FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

Plumbing TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday August 6, 2014

2:00 P.M. – 2:23 PM

WORKGROUP MEETING OBJECTIVES

• Considered and discussed the following Declaratory Statements: DS 2014-084 by Gary Kozan of Ridgeway Plumbing Inc. and DS2014-066 by Edward Rojas of the City of Doral.

committee members

M TAC Members Present: Chair Robert G. Boyer, Mike Robbins, Gary Kozan, Gary Duren, Robert Trumbower, Brian Langille, Jim Bickford and Frederick Schilling

TAC Members not Present: Joseph Kajak and George Seiler

MEETING Minutes — Wednesday August 6, 2014
All Agenda Times—Including Adjournment—Are Approximate and Subject to Change
2:00	A.)	Welcome and Opening
	B.)	Agenda Reviewed and Approved. Gary Duren made a motion to approve the Agenda and Frederick Schilling made a second with unanimous approval by the TAC.
	C.)	Approved minutes from August 1, 2013 meeting. Frederick Schilling made a motion to approve minutes and Jim Bickford made a second with unanimous approval by the TAC.
	D.)	Considered and discussed the following Declaratory Statement: DS 2014-084 by Gary Kozan of Ridgeway Plumbing Inc. Question: The issue is whether a water heater that is installed in a garage, but at the same elevation as the interior finished floor, is required to have a pan. Answer: No. As per Chapter 2, Definition of “Habitable Space”. A garage is not habitable space and no pan is required even if the heater is installed at the same elevation as the finished floor of the structure. Gary Duren made a motion to accept the staff analysis as presented, seconded by Jim Bickford with unanimous approval by the TAC.
	E.)	Considered and discussed the following Declaratory Statement: DS2014-066 by Edward Rojas of the City of Doral. Question: When classifying an Assembly use as a Business according to the 2010 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 3, section 303.1 exception 1. Does the 2010 Florida Building Code, Plumbing, chapter 4, section 403.2, Separate Facilities, Exception 3 also apply? Answer: Yes. The project in question (i.e. business occupancy with floor area of 1,711 Square feet and occupant load of less than 50 persons) would fall within the scope of Section 403.2, Exception 3 of the 2010 Florida Building Code, Plumbing. Jim Bickford made a motion to accept the staff analysis as presented, seconded by Frederick Schilling with unanimous approval by the TAC.
	F.)	General Public Comment - None
	G.)	Identify Other Business - None
2:23	H.)	Adjourn

Staff Contacts: Chip Sellers, Government Operations Consultant (850) 717-1827 chip.sellers@myfloridalicense.com or Mo Madani, Manager mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com (850) 717-1825

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