Certification and licensing.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 3-42
in effectSec. 3-42. - Certification and licensing.
(a) All general contractors operating within the city shall be required to be certified or licensed by the city building code board of adjustments and appeals, and no building permits shall be issued to any such general contractor who does not have such certification or license. To obtain a certificate, an applicant shall submit an application in writing to the board, or other official designated by the board, containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of a certificate and the class of certificate desired on a form containing the information prescribed by the board and such application shall be accompanied by an application fee as set forth elsewhere in this division. Such license or certificate of competency shall be issued by the building code board of adjustments and appeals to all general contractors who become qualified by examination by the city building code board of adjustments and appeals. Any holder of a valid certificate of competency issued heretofore by the building code board of adjustments and appeals of the city who does not renew said certificate within sixty (60) days after the end of the city's fiscal year during or for which such certificate was issued, shall be subject to a fifty (50) percent renewal penalty. A limited certificate of competency applicable for a single job may be issued by such board and shall automatically expire upon completion of the project for which such limited certificate of competency was issued. No such limited certificate of competency shall be issued unto the same party for new structures within the five-year period following the issuance of such initial certificate of competency. In such event, the building official shall fully document his reasons for issuing such temporary permits and his action in so doing shall be subject to review and possible revocation by the city building code board of adjustments and appeals.
(b) A certificate of competency based upon the examination of an individual representing a partnership, firm or corporation shall be valid only during the time that such individual is a member or supervising employee of such partnership, firm or corporation. The building official may issue temporary licenses for periods not to exceed sixty (60) days in cases where he determines such action necessary to avoid undue hardships.
(Ord. No. 1891, § 2, 5-7-91)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH3BU_ARTIIBUCO_DIV2GECO_S3-42CELIFetched: 11/1/2026