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Home My WebLink AboutO-1970-556 I ORDINANCE NO. S5 3 I AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR RECIPRO- CITY WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS, PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS BY THE EXAMINING BOARDS OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, IN SITUATIONS WHERE APPLICANTS PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY ISSUED BY OTHER JURISDIC- TIONS WHICH HAVE ADOPTED SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE VARIOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY WHICH i RECIPROCITY WILL BE ALLOWED; AND PRO- VIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH BE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS OF ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION ON THIRD AND FINAL READING. WHEREAS, Board of County Commissioners, Broward County, Florida, acting for and on behalf of Broward County, Florida, and various municipalities located within the limits of Broward County, Florida, have adopted the so-called South Florida I Building Code; and WHEREAS, Broward County, Florida, and the various I municipalities in Broward County, Florida, which have adopted South Florida Building Code each have various examining boards whose primary purpose is that of giving written examinations to general contractors, plumbers and electricians to determine, 7 i j respectively, the knowledge of said general contractors, plumbers and electricians of the various provisions of South i Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, it is the practice and procedure of said I jurisdictions to issue certificates, commonly known as certi- ficates of competency, to general contractors, plumbers and { 4 ' aG�tt%.anrM:rrry .;n rv+xxsr,; ............._ . . .__....._., ,..::..,, .... FAL i E f i electricians to demonstrate that they have learned the provisions I� of South Florida Building Code as a result of passing such written examinations; and i WHEREAS, City of Dania has recently adopted South j Florida Building Code; and j WHEREAS, through reciprocity, City of Dania is willing 1 to recognize certificates of competency issued by examining t boards of other jurisdictions (that is, Broward County, Florida, i and municipalities in Broward County, Florida) where the appli- cant before such other jurisdiction has passed a written exami- nation based on the South Florida Building Code and where such i i jurisdiction, by reciprocity, is willing to recognize certi- ficates of competency issued by the various examining boards of the City of Dania, Florida, f NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, as follows: 1 1 4 Section 1. That, as used herein, the following words and phrases are defined as follows: "South Florida Building Code" - "South Florida Building Code" , as used herein, shall mean and refer to the certain building code promulgated i i I initially by the Board of County Com- missioners, Dade County, Florida, and j commonly referred to in the building trades as the "South Florida Building Code" . 2 `I T, G i I j "Other jurisdictions" u I "Other jurisdictions", as used herein, sshall mean and refer to Board of County i i Commissioners, Broward County, Florida, jas the political body having jurisdiction over the unincorporated areas of Broward County, Florida, and any municipalities i i in Broward County, Florida, which have I i z adopted South Florida Building Code. "Certificate of competency" - I' 1111 "Certificate of competency" , as used i herein, shall mean and refer to the certi- ficate, document or other written evidence (even though the exact phrase, certificate I of competency, is not actually used) issued by the various general contractors ' exami- ning boards, plumbers' examining boards and electricians ' examining boards of other jurisdictions to indicate, respectively, that general contractors, plumbers and electricians of said jurisdictions have a satisfactorily passed written examinations z jto determine the knowledge of said classes Iof contractors with South Florida Building Code. j "Person" - "Person", as used herein, shall mean, I 3 - I Y: S MO I where proper, individuals, partnerships and corporation. Section 2 . In any situation where an applicant who makes application to the proper examining board of City of Dania, Florida, for either a general contractors ' occupational license, plumbers ' occupational license or electricians ' occu- pational license and submits written evidence to such examining board of City of Dania, Florida, that he holds a current certi- ficate of competency issued by any other jurisdiction, the City �i Manager of City of Dania shall automatically issue to such appli- cant a certificate of competency which will permit the applicant to practice his trade in the City of Dania, without requiring I v I that the applicant take any type of examination before the examining board in City of Dania, Florida, on condition that the City Manager in City of Dania first makes the following deter- .. i minations: (a) The applicant before the examining board of City y of Dania, Florida, must prove that the South Florida Building Code is in effect in the other jurisdiction. j (b) The applicant must further prove that he success- { fully passed a written examination conducted by the other juris- diction, based on his knowledge of South Florida Building Code. (c) Written evidence must be furnished from the other jurisdiction that it has adopted an ordinance (or reso- lution) which will cause the other jurisdiction to recognize, by reciprocity, certificates of competency issued by all examining boards of City of Dania, Florida, without requiring that applicants before such other jurisdictions (holding I 4 - i i i ri. l � . iv. f { f certificates of competency from City of Dania, Florida) take i written examinations as to their knowledge of South Florida i Building Code. i Section 3. Notwithstanding the aforesaid provisions, i the examining boards of City of Dania, Florida, shall not recognize certificates of competency issued by other juris- dictions, even though such jurisdictions may have adopted I South Florida Building Code and even though such jurisdictions may have reciprocity with City of Dania, Florida, if the certi- ficates of competency were issued by virture of so-called "grandfather clauses" or savings clauses or if such certificates i of competency were issued by other jurisdictions prior to their j adoption of South Florida Building Code. Section 4. In determining whether other jurisdictions have adopted South Florida Building Code or whether such juris- dictions have administered written examinations to applicants t appearing before City of Dania or determining whether such other I j jurisdictions have reciprocity with City of Dania, Florida, the i various examining boards of City of Dania, Florida, are authorized a to recognize written communications from the proper officials of Broward County, Florida, or from the city managers, mayors I or administrative heads of the various municipalities in Broward j # County, Florida. S j ! Section 5 . That all applicants before City of Dania, i Florida, shall continue to pay all fees and charges heretofore imposed by City of Dania, Florida. 1 ' - 5 - ii I t { (001) € ' 1 Section 6 . That ordinance no. 446, adopted on July 2, 1962, and recognizing certificates of competency I j issued by central examining board shall remain in full force i j and effect. I Section 7. That all ordinances or parts of ordi- nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby lrepealed to the extent of such conflict. i i Section B. That this ordinance shall be in full i force and effect as of its passage and adoption on third and final reading. i I 1 I PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading on the 32-KJ i day of August, 1970. PASSED and ADOPTED on Second Reading on the 1ZU ; day of August, 1970. j I I i PASSED and ADOPTED on Third Reading on the 2 day of 1970. i I s; Mayor-Commissioner Attest: I City Clerk-Auditor ! i i i - 6 - I i '-