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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(b) No license will be issued for more than one (1) year. A license may be renewed from year to year upon application of the holder. All licenses issued under this division expire on the last day of December. Any new licenses issued in December of the current year will be valid through December of the following year. The building department has the ability to grant a sixty-day grace period for the purposes of continuing education. This section does not apply to individuals who have not held a license with the City in the previous six (6) months. (c) Any licensee failing to make application for renewal of a license within sixty (60) days after its expiration is considered as an applicant for an original license. This section does not permit construction work by a contractor with an expired license. (d) Each person who obtains a license shall register with the Building Official. The registration will include the information required by the Building Official. If any changes occur in the information provided, the licensee shall amend the registration to reflect the changes within ten (10) business days of the change. (e) Prior to the renewal of any contractor's license, the contractor shall complete six (6) hours of continuing education approved by the Building Official. (f) Maintenance and Specialist registrations expire on the last day of December and must be renewed annually. ( Ord. No. 2015-21, § 1, 7-7-15 ) Sec. 14.379. Suspension and revocation of license. (a) The Building Official may suspend the license or registration of a building contractor, specialist contractor or maintenance person who has been cited without case disposition or convicted two (2) times within one (1) year of a violation or three (3) times within two (2) years of violation of section 14.371, 14.372 of this chapter or subsection (i) of this section. The suspension will be for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months. For purposes of this section, deferred adjudication will be treated as a conviction. (b) If the Building Official decides to suspend a license, the official will notify the licensee of the suspension by first class mail to the licensee's last address on the Building Official's records, by electronic notification, or by hand delivery to the licensee. Notice by mail is deemed to be received three (3) days after posting or by non - returned delivered electronic correspondence. (c) The Building Official can refuse to issue permits while there are outstanding violations against a contractor until the violation(s) have been resolved by court disposition or arranging a court hearing. (d) The Building Official can refuse to issue permits while there are outstanding fees, unpaid fines or expired permits. (e) The licensee may appeal a suspension decision to the Construction Board of Appeals by filing a written request within ten (10) days of receiving notice of the suspension. The Board will hold a hearing to determine whether the suspension decision should be sustained or reversed and will follow the hearing procedures outlined in subsection 14.380(b). (f) If a licensee's license has been suspended twice in a three-year period, and the licensee then commits another violation under section 14.371 or 14.372, the Building Official will notify the Construction Board of Appeals. The Board will then hold a hearing under section 14.380. (g) Enforcement actions taken under this section are not exclusive, and do not affect any other remedies for violations of section 14.371 or 14.372. (h) Maintenance registration can be revoked upon charge or conviction of any code violation. (i) A person is subject to disciplinary action under this section if the person violates an order issued by the Board, a board rule, or any of the following: (Supp. No. 35, Update 4) Page 41 of 44 Created: 2022-12-02 10:13:42 [EST]