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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NQ. 2002 -124 BY: MAYOR NORMAN T. MUSIAL AN OItDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1317 OF THE BUILDING CODE ENTITLED "REGISTRA TION AND LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS'; AS TWICE AMENDED. WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Mayor and of the Building Commissioner that, in consideration of changes in Ohio Revised Code Section 715.27 (ORC§715.27), amendments of North Olmsted Codified Chapter 1317 are necessary to maintain consistency with statewide building regulations; and WHEREAS, ORC § 715.27, as amended, compels the City to recognize the validity of licenses issued by the State of Ohio to certain building contractors and also purports to limit the regulatory authority of the City in regards to said state licensees, to wit, the City Building Department would henceforth merely register, within certain criteria, any building contractor licensed by the State of Ohio; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, as an exercise of its powers of local self-government and not in conflict with the mandate of ORC §715.27, based upon the recommendations of the Building Commissioner and the Director of Law, to continue to license certain building contractors in the event that no State license exists or applies to a particular trade or field, to wit, the State of Ohio primarily licenses commercial contractors and therefore the City would continue to license local residential contractors; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there be and hereby is created an amended Chapter 1317 of the Building Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Registration and Licensing of Contractors." Said amended Chapter 1317 shall be in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit A, which displays and differentiates between the existing and proposed regulations, and which is expressly incorporated by reference into this Ordinance as if fully restated herein. SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.