Ord 2023-009/Amending Ch 14 Bld and Bldg regulations and chapter 38 Fire Prevention and Protection of City of SM Code of Ordinance to adopt the 2021 International code ICC Family codes and the 2020 National Electric code with amendments

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(1) Display or cause a permit to be displayed or to have in one's possession any license for doing any construction work, knowing it to be fictitious or to have been canceled, suspended, expired, altered or revoked; (2) Lend or permit the use of any license for doing any construction work to any person not entitled to it; (3) Display or to represent as one's own any license for any construction work when the license has not been lawfully issued to the person displaying it; (4) Fail or refuse to surrender to the Building Official any license for any construction work that has been suspended, canceled or revoked; (5) Apply for or have in one's possession more than one current City construction license of the same type; (6) Use a false or fictitious name or address in any application for any license or permit provided for in this chapter or any renewal or duplicate or make a false statement or conceal a material fact or otherwise commit fraud in making any application; (7) Perform any construction work for which a license is required without having the license or while the license is suspended, expired, canceled, revoked or the license holder becomes unable to supervise the permitted work or dies; (8) Perform any construction work for which a permit is required without having the permit issued or after the permit has been canceled; (9) Perform any plumbing, mechanical or electrical work where a license or registration is required from the Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners or Texas Department of Licensing without having the required license or registration; (10) Fail or refuse to make the necessary repair or changes as provided in a written notice issued by the inspections division. A separate offense is deemed to be committed each day after the expiration of the time for correction provided in the notice until the work is corrected; (11) Permit any construction work covered by this article to be performed by any person not properly licensed, while owning or in control of premises covered by this article; (12) Remove, break, change, destroy, tear, mutilate, cover or otherwise deface or injure any official notice or seal posted by the building inspection division; (13) Continue to work after a Stop Work Order has been posted; (14) Use the design of a Registered Architect or Engineer without his or her permission. (15) To fill a swimming pool that is part of a building permit without obtaining a passed pool barrier inspection. (16) Place or leave the property in such condition that it injures or endangers persons or property; (17) Abandonment of a project by the licensed contractor; (18) To install a foundation without obtaining an engineer's acceptance letter; or (19) The contractor allows a building to be occupied without obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy. ( Ord. No. 2015-21, § 1, 7-7-15 ) Sec. 14.371.1 Certificate of insurance required for contractors. (Supp. No. 35, Update 4) Page 38 of 44 Created: 2022-12-02 10:13:42 [EST]