Except as otherwise provided within the Building Code of the City of Ellis, all persons engaged or hereafter engaging in the installation of lawn sprinkler and/or lawn irrigation systems, shall first procure from the city a lawn sprinkler contractor’s license.

(Ord. 1418; Code 2022)

A lawn sprinkler contractor’s license, if obtained and so long as it is in force, shall entitle the holder of such license to engage in the installation, repair and/or maintenance of lawn sprinkler and lawn irrigation systems within the city. Applicants for a lawn sprinkler contractor’s license shall provide proof of having passed ICBO, Experior or Thomason Prometric Testing.

(Ord. 1418; Code 2022)

Every lawn sprinkler contractor, as defined above, shall pay a license fee as set by the fee schedule or resolution for the City of Ellis. Such fee shall be paid biennially for a two-year period or major fraction thereof for a license issued in an even numbered year. Any license issued during an odd numbered year shall be issued upon payment of one-half the biennial license fee. Each such license shall be set forth the kind of plumbing contract work in which the licensee may engage. The licensee shall display his or her license at any place where he or she may be engaged in plumbing work or produce the same on demand of any city officer. All licenses shall be renewable biennially as in the case of an original license on or before the first day of January of the even numbered year for which issued. All licenses shall be valid for two year terms beginning January 1st of an even numbered year and ending December 31st of an odd numbered year.

(Ord. 1418; Code 2022)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to contract for any kind of work covered by this article without having a valid license issued by the city to perform such contracts.

(Ord. 1418; Code 2022)