§ 8-92. Emergency special license provisions.

(a)

In event of official state declared disaster in the county, emergency special licenses may be issued to contractors whose trade abilities are desired to assist recovery efforts provided all following conditions are met by the contractor:

(1)

Completes the application for license described in section 8-91;

(2)

Provides for review an original valid verifiable contractor license in the contractors home jurisdiction obtained by written exam;

(3)

Provides certification of required insurance to be effective in the county;

(4)

Pays all required license fees; and

(5)

Obtains a county occupational license, as required.

The holder of an emergency special license shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the county contractors review board and the requirements of this article, including the disciplinary provisions for any action or inaction in violation of this article or any other state or local laws, during the life of the emergency special license.

(b)

Where time is of the essence, the completed application for an emergency special license, which shall include the submittals outlined in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section, may be temporarily approved by the licensing administrator or his designee, with the concurrence of the most senior available member of the contractors review board. A record of all applications for an emergency special license shall be submitted for public hearing and confirmation at the next occurring full contractors review board meeting. Any contractor not confirmed at the full board meeting, including any contractor approved administratively on a temporary basis, shall be prohibited from contracting in the county.

(c)

All board-confirmed emergency licenses shall expire six months after the date of official disaster declaration. The contractors review board may extend the emergency special license for up to 180 days in those license categories deemed necessary by contractors review board formal action. The board may extend an individual emergency special license by formal action, for up to 180 days, when deemed necessary to complete a job that commenced under a permit issued as part of the recovery efforts, if the contractor can demonstrate due diligence in attempting to complete the permitted scope of work.

(d)

All building permits issued to emergency-licensed contractors shall require an original and notarized property owners signature on permit applications, such contractors not granted agency signature authority on permit applications for rebuilding disaster damage.

(Ord. No. 2004-13, § 18, 6-8-2004; Ord. No. 2018-5 , § 1(attch.), 5-8-2018)