[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pendleton 4-6-2004; amended in its entirety 6-13-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to make certain that any contractor engaged in business in the Town meets certain requirements as established by the Town Board.
The following words, terms and phrases as used in this chapter are defined as follows:
CONTRACTOR
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or any other entity engaged in the business of constructing, repairing, remodeling, altering, converting, modernizing or adding to any house, building, dwelling, structure or land adjacent to it shall include, but not limited to, blacktop sealing or blacktop work of any nature, cement or concrete work of any nature, including replacement or improvement of sidewalks, driveways, curbs, streets, rights-of-way, flat concrete work, form or wall concrete work or masonry work of any nature, or carpentry work of any nature or the construction, erection, replacement or improvement of, among other things, streets, rights-of-way, swimming pools, siding, insulation, chimneys, roofing, windows, terraces, patios, fences, porches, garages, solar energy systems, flooring, basements or water, sanitary or drainage systems, landscape, and residential snowplowing. "Contractor" shall also include any contractor hired by another contractor.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to engage in business as a contractor in the Town without first having obtained a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
B. 
Engaging in the following activities in the Town for remuneration shall be construed as doing business as a contractor in the Town: constructing, repairing, remodeling, altering, converting, modernizing, or adding to a house, building, dwelling, structure or land adjacent to it and shall include, but is not limited to, blacktop sealing or blacktop work of any nature, cement or concrete work of any nature, including the replacement or improvements of sidewalks, driveways, curbs, streets, rights-of-way, flat concrete work, form or wall concrete work or masonry work of any nature, or carpentry work of any nature or the construction, erection, replacement or improvement of, among other things, streets, rights-of-way, swimming pools, siding, insulation, chimneys, roofing, windows, terraces, patios, fences, porches, garages, solar energy systems, flooring, basements or water, sanitary or drainage systems, landscape and residential snowplowing in the Town.
A. 
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity desiring to engage in business as a contractor in the Town shall make application for a license to the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector on a form prescribed by him/her. The application shall be signed and verified under oath by the applicant, if an individual or sole proprietorship, or by a duly authorized agent, if a firm or partnership, or a duly authorized officer of the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation.
B. 
The application shall contain the following information:
(1) 
If a person or firm, the name, residence, business address, and telephone number of the applicant.
(2) 
If a partnership, the business address, telephone number, employer identification number and also the name and residence of each partner.
(3) 
The specific type of work to be performed by the applicant.
(4) 
The approximate number of persons employed or to be employed by the applicant.
(5) 
Satisfactory evidence that employees of the applicant are covered by workers' compensation. The applicant shall be responsible for furnishing the Town with copies of current certificates of insurance demonstrating that the applicant has appropriate insurance coverage in place.
(6) 
Such information as the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector may reasonably require.
The Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector is authorized to issue or deny the application for a license. Any application so approved shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector upon payment of the required fee, which shall be as described in the Town of Pendleton Fee Schedule, adopted by the Town Board by resolution, as may be amended from time to time.
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All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year.
B. 
Each license issued shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the contractor's place of business.
C. 
Any license which has not been suspended or revoked may, upon payment of the fee prescribed by this chapter, be renewed for an additional period of one year from its expiration upon filing of an application for renewal on a form to be prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector.
D. 
A duplicate license may be issued for a lost, destroyed or mutilated license upon application therefor to the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector and upon payment of the fee prescribed therefor by this section.
E. 
No license shall be assignable or transferable.
F. 
The fee for a contractor's license or for any renewal thereof shall be as described in the Fee Schedule, adopted by the Town Board by resolution, as may be amended from time to time. Such fee shall not be prorated for a term of less than one year.
G. 
The fee for issuing a duplicate license for a lost, destroyed or mutilated license shall be as described in the Fee Schedule, adopted by the Town Board by resolution, as may be amended from time to time.
It shall be the duty of all contractors to comply with all applicable state laws, including Article 36-A of the New York State General Business Law, state codes, local laws and/or ordinances relating to the various activities engaged in by the contractor.
Any contractor's license may be revoked by the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector for any violation of any applicable state law, including Article 36-A of the New York State General Business Law, state codes, this chapter, or any local laws and/or ordinances relating to the activities engaged in by such contractor which are included within the scope of this chapter. Such a revocation may be in addition to any fine imposed for violating this chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more the $250 for each violation or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days for each such violation, or to both such fine and imprisonment, except when a punishment is expressly prescribed in such provision. Unless otherwise provided, each day on which a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate violation for purposes of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect on April 6, 2004.