NS-3039 - Amendment to Municipal Code Section 8-6 License Requirements for Contractors

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(4) The property owner performing their own work; (5) An employee of the owner, provided that the owner shows evidence of workers' compensation insurance required by state and city law, and their federal tax identification number. (b) A person applying for a permit under this code to perform work on a project consisting of 20 or more residential dwelling units or 20,000 or more square feet of commercial or industrial development shall submit the following information at the time of permit issuance and prior to commencement of work: (1) a list of all subcontractors and verification of each subcontractor's workers' compensation insurance, state contractor license and license category, city business license and federal tax identification number. No person shall contract or subcontract construction work without a valid contractor's license pursuant to applicable provisions of the state business and professions code. (2) a disclosure of any pending or final determinations pertaining to state or federal labor code violations and any penalties paid to a government agency related to the provisions of the California Labor Code within the prior 5 years for all subcontractors. (c) In the event that the applicant cannot provide a list of valid subcontractors and the information required above upon permit application, the applicant shall provide to the city, within a reasonable period of time after issuance of each permit but prior to commencement of any work pursuant to said permit, all information required by subsection (b). Failure to provide valid and current subcontractor listings prior to commencing work shall result in one or more of the following: (1) Issuance of a Stop Work Order; and (2) Revocation of any permit issued by the city; and (3) The permit applicant paying a penalty for default to the city in an amount equal to the original permit fee for each violation in order to defray city costs of enforcement of this section prior to the issuance of any new permit. (d) The information required by subsection (b) shall be required at the time when any new contractor or subcontractor is added to the permit. (e) Any work performed prior to satisfying the requirements of this section shall be deemed performed without the required permits. Section 3. The City Council finds and determines that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is Ordinance No. NS-3039 Page 2 of 4