Licensed Contractor Authorization Form

Building permit applications: Who may sign?
Any licensed contractor, as defined in section 20-330, who seeks to obtain a permit from a building official, may sign the permit application personally, or such licensed contractor may delegate the signing of the building permit application to an employee, subcontractor or other agent of the licensed contractor, provided, the licensed contractor's employee, subcontractor or other agent submits to the building official a dated letter on the licensed contractor's letterhead, signed by the licensed contractor, stating that the bearer of the letter is authorized to sign the building permit application as the agent of the licensed contractor.  The letter shall not be a copy or facsimile, but shall be an original letter bearing the original signature of the licensed contractor.  The letter shall also include: (1) The name of the municipality where the work is to be performed; (2) the job name or a description of the job; (3) the starting date of the job; (4) the name of the licensed contractor; (5) the name of the licensed contractor's agent; and (6) the license number of all the contractors who shall be involved in the work.