All contractor licenses issued by the City are annual licenses and shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which they are issued.
Licensed contractors desiring to perform construction contracting in the new year shall submit an application for renewal of their license by December 15th of the current year. Licensed contractors that submit a completed renewal application, provide evidence of current insurance, pay the specified renewal fee, and are in good standing with the City, shall be issued a proper contractor's license for the new year. "Good standing" shall mean the contractor has maintained compliance with the standards of this chapter and timely obtained all required permits throughout the past year. The building official is authorized to issue the new annual license on behalf of the Contractor Licensing Board in such cases. If the contractor is not in good standing, the renewal application must be reviewed by the Contractor Licensing Board.
Contractors that apply for renewal after the December 15th deadline, but before January 15th of the new year shall have their renewal considered upon payment of an additional thirty dollar ($30.00) late fee. Renewal applications for contractor licenses shall not be accepted after the January 15th deadline (or the following Monday if January 15th falls on a weekend). Contractors licensed in the prior year that do not submit a renewal application by the January 15th deadline shall not be relicensed except upon submittal and review of a new application to perform construction contracting.
Annual renewal pursuant to this section shall not require a contractor to pass an examination listed for their category of license if they were not previously required by the City to do so, nor does it require reexamination based on a new set of adopted Building Codes. (Ord. 2019-03, 7-9-2019)