(a) No person shall maintain, own, operate or transact a home improvement business, nor be a salesman as described in this chapter, unless a registration is first obtained as hereinafter prescribed. The registration requirements of this chapter shall not be applicable where the cost of the home improvement is less than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) An applicant for a home improvement contractor's registration and/or salesman's registration shall file a surety bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the approval of the Mayor, the form of which shall be approved by the Law Director, and conditioned that the applicant will save and keep the City harmless from all loss and damage that may arise from negligence or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter by the applicant, his agents and employees. The home improvement contractor and/or salesman shall file and keep in force and effect a good and sufficient bond or continuation certificate during each period of renewal of registration.
(c) Upon filing of the application required in this section, an applicant for a home improvement contractor's registration and/or salesman's registration shall pay a fee of seventy five dollars ($75.00) to defray costs of examination, certificate and other administrative expenses.
(d) Applicants for a home improvement contractor's registration and/or salesman's registration shall be required to pass an examination, or interview prescribed by the Building Official. Any person who fails to pass an examination or interview may reapply and take another examination or interview in the next examination or interview period or in any subsequent examination or interview period, subject to payment upon reapplication of the fee required in subsection (d) hereof. An applicant shall be ineligible for reexamination or interview for a twelve month period in the event that he fails the examination or interview two times within any four-month period.
(e) Any registered home improvement contractor and/or salesman registration issued in any of the registration areas accepted by Massillon shall receive a registered contractor and/or salesman registration upon completion of an application and payment of the proper registration fee, without examination or interview as required in this section.
(Ord. 42-1989. Passed 3-20-89; Ord. 45-2011. Passed 4-18-11.)