(a) A person desiring to be licensed as a contractor under this article shall submit evidence that he or she holds a valid West Virginia State contractor's license and an application to the City, on such forms as the City may require.
(b) No license shall be issued or renewed and no building permit shall be granted unless the contractor's City business and occupation taxes have been paid for the previous year. (Passed 11-16-92)
(c) Upon the City's approval of the application for a contractor's license, a license fee of ninety dollars ($90.00) per year shall be paid to the City, whereupon the license shall be issued. Contractor's licenses shall be valid for a period of one year beginning July 1 of each year. Any license which is not renewed prior to expiration may be reissued within one year by the payment of the regular annual renewal fee plus a late payment fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Any license which lapses for a period of one year or more shall be reissued as an initial license and subject to fees for same. Fees for initial licensing shall be prorated semi-annually.
(Ord. 212. Passed 1-3-94.)
(d) No license issued hereunder shall be transferable. A contractor shall not be issued a building permit unless he possesses a valid City contractor's license.
(Passed 11-16-92.)