The Franklin County Commission will hold 2 public hearings at their meeting next week to consider a few changes to the county’s building code.
The changes were recommended by the County’s Building Official Steve Paterson.
One would do away with the county requirement of using 12-gauge wire on a 15-amp circuit when the state only requires 14-gauge wire.
Removing that requirement would bring the county in line with the Florida Building Code and the National Electric Code.
The second change would do away with Franklin County’s specialty contractor’s license, which was created in the early 1990’s.
That rule creates different licenses for general contractors as opposed to air conditioner contractors and swimming pool contractors and many others.
The problem is the state doesn’t recognize the specialty licenses and Franklin County seems to be the only county in Florida that requires them.
Paterson said doing away with the specialty licenses will make life easier and be one less thing that contractors have to deal with.
The changes were recommended by the County’s Building Official Steve Paterson.
One would do away with the county requirement of using 12-gauge wire on a 15-amp circuit when the state only requires 14-gauge wire.
Removing that requirement would bring the county in line with the Florida Building Code and the National Electric Code.
The second change would do away with Franklin County’s specialty contractor’s license, which was created in the early 1990’s.
That rule creates different licenses for general contractors as opposed to air conditioner contractors and swimming pool contractors and many others.
The problem is the state doesn’t recognize the specialty licenses and Franklin County seems to be the only county in Florida that requires them.
Paterson said doing away with the specialty licenses will make life easier and be one less thing that contractors have to deal with.
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