(a) No permit for the construction, installation, alteration or repair of any heating,
ventilating, air conditioning or refrigeration plant or equipment shall be issued
by the building official to any person who is not duly licensed by the city council,
as required by this Code. However, permits may be issued by the building official
for the construction, installation, alteration or repair of boilers, other than cast
iron sectional boilers, to any unlicensed contractor who has in possession an R stamp
or ASME code stamp as provided for by the American National Standard ANSI/NB23, National
Board Inspection Code 1983 as proof of special training for such type of work; provided,
further, that permits may be issued by the building official to unlicensed persons
for the construction, installation, alteration or repair of ventilation systems (for
single or multiple dwellings only) of a type commonly used for domestic kitchen or
bathroom exhaust when each system is individually vented.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary and where permitted
by state law and with exception of safety devices and combustion equipment, permits
may be issued to make repairs, additions, replacements and alterations of any steam
or hot water boiler, warm air furnace, air conditioning, ventilating or refrigeration
equipment of any attached or detached single-family dwelling structure used exclusively
for living purposes or any accessory buildings thereto, provided there is no change
in the required capacity of the systems involved and that all such work in connection
therewith shall be performed under the authorization of a permit obtained by the owner-occupant
of said dwelling pursuant to section 89.30 of this Code. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 100.050; 84-Or-082, § 1, 5-25-84; Pet. No.
251752, § 53, 3-16-90; 2003-Or-043, § 2, 4-4-03; 2013-Or-125, § 4, 12-6-13)
