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Cape Coral keeps permit-based enforcement after presentation on unlicensed contractors
Summary
Council heard a city presentation on unlicensed contracting and DBPR coordination and agreed to maintain the current permit-validation approach while asking staff to seek DBPR sting/sweep data and improve public notices about unlicensed contractors.
Deputy Development Services Director Matthew Grambo told the council the city’s approach changed after the state’s 2023 action on licensing: "with the state approval of House Bill 735, which expressly preempted specialty contracting licenses, the City of Cape Coral investigated complaints of unlicensed contracting through Chapter 6," and the city now validates DBPR licenses through its permitting software before accepting permit applications. Grambo said many cases of unlicensed contracting are identified through…
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