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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2011-~ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 138 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH TO REQUIRE <br />DISCLOSURE BY CONTRACTORS OF THE COST OF <br />CONSTRUCTION PERMITS REQUIRED FOR <br />CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF <br />RESIDENTIAL PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES <br />AND ENFORCEMENT;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR <br />INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City") requires contractors to apply for <br />and obtain building permits from the City on behalf of consumers for construction or <br />reconstruction of residential premises; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend Chapter 138 of the City Code to require that <br />residential contracts be clearly written and understandable and that contractors disclose and <br />itemize the cost of all permits necessary to complete a residential construction project; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this new consumer protection law shall apply to all work on a residential <br />premises which requires that a permit be obtained under the City Code; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, contractors shall be required to pay a penalty in the amount of $500 (five <br />hundred dollars) for each separate violation, upon written complaint filed by a consumer with the <br />City's Building Department. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY <br />OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby <br />ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part by this <br />Ordinance upon adoption hereof. <br /> <br />Section 2. Amendment. Chapter 138 of the Code or Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach is amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />& 138-3. <br /> <br />Disclosure of permit fees on initial and final invoices required; penalty. <br /> <br />ill <br /> <br />The initial and final invoices regarding a consumer contract for construction or <br />reconstruction at a residential premises shall contain a disclosure by the <br />contractor of the cost of construction permits required to complete the <br />construction or reconstruction of the residential premises that the contractor will <br />charge to obtain the required permits from the City of Sunny Isles Beach, which <br /> <br />Words added underlined, words stfi€keH deleted (ed) <br /> <br />Page I of3 <br />