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STATUS); BY AMENDING SECTION 10-63, (RECIPROCITY); BY AMENDING A
SECTION 10-66 (RESTRICTIONS ON CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY); BY
AMENDING SECTION 10-67 (REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATES OF
COMPETENCY); BY AMENDING SECTION 10-68 (DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS);
BY AMENDING SECTION 10-69 (TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LOCAL
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE REGISTERED
CONTRACTORS DURING PERIODS OF DECLARED EMERGENCY); PROVIDING FOR
APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida has made the
following determinations:
1. The State of Florida has determined that construction and home improvement
industries may pose significant harm to the public when incompetent or dishonest contractors
provide unsafe, unstable or short-lived products or services, and further, that it is necessary in
the interest of the public health, safety and welfare to regulate the construction and home
improvement industries; and
2. The State of Florida regulates construction and home improvement industries by
providing for certification or registration of competent, qualified contractors, pursuant to
Chapter 489, Florida Statutes. St. Lucie County regulates these industries by providing for
certification through certificates of competency issued to competent, qualified contractors,
pursuant to Laws of Florida, Chapter 67-2000, codified as Chapter 10, St. Lucie County Code of
Ordinances and Compiled Laws; and
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3. Section 489.105(10), Florida Statutes envisions country regulation of the
construction and home improvement industries; and
4. On April 7, 1992, this Board approved Ordinance 92-04 amending the County's
Regulations regarding the Licensing and Certification of Contractors in the unincorporated areas
of St. Lucie County; and
5. On May 11, 1993, this Board approved Ordinance 93-10 amending the County's
Regulations regarding the Licensing and Certification of Contractors in the unincorporated areas
of St. Lucie County; and
6. On May 28, 1996, this Board approved Ordinance 96-013 further clarifying the
procedures for the review of disciplinary procedures before the Contractor Examining Board; and
7. Through the implementation of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances for St. Lucie
County, it has become evident that modification regarding the procedures for the appeal of
disciplinary proceeds that went before the Contractors Examining Board needs to be provided;
and
8. The proposed amendments to Chapter Ten of the Code of Ordinances for St. Lucie
County, are consistent with the general purpose, goals, objectives, and standards of the St. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan and is in the best interest of the health, safety, and public welfare
of the citizens of St. Lucie County, Florida; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
PART A. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE I. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS.
Article I, Chapter 10, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances and
Compiled Laws of St. Lucie County, Florida is hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE II. IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING AND EXAMINATION OF
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.
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DIVISION 1. GENERALLY.
Section 10-19 through Section 10-21 —NO CHANGE
SECTION 10-22. EXAMINING BOARDS.
(a) The board of county commissioners shall establish a contractors examining board
and such other examining boards as it deems necessary for the proper administration of this
article. The contractors examining board shall consist of ten members who have been residents
of the county for at least two years prior to the date of their appointment. Each county
commissioner shall appoint one member to the contractors examining board. The remaining five
members shall be appointed at large by the entire board. Appointments to the contractors
examining board may include one member from each of the following fields:
(1) An architect licensed to do business in the state.
(2) An engineer licensed to do business in the state.
(3) A swimming pool, roofing, or other specialty contractor.
(4) A general, residential, or building contractor.
(5) An electrical contractor.
(6) A plumbing contractor.
(7) A mechanical or air conditioning contractor.
Appointments to the contractors examining board shall also include three members from the
following interest areas consistent with the requirements of F.S. § 489.131(10):
(1) Consumer representatives. The term of office of each member of the contractors
examining board shall be for four years, but the board of county commissioners may remove any
member of the contractors examining board at any time. Members appointed to fill vacancies
caused by death, resignation,or removal shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term of their
predecessors. The members of the contractors examining board shall serve without
compensation. The term of office of each consumer representative to the contractors examining
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board shall be for four years. The board of county commissioners may remove any member of
the contractors examining board at any time.
(b) Each examining board member, other than the architect, engineer and consumer
representatives appointed to the contractors examining board, shall hold a current and active
state-certified license, or a current and active state registered license in the relevant contracting
field. Each contractors examining board member holding a state registered contractor's license
shall also hold a current active county certificate of competency as appropriate to his
appointment. The architect and engineer appointed to the contractors examining board shall
hold current and active licenses issued by the state department of business and professional
regulation for their respective professions. The consumer representatives may be any resident
of the county meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section who is not and has never
been a member or practitioner of a profession regulated by the board or a member of any closely
related profession.
(c) The contractors examining board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, a secretary
and such other officers as may be necessary from among its members. Election of officers shall
be conducted annually in January.
(d) The contractors examining board shall hold not less than four regular meetings each
year, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
The meeting shall be called to order by the chairperson of the board and in his absence by the
vice-chairperson of the board.
(e) The contractors examining board shall have the authority to make such bylaws, rules
and regulations governing its body, as it may deem necessary; provided that the same do not
conflict with other regulations of the county or the constitution and laws of the United States or
the state. Six members of a board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting and a majority vote
of those present shall be required to make any decision.
(f) Absence from two consecutive meetings of an examining board shall vacate the seat
of that member, unless such absence is excused by the board or its chairperson. Such excuse shall
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be duly entered upon the minutes of the board. If a majority of the board members disagree with
the chairperson's decision on the matter, they may overrule it by affirmative vote.
(g) The contractors examining board shall review and approve or deny applications for
county certificates of competency as established by resolution of the board of county
commissioners.
SECTION 10-25. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Prior to the submittal of an application for certificate of competency to an
examining board or renewal of an existing certificate, the applicant or certificate holder shall
furnish to the Community Development Director Planning and Development Services Director, or
designee, proof of insurance in the amounts and coverage herein provided. In the alternative,
an applicant for a certificate of competency may submit to the Community Development Director
Planning and Development Services Director, or designee, a notice of intent to issue insurance in
the amounts and coverage herein provided to the applicant upon approval of his application for
a certificate of competency. The notice of intent to issue the insurance shall be from an insurance
company authorized to do business in the State of Florida and shall be addressed to the
Community Development Director Planning and Development Services Director, or designee. In
the event the application for a certificate of competency is approved by the appropriate
examining board, the Community Development Director Planning and Development Services
Director, or designee, shall not issue the certificate of competency until the applicant provides
proof of insurance coverage as provided herein.
(b) As proof of insurance, the applicant or certificate holder shall submit to the
Community Development Director Planning and Development Services Director, or designee, an
original and complete certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do
business in the State of Florida. The certificate of insurance shall contain the date that the
certificate was issued,the name of the insurance agent, name and address of insurance company,
name of the applicant or the name of the certificate holder as it appears on the state certified or
state registered contractor's license, policy number (not binder number), effective date of policy,
and the expiration date of the policy. The certificate of insurance shall name the Community
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Development Director St. Lucie County, as the certificate holder and shall specify the number of
days notification to be given to the certificate of insurance holder should the policy or any part
thereof be cancelled before the expiration date.
Paragraph C through F—NO CHANGE
SECTION 10-26. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
No person shall commit any of the following activities:
Paragraph 1 through 3—NO CHANGE
(4) Submit false information or other evidence to the Community Development Director St.
Lucie County, and/or the examining board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of
competency;
Paragraph 5 through 8—NO CHANGE
(9) Commit any +-1,fraudulent act as a contractor as a result of which another is financially
injured.
Paragraph 10 through 12—NO CHANGE
(13) Disregard or violate any county ordinance relating to unlicensed
contractors.
Paragraph 14—NO CHANGE
Section 10-27 through Section 10-60—NO CHANGE
SECTION 10 61 Same—Voluntary Inactive Stat„s
(a) Upon receipt of a written request and payment of the inactive status fee from the
holder of a current and active certificate of competency, the director shall place the certificate
of competency on inactive status. The request for inactive status shall contain the date the
certificate of competency is to be placed on inactive status and shall be signed and dated by the
certificate holder. The holder of an inactive certificate of competency shall not be permitted to
engage in the business of contracting while the certificate remains on inactive status.
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{b) A certificate holder seeking to activate an inactive certificate of competency shall
submit the following to the director for presentation to the appropriate examining board:
{1) A completed application form.
{2) Proof of payment of the application fee prescribed by resolution of the board
of county commissioners.
{3) An original credit report not less than six months old at the time of submittal.
{1) An original financial statement not less than six months old at the time of
submittal.
{5) An original and valid certificate of insurance in the amounts and coverages
as required under section 10 25.
{6) If an examination was required when the original certificate of competency
was issued, proof of having taken and passed, with a grade of 75 percent or higher if the
examination was taken on or before April 7, 1992, or with a grade of 70 percent or higher
if the examination was taken after April 7, 1992, an examination approved by the
appropriate examining board.
{7) The holder of a r activated certificate of competency shall not engage in the
business of contracting until a copy of the certificate holder's state registered license has
been provided to the director.
{c) Applications for r activation of an inactive certificate of competency will be
competency.
(d) All holders of inactive certificates of competency shall pay the annual renewal fee
for inactive certificates during the month of September.
{e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee of the United States,
the state, any county, municipality, or other political subdivisions, where the employee is
required to refrain from the business of contracting as a condition of his employment.Any person
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seeking to obtain a voluntary inactive status under the provision of this subsection shall submit
written notice to the director along with verification of employment and the employer's
regulation restricting the ability of the employee to continue engaging in the business of
contracting during the term of his employment. Within 30 days of the date of termination of his
employment, the employee shall notify the director of the termination and request the
employee's certificate of competency be reinstated to active status; or that the employee wishes
to have his certificate placed on standard inactive status pursuant to this section. Any employee
of the United States, state, any county, municipality, or political subdivision who is required to
pursuant to this subsection.
SECTION 10-62. CHANGE OF STATUS.
NO CHANGE
SECTION 10-63. RECIPROCITY.
(1) The Director or designee shall issue letters of reciprocity to contractor licensing
officials in other jurisdictions for those parties who have been issued a St. Lucie County certificate
of competency. A letter of reciprocity shall state the name and address of the certificate holder,
the type and class of certificate issues, the title, date, location, and grade for the examination
taken, and the current status of the certificate.
(2) The fee for the preparation and issuance of a letter of reciprocity shall be as
prescribed by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.
(3) In lieu of meeting the requirements of Subsection 10-59(a)(2), the County shall
accept original letters of reciprocity from other jurisdictions only for those applicants who have
obtained a grade of seventy percent (70%) or higher on a competency examination which has
been approved by the appropriate County examining board. Such letters of reciprocity shall be
on letterhead of the other jurisdiction's contractor licensing official and shall be signed by the
official or his designee. The letter of reciprocity shall contain the applicant's name and address,
the date and place the applicant took the competency examination, the name of the
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examination, the grade obtained on the examination, a copy of the applicant's current credit
report and the current status of the applicant's license. A letter of reciprocity shall be no older
than six (6) months when it is submitted to the Director.
(4) In addition to the reciprocity procedures set forth above, an applicant who holds
a current and valid certificate of competency issued by the City of Fort Pierce or the City of Port
St. Lucie shall be issued a County certificate of competency in the same contractor category upon
submission of following to the Director or his designee:
(a) Completed application for a County certificate of competency and required
application fee.
(b) Proof of current and valid certificate of competency issued by City of Fort
Pierce of City of Port St. Lucie in the field of contracting for which he seeks a
County certificate of competency.
(c) Proof that the applicant has met all other criteria required pursuant to this
ordinance and the resolution establishing the scope of work for types of
contractors adopted pursuant to Section 10-20.
SECTION 10-66. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
NO CHANGE
SECTION 10-67. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
Paragraph 1 through 2—NO CHANGE
(3) W41-fu-I-1-y Disregards and violates an applicable state or local building code,
regulation, or law.
Paragraph 4 through 10—NO CHANGE
(11) Proceeds on any construction job without first obtaining and posting the required
county building permits including but not limited to building permits and environmental
regulations permits and scheduling required inspections.
Paragraph 12 through 18—NO CHANGE
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(19) Committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice of contracting that
causes financial harm to a customer. Financial mismanagement or misconduct includes, but is
not limited to, any of the following:
(a) The contractor fails to fulfill his/her contractual obligations to a customer because
of inability, refusal or neglect to pay all creditors for material furnished or work or services
performed in the operation of the business for which he/she is licensed, under any of the
following circumstances:
1. Valid liens have been recorded against the property of a contractor's
customer for supplies or services order by the contractor for the customer's job; the contractor
has received funds from the customer to pay for the supplies or services; and the contractor has
not had the liens removed from the property, by payment or by bond, within thirty (30) days
after the date of such liens;
2. The contractor has abandoned a customer's job and the percentage of
completion is less than the percentage of the total contract price paid to the contractor as of the
time of abandonment, unless the contractor is entitled to retain such funds under the terms of
the contract or refunds the excess funds within thirty (30) days after the job is abandoned;
3. The contractor's job has been completed, and it is shown that the
customer has had to pay more for the contracted job than the original contract price, as adjusted
for subsequent change orders, unless such increase in cost was the result of circumstances
beyond the control of the contractor, was the result of circumstances caused by the customer,
or was otherwise permitted by the terms of the contract between the contractor and the
customer.
SECTION 10-68. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Any person may file a complaint against the holder of a certificate of competency with
the Planning and Development Services Director, or designee.
Such complaint shall be in writing and signed by the complainant. Within fifteen (15) days of the
receipt of a complaint, the Planning and Development
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Services Director, or designee, shall determine whether the facts are sufficient to bring the
certificate holder before the contractors examining board. If the Community Development
Director Planning and Development Services Director, or designee, determines that sufficient
grounds exist for the prosecution of the complaint, the Director shall send by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or personal service by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office or other duly
recognized service authority a copy of the compliant to the certificate holder and shall serve
notice upon all interested persons of the date fixed for a disciplinary hearing before the
contractors examining board. The certificate holder shall have the right to appear personally at
the hearing and to present witnesses and/or evidence in his defense.
(b) At the discretion of the Community Development Director Planning and Development
Services Director, or designee, and based on the specifics of the complaint, the complaint filed
against the certificate holder may be directed to the code enforcement board for adjudication
before proceeding with the prosecution of the complaint to the contractors examining board.
(c) Each disciplinary hearing brought before the contractors examining board shall be
presented by the Community Development Director Planning and Development Services
Director, or designee.
(d) At the hearing, minutes shall be kept, and all hearings and proceedings shall be open to
the public. All testimony shall be under oath. Testimony shall be given by the Community
Development Director Planning and Development Services Director, or designee, as to the
grounds for the prosecution of the disciplinary action. Testimony may also be taken from the
complainant and the certificate holder brought before these disciplinary proceedings. Formal
rules of evidence shall not apply, but fundamental due process shall be observed and govern the
proceedings.
(e) At the conclusion of the disciplinary hearing, the contractors examining board shall issue
findings of fact, conclusions of law and a final order based on the evidence of record as to
whether the certificate holder has violated any provision of this article. If the board determines
that the certificate holder has violated any provisions of this article, the board may suspend or
revoke the contractor's certificate of competency by an affirmative vote of five (5) or more
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members. Any suspension of a certificate of competency shall be for a specified period of time
not to exceed one (1) year.
(f) If, after the hearing, the contractors licensing board finds that there has been misconduct
by a contractor, said board may, but shall not be required to, impose any of the following
enumerated sanctions, alone or in combination:
(1) Revocation of St. Lucie County certificate of competency;
(2) Suspension of a St. Lucie County certificate of competency;
(3) Denial of the issuance or renewal of St. Lucie County certificate of competency;
(4) A period of probation of reasonable length, not to exceed two (2) years, during
which the contractor's contracting activities shall be under the supervision of the contractors'
licensing board; and/or participation in a duly accredited program or continuing education
directly related to the contractor's contracting activities. Any period of probation or continuing
education program ordered by the contractors' licensing board may be revoked for cause by said
board at a hearing noticed to consider said purpose. The contents of said notice shall be
substantially as provide for here in section 10-68(a). Service of said notice shall be as provide in
section 10-68(c). Evidence that either of these methods of service have been utilized shall be
sufficient to show that the notice of hearing requirements of this section have been met, without
regard to whether or not the alleged violator actually received notice;
(5) A fine not to exceed $10,000.00;
(6) A public reprimand;
(7) Reexamination requirements; or
(8) Denial of the issuance of St. Lucie County building permits or requiring the
issuance of permits with specific conditions;
(9) Reasonable investigative and legal costs for the prosecution of the violation.
(g) If, after the hearing, the Contractors' Licensing Board finds that there has been
misconduct by a State certified contractor, said Board may deny the issuance of St. Lucie
County/City building permits or require the issuance of permits with specific conditions.
Notification of and information concerning such permit denial shall be submitted to the Florida
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Department of Business and Professional Regulation within 15 days after the Contractors'
Licensing Board decides to deny the permit.
(h) When imposing any disciplinary sanction on a contractor or a person holding a Certificate
of Competency or a state certified contractor who has been found to have violated this
Ordinance, the Contractors' Licensing Board shall consider all the evidence presented at the
hearing as well as:
(1) The gravity of the violation;
(2) The impact of the violation on the public health, welfare or safety;
(3) Any actions taken by the violator to correct the violation;
(4) Any previous violations committed by the violator;
(5) Any other evidence present at the hearing by the parties relevant as to the sanction
which is appropriate for the case given the nature of the violation and the violator.
(i) Any disciplinary sanction imposed by the Contractors' Licensing Board shall be effective
upon being stated orally at the hearing unless the Board orders otherwise.
(j) In addition to any action the Contractors' Licensing Board may take against the
individual's business organization's local license, and any fine the Contractors' Licensing Board
may impose, the Contractors' Licensing Board shall issue a recommended penalty for the State
Construction Industry Licensing Board or if the action involves an electrical contractor or an alarm
contractor, the State Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board action. This recommended penalty
may include a recommendation for no further action, or a recommendation for suspension,
revocation, or restriction of the registration, or a fine to be levied by the Construction Industry
Licensing Board body and shall inform the disciplined contractor and the complainant of the local
license penalty imposed, the penalty recommended, his rights to appeal, and the consequences
should he decide not to appeal. The Contractors' Licensing Board shall, upon having reached
adjudication immediately inform the Construction Industry Licensing Board or Electrical
Contractors' Licensing Board of its action and the recommended board penalty.
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(k) Fines and all other monetary penalties may be collected and disposed as authorized by
and subject to Chapter 489 Florida Statues. Should any monetary penalty imposed by the Board
not be paid within the time specified by the Board's Order,the Board may request from the Board
of County Commissioners authority to take appropriate legal action to collect the penalty.
(I) Each disciplinary action of the contractors' licensing board is quasi-judicial. Each person
or entity found to be in violation of this ordinance may appeal a decision of the Contractors'
Licensing Board to the St. Lucie County Circuit Court, in conformity with Florida Rules of Appellate
Procedure. Such an appeal shall not be a hearing de novo but shall be limited to appellate review
of the record created before the contractors' licensing board in accord with Florida Rules of
Appellate Procedure. Any appeal shall be filed with the Circuit Court and be served on the parties
within thirty (30) days of the rendition of the effective Final Order of the Board. If there has been
a rehearing request, the appeal shall be filed with the Circuit Court and be served on the parties
within thirty (30) days of the rendition of the Board's decision of rehearing.
In the event the person or entity is found to be in violation of this article should elect to
appeal, a verbatim record and transcript relevant to the case shall be required by Florida Rule of
Appellate Procedure. It shall be the sole responsibility of the person or entity seeking such review
to ensure that a record is made from which a transcript may be prepared which includes the
testimony upon which an appeal may be taken. Neither St. Lucie County, nor the Contractors
Licensing Board shall have any responsibility to provide a verbatim record transcript of the
proceedings.
Subpoenas. Any party or the attorney for a party to a proceeding before the Contractors
Licensing Board may acquire from staff free subpoenas for witnesses and/or for production of
tangible evidence, but not for any deposition. Rule 1.410 of Florida Rules of Civil Procedures
apply thereto. As used in Rule 1.410, "court" shall mean "the Contractors Licensing Board" and
"clerk" shall mean "county staff". Each subpoena must be issued by the part or by an attorney
for that party.
(n) The board may reissue a certificate of competency to any contractor whose certificate
has been revoked upon the affirmative , or suspended upon vote of five (5)- six (6) or more
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members of the board. If the board does not reissue a revoked or suspended certificate of
competency, the certificate holder shall be prohibited from submitting an application for
certificate of competency for one (1) year from the effective date of the revocation or
suspension.
examining board to the Board of County Commissioners by filing a petition of app al with the
County Administrator within thirty (30)calendar days of the date of the rendition of the decision.
The Board of County Commissioners shall review the petition at a public meeting within thirty
{30) calendar days of from the date of the filing the appeal. The petitioner shall be provided
r asonable notice of the time, date, and place of the public meeting by certified mail, return
(10) minutes per side unless an extension of time is granted by the Board. The Board's decision
shall be final for the purposes of administrative app als. The Board of County Commissioners
review of the petition shall be limited to the record and facts which were available to the
contractors examining board at the time of rendition of the decision app aled. The Board of
County Commissioners shall revoke the decision of the examining board only if there is
competent, substantial evidence in the record that the decision fails to comply with this
ordinance.
SECTION 10-69. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LOCAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE REGISTERED CONTRACTORS DURING PERIODS OF DECLARED
EMERGENCY.
(1) In the event that all or part of St. Lucie County is declared by the Governor of the State of
Florida or the President of the United States to be a disaster area as a result of a hurricane,
tornado or other similar natural disaster, the local certificate of competency requirements
described in Section 10-22 shall be suspended. Any contractor who holds a valid state
registration in any of the regulated contractors categories in St. Lucie County may be empowered
to secure building permits based on that valid state registration. With the expiration of the issued
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disaster declaration or the cancellation of any locally declared state of emergency, the provisions
of Section 10-22 of this Article shall become fully effective once again.
(2) The Community Development Director Planning and Development Services Director, or
designee, shall on or before December 31, 1996, have prepared and implemented specific
certification and licensing procedures governing the contract construction industry for use during
periods of declared emergency. The Community Development Director Planning and
Development Services Director, or designee, shall consult with the contractors examining board
during the development of the procedures.
SECTION 10-97. UNCERTIFIED/UNREGISTERED/UNLICENSED/LICENSES CONTRACTORS
PROGRAM.
SECTION 10-99. VIOLATIONS.
Paragraph (a) through (c)(8)—NO CHANGE
(9) Proceed on any job without first obtaining applicable local building permits and
inspections, or perform of any work for which a building permit and environmental regulations
permit is required without such permit being current; or
(10) NO CHANGE
(11) Aids or abets any unlicensed person or business organization.
PART B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Special acts of the Florida Legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St. Lucie
County, St. Lucie County ordinances, County resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
PART C. SEVERABILITY.
If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional,
inoperative, or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to
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be inapplicable to any person, property, or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its
applicability to any other person, property, or circumstance.
PART D. APPLICABILITY.
This ordinance shall be applicable throughout St. Lucie County's jurisdiction.
PART E. FILING WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The Clerk be and is hereby directed forthwith to file send a certified copy of this ordinance
to the Bureau of Administrative Codc and Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee,
F-lo-r-kl-a-3-2-304 with the Florida Department of State via electronic transmission.
PART F. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
PART G. ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Chair Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Vice Chair Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchison AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PART H. CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the St. Lucie County Code and
Compiled Laws, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to
accomplish such intentions; provided, however,that parts B through H shall not be codified.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY THIS 2nd DAY OF MARCH 2021.
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RON DESANTIS LAUREL M. LEE
Governor Secretary of State
March 10, 2021
Ms. Michelle R. Miller
Clerk & Comptroller
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
Attn: Ms. Vera Smith
Dear Ms. Miller:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 21-005, which was filed in this office on March 10,
2021.
Sincerely,
Ernest L. Reddick
Program Administrator
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R. A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270