For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) Portsmouth Building Code (CBC). For the purposes of this chapter, the CBC shall be interpreted to include the Residential Code of Ohio in its entirety.
(b) Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) Licensed Specialty Contractors. "Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) Licensed Specialty Contractors" shall mean:
For the purposes of this chapter, any person licensed as defined by Chapter 4740 and Section 715.27(F) of the Ohio Revised Code and engaging in work on projects as a/an:
(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) Registered Building Construction Contractor. "Registered Building Construction Contractor" shall mean:
(1) Any person that functions either on the behalf of, or as an agent for, an owner of a building, structure or site for the purpose of obtaining building permits for the structural addition, prefabrication, alteration, repair, demolition and/or new construction of any appurtenance, building, structure or site, or a portion thereof, governed by the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and/or the new construction of one, two and three family dwellings and those new appurtenances directly associated therewith as regulated by the CBC.
(2) Any person that offers to provide and/or provides the means, processes and procedures for the structural addition, alteration, repair and/or new construction of any appurtenance, building, structure or site, or a portion thereof, governed by the OBC. In addition, such registration shall also include the new construction of one, two and three family dwellings and those new appurtenances directly associated therewith as regulated by the CBC.
(3) Any person or entity, commonly referred to as a subcontractor, that assumes, by secondary contract, some or all of the obligations of a general contractor, homebuilder or primary engineer, for the structural addition, alteration, repair, demolition and/or new construction of any appurtenance, building, structure or site, or a portion thereof, governed by the OBC and/or the new construction of one, two and three family dwellings and those new appurtenances directly associated therewith as regulated by the CBC. In addition, such registration shall also include a person or entity engaged in the aforementioned activities, other than an OCILB licensed specialty contractor, that enters into a contractual agreement with the general contractor, homebuilder or primary engineer for the performance of any portion of the aforementioned activities.
(d) Registered Home Improvement Contractor. "Registered Home Improvement Contractor" shall mean: Any person or entity directly engaged in any work by the OBC or CBC involving the repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement, or addition to any land or building, or that portion thereof which is used or designed to be used as a private residence or dwelling place for one, two and three family dwellings and buildings, structures or sites associated therewith governed by the OBC or the CBC; and shall include, but not be restricted to, the construction, replacement, or improvement of driveways, swimming pools, porches, garages, fallout shelters and other improvements to structures or upon land which is adjacent to a dwelling house. "Home improvement contractor" shall not include any person, business or company engaged in:
(1) The construction of a new home building or work done by a contractor in compliance with a guarantee of completion of a new building project, or
(2) The sale of goods or materials by a seller who neither arranges to perform nor performs directly or indirectly any work or labor in connection with the installation of or application of the goods or materials.
(Ord. 2020-36. Passed 7-27-20.)