It is unlawful for any person to perform any work for which a building permit is required by the City, as a contractor within the City without first obtaining a license pursuant to this Article. No other City license is required. No permits shall be issued for work to be done by an unlicensed contractor. You can find the contractors license application here.
The licensing requirement shall not apply to:
(1) An owner or occupant making ordinary repairs to the building he or she owns or occupies, which repairs do not involve the structure of the building, when the owner or occupant furnishes all labor.
(2) A homeowner who constructs his or her own residence or a building or structure accessory thereto which is intended for his or her own personal use. This exemption shall be permitted twice within a one-year period; otherwise a license as a contractor shall be required. Persons hired by the homeowner as hourly employees are exempt. Subcontractors hired by the homeowner, however, must be licensed. The homeowner will bear sole responsibility for obtaining liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, and for paying payroll taxes and all other customary employee expenses.
In order for a homeowner to obtain a building permit, the homeowners acknowledgement must be completed and submitted to the city with any building permit application. The homeowners acknowledgement can be found here and a building permit application can be located here.
Completed applications can be emailed to the City Clerk at this cityclerk [at] idahospringsco.com (link).