Sec. 42-191. - Required.

No curb and no concrete gutter, footwalk or step shall be laid, constructed, replaced or repaired on or along any public street or sidewalk in the city, except by a person licensed to perform such work in accordance with specifications to be furnished by the department of licenses and inspections. A property owner may, however, construct, replace, or repair up to 50 square feet of concrete sidewalk himself, provided that such work is done in accordance with specifications issued by the department of licenses and inspections.

(Code 1968, § 45-23)

Sec. 42-192. - Examination of applicants; term, renewal.

No license shall be issued by the department of licenses and inspections to any applicant to do concrete work in or upon the public streets or sidewalks within the city until such applicant shall have taken an examination upon the rules, regulations and specifications of the department of licenses and inspections pertaining to concrete curbing and sidewalk paving in the city under the supervision and to the satisfaction of such department. Such licenses shall be renewed annually upon written application without further examination, and shall be in force from the date of their issuance to December 31 of the year in which they are issued.

(Code 1968, § 45-24)

Sec. 42-193. - Bond or deposit to cover defective work; notice to remedy defects; failure to comply with such notice.

(a)

Before a license is issued to do concrete work in or upon any public street, curb, or sidewalk, the person to whom a license is granted shall furnish a bond, with corporate surety, or make a cash deposit, in such sum as may be determined by the commissioner of licenses and inspections, with the department of licenses and inspections. Such department shall have authority to require the licensee to make good any defective work and for such purpose to require the surety to refinish the work or use any or the whole of the deposit in making good any defective work in connection with such concrete work.

(b)

If any licensee shall set, or repair or replace, or reset any curbing or shall pave, construct, lay, build, repair, renew or remodel any sidewalk or concrete construction in or upon the streets or sidewalks in the city with materials, or in a manner other than that required by this article, or by the specifications of the department of licenses and inspections for such work in force at the time, he shall, upon notice from the code enforcement officer, or other designated officer of the department of licenses and inspections, remove such improperly executed work or defective or un- satisfactory materials and replace same properly and in accordance with the terms of this article and such specifications, within five days after being so notified.

(c)

If the licensee shall fail to comply with such notice, he shall be considered as having violated the terms of this article and be subject to the penalties prescribed therefor, or the department of licenses and inspections may cause the proper repairs or work to be done and the cost thereof charged to the licensee or his surety against the bond or the deposit which he made with such department at the time of securing his license. The officer of the department of licenses and inspections having such work done shall report the same, as soon as completed, to the commissioner and, forthwith, the commissioner shall make bill of same to the licensee, showing the amount expended, and such licensee shall not receive any more permits until the defective work is remedied.

(d)

If any licensee under this division discontinues the business for which such license is granted, he can, upon application to the department of licenses and inspections, have his deposit, less any amounts which may be charged to him by such department, refunded to him after three months from the date of completion of his last job.

(e)

The commissioner of licenses and inspections shall be authorized in his sole discretion to allow extensions of time, requested in writing, for any actions required pursuant to this section for one or more periods of time not to exceed 90 days each, particularly if such extensions of time are related to seasonal or weather-related factors, provided that the commissioner may deny such extensions of time if the work is essential to the health, safety or welfare of occupants of the abutting property or of an adjacent property.

(Code 1968, § 45-25)

Sec. 42-194. - Annual license and annual renewal; license fee; contents of license.

There shall be paid for each annual license and each annual renewal license for doing concrete work upon the public streets, curbs, or sidewalks of the city a sum of $10.00. Such license shall state the name and address of the contractor and the expiration date. No person shall do any such work without a license as required in this division, except as provided in section 42-191 for a property owner doing up to 50 square feet of sidewalk work.

(Ord. No. 92-053(sub 1), § 32(g)(45-27.3), 7-2-92)

Secs. 42-195—42-210. - Reserved.