0342(Construction)ORDINANCE NO. 342
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 339, BEING
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND REGULATING THE BUSINESS
OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTING IN THE
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; BY AMENDING SECTION 2
THEREOF TO REDEFINE "CONTRACTOR" TO INCLUDE
ELEC1RICAL CONTRACTORS, PLUMBING CONTRACTORS AND
SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 2, Ordinance No. 339 of the Code
of Ordinances, City of Okeechobee, Florida, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
1. "Contractor" means, except those herein exempted, any
person who, for compensation, undertakes to, or submits a bid to,
or does himself or by others, construct, repair, alter, remodel,
addt to, subtract from, improve any building or structure, in-
cluding related improvements to real estate for others, or for
resale to others, and who is responsible for substantially the
entire project. Contractors are subdivided into six (6)
categories as follows:
a. "General Contractors" shall be unlimited as to
height, area and complexity of construction he undertakes. He
shall have the knowledge gained by ten (10) years experience as
a superintendent for a General Contractor or Building Contractor
or as a licensed Building Contractor for said period or has had
an educational equivalent thereto, in addition to satisfactorily
passing a General Contractor examination given by this board. He
shall sub - contract to a qualified contractor all work being the
exclusive work of plumbing and electrical contractors. A
general contractor may do, contract for, and take out permits for
the work of any specialty contractor within the limits of work
of a general contractor, as defined herein.
b. "Building Contractors" are those whose services are
limited to construction of commercial buildings and single or
multiple dwelling residential buildings, neither to exceed three
(3) stories in height, and accessory use structures in connec-
tion therewith, or those whose services are limited to remodel-
ing, repair, or improvement of such buildings. He shall have the
knowledge gained by not less than five (5) years experience as a
superintendent for a General Contractor or a Building Contractor
or has been a licensed Residential Building Contractor for such
period or has shown that he has had the educational equivalent
thereto, in addition to satisfactorily passing a Building Con-
tractor examination given by this board. He shall subcontract to
a qualified contractor all work being the exclusive work of
plumbing and electrical contractors as defined herein. A building
contractor may do, contract for, take out permits for the work of
any specialty contractor within the limits of work of a building
contractor, as defined herein.
c. "Residential Building Contractors" are those whose
services are limited to construction, remodeling, repair, or
improvement of one, two, or three - family unit residences not ex-
ceeding two (2) stories in height and accessory use structures in
connection therewith. He shall subcontract to a qualified
contractor all work being the exclusive work of plumbing and
electrical contractors as defined herein. A residential building
contractor may do, contract for, take out permits for the work
of any specialty contractor within the limits of work of a
residential building contractor as defined herein.
d. "Plumbing Contractors" are those who assume respon-
sible charge and direction of other persons in connection with
the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all
piping fixtures, applicances, appurtenances thereto, and all
apparatus or equipment used in connection with the water supply
and sewage disposal system inside of, or attached to, any
building, lot or premises.
e. " Electrical Contractors" are those who assume respon-
sible charge and direction of other persons in the installation
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of electrical work, which shall mean all work done in connection
with the installation, maintance, extension and alteration of a
system for electrical wiring for lights, heat and power, and all
appurtenances thereto, and all apparatus, or equipment used in
connection therewith, either inside or attached to, any building
lot or premises.
f. "Specialty Contractors" are those contractors who
specialize in one or more of the following crafts and whose scope
of work is so limited under his certificate of competency:
Air Conditioning
Roofing
Tile, Marble and Terrazzo
Masonary
Plastering
2. "Contracting" means, except as herein exempted,
engaging in business as a contractor.
3. "Board" means the Board of Examiners of Contractors
of the City of Okeechobee.
4. "Certificate" means a certificate of competency
issued by the board as provided herein.
5. "Certification" means the act of obtaining or holding
a certificate of competency from the board as provided herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7 day of March, 1971.
ATTESTED:
City Clerk
President, City Council
APPROVED by me this 9 day of March, 1971.
Mayor
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