(a) No roofing contractor license will be issued unless the applicant presents to the City a certificate of insurance, demonstrating that the applicant and his or her employees are covered by property damage and liability insurance with policy limits of no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for the period of the license.
(b) Upon issuance, a license shall be valid until the following May 1. Licenses are renewable on or before May 1. A new license fee and a renewal license fee shall be as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney. A license will be valid through April 30 following the issue date and must be renewed on or before May 1 of each year. If renewal occurs after May 1, the license fee shall be as further set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney.
(c) No roofing contractor shall permit the use of their license, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining a roofing permit for others or to allow the use of their license by others to perform roofing work. Such action will cause the Chief Building Official to immediately revoke the contractor's license which will remain revoked without renewal until one year from the date the license was to be renewed.
(d) To obtain a license, a contractor is required to show a current roofing contractor license held with any first class city or pass a roofer examination on codes and skills with a minimum score of eighty-five percent. Should the applicant be able to show a satisfactory combination of background experience and capability, the Chief Building Official, may waive the requirement for an examination at his or her discretion.
(e) Any person taking an examination shall pay an examination fee as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney. This fee shall be paid to the City at the time of filing the application for examination. Any applicant who fails to pass the required examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for at least one week from the date of the last examination.
(Ord. 1645. Passed 8-24-10; Ord. 1673. Passed 2-14-12; Ord. 1800. Passed 9-25-18.)