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ORDINANCE NO. 92-0-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-8 (LICENSE
TAX SCHEDULE) OF CHAPTER 11 (OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, BY
DELETING HOME IMPROVEMENTS (HANDYMAN) FROM THE
CONTRACTOR CATEGORY, CREATING A HOME
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CATEGORY AND INCLUDING
A DEFINITION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR
ADOPTION AND CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
has made the following determinations:
1. Section 11-8 of the Code of Ordinances currently provides
for the issuance of an occupational license within the contractor
category for home improvements (handyman).
2. Classification of home improvements (handyman) within the
contractor category has created confusion regarding the type of
work which could be performed pursuant to this occupational
license.
3. It is in the best interests of the citizens of Edgewater
that home improvements (handyman) be deleted from the contractor
category, and that a separate home maintenance and repair category
be created including a definition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the People of the City of
Edgewater, Florida:
PART A. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 11-8 (LICENSE TAX SCHEDULE) OF
CHAPTER 11 (OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA.
Section 11-8 is amended as follows:
(43) Contractors, general or subcontractors bonds required:
(a) General, state license required ............ 63.00
(b) Residential, state license required ........ 63.00
(c) Builder, state license required ............ 63.00
(d) Electrical, state license required:
1 . Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44. 00
2 . Journeyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25. 00
(e) Plumbing, state license required:
1 . Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44. 00
2 . Journeyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25. 00
(f) Mechanical, state license required:
1. Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44.00
2 . Journeyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25. 00
(g) Pool, state license required ............... 50.00
(h) Subcontractors ............................. 31.00
1. Aluminum construction
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Carpenters (framing, finishing, door
and window installation)
Drives and street
Fences
Flooring (tile and marble)
Grading, land clearing and filling
Heating, ventilation and air
conditioning, state license required
Home improvemcnto (handyman)
Housemovers
Insulations
Landscaping
Marine construction
Mason and concrete
Painters
Plasters, stucco, drywall
Refrigeration, state license required
Roofing and sheet metal, state
license required
Septic tank
Well drillers
Other
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Home maintenance and repair....................31.00
Any occupation that limits itself to cleaninq, minor repairs,
replacement, and qeneral maintenance of a nature that does not
entail work concerninq the structure of a buildinq, mechanical,
electrical, plumbinq, qas, heating, ventilation, air conditioninq,
roofing, or any other function normally considered construction.
Home maintenance and repair shall include, but not be limited to:
minor repair of the interior and/or exterior of a dwellinq:
paintinq: caulkinq: minor repairs to windows and doors: and minor
repairs to mechanical equipment, consistinq of the replacement of
simple air filters and the cleaninq of interior or exterior units
by washing or compressed air blowinq. Minor repairs to plumbinq
consistinq of the replacement of fixtures beyond the last manual
shut-off valve shall be allowed.
Hot water heater replacement, installation of new lines or
additional fixtures, sewer or septic tank work, or qas pipinq shall
not be authorized. No structural repairs, new additions, roofinq,
or foundation work of any kind is permitted. Addinq, chanqinq,
and/or removinq refriqerant, weldinq, pipe fittinq, and duct work
is prohibited. No electrical work except the replacement of lamps
and bulbs is authorized.
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PART B.
CONFLICTING PROVISION.
All conflicting ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof
in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby superseded by this
ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
PART C.
SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.
If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or
declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding
shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If this
ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be
inapplicable to any person, property, or circumstances, such
holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person,
property, or circumstance.
PART D.
CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida, 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 intention; provided,
however, that Parts B through F shall not be codified.
PART E.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 1992.
PART F.
ADOPTION.
After Motion by Councilman Hays and Second by Councilperson
Gillespie, the vote on the first reading of this ordinance held on
June 15, 1992, was as follows:
Mayor Tanya B. Wessler
Absent
Councilman Kirk Jones
AYE
Councilperson Louise Martin
AYE
Councilperson NoraJane Gillespie
AYE
Councilman Michael Hays
AYE
After Motion by Councilperson Gillespie and Second by
Councilperson Martin, the vote on the second reading of this
ordinance was as follows:
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Mayor Tanya B. Wessler AYE
Councilman Kirk Jones AYE
Councilperson Louise Martin AYE
Councilperson NoraJane Gillespie AYE
Councilman Michael Hays AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of July, 1992.
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDGENATHRZLORIDA
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Tanya 8 essler
Mayor
APPROVED FOR FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
Kista A. St rey
City Attorney
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