(a) A certificate of registration shall be issued to an applicant upon payment of a one hundred twenty-five dollar ($125.00) registration fee and proof of passage by the individual of an examination, to test his or her fitness as a contractor in his or her particular trade, administered by either the City of Lorain or the City of Elyria, or a comparable city, or upon passage of a test administered by the Village. Such certificate of registration and fee incident thereto shall be for a period of one calendar year from January 1 to December 31. It will be necessary on January 1 of each year to obtain a new certificate of registration and to pay a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) therefor.
(b) A certificate of registration shall be issued to an applicant for a subcontractor permit in accordance with the following schedule upon the payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00):
(1) Drywall contractor
(2) Plastering contractor
(3) Concrete
(4) Masonry
(5) Excavation and sidewalk
(6) Insulation
(7) Siding installation
(8) Others
(9) Plumbing
(10) Heating and ventilating
(11) Electrical
Such certificate of registration and the fee incident thereto shall be for a period of one year from January 1 to December 31. It will be necessary on January 1 of each year to obtain a new certificate of registration and to pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) therefor.
(c) The Building Inspector is hereby designated the administrative officer who shall collect the fee, issue the certificate, conduct the test or receive proof of passage of a test as aforesaid and enforce the provisions of this chapter.