[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council
of the City of Clifton 3-19-1968 by Ord. No. 3825 (Article 14 of Chapter
10 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Clifton, New Jersey, 1960).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall engage in the business of constructing,
erecting, altering, repairing, restoring, reroofing, residing, moving
or demolishing the whole or any part of buildings or structures, or
engage in the construction and installation of swimming pools, or
engage in the business of erecting or altering signs, for any of which
a permit is required by the applicable ordinances of the City, until
such person shall be licensed by the Building Inspector of the City
of Clifton.
B.
The owner or occupant of a building or structure who performs any of the activities set forth in Subsection A above on such building or structure shall not be required to be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provided that such owner or occupant performs and supervises his own work.
A.
Applications for licensing as required by § 199-1 above shall be made to the Building Inspector, under oath on a form furnished by him.
B.
The application shall set forth the following information:
(1)
The applicant's name, business name and business address.
(2)
Whether the applicant is an individual, a partnership,
a corporation or any other entity and, if another entity, a full explanation
and description thereof.
(3)
If the applicant is an individual, the applicant's
residence address and date and place of birth.
(4)
If the applicant is a partnership, the full names,
residence addresses, dates and places of birth of each partner.
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation or other entity,
in the case of a corporation, the full names, residence addresses,
dates and places of birth of each major officer and each stockholder,
the name and address of the registered agent and the address of the
principal office [The term "stockholder," as used herein, means and
includes any person owning or having an interest, either legal or
equitable, in 10% or more of the stock issued and outstanding of the
applicant corporation.]; in the case of another entity, the full names,
residence addresses, dates and places of birth of each person owning
or having any interest, either legal or equitable, aggregating in
value 10% or more of the total capital of said entity, the name and
address of the registered agent, if any, and the address of the principal
office.
(6)
Whether the applicant or any partners, officers or
stockholders thereof have ever been arrested or convicted of a crime
and, if so, the name of the person arrested or convicted, the date
of arrest, the crime or charge involved and the disposition thereof.
The term "officers," as used herein, means and includes the president,
vice presidents, secretary and treasurer of a corporate applicant.
(7)
The number of years the applicant has been in business
at its present business address or at any prior location, including
the addresses of such prior locations, if any.
C.
Upon receipt of such application, the Building Inspector
shall submit the same to the Police Department for a report with reference
to the truth of the matters contained in the application and for the
purpose of obtaining a copy of any police record which the applicant
or any partner, officer or stockholder thereof may have.
D.
Upon return of such report, the Building Inspector
shall determine if the character and business responsibility of the
applicant or any partner, officer or stockholder thereof are satisfactory,
and, if the Building Inspector so determines, he shall cause a license
to be issued to the applicant. The Building Inspector shall determine
that the character and business responsibility of the applicant or
any partner, officer or stockholder thereof are satisfactory unless
the application, the report of the Police Department or other evidence
presented to the Building Inspector shall tangibly disclose any of
the following:
(1)
Conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude.
(2)
Prior violations of statutes, ordinances or regulations
relevant to the construction, erection, alteration, repair, restoration,
reroofing, residing, moving or demolition of any building, structure,
swimming pool, sign, billboard or part thereof.
(3)
A determination of previous fraudulent acts or conduct.
(4)
A record of continual breaches of contracts.
(5)
Concrete evidence of bad character.
(6)
Grounds similar to those listed above which reasonably
would cause the Building Inspector to determine that the character
and business responsibility of the applicant or any partner, officer
or stockholder thereof are not satisfactory.
A.
Upon filing such application, the applicant shall pay to the Building Inspector a fee of $25 for such license or for relicensing after revocation of a license previously issued to such applicant in accordance with the provisions of § 199-6 below.
B.
The term of such license shall expire on December
31 of the calendar year in which such license is issued.
C.
Such license shall be automatically renewed by the Building Inspector upon payment by the applicant to the Building Inspector of an annual renewal fee of $10. Such renewal shall be for the calendar year in which such renewal occurs. Upon failure to renew any license on or before January 31 of the immediately succeeding calendar year, any subsequent license shall be and constitute a new or original license subject to the filing of a new application in accordance with the provisions of § 199-2 above and to the payment of the fee specified in Subsection A of this section.
For the purpose of this chapter, there shall
be the following classes for licensing:
A.
General 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 either
by and through his own organization or appropriate subcontractors
and, in the latter event, shall be completely responsible for his
subcontractors' 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 or 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 licensed in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter shall be convicted of violating any statute, ordinance
or regulation in the execution of any work for which a permit is required
by the applicable ordinances of the City of Clifton relevant to the
construction, erection, alteration, repair, restoration, reroofing,
residing, moving or demolition of any building, structure, swimming
pool, sign, billboard or part thereof, the Building Inspector shall
revoke the license of such person immediately. The Building Inspector
shall not restore such license during such time as the violation for
which such conviction was obtained, exists or remains.
B.
If, after a public hearing held by the Building Inspector, the Building Inspector determines that the character and business responsibility of any person licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter have become unsatisfactory, the Building Inspector shall revoke the license of such person immediately. At least five days' notice in writing of the time, place and purpose of such public hearing shall be given to the license holder by the Building Inspector. In determining whether the character and business responsibility of such license holder have become unsatisfactory, the Building Inspector shall be bound by those standards set forth in § 199-2D above for the issuance of licenses.
[Added 3-18-1969 by Ord. No. 3901]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
