonds or certifications as are required in
these chapters, and shall not be entitled to assert t�he
acts or omissions of agents , brokers, employees, attorneys
or any other persons as a defense or justification for
failure to comply with such filing and maintenance require—
ments. In the event the licensee reinstates and files
such policies, deposits, bonds or certifications within
30 days, the license is automatically reinstated on the
same terms and conditions, and for the same period as
originally issued. After 30 days, the applicant must
reapply for a renewal of his license as though it were
an original application.
Subd. 2. Bonds and insurance requi.rements.
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_(1) Surety companies. Al1 surety bonds running to
the city of Saint Paul shall be written by surety companies
authori�zed to do business in the state of Minnesota. All
instzrance policies required by these chapters shall be
written by insurance companies authorized to do business
in the state of Minnesota.
�2) Ap roved as to form. All bonds filed with the
city of Saint Paul in connec ti on with the issuance of
licenses for whatever purpose, and all policies of
insurance required to be filed with or by the city of
Saint Paul in connection with the issu�nce of licenses
for any purpose whatsoever, shall first be approved .as
to form by the city attorney.
�3) Uniform endorsement. Each insurance policy
required to be filed pursuant to these chapters shall
contain the endorsement set forth in Chapter 93
of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. -
�4) Conditions. All bonds required by these chapters
shall be conditioned that the licensee shall observe all
ordiiiances and laws in relation to the licensed activity,
business, premises or facilities and that he shall conduct
all such activites or business in conformity therewith.
Such bonds shall also indemnify the city of Saint Paul
against all claims, judgments or suits caused b3r, resulting
from, or in connection with the licensed business, premises,
activity, thing, facility, occurrence or otherwise licensed
under these chaptexs.
Subd. 3. Termination of bonds and insurance required
by_ � city. Termination of bonds and insurance required to
be filed with the city pursuant to these chapters shall be
in accordance with the requirements of Ghapter g4 of
the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
. Subd. 4. Expiration date to be concurrent with
term of license or permit. The expiration date of al.l
such policies, bonds, guarantees or certifications shall
� be concurrent with the expiration date of the license or
permit.
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510.08. Terms of licenses;uniform dates. �
All licenses or permits shall be valid for a period of
one year from the date of issuance by the inspector, except
as otherwise provided herein or in these chapters or in
cases of revocation, suspension, or termination under
Section 510.06:
� Whenever any licensee is the holder of two or
more licenses of the city of Saint Paul which expire on
different dates, the inspector is authorized, at the request
of the licensee, to determine a uniform date for the
expiration of all or any number of such licenses, not-
withstanding the term and expiration dates of such licenses
as originally issued, and notwithstanding any provision
as to term of license of any ordinance of the city here-
tofore or hereafter enacted. The provisions hereof shall
govern the issuance of any new license to one already
holding a license.
� In order to conform to the foregoing provisions,
new licenses may be issued for a term of less than one year,
and the license fee therefor shall be prorated for the
period of issuance.
510.09. Fees. Subdivision 1. Fee to accompany
application; amount. When any application is filed by
any person for a license or permit to be issued by the
inspector, director or council of the city of Saint Paul
to any person for permission to do or perform any act
controlled or regulated or provided for lay any provision
of these chapters, said application shall be accompanied
by a fee in the amount of �50, unless otherwise specifically
provided by law.
Subd. 2. Fee schedule. The council may by resolution
determine and establish one fee schedule for any or all
licenses and permits issued pursuant to these chapters,
and a separate fee schedule for applications for such
licenses and permits, which may include fees to cover
costs incurred by reason of late filing. Such fees, in
either schedule, shall be reasonably related to the costs
of administration incurred in connection with each such
application, license or permit. Costs of administration
shall mean and include, but without limitation by this �
specification, both direct and indirect costs and expenses,
such as salaries, wages, benefits, and all personnel costs
including training, seminars and schooling, expenses of
investigations and inspections, handling of inquiries and
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requests for assistance, telephone and communications,
stationery, postage, paper, reproduction, office capital
equipment and all office supplies. Such fee schedules
as �,dopted by resolution and posted in the office of the
inspector shall supersede inconsistent fee provisions
in these chapters or in other ordinances or laws.
Subd. 3. Fee for one year; may be prorated. Unless
otherwise specifically provided, the license fee stated is
for a period of one year. Such fee may be prorated where
a license is issued for a period of less than a year.
Subd. 4. Late fee. Unless otherwise specifically
provided by the particular licensing provisions involved,
an applicant for the renewal of a license who makes applica-
tion for such renewal after the e�iration date of such
license shall be charged a late fee for each such license.
The late fee shall be in addition to any other fee or
payment required, and shall be ten percent of the annual
license fee for such license for each 30-day period or
portion thereof which has elapsed after the expiration date
of such license. The late fee shall not exceed 50 percent
of the annual lic�nse fee. If any provision of these
chapters imposes more stringent or additional requirements
for the issuance of an original license than would be the
case for mere renewal, those requirements must be met when
the license has iapsed by reason of expiration.
510. 10. Refunds of fees. Subdivision 1. Refund
� where apUlication withdrawn or denied; service charge.
Unless otherwise specifically provided by the particular
licensing provisions involved, wher� an application for
any license is withdrawn or denied, the inspector shall
refund to the applicant the license fee submitted less a
service charge, to recover in part the costs incurred in
processing the application, in the amount of 25 percent
of the annual license fee.
Subd. 2. Limitation on refund, other cases. In all
other cases as provided in subdivision 3, the inspector
may refund not to exceed �100 of fees receiv�d in connec-
tion with any license, permit or application therefor,
provided that he certify in writing that the amount of
the refund represents a sum over and above the reasonable
costs of administration incurred up to that time in connec-
tion with said license, permit or application. The director
may refund not to exceed �250 of such fe�s upon a like
certification by the inspector. The co uncil may by resolution
authorize all refunds upon a like certification by the inspector.
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Subd. 3. Bases for refunds . Refunds under subdivision
2 may be made to the licensee or his estate:
� Where the pla�e of business of the licensee or
his principal equipment is destroyed or so damaged by fire
or any other cause that the licensee ceases for the re—
mainder of the licensed period to engage in the licensed
activity or business;
� Where the business or licensed activity ceases
by reason of the death or illness of the licensee or the
sole employee or manager; or
� Where it has become unlawful for the licensee to
continue in the business or licensed activity other than
by revocation, suspension, denial or any criminal activity
on the part of the licensee.
510. 11. Transfers; �eneral. Subdivision 1. License
a privile�e, not property. All licenses or permits issued
by the city of Saint Paul pursuant to these chapters or
other ordinances or laws confer a privilege on the licensee
to engage in the activity or occupation so licensed, and
do not constitute property or property rights or create any
such rights in any licensee. No such license or permit
may be seized, levied upon, attached, executed upon, assessed
or in any manner taken for the purpose of satisfaction of
any debt or obligation whatever.
Subd. 2. Licenses transferable; conditions. All
licenses issued by the city of Saint Paul shall be trans—
ferable unless the specific chapter of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code pertaining to each specific license shall
specifically prohibit the transfer of such license. No
transfer of any Class III license issued by the city of
Saint Paul shall be effective until the coun�il of the
city of Saint Paul has approved the transfer following a
public hearing, and a resolution approving said transfer
is passed, approved and published. Both the transferor
and transferee shall make application for transfer of a
license on such forms as may be prescribed by the division,
and in accordance with Section 510.02.
Subd. 3. Transfer tax. In all cases of transfer of
a license from a present licensee to any other person,
there shall be a tax on said transfer in the amount of
25 percent of the annual license fee charged for said
license, said tax to be paid by the transferee.
Subd. 4. Transfer tax; deposit retained or returned.
Whenever an application is made for transfer of a license,
the amount as set out in Subdivision 3 shall be deposited
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with said application. If the transfer of license is
appx•oved, the amount deposited shall be retained by the
city. If the said transfer is denied, the amount
deposited shall be returned to the party depositing �
the same, in accordance with the requirements and con-
ditions in Section 51� . 10. ,.
Subd. 5. Transfer tax; exception. Subdivisions 3
aiid 4 shall not apply in any case when� by the terms of
these chapters, payment of the full annual license fee
or a prorated yearly annual license fee is provided for on
the part of the transferee before any transfer of license �
is made effective by the action of approving the said
transfer.
. Subd. �6. Transfer• definition. Transfer as used in these �
chnpters shall inc ude a transfer from person to person, or from
place to place, or a transfer of stock in a corporate licensee,
or of shares or interests in a partnership or other legal entity.
Transfer as used in these chapters shall not include the instance
where a license is held by an individual or partnership and the
transfer is by said individual or partnership to a cox•poration in
which the majority of the stock is held by said individual or by
the members of said partnership. �
' Subd. 7. Assi�nment and bond to accompany applica tion.
In the case of a transfer from person to person, the
application for transfer sh.all be accompanied by a
written assignment of all rights of the original licensee
in and to the license and shall be accompanied by a surety
bond in amount and in form required of an original licensee. .
Subd. 8. Public corporations. Notwithstanding other
provisions of this chapter, publicly owned corporations
whose stock is traded in the open market may comply with
the transfer requirements pertaining to stock ownership
and stock transfer by furnishing the inspector on request
with the names and addresses of all stockholders of record
� upon ea� renewal of the license.
Subd. 9. Affidavit of transferor. No license transfer
shall be effective unless the transferor submits an affidavit
of such transferor, taken under oath, stating the following:
� � That in the case of Class III licenses, the
transferor-affiant has posted iiotice to all employees in
a conspicuous place on the licensed premises notifying
all employees of the time, place and date of hearing of the
transfer of the license to be held before the Saint Paul
City Council;
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(� That said notice specified in paragraph (1) was
posted continuously for fourteen days; _
� That transferor has paid all wages due and owing
the persons employed by the transferor or that an agreement
has been reached between transferor and all employees as
to the payment of wages due and owing;
� That transferor has made payment to all employees
in lieu of vacation time earned by said employees or in
lieu thereof an agreement has been reached between transferor
and all employees as to payment in lieu of vacation time
earned;
� That transferor has satisfactorily and completely
complied with his contractual obligations pertaining to
employer contributions to employee benefit programs which
include but are not limited to pension programs, hospital,
medical and life insurance programs, profit sharing programs
and holiday pay benefits.
Subd. 10. Deceased licensee. Notwithstailding any
other provision of these chapters, in any case where a
liquor license is held by a person not incorporated and
where the license would by reason of the death of said
licensee, lapse to the city in the absence of this subdi—
vision, the authorized representative of the estate of
the deceased licensee may consent to and seek to transfer
said license to the surviving spouse of the licensee.
The transfer shall be subject to all applicable requirements
of these chapters and existing law.
Subd. 11. No approval under certain conditions. The
council shall not approve any transfer where either party
has not complied with the terms of any contract or
agreement regarding empZoyee benefit or fringe benefit
programs, including but not limited to pension, hospitaliza—
tion, medical and life insurance, profit—sharing, or
holiday pay programs.
Subd. 12. Transfer of more than one license if
one is Class III. If an application is made to transfer
more than one license at the same time, the inspector may,
if one of the said licenses is a Class III license. handle
all said licenses as Class III licenses.
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510. 12. Inspection of premises. The premises,
facilities, place, device or anything named in any
license issued pursuant to any provision of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code or other law shall at all times
while open to the public or while being used or occupied
for any purpose be open also to inspection and examination
by any police, fire, or health officer or any building
inspector of th� city, as tivell as the inspector.
510. 13. Renewal. Every license renewal under these
chapters may be denied for any licensee who is delinquent
in any payment or contribution to a health and welfare
trust or pension trust, or similar program, established
for the benefit of his employees.
510. 14. Savings clause.
� If any provision in these chapters is held
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity shall extend only to the
provision involved and the remainder of these chapters
shall remain in force and effect to be construed as a
whole.
� The repeal of any ordinance by this ordinance
(which enacts the Uniform License Ordinance) shall not
affect or impair any act done, any rights vested or
accrued, or any suit, proceeding or prosecution had or
commenced in any matter, prior to the date this ordinance
became effective. Every such act done or right vested
or accrued shall remain in full force and effect to all
intents and purposes as if the repealed ordinances had
thems�lves remained in force and effect. Every such suit,
proceeding or prosecution may be continued after repeal
as though the repealed ordinalces were fully in effect.
A suit, proceeding or prosecution which is based upon an
act done, a right vested or accrued, or a violation
committed prior to repeal of the repealed ordinances,
but which is commenced or instituted subsequent to
repeal of the repealed ordinances, shall be brought
pursuant to and under the provisions of such repealed
ordinances as thaugh they continued to be in full
force and effect.
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CHAPTER. 2� �. BUILDING .TR.ADES LICENSES
28.01. License required. Any' person, firm or
corporation desiring to engage in the business of construc-
tion, alteration, repair, installation or servicing of any
building, structure or part or accessory thereof, as listed
below, shall first obtain a license to engage in such busi-
ness. Licenses shall be issued in the classifications and
manner herein prescribed.
(1) Concrete Masonry and Cement Finishing (for
work on one and two family dwellings and
their accessory structures oiily)
(2) Gas Burner Instailation and Repair
�a Class A Unlimited capacity)
b; Class B �1,OOO,U00 Btu capacity or less)
(3) Oil Burner Installation and ftepair
�a Class A Unlimited capacity)
b� Class B �1,000,000 Btu capacity or less)
(4) Plastering
(5) Plumbing
(6) Refrigeration Equipment Installation and ftepair
�a) Class A Unlimited capacity)
b) Class B �60,000 Btu capacity or less)
(7) Steamfitting
a) Class A - Hi-Lo
b Class B - Hi-Lo
c Class A - Lo
d Class B - Lo
{8) Warm Air Heating Installation and Repair
(9) Ventilation Installation and Repair
� : -28�02. Fee. The fee required is �50.
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2$.03. Licensin� requirements. Subdivision 1.
Anplication; rev�ew; approval. E�,ch applicant shall make
appllcation to the license inspector on such forms and �
contain�ng such infarmation as the license inspector
shall require, and the requisite fee shall accompany the
application. The application when completed shall be
referred to the division of housing and building code
enforcement for review and a recommendation of approval
or rejection.
Subd. 2. Certificate of competenc . Except as
hereinafter otherwise provided, an appropriate Master' s
Certificate of Competency sliall be a prerequisite to the
issuance of all licenses enumerated in Section 28 .01.
Any applicant for such license shall submit the n of
the responsible certified person to be entered upon the
license. Where a license is desired by a partnership,
firm or corporation:, that person shall be a responsible
employee or a member of the applying firm, partnership
or corporation. Failure to maintain a required certificate
of competency current or the disassociation of the holder
from the licensed business shall void the license.
Subd. 3. Temporary license. Where a certificate
of competency is a prerequisite for issuance of a license, the
building official may approve issuance of a temporary license until
the time o� the next certificate of competency examination,
provided:
(1) A determination of the qualifications of the
� applicant is made, and
(2) Al1 other requirements of this chapter are
complied with.
Where state licenses are required, no temporary license
� shall Ue issued unless the applicant holds a state license.
Subd. 4. Insurance requireue nts. No license ,
granted under this chapter shall become effective until s
the licensee shall have filed evidence of public liability �
insurance, approved as to form by the city attorney, in i
minimum amounts as folloh*s : �100,000 for bodily injury '
to or death of one person, and subject to the same limit �
for each person, �300,000 on account of any one accident, �i
and �50,000 for damage to or destruction of property in ,
, any one acciden�.
Subd. 5. ReciprocitY. Whenever the applicant for '
a license for Warm Air Heating Installation and Repair is ;
licensed or authorized in any other municipality of this
state to engage in the said business, the applicant shall
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be issued a license to engage in that business in the city
of Saint Pa,ul upon payment of the requisite fees, provided
such municipality has requirements for a license and card -
of competency equal to those of the city of Saint Paul, as
shall be determined by the building o�ficial, and said
applicant shall have complied with Section 29.14 of
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SvThere a licensee operating under the reciprocal
artangement fails to make required corrections after being
du13� notified by the division of housing and building code
enforcement where work has been done, such failure or lack
of compliance will then be recorded and information relative
thereto will be forwarded to the locality where the license
is held.
= 2$.04. Air conditionin�. To engage in the business
of air conditioning installation, repair or alteration, a
business shall be licensed for the type of work being
performed.
28.05. Electrical. Any person, firm or corporation
desiring to engage in the business of electrical contracting
in the city of Saint Paul shall first obtain an electrical
contractor� s license from the State Board of Electricity
in accordance with Section 326.242, subdivision 6 of
Minnesota Statutes. In order to secure permits and perform
electrical work in the city of Saint Paul, the electrical
contractor shall register with the division of housing and
building code enforcement and file a certified copy of his
Alinnesota Contractor' s License and his Class A Electrician
License.
� 2S•o6. Expiration and renewal of license. Subdivision
1. Expiratzon. Al1 licenses issued under the provisions of
this chapter shall expire on the last day of the calendar
� year of issuance unless sooner revoked or forfeited. If a
license granted hereunder is not renewed previous to its
expiration, then all rights granted by such license shall
cease, and any zaork performed after the expiration of the
Iicense shall be in violation of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code.
Subd. 2. Renewal. Persons, firms and corporations
who SJ1SY1 to renew their licenses after the expiration date
shall be charged the full annual license fee. No pro-rated
, license fee shall be allowed.
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28.07. Revocation or suspension of license.
It shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the
license of any person, licensed under the provisions of
this chapter, whose work is found to be improper or
defective or so unsafe as to jeopardize life or property.
Action to revoke or suspend any such license may be
initiated by the building official, and such action shall
be carried out in accordance with the pro�edures outlined
in Section 510.05.
28.08. False re resentation of bein licensed.
No person s a a ver ise, in any manner, ype or orm,
nor in any manner state to or hold out to the public that
such person is a licensed electrical contractor, or
licensed in any of the building trades as provided in this
chapter, unless such person has been licensed under and
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Code.
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CHAPTER 2g „ CERTIFiCATES OF COMpETENCY
_ 29.01. Certificate required. For the purpose of
controlling the quality of worl�nanship on buildings and
structures within the city of Saint Paul, and by so doing �
to safeguard life, limb, property, public health and public
�welfar$, there are hereby created certificates of competency
which shall be required of the individual tradesman who
engages in any work included in the �ollowing list.
Different classes of certificates are specified under
each type of work to recognize different degrees of �
e�pertise.
(1 ) Gas burner installadion and repair.
a Ma,ster Gas Installer — Class A
b Master Gas Installer — Class B
c Journeyman Gas Installer — Class C •
1�TOTE: Class A Masters, unlimited input capacity;
Class B Masters limited to 1,000,000 btu
per hour or less. -
. _�2) Oil burner installation and repair.
a Master Oil Burner Installer — Class A �
b Master Oil Burner Installer — Class B �
c Journeyman Oil Burner Installer — Class C
NOTE: Class A Masters, unlimited input capacity; �
Class B Masters limited to 1,000,000 btu
per hour or less.
(3) Lathin� and plasterin�.
a Master Plasterer
b Journeyman �Plasterer
c Journeyman Lather
(4) Plumbin�.
(a) Master Plumber
(b) Journeyman Plumber
��) Refrigeration equipment installation and repair.
(a) Master Installer — Class A
Holder of this certificate of competency
shall be entitled to work at or engage in
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the installing, altering, repairing or
. servicing of refrigeration equipment with
an unlimited capacity.
(b) Master Installer - C.lass B
Holder of this certificate of compe tency
shall be entitled to install, alter, repair
and service refrigeration equipment with a
capacity of 60,000 btu per hour or less.
(c) Journeyman Installer
_ �6) Steamfittin�.
� a Master - Class A - Hi-Lo
b Master - Glass B - Hi-Lo
c Journeyman - Hi-Lo
To be issued the Hi-Lo certi�icate of
competency, the applicant must hold an
appropriate current and subsisting State
of Minnesota Steamfitting License in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
Sections 326.46 through 326.52.
d Master - Class A - Lo
e Master - Class B - Lo
f Journeyman - Lo
�7) Warm air heating work.
(a) Master Installer
(8) Ventilation work.
(a) Master Installer
(9) Warm air heating and ventilation.
(a) Journeyman Installer
(10) Conc.rete masonry and cement finisher.
(a) Master Concrete Masonry and Cement Finisher
(b) Journeyman Concrete Masonry and Cement Finisher
NOTE: Required for work on one and two family
` � dwellings and their accessory structures
only.
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29.02. Electrical work. Except as otherwise provided
by law no person shall wire for, install , or repair; or
plan, lay out or supervise the installation of electric
tiiring, apparatus or equipment for electric light, heat,
power or other purpose for another unless he .is licensed
by the State Board of Electricity as provided in Minnesota �
Statutes, Chap ter 326.
29.43. Air conditionin� installation or repair.
Persons enga�ed_ in he ins�alla ion or repair o air
conditioning shall have a certificate of competency for
tl�ie type of work being performed. �
_ 2g.04. General requirements. Subdivision 1.
Application.. Any person submitting an application for a
certificate of competency shall be at least 18 years of age.
The application shall be submitted to the license inspector
in such form and contain such information as the license
inspector may require, but shall contain a detailed statement
of the applicantfs training and .experience. The application
shall be made under oath.
Subd. 2. Examination. Each applicant shall be required to submit
to an egamination as to the applicant' s qualifications and
, competence in the work for which a certificate of competency
is desired. Said examination shall be given by a board of
examiners as provided in this chapter, and shall be given at
a time and place as the boa�d may select.
Subd. 3. Examination fee. An examination fee shall be
submitted with the app ication to the license inspector, �
which �ee shall be used to meet in part the costs incurred
in giving the examination. The fee for a Master� s Certificate
shall be �25. The fee for a Joun:eymanTs Certificate shall be
�10. Notwithstanding the above, the fee for both Master' s
and Journeyman' s Certificates for plumbing shall be �50.
Such examination fee shall not be refunded if the app�icant
fails to appear for the examination, fails to pass the
examination, or for any other reason.
_ 2g.05. Boards of examiners. For the purpose of
determining the suitability of individuals applying for
certificates, there are hereby established the following
boards o� examiners with the membership of each board as
given. Appointments to such boards are to be made by the
mayor with the advice and consent of the council.
_�1) Gas Burner Installers. The board shal�. be composed
of the building official or his designee as chairman, and
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four appointive members, of whom oz�e shall be a registered
mechanical engineer, one a qualified representative of the
�as utility, one a master gas burner installer holding a Class A
certificate of competency, and one a journeyman gas burner -
iristaller holding a certif�cate of competency.
_(2) Oil Burner Installers. This board shall be
composed of the building official or his designee as
chairman, and four appointive members, of whom one shall
be a master oiI burner installer holding a Class A cer-
tificate of competency, one shall be a journeyman gas
burner installer holding a certificate of competency, and
two shall be registered mechanical engineers.
_�3) Lathers and Plasterers. This board shall be
composed of the building official or his designee as
chairman, and four appointive members, of whom one shall
be a registered architect, one shall be master plasterer
holding certificates of competency, one shall be a
journeyman plasterer holding a certificate of competency,
and one shall be a journeyman lather holding a certificate
of competency.
(4) Pluinbers. This board shall be composed of the
building official or his designee as chairman, a city
plumbing inspector, the general manager of the water
utility of the city of 5aint Paul or his designee, and
three appointive members, of whom two shall be master .
plumbers holding certificates of competency, and one shall
be a journeyman plumber holding a certificate of competency.
The director of the division of pulilic health shall be an
ex offieio member.
(5) Refri�eration Equipment Installers. This board
shall be composed of the building official or his designee
as chairman, and four appointive members, of whom two
shall be registered mechanical engineers, one shall be a
. refrigeration equipment contractor licensed under Chapter
28 and holding the requisite Class A certificate of
competency, and one shall be a journeyman refrigeration
equipment installer holding a certificate of competency.
(6) Steamfitters. The board shall be composed of
the building official or his designee as chairman, and
four appointive members, of whom one shall be a registered
mechanical engineer, two shall be master steamfitters
holding Hi-Lo certificates of compentency, and one
, shall be a journeyman steamfitter holding a certificate
of competency.
(j) k'arm Air Heatin� and Ventilation Installers.
This board shall be composed of the building official
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or his designee as chairman, and four appointive members,
vf whoin one shall be a mechanical engineer, one shall
be a joiirneyman warm air heating and ventilation installer
hoiding a certificate of competency, and two shall be
warm air h�atin�; and ventilation contractors licensed
under Chapter _�$` and having the requisite certificate
of competency.
(8) Concrete Masonry and Cement Finishers. This
board shall be composed of the building official or his
designee as chairman, and three appointive members, of
whom one shall be a registered engineer, one shall be
a master concrete masonry and cement finisher holding a
certificate of competency, and one shall be a journeyman
concrete masonry and cement finisher holding a certificate
of competency.
29.06. Duties o� boards. Subdivision 1.
Requirements; examinations . Each board of examiners
shall prescribe reasonable requirements as to e�erience,
training and ability of the applicants, subject to the
approval of the director of the department of community
services. Each board shall formulate and hold all examina-
tions of the applicants, whether written, oral or practical,
or a combination thereof, subject to the approval of the
director of the department of community services, as may
be necessary to determine whether the applicant has suffi-
cient knowledge, skill , training and experience to enable
him to safely, competently and properly engage in or work
at the business or trade for which a certificate of
competency is desired. Each board may, in the event it
is necessary or desirable to differentiate between levels
of experience, skill, training, knowledge and ability,
place classi�ications or conditions upon said certifi-
cates, or recommend the issuance of different classes
of certificates of competency, subject to the approval
of the said director. Existing classifications of cer-
tificates of competency may be retained.
Subd. 2. Recommendation. Each such board shall,
after testixig aild evaluation of- the applicant, make a
recommendation that the applicant be issued or denied
a certificate of competency, and . such recommendation
shall be communicated to the license inspector upon whom
the recommendation is binding.
• Subd. 3: Meeti.n�s, when held. Each board shall
meet upon the call of the building official or his
designee.
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�29.0'7. Appointive members of boards. Subdivision
1 . Appointmeiit; term. The appointive members of the boards
of examiners shall be appointed by the mayor with the ad�rice and
conseiit of the council . Said appointive members shall serve
until July 1 of the third year following their appointment,
or until their successors shall have been appointed and
qualified. �
Subd. 2. Compensation. Each appointive member of a
board of examiners shall receive compensation for service
on the board in the amount of �50 per day for each day of
actual service.
29.08. Certificate fees. In the event the board
recommends that the certificate of competency be issued,
the license inspector shall issue said certificate or
class of certificate upon the payment of an additional
fee, which shall also be the annual or renewal fee.
The issuance fee for all classes and types of certificates
of competency shall be �10. .
29.09. Terms of certi�icate of competency. Subdivision .
1. Expiration date. Certificates of competency shall
. expire on December 31 of the year of issuance, unless
sooner revoked, suspended or forfeited; provided, however,
that the license inspector may issue a certificate of
competency to expire on a different date to holders of
licenses under Chapter _ 2. 8� so that both the license and
certificate may expire on the same date.
Subd. 2. Late fees. Expired certificates of competency
may be reinstated within�j0 days following expiration upon
the payment of a late fee of �5 in addition to the issuanee
fee. Such certificates may be reinstated after 90 days
following the expiration date upon payment of a late fee
of �15 in addition to the issuance fee.
� _ 29. 10. Renewal; reinstatement. Each holder of a
certificate of competency shall be entitled to a renewal
of said certificate upon payment of the issuance fee
required in Section _2� .08. The holder of an expired �
certificate of competency shall be entitled to a renewal
of said certificate upon payment of the issuance fee
required by Seetion 29 .08 together with the late fee
required by Section �.Og. The holder of an expired
certificate of competency, which certificate has been ex—
pired for more than one year, shall be required to make
appl 'ication and pay the examination fee required by
Section 29 .04 and shall be examined as to his qualifica—
tions and competence in the same manner as new applicants.
Such holders, af ter successful reexamination, shall be
required to pay only the issuance fee under Section
29 .08.
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Holders of certificates of competency which are not
e�-pired on the effective date of this ordinance shall be
entitled to renewal, unless said certificate has been -
expired for more than one year, in which case the holder
shall be required to submit an application and be examined
as a new applicant.
2q. 11. Revocation of certificate; �rounds.
It shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of a
certificate of competency if:
(1) the certificate was obtained through any fraud,
misrepresentation, or cheating on the examination given
by the board;
. (2) the work of the certificate holder is found
to be improper or defective, or so unsafe as to jeopardize life
or property; or
(3) the certificate holder has been convicted two
times of any violation o� the housing, building, fire or
other similar codes of this city or state.
Action to revoke or suspend any such certificate may be initiated
by the building official, and such action shall be carried out
in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 510.05.
29. 12. Period of revocation. Any person who has
had a certificate of competency revoked is barred from
obtaining a new certificate for a period of six months
following the date of such revocation. The new certificate
shall not be issued until the said person complies with
all requirements of this chapter as to application and
e�amination as a new applicant.
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��. 13. Certificate of competency records. The
division of housing and building code enforcement shall
keep a complete and up-to-date record of certificates of
competency, including all applications, examinations,
certificate issuances and revocations.
29, 14. Reci rocit • re istration of card of
compe enc.y; journeymen. Subdivision 1. arm air heating
and ventilation. Any journeyman holding a valid card of
competency for warm air heating and ventilation, installing
or repair. , from any other municipality in the state of '
Minriesota, which has requirements for such card of
competency equal to those of the city of Saint Paul, as
shall be determined by the building official of the city
of Saint Paul, may carry on his occupation as such
journeyman in the city of Saint Paul by registering
his card of competency with the building official .
Subd. 2. Lathers and Plasterers. Any journeyman
holding a valid card of competency as a lather or as a
plasterer from any other municipality in the state of
Minnesota, which has requirements for such a card of .
_ competency equal to those of the city of Saint Paul, as
. determined by the building official of the city of Saint
Paul, may carry on his occupation as a journeyman in the
city of Saint Paul by registering his card of competency
with tYie building official.•
29.15. Reciprocity; master' s certificate or license;
warm air heatin� and ventilation. Whenever a master
certificate of competency or license �or warm air heating
and ventilation, installing or repair is required by the
terms of this code, any applicant for such master license
who has and presents a valid and subsisting license and
card of competency from any municipality in the state of
. Minnesota which has requirements for a license and card of
competency equal to those of the city of Saint Paul, as
shall be determined by the building official of the city
of Saint Paul�, may receive a permit to carry on his trade
or occupation as a warm air heating and ventilation
contractor by registering his license and" card of
competeney in the office of the building official and
paying therefor a fee of �5. Such permit may be issued
for a specific period of time not to exceed the life of
the license of th e applicant.
� Where a licensee operating under the reciprocal
arrangement fails to make required corrections after being
duly notified by the division of housing and building code
enforcement where work has been done, such failure or lack
of compliance will then be recorded and information relative
thereto will be forwarded to the locality where the license
is helci.
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2g.16. Journeymen to work under direction of master
certificate holder. Al1 holders of certificate of competency
for journeyman shall be required to work under direction
and supervision of a duly licensed master.
Section 8.
That the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended
by adding a new Chapter 508 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 508. FINISHING SHOP
508.01. License required. No person shall operate or
manage a finishing shop in Saint Paul without a license.
The words "finishing shop'� mean and include a building or
part thereof used for the application of flammable finishes
by means of spraying or dipping, wherein is used more than
one gallon of material on any working day, or wherein is
stored more than five gallons of flammable finish in
connection with such finishing work.
508.02. Fee. The fee required is �50.
508.03. Re�ulations. Licensees shall comply with all
applicable requirements of the fire code.
Section 9 .
That the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended
by adding a new Chapter 509 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 50g. TIRE RECAPPING PLANTS
509.01. License required. No person shall own,
operate, or manage a tire re treading or rebuilding plant
in Saint Paul without a license.
509.02. Fee. The fee required is �50.
50g.03. Re�ulations. Licensees shall comply
with all applicable requirements of the fire code.
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WHITE - CITV GLERK
PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAIN�T PAUL Council ''`�f�� ��
CANARV - DEPARTMENT
BLUE -NAVOR File NO. � ���
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� � Ord�n�nce Ordinance N 0. /��l���
Presented By
Refe ed To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
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Section 10.
That Section 388.02 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
is hereby amended by striking the period at the end thereof,
inserting a comma and adding the following clause:
"and shall not a 1 to an license or ermit
covered by the procedures of t e Uniform Licensin�
Ordinance. "
Section 11.
That Chapter 388A of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
is hereby amended by adding a new Section 388A.04 to read:
"388A.04. Exception. No provision of this
chapter shall apply to any license or permit,
• or license, permit or application fee, covered
or required b the procedures of the Uniform
Licensin� Ordinance. "
Section 12.
This ordinance shall be deemed a part of the Saint
Paul Legislative Code and shall be incorporated therein
and given appropriate chapter and�or section numbers at
the time of the next revision of said Legislative Code.
Section 13.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30
days from and after its passage, approval and publication.
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Adopted by,.E cil: Date JUL 17 1980 . .
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