Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
61G4-15.034: Certification of Tower Specialty Contractors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Construction Industry Licensing Board has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by John Lohr, The Red Mountain Group on January 06, 2011. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 37, No. 3, of the January 21, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on February 11, 2011. The petition requested the Board’s interpretation of Rule 61G4-15.034, Florida Administrative Code, and whether a contractor’s license is required to mount antennas on pre-existing cell towers. The Board’s Order, filed on March 18, 2011 answers the Petition for Declaratory Statement. Pursuant to Rule 61G4-15.034, Florida Administrative Code, a tower specialty contractor is certified to perform work involving the construction, repair, and alteration of an uninhabitable tower. Additions or attachments that do not affect the structural integrity of a tower are not considered an alteration of the tower pursuant to the rule.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: G. W. Harrell, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P.O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.
Please refer all comments to: G. W. Harrell, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P. O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.