deejaydaze
Member
Let me start off by saying that I don't know why it took me so long to find such a great forum! You all seem so helpful and I could spend some time kissing up, but you already know that you rock. Yes I'm an IT guy, but not the type you all dislike on this board. I love pulling cable and watching it come together.
I have a series of questions that I'm not sure many of you will be able to answer because there might not be members from my local city.
I've run around for 3 days in circles learning about Florida laws as well as county and city laws regarding permits and licensing.
My sister is opening a practice in Sanford, Florida which is Unincorporated Seminole County. Instead of going to the city of Sanford I need to go to the county to pull a permit. After I found this out I asked, "Do I need a permit specifically for data and voice cable runs?" I found out the following:
State:
1. There are exceptions and exemptions that do not require a permit in the state of Florida if the work is not over $1000.00 reasonably priced. (This doesn't mean jack ___ for the county you are in)
2. There is no specific exam to become certified in data and voice cable installation.
3. There is a low voltage license with the state that specifies Alarm Systems and "Specialty" (What is a Specialty license?) I found this info here:
http://www.contractors-license.org/fl/Florida.html#fl2
Seminole County
1. My sister is leasing the building so she cannot pull the permit under the owner/contractor exemption.
2. The owner (always a contractor) may pull the permit under the owner/contractor exemption only if he "does business on that property" (How they go about proving this I have no clue)
3. This county follows these building codes (basically the same as the state I think), but I can't find a single sentence regarding data or telecommunications cabling!
http://www.floridabuilding.org
My options are to...
1. Do the job and disregard permit; pay consequence later if so.
2. Have the hard ceiling cabling sub contracted, wait for inspection to pass, then run the rest of the cable.
3. Sub the entire job out and make partial profit.
I don't have anyone to lean on for help here so help me not to get a gun! I was talking to one guy on here earlier who has been a tremendous help.
Anyone from Seminole County please pipe up.
I have a series of questions that I'm not sure many of you will be able to answer because there might not be members from my local city.
I've run around for 3 days in circles learning about Florida laws as well as county and city laws regarding permits and licensing.
My sister is opening a practice in Sanford, Florida which is Unincorporated Seminole County. Instead of going to the city of Sanford I need to go to the county to pull a permit. After I found this out I asked, "Do I need a permit specifically for data and voice cable runs?" I found out the following:
State:
1. There are exceptions and exemptions that do not require a permit in the state of Florida if the work is not over $1000.00 reasonably priced. (This doesn't mean jack ___ for the county you are in)
2. There is no specific exam to become certified in data and voice cable installation.
3. There is a low voltage license with the state that specifies Alarm Systems and "Specialty" (What is a Specialty license?) I found this info here:
http://www.contractors-license.org/fl/Florida.html#fl2
Seminole County
1. My sister is leasing the building so she cannot pull the permit under the owner/contractor exemption.
2. The owner (always a contractor) may pull the permit under the owner/contractor exemption only if he "does business on that property" (How they go about proving this I have no clue)
3. This county follows these building codes (basically the same as the state I think), but I can't find a single sentence regarding data or telecommunications cabling!
http://www.floridabuilding.org
My options are to...
1. Do the job and disregard permit; pay consequence later if so.
2. Have the hard ceiling cabling sub contracted, wait for inspection to pass, then run the rest of the cable.
3. Sub the entire job out and make partial profit.
I don't have anyone to lean on for help here so help me not to get a gun! I was talking to one guy on here earlier who has been a tremendous help.
Anyone from Seminole County please pipe up.
