§ 70-37. Licensing requirements.

When the work of positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, on-site assembly of multiple or expanding units, on-site installation of water, sewage, and septic lines, on-site electrical wiring, or on-site mechanical (i.e., heating and air conditioning) work is performed by someone other than the owner, as provided by F.S. § 489.103(7), such person shall be licensed, as required by state statutes, applicable county ordinances, as adopted and amended, and as provided in section.

(1)

All positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, and assembly of multiple or expanding units shall be performed by a licensed mobile or manufactured home installer, as described in this section, a mobile or manufactured home dealer or manufacturer, as licensed by the state.

a.

Every home installer shall obtain a certificate of competency from the county contractors and building trades examiners board.

b.

To obtain such certificate of competency, the applicant shall file evidence that he has been in the business of installing homes for at least two years immediately preceding the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, as prescribed by the county building official, accompanied by the registration fee. Such application shall be made within 30 days of the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived. After that initial 30-day period, passage (70 percent or over) of a block and associates examination shall be required to obtain such certification. Applications for such certificate or exam shall be made at the county planning, zoning and building department office.

c.

Prior to the issuance of either initial or renewal registration or certification, the applicant must submit satisfactory evidence that he has obtained public liability insurance and surety bond, in amounts to be determined by the county, and workers' compensation insurance, as required by the state.

d.

Fees, as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners, shall be collected by the building official.

e.

Certificates and registrations shall expire annually on September 30. Renewals of such certificates and registrations shall be handled as outlined by county Ordinance No. 73-6, as adopted and amended.

f.

Mobile or manufactured home dealers and manufacturers, licensed by the state or an employee of such dealer or manufacturer, shall be exempt from these licensing requirements pertaining to the home installer, as defined in section 70-2, when setting up a home sold by such dealer or manufacturer, except that a copy of such state license shall be presented to the town building official or his designated representative.

(2)

A mobile or manufactured home dealer or manufacturer licensed by the state may contract or act as an agent for the buyer to obtain a home permit if such agreement is part of the sales contract for the home and agreed to by affidavit signed by the buyer. The dealer or manufacturer shall subcontract all work or operations required to complete the installation of such home not included in the set-up, as defined in section 70-2, if performed by employees of the dealer or manufacturer and for which a license is required by county ordinance or F.S. ch. 489 to an appropriately licensed person. Home dealers and manufacturers shall not have the authority to contract for or make application for additions to homes. A copy of the dealer's or manufacturer's license shall be presented to the town building official or his designated representative.

(3)

A mobile or manufactured home contractor, as defined in section 70-2 of this chapter, may contract or act as an agent for the owner to obtain a mobile or manufactured home permit. Such contractor shall subcontract all work for which a license is required by this chapter, other county ordinances, or F.S. ch. 489 to an appropriately licensed person. Home contractors shall not have the authority to contract for or make applications for additions to homes.

a.

To qualify for a mobile or manufactured home contractor license, an applicant must show evidence of passage (70 percent or over) of the block and associates administration examination. The requirements listed in subsections (1)c., d., and e. shall also apply.

b.

Those individuals allowed by the county prior to the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, to act as mobile or manufactured home package agents shall be required to obtain a mobile or manufactured home contractor or division 1 contractor license within 180 days after the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, to qualify to obtain home permits. Such package agents may continue to obtain home permits during that 180-day period.

(4)

A division 1 contractor, as defined in F.S. § 489.105, and meeting all requirements of F.S. ch. 489 and local ordinances pertaining to contractors, may contract or act as an agent for the owner to obtain a home permit. Such contractors shall subcontract work described in F.S. § 489.113(3) and those tasks as defined in section 70-2.

(Ord. No. 2015-06, § 12, 2-9-2016)