[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Town of West New York 2-4-1976 by Ord. No. 1190. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of constructing, erecting, altering, restoring, reroofing, residing,
moving or demolishing the whole or any part of buildings or structures
or engaged in the construction and installation of swimming pools
or engaged in the business of erecting or altering signs, for any
of which a permit is required by the applicable ordinances of the
Town of West New York, shall be required to register the name of such
person or firm or corporation with the Building Department.
B.
The owner or occupant of a building or structure applying
for a permit required herein shall not be required to register, provided
that he intends to do and supervise his own work.
Applications for the registration of contractors shall be submitted to the Building Inspector on forms supplied by him and shall include, in addition to any information he may deem necessary, a statement giving the name or corporate or firm name of the contractor and, in the case of a firm, corporation or partnership, the name and address of the principal office or member of said firm, corporation or partnership. This application shall also contain the number of years such person, firm or corporation has been in business or in existence at the current location or any prior locations, including the address of such prior locations, if any. The applicant shall state in which class he desires to be registered, choosing one or more of the classes designated in § 164-4.
For the purpose of this chapter, there shall
be the following classes for registration:
A.
General Contractor. A contractor who is proficient
in the construction of a building or structure from start to finish
and the alterations, addition to or repair of any building or structure.
This class of contractor shall be equipped to handle such work either
by and through his own organization or appropriate subcontractors
and in the latter event, must be completely responsible for his subcontractor's
work.
B.
Contractor. A contractor who is proficient in the
construction of a building or structure from start to finish and the
alteration, addition to or repair of any building or structure. This
class of contractor shall be equipped to handle such work by and through
his own work or his own organization of employees.
C.
Roofing and Siding Contractor. A contractor who is
engaged in the business of, or who is proficient in the applying of,
roofing and siding materials to existing or new buildings or structures.
D.
Demolition Contractor, A contractor who is engaged
in the business of, or who is proficient in the demolishing of, any
building or structure in whole or in part.
E.
Moving Contractor. A contractor who is engaged in
the business of, or who is proficient in the moving of, any building
or structure.
F.
Swimming Pool Contractor. A contractor who is engaged
in the business of, or who is proficient in the installation of, swimming
pools, their equipment and appurtenances.
G.
Sign or Billboard Contractor. A contractor who is
engaged in the business of, or who is proficient in the erection,
alteration or maintenance of, signs or billboards.
H.
Miscellaneous Contractor. A contractor who is proficient
in work of a special character as determined by the Building Inspector.
A.
If any person, firm or corporation registered under
the provisions of this chapter shall fail, in the execution of this
chapter, to comply with any work for which a permit is required under
applicable ordinances and regulations of the Town of West New York
relevant to construction, erection, alteration, repair, restoration,
residing, moving or demolition of any building, structure, swimming
pool, sign or billboard or part thereof, the Building Inspector shall
cause a notice of violation to be served upon such person or the principal
member or officer of any such firm or corporation in accordance with
established procedures as set forth in the BOCA Basic Building Code
and the BOCA Basic Building Accumulative Supplement, 1973, the BOCA
Basic Mechanical Code, 1971 and the BOCA Basic Mechanical Code Accumulative
Supplement, 1973.
C.
Upon conviction for such violation, or upon failure
to correct such violation within the period of time stated in the
notice of violation, the registration of such person, firm or corporation
shall be revoked by the Building Inspector who shall strike the name
of such person, firm or corporation from the registration list and
shall not reenter or reinstate such registration during such time
as the said violation exists or remains. Upon revocation, the Building
Inspector shall forthwith cause the notice of revocation to be published
in a newspaper as required by law.
Any person, firm or corporation whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of § 164-5 may be reregistered and have his or its name reentered upon the registration list upon filing with the Building Department a certification by the Building Inspector to the effect that all violations with reference to which conviction was secured have been corrected or are nonexistent and upon payment of the fee prescribed in § 164-3.
