Published on: 4518568. The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on March 27, 2007, by Eric Schweickert, on behalf of The Energy Outlet, Inc. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 33, No. 14, of the April 6, 2007, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of Rules 61G4-15.012 , F.A.C entitled “Certification of Residential Solar Water Heating Specialty Contractors,” and 61G4-15.021, F.A.C., entitled “Certification of Solar Contractors.” Petitioner seeks a temporary waiver from working under a Residential Solar Water Heating Specialty Contractor license, as defined in Rule 61G4-15.012, in order to operate under a Solar Contractor license, which would allow petitioner to continue to install photovoltaic systems under Rule 61G4-15.021, F.A.C. This would be a temporary waiver until petitioner completes certification for a Solar Contractor license. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held May 11, 2007, in Tampa, Florida.
The Board’s Order denied the petition finding that Petitioner failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 489.105, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Rules 61G4-15.012 and 61G4-15.021, F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner had failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rules to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.