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APRIL 7, 2010
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The detailed “Facilitator’s Report” is located at:
http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fbc/commission/1_commission_meetings.htm
or
http://consensus.fsu.edu/FBC/fbc_reports.html
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Next Meeting of the Commission:
June 7, 8 & 9, 2010, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando,
Florida
Major Business and Actions
The Commission reviewed the 2010 Florida Building
Code development and adoption plan and was advised
900 proposed code modifications were submitted and
will be considered by the TACs at the Commission’s
August meeting. A rule development workshop was
conducted on Rule 9B-72, Education. Routine business
was conducted as follows.
Workplan: See the “Facilitator’s Report”
Product Approvals: See the “Facilitator’s Report”
Accessibility Code Waivers: See the “Facilitator’s
Report” for waiver analysis.
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1. Pine Creek Sporting Club |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to the upper levels of
a tree house structure.
Action: Deferred at the request of the
applicant.
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2. The Pink House |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor
and insufficient door width.
Action: Dismissed due to lack of
jurisdiction.
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3. Xixon Café Restaurant |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to raised and sunken
dining areas in a restaurant.
Action: Deny for lack of sufficient
information.
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4. K-8 School EE |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in an auditorium and teaching theater.
Action: Grant, based on technical
infeasibility.
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5. Hernando High School EEE |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seating
in a retractable bleacher system and bleachers at
football, baseball and softball fields.
Action: Grant, provided revised
drawing is submitted to reflect required companion
seats at the football stadium; grant for baseball
field provided revised drawings are submitted
reflecting the required additional accessible
seating location and companion seat; and, grant for
the gymnasium, provided revised drawing is submitted
to reflect required companion seats.
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6. City of Miami College of Policing |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in a stadium style auditorium.
Action: Grant.
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7. Ruby Diamond Auditorium Renovation and Expansion |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in a tiered auditorium and the upper level
parterres.
Action: Grant as unnecessary.
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8. FIU PG5 Classroom |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in two tiered classrooms.
Action: Grant, as technically
infeasible.
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9. USF Baseball/Softball Complex |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of a
spectator stadium.
Action: Grant, as unnecessary.
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10. Clearwater Beach Life Guard Station. |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second and
third floors of a life guard station.
Action: Deny, and direct that toilet
facilities on second floor are accessible.
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11. Ivy Hill Academy |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor of
a day care center.
Action: Grant, as unnecessary.
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12. Waldorf Towers Hotel |
Issue: Providing an accessible route to t a public
entrance.
Action: Grant, provided documentation
of the historic character of the building is
submitted.
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13. The Woods Laser Tag |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to a mezzanine in a
laser tag facility.
Action: Grant, based on extreme
hardship.
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14. Epic Theaters Deltona |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in a movie theater complex.
Action: Grant, as technically
infeasible.
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15. USF Interdisciplinary Science Facility |
Issue: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats
in tiered classrooms.
Action: Grant, as unnecessary.
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16. Clear Track Productions |
Issue: Providing accessible high/low water fountain
in a recording studio
Action: Deny for lack of jurisdiction.
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17. Phillard Apartment Hotel |
Issue: Interior dimensions of an existing elevator.
Action: Grant for vertical
accessibility, as technically infeasible and
historic.
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Declaratory Statements/Interpretations:
See the
“Facilitator’s Report” and the Commission and
TAC/POC meeting Agendas online for additional
information:
http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fbc/commission/1_commission_meetings.htm
Second Hearings – Final
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DCA09-DEC-259 by Robert S. Fine Counsel for Malibu
Lodging Investments, LLC. – |
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Q: Does attachment of lightweight mural materials to
existing building facades require a permit. |
Action: Defer
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DCA09-DEC-351 by Joseph Belcher, Code Consultant –
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Q: Does standard NFPA 72 or AMMA 2100, (both adopted
by the FBC), govern electrical receptacles in
sunrooms. |
Answer: AMMA 2100
Action: Approved
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DCA09-DEC-375 by Tim Johnson of SnappBatt |
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Q1: Does the product in question fall out side the
scope of Rule 9B-72? |
Answer: Yes.
Action: Approved
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Q2: Are there requirements for product approval as
related to the use of the product. |
Answer: Yes.
Action: Approved
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DCA09-DEC-419 by Kenneth Gregory of Holland Pools |
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Q1: Does the FBC require panic hardware on gates for
outdoor public swimming pools? |
Answer: Yes
Action: Approved
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Q2: Does the FBC require sanitary facilities for
public swimming pools in addition to those
required by DOH rule 64E-9 “Table
403.8 of the FBC, Plumbing”? |
Answer: No
Action: Approved
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Q3: Regarding necessity of providing sanitary
facilities required for club house and pool area to
at one location. |
Answer: No.
Action: Approved
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First Hearings
DCA09-DEC-411 by Manny Sanchez of
Fenestration Testing Laboratory, Inc. |
Q1: When test “TAS 202” is used, is a window
manufacturer required to test three samples in
size, configuration and glazing? |
Answer: Yes
Action: Approved
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DCA10-DEC-002 by Derrek Runion of GreenBuilt, Inc. |
Q: Is a pre-engineered system that is constructed to
specific construction documents
“custom/one of a kind” and designed in
accordance with specification standards referenced
in the FBC, outside the scope of the
optional Rule 9B-72, Florida Product Approval? |
Answer: Yes, providing the system is approved
locally through building plans review and
inspection and manufactured under
quality assurance procedures as specified in the
code.
Action: Approved
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DCA10-DEC-034 by C.W. (Ben) Bentley |
Q: Is it the intent of 2007 Florida Building Code
[Residential] to allow installation of a PRV
[pressure relief] valve in the “solar
loop” portion of an active direct solar water
heating system?”, |
Answer: Yes, as long as the installation is in
accordance with the system’s listing/certification
and
the manufacturer’s installation
instructions and there is a temperature and pressure
valve
provided at the storage tank to
protect the system.
Action: Approved
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DCA10-DEC-038 by Ray Habic of Gillette Generators |
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Q: Are generator housings subject to the minimum
requirements of the Code? |
Answer: Defer for additional
information
Action: Deferred
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DCA10-DEC-045 by George Merlin of George Merlin
Associates, Inc.
Action: Withdrawn |
