5.04.095 - Business licenses for subcontractors—Responsibility of general contractors.

(a)

Every general contractor shall require all subcontractors for the performance of any work on each project in the city under his control or direction, whether the subcontract is written or oral, to have a business license as herein provided for the year or years in which such subcontractor's work is to be done at the time such subcontract is made and before permitting such subcontractor to begin to perform services on any project of the general contractor. Failure of such general contractor to comply with the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall render such general contractors liable to the city for an additional license fee equal to the amount of such subcontractor's unpaid license fee, plus any penalties for delinquency accruing thereon.

(b)

Each general contractor shall furnish the building division with a list of all subcontractors who are to do work on any project of such general contractor in the city upon forms furnished by the city.

(Ord. 469 §1, 1992).