June/July, 2016

June/July, 2016
Recruiting new members for the Charlotte-DeSoto Building Industry Association is an activity recognized and rewarded through the
Spike Club. Those who participate are called Spikes, and they are among the most valued members of the association. Spikes are the
membership leaders of our federation, building the voice, power and influence on every level, in every state.
Member-to-member recruitment and retention efforts are the largest source of growth for the federation. Spikes bring grassroots
growth and stability. These efforts lead to the development of the general membership and our leadership pipeline, keeping the
face of the federation true to that of our industry and the scope of interests we represent.
“In this era of excessive regulations and inflated costs, the strength of our membership drives our influence. I think I can speak for
every member when I say how proud we are to be more than 140,000 members strong. Thank you, Spikes, for what – and who –
you bring to the association.”
Jerry Howard, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Home Builders
To view a list of CDBIA Spike Members, turn to page 14 & 15
www.ambergins.com
President Kevin Koch: Stronger Together
As you know this year’s theme is: Stronger Together. Half way through my year of
presidency, it has been very enlightening working with community partners, such as
Charlotte-Desoto Building Industry Oversight Committee, where employees from the county
and people in the building industry meet to advocate for our community. We have strong
relationships with the Board of Realtors who is kind enough to let us use their home. We
have attending quarterly meeting with all the chambers and the Board of Realtors to see
how we can help each other and better our community. We also have support from many
other organizations; along with the partners in our community we are
STRONGER TOGETHER.
2016 CDBIA President Kevin Koch is the owner of After A Disaster Restoration 24/7 and can be
reached at 866-509-4561 or email [email protected].
Get involved
The Membership Message for this month is “Get Involved”. Make your
membership work for you. Join a committee, attend an event, do business
with other members and most of all this month go to SEBC (South east Building Conference), you won’t regret it. I got the full picture of this association by
attending the SEBC conference back in 2003. This association advocates for
you and your businesses and for the whole industry at the State and National
level.
Come visit me at the DELTA FAUCET Booth at SEBC! For more information on
SEBC, please visit www.sebcshow.com
Jennifer Donovan-Uebelacker is employed with Suncoast Sales, LLC and can be reached at 239-2290226 or email [email protected]
Thank you to the CDBIA Governmental Affairs
Committee for the delay of connection fees.
The committee, chaired by Suzanne Graham,
(Massey Services) was instrumental in working
with Charlotte County Utilities to have the connection fees delayed until October 1st.
Thank you to our members and Governmental
Affairs Committee who attended the initial
meeting with Charlotte County Utilities:
Suzanne Graham (Massey Services)
Dave Ivankovic (Dynamic Insurance)
Todd Rebol (Banks Engineering)
Jim Sanders (Sandstar Homes)
Joe Tiseo (Pik N Run/Joseph Mark Construction)
Rob Humpel (Florida Contractors)
Bill Truex (Truex Preferred Construction)
TJ Thornberry (Thornberry Custom Builders)
Kevin Koch (AA Disaster Restoration 24/7)
Patrick Lewis (Sharp Development of SWFL)
Wendy Atkinson (AMI Kids Crossroads)
Peter Lalor (PFL Engineering)
Scott Gable (Gable Home Inspections)
From Charlotte County Community Development
Permit Expiration, Time Extensions and Expired Permit Renewals
The purpose of this article is to share information about when a permit expires, how to obtain a time extension and how to
renew an expired permit.
When does a permit expire?
A permit expires in two (2) ways as follows:
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When an approved required inspection was not made within 180 calendar days from permit issuance; or,
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When an approved required inspection was not made within 180 calendar days from the last approved required inspection.
Note #1: At time of permit issuance, the initial expiration date is printed on the job card.
Note #2: The required inspections are printed on the job card and are shown online as “pending.”
Note #3: An automated email reminder is sent to the permit holder 30 days before a permit will expire.
Permit Extension Requests (must be made prior to permit expiration):

Permit extension requests must be made in writing and made prior to permit expiration.
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Extensions are limited to a maximum of two (2).
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Extensions are limited to a maximum of 90 days.
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Fees for permit extension requests are listed as follow:
Extension
Extension Fee
1st extension request
$63
nd
2 extension request
$100
Expired Permit Renewal Requests:
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Requests for the 1st permit renewal do not have to be in writing.
For the 2nd or more expired permit renewal requests, a letter of hardship addressed to the Building Official must be submitted for review. A letter is not needed for the 1st renewal.
Fees for permit renewal requests are listed as follows:
Renewal Type
Initial Permit Cost (Building)
Flat Fee Trade permits
st
All other permits – 1 renewal
request
All other permits – 2nd renewal request
All other permits – 3rd renewal
request
All other permits – 4th renewal
request
$90
Various
Various
Various
Various
Renewal Fee
$90 per renewal
$200 or 25% of the initial building fee
whichever is greater
$200 or 50% of the initial building fee
whichever is greater
$200 or 75% of the initial building fee
whichever is greater
$200 or 100% of the initial building fee
whichever is greater
For more information about permit expiration, extension or renewal, please call 941.743.1201.
Don Jascomb
Permitting/Development Ombudsman
Charlotte County Community Development Department
Kevin Braga, KB Plumbing
Sponsored by Donnie Guynn (Pipedream Plumbing)
Dan Mahoney, Express Employment Professionals
Sponsored by Kevin Koch (After A Disaster & Remodeling 24/7)
Tim Schellenger, Homes by Towne
Sponsored by Kevin Koch (After A Disaster & Remodeling 24/7)
Jeremy Kuykendall, Kuykendall Roofing
Sponsored by TJ Thornberry (Thornberry Custom Builders)
Jay Carlson of Carlson & Soforth– Member since 1985
Dutch Kasten of Don Gasgarth Charlotte County Ford– Member since 1985
Bobby Gross Jr. of Sunland Paving Company– Member since 1985
Joseph G. Celico of Celico Custom Builders, Inc.– Member since 1990
Suzanne T. Graham of Massey Services. Inc.– Member since 1994
Jenny Malone Wiseman of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty– Members since 2000
Brian Harrington of Skylar Construction, Inc.– Member since 2006
Derrick Simons of Color Tile Carpet PLUS – Member since 2006
Randy Byrd of Color Tile Carpet PLUS – Member since 2006
Eric J. Fogo of Key Agency, Inc.– Member since 2008
Frank DeCarlo of Total Air Solutions, LLC– Member since 2009
Kristi Williams of Adams Homes of Northwest Florida Inc.- Member since 2010
Sean Brown of Suncoast Architect, Inc.– Member since 2010
Keith Remer of Accurate Gas & Plumbing LLC– Member since 2012
Shana Richards of Kitchen Classics– Member since 2012
Mike Bladorn of Monarch Printing & Design– Member since 2013
Nicholas Worden of C1 Bank– Member since 2014
Scott Shapiro of Current Electric of SWFL– Member since 2014
Alexandria French of Fawcett Memorial– Member since 2014
Peter Ide of Vantage Homes– Member since 2014
Alexia Martin of WhitCo Insurance Agency– Member since 2014
Vidal Rivera of Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers– Member since 2015
David Strickland of Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers– Member since 2015
Simon Childs of Asphalt Sealers– Member since 2015
Jim Leach is welcomed by members of the
CDBIA
Our Spike Spirit Team offers CDBIA Member
an SEBC Spirit Special in a tiki cup
June Membership Meeting was a fun gathering of
members and guests as we had Jim Leach, CEO of FHB
Insurance as our guest speaker. Jim reviewed the
benefits offered by FHB Insurance as well as gave a
review on the importance of Contracts, and what
should be in a contract.
Welcome Shelby Moore, (Steel Trucking
Company) with sponsor Kevin Koch (After A
Disaster & Restoration 24/7)
Welcome Rick Beach (Advance
Solar & Spa), with sponsor
Jennifer Donovan-Uebelacker
(Suncoast Sales)
Welcome Ian Adams affiliate member of
Nancy Hyndman (Aluminum & Vinyl Building
Products)
Congratulations to Larry Sandles (Arthur
Rutenberg Sandstar Homes) & Kevin Koch
(AA Disaster 24/7) who won the door prizes.
Both Larry and Kevin donated their prizes to
AMI Kids Crossroads. Wendy Atkinson accepted on behalf of AMI Kids
Congratulations to the 50/50 winner, Robin
Lindecamp (Regions Bank) and thank you to
Nicholas Worden (C1 Bank) for volunteering
to sell tickets)
Welcome Michael Haymans (Michael P. Haymans Attorney at Law) with sponsor Kevin
Koch (AA Disaster & Restoration 24/7) and
Jennifer Donovan– Uebelacker (Suncoast Sales)
Thank you spikes, and future spikes for
building a stronger CDBIA!
Super Spikes (250-499 points)
Suzanne Graham (Massey Services) 441.75 points
Jim Sanders (Arthur Rutenberg/Sandstar Companies) 427 points
John Wiseman (CORE Construction) 379.75 points
Don Riggs (Riggs Concrete) 316.5 points
Jay Carlson (Carlson & Soforth) 270.5 points
Red Spikes (100-249 points)
TJ Thornberry (Thornberry Custom Builders) 198 points
Tom Thornberry (Charlotte Plumbing ) 194.5 points
Bill Truex (Truex Preferred Construction) 196.5 points
Bud Swindell (Lori Swindell Insurance ) 188 points
Larry Sandles (Arthur Rutenberg/Sandstar Companies) 178 points
Zac Extejt (Charlotte County Seawalls) 176 points
James Anderson (Jim Anderson Design & Build) 171.5 points
Rick Ilmberger (Suncoast Glass & Mirror) 180 points
Blair McVety (Charlotte County Seawalls) 142.5 points
Bob Miller (Boyette & Miller Construction & Redevelopment) 136 points
Edward Blanchard III (Davidson Insulation & Acoustic) 121.5 points
Wendy Atkinson (Atlas Insurance) 126.5points
Green Spikes (50-99 points)
Kenneth Mappes (Gant Electric) 84 points
Pete Porter (Consult Engineering) 79 points
Jennifer Donovan-Uebelacker (Suncoast Sales) 73.5 points
Rob Markel (Royalty Construction) 64 points
Frank Bell (Owen-Ames-Kimball) 54.5 points
Odette Embury 52.5 points
Mark Wiles (Hessler Flooring) 52.75 points
Sharon Neuhofer (Coldwell Banker Morris Realty) 54.5 points
Jenny Malone-Wiseman (2-10 Home Buyers Warranty) 50.5 points
Life Spikes (25-49 points)
Nelson Birchenough (Birch’s Air Conditioning) 39 points
Carole Ponzio (Design Solutions!) 38.5 points
Paul Schaefer (Sage Homes) 37 points
Beth Cantin (Cantin Homes) 45.5 points
Rachael Lowe (TitanZ Plumbing) 34 points
Brian Gonsalves (BriGon Homes) 31 points
Mellisa Ginn (Presto Air) 30.5 points
Melanie Markel (Array of Cabinets) 30 points
Kevin Koch (After A Disaster 24/7) 26.5 points
You are the strength of the CDBIA.
Blue Spikes (6-24 points)
Kevin Koch (After A Disaster 24/7) 26.5 points
Frances Bell (Keller Williams) 20 points
Todd Rebol (Banks Engineering) 19 points
Bob Overcash (Integrity Electric) 14.5 points
Dave Appelo (Apex Roofmasters) 12 points
Patrick Lewis (Sharp Development) 12.5 points
Nancy Hyndman (Aluminum & Vinyl Products) 10.5 points
Don Cantin (Cantin Homes) 8 points
Rex Koch (Koch & Co. CPA) 7.5 points
James Weisberg (Quality Homes of Port Charlotte) 7 points
Rise’ Wells (Michael Saunders Realty) 6 points
William Lainhart (Lainhart Painting) 8points
Anna Crapet (Bacon’s Furniture) 9.5 points
Jacqueline Benjamin (Charlotte State Bank and Trust) 6.5 points
Our Future Spikes!
Penny McIlwain (L&W Supply) 1 point from being a spike!
Cindy Guffey (Martin Septic) 2 points away from being a spike!
Kenny Lowe (TitanZ Plumbing) 2 points away from being a spike!
Jeff Lindsey (Sunniland Corporation) 2 points away from being a spike!
Craig Jordan (CJE Concrete) 3 points away from being a spike!
Bob “ Fig” Newton (Coldwell Banker Sunstar Morris Realty) 3 points away from being a spike!
Ken Ward (Bonded Builders) 3.5 points away from being a spike!
Buck Eibe (Buck Eibe Drywall) 4 points away from being a spike!
Lee Bacon (Bacon’s Furniture) 3 points away from being a spike!
Rick McCandless (Hughes Supply) 4 points away from being a spike!
Don Schnell (Regions Bank) 4 points away from being a spike!
Donald Guynn (Pipedream Plumbing) 4.5 points away from being a spike!
Roger Morris (Michael Saunders Realty) 4.5 points away from being a spike!
Nicholas Worden (C1 Bank) 4.5 points away from being a spike!
Deborah McMullen (Coldwell Banker Commercial Sunstar Realty) 5 points away from being a spike!
Ron Akers (Akers Painting & Decorating) 5 points away from being a spike!
Steve Cardenas (Generator Solutions of SWFL) 5 points away from being a spike!
Steve Schreiver (Jansen & Sons Insulation) 5 points away from being a spike!
Robert Humpel (Florida Premier Contractors) 5 points away from being a spike!
Lisa Ammerman (Kimal Lumber) 5 points away from being a spike!
Burt Whitenight (Gulfview Construction Management Services) 5 points away from being a spike!
Marjorie Benson (Friendly Floors) 5.5 points away from being a spike!
Carlton Hughes (Green Coast Homes) 5 points away from being a spike!
Paul Andrews (Barnes & Phillips Real Estate) 5.5 points away from being a spike!
Tom Natoli (Integrity Companies) 5.5 points away from being a spike!
Anyone is eligible. Help grow our CDBIA Family. Invite your friends and business partners to come join the fun!
Planning on attending South East Builders Conference?
Join us July 28-29, 2016 in Kissimmee, Florida for the largest regional building industry trade show in the
Southeast! “SEBCville: Building in Paradise” will include Residential and Commercial Construction Educational Sessions, a two-day Expo Hall, and lots of fun filled and sandy social events. This is your opportunity to make personal connections with leading industry professionals by meeting face-to-face with
over 250 manufacturers and suppliers showcasing an astounding array of innovative products. Visit
www.sebcshow.com to learn more!
The first 1,500 registrants will be entered into a drawing for a $250 VISA Gift Card.
Members: CDBIA Members receive a free expo hall pass (valued at $25.00).
Save the Date:
July
* There is no General Membership Meeting in July
07/04/2016
CDBIA Office will be closed for Independence Day
07/08/2016
CDBIA Building Industry Hour on 1580am with Jeff Collins
07/15/2016
CDBIA Building Industry Hour on 1580am with Jeff Collins
07/18/2016
CDBIA Membership Committee Meeting at Luigi’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
07/21/2016
CDBIA Member Mixer hosted by Rise’ Wells (Michael Saunders) at the CDBIA office
07/22/2016
Building Industry Oversight Committee (BIOC)
07/27/2016-07/30/2016 Southeast Building Conference www.sebcshow.com
Save the Date:
August 2nd: CDBIA General Membership Meeting
August 13: Bowling & Billiards
August 17th: CDBIA Member Mixer at Security Alarm Corporation
September 16-17 SWFL Rockin’ and Reelin’ Fishing Tournament
Executive Board
Kevin Koch, President
AADisaster Restoration 24/7
Patrick Lewis,
1st Vice President
Sharp Development of SWFL
Jonathan Kapper, Treasurer
Kapper Contracting
Rick Ilmberger,
Associate Vice President
Suncoast Glass & Mirror
MEMBER MIXERS ARE BACK!
Mellisa Ginn, Secretary
Presto Air
Thank you Suncoast One Title & Closing for
hosting the Member Mixer on June 22nd!
Robert Markel
Immediate Past President
Royalty Construction
Board Members
Dave Appelo
Apex Roofmasters
Anna Crapet
Bacon’s Furniture
Suncoast One Team
Jennifer DonovanDonovan-Uebelacker
Suncoast Sales LLC
Peter Ide
Vantage Homes
Melanie Markel
Array of Cabinets
Penny McIlwain
L&W Supply
Blair McVety
Charlotte County Seawalls
TJ Thornberry
Thornberry Custom Builders
Bill Truex
Truex Preferred Construction
CHARLOTTE-DESOTO BIA
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Donna Barrett
Executive Officer
17984 Toledo Blade Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
(941) 625625-0804
FAX (941) 627627-0804
www.CDBIA.com