FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
BUILDING (STRUCTURAL)

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
2:00 P.M. – 2:24 P.M.

TELECONFERENCE/WEBINAR MEETING 
FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

 

 

 TAC/POC MEMBERS AND OBJECTIVES

STRUCTURAL TAC MEMBERS PRESENT: CW Macomber, Dick Wilhelm for Steve Strawn, Craig Parrino, Joe Hetzel, Daniel L. Lavrich, Do Y. Kim, Jaime Gascon, Remington Brown for Warner Chang, David Compton, Cris Fardelmann

·         Objectives 

·         To consider, discuss and provide recommendations on one declaratory statement..

 MEETING AGENDA

OBJECTIVE

REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  Description of issue, discussion by TAC, public comment, TAC action

2:00 P.M.

 1)

Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

Reviewed and Approved of October 6, 2015 Meeting Agenda
Reviewed and Approved of  August 6, 2015 Meeting Minutes

2)

The committee considered, discussed and provided recommendations to the Commission on the following declaratory statement:

 

-          DS2015-092 by Andrew Lovenstein of Bracken Engineering http://www.floridabuilding.org/fbc/commission/FBC_1015/DEC_Statements/STAFF_ANALYSIS-DS2015-092.htm

 

Question 1:      Does the statement within the Florida Building Code – Building Preface govern even though it’s not within the body of the Code?

 

Answer:          Yes, the “Preface” in question is an integral part of the 5th Edition (2014) Florida Building Code as adopted by Rule 61G20-1.001 FAC. 

 

 

Question 2:     Does the statement within the Preface exempt all of the code requirements that address Roof Snow Load Data and Earthquake Design Data within sections 1603.1.3 and 1603.1.5?

 

Answer:          Yes, the “Preface” in question is an integral part of the 5th Edition (2014) Florida Building Code as adopted by Rule 61G20-1.001 FAC and as such the roof snow load data and earthquake design data within section 1603.1.3 and 1603.1.5 and 1613 FBC do not apply to the project in question. 

 

 

3)

Comments from TAC and public

4)

Adjourned at 2:24 PM

 STAFF CONTACTS: Joe Bigelow, Planning Analyst joe.bigelow@myfloridalicense.com (850) 717-1829

or Mo Madani, Manager mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com

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