Chapter 5.40
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Sections:
5.40.010 Building contractor defined.
5.40.050 Compliance with ordinances.
5.40.010 Building contractor defined.
A. “Building contractor” means and includes anyone engaged in the business of cement or concrete contracting, either flat, form or wall work; or as a masonry contractor; or as a carpenter contractor; and any person engaged in the construction, alteration or repair of buildings or other structures, or sidewalk or street pavements. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require a license for the operation of the business of plumbing contractor, or for electrical contractors who have registered as such pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance relating to electrical contractors.
B. Engaging in the construction, repair or alteration of any building, structure, or street or sidewalk pavement in the municipality for which a permit is required under the ordinances of the village shall be construed as doing business as a contractor in the village.
C. Any building contractor who is in charge of hiring subcontractors for a project or site within the village shall be designated the “general contractor” for the project. (Ord. 2002-07 § 20, 2002)
5.40.020 License required.
It is unlawful to engage in business in the village as a building contractor without first having obtained a license therefor as provided in this chapter.
5.40.030 Fees – Bond.
A. The annual fee for such license shall be:
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General contractor |
$175.00; |
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Sidewalk or paving contractors |
$175.00; |
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Rooting contractors |
$175.00; |
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Heating and air-conditioning contractors |
$175.00; |
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Concrete or cement contractors |
$175.00; |
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Masonry contractors |
$175.00; |
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Carpenter contractors |
$175.00. |
B. Before any such licenses shall be issued, the building contractor shall furnish a surety bond to the village in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, as security for the faithful observance and performance of all the provisions of this code relating to or concerning the activities of building contractors, and as security for the payment of all damages which may occur to any public way or to any public hall, wire cables or electrical appliances or to trees or shrubberies owned or under the control or jurisdiction of the village. The surety on such bond shall be a duly authorized surety satisfactory to the village. (Ord. 2010-08A § 5, 2010; Ord. 2010-08 § 5, 2010; Ord. 2002-07 § 21, 2002; Ord. 89-5 § 19, 1989; Ord. 84-5 § 20, 1984)
5.40.040 Subcontractors.
Any person doing business as a subcontractor shall be construed as engaged in the business of a building contractor for which a license is required by this chapter.
5.40.050 Compliance with ordinances.
It shall be the duty of all building contractors to comply with all ordinances relating to the construction of buildings or other structures, to the construction of streets or sidewalk pavements, and all laws or ordinances pertaining to or regulating the activities engaged in.
5.40.060 Insurance.
No contractor shall be licensed to engage in business as provided for in this chapter unless such contractor shall provide, in addition to all other requirements imposed by this chapter, a certificate of insurance verifying the existence of a current public liability policy in the name of the contractor. Said insurance policy shall include coverage for personal injury in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars and property damage in an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars. The contractor shall be required to furnish the village with a new certificate upon expiration, lapse, cancellation or other change or interruption in coverage and the fire chief or his lawful designee shall be empowered to suspend the license of any contractor found to be in violation of this section. Proof of current insurance may be demanded at any time of a contractor engaged in business in the village by the fire chief or his lawful designee. (Ord. 92-38 § 1, 1992)