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(a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of residential building contracting or residential roofing and repair contracting shall first make an application for a license therefor to the chief building official on forms furnished.
(b) In addition to the information required in chapter 110 of this Code, the chief building official may require proof of identification and compliance with other applicable ordinances and laws of this city and the state.
(1992 Code, § 11-83) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
Persons may apply for and take the construction supervisor’s examination and upon paying the appropriate license fee may be issued an inactive construction supervisor’s license.
(1992 Code, § 11-84) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 80-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998)
(a) As a condition of his or her license, each residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor shall maintain and deliver to the chief building official a compliance bond in the penal sum of $20,000 in a form approved by the city with the contractor as principal on the bond and the city as obligee for its benefit and that of consumers dealing with the contractor.
(b) The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and lawful completion of all work entered into by the contractor within the city for compliance with all the provisions of this chapter, and for payment to the city of associated permit fees, investigation fees, citations, landfill charges, and water and street department service charges. The bond shall be in addition to all other license bonds to any political subdivision or government agency. The bond shall be written by a corporate surety authorized to transact business in the state.
(c) Claims upon the bond shall be filed by the city by reason of the principal’s failure to perform his or her obligation under the bond. The aggregate liability of the surety, regardless of the number of claims made against the bond or the number of years the bond remains in force, shall not exceed $20,000. Any revision of the bond amount shall not be cumulative.
(d) Suspension or revocation of the license of the principal shall not by itself affect the liability of either the principal or the surety on the bond except that the liability of the surety shall not extend to acts or omissions of the principal occurring after the effective date of his or her license suspension or revocation.
(1992 Code, § 11-85) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 82-14, passed 11-4-2014; Ord. 130-15, passed 12-15-2015; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
As a condition of his or her license, each residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor shall deliver to the chief building official and maintain proof of a general liability insurance policy with single limits of at least $300,000.
(1992 Code, § 11-86) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
(a) No license shall be issued until after the designated construction supervisor has passed an examination as to his or her qualifications and fitness to perform residential building contracting or residential roofing and repair contracting. The examination shall be given under the direction of the building inspection manager. No applicant may take another examination within 30 days of having failed an examination.
(b) Applications for examination shall be made not less than one week prior to the examination date which shall be as determined by the chief building official. The examination must be completed within 120 days of the application submittal date. Failure to complete the examination within 120 days shall result in the forfeiture of the examination application fee and the application will be deemed null and void. After passing the examination, applicants shall secure the license within 90 days from the exam date.
(c) Applicants shall pay the examination fee for each exam given.
(1992 Code, § 11-87) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 130-15, passed 12-15-2015; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
As a condition of his or her license each residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor must designate himself or herself or one employee as the designated construction supervisor who shall be responsible for the personal supervision of the contractor's residential building contracting or residential roofing and repair contracting.
(1992 Code, § 11-88) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
It shall be the duty of the residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor to immediately notify the chief building official in writing upon the designation of a new construction supervisor or the termination or death of the designated construction supervisor. Upon the termination or death of the designated construction supervisor, the residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor may request in writing from the chief building official a continuance of the license, for the purpose of completing existing permitted projects only, for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(1992 Code, § 11-89) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
No licensed residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor shall allow his or her name to be used by any other person directly or indirectly, either to obtain a building permit or to perform residential building contracting or residential roofing and repair contracting.
(1992 Code, § 11-90) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
(a) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on March 1 of every third year beginning on March 1, 1998. All renewal fees shall be paid prior to the license being renewed.
(b) Any person who fails to renew a license issued under the provisions of this chapter within 60 days after it has expired shall pay in addition to the renewal fee a reinstatement fee equal to 50% of the renewal fee.
(c) Residential building contractor licenses or residential roofing and repair contractor licenses not renewed within one year from the date of expiration shall not be renewed until the designated construction supervisor has submitted to and passed the construction supervisor's examination and has paid the examination and license fees required of a new residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor and has met all other conditions required to hold a residential building contractor's license or residential roofing and repair contractor's license.
(d) Inactive construction supervisors’ licenses not renewed within one year of expiration shall not be renewed until the inactive construction supervisor has submitted to and passed an examination and has paid the examination and license fees required for a new license.
(1992 Code, § 11-91) (Ord. 115-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 12-98, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 35-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 110-23, passed 11-21-2023)
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