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Contractor licensing ordinance updated; board keeps owner-occupant rule, public asks for hardship clause for qualifying-party loss
Summary
The Lawrence Building Codes Board adopted contractor-licensing revisions, clarifying renewal windows and fees and updating process language; the board preserved the owner-occupant one-year occupancy rule and agreed to examine public requests for a hardship clause.
The board moved to adopt revisions to contractor licensing that align renewal timing and fees with the trades schedule, clean up outdated process language (digital submissions replacing paper), and clarify role titles (building official changed to code official and designee). For contractors, staff said the renewal window is Jan. 1–May 1 with a $75 late fee, May 1–Dec. 31 with an additional $75, and an applicant more than a year late must apply for a new license.
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