[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Clairton 4-25-2000 by Ord. No.
1685. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 163.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 171.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 185.
Excavations — See Ch. 189.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 199.
Grading, paving and curbing — See Ch. 211.
Housing and health standards — See Ch. 217.
Nuisances — See Ch. 247.
Plumbing — See Ch. 267.
Zoning — See Ch. 337.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes anyone engaged in the business of home/commercial
repair or remodeling, home/commercial improvements such as roof, siding,
soffit and fascia, installation of additions, construction of fences
and/or retaining walls, stone, cement or concrete contracting, either
flat, form or wall works or as a masonry contractor or as a carpenter
contractor, or as a general building contractor, and any person engaged
in the construction, alteration or repair of buildings or other structures
or sidewalks or street pavements or demolition of buildings and/or
sales or contracting for such work; also, anyone engaged in any other
type of residential or commercial improvement activities such as painting,
landscaping, carpet installation and general hauling.
A.
It shall be unlawful to engage in business in the City of Clairton
as a home/commercial contractor without first having obtained a license
therefor as hereinafter provided.
B.
Engaging in the sales or contracting for, or construction, repair,
remodeling or alteration of any building or structure or street or
sidewalk pavement in the City of Clairton for which a permit is required
under the ordinances of the City of Clairton shall be construed as
doing business as a contractor in the City of Clairton.
A.
Any person desiring to engage in the sales of contracting or contracting
business shall make application for a license to the Code/Building
Inspector on a form prescribed by him. The application shall be signed
and verified under oath by the applicant, if the individual, and by
a duly authorized agent, if a partnership, or by a duly authorized
officer of a corporation.
B.
The application shall contain the following information:
(1)
If a person, the name, residence and business address of the applicant.
(2)
If a partnership, the name, residence and business address of each
partner.
(3)
If a domestic corporation, the name and business address of the corporation.
(4)
The number of years the applicant has engaged in the contracting
business.
(5)
The specific type of business or work performed by the applicant.
(6)
Satisfactory evidence that the applicant is covered by general liability,
personal injury, property damage insurance and workers' compensation
insurance.
(7)
Such other information as the Code/Building Inspector may require.
The Code/Building Inspector is to issue or deny the application
for a license. Any application so approved shall be issued by the
Code/Building Inspector upon payment to him of the fee required by
this chapter.
A.
All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year.
B.
Each license issued shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the
contracting establishment.
C.
Any license which has not been suspended or revoked may, upon the
payment of a fee prescribed by this chapter, be renewed for an additional
period of one year from its expiration upon filing of an application
for renewal on a form to be prescribed by the Code/Building Inspector.
D.
A duplicate license may be issued for a lost, destroyed or mutilated
license upon application therefor to the Code/Building Inspector and
upon payment of the fee prescribed therefor by this section.
E.
No license shall be assignable or transferable.
F.
The fee for a contractor's license or for any renewal thereof
to conduct a contracting business shall be $25.
G.
The fee for issuing a duplicate license for one lost, destroyed or
mutilated shall be $10.
It shall be the duty of all building contractors to comply with
all ordinances relating to the construction of buildings or other
structures and to the construction of streets or sidewalk pavements
and with all laws or ordinances pertaining to or regulating the activities
engaged in.
Any building contractor's license may be revoked by the
Code/Building Inspector for repeated violations of any ordinance relating
to the work performed by such contractor.
A.
The fee does not apply to any person or entity engaged in the rehabilitation
of any structure or building or real property which they own or rent
within the limits of the City of Clairton.
B.
The fee does not apply to any person or entity owning a business
in the City of Clairton that was hired to do such work on any building
or structures in the City, but the required insurance forms must be
presented to the Code/Building Inspector.
C.
To the extent that this chapter conflicts with any duly enacted statute
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any statute of the United States,
it shall be ineffective only as to such provisions that are in conflict
with such statutes and shall be effective as to all other provisions.
This chapter shall be considered severable to the extent of any conflicts
of law.
A.
No contract or other agreement for the payment of any money to a
home/commercial contractor shall be enforceable against a resident
of the City of Clairton for work performed upon any real property,
dwelling, structure or building located within the City of Clairton
unless the home/commercial contractor is in full compliance with all
of the terms of this chapter, including all licensing requirements.
This penalty does not apply to any contracts entered into prior to
the date of the enactment of this chapter.
B.
In the event that any judgment by any court (including a District
Justice) shall be finally entered against any home/commercial contractor
arising from any work performed within the City of Clairton, that
home/commercial contractor shall be issued a stop-work order by the
City of Clairton until such judgment is paid in full by the home/commercial
contractor or his/her/their insurer.
