[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Parkside as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See 53.
Uniform construction codes — See 61.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 74.
Fees — See Ch. 77.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 111.
Occupancy — See Ch. 119.
Plumbing — See Ch. 131.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 137.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 164.
Zoning — See Ch. 182.
[Adopted 3-17-1993 by Ord. No. 368; amended in its entirety 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 373]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CHEMICAL LAWN SERVICE CONTRACTOR
Any and all persons, partnerships, corporations or other entities who or which perform, caused to be performed or contract to perform the application of any chemical, insecticide or poison or the application of any product, mixture or other substance containing any chemical, insecticide or poison upon any lawn, shrubbery, trees, vegetation, ground or real estate of any kind or nature.
CONTRACT
An agreement, whether oral or written and whether contained in one or more documents, between a contractor and an owner or another contractor, for the performance of work, including all labor, services and materials to be furnished and performed thereunder.
CONTRACTOR
Any and all persons, partnerships, corporations or other entities who or which perform, cause to be performed or contract to perform any work of any kind or nature upon any and all houses, buildings, structures, land and/or real estate within the Borough of Parkside, whether as an electrician, plumber, general contractor, subcontractor, specialty contractor or home improvement contractor, and whether or not a fee is charged for those services.
ENGINEER
The Borough Engineer.
INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector and/or Code Enforcement Officer, Electrical Inspector, Plumbing Inspector or police officer of the Borough of Parkside.
LICENSE/REGISTRATION YEAR
The twelve-month period beginning on the first day of January of each year and terminating on the last day of December of that same year.
OWNER
Any property owner, tenant or other person who orders, contracts for or purchases the services of a contractor, or any person entitled to the work of a contractor pursuant to a contract, gift or otherwise.
Any and all persons, partnerships, corporations or entities meeting the definition of "contractor" or "chemical lawn service contractor" pursuant to this article shall be and are subject to the registration requirements and the registration sticker display requirements of this article. This shall include, but shall not be limited to, those contractors involved in any construction, landscaping, lawn care, repair, reroofing, remodeling, rehabilitation, demolition, paving, building, enlargement, alteration, fabrication, erection, delivery and/or setup of prefabricated units, concrete work, brick pointing, painting, carpentry, roofing, roof coating, siding, capping, trim work, installation of rain gutters, installation or replacement of windows or doors, refinishing or replacement of kitchen cabinets, wallpapering, carpet installation or cleaning, plumbing or electrical work, swimming pool installation, tree service and removal of construction debris. It shall be understood that the Borough, by issuance of a contractor registration, does not warrant the quality of a contractor's work nor that the contractor meets any established minimum standards for quality or competence within his field. The Borough makes no guaranty that any contractor has maintained the insurance coverage required by this article.
A. 
Contractors shall apply for registration stickers and shall be registered with the Borough of Parkside prior to performing, engaging in, causing to be performed or contracting for any work within the Borough of Parkside.
B. 
Chemical lawn service contractors shall apply for registration stickers and shall be registered with the Borough of Parkside prior to performing, engaging in, causing to be performed or contracting for any work within the Borough of Parkside.
C. 
Contractors and chemical lawn service contractors shall, at all times while performing, engaging in, causing to be performed or contracting to perform any work within the Borough, affix and prominently display a registration sticker on each and every vehicle used by the contractor or chemical lawn service contractor in regard to such work pursuant to § 63-5 hereof.
A. 
All contractors and chemical lawn service contractors required to be registered pursuant to this article shall:
(1) 
At all times make certain that his/her/their/its accurate business and applicant's name, address and telephone number are maintained with the appropriate Borough inspector and the Borough Secretary.
(2) 
At all times maintain with the appropriate Borough inspector and Borough Secretary a copy of any and all declaration pages for insurance contracts which are required in order to secure registration approval. The Borough of Parkside must be named as a policy certificate holder.
(3) 
At all times meet the requirements for the issuance of a permit, if any is required, for any work to be engaged in within the Borough.
(4) 
Renew their registrations annually. Registrations expire at 12:00 midnight on December 31 each and every year.
B. 
Chemical lawn service contractors shall at all times maintain proof of their Department of Environmental Resources (DER) registration and/or license with the Borough Secretary and the appropriate Borough inspector.
C. 
All contractors and chemical lawn service contractors desiring to engage in or hereinafter begin to engage in the business of acting as a contractor in the Borough shall, on or before January 1 of the license/registration year or prior to commencing business in such year, make application for all applicable licenses and registrations. Such applications shall be made by the completion of an application form furnished by the inspector or the Borough Secretary and the payment of all applicable fees. Each application shall be signed by the applicant, if a natural person, and, in the case of an association or partnership, by a member or partner thereof and, in the case of a corporation, by an officer thereof. Each successful applicant shall be issued a vehicle registration sticker in accordance with the requirements of this article.
D. 
All applicants with an unexpired registration which has not been revoked or suspended during the current license/registration year, who make application for the following year, need not complete an application form but must submit the required fees. If the applicant qualifies for registration renewal under the terms of this Code, the registration shall be renewed for the following license/registration year, and a new vehicle registration sticker will be issued. An applicant will be required to file a new application if any of the application information changes. All contractors must renew their registration for each license/registration year during which they conduct business.
A. 
Display of registration stickers. Registration stickers shall be prominently displayed on every contractor's and chemical lawn service contractor's vehicles. The stickers shall be affixed and displayed on the exterior of the left rear window or window panel of the vehicle or in close proximity thereto without violating any provision of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.[1] If the vehicle does not have a left rear window or window panel, then the sticker shall be displayed prominently on the left rear of the vehicle. Registration stickers shall be displayed at all times while the contractor or chemical lawn service contractor is performing, engaging in, causing to be performed or contracting to perform any work within the Borough of Parkside.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
B. 
Multiple vehicles. One registration sticker shall be displayed on each vehicle that the contractor or chemical lawn service contractor owns, utilizes or causes to be utilized within the Borough of Parkside while performing, causing to be performed, engaging in or contracting to perform any work.
C. 
Issuance of stickers. Registration stickers shall be issued by the appropriate Borough inspector, including but not limited to the Building Inspector, the Plumbing Inspector and the Electrical Inspector or the appropriate inspector's assistant or by the Borough Secretary.
D. 
Expiration of registration and registration stickers. All registrations and registration stickers shall be valid from the date of issuance until 12:00 midnight on December 31 of the year in which the registration sticker is issued. Contractors and chemical lawn service contractors shall register annually. In the event that a contractor or chemical lawn service contractor who has been registered pursuant to this article shall thereafter fail to meet and/or comply with the requirements regarding the issuance of registration stickers, then such failure shall cause the registration and registration sticker to be immediately void.
[Amended 4-19-2000 by Ord. No. 396]
A. 
Registration: annual fee. An annual license fee of $100 shall be paid by any person, firm or corporation engaging in or working at the business of construction, demolition or building work in the Borough.
[Amended 1-25-2006 by Ord. No. 468; 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 482; 12-17-2014 by Ord. No. 515]
B. 
No fee or portion thereof shall be returned to any applicant after his/her application is approved.
C. 
All fees shall be double where work for which registration is required is begun prior to obtaining the required registration.
D. 
Commercial permit fees. The fees for all plumbing, mechanical, electrical, construction, demolition and building permits for a commercial property shall be double the costs as calculated in the above fee schedule for a residential property.[1]
[Added 12-17-2014 by Ord. No. 515]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also permit fees in Ch. 53, Building Construction, Ch. 74, Electrical Standards, Ch. 111, Mechanical Standards, Ch. 119, Occupancy, Ch. 131, Plumbing;, and see also Ch. 77, Fees.
A. 
No contractor registration shall be issued unless the applicant files a certificate of insurance with the inspector at the time of application which names the Borough of Parkside as a policy certificate holder. The certificate of insurance shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policy will not be canceled until at least 15 days' prior written notice of such cancellation has been given to the Borough. The certificate of insurance must evidence policies of insurance, maintained at the expense of the applicant, for public liability, property damage, products liability, worker's compensation in accordance with Act 44[1] and completed operations, each of which must have a single occurrence limit of at least $150,000. Blasting and demolition insurance shall also be required for blasting and demolition contractors, and the reasonable limits of such insurance shall be determined by the inspector or the Engineer at the time of the application, based on the nature and extent of the applicant's proposed operations.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Title 77 P.S.
B. 
All types and limits of insurance for which certificates are presented at the time of the application and upon the basis of which a registration is issued shall be maintained throughout the license/registration years, or the registration will be suspended or revoked as set forth in § 63-8. The inspector must approve the responsibility of new insurance carriers prior to a change in a carrier during a license/registration year.
C. 
The policy period for all applicable insurance policies must be provided on the registration application. If one or more policies expire prior to the end of the license/registration year, the contractor must provide the inspector with the new policy effective dates, prior to performing any further work within the Borough.
Any of the following circumstances is sufficient cause to deny the issuance of a registration under this article or a renewal thereof or for revoking a registration previously issued:
A. 
The applicant falsely answered any questions contained in the application.
B. 
The applicant has been refused a similar contractor's registration or has had a similar contractor's registration revoked or suspended by another municipality within two years prior to the date of the application for issuance or renewal, if the refusal, revocation or suspension by the other municipality was due to failure to comply with that municipality's building codes.
C. 
The contractor fails to maintain during the license/registration years the policies of insurance required under this article.
D. 
The contractor violates any of the provisions of the Borough ordinances or any provisions of this article.
E. 
The contractor violates any condition or requirement of a building permit, plumbing permit or electrical permit issued by the Borough.
F. 
The contractor willfully deviates from or disregards any plans or specifications for a contracting job in a material respect without first obtaining the consent of the owner, in writing, to such change and without first notifying the inspector of such change.
G. 
The contractor does business through a person who is subject to the registration requirements of this article but who is not registered as required by this article.
H. 
The contractor conducts a business in the Borough under a name other than that which he or she is registered.
I. 
The contractor fails to comply with an order, demand or requirement lawfully made by the inspector under the authority of this article or any other Borough ordinance.
No person shall act as a contractor in the Borough except in compliance with the provisions of this article. Any persons, including any owner, who violates this article or who permits a contractor to perform work that violates any provisions of this article is also in violation of this article.
Every contractor or chemical lawn service contractor shall, within three days after a change in insurance, ownership, directors, officers, management, address or trade name, notify the inspector or Borough Secretary of such change.
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity who violates any provision of this article shall pay a fine not to exceed $150 for each and every day that the violation exists and, in default of payment of such fine, be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.