§ 7-138. Violations and penalties.

(a)

The penalty for commencing work as regulated by the building, plumbing, gas, mechanical, electrical and swimming pool codes, hereinafter referred to as the construction codes, as adopted in this chapter, without first securing a permit as specified by said construction codes shall be as specified in sections 7-26, 7-61, 7-96, 7-116 and 7-131.

(b)

When a building contractor, plumber, gas contractor, mechanical contractor, electrician or swimming pool contractor, hereinafter referred to as contractor, violates any provision of the construction codes or this chapter and does not correct the violation after having been given adequate notice and time to correct the violation, the building official may withhold issuing additional permits to the contractor and/or may call the bond of the contractor with proceeds to be used to correct the violation. Adequate notice shall be considered delivery of a letter through the U.S. Postal Service to the address in the building department's license files. An adequate notice shall be considered a minimum of ten (10) calendar days. The licensee has the right to appeal this action to the license commission. Said appeal must be in writing and filed with the building department within five (5) working days of the date of the letter from the building department notifying the licensee that no additional permits will be issued. The licensee shall have the right to a hearing before the license commission. A two-thirds ( 2/3 ) vote by the license commission shall be required in order to uphold the suspension of permits.

(c)

A building contractor, plumbing, gas, mechanical, or electrical license, hereinafter referred to as "license," may be suspended by the license commission established in subsequent sections of this chapter for continued violation of the construction codes or this chapter. No licenses shall be suspended until the license holder has been given the opportunity of a hearing. Suspension shall require a minimum two-thirds ( 2/3 ) vote of the license commission.

(d)

Violations of the construction codes and this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in this chapter.

(e)

It shall be a violation of this article for a licensee to loan or sell his or her license and permit or for a licensee to otherwise allow another person, company, corporation or partnership to use his or her license and permit to perform work regulated by this article, the penalty for which shall be as specified in section 7-138(b) and/or (c) and/or (d).

(Ord. of 9-17-91, § 1; Ord. of 12-7-93, § 1; Ord. of 12-20-94, § 1)