(a) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a minimum standard through the registration of contractors, to better protect the health, safety, property and welfare of, and to better assure, the consumer, general public, city, owners and occupants of buildings, during and after construction, in compliance with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 715.27.
(b) Definitions.
(1) “Construction” shall mean building, erection, alteration, improvement, repair, removal, maintenance, moving, demolition, drilling or excavation of any improvement, building, structure, appurtenance or appliance situated on real estate, either commercial or residential, located within City jurisdiction.
Construction includes any work involving carpentry, masonry, cement, drywall, siding, roofing, excavation, insulation, fire sprinklers, and fire alarms.
(2) “Contractor” includes any person who undertakes construction by agreement with an owner, part owner, or lessee, or as a subcontractor to another contractor.
(Ord. 08-51-01. Passed 8-21-01.)