A certificate of registration shall be valid for a period beginning
January 1 and ending December 31 of each year.
[Amended 1-6-1981 by Ord. No. 1-81]
The fee for registration shall be $50 and shall be paid to the Borough
of Harveys Lake upon submission of the application for registration. No certificate
of registration shall issue until such fee has been paid.
The certificate of registration shall be permission to engage in work
and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel or set aside any
of the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable codes and ordinances.
A contractor shall have the burden of establishing to the Building Official that all permits required under applicable ordinances have been obtained prior to commencing construction activities. Failure to meet this burden when requested to do so by the Building Official shall be a violation of this chapter and/or grounds for revocation of registration, or both. Before initiating any work for which a permit is required by applicable codes and ordinances, it shall be the duty of the contractor to determine whether such permits have been issued by the Building Official. Work shall not begin until the required permits have been secured. In work of an emergency nature, permits shall be secured at the earliest possible opportunity. Any registered contractor who shall engage in work for which a permit is required by applicable codes and ordinances shall, if such permit has not been issued, be subject to immediate suspension of his registration for a period of one month for the first offense, three months for the second offense and six months for each additional offense in addition to the penalties prescribed in §
9-9. Suspension shall be cumulative.