1313.01 Purpose.
1313.02 Definitions.
1313.03 Certified Remodeler and Limited Remodeler - license required.
1313.04 License fees; term.
1313.05 License not assignable; posting.
1313.06 Application.
1313.07 Examinations.
1313.08 Board of Control.
1313.09 Permits. (Repealed)
1313.10 Power to investigate.
1313.11 Power to levy fines, suspend or revoke a license.
1313.12 Hearing; notice.
1313.13 Appeals.
1313.99 Fines.
As used in this chapter certain words are defined as follows:
(a) "Persons" means any individual, firm, company, partnership, association, corporation or any other organization, or any combination thereof.
(b) "Home improvement and remodeling" means the construction, repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration, conversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement or addition to any residential structure, or combination of residential and commercial structure, and shall include but not be limited to the construction, erection, replacement or improvement of windows, siding, roofing, insulation, concrete or mortar work, fencing over 6'-0" in height, pools greater than 24'' deep, and other improvements. It shall not include the construction of a new home building or work done in completion of a new building project, or construction and resurfacing of driveways, or painting or decorating of a building, resident home or apartment, when not incidental or related to home improvement work as previously defined, or to landscaping, carpeting or fencing under six feet in height.
(c) "Licensee" means a person permitted to engage in the home improvement business under the provisions of this chapter.
(d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Building Inspection.
(e) "Board of Control" means the City's Home Improvement and Remodeler's Board of Control which is a Mayor-appointed citizen's commission established to regulate the home improvement and home remodeling business as it is practiced in the City of Toledo.
(Ord. 126-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
(a) No person shall engage or act in any capacity in the business of home improvements or home remodeling without first obtaining a license therefor, as provided in this chapter. There shall be two categories of licenses issued: a Certified Home Improvement and Remodeling Contractor's License (Certified Remodeler's License) and a Limited Home Improvement and Remodeling Contractor's License (Limited Remodeler's License).
(1) A Certified Home Improvement and Remodeling Contractor's License (Certified Remodeler's License) shall be granted by the City of Toledo and its Board of Control to an individual who demonstrates his knowledge of and experience in construction and remodeling structures regulated by the Residential Code of Ohio. An applicant for a Certified Remodeler's License shall successfully pass the International Code Council's (ICC) Remodeling Contractor's examination, the City's Remodeling Contractor's licensing examination, and provide proof of at least five (5) years experience working in the home improvement and home remodeling business.
(2) A Limited Home Improvement and Remodeling Contractor's License (Limited Remodeler's License) shall be granted by the City of Toledo and its Board of Control to an individual who specializes in the replacement of windows and roofing, the installation of insulation and siding, the installation and replacement of fencing, and the installation and repair of swimming pools. An applicant for a Limited Remodeler's License shall successfully pass the City's Remodeling Contractor's examination and provide proof of at least five years experience working in the home improvement and home remodeling business in his specialized field.
(b) An agent of the contractor may solicit, canvass, or sell a home improvement proposal. A licensed home improvement or remodeling contractor must sign the proposal for the proposal to be a contract.
(c) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may not be construed to authorize the licensees to perform any particular type of work or engage in any kind of business which is reserved to qualified licensees under separate provisions of State or local law, nor shall any license or authority other than as is issued or permitted pursuant to this chapter authorize engaging in the home improvement business.
(d) No license shall be required for work done by any of the following:
(1) An owner.
(2) A legally appointed fiduciary for the owner.
(3) A management company regularly employed by the owner.
(4) A maintenance man regularly employed by any of the above.
(e) No license shall be required by any workman who is under contract to, or employed by, a licensee.
(Ord. 126-15. Passed 3-31-15.)
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