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A. Fees for licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees. B. Each license shall expire on the first day of April succeeding the date of issuance. The above fees shall not be waived.

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] Every license issued hereunder shall be renewed on or before April 1 of each year, regardless of the date of issue, upon payment of all fees to the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services as indicated herein. Should any person fail to renew the applicable license by each April 1, the fees hereunder shall be twice the amount listed in addition to any other penalty applicable under this Code. The cost of renewals shall be as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees.

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] A. The license of any person licensed under this chapter may be suspended or revoked or renewal thereof refused by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services upon determination by the Commissioner, after notice and hearing before him, that a licensee: (1) Has practiced fraud or deceit upon a customer or in establishing his qualifications for a license under this chapter; (2) Has engaged in fraudulent, misleading or deceptive advertising as to the skill of the licensee or the quality of materials; (3) Is incompetent or untrustworthy to engage in the trade; (4) Has refused to leave a detailed statement or bill with a customer upon the customer's request to do so; (5) Has violated any of the provisions...

Nothing herein shall authorize any person to install, alter or repair any electric wires or wiring apparatus or outlets, fixtures or other appliances which are not an integral part of consumer electronics equipment, for which a master electrician license may be required by Chapter 165, Article I, of the Code of the City of Buffalo.

It is the intention of the Common Council of the City of Buffalo that each provision in this chapter shall be deemed independent of all other provisions herein, and it's further deemed intended that if any provision of this chapter is declared invalid, all other provisions thereof shall remain valid and enforceable.

[HISTORY: Derived from Art. XXIII of Ch. V of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Building construction and demolition; fire prevention — See Ch. 103.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: [1] Editor's Note: The definition of "Director," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003. See now the definition of "Commissioner."

BOARD The Construction and Home Improvement Advisory Board.[Amended 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]

COMMISSIONER The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services or his deputy.[Added 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER An individual employed to oversee and direct the construction elements of a project, usually the whole of the construction elements, and the parties who are to perform them; a company which contracts with an owner to perform such services for a fee.[Added 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]

CONTRACTOR Any person other than a bona fide employee of the owner, whose particular occupation is the ownership or operation of a construction or home-improvement business or who solicits for any work or contract to perform any construction or home-improvement work, as defined herein, as a prime contractor. Manufacturers are considered to be contractors if engaged in on-site construction, alteration or repair.[1][Amended 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]

ESTABLISHMENT An office, shop or place where a construction or home-improvement business is located.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR One who, in addition to those tasks enumerated in the definitions of "handyman," "home-improvement contractor," "light commercial contractor" and "new housing contractor," also is engaged in the construction of any structure built, being built or to be built for support, shelter or enclosure, including but not limited to bridges or additions to the same.[Amended 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]

HANDYMAN One who performs as a business or occupation, on a full- or part-time basis, normal maintenance and minor repairs, in residential, commercial or mixed structures. It shall include all minor interior and exterior repair, including but not limited to wall coverings; painting, both interior and exterior; installation or repair of windows; door and screen installation, replacement and repair; gutters and drainspouts; plaster and masonry; one who, in addition to those tasks enumerated in the definition of "handyman," also performs improvements as a maintenance man (self-employed) on multiple dwellings. This category does not include roofing, siding, garage construction or large renovations which industry standards dictate be completed by two or more ...

HOME IMPROVEMENT The repairing, remodeling, altering, converting or modernizing of or adding to residential property and shall include but not be limited to the construction, erection, replacement, installation or improvement of driveways, swimming pools, terraces, patios, fences, porches, garages, basements and other improvements of the structures which are adjacent to a dwelling house. It shall include all interior and exterior repair; floors; wall coverings; painting, both interior and exterior; insulation; drywall; roofing; siding; windows; door and screen installation, replacement and repair; gutters and drainspouts; plaster and masonry; handicapped ramp installation; waterproofing; and general carpentry; to also include work on new housing within t...

HOME-IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT An agreement, oral or written, between a contractor and owner, for the performance of home improvements, and includes all labor, services and materials to be furnished thereunder.

HOME-IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR One who, in addition to those tasks enumerated in the definition of "handyman" and "home improvement," also performs improvements and/or additions to one- and two-family residential structures or accessory structures, which additions are limited to an area less than 1,000 square feet, not including basement area. A home improvement contractor is a contractor licensed under this chapter who is engaged in the business of home improvement either on a full-time or part-time basis (partnerships included).[Amended 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]

LICENSEE A contractor permitted to engage in the construction or home-improvement business under the provisions of this chapter.

LIGHT COMMERCIAL Those contractors whose operations as such are the performance of light construction on commercial structures whose work does not require special skill or use of specialized building trades or crafts.[Added 5-25-1993, effective 6-7-1993]