[Amended 11-13-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-465; Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
A. 
Any person who desires to be licensed as a building contractor as defined in this chapter shall make application to the building official. The building official shall provide application forms for this purpose. The completed forms shall include the name of the applicant and the applicant's employer, if any, applicant's home and business addresses, employer's address and a brief resume of his training and experience. The completed forms must be accompanied by any affidavits and documentation required by other provisions of this chapter.
B. 
All applicants for a Building Contractor license (Class A, B, and C) may be required to identify all other business enterprises where applicant currently has an equity interest, or has had an equity interest in the last ten (10) years.
C. 
All applicants for a Building Contractor license (A, B, and C) may be required to provide a statement of financial solvency.
[Ord. No. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
A. 
Any person who desires to be licensed as a building contractor shall be tested by examination. The building official may appoint a person or agency to administer the preparation, conducting and grading of examinations. Examinations shall be of such a nature as to uniformly test the capabilities of all applicants for each specific type of license. The applicant shall score a passing test result of 70% in order to secure a license. All associated fees for examination services, grading and administration shall be paid at the time of application by the individual desiring to be tested.
[Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
Any building contractor having been tested elsewhere by an examination of equal standards or who produces proper credentials showing accreditation or affidavit of training and experience may upon review by the building official, be excused from the examination required by this chapter.
[Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
A. 
No license shall be issued to a firm, partnership or corporation.
B. 
No license shall be issued, and no contractor's license shall remain valid unless a current, approved bond shall be on file in the office of the building official as provided in the code.
C. 
Licenses and renewals shall be issued by the building official. All fees shall be paid to the City. Initial licenses shall be issued on approval by the Secretary of the licensing board or the building official. Renewal licenses shall be issued on presentation of a renewal application, a receipt for renewal fee and approval by the building official that the applicant is in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Davenport Municipal Code and all lawful orders of compliance and notices or citations issued by the City of Davenport.
D. 
All licenses shall expire on March 31st of each year. Renewals may be secured in the 30 days preceding the expiration date. Expired licenses may be renewed at any time within the license year upon payment of the required fee and penalty, if any. After one license year has elapsed without license renewal, a new application must be submitted with examination fee, and the applicant must be reexamined The term "license year" means the twelve-month period, commencing April 1st of any year.
E. 
Application, license and registration fees shall be charged according to the following schedule:
TABLE E.1
Annual Fee
Building Contractor licenses:
Commercial Building Contractor
Class "A"
$300
Residential Building Contractor
Class "B"
$200
Specialty Contractor
Class "C"
$100
F. 
In all cases where licenses and registrations are not renewed on or before April 30th of each year and the licensee has performed work regulated by this chapter, a penalty of one-half the annual fee may be added to the annual fee.
[Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
In addition to penalties otherwise provided, violations of Title 15 of the City of Davenport Municipal Code shall authorize the building official, to order, in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.30.140, revocation or suspension of any license issued under this chapter.
[Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
Under certain conditions or by actions of the license holder for failure to comply with the requirements of Title 15 of the Davenport Municipal Code any contractor license issued in and for the City of Davenport may be revoked by order of the building official. No order of license revocation or suspension shall be lawful unless the following requirements have been satisfied:
A. 
The licensee shall be served with written notice issued by the building official containing assertions of fact or conduct which warrant the intended action and reference the provisions of law violated and causing the revocation order and the effective date of the revocation of license.
B. 
The licensee has the right of appeal of license revocation to the City Council.