Sec. 126-166. Requirements.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any contractor to engage in construction work in the public right-of-way of the city without having first procured the proper license from the building division. Such a license shall be issued in the name of the person and, when so issued, shall permit such person to engage in the business of construction in the public right-of-way of the City as permitted by the particular license. Nothing in this article shall supersede or replace the requirements for licensing or qualifications of licensing contained in other chapters of this Code.
(b) Exceptions to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall be as follows:
(1) Public utility companies, when operating under a franchise agreement with the City, shall not be required to obtain licenses when engaged in the installation, operation and maintenance of their equipment used for the production, generation or distribution of the utility, product or service through the facilities owned or operated by the utility company to the point of customer service.
(2) Such public utility company shall submit to the director of public works, before the commencement of any work, a construction plan which shall include the location of the project, the type of work contemplated, together with a description of the materials to be used. Such plan shall be submitted no later than seven days before actual construction begins.
(3) The owner of a single-family residence desiring to construct, repair, or replace a driveway or service walk behind the public sidewalk, without the services of a licensed contractor, need not obtain a license if the construction work meets the applicable requirements found in the building code of the City. (Code 1979, § 34-36; Ord. No. 2016-25, § 8, 7-11-2016; Ord. No. 98-96, § 2, 1-11-1999)