§ 22-556. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Advertise means to tell about, communicate, inform, advise, in or through any public or private manner or form, including, but not limited to, through newspapers, handbills or flyers, business cards, magazines, telephone directories, radio, television, telephone solicitation and/or conversation.

Certificate means a certificate of competency issued by the contractors' licensing board or the state department of professional regulation, construction industry licensing board or the electrical contractors' licensing board.

Certification means the act of obtaining or holding a certificate of competency from the county contractors' licensing board or the state department of professional regulation, construction industry licensing board or the electrical contractors' licensing board.

Certified contractor means any contractor who possesses a certificate of competency issued by the county contractors' licensing board or the state department of professional regulation, construction industry licensing board or the electrical contractor's licensing board.

Code inspector means a person as defined in F.S. ch. 162, and authorized by the county to enforce this article. In order to issue citations, each code enforcement officer must be trained and certified as provided by section 22-564.

Contractor means and refers to any person who undertakes to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add to, subtract from, demolish, move or improve any building or structure, including related improvements to real estate, for others or for resale to others, or who undertakes or offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake, or submits a bid to, or does himself or by or through others engages in a trade or occupation regulated by this article or F.S. ch. 489.

Licensed means possessing the certificates required pursuant to F.S. ch. 489, pt. I (F.S. § 489.101 et seq.) or F.S. ch. 449, pt. II (F.S. § 489.501 et seq.), and/or this article and the successor statutes and ordinances to the above as they may be amended from time to time. It may also mean not having an appropriate business tax receipt.

Qualifying agent means a person as defined in F.S. §§ 489.105(4), (5) or F.S. § 489.505(14), (15) and division 2 of this article and as may be amended from time to time.

Registered contractor means any contractor who has registered with the state department of professional regulation pursuant to fulfilling the competency requirements of the county contractors' licensing board.

Repeat violation means a recurring violation of a provision of this article by a violator whom a special master has previously found to have violated the same provision, or a violator against whom penalties were assessed for the same provision, within five years prior to the violation.

Serve means that all notices required by this article shall be provided to the alleged violator by certified mail, return receipt requested; by hand delivery by the sheriff or other law enforcement officer or code inspector; or by leaving the notice at the alleged violator's usual place of residence with some person of his family above 15 years of age and informing such person of the contents of the notice; or by including the hearing date on the citation.

Special master means an individual selected by the county administrator from a list of candidates approved by the board of county commissioners. This special master shall be a member in good standing with the Florida Bar engaged in the practice of law in this county.

(Ord. No. 93-04, § 1.01, 3-2-93; Ord. No. 2007-003, § 7, 2-20-07)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.