No person required to be licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Contractors License Law (Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State) shall be issued a permit unless he has a valid contractor's license of the proper class issued in accordance with the Contractors License Law. (§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. October 7, 1976; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)