Time and time again, residents of Ocean Township have been subject
to shoddy home repairs and other poor and unworkmanlike practices
by builders and/or contractors who obtain work from the residents
of Ocean Township. The purpose of this chapter is to require all persons
performing residential home construction, home repairs, and other
construction work on residential dwellings, which would require the
issuance of a permit for any type of construction, register with the
municipality and provide all appropriate documentation as set forth
in this chapter in order to better protect the public health, safety
and welfare of the residents of Ocean Township.
Registration shall be made with the Construction Official on
forms furnished by the Construction Official. The signatures shall
be notarized. The registration shall be signed by the applicant and
all agents. The registrant shall supply the following information:
A. The name and address of the registrant;
B. 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 officer or principal member of the firm,
corporation or partnership;
C. If the registrant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all
its partners. If the registrant is a corporation, the names and addresses
of its officers, directors and principal stockholders holding in excess
of 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock;
D. The number of years the person has been in business or in existence
at the current location or any prior location, including the addresses
of such prior locations, if any;
E. The type or types of work customarily performed by the registrant;
F. A statement as to whether the registrant has ever been convicted
of violating a building code and, if so, the date and place of conviction,
the nature of the violation and the punishment imposed therefor;
G. Appropriate information as to the registrant's skill, experience
and business responsibility, including the names and addresses of
at least two persons who are familiar with the same;
H. A certificate showing that the applicant carries public liability
and worker's compensation insurance for all work of the type
to be done under a building permit;
I. Two letters of reference or two copies of licenses from other municipalities;
J. A certificate of liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000
for bodily injury and $25,000 for property injury. The certificate
shall name the Township as an additional insured;
K. Verification for workmen's compensation cases as to history;
L. Such other data as the Construction Official may require.
The fee for registration shall be $50. The registration period
shall begin on January 1 of each calendar year and expire on December
31 of each calendar year. The fee for the renewal of the registration/license
shall be $10 and shall be applied for not later than November 1.
All work done under the provisions of this chapter for which
a construction permit is required is to be performed by a registered
contractor, his/her agents or employees. This chapter shall not apply
to work performed by any owner on a single-family dwelling occupied
by himself/herself that does not entail the employment of others.