Florida Building Commission

CODE ADMINISTRATION

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

MINUTES

June 5, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.

 

Meeting was held via teleconference/webinar:

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TAC Objectives

SPECIAL OCCUPANCY TAC Members Present: Chairman: Vacant; Hamid Bahadori, Bob Boyer, Dick Browdy, Don Brown, Bill Dumbaugh,

Members Absent: Jay Carlson, John O’Connor, Tim Tolbert.

Guests Present: Chester Darby, Barry Schneer, Don Fuchs, Dwight Wilkes.

Staff Present: Mo Madani, Marlita Peters, Jim Hammers, Ila Jones, April Hammonds, Jim Richmond, Joe Bigelow, Robert Benbow, Zubeyde Binici

Objective – To consider, discuss and provide recommendations for consideration by the Commission on a request for Declaratory Statement.

 

Meeting Minutes

Objective

Review of objectives will include the following: 

Description of issue, discussion by TAC, public comment, TAC action.

1)

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Marlita Peters including meeting protocol.

2)

Roll Call: a quorum was present.

3)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda: Motion to approve as posted by Dick Browdy, seconded by Bob Boyer.  Unanimous approval.

4)

Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes of March 28, 2014: Motion to accept minutes of previous meeting by Bob Boyer, seconded by Dick Browdy.  Unanimous approval.

5)

Review and make recommendation to the Commission regarding:

DS2014-042, petitioned by Barry A. Schneer. 

Mr. Schneer provided opening comments and Mo Madani provided staff analysis.  After discussion, motion was made by Dick Browdy to accept staff recommendation and dismiss this request for declaratory statement DS2014-042, seconded by Bob Boyer based on staff analysis.  Action is as follows: “The Commission has no authority on this issue” (see staff analysis).  Vote taken with unanimous approval.

6)

Review and make recommendation to the Commission regarding:

DS2014-043, petitioned by City of Oviedo, Donald L. Fuchs, Jr.   

Mr. Fuchs provided a brief statement as to request for declaratory statement.  Staff analysis was provided by Mo. Madani which included an overview of the original request for declaratory statement, and a modification to the original question to include a change in one word in the question which the Fire and Electrical TAC’s voted on as modified.  The modified question is, “Since the townhouse unit is considered a single-family dwelling unit, with a zero lot line, must each townhouse unit have their own separate utilities including electric, fire sprinkler system if required, and water sewer service within their own property building?”  Mr. Madani provided the decisions as voted upon by the Fire and Electrical TAC’s which states, “Yes, the building should be treated as a separate building pursuant to R302.2 of the Florida Building Code-Residential volume”   In summary, staff concluded that each building should be treated as a separate unit and utilities should be provided to each unit independently.  April Hammonds, legal staff for the Commission advised that, included in this request as statement of fact and ‘legal term of art’ is that these units are “fee-simple” (the owner maintains ownership of the land below and the air space above the property that is owned.

Bill Dumbaugh motioned to respond “Yes” to the question as stated by the Fire and Electrical TAC’s, seconded by Don Brown.  With no further discussion by the TAC, vote was called, with a unanimous vote to approve motion as also approved by both the Fire and Electrical TACs.

7)

Review and make recommendation to the Commission regarding:

DS2014-061, petitioned by Chester Darby   

Mr. Darby provided a brief statement as to request for Declaratory Statement.  Mr. Mo Madani provided the staff analysis regarding the requirements of threshold inspections and concluded that the answer to all five projects provided in the request have the following answer:

 

Staff Analysis:

Project 1

5 story, 8,750sf, 35 unit condominium. Post tension structure with cast in place columns and beams. Scope of work is to lock-off remove/replace and re-tension approximately 600 post tension anchors throughout the structure as well as completely remove and recast 10 cantilever balconies 840sf and perform partial structural repairs to various columns, beams, and slabs.

 

Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec 110.3.7.1?

 

Answer: Yes, the level of work in question involves alteration to the structural  components of a threshold building “5 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code, Building.

 

Project 2

7 story, 19,500sf, 98 unit condominium. Structure is elevated above an on grade parking area. Building is hollow core panel with cast in place columns and beams with exterior walkways. Scope of work is to remove wall and structural topping, reinforce slab and install new fall protection wall at exterior walkways. Completely remove and replace with conventional concrete 10 Interior hollow core panels.

 

Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec 110.3.7.1?

 

Answer: Yes, the level of work in question involves alteration to the structural  components of a threshold building “7 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code, Building.

 

Project 3

4 story, 27,000 sf, 60 unit condominium. Structure is cast in place concrete. Scope of work is to completely remove 3,240sf of exterior cantilevered balconies and Cast in place new.

 

Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec110.3.7.1?

 

Answer: Yes, the level of work in question involves alteration to the structural  components of a threshold building “4 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities list above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code, Building.


Project 4

Elevated 25 story, 10,000 sf, 25 unit condominium. Structure is cast in place concrete. Scope of work is to perform various structural repairs to columns and beams including building support columns.

 

Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec 110.3.7.1?

 

Answer: Yes, the level of work in question involves repair to the structural components of a threshold building “25 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code, Building.

 

Project 5

7 story, 37,500sf, 80 unit condominium. Structure is cast in place concrete. Scope of work is to support and sever 72 balconies, remove 1ft strip of concrete from each balcony at building plane, repair structural steel and recast. Remove and replace 80 floor to ceiling exterior glass wall systems with added cast in place reinforcing columns.

 

Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec 110.3.7.1?

 

Answer: Yes, the level of work in question involves repair/alteration to the structural components of a threshold building “7 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code, Building.

 

Motion was provided by Don Brown to accept the staff recommendations, seconded by Bob Boyer.  With no further discussion, the vote was called with a unanimous vote to accept the motion.

8)

Discuss and recommend potential research topics for consideration by the Commission.

Dick Browdy suggested that a state-wide analysis of permitting fees and permitting plan review times and, perhaps other issues, would help evaluate the uniformity of the administration of our ‘uniform (building) code and assist with providing some consistency throughout the different jurisdictions in the administration of the uniform code.  At the very least, provide research and analysis in the districts which provide 75%-80% of the total permits applied for within the state. It was also suggested that perhaps BOAF already has this information or can be a catalyst to obtain this information. There was a workgroup in the recent past which reported that there is a major disparity in the permitting fees and time schedules to apply for and obtain permits but nothing was moved forward based on that report. 

None of the TAC members made a motion to move this forward for a vote.

9)

Other Commission business - None

10)

Public Comment – None.

11)

Member Comment – None.

12)

Schedule next meeting – to be determined.

13)

Adjournment. Stand adjourned at 3:42pm.

 

 

 

Staff Contacts: Marlita Peters, Marlita.peters@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 922-6864; Mo Madani, mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com

Note: This document is available to any person requiring materials in alternate format upon request.  Contact the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Office of Codes and Standards, 1940 N. Monroe Street, Suite 90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0772 or call 850-487-1824.