Florida Building Commission

Plenary Session

February 4-5, 2013

TradeWinds

5500 Gulf Boulevard,

St. Pete Beach, FL 33706

 

 

Commission Objectives

Ø To Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Minutes)

Ø To Consider/Decide on Chair's Discussion Issues/Recommendations.

Ø To Consider and Approve the Updated Workplan

Ø To Consider/Decide on Accessibility Waiver Applications.

Ø To Consider/Decide on Approvals and Revocations of Products and Product Approval Entities.

Ø To Consider Applications for Accreditor and Course Approval.

Ø To Consider Presentation on Commission Processes and Duties and Obligations Attendant to Commission Service.

Ø To Consider/Decide on Legal Issues: Binding Interpretations, Specifically Binding Interpretation #91, and Petitions for Declaratory Statements.

Ø To Consider/Decide on Issues Related to Adoption of Rules.

Ø To Consider a Presentation by the International Code Council and Issues Related to Publication of the Next Edition of the Florida Building Code.

Ø To Consider/Decide on Technical Advisory Committees Reports/Recommendations.

Ø To Consider/Decide on POCs Reports/Recommendations: Education and Product Approval Program Oversight Committee (POCs).

Ø To Consider Proposed Code Modifications for the Next Edition of the Florida Building Code, and Committee Recommendations and Public Comments in Relation Thereto.

Ø To Hear Public Comment.

Ø To Identify Needed Next Steps, Assignments, and Agenda Items For Next Meeting.

 

 

Committee and Workgroup Meetings held in conjunction with the Plenary Session

Meetings are held by teleconference and webinar unless otherwise indicated by site identification

January 3

9:00 a.m.

Joint Building Fire Technical Advisory Committee and Fire Code Advisory Council

January 10

9:00 a.m.

Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee

January 10

1:00 p.m.

Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee

January 11

9:00 a.m.

Mechanical Technical Advisory Committee

January 11

11:30 a.m.

Education Program Oversight Committee

January 11

1:00 p.m.

Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee

January 14

9:00 a.m.

Building Fire Technical Advisory Committee

January 14

1:00 p.m.

Electrical Technical Advisory Committee

January 14

2:30 p.m.

Accessibility Technical Advisory Committee

January 16

8:30 a.m.

Swimming Pool Technical Advisory Committee (Gainesville)

January 16

1:00 p.m.

Roofing Technical Advisory Committee (Gainesville)

January 17

8:30 a.m.

Energy Technical Advisory Committee (Gainesville)

January 17

1:00 p.m.

Structural Technical Advisory Committee (Gainesville)

January 23

10:00 a.m.

Accessibility Technical Advisory Committee

January 23

2:00 p.m.

Accessibility Advisory Council

January 24

10:00 a.m.

Structural Technical Advisory Committee concurrently with the Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee

January 24

2:00 p.m.

Product Approval Program Oversight Committee

January 28

10:00 a.m.

Education Program Oversight Committee

 

 

 

Meeting Agenda—Monday, February 4, 2013

 

10:00 a.m.

1.)

Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

 

2.)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda

 

3.)

Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes: December 4, 2012 and January 7, 2013 Minutes

 

 

4.)

Chair Discussion Issues:

 

 

  1. Appointments:
    Linda Parnell to the Accessibility Technical Advisory Committee
  1. Condolences to Commissioner Hamrick
  2. Reminder Concerning Annual Exercises

 

5.)

Update to Commission Workplan

 

6.)

Accessibility Waiver Applications: Report

 

 

  1. 1676 James Avenue Hostel, Miami Beach
  2. HarborWalk Zipline Attraction Destin
  3. Christian Liagre, 137 Northeast 40th Street, Miami
  4. Naderpour & Associates, 2743 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood
  5. Haute Headz Salon, 1930 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee
  6. Palm Bay High School Press Box, 101 Pirate Lane, Melbourne
  7. Gibson Park New Construction, 350 N. W. 13th Street, Miami

 

7.)

Applications for Product and Entity Approval ( DBPR Approvals )

 

8.)

Applications for Accreditor and Course Approval

 

9.)

Petitions for Declaratory Statement: LEGAL REPORT

 

 

  1. DS 2012-081 – By Joseph Scofield of Advanced Manufacturing & Power Systems Inc.
  2. DS 2012-094 --  By Joseph Hetzel of DASMA
  3. DS 2012 -096 – By Ronald L. Rowe, Chief Building Official, City of Ocala
  4. DS 2012-097 – By Robert W. Moody, Jr. of Uretek Holdings, Inc.
  5. DS 2012-093 – By Lucy Yoon Park of LRK Inc. (recommended for dismissal)

 

10.)

Binding Interpretation # 91    [Petition challenging Interpretation]

 

11.)

Rules Report:

 

 

  1. Rule 61G20-1.002, Alternative Design Method for Screen Enclosures. [ JAPC Letter] [proposed response] [NOPC]
  2. Rule 61G20-2.002, Statewide Amendments to the Florida Building Code.
  3. Rule 61G20-3.015, Equivalence of Standards.  [ JAPC letter]  [ proposed response]
  4. Rule 61G-20-4.001, Accessibility Standard—Procedures; Rule 61G-20-4.002, 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction. [link JAPC Letter] [ proposed Response] [NOPC]
  5. Rule 61G20-6.002, Commission Approval of Advanced Building Code Training 

 

12.)

Contracting and Publication Issues Related to the Next Edition of the Florida Building Code; Presentation by the International Code Council

 

13.)

Orientation; Commission and State Processes and Procedures [Link travel power point] [link ethics powerpoint]

 

14.)

Committee Reports:

 

 

  1. Accessibility Technical Advisory Committee (01-14-2013) (01-23-2013) (Oct 2012 )
  2. Building Code System Uniform Implementation Evaluation Workgroup
  3. Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  4. Education Program Oversight Committee
  5. Electrical Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  6. Energy Technical Advisory Committee  ( Oct 2012)
  7. Fire Technical Advisory Committee (01-03-13)  ( 01-14-2013) ( Oct 2012 )
  8. Mechanical Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012)
  9. Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  10. Product Approval Program Oversight Committee
  11. Roofing Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  12. Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  13. Structural Technical Advisory Committee(01-17-13) (01-24-13) (Oct 2012 )
  14. Swimming Pool Technical Advisory Committee (Oct 2012 )
  15. Special Occupancy concurrent with Structural

 

15.)

Public Comment

 

16.)

Discuss and Consider Proposed Modifications to the 2012 International Codes for Inclusion in the Next Edition of the Florida Building Code

 

17.)

Recess

 

 

Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, February 5, 2013

 

8:30 a.m.

1.)

Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

 

2.)

Continue and Conclude Discussion and Consideration of Proposed Modifications to the 2012 International Codes for Inclusion in the Next Edition of the Florida Building Code

 

3.)

Public Comment

 

4.)

Commissioner Comment

 

5.)

Adjourn