Explanation
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to improve customer service, reduce delays in the processing of the applications, and remove redundant requirements that duplicate reviews conducted by other agencies, the Department of Development, Building Services Division, proposes to streamline the requirements for the issuance of licenses and local registrations for the construction industry.
These changes include the removal of the requirement to provide proof of worker's compensation insurance and proof of tax registration at the time of licensure as this is outside the scope of licensing, does not protect the individual entering into a contract at a later date, and is a private contracting issue.
Also, code changes that remove redundant requirements to provide proof of liability insurance for those trades licensed by the state of Ohio is already reviewed as a precondition for licensure by the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) and increases the insurance limits for all other trades to be parallel with the requirements for those trades licensed by the OCILB.
The changes also increase the required bond amount to indemnify the city should a city asset be damaged or harmed by a licensed or registered contractor during the course of their work as well as update code language to reflect the name change for the OCILB, simplify code language associated with the license assignment process, and remove legally unenforceable code language related to judging an applicant's moral character.
Finally, the code language is added to allow for the prorating of license and registration fees for licenses and registrations that do not run on a calendar year basis as well as language allowing for a fee, as determined in the fee schedule, for accelerated license processing.
These code changes were reviewed by Board of Review of Limited and General Sign Erector at their monthly public meeting held on September 5, 2006, and having reviewed the proposed code change, rec...
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