"Contractor," as used in this chapter, means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination thereof, who or which, by himself or itself, or by or through others, constructs, alters, repairs, adds to, subtracts from, reconstructs or remodels any building, structure or appurtenance thereto, or who or which undertakes or offers to undertake, or purports to have the capacity to undertake, or submits a bid, to do so. The word "contractor" includes subcontractor and specialty contractor, whose operation as such is the performance of construction work requiring special skill and whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.
(Ord. 1978-167. Passed 11-28-78.)