(a) On or after the effective date of this article, no person shall engage in this City in any act as a handyman, as defined in this article, unless such person holds a valid license issued under the provisions of this article. No firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity shall engage in handyman work in this City unless an officer thereof holds a license issued pursuant to this article.
(b) Any person to whom a license has been issued under this article shall keep the City handyman license or a copy thereof posted in a conspicuous position at every construction site where work is being done by the handyman.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the following are exempt from licensure:
(1) Work done exclusively by employees of the United States Government, the State of West Virginia, the County of Harrison, the City of Clarksburg, and any other governmental subdivision or agency thereof;
(2) The sale or installation of a finished product, material or article or merchandise which is not actually fabricated into and does not become a permanent fixed part of the structure;
(3) Work performed personally by an owner or lessee of real property on property the primary use of which is for agricultural purposes or for a farming enterprise;
(4) A material supplier who renders advice concerning use of products sold and who does not actually provide construction or installation services;
(5) Work performed by a public utility company regulated by the West Virginia Public Service Commission and its employees, but this exemption does not apply to private contractors employed by the public utility to perform work for the utility;
(6) Repair work contracted for by the owner of the equipment on an emergency basis, in order to maintain or restore the operation of such equipment;
(7) Work performed by an employer's regular employees, for which the employees are paid regular wages and not a contract price, and performed on business property owned or leased by the employer;
(8) Work personally performed on a structure by the owner or occupant thereof;
(9) Work performed when the specifications for such work have been developed or approved by engineering personnel employed by the owner of a facility by registered professional engineers licensed pursuant to the laws of this State, when the work to be performed, because of its specialized nature or process, cannot be reasonably or timely contracted for within the general area of the facility; and
(10) Work performed by a person licensed under West Virginia Code 30-42-1 et seq.
(Ord. 21-12. Passed 6-3-21.)