For the purposes of this article, the following definitions
shall apply:
A person who has met all of the requirements of TCEQ to be
recognized as a certified tester in the state and is registered with
the city. Only a certified tester who is employed by a state-approved
fire line contractor shall test fire line assemblies.
A person, or entity, licensed as an electrical contractor,
that is in the business of performing “electrical contracting”
as defined by Texas Occupations Code section 1305.002(5).
A state-licensed individual who shall be designated by a
registered firm to:
Inspect and certify that each fire alarm or detection system
as installed meets the standards as provided for by law; or
Perform or directly supervise the servicing or maintaining of
a previously installed fire alarm device or system and certify such
service or maintenance.
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A fire alarm contractor may perform or supervise monitoring.
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A person or organization that offers to undertake, represents
itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the planning,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire suppression
system or any part of such a system. The contractor shall have a license
issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the company
to engage in the fire suppression system business in this state.
A person or organization that offers to undertake, represents
itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the planning,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection
sprinkler system or any part of such a system. The contractor shall
have a license issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing
the company to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business
in this state.
A person or organization that offers to undertake, represents
itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the planning,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire suppression
system or any part of such a system. The contractor shall have a license
issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the company
to engage in the fire suppression system business in this state.
A person or organization that offers to undertake, represents
itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the planning,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire suppression
system or any part of such a system. The contractor shall have a license
issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the company
to engage in the fire suppression system business in this state.
A person who offers to undertake, represents itself as being
able to undertake, or undertakes the installation, repair, or removal
of a UST, and who meets the registration requirements and is licensed
by the TCEQ.
An organization or individual that contracts with another
organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building,
road, or other facility. A general contractor is defined as such if
it is the signatory as the builder of the prime construction contract
for the project.
Any business, entity, or individual who, for a fixed price,
commission, fee, wage, or other compensation, constructs, supervises,
or manages the construction of a new home.
Any business, entity, or individual who, for a fixed price,
commission, fee, wage, or other compensation, constructs, supervises,
or manages the construction of a material improvement to an existing
home.
An individual who sells, designs, installs, maintains, alters,
repairs, or services an irrigation system; provides consulting services
relating to an irrigation system; or connects an irrigation system
to any water supply.
A contractor that performs or offers to perform the design,
installation, construction, repair, maintenance, service, or modification
of equipment or a product in an environmental air conditioning system,
a commercial refrigeration system or a process cooling or heating
system.
A person licensed through the state plumbing board, and is
skilled in the plumbing, superintending of plumbing, and in the practical
installation, repair, and servicing of plumbing.
A contractor whose services are unlimited in the roofing
trade and who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to install,
maintain, repair, alter, extend, or design, when not prohibited by
law, and use material and items used in the installation, maintenance,
extension, and alteration of all kinds of roofing, waterproofing,
and coating, except when coating is not represented to protect, repair,
waterproof, stop leaks, or extend the life of the roof.
A person who is qualified to install, repair, alter and/or
change non-electrical signs according to the adopted building codes.
A person, or entity, licensed as an electrical sign contractor,
that is in the business of performing “electrical sign contracting”
as defined by Texas Occupations Code section 1305.002(9).
Constructs swimming pools, spas, or hot tubs, including installation
of solar heating equipment using those trades or skills necessary
for such construction.
Installs and repairs water wells and pumps by boring, drilling,
excavating, casing, cementing, and cleaning to provide a supply of
uncontaminated water.
(Ordinance 830, sec. 3, adopted 6/13/06; 2004 Code, sec. 3.701)
(a)
No
person, firm, or corporation shall install or alter any plumbing,
electrical, mechanical, irrigation, fire protection, water well, permanent
sign, or construct any structure within the city unless that person,
firm, or corporation is registered with the city manager or his/her
designee. This section shall not apply to the sale, installation,
maintenance, or servicing of a “fire protection sprinkler system,”
“fire detection system,” or “fire alarm device”
as those terms are defined by state law.
(b)
The
following contractor types must register with the city manager or
his/her designee:
(1)
Mechanical contractor.
(2)
Electrical contractor.
(3)
Plumbing contractor.
(4)
Irrigation contractor.
(5)
Backflow prevention assembly tester.
(6)
General contractor.
(7)
Roofing contractor.
(8)
Home builder.
(9)
Home remodeler.
(10)
Sign contractor.
(11)
Sign electrical contractor.
(12)
Swimming pool contractor.
(13)
Water well contractor.
(14)
Fire suppression contractor.
(15)
Fire pump contractor.
(16)
Fuel tank contractor.
(17)
Fire standpipe system contractor.
(c)
These
contractor types must present the following items for copies to be
made in order to register with the city manager or his/her designee:
(1)
Contractor registration form.
(2)
State professional license (where applicable).
(3)
Driver’s license.
(4)
Certificate of general liability insurance, minimum limit $300,000.00,
listing the city as the certificate holder.
(5)
Gauge calibration certificate (backflow prevention assembly testers
only).
(Ordinance 830, sec. 3, adopted 6/13/06; 2004 Code, sec. 3.702; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
(a)
Contractor registrations are valid for one year from the date payment is made. Contractors must renew their city registrations annually to keep registration active. Renewal letters are issued on the first of every month in which renewal is due. A contractor has thirty (30) days from the date of expiration to renew with the city, regardless of whether a renewal letter was issued or received. Renewals must be received within thirty (30) days of registration expiration dates to receive the renewal rate. Proof of current state professional license (if applicable) is required for renewal. If renewal is not received in this time frame, contractor registration is cancelled and contractor information is discarded; the contractor must then re-register pursuant to section 3.03.002 of this article.
(Ordinance 830, sec. 3, adopted 6/13/06; 2004 Code, sec. 3.703; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this article by performing work in the city without a current registration shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the general penalty provisions found in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ordinance 830, sec. 3, adopted 6/13/06; 2004 Code, sec. 3.704)
