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(a) Invalidation of specific Building Division issued contractor registrations. Effective with the close of the business day for the Building Division on September 16, 2001, all contractor registrations that originated from the Building Division for electrical contractor, warm air heating and ventilating contractor (HVAC), steam and hot water (hydronics) contractor, plumbing contractor, and refrigeration contractor shall become void.
(b) Subsequently, such specific registrations are no longer acceptable for any purpose of licensure, or renewal, or registration, or for obtaining any permit within the corporation limits from the Building Division.
(c) Consequently, effective with the start of the business day for the Building Division on September 17, 2001, and pursuant to Section 4740.13 of the Ohio Revised Code, the following shall become effective:
(1) Within the corporation limits, no person shall act as or claim to be a heating- ventilating-air conditioning contractor, refrigeration contractor, plumbing contractor, electrical contractor, or hydronics contractor unless that person holds or has been assigned an Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board (OCIEB) specialty contractors license pursuant to Chapter 4701 of the Ohio Revised Code for the type of contractor that person is acting as or claiming to be. In addition, any person engaged in, or wanting to be engaged in, any of the specific contractor types listed above shall have a current, valid OCIEB specialty contractor registration and be duly registered with the Building Division in order to apply for and obtain permits to do work of their specific OCIEB licensed craft or trade.
(2) Effective September 17, 2001, any reference in this building code to electrical contractor, warm air heating and ventilating contractor (HVAC), steam and hot water (hydronics) contractor, plumbing contractor, and refrigeration contractor shall mean a OCIEB licensed specialty contractor in such specific craft or trade duly registered with the Building Division.
(Ord. C33-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
(a) Only upon the submission of a complete application for an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration, shall the Building Division immediately issue to such applicant and OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration. The expiration of an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration shall coincide with the specialty license issued by the OCIEB.
(b) The continued validity or renewal of an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration is dependent upon the continued maintenance of all the following:
(1) A current, valid OCIEB specialty contractor license;
(2) Liability insurance coverage;
(3) The required City bond; and
(4) An account in good standing with the City Income Tax Division.
(Ord. C33-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
(a) Any person desiring to be an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor shall apply to the Building Division for such registration on a form prescribed therefore, together with the nonrefundable fee required by the fee schedule. If no fee has been specifically provided, then the applicant shall pay the general fee prescribed for newly initiated areas of regulation that year.
(b) The OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registrations with the Building Division are as follows:
(1) Electrical contractor.
(2) Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractor.
(3) Hydronics (steam and hot water) contractor.
(4) Plumbing contractor.
(5) Refrigeration contractor.
(c) Registration as a registered specialty contractor with the Building Division requires a current, valid specialty contractor license issued by the Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board (OCIEB) in the specific category of registration listed above for which the application is being made.
(d) An application for an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration shall be confirmed and signed under oath by the applicant. The Building and Development Services licensing section of the Building Division shall process the application for an OCIEB specialty contractor registration.
(e) The OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of the applicant.
(2) Name of the business entity to be registered by the applicant.
(3) Current residence and business addresses of the applicant.
(4) Current residence and business telephone numbers of the applicant.
(5) Copy of OCIEB specialty contractor license (shall be verified by presentation of a valid and original OCIEB license to the Building Division registration section at the time application is made).
(6) OCIEB liability insurance policy number.
(7) OCIEB liability insurance expiration date.
(8) Name, address and telephone number of the OCIEB liability insurance provider.
(9) Business name(s) and date(s) of previous OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registrations with the Building Division, if any.
(10) Other information deemed necessary by the Building Division.
(Ord. C33-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
(a) Before the Building Division issues an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration under the provisions of this Chapter, and prior to each renewal thereof, each registered specialty contractor shall, in a manner prescribed by the Building Division, give a bond, which shall be maintained in good standing at all times thereafter, to the Building Division. A Building Division issued OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration shall not be issued or renewed without meeting this bond requirement.
(b) The bond required of an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor by the Building Division shall be of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The bond shall have good and sufficient surety approved by the Building Division. The bond shall be on a form prescribed by the Building Division.
(c) The bond shall be conditioned to reimburse any person for damages resulting from any act on the part of such registrant, his agents or employees contrary to the provisions of this Building Code, including the Ohio Basic Building Code and the Building Division's adopted One, Two and Three Family Dwelling Code, any other code or ordinance of the city, or any omission on registrant's part to perform any duties required therein.
(d) Payment on the bond shall be available only for a violation of one or more specific sections of this Building Code, including the Ohio Basic Building Code and of the adopted One, Two and Three Family Dwelling Code. The bond shall also provide payment for any other violation of a code or ordinance of the city, or any omission on registration's part to perform any duties required therein. Any person claiming damages as described in (a) above shall make their claim for damages directly to the surety. Neither a Contractor Board of Review, nor the city, its agents or employees may claim or collect payment from a surety for, or on behalf of, any private party.
(e) Failure to maintain such bond in good standing shall be immediate cause for suspension by the Building Division of the OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration.
(f) The individual named on the OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration shall sign the bond submitted for a registered OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration or the renewal thereof.
(g) When a registered OCIEB licensed specialty contractor has more than one (1) such registration, or other Building Division issued registration or contractor registration, one (1) fifteen thousand dollar ($15,000) bond will be sufficient for all such registrations and registrations with the Building Division.
(Ord. C33-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
(a) Before the Building Division issues an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration under the provisions of this Chapter, and prior to each renewal thereof, each registered specialty contractor shall, in a manner as prescribed by the Building Division, provide proof of current, valid liability insurance coverage, which shall be maintained at all times thereafter, to the Building Division. A Building Division issued OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration shall not be issued or renewed without meeting this insurance coverage requirement.
(b) The liability insurance required by the Building Division for registration as an OCIEB licensed specialty contractor shall be in accordance with Section 4740.06 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(c) Failure to maintain such liability insurance coverage in good standing shall be cause for immediate suspension by the Building Division of the OCIEB licensed specialty contractor registration.
(Ord. C33-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
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