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ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 014 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 400 OF THE INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY CODE WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTOR <br />CATEGORIES BY MODIFYING AND DELETING CERTAIN <br />DEFINITIONS OF SKILLS REQUIRING A CERTIFICATE OF <br />COMPETENCY; UPDATING INSURANCE <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL <br />CONTRACTORS AND EXEMPT TRADES; UPDATING <br />SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION; <br />HEARING; APPEAL, AND ESTABLISHING A <br />PREREQUISITE FOR ACTIONS AGAINST A REGISTERED <br />CONTRACTOR; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has a vested interest in ensuring that local <br />contractors are licensed, and perform quality work to its citizens and has enacted Chapter <br />400 of the Indian River County Code to perform this duty; and <br />WHEREAS, On May 29th, 2024, the Florida Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1142, <br />preempting local licensing requirements, with certain exceptions; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 489.117(4)(x)(1), Florida Statutes was amended to allow the <br />County to regulate local contractors whose license areas substantially correspond with <br />state contractor license categories; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 489.117(4)(a)(3), Florida Statutes was amended to allow the <br />County to offer local licensure only for aluminum gutters; siding; soffit or fascia; and fence <br />installation if there was a license requirement prior to January 1 st, 2021; and <br />WHEREAS, It is necessary for Indian River County to update Chapter 400 to <br />comply with Florida Statutes. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT: <br />Section 1. ENACTMENT AUTHORITY. <br />Article VIII, section 1 of the Florida Constitution and chapter 125, Florida Statutes vest <br />broad home rule powers in counties to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with general or <br />special law, for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare of the <br />CODING: Words in strike n,,tet,", ugh format are deletions to existing text; words in underlined format are <br />additions to existing text. <br />Page 1 of 12 <br />