1705.01 Registration required; contractor defined.
1705.02 Permits to be issued only to registered contractors.
1705.03 Home owners' exception.
1705.04 Requirements for registrants, licensees and holders of certificates of qualification.
1705.05 Applications and examinations.
1705.06 Fees for registration and plan examinations.
1705.07 Revocations and suspensions.
1705.08 Expirations and renewals.
1705.09 Unauthorized use of sign or title prohibited.
1705.10 Firm or corporation installing work for which license required.
1705.11 Appeals.
1705.12 Certificates of registration.
1705.13 Electrical licenses required.
1705.14 Registered installer's electrical exception.
1705.15 Type of electrical licenses.
1705.16 Prerequisites for electrical license.
1705.17 Plumber's license required.
1705.18 Registered installer's plumbing exception.
1705.19 Master plumber's license.
1705.20 Insurance requirement.
1705.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to license - see Ohio R.C. 715.27
Licensed plumbers - see S.U. & P.S. 921.10
Radon removal contractors - see B. & H. 1745.05
(a) It shall be unlawful on and after July 1, 1970, for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor as herein defined, except pursuant to a certificate of registration issued in conformity with the provisions of this chapter by the Commissioner of Buildings, unless such person, firm or corporation is particularly exempted by the provisions of this chapter.
“Contractor,” for the purpose of this section, means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any thereof, who or which by himself, herself or itself, or by or through others, constructs, alters, repairs, adds to, subtracts from, reconstructs or remodels any building, structure or appurtenance thereto, or who or which undertakes, offers to undertake, purports to have the capacity to undertake or submits a bid so to do. The term “contractor” includes subcontractor and also specialty contractor, whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill and whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.
(Ord. 121-1970. Passed 6-15-70.)
(b) No provisions of this code shall be interpreted to require licenses, registration or certificates of qualification for officials or employees of public utility organizations to 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. 62-2020. Passed 6-15-20.)
(a) No provision of this Code shall be interpreted to require that the owner of a one- to three-family dwelling or individual row house, or a member of his or her immediate family who does work on said dwelling, be registered to hold a certificate of qualification to personally perform work upon their premises. An owner may obtain all building permits under this exception to perform work upon the owner’s one- to three-family dwelling or individual row house.
For purposes of this code section, “immediate family” is defined as: spouse, child, parent, foster parent, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, stepchildren, foster children, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, legal guardian or other person who stands in place of a parent.
(b) All such work shall be done in conformity with the provisions of this Code and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, and no work shall be done unless all permits, inspections and approvals required by this Code are secured.
(c) Any person who misrepresents any material fact in securing a permit under the provisions of this section shall be in violation of this Code and subject to the penalties provided therefor.
(Ord. 121-1970. Passed 6-15-70; Ord. 46-2012. Passed 4-16-12; Ord. 156-2012. Passed 10-15-12; Ord. 32-2014. Passed 4-7-14.)
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