[Adopted 9-12-1968 by Ord. No. 617]
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 Township of Saddle Brook, as well as any person, partnership
or corporation engaged in the business of landscaping, as a primary
occupation and shall not include casual employment by minors or family
members, shall be required to register the name of such person or
firm or corporation with the Building Department.
[Amended 5-10-2012 by Ord. No. 1528-12]
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.
Applications for the registration of contractors shall be submitted to the Building Inspector on forms supplied by him and shall include, in addition to any information he may deem necessary, 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 member of said firm, corporation or partnership. This application shall also contain the number of years such person, firm or corporation has been in business or in existence at the current location or any prior locations, including the address of any such prior location, if any. The applicant shall state in which class he desires to be registered, choosing one or more of the classes designated in § 70-19 of this article.
[Amended 12-30-1987 by Ord. No. 963; 10-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1036; 5-10-2012 by Ord. No. 1528-12]
No person, firm or corporation shall be registered under this article or shall be reregistered after revocation or registration under § 70-21 unless and until there is paid to the Township of Saddle Brook a fee of $35 therefor.
For the purpose of this article, there shall
be the following classes of 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 by 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 of 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 demolishing 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.
I.
Landscaper: a contractor who is engaged in the business of landscaping.
[Added 5-10-2012 by Ord.
No. 1528-12]
A.
If any person, firm or corporation registered under
the provisions of this article shall fail in the execution of this
article to properly perform any work for which a permit is required,
including this article and other applicable ordinances and regulations
of the Township of Saddle Brook 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 in accordance with established procedures
as set forth in the Building Code of New Jersey.
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 the said violation exists or remains. Upon revocation, the Building
Inspector shall forthwith cause the notice of revocation to be published
in a newspaper as required by law.
C.
Any person or persons or their agents, servants or
employees who shall violate any of the provisions of this article,
and any person, firm or corporation violating or assisting in the
violation thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof in the Municipal
Court of the Township of Saddle Brook, be subject to a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $200. Every day that such person or persons
or their agents or employees shall fail to comply with the provisions
of this article shall constitute a separate and additional offense
against the provisions thereof.
Any person, firm or corporation whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of § 70-20 may reregister and have his or its name reentered on 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 § 70-17.
