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Planning&Development Services Department
Building&Code Regulations RECEIVED
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Fort Pierce,Florida 34982
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OWNERIBUILDER AFFIDAVIT DISCLOSURE STATEME ST. Lucie County, permitting
F.S.489.143(7)EXEMPTIONS
State law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors. You have applied for a permit under an
exemption to that taw. The exemption allows you,as the owner of your property,to act as your own contractor even
though you do not have a license. You must provide direct,on-site supervision of the construction yourself You
may build or improve farm outbuildings, a ane-family or two-family residence for your use and occupancy. You
may also build or improve a commercial building at a cost not exceeding $75,000.00 as long as it is for your own
use or occupancy.You may not build or improve said structures for the purposes of selling or leasing that building.
If you sell or lease a building you have built or improved within one year after construction is complete,then a
presumption is created that it was built or improved for sale or lease,which is a violation of this exemption. You
may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor or to supervise people working on your building; it is
your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have licenses required by state law and by county or
municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the responsibility for supervising work to a licensed
contractor who is not Iicensed to perform the work being done. Your construction must comply with all applicable
laws,ordinances,building codes,and zoning regulations. Initial i'�>[�>.=