[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Kidder 11-15-1988 by Ord. No. 67. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 142]
Every person and/or legal entity engaged in
or conducting any business, trade, occupation or activity mentioned
in this chapter shall pay a license or permit fee in the amount specified
in this chapter, and unless otherwise provided, the fees prescribed
in this chapter shall be paid on an annual basis. Any person licensed
under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act of 2008 shall be
exempt from the provisions of this section, provided that the licensee
provides a copy of his license from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer
Protection to the Township. This shall not remove the requirement
that such person must still acquire the necessary license under this
chapter for any activities outside of the Home Improvement Consumer
Protection Act of 2008.
[Amended 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 142]
All contractors, individuals, and legal entities
engaged in contracting work and/or building trade work, including
but not limited to general contractors; plumbing contractors; heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning contractors; electrical contractors;
masonry contractors; and excavation contractors shall be required
to obtain a license prior to engaging in said business within the
Township in any calendar year. The annual license fee for said license
shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
of Kidder Township. Any person licensed under the Home Improvement
Consumer Protection Act of 2008 shall be exempt from the provisions
of this section, provided that the licensee provides a copy of his
license from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection to the
Township. This shall not remove the requirement that such person must
still acquire the necessary license under this chapter for any activities
outside of the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act of 2008.
[Amended 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 142]
No building permits shall be issued within the
Township unless said application for permit contains the contractor's
license number. Contractors licensed by the Bureau of Consumer Protection
under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act of 2008 shall provide
this license number on all building permits.
Any owner occupant who performs his own work
on the premises in which he lives shall not be required to obtain
a license or pay the license fee.
[Amended 2-21-1989]
Every contractor doing business in the Township
of Kidder must furnish evidence of comprehensive public liability
insurance coverage for not less than $200,000 in the event of bodily
injury, including death, and $100,000 in the event of property damage
arising out of work performed by the contractor and, if applicable,
worker's compensation insurance. Such evidence shall be in the form
of a certificate with 10 days' cancellation notice and which shall
be furnished to the Township at the time the contractor applies for
his annual license and permit. Failure to maintain the required insurance
shall be considered sufficient reason for the Township to suspend
or revoke the contractor's license.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil
enforcement proceeding commenced by the township before a District
Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the township in the enforcement
of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant
neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the township may enforce
the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance
herewith.
