HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 6073 05/21/2013 Amending Chapter 11 Regarding Contractors licenseORDINANCE NO. 6073
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 AND APPENDIX A
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING CONTRACTORS LICENSE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO ITS HOME RULE
POWERS:
SECTION 1: Section 11.901, "Annual License Required" of Article 9, Contractors, of Chapter
11 of the Village Code shall be amended by deleting the term "annual ", to be and read as
follows:
Section 11.901: License Required
A. No person shall engage in the business of "contractor ", as defined in article I of this
chapter, within the corporate limits of the Village, except in compliance with the
provisions of this article. It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of contractor
unless such person has applied for and obtained a license from the village clerk as
provided in chapter 10 of this code.
B. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 10, an electrical contractor must submit proof
of a current electrical contractor's license issued by a municipality within the State of
Illinois, approved by the Building Official, that administers a competency exam based
upon the National Electrical Code or City of Chicago Electrical Code
SECTION 2: Section 11.902, "State Preemption in Licensing and Regulating Certain
Contractors" of Article 9, Contractors, of Chapter 11 of the Village Code shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
11.902: Registration; Contractors Exempt From Village Regulation; Permit
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, this Article does not apply to certain
contractors, such as, waterwell and pump installation contractors, plumbers, and private
alarm contractors, that are regulated by the State of Illinois and specifically preempted from
Village regulation by state law.
B. No permit shall be issued on a project using the contractors described in Subsection A of
this Section and no work shall be performed by such contractors within the Village, unless
they have registered with the Village by submitted a copy of their current State of Illinois
registration with an application for registration, upon receipt of which the Village shall
register the contractor for a period of three hundred and sixty -five (365) days from the date
of issuance without any fee.
SECTION 3: Section 11.903, "License Fees" of Article 9, Contractors, of Chapter 11 of the
Village Code shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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11.903: License Fees; Term:
A. The fees to be paid for licenses shall be as set forth in Appendix A, division II of the
Village code.
B. Licenses shall be effective for a period of three hundred and sixty -five (365) days from
the date of issuance.
SECTION 4: Section 11.3410, "Other Fees" of Article 34, General Provisions, Including Fees,
of Chapter 11 of the Village Code shall be amended by deleting Subsection E in its entirety, the
remaining Subsections to be relettered alphabetically.
SECTION 5: Appendix A, Division 2, "Fees, Rates and Taxes ", of the Village Code shall be
amended as follows:
A. Section 11.903, Licensee Fees, shall be inserted numerically in Chapter 11, Merchants,
Business, Occupations and Amusements, to be and read as follows:
Section 11.903, License Fees
Fee: $50.00 per license term.
B. Subsection E of Section 11.3410, Other Fees, shall be deleted in its entirety, the
remaining Subsection to be relettered alphabetically.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Korn, Polit, Rogers, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Matuszak
PASSED and APPROVED this 21 day of May, 2013.
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Arlene A. Juracek /
Mayor
ST:
M. Lisa Angell
Village Clerk
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