NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Florida Building Commission

RULE CHAPTER NO.: RULE CHAPTER TITLE:

9B-7 Florida Building Commission – Handicapped Accessibility Standards.

RULE NO. RULE TITLE:

9B-7.003 Procedures.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update or correct referenced topics identified by the Florida Building Commission’s Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: A Notice of Proposed Rule Development for 9B-7.003 and 9B-7.0042 appeared in the March 9, 2007, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The purpose of this rule amendment is to update the form adopted for submission of a waiver request, address accessible parking within the Accessibility Code for Building Construction, and make a correction pertaining to ramp width within the Code.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: (If one has been prepared.) Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.512(1), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.512(1), FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission pursuant to its agenda.

PLACE: Embassy Suites Tampa – USF, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612-9412

Any person requiring special accommodations at the hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850) 487-1824, at least seven days before the date of the workshop. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Community Affairs using the Florida Dual Party Relay System, which can be reached at 1(800) 955-8770 (voice) or 1(800) 955-9771 (TDD).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850) 487-1824.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

9B-7.003 Procedures.

(1) All applications for a waiver or modification of the requirements of the Act or the Code shall be filed on the Request for Waiver, Forms No. 2001-01 and 2001-02, which the Commission hereby incorporates by reference, effective January 20, 2002. Copies of Forms No. 2002-01 and 2001-02 are available by writing to the Codes and Standards Section, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100. Upon certification from an applicant that all information requested by these rules has been furnished, the request will be scheduled for consideration at the Commission’s next scheduled meeting provided that at least 14 days notice can be given to the members of the Advisory Council.

(2) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 553.512(1) FS. Law Implemented 553.512(1) FS. History – New 1-31-79, Formerly 9B-7.03, Amended 10-1-96, 9-14-97, 9-7-00, 1-20-02, .

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850) 487-1824.

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULES: Janice Browning, Director, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 26, 2007

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 9, 2007.