Chapter 5 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES*

Section 5-60 Procedure in applying for contractor's license.

 (a) Any person or firm desiring to be certified as a contractor in the city shall make application for a contractor's license on a form and for a fee prescribed by the building contractors examining board at the office of the secretary of such board. The application shall be retained by the board  together with all supporting papers.

 (b) Should the applicant be a firm, the application shall be executed by the president of the firm or a person legally qualified to fully act and bind such firm and demonstrate the legally qualified  person's authority to do so on such application. The application shall also name an authorized  agent to act on behalf of the firm and show the agent's authority to:

 (1) Fully act and bind the firm in all matters in any manner connected with the contracting  business;

 (2) Supervise the construction under the contractor's license issued to the firm; and

 (3) Take the qualifying examination for and on behalf of such firm. The firm shall be qualified only through the qualifications of such agent taking the examination.

  (c) The board shall have authority to require the applicant to furnish any data or material it  deems necessary to evaluate his qualifications to hold the contractor's license applied for.

  (d) An applicant for a Residential, Building, or General Contractor’s License must provide proof  of achieving a passing score on the International Code Council’s Contractor Examination.   Upon  providing the required proof of addition to the ICC’s Official Pass List, payment of all application  and licensure fees as specified in section 5- 61   must be paid prior to issuance of the appropriate  license by the Planning Department.

(5-60, Amended, 07/12/2004, Prior Text)