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Item No: 7C MOUND7 Tn Meeting Date: 1/10/2011 S VIT EW Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Barb Benesch, Permit Technician Kathi Osmonson, Building Official / Fire Marshal Ken Roberts, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 853, An Ordinance Amending Title 1000 of the City Code Introduction: City staff is requesting Council consideration of an ordinance that would make several changes to Title 1000 (Building and Development Regulations) of the City Code. Staff has identified several parts of Title 1000 that the City should change and update. Background: On December 6, 2010, the City Council reviewed and discussed possible changes to Title 1000 (Building and Development Regulations). The Council appeared supportive of the proposed changes and directed staff to proceed with preparing an ordinance to amend the City Code to put the changes into effect. Discussion: Since the Council work session on December 6, 2010, City staff has investigated further when a property owner must use a licensed contractor to do work or to make improvements to their property. To summarize, if a contractor is doing work that requires a building permit, they must have either a State license or a City license. For a City license, staff ensures that the contractor has liability and worker's compensation insurance. We have attached the Mounds View City Contractor License Information handout and a copy of the city contractor license application for your reference. These provide much detail about City licenses and City contractor licensing requirements. State residential contractor licenses apply to contractors working on buildings with up to four units. These licensed contractors must prove competency and complete continuing education in order to maintain their State license. The Department of Labor and Industry DOLI) does the licensing of contractors for the State. Chapter 326B of Minnesota State Statutes defines residential buildings with one to four units as residential real estate and those with more than four units as a commercial property. The State considers contractors working on dwellings with more than four units as commercial contractors and no State contractor license is required. The City of Mounds View licenses these commercial contractors (MV Code Section 1006.04). As part of this requirement, the City requires the contractors to provide proof of general liability insurance as outlined in City