§ 6-61. Work requiring building permit.

(a)

Permits are required as provided in the Florida Building Code, and for the following work:

(1)

Land clearing, the placement of fill, commercial and residential demolition, blasting, excavation, or the storage of materials.

(2)

Signs, fences, and the tie-downs of habitable structures.

(3)

Any work subject to floodplain management requirements.

(b)

In addition to the exemptions provided for in the Florida Building Code, a building permit shall not be required for the following type of work:

(1)

Minor repairs to existing work, as referenced in the Florida Building Code, or remodeling, unless specifically listed in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section and if the fair market value of the minor repairs or remodeling is less than $2,500.00. For the purposes of this subsection, fair market value shall mean the aggregate total of all work contained in any particular project based upon the following:

a.

The value shall be based on an invoice for materials and labor which reflects an arms-length transaction or, if no invoice is available, the cost of materials and labor calculated as if the materials and labor were purchased pursuant to an arms-length transaction.

b.

Labor costs shall be calculated pursuant to the most recent edition of Means Construction Data adding in a local modifier or what the average contractor in the village would charge.

c.

"Voluntary labor" or "gift material" cannot be used to represent fair market value.

(2)

Any roofing work measuring one roofing square (100 square feet) or less.

(3)

The installation of satellite television antennas that are one meter or less in diameter and microwave receiving antennas that do not exceed one meter in diameter, provided that the antenna is attached to a residential or commercial building or placed at ground level.

(4)

Removal of five or fewer plants of exotic invasive vegetation on a developed parcel, but this exemption does not apply if the removal is a part of a larger operation undertaken in segments within any 90-day period, whether by the same or different contractors, the property owner, or if undertaken in conjunction with any construction.

(5)

Carpeting and tiling of floors of single-family and multifamily residences, which have previously been inhabited.

(6)

Painting a single-family or multifamily residence and painting a commercial building, exclusive of signage.

(c)

A building permit shall be required, but fees shall not be charged, for any construction, reconstruction, maintenance, renewal, repair, or remodeling of any structure, undertaken by any department, agency, or special district of the village which is under the village council; provided that any department, agency, or special district undertaking development as defined in F.S. § 380.04, shall provide written notice of its intent to undertake such development to the state land planning agency before commencing work, and provided that inspectors of the village building department shall inspect work exempt under this subsection for compliance with the applicable building and life safety codes.

(d)

An application for a building permit shall include the name of the contractor who shall perform the work and who shall provide written and notarized permission of the property owner. Where the permitted work is to be performed by a contractor other than the contractor already named on the permit, the new contractor, prior to commencing work, must be properly licensed and insured to perform that work, and must sign on to the permit at the building department.

(Ord. No. 02-26, § 3(6-10), 11-14-2002; Ord. No. 06-06, § 5, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 09-02, § 2, 2-26-2009)