Ord 2015-021/Building and Building Regulations (Ch. 14 revisions and updates)

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(4) San Marcos Reinvestment Corporation and San Marcos Habitat for Humanity when building new affordable single-family residential dwellings; (5) The Housing Authority of the City of San Marcos, for construction projects on property owned by it, for low-income housing or administrative offices; and (6) Any taxing unit as defined under Section 1.04(12) of the Texas Tax Code for construction projects having a permitted value of $3,000.00 or less. (c) Residential home improvement exemption. A person making repairs or improvements to a residential dwelling requiring the issuance of a permit by the Ceity is exempt from the payment of all applicable fees imposed under this chapter if: (1) Such person owns and occupies the residential dwelling; (2) The residential dwelling is designated as such person's homestead by the county appraisal district having jurisdiction; and (3) Such person,, *heF than an -of"'. 11--a ^ + ^ , directly performs all work on the repairs or improvements independentlywith the his,! ^• & ^na^ or uses other persons to perform the construction work requiring the issuance of a permit by the Ceity. Such ersons performing work for the property owner shall, however, be subject to applicable licensing requirements under state law. This subsection (c) will expire on December 31, 20194. Sec. 14.007. - Display of company name and license number. All contractors doing business in the Coity shall permanently display the company name and license number in letters not less than two inches in height, with a three -quarter -inch stroke, on both sides of all vehicles used by the contractor. For purposes of this section, a magnetic sign on a vehicle is not a permanent display. Sec. 14.008. - Permit application—Filing; fees. (a) All permit applications shall be made upon forms provided by the building official. (b) Once a permit application is determined by the building inspection division to be complete, the division will inform the applicant of the amount of the permit fee. An application will not be considered to be filed with the building inspection division unless and until this completeness is verified and the full amount of the permit fee is paid. A permit fee may be wholly or partially waived in a written development incentive agreement with the Ceity as approved by City Council. (c) The building official may require that a plan review fee be paid by a permit applicant at the time an application is submitted. The payment of the plan review fee will not be deemed to constitute the filing of the application, and the application will not be considered to be filed with the building inspection division unless and until the application is verified to be complete and the full amount of the permit fee is paid. (d) If the scope of work is increased during the construction period relative to the work authorized to be done under the permit, the permit holder shall file an amended permit application and pay additional fees that are assessed based on the increase in scope prior to beginning any work not covered by the original permit. _(e) Permit fees aFe established by eity eeunei-17 Sec. 14.009. - Certificate of insurance required for contractors. (a) A licensed building contractor performing construction work in the Ceity shall provide the inspection division a certificate of insurance that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. The building inspections division will not issue a license until it receives the certificate of insurance. (b) A certificate of insurance shall: (1) Be written by a company licensed to do business in the State of Texas; Page 3