[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Washington 5-11-2000 by Ord. No. 8-2000. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]
Every person engaged in the following activities
shall be required to register with the Construction Code Official.
The registration shall be valid for a twelve-month period from the
date of issuance.
A.
The business of constructing, erecting, altering,
repairing, restoring, reroofing, re-siding, moving or demolishing
the whole or any part of buildings or structures; or
B.
The construction and installation of swimming pools;
or
C.
The installation of any equipment for which a permit
is required by the applicable ordinances of the Township; or
D.
The business of erecting or altering signs, for any
of which a permit is required by the applicable ordinances of the
Township; or
E.
The business of cutting and/or trimming trees, grinding and/or removing
tree stumps, together with such other ancillary operations customarily
associated therewith.
[Added 7-26-2017 by Ord.
No. 21-2017]
A.
The owner or occupant of a building or structure applying for a permit required by a Township ordinance covering the activities set forth in § 59-1 shall not be required to register, provided that he/she intends to supervise his/her own work.
B.
The principal individual, corporation, partnership
or other business organization engaged in the construction of new
homes for sale to the public when that individual, corporation, partnership
or other business organization is engaged in a project which is subject
to the New Home Warranty and Builders Registration Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:3B-1.
For the purposes of this chapter, there shall
be the following classes of registration:
A.
Contractor. A contractor who participates in the business
of the construction of a building or a structure from start through
finish or engages in 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 their own work or their own organization
or employees.
B.
General contractor. A contractor who is engaged in
the business of the construction of a building or structure from start
through finish or 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 their own organization or appropriate
subcontractors and, in the latter event, must be completely responsible
for their subcontractor's work.
C.
Demolition contractor. A contractor who is engaged
in the business of demolishing any building or structure in whole
or in part.
D.
Roofing and siding contractor. A contractor who is
engaged in the business of the application of rooting and siding materials
to existing or new buildings or structures.
E.
Moving contractor. A contractor who is engaged in
the business of moving any buildings or structures.
F.
Swimming pool contractor. A contractor who is engaged
in the business of the installation of swimming pools, their equipment
and appurtenances.
G.
Air conditioner/heating contractor. A contractor who
is engaged in the business of the installation or replacement of air-conditioning/heating
units in new or existing buildings or structures.
H.
Fire protection contractor. A contractor who is engaged
in the installation, repair or replacement of any fire protection
equipment, including, but not limited to, sprinklers, alarm systems
and automatic extinguishing systems.
I.
Tree service contractor. A contractor who is engaged in the business
of tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, stump removal and/or
such other operations customarily associated therewith.
[Added 7-26-2017 by Ord.
No. 21-2017[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former
Subsection I as Subsection J.
J.
Miscellaneous contractor. A contractor who is engaged
in the work of a special character as determined by the Construction
Code Official.
A.
No person shall be registered under this chapter, or shall be reregistered after revocation of registration unless and until there is paid to the Construction Code Official the fee as set forth in Chapter 80, Fees.
B.
Collection of license fees shall be the responsibility
of the Construction Code Office who shall report to and deposit all
collected fees to the Township Treasurer on a weekly basis.
In addition to all the other requirements of
this chapter, each contractor shall show evidence of proper insurance
coverage, including workers' compensation and unemployment compensation
insurance.
Registration shall be granted to applicants
who can:
A.
Satisfy the Construction Code Official either by demonstration
of competence, by submission of two references from other official
licensing authorities or by virtue of having practiced their trade
for a length of time sufficient to satisfy the Construction Code Official
of competence in the trade.
B.
Produce official evidence of having satisfactorily
completed a course of instruction in their respective trade or are
in reasonable proximity of completing an apprenticeship in their trade.
Application for registration under this chapter shall be submitted to the Construction Code Official on forms supplied by said Official and shall include, in addition to any information the Construction Code Official may deem necessary, a statement giving the name of the contractor and, in the case of a firm, corporation or partnership, the name and address of the principal officer or members of such firm, corporation or partnership. The application shall also contain the number of years such person, firm or corporation has been in business or in existence at the current location, and shall include the address of all prior locations, if any. The applicant shall state in which class they desire to be registered, choosing one or more of the classes designated in § 59-3.
If such registration is denied, the applicant
shall be advised, in writing, of the reasons for the denial. The applicant
may appeal said denial to the Township Council within 20 days. A copy
of the written notice of appeal shall be served upon the Township
Clerk, the Township Council and the Construction Code Official. The
burden of effectuating the aforementioned service falls upon said
applicant. The Township Council shall hear the appeal within thirty
days of all necessary parties being served with a written copy of
said notice of appeal.
A.
If any person registered under the provisions of this
chapter shall fail, in the execution of any work, to comply with the
applicable ordinances and regulations of the Township 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; or who consistently engages
in unsatisfactory work, who attempts to defraud or not fulfill obligations
of contracts or who does not remedy unsatisfactory work, whether by
mistakes or unwitting errors made by himself/herself or those in his/her
employ; or should the Construction Code Official receive three complaints
of unsatisfactory work from persons with whom the contractor has been
employed to do business, the Construction Code Official shall cause
a notice of violation to be served upon such person or principal member
or officer of any such firm or corporation. Such notice shall:
(1)
Be in writing;
(2)
Include a statement of the reasons why it is being
issued;
(3)
State that unless, within 10 days from service of
the notice, a written request is made for a hearing before the Construction
Code Official, such notice shall, at the expiration of such ten-day
period, be deemed an order to cease and desist from, and to abate
the described violation. Shall a written request for a hearing be
served upon the Construction Code Official within the time period
prescribed above, said hearing shall be a public hearing held by the
Construction Code Official.
(4)
Prescribe a reasonable time within which such person
shall be required to cease and desist from and abate such violation.
B.
Upon conviction for such violation at a requested
hearing, or upon failure to correct such violation within the period
of time stated in the notice of violation, the registration of such
person shall be revoked by the Construction Code Official, who shall
strike the name of such person from the registration list and shall
not reenter or reinstate such registration during such time as such
violation exists or remains.
Any person whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of § 59-9 may reregister and have his/her or its name reentered upon the registration list upon filing with the Department of Public Works and Engineering a certification by the Construction Code Official 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 § 59-4. If the contractor is deemed incompetent, the licensee must demonstrate to the Construction Code Official that he/she has achieved a level of competence that would enable him/her to perform satisfactory work and justify relicensing.
The Township does not act a guarantor of any
of the work done by contractors registered under this chapter.
Any contractor performing work within the Township
shall dispose of all household building material, trees, branches,
limbs, trunks, stumps and the like upon completion of the work being
performed within the Township. The Township shall have no responsibility
for the removal of same upon the request of the property owner on
whose property the work has been done by the contractor. Furthermore,
the contractor shall not be permitted to dispose of such debris in
or through the Township facilities, but rather make their own arrangements
for the removal and disposal of same.
