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Sec. 14.373. Qualifications for license. (a) Residential contractor. This designation applies to construction limited to one and two family dwellings, swimming pools and accessory buildings. A person applying for a residential contractor's license shall provide verifiable docUlllentation offive years or more experience in the construction of one and two family dwellings as a lead carpenter, construction foreman, or superintendent of construction in the home building industry, and pass the required examination for the license. A person may obtain a residential contractor license without passing the examination ifhe has a license from a reciprocating jurisdiction under section 14.378, and has five years or more experience in the construction of one and two family dwellings as a lead carpenter, construction foreman, or superintendent of construction in the home building industry. (b) General contractor. This designation applies to construction limited to multi-family dwellings, office buildings, shopping centers, restaurants and similar structures. A person applying for a general contractor's license shall provide verifiable documentation of five years or more experience in any of the above construction types or a combination thereof, as ajob foreman, job superintendent, or project manager in the commercial building industry, and pass the required examination for the license. A person may obtain a general contractor license without passing the examination if he has a license from a reciprocating jurisdiction under section 14.378 and five years or more experience in any of the above construction types or a combination thereof, as a job foreman, job superintendent, or project manager in the commercial building industry. (c) Construction maintenance person. This designation applies to maintenance of existing buildings or structures. A person applying for a construction maintenance person license shall pass the required examination for this license. Sec. 14.374. Application for examination. ( a) Applications for license examinations under this division will be made on a form furnished by the building official. The application shall specify the applicant's experience and shall state whether the applicant has ever been licensed as a contractor and, if so, when and by what jurisdiction; whether a license held by the applicant has ever been suspended or revoked; and whether the applicant has ever been refused a license and, if so, the date of and the reason for suspension, revocation or refusal. (b) To determine whether the applicant is eligible to take the examination, the building official will review each application to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications described in section 14.373. An applicant who is denied eligibility by the building official may submit a written appeal to the construction board of adjustments and appeals. The board will hold a hearing and will make a final decision on the applicant's eligibility. (c) An examination will be given to the applicant at the next regularly scheduled testing date. Tests will be offered not less than four times per year. A passing grade of70% is required. If an applicant is unsuccessful in a second examination attempt, the applicant will not be reexamined for a period of one year from the date of the second testing. No applicant will be tested more than two times in any 12- month period. Sec. 14.375. Examination fees. 32