SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 2010 FBC

7/9/09

 

 

 

NOTE CHANGES TO CODE DEVLOPMENT APPROACH:

 

This approach defers printing of codebooks until after the completion of the glitch amendment fixes to the FBC Update which is presented to the public as a Supplement to the 2009 I Codes. The FBC Update will be published online for public review. The codebooks publishing will begin when the FBC Update/Supplement is published to the web.

At least one contractor will be hired to evaluate the FBC Update for errors and unintended consequences, conflicts with laws and rules, etc. The review should start at point when TAC recommendations are developed and proceed through the time up till glitch amendments due date. This may be the publishing contractor who will identify these glitches during the publishing process similar to what the ICC does when publishing the new I codes.

The true glitches and Update of the NEC edition will be addressed through a limited glitch amendment process. The output of this glitch amendment process will be published on the web.

The printed 2010 FBC will be published using the FBC Update Supplement and the Glitch Amendment results. Given the glitches will be limited and ideally identified by the publisher (and perhaps an additional contractor) the time to completion of the final printed codes will be short.

This plan’s timeline for implementation by 12/31/11 depends on the assumption that the 2010 FBC is established by adopting the 2009 I codes by reference and the 2010 Supplement of Florida modifications in Rule 9B-3.047. Codebooks will be provided but will not be adopted by reference in the rule. This allows the 6 month availability before implementation date to be based on the initial FBC Update rule filing rather than waiting for codebooks to be on the street.

This plan also adheres to the principle of the 3 year updates of the FFPC and FBC taking effect at the same time to avoid conflicts as directed by law. It uses the last date identified by the SFM legal counsel’s opinion that the FFPC can be implemented , 12/31 of the year before the year date of the next edition of the NFPA standards that form its basis, as the target for implementation of the FBC update.

 

          2010 Update to the Florida Building Code

 

            Printed 2009 International Codes published and available to the public                4/2/09

                         2009 I Codes must be available to public for 6 months prior to selection

 

            Commission selects 2009 I Codes as foundation for 2010 FBC (Oct Cmsn meeting)                     10/13/09

            Initiation draft of 2010 FBC Supplement with all 2007 FBC Florida specific                  3/1/10             

                        amendments referenced to the 2009 I Codes posted to the web.

Proposed amendments must use this Supplement’s section numbering.

(Note: The 2007 FBC Supplement and Glitch 1 and Glitch 2 Amendment Supplements,

all existing Florida specific amendments are currently posted to the Commission’s website

and the 2009 I Codes are available to the public as of April 2009. The law provides 6 months

from I Codes availability before the Commission can begin the 2010 FBC development.

            Local amendments posted to 2010 Code development section of the website.               3/1/10             

           

FFPC to FBC correlations/overlaps identified and recommendations developed                         (see subtasks below)

            Proposed amendments to the 2009 I Codes and Florida specific amendments due                     4/2/10             

Proposed amendments posted to the Commission website by                                                  5/1/10             

            45 day comment period ends    (By law- 45 day min before TAC review)                                          6/15/10           

TACs review proposed Florida amendments and make recommendations                            8/9-10/10        

      at Rule Development Workshop(August Commission meeting)

            TAC recommendations (tracking charts) posted to web                                                 9/3/10             

            45 day comment period ends    (By law- 45 day min before Commission review)                               10/18/10         

            TACs review comments and prepare public comment for Rule Hearing                          11/15/10         

Commission considers TAC recommendations on proposed amendments                                  12/7-8/10                                 at Rule Adoption Hearing (December Commission meeting)

            File Rule adopting the 2010 FBC and post Supplement to web                                      2/1/11             

            Code amended to resolve glitches (see Glitch schedule below)                                                      4/11-6/11        

            Code implemented (By law- no sooner than 6 months from available to public)                                12/31/11         

Note: By law this is the latest date the Florida Fire Code can be implemented.

The goal is to implement the FFPC and FBC concurrently.

 

 

            Subtasks:

Review of Florida specific amendments overlap with 2006 to 2009 I Codes changes           4/09-12/09               

                        identified by staff in the originating draft 2010 FBC Supplement                         3/1/10 

            (Note: Law requires review of Florida specific amendments when I codes changes address the Florida

 amendment issue All other Florida specific amendments roll forward into the FBC update unless modified

or removed by an approved amendment proposal. Staff will identify overlaps for the TACs’ and Commission’s

consideration and decision.)

                       

 

            Joint Fire TAC/Fire Code Advisory Council review of  I Codes/NFPA 1/NFPA 101    10/09-8/10

                        changes for overlaps/conflicts

                        Contractor reviews Building and Fire codes and reports                                                10/09

                        Joint Fire TAC/FCAC meetings to develop recommended fixes                         10/09-12/09

                        Fire TAC reviews proposed building code amendments for fixes                                    8/9-10/10        

            (Note: Law requires the Commission and SFM to maintain the FBC and FFPC for consistency

to avoid conflicting requirements. A contractor will identify new overlaps resulting from changes

in the new editions of the I codes and NFPA codes for consideration by the joint Fire TAC and

Fire Code Advisory Council and  decision on FBC amendments  by the Commission)

 

 (Note: Subtasks identify proposed code modifications that are integrated into the code development process.)

 

 

2.         Glitch Amendments to the 2010 Florida Building Code

 

            Schedule:

            2010 FBC Supplement published online                                                                                    2/1/11             

            Glitch amendment submittal DEADLINE                                                                                   3/1/11             

(Note: The Code publisher will identify correlation glitches and unintended consequences of Florida

specific amendments in the final 2010 FBC Supplement for correction by glitch amendment. See subtask

for adoption of the 2011 NEC via the glitch proceeding)

            Rule development workshop     (April Commission meeting)                                                          4/5/11             

            Rule adoption hearing     (June Commission meeting)                                                                    6/7/11             

            Glitch Rule adopted (filed)                                                                                                        7/1/11             

            Code printed with glitch fixes and available to the public                                                            10/1/11           

            2010 FBC effective                                                                                                                12/31/11         

Note: By law this is the latest date the Florida Fire Prevention Code can be implemented.

The goal is to implement the FFPC and FBC concurrently.

 

            Subtask:

            Review 2011 NEC (Note: not subject to glitch proposal submittal deadline)                        1/11-4/11        

            Recommend whether to adopt as glitch  (August Commission meeting)                                           4/5/11             

            Adoption per schedule above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intervals Between Milestones:

 

Option 1:

    Time                               From                                                        To

 

  6 months        2009 I Codes available to public           Commission selects 2009 I Codes

11 months        2009 I Codes available for review         2007 FBC Supplement* ready for amendments

11 months        2009 I Codes available for review         Florida mod overlaps with I Code Changes;     

                                                                                        local amendments; FFPC Correlations: identified

                                                                                        for review in the update proceeding.

12 months        2009 I Codes available for review         Amendment proposals due date (4/2/10)

  1 month          Supplement* ready for amendmnts        Amendment proposals due date (4/2/10)

  1 month          Amendment proposals due date            Amendment proposals posted to web (5/1/10)

45 days            Proposed amendmnts posted to web     Comment on proposals period ends (6/15/10)

  7 weeks         Comment period ends                           TACs review proposed amendments at Rule Workshop

  3 weeks         TACs review amendments/RDW          TAC recommendations posted to web

45 days            TAC recmnds posted to web                Comment on TAC recommendations period ends

  1 month          Comment period ends                           TACs review comments and report to Commission

  2 months        Comment period ends               Commission considers TAC rcmnds at Rule Hearing

  7 weeks         Rule AdoptionHearing              Rule filed and 2010 FBC Supplement** posted to web

  1 month          2010 Supplement**on web                  Glitch amendment submittal deadline

  1 month          Amendment deadline                            Rule Development Workshop

  2 months        Rule Development Workshop               Rule Adoption Hearing

  1 month          Rule Hearing                                         Rule filed/adopted

  3 months        Rule filed/adopted                                 Codebooks available to the public

  3 months        Codebooks available                            Code implementation date

 

*  The 2007 FBC Supplement is all the Florida specific amendments to the 2006 I Codes and together with the I Codes are used as the documents amendments must be proposed to.

 

** The 2010 FBC Supplement is all Florida specific amendments to the 2009 I Codes coming out of the Update proceeding. This supplement will be evaluated for conflicts with the FFPC, errors, unintended consequences, etc.

 

Option 2: