[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 §5-11]
A. 
Every person desiring to obtain a contractor's license such as is required by this Article to engage in contracting work in this City shall make application to the City according to the following procedure:
1. 
Present to the City Clerk an application, upon a form prescribed and approved by the City, for a contractor's license;
2. 
Tender to the City Clerk, with his/her application, the license fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00);
3. 
In conjunction with his/her application and before the application shall be acted upon, submit to the City Clerk proof of his/her having obtained comprehensive general contractor's bodily injury liability insurance providing for a limit of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for all damages arising out of bodily injuries to or for the death of one (1) person and subject to that limit for each person, a total limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for all damages arising out of bodily injuries to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and comprehensive general contractor's property damage liability insurance providing for a limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for all damages arising out of injury to or destruction of property in any one (1) accident and subject to that limit per accident, a total or aggregate limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for all damages arising out of injury to or destruction of property during the policy period. This insurance must cover below-grade damage and be in full force during the entire construction process; and further be with a company approved by the City; and such insurance shall cover the licensee and all employees of the licensee who may perform work with the City under the provisions of this Article;
4. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (A)(4), regarding obtaining a surety bond, was repealed 10-28-2019 by Ord. No. 19-015.
5. 
Each contractor shall file a certificate showing that he/she has Workmen's Compensation insurance if, under the laws of the State, he/she is required to carry such insurance;
6. 
Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this Section at any time during the term of the license shall result in immediate forfeiture of such license.
[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.
[CC 1989 §5-15]
A. 
In the event that any holder of a contractor's license shall violate any of the terms or provisions of this Article, his/her certificate may be suspended or revoked by the Contractor Board after notice to the holder of such contractor's license that the Contractor Board has suspended or revoked the same. Such notice shall be in writing. There shall be sufficient service thereof if it shall be deposited in the United States mail directed to the last known address of the holder of the license required by this Title.
B. 
The holder of a contractor's license which has been suspended or revoked by the preceding Section shall be entitled to appeal to the City Council from the ruling of the Board, which appeal will be informally taken, but in any case must be taken within ten (10) days after said suspension or revocation of such certificate by the Board. The City Council shall provide full opportunity for the person whose certificate has been suspended or revoked to appear before it and show cause why his/her certificate should not be suspended or revoked.