[CC 1989 §5-10; Ord. No. 10-009 §1, 5-10-2010]
A. Except
as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall do contracting
work of any kind by contract or on a time-and-wage basis or by employment
of some other person who is not duly licensed to do the work, or assume
to direct or supervise any work in the City unless he/she then shall
hold an unrevoked contractor's license issued to him/her by the City,
as provided in this Article.
B. A person
who is not a licensed contractor but who is employed by a contractor
who is licensed as provided in this Article may do contracting work
for such a licensed contractor if such work is done by him/her under
the continuous and immediate supervision of such licensed contractor.
Such employee shall comply at all times with all provisions of this
Article other than the one requiring workers to have licenses.
C. The
owner of a property may himself/herself do construction and building
work to serve such property and he/she may repair existing construction,
provided that he/she has obtained the required permit for such work
and all the following facts and conditions then exist:
1. The dwelling is a single-family dwelling;
2. The owner is not building such dwelling, or having it built, for
sale;
3. The dwelling is not to be sold for at least a year after the completion
of the work;
4. The owner has applied for a permit to do such work; and
5. The owner, in doing the work, will comply with all applicable requirements
of this Article and, in particular, will duly submit his/her work
for inspection by the Building Inspector.
6. Owners of commercial property may act as their own general contractor
and hire subcontractors to do the work.
D. Contractors
performing renovation, repair, demolition, or painting projects that
disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools
built prior to 1978 must be EPA certified and must follow work practices
defined by the EPA to prevent lead contamination. Proof of certification
must be presented in order to obtain a building permit or a demolition
permit. Permits shall contain a verification statement of a contractor's
certification.
[CC 1989 §5-12]
Upon compliance with the provisions of Section
505.140 by an applicant for a contractor's license, the City Clerk shall issue to such applicant a written license and shall authorize him/her, when the required insurance shall have been obtained, to do work within the City.
[CC 1989 §5-13]
Each contractor's license required by this Article shall expire with the ending of the calendar year in which it shall have been issued, except that if a person holding an unexpired and unrevoked contractor's license issued by the City Clerk should apply, before the end of such year and in the manner required by Section
505.140, for any contractor's license for the following year, the City Clerk shall issue such license and show thereon that it is for such following year. No contractor's license shall be issued except upon the applicant's complying with the requirements of Section
505.140 regardless of when the application therefor shall be made.
[CC 1989 §5-14]
Every person who is or who shall be doing contracting work in
this City and who is required by this Article to have a contractor's
license issued by the City Clerk shall pay to the City an annual license
fee in an amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Such license fee
shall be paid on or before January first (1st) of the year for which
it shall be applicable.