HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983 Ordinance No. 018■ BY AU TH OR I TY
ORDINANCE NO , 1 8 COUNC I L BILL NO, 9
I NTRODUCED BY CO UNC I L
MEMBER FITZPATRIC K
SERIES OF 198_3 __
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LI CENS I NG OF GENERAL AND S PECIAL
CONTRACTORS, ELECTR I CAL CONTRACTORS ' REGI STRATIONS , AND PUJolBING
CONTRACTORS ' REGISTRAT I OOS , AND ESTAB LI SHING FE ES TH EREFOR BY
AMEN DI NG THE ENGLE,\o,OOD MUN IC I PA L CODE 1969 , /lS AMEN DED , AMEND I NG
ARTICL ES I AND II AND BY ADDING ARTIC LE I II 'l'O CHAPTER 3, TITLE
IX ,
WH EREAS , it i s nece ssa r y to r egulate gene ral , special , e l ectr ical
and pllunb ing cont racto rs; and
WHERFA5 , in o rde r t o reg ulate , it is necessa ry to license sa i d
con tractors;
NC7,1 , THERl':FORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENG LlliOOD , COLORADO , /lS FOLL™5 :
~tction 1. Sections 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 of Ar tic l e I o f Chapte r 3 , Title
IX ,eisamended , a r e amended a nd Sections 5 a nd 6 a r e added t o
Ar t ic le I of Chapt e r 3 , Title IX , as follows:
9 -3-1:
ARTl CLE I -PROVISIONS RE LATING 'l'O CONTRACTORS
APPLICATION
Ap plica ti on for a contractor 's license , whether gene ral o r
spec i al , sha ll be fil ed with t he Li cense Officeror his designee ,
and in addition t o the info r mat i on required under Chapter I of this
title , shall contain the fo llowing informati on fo r use in det ermin-
ing q uali fi cat ions of the applicant:
(1 ) The res i dence of the applicant , o r i f the applicant i s
a pa r tner~hip , of each o f t he individual membe r s of s uch firm , or
if the applicant is a co r poration , of each of the off i cer s of 3uch
corpo r a t i on and its princ i pa l pl ace of business .
(2) The street address from whe r e s uch a ppl.ica nt proposes
to engage in bus i ness , a nd the t elephone numbe r t he r eof and
eme r gency tel e phone , if a vai lable .
(3) A summa ry of the qualifying expe r ience r eco rds of all
s u pe r visory staff requ ired by this Code fo r t he pa r ticul a r license
sought.
(4) Licenses held in ot her c ity or cities and yea r s hel d .
(5) Such other r e levant information as may be required by
th e Lice nse Officer .
9-3-2: CONTRAC'l'OR 'S LI CENSE; EXPIRATION;
RENEWAL ; PENALTI ES
(a) The 1 icense may be issued by the License Office r upon the
endo r sement of the Chief Building Inspecto r determini ng from the
i nformati on and refer ences that the applicant i s qua lified for the
type of license sought.
(b) In the e vent the applic ation i s denied , the appl icant may
r eque st a r eview of the application by the Boa r d of Adjustment ana
Appea ls. A fee of twenty dollars ($20) s hall accompany this
request , which amou nt will be returned in the e vent the Boa r,
o rde rs issuance o f the license .
(c) All l icenses , except those whi ch are cancelled or r evoked,
may be r e newed annually upon application a nd paymen t of the
required renewal fee .
(d) Starting work on any pro ject befo r e the r equ ired license has
bee n secured will r esult in a fifty percent (50%) inc r ease of the
license fee a s a penalty . this penalty shall be cumulative with
all o ther penalt ies and r eme dies for the enforcement and collection
o f such lic ense fees .
(e ) A change in name, b.Jsiness des ignation or per .:J uiP._ ~~ a
license shall have the legal e ffec t of transferring the .ir, .. ,se and
of operating witho ut a license . Therefore , all s uch changes shall
be r eported by the licensee t o the De partment within thirty (30)
days af t e r making such char.~e .
(1) The incorpo rat~u 1, or a change in inco rpo rat ion
c reating a new legal ent ity which r equires a l i cense even though
one ( l) or more stockholder s or d i r ectors have a license .
(2) The o rganiza tion of a pa r tnersh ip or the c ha nge i n a
pa rtne rship c reating a legal e ntity , which requires a new license ,
even though one (l.) or more of the partne r s are licensed .
(3) The dissolution of a co r po r ation or pa r tnership whi ch
ha s been licensed terminates the li c ense , and no individual o r firm
may operate und0r such license .
9-3-3: CONTRACl'OR ' S RESPONSIB ILITI ES:
SUS PENS I ON ; REVOCATION
(a) Each contrac tor , wh ethe r general or spec i al , sha ll be
responsible for all work included in his contract , whether o r not
execution is by himself , hi s employee , or a sutx:o ntractor, and fo r
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all funds or p r..,perty received by h,m for prosecution o f a speci fie
contract for a speci fie purpose . The Chief Building Inspector
s hall, upon the ve rifi ed complai nt in writing of any person ,
require the contrac tor t o appea r before the License Officer for a
hearing upon five (5) days ' notice in writing, mailed t o his last
known post office address , and the License Officer shall have the
powe r to temporarily s uspend o r r e voke any license if the License
Off i cer shall find by a preponde r ance o f the evidence that the
1 i censee has:
(1) Abandoned any cont ract without legal cause.
(2) Diverted fund s or proper ty received fo r performance of
a specific co ntract a nd applied such fund for any other purpose, or
he fai led to use s uch funds fo r the pe rformance of said contract.
(3) Fraudulently depar ted from o r d i s r egarded pl ans and/o r
specifications .
(4) Willfully and/o r deliber ately dis r ega r ded any
provision of this Code , o r any provision of any secondary code
adopted herein.
(5) Failed to kee p r eco rds of receipts and disbursements
of his t ransactio'.ls as a con tractor and prod uce same fo r
exam i nation by the License Officer wh en requested .
(6) Misr epr esented a mate r ial fact to obtai n a license o r
permit .
(7) Dene any willful , fraudu lent act as a contracto r by
whi ch anothe r i s substantially injured.
(8) Used his license t o obt ain pe rmits for another .
(9) Ca r e lessly o r negligently provided reasonable sa [ety
measures for the protection of wo r kmen and the public .
(10) Failed o r refused to obtain a ! rmit for any work
before star ting a job .
(b) If the lic ensing off l cc r ~ete rmine s that a hearing should be
held to dete rmine if a licen~., should be revoked, si.:spended, or
c!o ni ed , under the terms of Ar ticle I o r II , the procedure shall be
as 1>rovided in Sec tions 1-7-1 • h rough 1-7-10 of this Code.
(c) \~hen a cont racto r's license is revoked , no new permits shall
be issued to such licensee unt il he s hall fully cor r ect tM t aulty
construction with the prov i sions of this Code and until the license
i s r einstated . The License Office r s hall ha ve power to withhold
reinstatement of the license for a per iod not t o exceed six (6 )
rronths . :f the suspension is over tliree (3) months , the licensee
s hall be r equired to obta in a new l icense , wh i c h fee s hall not be pr o r a t ed .
(d ) The Chi ef Build ing Inspecto r ma y make a n eme rge nc y
s uspens i on of the license o f a con t r a ctor s hou ld the a c tions of the
co nt r actor po se a n irrrned iat e , se r ious and i111Ti i nent thre at t o the
hea l t h , s a f e t y a nd welfare of the r es i den ts of t he City of
Engl e wo od. Suc h eme r gency s uspension s ha ll not continue longer
tha n ten (10) days wi t hout a hea ring be fo r e the License Off i ce r.
9-3-4: UN LAWFUL ACl'S
(a) It shall be unlawful fo r any per s on to e ngag e in bu sines s as
a GENEHAL OR SPJ::CIAL cont r a c t o r within t he c ity wi t ho ut ha v ing
f i rs t o bt ai ned the a ppropr i a t e lic ense .
9-3-5: CONTRACTORS ; OJ::FI NED
(a ) As t he wo r d i s us ed in t hi s Cha pte r, a "cont r act o r " s ha l l
mea n a person wh o nde rta kes with o r fo r ano the r to per form any of
th~ operat ion c ont rolled by Ti tle II I o f th i s Cod e , fo r a ny
compe nsa ti on o the r t han wage s . A pe r son who wo r ks by the hour,
e i the r by himself o r wi th one (1) o r mo r e hel pers , wh e n he us es
othe r t ha n hand t oo l s is a "cont r a c tor ". Any pe r son who per forms
any o( these o pera ti ons on h i s own o r o the r p r o perty fo r t he
pu r poses o f s pec ulati o n , e xcept Gr oup R-3 buildings a nd build i ng s
accesso r y the r e t o , i nt ended fo r hi s own pe r sonal and pe rmane nt
occ upanc y , is a contracto r . Pe rma nen t occ upancy as he r ei n
desc ribed is fo r a pe r i od of one (1) yea r o r mo r e .
(b) The provis i ons o f t h i s Ar ti cle s hall no t apply to an own e r
making o r d i na r y r epairs t o hi s home o r a cc esso r y bui ld i ngs ,
provided tha t he does t he r e pa i r wo r k h i mself .
9-3-6 : CLASSES AN D TY PES OF CONTRACTORS '
LI CENSES ; ANNUAL LI CENSJ:: FJ::J::
For the pu rpose of regulating and licensi ng contracto rs , s uc h
trades are d i vided i nto classes as follows :
Cl ass I : Genera l Con tracto rs ' Li cense , Unlimited . 'I'he lic ens e
sl1all e ntit le t he hold e r t o con tract fo r the build i ng ,
co nstru ct i on , a l te rati on o r repa iring of any type or s i ze stru ctu re
pe r mitted by this Chapte r. Tne a nn ual l i cense fee shal l be two
hund r ed dollars ($200).
Class rr : Ge ner al Co ntracLo r s ' Li ce nse , Li mited . The licen se
sha ll e nti tle the holde r the r eof t o cont r act fo r the build ing ,
const ruction, a 1 t e rati on o r repa ir ~ng of busi ndings o r stru c t ures
in which the cont r act p ri ce does not exceed f i f t y thousand dollar s
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($50 ,000). 'l'he annual license fee shall be one hundred dollar s
($100 ).
Class III: Jobbe r Co nt r acto r s ' Li cense . Th e license s hall
e ntitl e the hol der t he r eo f t o contract for t he bu ilding ,
const ructi on , alte r a ti on o r r epai ring of build i ngs or structur es if
the contract price does no t exceed ten thousand dollar s ($10 ,000).
The a nnu;1 l license f ee s hall be f i f t y dolla r s ($50).
Cl ass IV : Subcont r acto r s ' License. '!'he license shall e ntitle
the holde r thereo f to engage in contracting fo r labo r o r fo r labo r
and ma t e ri al invo l vi ng only one (1) t r ade o r group of rela t ed
t rades , s uch as the following : maso nr y , plas te r, cement ,
e l evat o rs , roo fing , wa t erproof ing , excavations , heating , vent ilat -
i ng , ai r cond i t i oning , res i di ng cont racto rs and s imila r s ub-
cont r acto r s . The annual license fee s hall be th irty-five dolla r s
($35). A concrete contracto r pe r fo r mi ng any wo r k on Ci t y p roperty
shall com.o l y wi t.h Sect i on 12-2-2 of the Mun i c ipal Code by o bta i ning
an annual perfc 1-ia nce bo nd in the amount of t wo thousand dolla r s
($2 ,000).
Class V: Spec i al Contracto r s ' License . ,i,e license shall
e nt i tle the ho l der the r eof to contract for one (1) pa r ti c ula r class
of work . The annu al license fee shall be th i rty-five dolla r s ($35).
A sign cont rac t or s hall f urni sh insu r a nce and bo nds as requi r ed by
Section 22 . 5-11-f. 2 o f the Zo n ing Or dinance . The 1 icense fo r
wr ecki ng s ha ll enti t:e the holde r the reof to dea l in secondhand
bu i lding ma t e r ials. · o wr ecking shall be done e xcept by a l icensed
wrecking contr ac t o r , except that a genera l contracto r may wreck
mino r buildings o r po r ti ons of buildings whe r e such wrec k ing i s a
po r tion of a pr og r am of a lte r ation or remodeling . A gene r a l
co ntractor may use e xcess salvaged mat e r ials in other work
constructed by hi.m , o r may d i spose of same . Salvaged mate ri a l s a r e
not to be sold o r offe r ed fo r sale to the public at the wr ecking
s ite . House move r s author ized purs ua nt to 3-8-1 et seq . of the
tng lewood Muni c ipal Code of 1969 a s amended , shall obtain a license
pu r suant to thi s Class V.
Class VI : Drainlayers ' Li cense . 'Ille license sha ll ent i tle the
holde r thereof to lay sewe r lines and to tap to the sewe r main , bu t
i n no case to pe rform a ny plumbing . 'Il1e fee fo r such license shall
be thirty-five do lla r s ($35). Each application fo r a license shall
be accompa n i ed by a surety bond in the amo unt of one thousand
do llars ($1 ,000) given t o indemni Ey the City against a ny damage o r
liability it may inc ur as a result o f a•1y act o r omission of the
licensee , his agent , repr esentative o r employee .
Sec ti on 2. Ar ticle II , Chapt e r 3, of the tnglewood Municipal
Code , Title IX , is he r eby amended to r ead as fol lows :
ARTIC LE II
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS REX;IS'l"RATI (l;
9-3-20 : REGI STRATION CE RT I FICATE-llE QUIREO
It s hal l be unlawt ul fo r any per son to conduct , ca rry on , o r
engage in t he bu s iness , t r ade o r ca lling of i ns ta ll ing , re pl ac ing ,
or a l te ring e l ectri cal wires , !:ix tures , fi xed appliances , o r
appa r a tus wi thi n the City wi tho ut fi r s t having o bta ined an
e lect ri cal contrac t o r's registrat ion ce rti ~icat e f rom t he licensing
officer o r h i s des i g nee .
9-3-21 : CERTIFICATE -NONTRANSFERABLE
No cer t i fic:ate i ssued und e r the prov i s i ons o f th i s Artic le II
shall be assigned o r trans~erred to any pe r son other than the
person tt. whom i t i s issued .
9-3-22: CERTI FICATE -APPLI CATION
Appl i ca ti on f o r an elect rical contractor 's certif i ca te o f
reg i ~t r a tion s hall be made on s uc h fo rms as t he licensi ng of f ice r
shall req ui r e . Such application rrust contain in fo rma tion
~uff i ci~nt to es t a blish the applicant 's q uali fi cati ons fo r a
ce rtif i :ate . The licens i ng of fi c er ma y requ ire such othe r
info r ma t ion of an applicant as he deems necessary to enfo r ce the
te rms of this Arti cle I I.
9-3-23 : QUAL IF ICATIONS
To be q ual ified t o s ecu r e or re t ai n an e l ec t rical reg i s trat i o n
ce r t i f i cate , a n applicant mu st be a Mas t e r El ec t ri cian , c ur r ently
licensed by t he Stat e of Colorado o r mus t des i g na t e and hav e i n
charge o f and responsibl e fo r a ll e lectri cal work , an employee who
is a Maste r El ect r i c i an , cu rrently licensed by t he Stat e of
Co lorado . No such employee may be desi gnated fo, more than one
license . Such an empl oy ee shall be designated as such in the
1 icense application .
9-3-24: CERTIFICATE-TERM
A. All cont racto rs ' reg i s trat i on ce rtificates issued f rom the
ef fective date of thi s ord inance through December of 1983 wi ll
expire on December 31 , 1983 .
B. All elect ri cal contracto rs ' registrations issued af t e r
December 31 , 1983 shall expire on the 31st day of December of each
year .
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9-3-25 : c rnrIFlCATE HOLDER-D'Jl'lES
It shall be the duty of all electrical contractor registrants
to:
A. Retain his Master Electrician 's license from the State of
Colo rad o , or in the alternative , to re tain in his employment a
state-licensed Maste r Electrician.
B. 1rrrnediately notify the City 's Chief Building Inspector of
any revocat ion , suspension , o r othe r change in the s tatus of his
Master El ectrician's license or that o f hi s employee designated
pursuant to Section 9-3-23;
c . Repo r t in writing to the Chief Building Inspector any
accident occurring i n the cour se of his trade w: thin the City whi c h
r esults in injury o r death to any person or damage to any building
o r st ructure;
D. Provide safety measures and equiµnent to protect workmen
and t.he public , as necessa ry;
E. ubserve all provisions of the Municipal Cod e ;
F. Pr esent his license card wh~n so requested by the
licensing officer o r his autho rized r e presentati ve .
9-3-26 : LICENSE -REVOCATION , SUS PENSION AND DENIAL
Th e licensing officer may revoke , suspend , or deny a license
pr ov ided fo r in this Artie!~ if he finds that the licensee i s
responsible for one o r rror e of the following acts o r omissions :
A. Fa ilure to com ply with the te r ms of Sectio n 9-3-23 ;
ll . Violation o f the terms of SecLion 9-3-28 ;
9-3-27 : REVOCATION /IND SUS PENSION -PROCEDURE
If the licensi ng officer determines that a hearing should be
held t o determine if a lice nse should be r e voked , suspended , o r
den ied under the t e rms of this Article , the procedu r e therefo r
shall be as provided in Sections 1-7-1 through 1-7-10 of thi s
Code . Appeal shall be to the Board o( Adjustment and Appeals .
9-3-28 : LICENSE --FEt:S
An annual fee of Fifty Dollars ($50) s hall be pai.d by each
applicant o r licensee prio r to the i ssuance o r r enewal of a ny
license provided for in this Article ,
Sec tion 3 . A new Ar t i cle I II i s hereby added to Cha pt e r 3 of the
Englewood ~unicipal Code , Title I X, t o r ead as follows:
9-3-JO:
ARTIC LE III
PLUMBING CONTRACTORS ' REGI STRATIOO
PLUMBING COOTRACTORS ' LICENSES
LICENSE -REQUrnED
It s hall be un law 1Jl f.o r any pe rson t o condu c t, c arry on, o r
e ngage in the busine "s , trade o r call ing of pl umbing , o r to inst a ll
plumbing, ir or on any bu i ldi ng structure , o r l and in ihe City , for
any compensation what soever , without first hav ing oh~••; ne<l a
plumb i ng contractor 1 s l icense f rom the li censi nt.1 o tfi~~r o r hi s
des ignee .
9-3-3 1 : LI Cl::NSE -NONTRANSF ~R/IB LE
No license issued unde r the provi s i ons of this Ar t c··,2 II I
s hal l be assigned or transfe rred to any person o the r thr)n the
pe rson to whom it i s issued .
9-3-32: I !CENSE --APPLICATION
Applicati on fo r a I vnb ing cont ractor 1 s lice11..;. s ;\,Jll be mad e
on s uch fo r ms as the licens ing officer shall r equire . Such
applicati on must contai n i nfo rma tion sufficient to establish the
applicant 's qual if icati o11s fo r a license . '!'he licensing officer
may require s uc h other ', ··o r mation of an applicant as he deems
necessa ry to e nfo rce tht te rms of this Arti c le Ill.
9-3-33 : QUALIFICAT!:JNS
To be qualified to secure o r retci n a plumbing contract o r 's
li cense , an applicant mu st be a Ma ster Pl umbe r, c ur re ntl y l i cense:J
by the Stat e of Colo r ado o r must des i gnate and have in charge of
and be r es pon sible fo r all plwnbins wo r k , an empl oyee who i s a
Master Plumber , currently licensed by the Sta te of Co lorado . No
such e mployee may be designated for ,oo r e than one license . Such a n
employee shal.. be desi1ne ted as such in the license application.
9-3-3 4: C!':R'rt r'ICAT E --TERM
A. Al l plumbing contracto r s ' licenses i ss ued from the
ef f ec t ive date of this ordinance through December of 1983 wi ll
expi r e on December 31 , 1983 .
~-All plumb i ng contractors ' l i censes iss ued after Decembe r
31 , 1983 sha ll expi r e on the 31st day of Dec ember o f each year .
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9-3-35:
LI CEN SE -DUTIES
It s hall be the duty of all plumbing contractor licensees to:
A. Retain hi s Master Plumber 's license from the State of
Co lorado or , in the alternative , t o r e tain in hi s employment a
state-licensed Ma ster Plumber .
B. In-media tely not i f y the Ci ty 's licensing off i c er of any
revocation, suspension , or other change in the s tatus of his Master
Plumber's license or that of hi s empl oyee designated pursua nt to
Section 9-3-33 ;
c . Report in writi ng to the licensing officer a ny accident
occu rring i n the course of hi s trade wi t hin the City which resul ts
in injury or death to a ny pe r son or damage to any build ing or
stru ctur e ;
D. Pr ovide s afety measures a nd equ ipnent to pr<>tec t
workmen and the public , as necessary;
E. Obse r ve all provisions of the Muni c i pal Code ;
F. Pr esent his license LJ rd when so requested by the
licensi ng officer o r hi s autho ri zed representative .
LI CENSE -REVOCATION , SUSPENSION AND DENlA L
9-3-36 :
The licensing o ffi ce r may r evoke , suspend , o r deny a license
pro,i ded fo r in this Ar ticle if he finds that the licensee is
re spo nsible for one or rror e of the following acts o r omiss ions:
A. )'ailure t o comply with the te rms of Section 9-3-37 ;
B. Violation of the terms of Section 9-3-33 ;
9-3-37 : REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION --PROCEDURE
If t.he licensing officer dete rmi nes that a hea r ing s hou ld be
held t o Jete rmine if a license should be revoked , suspended , or
den ier' under the terms of this Article , the procedure the r efor
shall be as provided in Sections 1-7-1 through 1-7-10 cf t his
Code .
9-3-38 : LICEN St: --FEES
An annual fee of Fifty Dollar s ($50) shall be paid by each
applicant o r licensee prior to the issuance o r renewal of any
license provided for in th i s Article .
Section 4 . Severance Clause . If any article , section, paragraph ,
sei'iterice," clanse, or ph r ase of this ordinanc e is held to be
unconsti t utl.onal or i nvalid for any reason , such decision shall not
affect the validity o r constitutiona lity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance. '!'he City Council hereby declares that it would
have pa.csed this ordinance and each part or parts thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one part or par ts be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
Sec tion 5 . Savings and Repeal Clauses . If any provi sion of this
o rd i nance shall be held invalid , the r emainder of the o rdinance
other than those portions held invalid s hall no t be affected
thereby. All laws o r parts of laws and rules in conflict with the
provisions of this o rdinance a re hereby repealed insofar as the
same conflict with the provisions of this ordinance . All state and
federal laws that are in conflict with these provisions and which
preempt these provisions by shall repea l these provisions to tne
extent they are appl icable . Introd uced , read in full, and passed on f irst r eadi ng on the
2nd day of May , 1983 .
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on t he 4th day of May ,
1983 .
Read by title and passed on final r eadi ng on the 16th day of
May , 1983 .
Published by title as Ord inance No._1_8 __ , Series of 1983 , on
the 18th day of l".ay , 1983 .
/s / Eu g ene L . Otis
Eugen e L. Otis , Mayor
Attest:
;s , Gary R. Hiq bec
ex officio City Cl erK-Treasure r
I, Gary R, Higbee , ex officio City ClerK -Treasur er of the City
o f Englewood, Colorado , hereby c ertU, th'lt the above and foregoing
is a true , accu ra te and CC'lmplete copy of ti ·e Ordinance passed on
final r eading and pub l ished by title as Or d nance No. 18, Se ri es
of 1983 . --
/s / Gary R. Hi.~bee
Gary R. t-_igbee
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