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AY 14 1986 BOOK Procedural changes were implemented for the Building Depart- ment to have better control over mobile home developments. A six step inspection procedure has been established requiring all on-site work to be completed prior to energizing. The department has been criticized by some mobile home park developers for withholding the electrical connection until all the accessory structures, driveways, etc. are completed. It is their opinion that since the mobile home is approved by the State of Florida' as ready for occupancy after it is properly anchored in accordance with, the Florida Administrative Code, the electrical service should be released. Therefore I respectfully submit the following recommendation to the Board for their consideration: Since there is a possibility other electrical installations in Village Green are in violation of the code, I recommend the. County send a registered letter to all unit owners giving them the opportunity to..request an inspection if they so desire. It should be noted if a violation does exist, the unit owner and possibly the complex owner, will be subject to Code Enforcement action. An inspection fee will have to be established to defray the cost of hiring additional personnel to provide this time con- suming service. Administrator Wright explained that staff is seeking some direction from the Board on how to handle these hazardous electrical situations, and have recommended that the County send a registered letter to all unit owners giving them the opportunity to request an inspection if they so desire. It should be noted that if a violation does exist, the unit owner and possibly the complex owner, will be subject to Code Enforcement action. An inspection fee will have to be established to defray the cost of hiring additional personnel to provide this time-consuming service and staff is asking whether the Board wants to subsidize those fees. Chairman Scurlock asked those in attendance from Village Green for their feelings about the best approach to this problem. Commissioner Lyons understood that we have changed our inspection procedure so that we will not find ourselves in this position again, and Building Dept. Director Ester Rymer explained that the County's present policy is not to energize a unit until a full inspection is made and everything complies with code. We have a 6 -step procedure prior to energizing. Wayne Gerhold, Lot 36 in Phase I of Village Green, stressed that the residents had moved into Village Green in good faith and that good faith has-been violated many times in the past years. When they purchased their all -electric unit in January, 1980, it 42