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ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 014 residents of the county. The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners specifically determines that the enactment of this ordinance is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Indian River County. SECTION 2. CODE AMENDMENTS Indian River County Code Chapter 400, Regulating of Contractors, is hereby amended to read as follows: PART/. GENERAL CONDITIONS Section 400.01. Certificate required. (1) No person shall engage in the business of construction, contracting or subcontracting as regulated by Florida Statutes 489, Florida Administrative Code 61 G4-15 or this chapter or in a [any] tegories ro+od in � ARd the build* No. 94 16 (GepieS of whiGh are available OR the Glerk'S n_ffiG +149 without first being state certified or registered, or locally licensed, with a valid certificate of competency issued by the Indian River County Building DepartmeRt Division or designated as an exempt trade. URlesS ^o,+ified „„,nor Florida Statutes State and local licensing categories, requirements and job scope will be updated as Florida Statutes are revised. A list of contractor license categories including exempt trades is available in the building division office. (2) A certificate of competency may be issued only to the holder of an appropriate valid Florida state certificate or to a person who has passed the sSE)Gmates [ern,leyee] required trade exam and has been issued a competency card or valid letter of reciprocity from that sponsoring jurisdiction, on behalf of any city or county situated in the State of Florida, upon payment of the appropriate fee. A certificate of competency issued by the county prior to this requirement to a person without a state certificate or one who has not passed the Block examination shall remain in effect if such certificate is valid on the effective date of this title. (3) When a person meets the requirements for issuance of a certificate of competency, that certificate will remain in force unless revoked pursuant to section 400.08 of this article or applicable Florida Statutes. (4) The same exemptions from regulation as set forth in Chapter 489 of the Florida Statutes are also exemptions under the requirements for a certificate of competency. (5) It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise or hold himself out to the public as a person engaged in a business regulated by this chapter unless that person has a valid certificate of competency or designated as exempt trades issued by the building dost division and unless the advertisement or sign on the vehicle CODING: Words in stroke through format are deletions to existing text; words in underlined format are additions to existing text. Page 2 of 12