The purpose of this chapter is to make certain that any contractor engaged
in business in the Town of Tonawanda meets certain requirements as established
by the Town Board of the Town of Tonawanda.
The following words, terms and phrases as used in this chapter are defined
as follows:
CONTRACTOR
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity engaged
in the business of constructing, repairing, remodeling, altering, converting,
modernizing or adding to any house, building, dwelling, structure or land
adjacent to it and shall include, but not be limited to, blacktop sealing
or blacktop work of any nature, cement or concrete work of any nature including
the replacement or improvement of sidewalks, driveways, curbs, streets, rights-of-way,
flat concrete work, form or wall concrete work or masonry work of any nature
or carpentry work of any nature or the construction, erection, replacement
or improvement of, among other things, streets, rights-of-way, swimming pools,
siding, insulation, chimneys, roofing, windows, terraces, patios, fences,
porches, garages, solar energy systems, flooring, basements or water, sanitary
or drainage systems. "Contractor" shall also include a contractor hired by
another contractor.
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue or deny the application
for a license. Any application so approved shall be issued by the Code Enforcement
Officer upon payment to the Code Enforcement Officer of the required fee.
It shall be the duty of all contractors to comply with all applicable
state laws, including Article 36-A of the New York State General Business
Law, state codes, local laws and/or ordinances relating to the various activities
engaged in by the contractor.
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
Any contractor's license may be revoked by the Code Enforcement
Officer for any violation of any applicable state law, including Article 36-A
of the New York State General Business Law, state codes, this chapter or any
local laws and/or any ordinances relating to the activities engaged in by
such contractor which are included within the scope of this chapter. Such
revocation may be in addition to any fine imposed for violating this chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $250 for each violation or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
15 days for each such violation, or to both such fine and imprisonment, except
when a punishment is expressly prescribed in such provision. Unless otherwise
provided, each day on which a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate
violation for purposes of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1996.