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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2093
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING SECTION 8-6 TO THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding a section to be numbered 8-6, which said section
reads as follows:
Section 8-6. License Requirements of Contractors.
and Subcontractors.
(1) No person shall be issued a permit to perform work
requiring a permit under the city's building, plumbing,
mechanical or electrical code, unless they are:
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A licensed contractor;
An employee of a licensed contractor;
The property owner performing their own work;
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.
(2) At the time of permit issuance, the applicant shall
submit a list of all subcontractors, and provide verifi-
cation 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 con-
struction work without a valid contractor's license
pursuant to applicable provisions of the State of Cali-
fornia Business and Professions Code.
(3) In the event that the applicant cannot provide a
complete list of valid subcontractors 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 (2)
above. Failure to provide valid and current subcontractor
listings prior to commencing work shall result in: (1)
revocation of any permit issued by the city, and (2) the
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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. Any
work performed prior to satisfying the requirements of
this section shall be deemed performed without the
required permits.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or
more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions
be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as
affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the
collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision
applicable to any cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be
posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights
and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of January ,1991.
ATTEST:
C~l~e ri~cfC, t~G~Ycounci~T
~el H. Y
Mayor ' Y~
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Ave
Pulido Ave
Acosta Ave
Griset Aye
McGuigan Aye
Norton ~ve
Richardson Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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