[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 1]
No person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company or like entity shall engage in business within the Township as a building contractor, or hold themselves out to the public as doing such business or solicit such business, without first having registered with the Township as hereinafter provided. Registration pursuant to this Part shall be done on an annual, calendar year basis. The completed and insured registration form shall be present with the contractor in the course of all construction activities in the Township. The issued registration form shall be presented to the inspector upon request. Any person, including an owner, who willfully aids a contractor or participates with a contractor in violating any provisions of this Part, is in violation of this Part. The provisions of this Part may not be waived by agreement.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 2]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Includes any person engaged as a building contractor or the following trades: carpenter, plumber, electrician, excavator, mason, painter, building siding installer, roofer, paver, cement or concrete contractor, general building contractor and any person engaged in construction, alteration or repair of buildings or other structures, road construction or building development for which a permit is required under the applicable zoning, subdivision or building ordinances of the Township.
SUBCONTRACTOR
Any person or entity doing business as a subcontractor will be construed as engaged in the business of building contractor for which a registration is required by this Part.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 3; as amended by Ord. 2009-21, 11/16/2009]
The annual fee for such registration shall be in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of Board of Supervisors. Such annual registration shall be valid commencing on the date of issuance until the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance. There shall not be a prorated reduction in the registration fee.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 4]
Application for registration under this Part shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: name of applicant; name(s) of principals and officers of applicant; address; list of other municipalities where registration/licenses are held; and whether a license or registration has been refused or revoked within the last two years. Applications shall be made on a form available from the Township municipal office and shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage under a current public liability insurance policy, with the scope and limits of coverage stated, with $1,000,000 being the minimum required coverage and evidence of current workers' compensation insurance coverage. Said certificates shall contain a provision that the coverages provided shall not be reduced, terminated, cancelled or nonrenewed without 60 days' prior written notice to the Township.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 5]
1. 
Application for registration under this Part, signed under oath, shall be filed with the municipal office of the Township. Such Application shall be denied or registration issued within five business days of the date of receipt of a complete application. An application may be denied if insurance coverages are deemed to be insufficient. If an application is denied, the contractor shall be notified of the reason in writing.
2. 
All repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations being performed by a building contractor must be done in a workmanlike manner, in accordance with acceptable practices of the building contractor's discipline and in accordance with all ordinances and regulations of the Township.
3. 
Every contractor required to be registered under this Part shall, within 10 days after a material change in the information provided in the application, notify the Municipal office of such change or changes.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 6; as amended by Ord. 2009-20, 9/14/2009, § 1]
1. 
The following persons are not required to register with the Township and register as a contractor:
A. 
An owner serving as his own contractor and performing construction activities on his own property and appliance installation and repair.
B. 
An individual who performs labor or services under the supervision of a registered and licensed contractor for wages or salary.
C. 
Any "contractor," as such term is defined in the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, 73 P.S. § 517.1 et seq.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 7]
Any registration issued pursuant to this Part may be revoked by the Board of Supervisors or its delegee upon a finding that a holder of such registration has committed violations of any Township ordinance or regulation relating to the improvement of structures or land or development of land and construction of improvements, or upon a finding that a holder of such a registration falsely answered any question on the application, or no longer maintains insurance coverage as required as a condition precedent to issuance of a registration. Such revocation of registration shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed for violation of this or other Township ordinance or regulation.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 8]
This Part shall not be deemed or construed to create any rights or claims against the Township, its servants, agents or employees, by any building contractor or by any person or entity who may claim damage or liability against any building contractor who has performed work in the Township either with or without complying with the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 2008-10, 2/11/2008, § 9; as amended by Ord. 2009-21, 11/16/2009]
1. 
Enforcement of this Part shall be by action brought before a district justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense. The Township shall provide written notice or violation to a violator, by hand delivery or certified mail sent to the address designated on the Application for registration, and each day or portion of a day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense under this Part.
2. 
All fines and penalties collected for the violation of this Part shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.
3. 
Any construction performed by an unregistered and unlicensed contractor may be subject to removal at the property owner's expense.
4. 
In addition to the penalties provided for in Subsection 1 above, the Township may, at its discretion, proceed in an action in law or equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to enjoin any violations thereof.