[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Dallas as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 45.
[Adopted 5-1-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-2]
The subject matter of this article is the registering and licensing
of all contractors performing construction work in the Township of
Dallas and the imposition of fines for failure to obtain said registration
and licensing.
The following words or terms shall have the following meanings
whenever they are used in this article:
Refers to construction, repair or demolition work on real
property situated in the Township, including the improvements thereon
and also including, without limitation, the following type work: carpentry;
concrete and masonry work; heating; ventilation and/or air-conditioning
work; roofing; structural steel work; sheetrock installation or removal;
finishing and repair work; driveway work, both concrete and blacktop;
material installation (excluding carpeting, wallpapering and painting);
construction or other work on accessory structures such as sheds,
pools, garages, etc.); installation, repair and removal of fences;
and general plumbing and electrical work.
Refers to a person or entity engaged in construction work.
Refers to the license in the form approved by the Township
authorizing a contractor to do construction work in the Township.
The process by which a contractor applies for a license.
Refers to the application pursuant to which a contractor
applies for a license.
Refers to the Township of Dallas.
A.
An application for a license shall be made and filed with the Township
on a registration application provided by the Township which shall
specify:
(1)
The name and address of the proposed contractor which, if a firm,
shall include the names and addresses of the principal offices thereof;
(2)
The type of license being applied for, i.e., building, plumbing,
electrical, etc; and
(3)
Such other information as the Township's Zoning Officer deems
necessary to understand the identity and qualifications of the proposed
contractor.
B.
The registration application shall be accompanied with a copy of
the applicant's general liability insurance (which must be in
full force and effect with minimum liability coverage of $100,00)
and a copy of the contractor's Pennsylvania home improvement
contractor license.
If the proposed contractor's registration application is
approved, the requested license shall be issued which shall be valid
only for the calendar year in which it is issued. A copy of the license
must be displayed prominently on the premises where the contractor
is performing the construction work.
Any contractor who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$300 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. It shall be deemed
a summary offense before a District Magistrate. Each day that a violation
of this article continues shall constitute as a separate offense.
Registration may be revoked as follows:
A.
The Zoning Officer may, upon his own motion or upon petition of three
citizens of the Township (each of whom has had work done under separate
contracts by a particular contractor), reconsider the registration
of any contractor registered under the provisions of this article.
The Zoning Officer shall have the right to revoke any registration
and license granted for good cause shown. Any party aggrieved by the
decision of the Zoning Officer to revoke or not to revoke a license
shall have the right to appeal to the Board of Supervisors of Dallas
Township within 10 days of notice of action by the Zoning Officer.
The Board of Supervisors shall thereafter convene a hearing within
20 days of the appeal and render its decision within five days of
the hearing, either affirming or reversing the action of the Zoning
Officer.
B.
A registration can be revoked for failure to maintain the general
liability insurance policy required in this article during the period
for which the license is valid.
Any registered contractor or building mover who shall construct,
alter or repair, or who shall move or raise or cause to be moved or
raised, any building or structure within the Township without first
having secured a registration and the appropriate license therefor
shall, upon proof thereof, and in addition to other penalties prescribed
in this article, be deprived of his registration by the Zoning Officer.
Such registration shall not be reissued to such person, firm, or corporation
for a period of one year.
Nothing contained in this article shall require an owner to
become registered under this article or to obtain a license with respect
to any work of any kind the owner is performing on his own property
without the aid or assistance of a contractor.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this article is
for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid,
such unconstitutionality, illegality, or invalidity shall not affect
or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections,
or parts of this article. It is hereby declared the intent of the
Dallas Township Board of Supervisors that this article would have
been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid sentence,
clause, section, or part thereof not been included herein.
