§ 4114.113. Work of a registered general contractor and of a demolition contractor.

The department requires and issues registrations for the following types of contracting:

(1)

General contractor; and

(2)

Demolition contractor.

Registration Required. It shall be unlawful to undertake or perform work of any department-registered general or demolition contractor as defined in this Building Code without first obtaining a department-issued registration to perform such work.

It shall be unlawful for any person other than an owner, officer, partner, or employee of a registered general or demolition contractor, to represent or advertise him or herself, for or without compensation, either publicly or privately, as being ready, willing, or able to contract to undertake or offer to undertake any demolition, or to plan for, lay out, supervise, install, and/or make additions, alterations, or repairs for any work within the scope of any department-issued registration required to perform such work, unless such work will be performed under the auspices of a department-issued registration as required by this chapter.

No general contractor or demolition contractor registration shall be required for:

1.

A person who performs labor or services for a department-registered general contractor or department-registered demolition contractor for wages, salary, or compensation of any type, manner or form provided such person is a direct employee or a legally leased tradesperson under the direct supervision of the department-registered contractor.

2.

Any retail clerk, clerical, administrative, or other employee of a department-registered demolition and/or general contractor.

(A)

General Contractor. These requirements shall apply whenever any work involving the structural addition, alteration, repair, and/or new construction of any building, structure, or site as stipulated therein and regulated by this Building Code. Such work shall be only transacted by a general contractor duly registered with the department or as otherwise specifically permitted by this code.

(1)

As used in this Building Code, a registered general contractor is:

(a)

Any person that functions either on the behalf of, or as an agent for, an owner of a building, structure, or site for the purpose of obtaining building permits for the structural addition, alteration, repair, and/or new construction of any appurtenance, building, structure, or site, or a portion thereof, governed by the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and/or the new construction of one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and those new appurtenances directly associated therewith as regulated by this Building Code.

(b)

Any person that offers to provide and/or provides the means, processes, and procedures for the structural addition, alteration, repair, and/or new construction of any appurtenance, building, structure or site, or a portion thereof, governed by the Ohio Building Code (OBC). In addition, such registration shall also include the new construction of one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and those new appurtenances directly associated therewith as regulated by this Building Code.

(2)

Registration as a general contractor by the department does not convey to such a person the rights and privileges of a person having a department home improvement general or limited contractor license issued pursuant to C.C. 4114.107. Licensure as a home improvement general or limited contractor by the department does not convey to such a person the rights and privileges of a person having a department general contractor registration issued pursuant to this section.

(B)

Demolition Contractor. These requirements shall apply to any work involving the demolition of any building, structure, or site, which shall include one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and buildings, structures, or sites associated therewith governed by the Ohio Building Code (OBC) or the Columbus Building Code that is to be performed. Such work shall be only transacted by a demolition contractor duly registered with the department.

As used in this Building Code, a duly registered demolition contractor is any person that provides the means, processes, and procedures for razing or removing all, or a portion thereof, of a building, structure, or appurtenance from a property governed by this Building Code. Such department-issued registration shall have been authorized by the board of review of general and home improvement contractors and subsequently issued by the department.

(Ord. 1670-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1144-02 § 3: Ord. 1697-2006 § 5.)