§ 18-328. Application for license.

(a)

Generally. Every applicant for a contractor license shall fill out a form provided by the director of city planning and development. The name and signature of a designated certified supervisor shall appear on the license application.

(b)

Application fee. A license application fee as provided in section 18-20 of this code shall be paid at the time of filing, except that the city and its departments shall be exempt. Such fee shall not be refundable and shall not apply on the license fee.

(c)

License fee. A license fee as provided in section 18-20 of this code shall be paid at the time the application is filed, except that the city and its departments shall be exempt. The license fee shall be refunded in the event that the license application is rejected.

(d)

Approval or denial. After review of each application, appropriate action shall be taken and the applicant shall be notified accordingly. If the application for license is disapproved, the applicant may appeal such adverse decision to the building and fire codes board of appeals within 30 days of the decision, in the manner provided in article I of this chapter. If the decision is overturned by the building and fire codes board of appeals, the contractor shall have ten days from the date of that decision to repay its license fee, or such application shall become null and void. Thereafter, a new application and license fee shall be due. In any event, no refund of the application fee shall be given.

(Ord. No. 040477, § 1, 8-12-04; Ord. No. 071193, § 1, 1-3-08; Ord. No. 120375, § 1, 5-24-12)