2^nd Boyer – or NAR

NAR no needed for state-wide use

0 Yes – 9 No

ROOFING

Local Technical Amendments

to the

2014 5^th Edition Florida Building Code

JURISDICTION

DOCUMENT with TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

TEXT OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

TAC REVEW

Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board

1509.6.5 Mechanical Units.

Roof mounted mechanical units shall be mounted on curbs raised a minimum of 8 inches (203

mm) above the roof surface, or where roofing materials extend beneath the unit, on raised

equipment supports providing a minimum clearance height in accordance with Table 1509.6.5.

Exception: In buildings where the existing rooftop equipment, in the opinion of the building official,

provides sufficient clearance to repair, recover, replace and/or maintain the roofing system or any

of its components, such existing equipment need not comply with Table 1509.6.5.

TABLE 1509.6.5
CLEARANCE BELOW RAISED ROOF
MOUNTED MECHANICAL UNITS
WIDTH OF MECHNAICAL UNIT (inches)	MINIMUM CLEARANCE ABOVE SURFACES (inches)
<24	14
24 < 36	18 14
36 < 48	24 14
48 < 60	30 14
>60	48

Exception: When removing or replacing roof mounted mechanical units for individual units and/or

spaces within multi-unit buildings the individual units mav be reinstalled utilizing the existing system of

attachment. At such time of reroofing of the building all mechanical units must be brought into

compliance with this code section.

Mechanical and Roofing TAC’s.