§ 8-4-114.1. Residential home improvement contractor license required.

No person, firm, partnership, co-partnership, association, corporation, other organization, or any combination thereof shall undertake, attempt, submit a bid, offer to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, or in any manner assume charge of the construction work, alteration, repair, renovation, addition, improvement, movement, demolition, or furnishing labor, material or equipment and installing same for any one- or two-family residential structure (or building accessory thereto) within the jurisdiction of the Parish of Jefferson where the cost of such work is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or more, unless such person, shall first have acquired a valid residential home improvement contractor license from the Parish of Jefferson. No firm, partnership, co-partnership, association, corporation, other organization, or combination thereof, shall undertake said work unless they have in their active employment such residential home improvement contractor licensed person.

Exceptions:

Record owners of property performing construction, renovation, alteration, installation or repairing of their personal residences are exempt from these license requirements, provided they do not apply for more than one (1) building permit, for construction of a new residence during a twelve-month period.

Contractors possessing a valid residential contractor license issued in accordance with LA. R.S. 37:2165-2173 or a building contractor license from the State of Louisiana, upon presentation of such valid state license, shall be exempt.

Any subcontractor that is directly employed by a licensed residential home improvement contractor will be exempt from the license provisions of this section.

Any specialty contractor (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas) that is required by the Building Code and Related Construction Codes of Jefferson Parish to be certified shall be exempt from the provisions of this section for that trade in which they are licensed (only).

(Ord. No. 22756, § 4, 5-17-06)