[Adopted 2-10-1981 by Ord. No. 761]
No person, firm, or corporation shall engage
in the business of constructing, erecting, altering, repairing, restoring,
moving or demolishing the whole or any part of any building or structure,
or contracting to perform any of the foregoing, without first applying
for and obtaining a license from the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement
Officer, on forms to be supplied by him.
All applicants for said license shall furnish
proof, to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector, of at least
four years' training or experience in building construction, and each
such application shall be endorsed by at least two responsible personal
references stating that applicant is, in their opinion, sufficiently
qualified to receive a license. Only one license need be secured by
a corporation or partnership.
Borough Council may, upon the recommendation
of the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer, after notice
and a hearing, suspend or revoke any license for violation of law,
or the Building Code or any related ordinances of the Borough of Morrisville,
or for other good cause, which is shown to be prejudicial to the public
health, safety and welfare.
No license shall be required of any owner of
real property in Morrisville Borough who shall personally perform
activities otherwise requiring a license on a dwelling place or appurtenant
structure intended for occupancy or use by the property owner or his
immediate family, except that all such work must otherwise comply
with other provisions of the Building Code and related Borough ordinances
and regulations.
[Amended 10-15-2018 by Ord. No. 1023]
Every license shall be issued and renewed on
an annual basis, effective January 1 of each year, upon payment of
an annual fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution
of Borough Council.
Every builder and contractor applying for a
license to work in the Borough of Morrisville shall procure public
liability and workmen's compensation insurance and file with the Borough
at time of license application a valid and current Certificate of
Insurance,
[Amended 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution,
or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
[Adopted 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 982]
The following words and phrases as used in this article, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates a different meaning. The masculine shall mean the
feminine, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes
the singular.
CONTRACT
An agreement, whether oral or written and whether contained
in one or more documents between a contractor and the Borough or another
contractor for the performance of work, including all labor services
and materials to be furnished and performed thereunder.
CONTRACTOR
Any individual or person who undertakes or offers to perform
construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, remodeling, rehabilitation,
paving and any other improvement or construction or demolition work
in and for the Borough, whether as a general contractor, subcontractor,
specialty contractor or otherwise.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, limited partnership, association,
corporation, trust or any other legally recognized entity.
SUBCONTRACTOR
Any individual or person who undertakes a specific part of
the work to be performed by the principal contractor or subcontractor
for the construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, remodeling,
rehabilitation, paving and any other improvement of construction or
demolition work in Morrisville Borough.