§ 22-529. Classes of certificates of competency.

(a)

Upon ascertaining that the applicant has satisfied the requirements set out in this division, the board shall issue one of the following classes of certificates of competency, depending on which class was applied for and the applicant's qualifications as determined by the board:

(1)

Alarm system contractor I

(2)

Alarm system contractor II

(3)

Building contractor

(4)

Demolition

(5)

Drywall contractor

(6)

Electrical contractor

(7)

Electrical sign contractor

(8)

Excavating contractor

(9)

Fencing contractor

(10)

Floor covering contractor

(11)

Floor covering with tile, marble and terrazzo contractor

(12)

Framing/carpentry contractor

(13)

Garage door contractor

(14)

General contractor

(15)

(Class A) H.A.R.V. contractor

(16)

(Class B) H.A.R.V. contractor

(17)

Irrigation contractor

(18)

Limited contractor

(19)

Limited energy systems contractor

(20)

Marine contractor I

(21)

Marine contractor II

(22)

Masonry contractor

(23)

Mechanical contractor

(24)

Painting contractor

(25)

Plumbing contractor

(26)

Residential contractor

(27)

Roofing contractor

(28)

Sheet metal contractor

(29)

Solar water heating contractor

(30)

Specialty structure contractor

(31)

Storm shutter contractor

(32)

Stucco contractor

(33)

Swimming pool contractor

(34)

Swimming pool service contractor

(35)

Swimming pool finishing subcontractor

(36)

Underground utilities contractor

(37)

Window and door contractor

(b)

Upon ascertaining that the applicant for certification as a master or journeyman has satisfied the requirements set out in this division of this article, the board shall issue one of the following classes of certificate of competency:

(1)

Master electrician

(2)

Master plumber including gas

(3)

Journeyman electrician

(4)

Journeyman H.A.R.V. mechanic

(5)

Journeyman plumber

(6)

Journeyman roofer

(7)

Sheetmetal journeyman

(c)

A certificate of competency is not transferable to any person or firm, except in accordance with the terms of this article.

(d)

Grandfathering. Any person who has been actively engaged in performing the work of a floor covering contractor, floor covering with tile, marble and terrazzo contractor, storm shutter contractor and window and door contractor, as his/her occupation for a period of three years immediately prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this subsection derives and can produce a county business tax receipt or a business tax receipt from a municipality within the county as a floor covering contractor, floor covering with tile, marble and terrazzo contractor, storm shutter contractor and window and door contractor, with proof of the required insurance, shall be considered qualified for certification, without examination, upon application, letters of recommendation, payment of application and certification fee and approval of the board, provided, however, that the application is received in the contractor licensing and regulation office within a period of 120 days from the date of approval of the ordinance from which this subsection derives.

After 120 days any person requesting to be licensed as a floor covering contractor, floor covering with tile, marble and terrazzo contractor, storm shutter contractor and window and door contractor will be required to submit a completed application, pay application fee, and take the required exterior examination and business and law examination. He/she will be required to provide all required documents set forth in section 22-524.

(Code 1979, § 6-60; Ord. No. 96-10, 3-26-96; Ord. No. 98-38, § 4, 7-14-98; Ord. No. 01-14, § 7, 4-3-01; Ord. No. 01-60, § 2, 10-2-01; Ord. No. 03-10, §§ 2, 4, 3-4-03; Ord. No. 05-15, § 6, 4-26-05; Ord. No. 2007-003, § 6, 2-20-07; Ord. No. 2017-17, § 1, 7-25-17)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 03-10, § 4, adopted March 4, 2003, did not specify manner of inclusion; hence, inclusion as subsection (d) is at the discretion of the editor.