§ 18-41. Persons qualified to apply for and/or obtain permit.

An application for a permit shall be accepted only from and a permit may be issued only to (1) an owner as defined in F.S. § 713.01 who provides adequate proof that a licensed contractor and subcontractors are responsible for the work for which a permit is sought, or (2) any person described in F.S. § 489.103 as exempt from the requirement to be a licensed contractor or have licensed contractors and subcontractors perform the work for which a permit is sought. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "owners of property" includes the owner of a mobile home situated on a leased lot. Corporations and other business entity-owners are not entitled to claim an owner/builder exemption, and are not exempt from the requirements to show proof that a licensed contractor and subcontractors are responsible for performing the work for which a permit is sought. To apply for a permit under the owner/builder provision, an owner must personally appear and sign the building permit application and must acknowledge that the owner has a complete understanding of the owner's obligations under the law as specified in the following disclosure statement located as F.S. § 489.103(7).

Applications for permits shall not be accepted from contractors who have more than four active permits for which no inspections have been requested in 180 days; a contractor who the building official has determined failed to correct a material building code violation within a reasonable time as outlined in F.S. § 553.781; a contractor who has otherwise had his permitting privileges suspended or revoked; a contractor or person who has not paid in full or complied in full with the terms of any final judgment on a county court citation or other final civil judgment entered against him in an action brought by the county or the state; and/or a contractor or person who has not paid in full a reinspection fee imposed by the county. The provisions of this subsection may be waived by the building official upon a showing of good cause.

(Ord. No. 07-20, § 1, 9-11-07)