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Commission recommends updates to contractor licensing rules and fees in Chapter 150
Summary
City staff proposed clarifications to Chapter 150 to align local general contractor insurance and workers' compensation requirements with state rules, add homeowner exemptions and reduce the contractor fee; the planning commission recommended approval.
The New Castle Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 27 recommended approval of amendments to Chapter 150 clarifying general contractor licensing, insurance and fee requirements.
Senior planner Kevin Hagbert said the city updated building regulations in April 2024 to adopt new IRC/ICC codes and that subsequent language created confusion about whether all general contractors must carry certain state-level insurance and workers' compensation. "The way that we originally had it written made…
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