(A) Any person or persons desiring a contractor’s license to perform work within the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) shall complete an application and provide the required evidence of relevant education, experience, skills, and proficiency. All contractor license applications shall be accompanied by an application fee, as specified in Chapter 38, Fee Schedule, Appendix M. The application fee is non-refundable.
(B) All applicants for a contractor’s license shall submit an application to the Building Inspector. Those applicants that meet the requirements of § 150.404 shall be issued a contractor’s license. The Building Inspector shall have 14 days for review. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by certified mail. Any person whose application is disapproved must wait a minimum of 45 days before they can reapply. Reapplication shall be accompanied by an additional application fee.
(C) All contractor’s licenses issued by the Building Inspector shall be valid for a one-year term, beginning January 1 and ending December 31 of every year. The city will not prorate any license fee, regardless of when the license is purchased. All licenses shall be renewable annually, as in the case of an original license, on or before December 31 of every year. Renewals received after January 31 will be subject to the initial license fee.
(D) An applicant that has been denied a contractor’s license by the Building Inspector may file an appeal to the Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board. The appeal shall be taken within 30 days by filing with the Building Inspector from whom the appeal is taken, and with the Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The Building Inspector from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board all the papers constituting the record of the action appealed. The Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof, as well as due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, by agent or by attorney.
(1) The Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board shall have the power to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Building Inspector, based on or made in the enforcement of the requirements of the contractor’s license.
(2) Notice of public hearing shall be given as described above. The public hearing shall be held, at which any party may appear in person, by agent or by attorney. The Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board shall make findings that the requirements of this section have been met by the applicant for a contractor’s license. The Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board shall further make a finding that the reasons set forth in the application justify the granting of a contractor's license.
(3) Any person or persons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any decision of the Building and Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board, may appeal as provided by Neb. RS 19-912.
(Ord. 2016-2928, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 2020-2996, passed 2-17-2020; Ord. 2023-3062, passed 3-6-2023)