(a) 
No person or corporation acting as a contractor may perform construction work without first having obtained a bond from the city. Nothing in this city code shall be construed to require a person to obtain a bond or license to do any work himself on his own residence which is owned and occupied as his homestead. This individual shall be present for all inspections by the city.
(b) 
The contractors bond requirements shall be as follows:
(1) 
The bond shall cover all erecting, construction, enlarging, repairing, moving, improving, converting or demolishing of building and structures for the period of one (1) year from the date of approval and filing thereof and shall cover all work performed under said bond for a period of not less than two (2) years from the date of final building inspection.
(2) 
Building contractor's bond: $25,000.00.
(3) 
Roofing contractor's bond: $15,000.00.
(4) 
Driveway and sidewalk contractor's bond: $5,000.00.
(Ordinance 97-5, sec. 1, adopted 2/4/97; Ordinance 97-66, sec. 2, adopted 12/16/97; 1978 Code, sec. 6-4; Ordinance 07-017, sec. 2, adopted 2/20/07; Ordinance 10-057, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
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Editor's note–Former section 24.01.002 pertaining to the fee schedule, was amended by Ordinance 25-008 adopted 2/18/2025. Prior to the deletion this section derived from the following: Ordinance 10-057, sec. 31, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 17-008, sec. 1, adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 19-036 adopted 6/18/19; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024. Fees can now be found in the fee schedule of this code.