(A) Any person engaged in the contracting business within the town and constructing or reconstructing buildings or structures, driveways, streets, installing water lines or any other type of exterior construction which includes any type of transportation to and from the site of construction upon the town’s streets, highways or access areas shall obtain a license from the town, pay the appropriate fee and furnish to the town a surety bond in the minimum amount of $5,000, which bond shall guarantee that the licensee will repair at his expense any damage caused to public facilities belonging to the town. Such damage shall be repaired at the expense of the licensee within 30 days from notice from the Building Inspector.
(B) If such licensee does not make such repairs as requested, the licensee and his bondsman shall be duly notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the cost of such repair as determined by the town. The licensee and his bondsman shall be liable for such costs as determined by the town. Levy of such penalty shall be enforceable by a legal action instituted by the town for the recovery of such damages. Any licensee who fails to pay or whose bondsman fails to pay such damages as assessed by the town shall not be permitted to apply for or secure a building permit for construction within the town during the period of his forfeiture.
(`88 Code, § 4-89) (Ord. passed 12-14-87; Am. Ord. 18-8, passed 6-23-21)
Statutory reference:
Protection of underground utilities, see G.S. §§ 87-100 et seq.
Maintenance of streets, see G.S. § 136-66.4
Authority to regulate and license trades, see G.S. § 160A-194
Power to regulate use of streets, see G.S. § 160A-296