Structural
Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes
Webinar/Conference
Call
Thursday, October 7, 2010
3:00 PM – Until Completion;
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Meeting Objective:
•Review and approve agenda and minutes
• Considered Requests for
Declaratory Statement
Technical Advisory Committee members present: Jim Schock, Chair
Craig Parrino, C.W. Macomber, Rusty Carroll, Jack Glenn, Dave
Olmstead, Dan Lavrich, Do Kim, Jaime Gascon, and Nicholas Nicholson.
2. Reviewed and provided the following
recommendations to the Commission on the requests for declaratory statement:
A. DCA10-DEC-175 – James
Paula, St. Johns County Building Department
POC
ACTION: Dismissed due to the fact that the project of concern was already
permitted.
B. DCA10-DEC-182 – Jeffrey C. Friant P.E.
and Jeff Bedard, Sunestra Products,
LLC
Question
#1: Since the Sunesta
retractable awning is installed in the retracted position and while in this
position, without any removal or repositioning, this product will withstand
wind speeds far in excess of 75 mph, how does 3105.4 apply?
Answer:
Design of the product in question “retractable awning” is subject
to the design criteria of Section 3105.4.2 of the FBC, Building. These
design criteria would apply to the product in question in both extended and
retractable position.
Question#2:
If the owner follows the instructions of the Owner’s manual, the
awning would be stowed prior to the wind reaching 39 mph, let alone 75mph;
wouldn’t this exclude retractable awnings from “…removal or repositioning of
parts, or the whole, during periods of 75 mph wind velocity?
Answer:
Answer in not appropriate. Owners manual is not
part of the FBC.
Question
#3: Is the word “during” the operative word?
Answer
#3: Answer is not appropriate since the question is unclear
Question
#4: Since the owner will have been notified, by contract, that damage to
the awning due to their negligence is not covered by warranty, would it not be
legally binding that any collateral property damage caused by the awning not
retracted especially in a tropical storm “watch” or “warning”, be considered
owner negligence?
Answer
#4: Answer is not appropriate. The
subject matter is outside the scope of the Florida Building Code.
3. With no further business, adjourned at 3:22 PM.
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