(a) Registration shall be required of all contractors or subcontractors performing work or providing services covered by the Building Code.
(b) As used in this chapter, "contractor" or "subcontractor" means any individual, association, corporation or other entity engaged in the business of construction work, or performing construction work in the Village of East Palestine.
(c) (1) This chapter shall in no way be interpreted so as to require the owner of a single, two-family or three-family dwelling to be registered hereunder, if such homeowner is to personally perform work upon the premises occupied, or to be occupied by such owner as the owner's established residence. The exempted homeowner shall assume full responsibility for compliance with this Building and Housing Code, including workmanship, and with the Planning and Zoning Code of the Village of East Palestine, as well as all other codes, laws and regulations, which cover the construction and use of the referenced job location, and shall further agree to be present on the site at some point to inspect and approve work that the homeowner receives a permit for, if any person, other than the homeowner or his or her immediate family, is to participate in said construction, he or she is required to obtain building tradesman license and any required permits. The homeowner shall also abide by the Village's minimum inspection procedures and requirements.
(2) Definition of a “Homeowner”. A person who owns or leases a single condominium unit or parcel of land on which he or she intends to reside, on which there is, or is intended to be, a dwelling of three units or less and/or attached or detached structures accessory to such residential use. A person who constructs more than one home in a two-year period in the State of Ohio shall not be considered a homeowner.
(d) This chapter shall not be interpreted so as to require a registration certificate for any Village employee performing work on a Village owned property or for any public utility organizations that engage in the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance or utilization of any device, appliance, installation or appurtenance forming part of the equipment for generation, transmission or distribution of any commodity or service, which such public utility organization is authorized by law to furnish or provide.
(Ord. 1-2023. Passed 2-13-23.)