[Adopted 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 22 of the 1967 Code[1]]
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 1201, adopted 9-13-1982, reassigned the numbering and readopted this article (formerly Ch. 22, Contractors, Registration of).
A. 
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of constructing, erecting, altering, repairing, restoring, reroofing, re-siding, 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 Borough of Ridgefield, 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.
[Amended 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 1789]
Applications for the registration of contractors shall be submitted to the Construction Official on forms supplied by the Building Department. The application shall include, in addition to information deemed necessary by the Construction Official, the identity of the contractor (individual, corporate, partnership, etc.); the name, address and telephone number of the chief operating officer of the contractor; a telephone number for emergency contact; the number of years the contractor has been engaged in the contracting business; all locations the contractor has used as its business headquarters; and information about the contractor's current policy of liability insurance and worker's compensation insurance. The application shall also require the contractor to designate which classification or classifications of contractor he desires to be registered in, choosing one or more of the classifications designated in § 390-188 of this Part 7.
[Amended 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 1789; 3-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2355]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall be registered under this Part 7, or shall be reregistered after revocation of registration under § 390-191 of this Part 7, unless and until there is paid to the Construction Official, to the account of the Borough of Ridgefield therefor, a fee of $100.
B. 
Each registration may be renewed annually upon the submission of a new application pursuant to § 390-186 and the payment to the Construction Official, to the account of the Borough of Ridgefield therefor, of a fee of $100. No application for renewal shall be filed if there had been no changes in the corporate status of the applicant or in the ownership of the applicant.
For the purpose of this Part 7, 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 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, 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 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 demolition 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.
[Amended 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 1789]
The initial registration for any contractor shall be valid from the date of registration through the end of that calendar year. Should a contractor wish to perform work in the Borough of Ridgefield following the expiration of its initial registration, said contractor must renew its registration by following the procedure outlined in § 390-186.
A. 
If any person, firm or corporation registered under the provisions of this Part 7 shall fail, in the execution of any work for which a permit is required by this Part 7, to comply with the applicable ordinances and regulations of the Borough of Ridgefield relevant to the construction, erection, alteration, repair, restoration, re-siding, reroofing, 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.
B. 
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 said violation exists or remains.
Any person, firm or corporation whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of § 390-190 of this Part 7 may reregister 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 § 390-187.
[Added 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 1789]
The Construction Official or his designee shall refuse or revoke the registration, as the case may be, of any contractor which does not have general liability insurance in limits of at least $300,000 per occurrence and does not have worker's compensation insurance as required by New Jersey statutes. As to worker's compensation insurance, a contractor without worker's compensation insurance may be registered, provided he submits an affidavit to the Building Department stating that he will have no employees on any job performed in the Borough of Ridgefield during the registration period.