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(a) A licensed Residential Contractor or General Contractor performing construction work in the City shall <br />provide the inspection division a certificate of insurance that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of <br />this section. The building inspections division will not issue a license until it receives the certificate of <br />insurance. <br />(b) A certificate of insurance shall: <br />(1) Be written by a company licensed to do business in the State of Texas; <br />(2) Provide for commercial general liability insurance coverage for the builder for claims for property <br />damage or bodily injury; <br />(3) Be in a coverage amount of not less than $1,000,000.00 for all claims arising in any one-year period; <br />and <br />(4) Residential contractors will not be required to carry liability insurance. <br />(c) This article and article 12 of this chapter do not alter the responsibility of any person performing any <br />construction activity for damages to anyone or for performance of a contract. Neither the City nor any City <br />officer or employee assumes any liability on the basis of an inspection activity or a license, certificate or <br />permit issued pursuant to this article or article 12. <br />Sec. 14.372. License required; exception. <br />(a) It is unlawful for any person to perform construction work subject to this article unless the person is licensed <br />as a contractor or is exempt under one of the following: <br />(1) A maintenance person may perform maintenance work only upon property owned by the person's <br />employer. A maintenance person who performs work upon the property of more than one property <br />owner is deemed to be performing work for the general public and shall be licensed as a city residential <br />or general contractor. A maintenance person need not hold a license. <br />(2) A property owner may perform construction work with the owner's own hands or use other persons to <br />perform construction work in/on an existing residence owned by the owner or someone in their <br />immediate extended family. Such other persons performing work for the property owner or work that <br />is performed by the owner on a property that is not the owner's homestead shall, however, be subject <br />to applicable licensing requirements under state law. All work is subject to permit, inspection and <br />approval in accordance with this chapter. "Immediate extended family" for the purposes of this section <br />is defined as children, parents or grandparents by blood or marriage. <br />(3) An approved authorized single representative of a political subdivision. Each subdivision is authorized <br />to submit one person to serve as general representative for projects under $8,000.00 for purposes of <br />permitting. This exception does not authorize work outside the political subdivision unless the person <br />holds a general contractors license under this section. <br />(4) A Specialist Contractor shall be required to register as a Specialist contractor and may perform work for <br />the general public within the specifications and limitations of the registration. <br />(5) A person licensed by the State of Texas as a trade contractor, including the mechanical, plumbing or <br />electrical trades. <br />( Ord. No. 2015-21, § 1, 7-7-15 ; Ord. No. 2018-12 , § 4, 5-15-18; Ord. No. 2021-23 , § 2, 4-6-21) <br />Created: 2022-12-02 10:13:42 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 35, Update 4) <br />Page 39 of 44 <br />