1333.06 EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Home Owners. No provision of registration shall be interpreted to require that the owner of a one-family dwelling or a member of his/her immediate family who does work on said dwelling shall be licensed or registered personally to perform work upon the premises occupied, or to be occupied, by the owner thereof as such owner’s established residence.
(b) Government Agencies, Private Industry Maintenance and Public Utilities. Provision of registration shall not apply to Federal, State, County or municipal governmental agencies, to public utilities furnishing services to the City under municipal utilities franchise agreement, or to industrial, commercial or institutional organizations or firms wherein a maintenance department, doing work within the provisions of the Building Codes, is provided, except that should work covered by the Building Code be contracted with outside contractors, then such contractors shall be registered in the City as provided herein.
(c) Owners of Rental Properties. No provision of registration shall be interpreted to require that the owner of a residential rental property be licensed or registered as a contractor in order to personally perform work on property owned by him or her. However, work performed by the owner of a residential rental property without license or registration as herein provided shall be limited to the following types of work:
(1) Exterior.
A. All painting.
B. All lawn maintenance.
C. Repair or replace broken windows and doors, including storm windows and doors.
D. Repair, replacement and installation of gutters and downspouts.
E. Repair, replacement and installation of siding.
F. Repair, replacement and installation of roofing.
G. Repair, replacement and installation of wood porches, decks and fences.
H. Repair, replacement and installation of sidewalks and driveways located on the property.
I. Repair to, replacement and installation of garage doors and electronic openers.
(2) Cosmetic.
A. Repair, replacement and installation of drywall, paneling and moldings.
B. Repair, replacement and installation of suspended ceilings.
C. Repair, replacement and installation of floor coverings.
D. Miscellaneous cosmetic repairs, replacements and installations not involving electrical work.
(3) Projects less than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Provision of registration shall not apply to any contracting, construction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of building or structure in which the aggregate cost is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 07-073. Passed 5-1-07.)