HomeMy WebLinkAbout11041981_SEBASTIAN CO~STRUCTION BOARD MEETING
NOVEMBER 4, 1981
ARTHUR MAYER, BUILDING OFFICIAL, STATED THAT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR IS NOT ALLOWED TO
DO THE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING OR AIR CONDITIONING HIMSELF AND HE FELT AN OWNER BUILDER
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED EITHER.
JIM HARRIS SUGGESTED THAT A;;OWNER BUILDER THAT CANNOT DO ANYTHING PHYSICALLY HIMSELF
SHOULD SUB IT ALL OUT TO A LICENSED SUB CONTRACTOR ONLY. HE INDICATED THAT THE
OWNER BUILDER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT THE PERMIT FORM INDICATING WHAT SUB
CONTRACTORS WILL BE USED AND IF THEY DON~ T, THEY SHOULD BE FINED. IF A SUB CONTRACTOR
MAKES A CHANGE, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE CHANGE, SO IT CAN
BE DOCUMENTED.
JIM HARRIS, FELT THAT AN OWNER BUILDER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT EVERYHE DOES
HiMSELF~ NO MATTER WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS.
THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD REVIEWED THE BUILDING PERMIT FORM THAT IS PRESENTLY BEING
USED.
MOTION BY JOHN CALMES, SECONDED BY HUSTON TRIPP, THAT THE OWNER BUILDER' .MUST SUB
PLUMBING, AIR CONDITIONING AND ELECTRIC, ~UNLESS HE CAN SHOW ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO THE
SATISFACTION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD. ALL OTHER WORK
MUST BE SUBED OUT TO LICENSED TRADES. OWNER MUST OCCUPY HOUSE FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE
THE SALE, RENT OR LEASE AND THAT THE OWNER BUILDER BE LIMITED TO ONE HOUSE PER YEAR.
AFTER A VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS WITHDREW BY JOHN CALMES
~ECOND WITHDREW BY HUSTON TRIPP.
MOTION BY JOHN CALMES, SECONDED BY HUSTON TRIPP, THAT THE OWNER BUXLDER WILL BE
PERMITTED TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. HE 'MUST USE LICENSED SUB.~ODNTR~CTORS
FOR PERMITTING TRADES, UNLESS HE CAN SHOW ~ IS KNOWLEDGEABLE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE
THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD. ALL OTHER WORK NOT DONE BY OWNER
MUST BE DONE BY LICENSED SUB CONTRACTORS. OWNER MUST OCCUPY HOUSE FOR ONE YEAR FROM
THE DATE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANY IS ISSUED BEFORE HE CAN SELLi RENT,OR LEASE
AND IS LIMITED TO ONE HOME PER FAMILY UNIT.
CARRIED.
ED PALUCH REPORTED THAT HE HAD A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATION REGARDING
A COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST MR. LORNE CUMBY WITH THE CHARGES BEING ABANDONING A JOB.
MR. LORNE CUMBY, CONTRACTOR, PULLED A PERMIT, EXCAVATED THE GROUND, PUT IN A SLAB
AN~ STOPPED. THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN STOPPED ABOUT 9 MONTHS.
AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE STATE ON NOVEMBER 3, 1981, IT WAS INDICATED THAT MR. CUMBY
DENIED THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND THAT A PRELIMINARY HEARING WAS SET FOR OCTOBER
2 , 1981 AND THEY HAD NO!'~RECORD OF MR. CUMBY APPEARING AT THE MEETING. THE BOARD
STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PROSECUTE AND THAT THE CASE WAS NOT CLOSED.
ARTHUR MAYER, BUILDING OFFICIAL, STATED THAT MR. CUMBY WAS PRESENT AND THAT HE
WANTED TO GET ANOTHER BUILDING PERMIT FOR ANOTHER. STRUCTURE AND HE FELT THAT HE
SHOULD BRING THIS BEFORE THE BOARD FOR THEIR OPINION.TO SEE IF A PERMIT SHOULD BE
ISSUED OR NOT.
MR. CUMBY STATED THAT HE HAS SPOKEN TO HiS ATTORNEY AND HIS ATTORNEY STATED THAT HIS
LICENSE iS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THAT IT WAS STILL VALID. HE STATED THAT HE DID
NOT ABANDON THE JOB AND THAT THE LAND HAS BEEN SOLD AND ALL THE BILL HAVE BEEN PAID.
SEBASTIAN CONSTRHCTZON BOARD - .NOVEMBER '4, 1981
MR. CUMBY EXPLAINED THAT HE DID NOT OWN THE. PROPERTY AND THAT HE WAS THE CONTRACTOR
ON THE PERMIT. HE INDICATED THAT A BUILDING WAS TO BE BUILT AND THAT THE FINANCING
HADEFALLEN THROUGH.
MR. CUMBY STATED THAT HE WAS IN TALLAHASSEE AND HE WOULD GIVE MR. ARTHUR MAYER A
COPY OF THE!SIGNED AFFIDAVIT.
ARTHUR MAYER, BUILDING OFFICIAL, EXPLAINED THAT A RETAINING WALL WAS TO BE PUT UP
AND SINCE THE JOB HAS COME TO A COMPLETE HAULT, 2.THESE WALLS HAVE NOT BEEN PUT UP
AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY IS BEGINNING TO ERODE.
IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE,. THF&T'.~MR. CUMBY WOULD NOT BE ISSUED A BUILDING. PERMIT
UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD HAS HEARD FROM THE STATE.
THE BOARD GAVE ARTHUR MAYER THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE MR. CUMBY A BUILDING PERMIT
WHEN HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE STATE.
ARTHUR MAYER STATED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO HAVE AVDEFIN1TE ANSWER FOR MR. CUMBY
BY NOVEMBER 6TH OR ~TH.
ED PALUCH, READ A LETTER FROM DAVID HINES, STATING THAT HE IS RESIGNING FROM
THE SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION .BOARD, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 1981, DUE TO HIM TAKING
A GOVERNMENT JOB IN ANOTHER AREA.
ED PALUCH STATED THAT HE HAS AN APPLiCATiON' FROM CHRIS KIRRIE, TO FILL THE
POSITION OF DAVID HINES. HE REPORTED THAT MR. KIRRIE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD
IN THE PAST.
IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE SEBASTIAN' CONSTRUCTION BOARD TO .ACCEPT ERIS KIRRIE
TO FILL THE POSiTiON OF DAVID HINES AS A PLUMBING CONTRACTOR, TO SERVE ON THE
SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
NO .FUTURE MEETING WAS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.
MEETING ADJOURNED:
ARCHITECT JOHN J. SCHLITT, JR., P.A..
MEMBER OF TilE ^MERICA~ INSTITUTE OF AJ~HITECTS
~u~ust 17, 1981
Mr. Leo' J... Schnitker
Clains RePresentative
Gallager Bassett
5400 Diplomat Circle
Orlando, Florida 32810
Saint Williams Parish
Sebastian, Florida
Dear Hr. Schnitker;
in response to your letter concernin$ thebids for repairing
Saint Willianm Mission and the indication of some responsibility
by this office, X hereby claimno responsibility for
the failure of this pre-constructed, pre-enzineered building
by Aluminum Construction.
The structure and beam was not constructed und~rmy direct
supervision, but as a factory-~built pre-engineered item.
There is,no prOblem wi~h their en~ineering design, but the
factory that Aluminum Construction hired to build this pre-
engineered building, built a defective beam, that in no way
could properly be inspected by myself.
I further inform you that I do not carry any professional
liability insurance and have not done so in the IasC. eight (8)
years .and have never had a claim in prior years of the.--total
fourteen (l&) years as operating as an Architect. .
I feel I took reasonable good care in assisting St. Helen
Parish and St. Williams }~ssion. to attain a lov cost, temporary
recreation building facility. The minimak fee that we billed
for this service ia testimony to the sincere efforts to assis, t
Saint Williams Hission, Father O'Haire and indirectly the
Parish of Saint Helen Church.
Please proceed with proper steps to assure that Saint Williams
Hission and Father LeSage has the proper information to make
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Hr. Leo J. Schnitker
Saint l/illiams-Parish
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Diocese of Orlando