Chapter 5 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES*

Section 5-58 Renewal of certificate of qualification resulting from reclassification of contractors.

    Any contractor holding a valid Class I, II, III, or IV certificate of qualification on November 28,  1988, may be issued a new contractor's license not later than the anniversary date of the certificate of qualification as follows:

    (1)    Old Class I. Renew as a repair  and maintenance contractor, no examination is required. Renew as a residential contractor, building contractor or general contractor, examination is required. Old Class I contractors shall have until January 31, 1989, to renew a Class I contractor's certificate for one (1) of the licenses listed above under the provisions of subsection (d) of section  5-61. After January 1, 1989, the provisions of subsection (e) of section 5-61 shall apply, except for renewal of existing licenses stated above.

    (2)    Old Class II. Renew as a residential  contractor, no examination is required. Renew as  building contractor or general contractor, examination is required.

    (3)    Old Class III. Renew as a building  contractor, no examination is required. Renew as general contractor, examination is required.

    (4)    Old Class IV. Renew as follows:

        a.    Demolition.  Demolition contractor, no examination is required.

        b.    Roofing. Roofing contractor, limited, no examination is required. Roofing contractor,  unlimited, no examination is required.

        c.    Signs. Sign, electrical contractor, no examination is required if contractor holds a valid Georgia electrical contractor's certificate. Or, sign contractor, no examination is required.

        d.    Swimming pools. Swimming pool contractor, commercial, no examination is required.

        e.    Swimming pool contractor, residential, no examination is required.

(Code 1958,  7-251; Ord. of 11-28-88(1),  1; Ord. of 12-30-88(2),    1)