31-01 Amend 1321 Eliminate Licensing of Specialty Cont

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CHAPTER 1321. REGISTRATION OF SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS 1321.01 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. (a) No person, corporation, partnership, firm or other business association shall, acting in the capacity of a contractor, engage in heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning work, hydronics work, electrical work or plumbing work, without first registering for eachtrade with the Building Commissioner. (b) "Contractor", for the purpose of this section, means any person, corporation, partnership, firm or other business association who performs any work specified above for consideration evidenced by an oral or written agreement. "Contractor", for purposes of this section, shall also mean any person, firm, corporation or other business association which negotiates a contract either written or oral for any work specified above, but does not perform physical labor to complete the work as set forth in the contract. 1321.02 REGISTRATION BY BUILDING COMMISSIONER. (a) The Building Commissioner shall maintain a list of Registered Contractors by Trade. The Commissioner shall record the name of any contractor, being an individual or a business entity, on the List of Registered contractors upon providing the Commissioner with the following: (1) A valid and unexpired license issued for the year and the trade for which registration is sought, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4740. Where a contractor Seeks registration for work pertaining only to one, two and three family properties and does not have a state issued license, the Building Commissioner may accept a valid license issued by another City, which in the opinion .of the commissioner, has a qualified examination; or a successfully completed written examination based upon the applicable codes and ordinances, conducted by the Building Commissioner, evidencing the registrant's ability to perform work in the trade for which registration is sought. (2) Contractor's liability insurance, including but without limitation, for bodily injury in the amount of One' Hundred Thousand Dollars/Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000/$300,000), and for property damage in the amount of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or such greater amounts as permitted by Ohio Revised Code §4740.06(B)(4). (3) A completed "Request for Registration/Renewal of Registration" form as prescribed by the Building Commissioner; (4) A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the registration and, if applicable, a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the testing provided for in subsection (1) above. (b) Upon adding the contractor's name to the List of Registered Contractors, the Building Commissioner shall issue the registrant a Certificate of Registration as evidence of compliance with the above requirements. (c) Said Certificate of Registration shall be valid for the calendar year in which issued and subject to renewal on January 1 of each year thereafter. (d) Where an individual has assigneci a state issued license to a business entity pursuant to Ohio Revised Code {}4740.07, the Building Commissioner shall issue the Certificate of Registration in both the name of the individual and the business entity. Any work conducted by a registered business entity or individual is deemed to be