FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

PLENARY SESSION

 April 15, 2025

 8:30 A.M.

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MEETING OBJECTIVES

Ø  To Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Minutes).

Ø  To Consider/Decide on Chair's Discussion Issues/Recommendations.

Ø  To Review and Approve the Updated Florida Building Code, 9th Edition (2026), Workplan.

Ø  To Review and Approve Revised TAC and Commission Code Review Processes.

Ø  To Review and Accept an Interim Report Regarding Survey of Building Damage from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton

Ø  To Conduct a Rule Workshop on Rule 61G20-1.00, Florida Administrative Code

Ø  To Consider/Decide on Applications for Product Approval and Entity Approval.

Ø  To Consider/Decide on Applications for Accreditor and Course Approval.

Ø  To Consider/Decide on Applications for Waiver from Accessibility Requirements.

Ø  To Receive a Legal Report Briefing.

Ø  To Consider/Decide on Petitions for Declaratory Statements.

Ø  To Receive/Decide on Reports and Recommendations from Committees.

Ø  To Hear Public Comment.

Ø  To Identify Needed Next Steps, Assignments, and Agenda Items for Next Meeting

 

COMMISSION COMMITTEE ON SITE AND TELECONFERENCE/WEBINAR MEETINGS

February 20, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Energy Technical Advisory Committee

March 11, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Hurricane Research Advisory Committee

March 28, 2025

9:00 a.m.

Education Program Oversight Committee

March 28, 2025

1:30 a.m.

Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee

March 31, 2025

10:00 a.m.

Product Approval Program Oversight Committee

March 31, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Accessibility Advisory Council Committee

 

MEETING AGENDA—April 15, 2025

 

All Agenda Times—Including Adjournment—Are Approximate and Subject to Change

 

8:30 a.m.

1)

Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

 

2)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda

 

 

3)

Review and Approval of the February 11, 2025, Meeting Minutes and Facilitator’s Summary Report

 

4)

Chair’s Discussion Issues

 

Future Meetings:
June 10, 2025 – Web-Based and Teleconference Virtual Meeting

·      August 12, 2025 – Onsite Location TBD

·      October 14, 2025 – Web-Based and Teleconference Virtual Meeting

·      December 9, 2025 – Onsite Location TBD

 

Updated Commission Milestones

 

Proposed Bills

Bill Matrix
- Bill Matrix -Expanded

 

 

5)

A.      Florida Building Code, 9th Edition (2026), Updated Workplan Approval
TAC Schedule

B.     Revised TAC Code Review and Recommendations Processes and Commission Code Review and Approval Process Approval
1.TAC-Code-Preliminary-Recommendation-Process-2026 Adopted August-2024- Rev April 2025.pdf
2.TAC-Comment-Review-Final-Recommendations-Process-2026-Update-Adopted-13-August-2024-Revised-15-April-2025.pdf
3.FBC-Code-Approval-Process-2026-Update-Adopted-13-August-2024-Revised-15-April-2025.pdf

 

 

6)

Interim Report Regarding Survey of Building Damage from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton

 

 

7)

Rule Workshop on Rule 61G20-1.001, Florida Administrative Code.

 

Supplement 4 – Editorial changes

 

 

 

8)

Applications for Product (2023) and Entity Approval

 

 

9)

Applications for Accreditor and Course Approval

 

 

10)

Applications for Waiver from Accessibility Requirements

  1. 2746 Park St, LLC – Waiver 692 - 2746 Park Street., Jacksonville 32205 - Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor.
  2. IKO Clay Hill – Waiver 697 - 6598 County Road 218., Maxville 32234 - Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor.
  3. Tenant Separation 1st/2nd Floor for 1112 SE 9th LN – Waiver 714 - 1112 SE 8th LN, Cape Coral 33990 - Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor.
  4. ALTERATIONS AND LEGALIZATION AT 1820 – Waiver 708 - 1820 SW 3 Ave., Miami 33129 - Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor.
  5. GROW HEALTHY DISPENSARY – Waiver 706 - 19510 US-1, Tequesta 33477 - Issue: Vertical accessibility to the second floor.

 

 

11)

Legal Report

 

 

12)

Declaratory Statements Report

A.      DS 2025-003 by Kyle Davis of Coburn and Associates Staff Analysis

 

 

13)

Committee Reports

A.      Education Program Oversight Committee (March 28, 2025)

B.      Energy Technical Advisory Committee (February 20, 2025)

C.      Hurricane Research Advisory Committee (March 11, 2025)

D.     Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee (March 28, 2025)

E.      Product Approval Program Oversight Committee (March 31, 2025) Facilitators Report

 

 

14)

Commissioner Comment

 

15)

Public Comment

 

16)

Adjourn Commission Plenary Session