Florida Building Commission

Fire Technical Advisory Committee

concurrent with the

Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee

Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

1:00 P.m. until completion

 

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TAC MEMBERS

Ř FIRE TAC Members: Hamid Bahadori, Chair, Tony Apfelbeck, Joe Belcher, Charlie Frank,  Jeffery Gross, Robert Hamberger, Joe Holland, Brad Schiffer, James R. Schock, and Peter T. Schwab.

 

TAC Objectives

Ř Objective:  To provide comments to the Rule Development Workshop “Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.” of June 8, 2016 for the purpose of reviewing proposed code language for the implementation of HB 535 and SB 1602.

 

Meeting Agenda

Objective

Review of objectives will include the following:  Description of issue, discussion by TAC, public comment, TAC action

1)

Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

2)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda

3)

Review and Approval of April 7, 2016 Meeting Minutes

4)

Provide comments to the Rule Development Workshop “Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.” of June 8, 2016 for the purpose of reviewing proposed code language for the implementation of HB 535 and SB 1602 Proposed Code Changes.

 

Sections 17 (19):  Provides for provisions relating to service access elevators and elevators lobbies in certain buildings (Concurently with Special Occupancy TAC)

 

SB 1602: Provides for clearance requirements for elevators inside a private residence. (Concurently with Special Occupancy TAC)
Comment #1 (SB 1602): FDBPR/ Bureau of Elevator Safety/Doug Melvin
Comment #2 (SB 1602): FDBPR/ Bureau of Elevator Safety/Doug Melvin

 

 

5)

Fire Technical Advisory Committee (Separately)

Provide comments to the Rule Development Workshop “Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.” of June 8, 2016 for the purpose of reviewing proposed code language for the implementation of HB 535 and SB 1602 Proposed Code Changes.

 

Section 24: Provides for exemptions for certain applications from certain smoke alarm requirements.
Comment #1 (HB 535 – Section 24): Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources/Oriol Haage

           

Section 32: Provides for definition of the term “Fire separation distance”.

 

Section 33:  Provides for requirements for opening and roof overhang projections for zero lot-line dwellings. 

 

Section 36: Provides for minimum fire separation distances for non-fire resistant rated exterior walls.

 

Section 37: Provides for requirements that a restaurant, cafeteria, or similar dining facility have sprinklers only under specific circumstances.

 

6)

Other TAC Business

7)

Public Comment

8)

Member Comment

9)

Adjourn

Staff Contacts: Robert Benbow, Robert.benbow@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 717-1828; Mo Madani, Manager, mo.madani@myfloridalicense.comTeleconference Process and Etiquette URL: (attached) Note: This document is available to any person requiring materials in alternate format upon request.  Contact Office of Codes and Standards, Florida Building Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 90A, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or call (850) 487-1824.