(a) Every person desiring to be certified as provided for in this chapter shall file with the Commissioner of Building Inspection upon a form furnished by such Commissioner, a sworn statement setting forth facts and qualifications which entitle the applicant to registration under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The fee for examination or contractor certificates shall be as provided in Chapter 1307 and shall accompany the application thereof. In consideration of the examination fee the applicant, upon successfully passing the examination, shall receive an initial certificate of registration.
(c) The traveler journeyman certificate shall be issued to those trade journeymen so qualified for a six-month period from the date of issuance. This certificate is renewable for one additional period only, provided the holder of the traveler journeyman certificate makes application to be examined at the next regularly scheduled examination for that particular trade. It shall be necessary that the applicant pay the appropriate examination fee, as provided herein, prior to the issuance of the second certificate. A full six-month traveler journeyman certificate shall be issued to any applicant only once in any four calendar year period. The second traveler journeyman certificate shall become void when the applicant is notified of the results of the examination.
(d) The apprentice certificate shall be issued to those persons who, as a principal occupation, are enrolled in a recognized apprenticeship course approved by the Board of Control or is engaged in a recognized program approved by the Board of Control under the direct control of a contractor in that trade. The apprentice certificate shall be renewable annually for no more than five consecutive years.
(e) Each application for a contractor certificate or renewal thereof shall be accompanied with a contractors agreement with the Commissioner of Building Inspection acknowledging their knowledge of the requirements of Chapter Eleven, Section 1111.1100 of the Toledo Municipal Code requiring the approval of a historic district commission for any environmental changes to property within the historic district, and agreeing to comply with its provisions.
(Ord. 125-15. Passed 3-31-15.)