Meeting Design &
Facilitation By
Report By Jeff A. Blair
This document is
available in alternate formats upon request to Dept. of Community Affairs,
Codes & Standards,
SUPPLEMENT TO THE OCTOBER 14 - 15, 2008 MINUTES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
Welcome
Chairman
Rodriguez welcomed the Commission, staff and the public to
Agenda Review and
Approval
The Commission voted
unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor, to approve the agenda for the October
14 - 15, 2008 meeting as
amended. Following are the key agenda items approved for consideration:
·
To Consider
Regular Procedural Issues: Agenda Approval and Approval of the June 24, 2008
Minutes and Facilitator’s Summary Report, and September 15, 2008 Facilitator’s
Summary Report.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Chair's Discussion Issues/Recommendations.
·
To Review and
Update the Workplan.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Accessibility Waiver Applications.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Approvals and Revocations of Products and Product Approval
Entities.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Legal Issues and Petitions for Declaratory Statements.
·
To Hear an
Update Report on Binding Interpretations.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Accessibility, Code Administration, Electrical, Energy,
Fire, Mechanical, Plumbing, Roofing, and Special Occupancy, and Structural
Technical Advisory Committees (TAC’s) Report/Recommendations.
·
To
Consider/Decide on Product Approval/Manufactured Buildings and Education
Program
Oversight Committee (POC’s) Reports/Recommendations.
· To Consider Broward
·
To Conduct a Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-70, Education.
·
To Conduct a Supplemental Rule Adoption Hearing on Rule 9B-13, Energy
Code.
·
To Conduct a
Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-3.047,
Glitch Amendments.
·
To Conduct a
Workplan Prioritization Exercise.
·
To Discuss
Commissioner Issues.
·
To Receive
Public Comment.
·
To Review
Committee Assignments and Issues for the Next Meeting—December 9 - 10, 2008 in
Amendments to the Agenda:
None were offered.
Review and Approval of the June 24, 2008 Meeting
Minutes and Facilitator’s Summary Report and September 15, 2008 Facilitator’s
Summary Report
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor,
to approve the June 24, 2008 Meeting Minutes and Facilitator’s Summary Report
and September 15, 2008 Facilitator’s Summary Report as presented.
Amendments to October 2008 Minutes:
None
were offered.
Chair’s Discussion Issues and
Recommendations
1. New Commission Members
Chairman Rodriguez reported that the Governor has made
appointments to the Commission that took effect July 1, 2008. Chairman
Rodriguez welcomed all new Commissioners and thanked those Commissioners who
were rolling-off the Commission for their dedicated service to the citizens of
Jeffrey Gross has been re-appointed, to
represent the Building Management Industry for a term beginning July 1, 2008,
and ending November 21, 2011. We’re glad to retain Jeff on the Commission.
Scott Mollan has been appointed to represent
Mechanical Contractors for a term beginning July 1, 2008, and ending February
3, 2011. Scott is succeeding Gary Griffin.
Welcome Scott and thanks to
Jeff Stone has been appointed to represent
Building Product Manufacturers for a term beginning July 1, 2008, and ending
July 27, 2011. Jeff is succeeding Nanette Dean. Welcome Jeff and thanks to Nan
for her dedicated service to the citizens of
John “Tim” Tolbert has been appointed to
represent Code Officials for a term beginning July 1, 2008, and ending January
15, 2011. Tim is succeeding Nick
D’Andrea who has served since May of 1992. Welcome Tim and thanks to Nick for
his dedicated and excellent service to the citizens of
Mark Turner has been appointed to represent
Electrical Contractors for a term beginning July 1, 2008, and ending January
30, 2011. Mark is succeeding Michael McCombs who has served since November of
1999.Welcome Mark and thanks to Mike for his dedicated service to the citizens
of
The Chair noted that DCA was notified by the
Governor’s office that Steve Bassett will remain on the Commission until a new
appointment is made.
The person appointed to represent one of the
code officials positions (held by Crist Sanidas) retired and as a result there
is an open code officials position at this time.
2. Appreciation for
Departing Commissioners
Chairman Rodriguez noted that on behalf of the Commission he was
appreciating departing Commissioners Pete Tagliarini, Nan Dean, Garry Griffin,
Mike McCombs and Nick D’Andrea for their service.
3. Appointments
(Commission—TAC(s)—Workgroup(s))
Chairman Rodriguez made the following appointments and comments:
Jim Goodloe is appointed to chair the Fire TAC. The Previous
chair, Nick D’Andrea, has rolled-off the Commission and will be greatly missed.
Tim Tolbert will replace Nick D’Andrea on the Code Administration
TAC.
Ed Carson is appointed to chair the Electrical TAC, replacing Mike
McCombs, who has rolled-off the Commission and will be greatly missed.
Scott Mollan will replace Mike McCombs on the Mechanical TAC.
Mark Turner will replace Mike McCombs on the Electrical TAC.
Jeff Stone is appointed to the Product Approval POC filing the
position vacated by Nan Dean, who rolled-off the Commission.
Anthony Gaudio is appointed to the Universal Bedroom Definition
Workgroup.
Rich Papa is no longer on the Soffit System Workgroup since he has
left the industry.
C.W. Macomber is appointed to the Soffit System Workgroup.
Sigi Valentine is no longer on the Window and Window/Wall
Workgroups since he has retired.
Jimmy Buchner is appointed to replace Wendell Haney on the Soffit
System Workgroup.
4. Revised Commission and Public Input
Process Review and Teleconference Process
Jeff Blair reviewed the Commission’s meeting discussion and public
input and teleconference processes with the Commission.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor, to adopt the Commission’s meeting discussion and public input
process as presented.
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor, to adopt the Commission’s Teleconference process as presented.
(Included as Attachment 3—Commission’s Public Input and
Teleconference Processes)
5. Flood Standards Workgroup
The Chair explained that at the request of the Division of
Emergency Management (DEM) he is appointing a Flood Standards Workgroup charged
with developing recommendations for integrating the IBC flood damage-resistant
provisions in the Florida Building Code. FEMA is providing funding to support the workgroup, and has worked with ICC for past 10 years on flood standards for
buildings that would satisfy the needs of the National Flood Insurance Program,
and is now satisfied with the standards in the IBC. When the 2001 Florida
Building Code was developed the decision was made, primarily for administrative
reasons, to eliminate flood standards from the foundation model code and
continue the practice of building standards being adopted through Flood Plain
Management Ordinances of communities participating in National Flood Insurance
Program. In addition, the State is requesting that the policy be reviewed to resolve any identified
administrative issues and the IBC flood standards be retained in the 2010 FBC.
The Chair and DCA staff will be working with DEM to select
workgroup members, and will announce the appointments as soon as they are
finalized.
Following are the appointments to date:
Gene Chalecki: DEP
Steve Pizzillo: BOAF
George Wiggins: Local
Government
Tim Reinhold IBHS
Jack Glenn FHBA
Nick D’Andrea Flood
Plain Managers Association
6. Commission Budget Reduction Impacts
Chairman Rodriguez explained that as a result of reductions in the
State budget resulting from the downward trend in the economy, the Commission’s
budget is also reduced. The Commission will have to prioritize projects and
work within a reduced budget. Some of the actions already taken to reduce
expenses include:
·
Reducing number of Commission meetings from seven ( a six week
cycle) to six (an eight week cycle) in 2009.
·
Arranging Commission meetings in central locations to reduce
travel costs and selecting hotels with cost-effective meeting spaces and
sleeping rooms.
·
Reducing the number of workgroup meetings.
·
Scheduling workgroup meetings in conjunction with Commission meetings
to save on travel expenses and funding some external meetings from grants and
contracts.
·
Conducting Product Approval application reviews via conference
call.
·
Conducting TAC meetings via conference call when feasible.
·
Curtailing staff travel to primarily meetings of the Commission
and its committees.
·
Requiring organizations that request staff to give presentations
at their meetings to pay all travel expenses.
The Chair noted that additional budget cuts are likely and the
Commission will have to implement additional cost saving measures as a result.
Staff will keep the Commission informed. Please be understanding with staff
regarding scheduling of meetings as decisions are being made to optimize the
use of limited resources.
In addition, in the future the Commission will no longer be able
to subsidize the costs to revise the BCIS for Product Approval, Education and
other programs changes. The true costs of implementing program changes will
have to be reflected in the fees charged for these programs. The Commission has
spent approximately one million dollars for changes to the BCIS to implement
product approval changes desired by stakeholders. In the past the building
permit fees that support the Commission were used to fund these costs. However,
there is no longer any reserves of these fees to subsidize this program, and in
fact, the Commission is operating with a significantly reduced budget. The
Manufactured Building Program is an example of a program that supports all of
its costs including BCIS changes, and this model will need to be replicated for
all programs.
The result of the current budget and
funding crisis is that permit surcharge fees supporting the Commission’s work
should be reserved for core Commission functions like code development. Staff
and I are recommending that the Commission adopt a policy statement that
programs will need to be self-supporting and any changes that cost money shall
be reflected in the fees charged for these programs like product approval and
education.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 -1 in favor, to adopt a Commission policy requiring that
Commission programs shall be required to be self-supporting for all costs, and
fees will be adjusted to reflect the true cost of administering the program(s).
Review and
Update of Commission Workplan
Rick Dixon reviewed the updated Workplan
with the Commission and answered member’s questions.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor, to approve the updated workplan
as presented, to reflect the Commission’s priorities.
(Included as Attachment 2—Commission’s Updated Workplan)
Consideration of Accessibility Waiver Applications
The
Commission reviewed and decided on the Waiver applications submitted for their
consideration.
(Included as Attachment 5—Accessibility Waiver Summary
Report)
Consideration of Applications for Product and
Entity Approval
Commissioner
Kim presented the committee’s recommendations for entities and Jeff Blair
presented
the committee’s recommendations for product
approvals. The results of product and
entity
applications are found in the Product Approval POC report included as an
attachment to the
minutes.
(Included as Attachment 6—Product and Entity Approval
Report)
Legal Issues
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 19 - 0 in favor,
to revoke approval of the following product approvals by individual votes:
FL
3946, FL 19453-R1, FL 5985, FL 4487, and FL 7198.
The
Commission agreed that DCA should make an effort to notify building officials
regarding those products that were revoked and those that were recommended for
revocation but staff was unable to issue service on (unable to contact). In
addition, a note will be made on the Commission’s website.
Binding Interpretations
Jim Richmond
reported that there was one new petition to report, Petition 45.
Following are the actions
taken by the Commission on petitions for declaratory statements.
Second Hearings
DCA07-DEC-085 by Walter A. Tillet, Jr., P.E.
of TilTeco, Inc.
Motion—The Commission voted 18 – 0 in
favor, to affirm their previous action on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-119 by Dick Wilhelm, Fenestration
Manufacturers Association and Jeff Lowinski, Window and Door Manufacturers
Association
Petition
was withdrawn by the applicant.
DCA08-DEC-124 by Chris
Sheppard, System Components Corporation
Motion—The Commission voted 19 – 0 in
favor, to affirm their previous action on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-142 by Jerry Sparks,
Motion—The Commission voted 20 – 0 in
favor, to affirm their previous action on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-147 by John Berry, AIA, Cole + Russell
Architects
Motion—The Commission voted 20 – 0 in
favor, to affirm their previous action on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-150 by James Paula, St Johns County Board of
County
Motion—The Commission voted 20 – 0 in
favor, to affirm their previous action on the petition.
First Hearings
DCA08-DEC-168
by Leonard Terry, President, Omnicrete
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-193
by Richard Mihalich
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-194
by Dan Arlington, St. Johns County Building Department
Deferred to December 2008 meeting.
DCA08-DEC-201
by Michael Schultz, P.E., Buckeye
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-204
by Robert Jamieson, Underwriters Laboratories
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition, as amended.
DCA08-DEC-205
by Neil Melick, City of
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-207
by Anthony Apfelbeck, Fire Marshall/Building Official, City of
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to defer
the petition to the Mechanical TAC.
DCA08-DEC-208
by Luke Ismert of Schier Products
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-209
by Tom Hardiman of the Modular Building Institute
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-210
by Joseph Valencia of Zyscovich Architects
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to refer
the petition to the local board of appeals, due to lack of FBC jurisdiction.
DCA08-DEC-212
by Jason Padgett, Millwork Information and Training
Petition was dismissed as inadequate due to insufficient detail.
DCA08-DEC-216
by Vincent Vaulman, CCE, Regional Manager, Madsen, Kneppers & Associates,
Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition, as amended.
DCA08-DEC-236
by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-237 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-238 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-239 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the TAC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-255 by Joseph R. Hetzel of Door & Access Systems
Manufacturers Association International (DASMA)
Petition was withdrawn by petitioner.
DCA08-DEC-257 by Chris Birchfield of No-Burn SE Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 20 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-258 by David E Sands of Bamboo Technologies
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-266 by Timothy Graboski of Ridged Systems LLC
Petition was withdrawn by petitioner.
DCA08-DEC-267 by Glen Lathers of Hillsborough County Public Schools
Petition was dismissed due to insufficient facts and
circumstances.
DCA08-DEC-268 by Sandra
Gump of Fomo Products, Inc.
Motion—The
Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve
the POC’s recommendation on the petition.
DCA08-DEC-275
by Ken Norton of Power Design, Inc.
Motion—The Commission voted 21 – 0 in favor, to approve the TAC’s recommendation on
the petition.
(Included as Attachment 4—Legal Report)
Recess
The Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0, to recess
until 8:30 AM on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The Commission recessed at 5:55
PM.
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 15, 2008
Reconvene and Welcome
Chairman Rodriguez
welcomed Commissioners, staff, and members of the public to day two of the
October 2008 plenary session of the Florida Building Commission. The Chair
noted that the Commission would focus on October’s substantive issues including
a suite of rule adoption initiatives.
The Chair noted that blue
Public Meeting Evaluation Forms were provided at the speakers’ table for those
who wish to provide written feedback to the Commission. Completed Comment Forms
will be included in Facilitator’s Summary reports.
Committee
Reports and Recommendations
The Chair requested that
all TAC reports that did not require specific Commission actions be entered into
the record.
Accessibility TAC
Commissioner
Gross presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to seek legislative clarification regarding conflicts of interest for
Accessibility TAC members.
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to convene a workgroup to review the new 2004 Federal Accessibility Guidelines
relative to the Florida Accessibility Code.
(See Commission Minutes for
Committee report)
Code Administration TAC
Commissioner
Wiggins presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Electrical TAC
Commissioner
Carson presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Energy
TAC
Commissioner Greiner presented the Committee’s report and
recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See
Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Fire TAC
Commissioner Goodloe presented the Committee’s report and
recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Mechanical TAC
Commissioner
Bassett presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 – 0 in favor,
to accept the August 12, 2008 and October
2008
reports.
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to convene a workgroup to develop recommendations regarding the statutory
requirements for CO detectors and report to the Commission at
the
December 2008 meeting. Comments and suggestions should be sent to DCA staff.
Chairman
Rodriguez made the following appointments to the CO Detector Ad Hoc Workgroup:
Jim
Goodloe, Dale Greiner, George Wiggins, Steve Bassett, Mark Turner, Hamid
Bahadori, Matt Carlton,
Jeff
Gross, Ed Carson, Jeff Householder, and Greg Lyons.
The
Chair explained that the Workgroup would consist of primarily Commission
members, with the addition
of
other stakeholder interests that don’t have specific Commission representation.
(See Commission Minutes for
Committee report)
Plumbing TAC
Commissioner
Vann presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 20 - 0 in favor,
to accept the August 11, 2008 Teleconference meeting report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Roofing TAC
Commissioner
Schulte presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Special Occupancy TAC
Commissioner
Hamrick presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 - 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Structural TAC
Commissioner
Kim presented the Committee’s report.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor,
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Education POC
Commissioner
Browdy presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for
Committee report)
Commission Actions—Education POC:
Motion—The Commission voted
unanimously, 15 – 0 in favor, to charge the POC with developing recommendations
regarding whether the four-hour administrative core course should remain a CE
licensing requirement, and whether the course should only be available on-line
or also instructor-led.
Motion—The Commission voted
unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor, to approve advanced course #321.
Motion—The Commission voted
unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor, to approve advanced course #284.
Commissioner Browdy
stated that the Education POC is recommending that the Commission seek
legislative authority to eliminate the Core Course requirement, and that the
recommendation should be considered with the Commission’s Report to the 2009
Legislature at the December 2008 meeting.
Product Approval POC
Commissioner
Kim presented the Committee’s report and recommendations.
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor
to accept the report.
(See Commission Minutes for Committee report)
Commission Actions—Product Approval POC:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor to begin revocation proceeding
for product number: FL 8207.
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor to initiate an investigation for
FL 8843.
Hurricane Research Advisory Committee
Rick Dixon provided the
Commission with an overview of the HRAC meeting and answered member’s
questions.
Commission
Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor to accept the report.
Rule Development
Workshop on Rule 9B-70, Education
The Rule Development
Workshop was opened, Commissioner Browdy read the POC’s recommendations, and an
opportunity was presented for public
comment. At the conclusion of public comment an opportunity was offered for
Commission discussion, and then the Commission took the following action:
Commission Actions:
Motion—The Commission voted
unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor, to adopt the Education POC’s proposed revisions
to the Rule, and to publish a notice of change, integrating and noticing the
approved changes, and conducting a rule adoption hearing at the December 2008
meeting.
Supplementary Rule Adoption Hearing on Rule 9B-13,
Energy Code
Chairman
Rodriguez noted that at the March 2008 meeting the Commission conducted a rule development workshop on Rule
9B-13, for the purpose of amending the Energy Code to implement provisions
necessary to comply with the Governor’s 15% efficiency increase for the Florida
Energy Code. At
that meeting the Commission voted to
require 85 points for demonstrating compliance by the residential and
commercial building performance methods (instead of the current 100 points required),
with no changes to the prescriptive methods. At the May 2008 meeting the
Commission conducted a rule adoption hearing and voted to adopt additional
clarifying provisions, to publish a notice of change integrating the approved
changes and to file the Rule for adoption without an additional hearing.
On June 9, 2008 the
Commission conducted a specially called teleconference meeting and voted to
extend the deadline for proposing Glitch Amendments until July 15, 2008
and to delay the
implementation date for the adopted changes to be effective on December 31,
2008.
The Chair explained that DCA staff has compiled
the provisions proposed to implement the Commission’s Energy Code amendments,
and has identified several issues that should be evaluated. Therefore at
Staff’s request, the Commission is conducting a supplementary rule adoption
hearing, originally scheduled for the August 2008 meeting but delayed by
Hurricane Fay until the October meeting, for the purpose of TAC and public
review of the comprehensive package of Commission Energy Code amendments, and
to complete rulemaking for Rule 9B-13, the Energy Code.
On Sunday, October 12, 2008 the Energy TAC
conducted a review of the Commission’s Code amendments regarding renovations
and equipment change-outs for existing buildings and Method B requirements for
commercial buildings, and they have recommendations for the Commission’s
consideration. The Energy Code is complex, especially for those who don’t use
it on a regular basis, and the Commission’s actions can sometimes lead to
unintended consequences for those who must apply and enforce the Code. As a
result of the Energy Code’s complexity, the Chair recommend that the Commission
carefully consider the Energy TAC’s consensus recommendations, and implement code
amendments that are efficient, consistent, understandable and enforceable for
the full spectrum of Energy Code users.
The Rule Adoption Hearing
was opened, and Jeff Blair reviewed the Energy TAC’s comments on submitted
comments for proposed changes to the Energy Code, and an opportunity was presented for public comment.
At the conclusion of public comment an opportunity was offered for Commission
discussion, and then the Commission took the following action:
Commission Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor, to proceed with rule adoption
for Rule 9B-13, the Energy Code Rule, by publication of a notice of change,
integrating and noticing the approved changes, and to file the Rule without an
additional hearing.
The Rule Development Workshop
was opened, and Jeff Blair reviewed the process the Commission used for
adopting proposed Glitch Code Amendments.
Jeff Blair explained that the Commission is considering proposed amendments to
Rule 9B-3.047 Glitch Amendments in accordance with the statutory requirements
provided in Chapter 553.73(7) F.S., as follows:
In order for a proposed code change to be accepted as a
glitch change, it must fall within one of the following criteria:
·
Conflicts within the Updated
Code;
·
Conflicts between the Updated
Code and the
·
Omissions of previously adopted
Florida-specific amendments if such omission is not supported by specific
recommendation of a TAC or particular Commission action;
·
Unintended results from the
integration of previously adopted Florida-specific amendments with the model
code; or
·
Changes to Federal or State
law.
·
Updates to the NEC: if delay of
implementing the updated edition causes undue hardship to stakeholders, or
otherwise threatens the public health, safety and welfare.
In
addition, the TAC/FBC may not amend to diminish criteria related to wind
resistance or prevention of water intrusion.
Jeff
explained that the Commission would review proposed code amendments by topical
code areas and that the Commission’s TAC’s provided comments/recommendations
relative to each. Jeff noted that there are two consent agendas for each code
area: those recommended as meeting Glitch criteria with the TAC’s
recommendations for amending the Code, and a consent agenda for proposed
amendments that do not meet Glitch criteria. In addition, the Commission would
consider any proposed amendments that had no consensus recommendation from the
TAC on an individual basis.
Following
is the process used by the Commission:
Proposed
Glitch Amendments were be on two Consent Agendas:
Consent Agenda: TAC’s Comments/Recommendations on Proposed
Glitch Amendments
Public
Comment on TAC comments/recommendations.
Commission
will decide whether to pull and proposed Glitch Amendments for individual
consideration.
Commission
will vote on the Consent Agenda of TAC comments/recommendations as presented or
as amended if any amendments were pulled for individual consideration.
Vote
is in favor of TAC’s recommendations regarding the proposed glitch amendments.
Consent Agenda: Amendments not Qualifying as Glitch
Amendments
Commission
will vote that the amendment on the consent agenda are not Glitch Amendments.
Public
Comment on TAC comments/recommendations.
Any
Commissioner may pull any amendment for individual determination of whether it
is a Glitch Amendment.
Commission
will vote on the Consent Agenda of non-glitch amendments as presented or as
amended if any amendments pulled for determination.
Any
amendments pulled will be discussed and voted on whether it qualifies as a
Glitch Amendment.
Commission
will individually discuss and vote on all amendments pulled for individual
consideration.
An opportunity was presented for public comment,
and at the conclusion of public comment an opportunity was offered for
Commission discussion, and then the Commission took the following action:
Commission Actions:
Additional Commission Actions:
Motion—The
Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor, to initiate rulemaking to amend
Rule 9B-72 to recognize the Equivalency of Standards between ASTM E 1300-02 and
ASTM E 1300-04, as determined by the Structural TAC’s recommendations.
Chairman
Rodriguez explained that Jeff Blair compiled a Workplan task prioritization
exercise, and that the Commission’s rankings will be one of the inputs in
deciding priorities. The Chair explained that he will work with staff to ensure
that the workplan reflects the Commission’s priorities as well as Legislative
assignments and resources. DCA staff will be providing recommendations based on
mandated tasks, efficiency of resource uses, and Commission prioritization
results. The Commission was asked to complete the workplan exercise matrix and
to return them completed to Jeff Blair for compilation. Commissioners ranked
each of the 20 Workplan tasks using a five-point scale where 5 is the highest
priority and 1 the lowest. Following are the results of the ranking exercise:
|
TOPIC |
RANK
|
|
LEGISLATIVE/GOVERNOR DIRECTIVES |
|
|
|
|
|
1.) Report to 2009 Legislature |
2 |
|
16.) Efficiency standards for
energy using products |
10 |
|
27.) Criteria for cost
effectiveness test for increases in energy efficiency |
7 |
|
30.) Develop list of evaluation
entities & report to Legislature, or develop criteria for approving
evaluation entities by rule |
8 |
|
35.) Develop plan to implement legislated energy efficiency increases |
6 |
|
TOPIC |
RANK
|
|
INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION |
|
|
|
|
|
25.) Bedroom definition for septic
tank sizing with DOH |
12 |
|
34.) Evaluate rainwater collection
and use with DOH |
18 |
|
38.) Evaluate adoption of flood
standards in FBC (DEM, FEMA) |
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9./10.) Research for hurricane resistance Code enhancements ·
window/water leakage ·
window/wall interface ·
soffit performance |
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22.) 2010 Code development process |
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24.) Soffit system labeling requirements |
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26./11.) Indoor Humidity & Moisture Control |
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28.) CO detectors recommendations |
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29.) Criteria for energy efficient pool systems |
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31.) Develop enhancements for gravel roof systems |
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32.) Design charette for hotel room
accessibility |
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33.) Entrapment standards for existing pools |
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36.) Evaluate need for Code Core Course
requirement for licensing |
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37.)
Evaluate equivalency of ASTM E
1300-02 and 04 & self-affirmation for PA Rule 9B-72 |
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39.) Energy conservation measures |
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Commission Member Comment/Issues
Chairman
Rodriguez invited Commission members to offer comments to the Commission.
Commission Member Comments:
Bassett:
The Building Code document should also acknowledge Commissioners.
Wiggins:
The Code should not call-out design professionals, and should instead have only
a generic reference to design professionals.
Kidwell:
Jeff Blair did a good job of facilitating the Code development rule development
workshop.
Commission Member Agenda Items
Chairman
Rodriguez invited Commission members to propose issues for the Commission’s
next (December 2008) meeting.
None were offered.
General Public Comment
Chairman Rodriguez
invited members of the public to address the Commission on any issues under the
Commission’s purview.
Public Comments:
Belcher: offered appreciation for the job DCA staff
and facilitator did with the code review process.
Expressed concern that it was difficult to keep-up
with revised/updated tracking charts.
Hebrink: please rank the product evaluation entity
Workplan task high in the prioritization exercise, its important to industry.
Adjourn
The Commission voted unanimously, 21 – 0 in favor,
to adjourn the meeting at 11:55 AM.
ATTACHMENT
1
MEETING EVALUATION RESULTS
October 14 - 15, 2008—
Average rank using a 0 to 10
scale, where 0 means totally disagree
and 10 means totally agree.
1. Please
assess the overall meeting.
9.0 The background information was very useful.
9.1 The agenda packet was very useful.
9.5 The objectives for the meeting were stated at the
outset.
9.5 Overall,
the objectives of the meeting were fully achieved.
9.3 Accessibility Waiver Applications.
9.4 Discussion and Decision on Legal Issues and Legislative Report.
9.3 Requests for Declaratory Statements.
9.5 Approval of Products and Product Approval Entities.
9.2 Chairs Issues and Recommendations.
9.5 Commission’s Workplan and Meeting Schedule
Review and Update.
9.5 TAC and POC Reports and
Recommendations.
9.6 To Conduct a Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-70, Education.
9.5 Supplemental Rule
Adoption Hearing on Rule 9B-13, Energy Code.
9.5 Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-3.047,
9.6 Workplan Prioritization Exercise.
2. Please
tell us how well the Facilitator helped the participants engage in the meeting.
9.8 The
members followed the direction of the Facilitator.
9.6 The
Facilitator made sure the concerns of all members were heard.
9.8 The
Facilitator helped us arrange our time well.
9.6 Participant
input was documented accurately in Meeting Notes and Facilitator’s Report(s).
3. What
is your level of satisfaction with the meeting?
9.6 Overall,
I am very satisfied with the meeting.
9.8 I
was very satisfied with the services provided by the Facilitator.
9.5 I
am satisfied with the outcome of the meeting.
4. What
progress did you make?
9.3 I know what the next steps following this meeting
will be.
9.2 I know who is responsible for the next steps.
5. What did you like best about the
meeting?
·
Excellent
initiation into process.
·
Facilitator
and chairman working together.
·
Organization
- consensus building process – public input.
·
Organization
– progress – civility.
·
It was well
planned and moved difficult issues forward.
·
Kept on
schedule and accomplished goals.
·
Allowed for
public comment.
·
Organization.
·
The coffee
was good
6.
How could the meeting have been improved?
·
Improved
materials well in advance of meeting.
·
Could use
more clarification (ease) on finding documents on (some links did not work).
7. Members
Evaluation Comments.
·
In regard to
the teleconference meetings. I suggest
staff review the additional use of a programmable live WebX or MSNetMeeting to
facilitate recognition of speakers, issuance of documentation, etc. in addition
to the telephone aspect not in lieu of.
·
Experienced
difficulty with last minute changes to tracking charts.
Comments on Specific Agenda Items:
None.
Evaluation Comments:
PUBLIC-MEETING
EVALUATION AND COMMENT RESULTS
None were completed.
ATTACHMENT 2
COMMISSION’S UPDATED WORKPLAN AND MEETING SCHEDULE
(Adopted Unanimously October 14, 2008)
MEETING DATES
2007
February
5, 6 & 7 Cmsn
March
12, 13, 14 & 15 TACs
March
26, 27 & 28 Cmsn
May
6, 7, 8 & 9 Cmsn
June
24, 25, 26 & 27 Cmsn Miami
Lakes Don Shula Hotel
August
20, 21 & 22 Cmsn
October
1, 2 & 3 Cmsn
December
10, 11 & 12 Cmsn Orlando
Doubletree Hotel, Universal
2008
January
28,29 & 30 Cmsn
March
17, 18 & 19 Cmsn Embassy Suites,
May
5, 6 & 7 Cmsn
June
23, 24 & 25 Cmsn Rosen Centre, Orlando
August
18, 19 & 20 Cmsn
October
13, 14 & 15 Cmsn Embassy Suites,
December
8, 9 & 10 Cmsn Embassy Suites,
2009 (8 wk schedule)
February
2, 3 & 4
April
6, 7 & 8
June
8, 9 & 10
August
10, 11 & 12
October
12, 13 & 14
December
7, 8 & 9
Note: Red type indicates task originated as requirement of a law.
ANNUAL TASKS
1. Report
to 2009 Legislature
Schedule:
Commission identifies and receives draft recommendations 12/12/08
Commission finalizes recommendations 1/30/09
Commission report to 2009 Legislature 2/09
Status: Pending
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Origination: Commission. Annual task authorized by statute
2007 FBC AND GLITCH AMENDMENT RELATED TASKS
Schedule:
2007 Code published online 2/1/08
Printed 2007 Codes available to the public 3/1/08
Glitch amendment submittal DEADLINE 7/15/08
Rule development workshop 10/15/08
Rule adoption hearing 12/10/08
Glitch Rule effective 3/1/09
2007 FBC effective 3/1/09
Status: In
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Origination: Commission. Triennial task subsequent to FBC
Update authorized by statute
6. Evaluate in-home waste water
recycling in coordination with Department of Health and Department of
Environmental Protection (Previous Task 14)
Schedule:
Staff investigate DOH concerns and determine statutory authorities 10-12/06
Department of Health and DEP meeting 2/12/07
Follow-up
meeting with DOH 3/08
Department of Health submits glitch amendment for consistency with 6/1/08
its
rule on use of gray water for landscape irrigation
2007
FBC updated to reflect state regulations on reuse of gray collection 12/31/08
within
a home (See 2007 FBC schedule)
Status: In progress
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90%
Origination: Department of Health based on new in-home collection and
reuse systems seeking approval.
Early coordination with DEP.
14. Amend
the
Schedule:
Note:
Amendment to achieve Governor Crist’s directive of 15% increased efficiency by
January 1, 2009 will be done using procedures of Part VI, chapter 553, F.S. The
Energy Code will be amended by administrative rule authorized by that part then
the revised Energy Code will be adopted into the 2007
Evaluation of cost effective
building component efficiencies completed 1/08
(See Task 13)
Department of Community Affairs
recommendations to the Commission 1/08
Commission considers proposed
amendments 1/08-2/08
Rule Development Workshop 3/19/08
Rule Adoption Hearing 5/7/08
Supplemental
Rule Adoption Hearing 10/15/08
Rule filed 7/08
Adoption into 2007 FBC via “Glitch”
cycle (See Task 2)
Status: In Progress
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90%
Origination: The Governor directed the Commission to amend the
17. Develop mitigation techniques for
retrofit of existing site-built residential buildings: (Previous Task 27)
Schedule:
Identify techniques
for initial adoption 5/07-6/07
Commission initiates
rule development for techniques & retrofit mandates 5/09/07
Rule development
workshop 6/27/07
Non-rule workshop 8/8/07
Rule adoption hearing 8/22/07
Rule effective 10/10/07
Appoint Workgroup to
refine requirements 10/3/07
Workgroup meets to
recommend settlement for FRSA rule challenge 10/3/07
Commission holds
telephone meeting to consider settlement 1/8/08
Workgroup meetings to
refine mitigation techniques for Glitch Cycle 12/13/07
1/28/08
3/19/08
4/18/08
Submit for amendment of
2007 FBC during Glitch Cycle 5/08
Adopt techniques and
retrofit mandates in 2007 FBC via Glitch Cycle
See Glitch Amendment Task 8 schedule
Status: In Progress
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90%
Origination: Development of mitigation techniques and adoption as Code
requirements as directed by the law was directed by the 2007
18. Electrical bonding and
grounding for swimming pool decks (Previous Task 28)
Schedule:
Notify building departments/pool bonding
alternative authorized by law 5/07
Develop alternative technique to NEC 5/07-6/07
Commission initiates rule authorizing
alternative technique 5/09/07
Rule development workshop 6/27/07
Adopt the alternative in the 2007
FBC 8/22/07
Rule effective 10/1/07
Adopt alternative technique in
2007 FBC via Glitch Amendment Cycle 2008
See Glitch Amendment Task 8 schedule
Status: In Progress
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90%
Origination: The 2007
19. Evaluate
elimination of gravel and stone roofing systems (Previous Task 29)
Schedule:
Appoint Ad Hoc committee
to evaluate the science, alternatives, 8/07
business impact and impact on birds
Contract with UF to
provide technical assistance 9/07
Workgroup meetings to
review data UF reports on literature search 12/10/07
1/08
3/08
4/18/08
5/6/08
Submit for amendment of
2007 FBC during Glitch Cycle 5/08
Amend 2007 FBC as
determined by study in Glitch Cycle See Task 8
Status: In
Progress
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Complete
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90%
Origination: The 2007
20. Implement
requirements of law for carbon monoxide detectors (Previous Task 32)
Schedule:
Commission initiates
special rule development and adoption for 5/9/07
buildings with fuel burning appliances,
fireplaces or attached
garages and sleeping rooms
Rule development workshop 6/27/07
Mechanical and Electrical TACs decide how to reference
from NEC 8/21/07
Rule adoption hearing 8/22/07
Rule effective (date
set by law) 7/1/08
Adopt and implement above requirements in 2007 FBC in
Glitch Cycle 2008
and DBPR
hotels with fuel fired boiler requirements DBPR did not adopt a rule
See Glitch Amendment Task 8
schedule
Status: In
Progress
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Complete
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90%
Origination: The 2007
41. Review
the 2008 National Electric Code for Adoption by Glitch Amendment
Schedule:
Status: Pending
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Origination: Recommended
by Electrical TAC and approved by Commission at October 2008 meeting.
OTHER TASKS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CODE
16. Work
with DCA to evaluate updated energy efficiency standards for energy using
products (Previous Task 25 & 38)
Schedule:
DCA initiates rule proceeding 8/07
Enter into contract for study 9/07
DCA Secretary Pelham addresses Commission suggesting
coordination 10/3/08
DCA conducts Rule Development Workshop 10/18/07
Report from contractor 11/07
Recommendations finalized for report to 2008 Legislature 1/30/08
Report to 2008 Governor 2/08
Update efficiency standards in Florida Energy Code 5/7/08
Status: Commission
denied DCA proposals for increasing appliance/systems energy efficiency in the
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0%
Origination: The Governor directed the Department of Community Affairs
to amend the
25. Investigate
A Consistent Definition of “Bedroom” for Department of Health On-site Septic
System Sizing Regulations
Schedule:
Appoint a Commission Ad Hoc committee 3/19/08
DOH appoint members to work with Commission
Ad Hoc committee 3/08-4/08
Task group meetings 5/7/08
10/15/08
Report to Commission and DOH 12/08
Status: In Progress
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25%
Origination: The
initiative to develop consistency between building department and health
department judgements of the number of bedrooms in a home as it applies to
onsite sewage treatment system sizing was suggested by Commissioner Browdy for
two legislative sessions and the joint project with Department of Health was
established by mutual agreement during the 2007 Legislative Session.
28. Develop Legislative Recommendation for
Building Code Carbon Monoxide Detector
Requirements
Schedule:
Mechanical
TAC considers 10/13/08
Expand
review to a workgroup to include additional stakeholder groups 10/15/08
Recommendations
to Commission 12/08
Report to 2009 Legislature 2/09
Status: Pending
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Origination: Commissioner
Bassett advised the Commission that the 2007 Law requirements for carbon monoxide detectors would not
provide effective safety for facilities with boilers. Inquires were made by
staff during the 2008 Legislative Session regarding delegating establishment of
criteria to the Commission by rule. The response was the Commission should work
on criteria that could be changed in law.
30. Develop
Criteria for Evaluation Entity Approval and Adopt by Rule or Develop
Recommendation for 2009 Legislature for Entities to be Recognized in Law
Schedule:
Product
Approval POC considers at meetings 8/08-12/08
Recommendation
to Commission for vote 12/10/08
Option
1: Recommend adding entities to list in
law
Commission
includes in report to Legislature (See Task 36) 2/09
Option 2:
Establish entity approval criteria by rule
Initiate
rule making to adopt criteria 2/09
Report
criteria to Legislature in report (See Task 36) 2/09
Rule
effective no later than (per HB 697) 7/1/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: The
2008 Legislature directed the Commission to review the list of Product
Evaluation Entities currently identified in law and either recommend
modifications to the list or establish criteria for approval of additional
entities by rule and report on those criteria to the 2009 Legislature.
32. Design Charette for Hotel Room Accessibility
Schedule:
Charette planning 1/08-10/08
Conducted during December 2008 Commission
meeting 12/08
Status: In
Progress
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Complete
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Origination: Accessibility TAC
33. Evaluate
Swimming Pool Entrapment Standards Application to Existing Pools
Schedule:
Evaluation 2/09-8/09
Proposal for 2010 Legislature and/or 2010 FBC Update 12/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: Plumbing TAC
recommendation approved by Commission June 2008. Proposed by Spa and Pool association.
36. Evaluate Need for 4 Hour Bldg Code Core
Course as Licensing Requirement
Schedule:
POC conducts workshops 08/08-12/08
Recommendation to Commission for Report to Legislature 12/12/08
Commission finalizes recommendations for Report 1/30/09
Commission report to 2008 Legislature 2/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: Education POC. Voted approved by Commission
at June 24, 2008 meeting.
37. Evaluate Amending 9B-72.180 on Equivalency
of ASTM E 1300-02 and ASTM E 1300-04 and Rule 9B-72.090 on Product Approval
Self Affirmation
Schedule:
Structural
TAC Recommendation on Equivalency to Commission 10/15/08
Rule
Development Workshop 12/10/08
Rule
Adoption Hearing 2/04/09
Rule
Effective 4/09
POC
Recommendation on Self Affirmation to Commission 12/12/08
Rule
Proceeding 2/09-4/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: Product
Approval POC. Voted approved by Commission at June 24, 2008 meeting.
40. Develop
Integration of
Schedule:
Status: Pending
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Origination: Recommended
by Access TAC and approved by Commission at October 2008 meeting.
2010 FBC UPDATE DEVELOPMENT TASKS
9. Load Side - Wind
Pressure Research (Previous Task 19)
Schedule:
Commission approved redirection of WBD project Phase II 3/07
Amend contract with UF/ARA 4/07
Contract for Phase III 9/07
Progress reporting 9/30/07
12/10/07
1/30/08
Report on Phase III (Note: August 2008 mtng canceled due to TS
Fay) 10/08 & 12/08
Status: Substantially Complete
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90%
Origination: Hurricane Research Advisory Committee identified design
pressure requirement errors while conducting wind tunnel testing for the
Panhandle wind-borne debris projected directed by the Legislature. Subsequent
research was conducted to provide the base of improved roof edge design
pressure requirements.
10. Resistance Side – Component and Cladding
& MWFRS Research (Previous Task 20)
Schedule:
Legislature appropriates funding 5/07
Contract with UF to conduct research 9/07
(Includes post hurricane building damage
assessment survey contingency)
HRAC develops research priority list 1/08
Report on Phase III 10/08 & 12/08
Status: In Progress
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40%
Origination: Hurricane Research Advisory Committee identified building
failures in 2004 and 2005 hurricanes, recommended quick-fixes for some and
identified areas needing further research before standards are established. The
Commission sought funding and research work was initiated in 2007.
22. Evaluate and Adopt the Development
Process for the 2010
Schedule:
Chairman
appoints a study committee 1/08
Committee
meets to review and develop recommendation 12/08 – 4/09 Commission
conducts public hearing and
adopts plan 4/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: Chairman and Staff planning for
the 2010 FBC development.
24. Evaluate Hurricane Wind Pressure and Wind
Driven Rain Criteria for Soffit Systems and Establish Labeling Requirements
Schedule:
Appoint workgroup 3/19/08
Include task in UF components and cladding
contract 3/08
Workgroup meetings 11/6/08
1/09-6/09
Recommendations
ready to propose for 2010 FBC 6/09
Report to Structural TAC and Commission 2009
Status: Pending
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Origination: Soffit manufacturers requested formation of a work group to
develop label requirements similar to
the Commission’s action for windows, shutters and garage doors then expanded
the request to include developing installation requirements. Investigation of
performance and development of the basis for installation requirements is one
of the elements of the components and cladding research being conducted
underTask 10.
26. Investigate Humidity Control Problems for
Hot and Humid Climates
(Formerly 2008 Task 11/2007 Task
21)
Schedule:
Conduct workshop on energy efficiency and moisture
control 2/28/07
Appoint a workgroup 3/08
Contract with FSEC to organize meetings and
provide technical assistance 3/08
Workgroup meetings 5/9/08
5/22/08
6/13/08
For 2010
Status: In
Progress
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Origination: Energy
and Mechanical TACs out of air conditioning contractors’ concern for impacts of
increased building envelope efficiencies (sensible heat gain reduction)
advocated by window manufacturers combined with low cost approaches to
increased AC equipment efficiencies used in response to federal standards
increases
27. Develop Rule for Energy
Code Cost Effectiveness Test
Schedule:
Begin 1/09
Completed 6/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: The
Commission was directed by the 2008
29. Develop
Design Criteria for Energy Efficient Pool Systems
Schedule:
For 2010
Begin 2/09
Status: Pending
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Complete
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Origination: During discussions with the
31. Develop
Improvements for Gravel Roof Systems
Schedule:
For 2010
Status: Pending
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Origination: During
the evaluation of whether gravel roof systems should be prohibited by the 2007
FBC, Task 19, the
34. Evaluate Rainwater Collection and Reuse
for Process Water in Coordination with DOH,
Health Officials, DEP and Other Water Management Agencies
Schedule:
(For 2010
Begin 2/09
Status: Pending
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Origination: Plumbing TAC recommendation approved by Commission June
2008
35. Study Energy Conservation Measures and
Develop a Plan for 20% Increased Efficiency Requirement for 2010 FBC
Schedule:
TAC
considers options and develops consensus plan 2/09-6/09
Recommendation
to Commission 10/09
5%
Code amendment proposal submitted for 2010 FBC Update 12/09
Status: Pending
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Origination: The
2008 Legislature directed the Commission to enact specific increase in building
energy efficiency requirements in HB 7153. This task initiates the study and
development of a schedule of increasing requirements, the first of which are to
be enacted in the 2010 FBC whose development begins in 2009.
38. Evaluate
Adoption of Flood Standards in the
Schedule:
Workgroup
appointed 12/08
Workgroup
meetings 1/09-6/09
Recommendations
to Commission 6/09
Proposals
for 2010 FBC submitted for adoption 12/09
(See 2010 FBC development schedule)
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39. Study
Energy Conservation Measures for Replacement of Air Conditioning Equipment
Schedule:
Status: Pending
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Origination: Recommendation
of the Energy TAC resulting from consideration of Energy Code amendment
proposals regarding replacement air-conditioning systems at the October 2008
meeting. Approved by the Commission October 15,2008.
COMPLETED TASKS
1. Report
to 2008 Legislature (Previous Task 35)
Schedule:
Commission identifies and receives draft recommendations 12/12/07
Commission finalizes recommendations 1/30/08
Commission report to 2008 Legislature 2/08
Status: Task
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Origination: Commission. Annual task authorized by statute
3. Amend the
Schedule:
Rule development workshop 3/28/07
Rule adoption hearing 6/27/07
Supplementary Rule
Adoption Hearing on Rule 9B-7.042 8/21/07
Rule Adoption Hearing on
Rule 9B-7.003 8/21/07
Supplementary Rule Adoption Hearing on Rule
9B-7.042 10/3/07
Rule Filed 12/21/07
Rule adoption hearing 3/19/08
Rule Filed 4/08
Rule Effective 5/14/08
Note:
Code amendment is only conducted to integrate current chap 553, Part II,
F.S. parking requirements
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Origination: Accessibility TAC. Access Code amended for
consistency with amended law.
4. Develop
Product Validation Criteria for Methods of Demonstrating Compliance with Code
(Previous Tasks 12 and 31)
Schedule:
Meeting 2/7/06
Meeting 5/3&4/06
Meeting 6/1/06
Recommendations to Commission 7/11/06
Recommendations reviewed and approved by
Commission 8/22/06
Rule adoption schedule approved for
amending the rule 10/4/06
Product Approval POC review of draft rule 1/24/07
Rule Workshop 2/7/07
Supplemental Rule Workshop 3/28/07
Meeting with Window mfgrs regarding
installation instruction info 4/10/07
template
for PA application
Supplemental Rule Workshop 5/9/07
Propose disciplinary procedures for
validators pursuant to new authority 6/27/07
added
to law by 2007 Legislature (See Task
31)
Rule Adoption Hearing 6/27/07
Supplemental Rule Adoption Hearing 8/21/07
Supplemental Rule Adoption Hearing 10/03/07
Rule Adoption Hearing 1/30/08
Design and implement essential BCIS
modifications 9/07-
12/07
Implement rule changes 2/08
Status: Task
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Origination: Product Approval POC. Rules developed
pursuant to requirements of law.
5. Review
and Address Code Administration Needs of Local Governments and Measures to
Improve Uniform and Effective Enforcement of the Code (Previous Task 13)
Schedule:
Assessment survey design and research 5-7/07
On-line survey designed and conducted 7/07-9/07
Report on Assessment to the Commission 10/07
Review Assessment with Code Administration TAC 12/11/07
Code Administration TAC Develop Recommendations 1/08-3/08
TAC Recommendations Presented to Commission 5/08
Staff Analysis of Costs and Resources to Commission 8/08
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Origination: Commission 2006
7. Address
implementation of the electrical systems requirements of the Energy Efficiency
Code (Previous Task 15)
Schedule:
Forum for discussion of
requirements and their implementation 7/10/06
Recommendations presented to the Commission 7/11/06
Education and outreach
Florida Board of Professional Engineers newsletter
article
Florida Engineering Society publication article 10/06
Identification of Code enforcement and education
issue by
Building Code Education and Outreach
Council 9/27/06
Add notice to Commission’s website 9/06
Send notice to all parties registered on BCIS for
electrical issues 9/06
BOAF Education Conference Course 5/07
Include in Education and Outreach Contract for FY
07-08 7/07
Outreach provided through BASF project 8/07-
7/08
Status: Task
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Origination: Electrical TAC during development of the 2007 FBC
8. Develop
Code-Plus criteria for insurance qualification (Previous Task 18)
Schedule:
Determine
policy direction 2/07
Contract
for development
Phase I 5/07
Reporting
to HRAC 8/22/07
Phase II 7/07
Reporting
to HRAC 9/30/07
HRAC
finalize recommended criteria 9/30/07
Commission decides on performance goal 10/3/07
Commission finalizes recommendations 12/10/07
Present
in report to 2008 Legislature 2/08
Status: Task Completed
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Origination: 2007
12. Develop
a model energy efficiency ordinance for residential development (Previous Task 22)
Schedule:
Contract for support study 9/07
Public Input Forum 10/01/07
Establish work group of
stakeholders 10/03/07
Work group meetings 10/31/07
11/28/07
1/16/08
Draft ordinance delivered by work group 1/30/08
Commission public hearings 1/30/08
Recommendation finalized for report to 2008 Legislature 1/30/08
Report to 2008 Legislature 2/08
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Origination: The
2007
13. Evaluate Florida
Energy Code for: residential cost effective baseline; commercial conservation
enhancements, and; comparison to IECC, ASHRAE 90.1 and 90.2 (Previous Task 23)
Schedule:
Contract for support study 9/07
Report from contractor 1/08
Recommendations developed for Commission 1/08
Department of Community Affairs recommendations
to the Commission 1/08
Report to 2008 Legislature finalized 1/30/08
Report to 2008 Legislature delivered 2/08
Status: Task Completed
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Origination: The 2007
15. Develop and implement public awareness
campaign on energy efficiency and benefits of Green Buildings (Previous Task
24)
Schedule:
Contract for support services 8/07
Public Input Forum 10/01/07
Establish work group of
stakeholders 10/03/07
Work group meetings 10/31/07
11/28/07
1/16/08
Plan for website approved by Commission 10/03/07
Website identified and enhanced 9/07
- 12/07
Website launched 1/08
Public awareness campaign strategies approved by
Commission 1/08
Project
phase II initiated 2/08
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Origination: The
2007
21. Develop Instruction for Manufacturers
Obtaining Product Approval via Associations (Previous Task 36)
Schedule:
Chairman refers issue back to POC to review existing rule
for appropriate process 7/07
Recommendation to POC and Commission 10/07
Declaratory
Statement DCA07-DEC-181 issued 1/3/08
Status: Task Completed.
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Origination: Product Approval POC
23. Revise
Rule 9B-3.050 for:
A. New
Proposed Code Amendment Form/Procedures for Glitch Amendments
Schedule:
Rule
Development Workshop 3/19/08
Rule
Adoption Hearing 5/7/08
Status: Task
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Origination: Authority for Glitch Amendments granted by the 2007
Legislature in SB 2836. Implementing rules are required.
TASKS
DIRECTED BY LAWS
2008 Legislature Directed Tasks
HB 697 Building
Code
Action required:
1. Recommend the
Legislature expand the list of evaluation entities in law or develop and adopt
rules for approving evaluation entities.
“Section
16. Subsection (17) is added to section 553.842,Florida Statutes, to read:
553.842 Product evaluation and
approval.—
(17)(a) The Florida Building
Commission shall review the list of evaluation entities in subsection (8) and, in the annual report
required under s. 553.77, shall either recommend amendments to the list to add evaluation entities the
commission determines should be authorized
to perform product evaluations or shall
report on the criteria adopted by rule or to
be adopted by rule allowing the commission to approve evaluation entities that
use the commission's product evaluation process. If the
commission adopts criteria by rule, the rulemaking
process must be completed by July 1, 2009.”
HB 7153 Energy
Action required:
1.
Increase building efficiency requirements of the 2010
Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction by 5% for the 2010
relative to the Code which takes effect December 31, 2009.
2.
Identify specific building options to achieve the energy
efficiency improvements.
3.
Adopt by rule a cost effectiveness test and apply to the
energy efficiency improvements.
“Section
109. Section 553.9061, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
553.9061 Scheduled increases in
thermal efficiency standards.--
(1) The purpose of this section is to
establish a schedule of increases in the energy performance of buildings subject to
the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction. The Florida Building Commission shall:
(a) Include the
necessary provisions by the 2010 edition of the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction
to increase the energy performance of new buildings by at least 20 percent as
compared to the energy efficiency provisions of the 2007 Florida Building
Code adopted October 31, 2007.
:
:
(2) The Florida Building Commission
shall identify within code support and compliance documentation the specific building options and elements
available to meet the energy performance
goals established in subsection (1). Energy-efficiency performance options and elements include, but are not limited to:
(a) Solar water heating.
(b) Energy-efficient appliances.
(c) Energy-efficient windows, doors,
and skylights.
(d) Low solar-absorption roofs, also
known as "cool roofs."
(e) Enhanced ceiling and wall
insulation.
(f) Reduced-leak duct systems.
(g) Programmable thermostats.
(h) Energy-efficient lighting
systems.
(3) The Florida Building Commission
shall, prior to implementing the goals established in subsection (1), adopt by rule and implement a cost-effectiveness
test for proposed increases in energy
efficiency. The cost-effectiveness test shall measure cost-effectiveness and
shall ensure that energy efficiency
increases result in a positive net financial impact.”
2007 Legislature Directed Tasks- Regular
Session
CS/HB 7123 Energy
Action
required:
CS/HB 7057 Wind Loss Mitigation Studies and FBC Mitigation Requirements and
Standards
Action required:
3. Adopt
for site-built residential buildings by October 1, 2007:
o Mitigation techniques
o Requirement that roof
replacement requires secondary water barrier and roof deck attachment/fastening
o Requirement that
within WBD region roof replacement for buildings insured for $300K or more must
also have roof-to-wall connections upgraded
o Requirement that any
permitted activity valued at $50K or more for buildings located within the WBD
region and insured for $750K or more must also provide for openings protection
4. Adopt
in 2007 FBC:
CS
for CS for SB 2836 Building
Code
Action required:
a) Determine and document the following if
eliminate systems from Code:
o Scientific
basis or reason for elimination
o An available
alternative equivalent in cost and durability
o Whether
elimination will unnecessarily restrict or eliminate business or consumer
choice in roofing systems
o Whether elimination
will negatively affect the nesting habitat of any species of nesting bird;
coordination with Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
b) Adopt a rule by chap 120 to preserve use of
gravel or stone roofing systems if the
above conditions cannot be determined and documented
o Review
modifications 2151, 2152, 2153, and 2492 and determine based on public comment
if there is a continuing need for any
o Adopt or modify
the modifications by chapter 120 only for inclusion in next edition of FBC
o Conduct study to evaluate cost effective baseline
for Florida Energy Code residential requirements, determine cost effective
standards for commercial buildings and compare to the International Energy
Conservation Code and ASHRAE 90.1 and 90.2 in consultation with designated
others.
CS
for CS for SB 1822 Carbon
Monoxide Detectors
Action required:
CS
for SB 404 Sprinkling Existing Portions of
Warehouse Expansions
Action
required:
CS
for SB 2498 Delayed Elimination
of Design for Internal Pressure
Action
Required:
2007 Legislature Directed Tasks- Special
Session
Ř “…eliminate all exceptions that provide less stringent requirements.”
than the 2006 IBC and IRC for wind-borne debris protection.
[HB 1A Section 10 (1)]
Citizens Insurance criteria for buildings built within 2500 feet of
the coast after 2009:
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“…develop voluntary “Code Plus” guidelines for increasing the hurricane
resistance of buildings.”
[HB 1A Sections 10 (2) and 21
627.351(6)(a)6.]
2006 Legislature Directed Tasks
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Re-designate the Wind Borne Debris Protection Region for
the
COMPLETED
2005 Legislature Directed Tasks
Expedited
Code Amendment
COMPLETED
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Shall by
November 1, 2005, adopt the ICC provisions for ventless attic spaces. [Section
33 SB 442]
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Shall by
November 1, 2005, recognize all alarms complying with UL 2017 for the pool
alarm option compliance with swimming pool safety requirements of chapter 515 ,
F.S. [Section 32 SB 442]
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Shall
consider how to address water intrusion and roof-covering-attachment
weaknesses. [Section 34 SB 442]
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Shall review Modifications 569 and 570
adopted October 14, 2003 to IBC and repeal, modify or leave the same but 569
and 570 cannot go into effect until the review (leave the same) or rulemaking
(modify or repeal) are completed. [Section 48 SB 442]
2004 FBC
Glitch Amendments (2006 Annual Amendment to 2004 FBC)
COMPLETED (Implemented in the 2005
expedited Code Amendment)
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Shall amend
the 2004 FBC to allow use of the area under mezzanines to be included in the
calculation of total floor area when determining the maximum allowable
mezzanine area in sprinklered S2 occupancies of Type III construction.
Retroactive to the adoption of the 2001 FBC. [Section 44 SB 442]
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Shall modify
Table 1014.1 of 2004 FBC maximum occupancy loads for R occupancies. [Section 46
SB 442]
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Shall amend
section 1014.1.2 of 2004 FBC to exempt R1 and R2 occupancies from required
distance between exits under certain conditions. [Section 46 SB 442]
2007
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Eliminate the
“interior pressure design” option for buildings in the wind-borne debris
regions consistent with the IBC and IRC.
Special Studies:
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Together with
building officials from the area, review Hurricane Ivan damage and other data
for the region from
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Evaluate the
definition of exposure category C and make recommendations to the Governor and
2006 Legislature. [Section 41 SB 442]
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Study the
recommendation that the State be served by a single validation entity for state
product approval. [Section 45 SB 442]
Other Tasks:
COMPLETED
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Develop a
form by rule that is posted on a construction site and identifies all private
providers that will be conducting inspections and their contact information.
[Section 11 SB 442/ 553.791(4)(c)]
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Develop a
form by rule for use on the Building Code Information System for petitioning
for review of local building official decisions. [Section 9 SB 442/
s.553.775(3)(c)2.]
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Add design and
construction related facility licensing requirements for Hospice Facilities.
[HB 189]
ATTACHMENT 3
COMMISSION TELECONFERENCE PROCESS
ATTENDANCE
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Facilitator
will ask Commissioner or committee members to identify themselves.
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Members will
offer their names one at a time. To avoid confusion and to ensure accuracy,
please wait until facilitator repeats and confirms a name before offering
another.
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Once
attendance is complete, the agenda will be reviewed and approved by the
Commission or Committee.
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Commission or
committee members should announce if they have to sign-off before the
teleconference meeting is complete, to ensure a quorum and accurate count of
votes.
PARTICIPANT ETIQUETTE
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Background
noise from participants is picked-up and amplified on the conference leader’s
phone, especially if you are on a speaker-phone.
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Please place
your phone on mute unless speaking, to cut down on ambient background noise.
DISCUSSION PROCESS
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Chair/Facilitator
will introduce discussion item or presenter.
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Presenter
will provide overview of issue and recommendation(s) for Commission or
committee action.
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Hold
questions until presentation is complete.
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Once
presentation is complete, Chair/Facilitator will ask if Commissioners or
committee members have clarifying questions on the issue, create a speaker’s
list, and call on members in-turn for clarification.
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Chair/Facilitator
will ask if anyone from the public wishes to discuss the issue or propose
alternative options, create a speaker’s list, and call on participants in-turn
for discussion.
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Chair/Facilitator
will ask if any Commissioner or committee member wishes to discuss the issue or
propose alternative options, create a speaker’s list, and call on members
in-turn for discussion.
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Once
clarification and discussion is complete, Chair/Facilitator will ask if a
Commissioner or committee member wishes to make a motion on the issue.
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Following a
second for the motion, Chair/Facilitator will ask if there is any additional
discussion.
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If the motion
involves an option the public has already provided input on, then the vote is
taken following any additional Commission or committee discussion; if the
proposed action (motion) is materially different from what was previously
discussed, an additional opportunity is provided for public comment, and then
the Commission or committee votes on the motion.
The
Commission seeks to develop consensus-based policy decisions and
recommendations. General consensus is a participatory process whereby, on
matters of substance, the members strive for agreements which all of the
members can accept, support, live with or agree not to oppose. In instances where, after vigorously
exploring possible ways to enhance the members’ support for a final decision on
an issue and the Commission finds that 100% acceptance or support is not
achievable, final decisions will require at least 75% favorable vote of all
members present and voting. This super
majority decision rule underscores the importance of actively developing
consensus throughout the process on substantive issues with the participation
of all members and which all can live with.
In instances where the Commission finds that even 75% acceptance or support
is not achievable, publication of recommendations will include documentation of
the differences and the options that were considered for which there is more
than 50% support from the Commission.
The
Commission develops its decisions and recommendations using consensus-building
techniques with the assistance of the Facilitator (i.e., brainstorming,
acceptability ranking, prioritization, etc).
The Commission’s consensus process is conducted as an open
process consistent with applicable law and rule. Commission members, staff, and facilitator are
the only participants seated at the table, and only Commission members may vote
on proposals and recommendations. To the extent reasonable, on each substantive
issue the Commission shall identify and evaluate the full range of options
prior to offering a formal motion. This ensures that the Commission makes the
best possible decision informed by the public’s and Commissioner’s perspective
on the issue and range of alternatives.
Substantive Discussion Issue Process Overview
·
Issue is presented to the Commission,
·
TAC, POC, Workgroup, Ad Hoc, or
staff recommendations are presented,
·
Commission
asks clarifying questions (addresses a specific point that is not understood),
·
Commission identifies any
additional options they want discussed/evaluated,
·
Public is provided an
opportunity to comment on the options, and/or to offer alternative options for
Commission consideration,
·
Commission discusses the range
of options,
·
A motion is made for a specific
action on the issue,
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Commissioners may, though the
Chair or Facilitator, request clarification from the public,
·
If the motion involves an
option the public has already provided input on, then the vote is taken
following any additional Commission discussion; if the proposed action (motion)
is materially different from what was previously discussed, an additional
opportunity is provided for public comment, and then the Commission votes on
the motion.
To enhance the
possibility of constructive discussions as members educate themselves on the
issues and engage in consensus-building, members agree to refrain from public
statements that may prejudge the outcome of the Commission’s consensus
process. In discussing the Commission
process with the media, members agree to be careful to present only their own
views and not the views or statements of other participants. In addition, in
order to provide balance to the Commission process, members agree to represent
and consult with their stakeholder interest groups to the extent feasible.
Discussion item is
introduced and any background information provided. If there is a specific
action requested of the Commission, the proposal is summarized and any
rationale provided.
Chair or Facilitator asks
Commission members only for clarifying questions (a clarifying question
addresses a specific point that is not understood, and should not indicate
support or opposition to the proposal).
After questions, the
Chair or Facilitator opens the issue up for discussion. All Commission members
wishing to speak must raise their hand(s) and be acknowledged by the
Chair/Facilitator prior to speaking. Commission adopted meeting guidelines are
in effect at all times.
Following Commission’s
preliminary discussion on a substantive issue, the Chair or Facilitator asks if
any members of the public wishes to address the Commission on the current issue
under Commission consideration. Members of the public will be provided one
opportunity to comment per discussion/agenda item, and may be time limited
depending on number of people wishing to speak and number of issues on the
agenda. The Facilitator serves as the moderator for public input. The
Facilitator asks for those who wish to speak in favor of the proposal or topic
under discussion to offer brief comments, others who wish to speak in favor are
asked to offer new points or simply state agreement with previous speakers. The
same opportunity and requirements are offered for those who wish to speak in
opposition to the proposal or topic under discussion. In addition, the public
may offer alternative options for Commission consideration. The Facilitator
ensures that the full range of views are expressed and similar views are not
repeated. Members may, through the Chair/Facilitator, ask clarifying questions
to members of the public offering comments. This process is used for
substantive issues and not for procedural matters before the Commission.
After discussion and public comment, a Commission member
may offer a motion for an action on the issue. If there is a second to the
motion the Chair/Facilitator calls for discussion. Once a motion is made and
seconded, the discussion is restricted to only Commission members unless the
Chair/Facilitator requests specific clarification from a member of the public.
Commission members may request specific clarification from a member of the
public through the Chair/Facilitator at any time. A member may wish to second a
motion for the purpose of Commission discussion and not necessarily as a show
of support for the motion. If the motion involves an option that the public has
already commented on, then the vote is taken, if the proposed action (motion)
is materially different from what was previously discussed, an additional
opportunity is provided for public comment, and then the Commission votes on
the motion.
Only motions to approve
are considered. If there is no motion after discussion the requested action is
not approved, and “dies” for a lack of a second.
In addition,
members of the public are welcome to provide input to the Commission during the
public comment period provided at each meeting, and all comments submitted on
the blue “Public Comment” forms provided at each meeting are included in the
Facilitator’s summary reports.
ATTACHMENT 4
LEGAL REPORT
SECOND HEARING
DCA07-DEC-085 by Walter A. Tillit, Jr., P.E. of
TilTeco, Inc.
Question One: Are the
fasteners used to install a product which has been evaluated for Product
Approval using Rule 9B-72 method 1-B (testing method) required to meet the
factor of safety of the testing standard ?
Committee Action: Yes, and this is
consistent with the Commission action of DCA06-DEC-200.
Question Two: In addition
to question one, are the fasteners used to install a product which has been
evaluated for Product Approval using Rule 9B-72 method 1-B (testing method)
required to demonstrate compliance with the factor of safety as required by the
material standard ?
Committee Action: Yes, product
assemblies evaluated for product approval using Rule 9B-72.070, Method 1-B
(Test report method) must be anchored in accordance with the fastener
manufacturer’s instructions which have been evaluated to the materials
standards referenced in the Florida Building Code and/or in accordance with
acceptable engineering practices.
(From June 2008 meeting)
DCA08-DEC-119 by Dick Wilhelm,
Fenestration Manufacturers Association
and Jeff Lowinski, Window and Door
Manufacturers Association
WITHDRAWN
DCA08-DEC-124 by Chris Sheppard,
System Components Corporation
Question: For
HVHZ and Non HVHZ zones, does the approval basis for the underlayment
referenced in Section 201.2, item (c) of Rule 9B-3.047 is based on compliance
with Florida Building Code Section 1518.4 and Residential Code section
R4402.7.4?
Answer: In accordance with Chapter 9 and 44 of the
Florida Building Code, Residential and Chapter 15 of the Florida Building Code,
Building, underlayment referenced in Section 201.2 item (c) of Rule 9B-3.0475
shall be in compliance with ASTM D 226 Type I or II or equivalent.
DCA08-DEC-142 by Jerry Sparks,
Question #1: Whether Sections 110.2 and 106.3 in conjunction with F.S. Chapter 163
allow a local government to restrict the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy
to enforce compliance of off-site improvements conditions.
Answer: As per ss. 110.2 and 106.3 of the Florida
Building Code, Building, withholding Certificate of Occupancy is explicitly
authorized for other than code subjects i.e. enforcement of other laws and
ordinances enforced by the Hillsborough County Building Department. However, the Florida Building Commission
jurisdiction is limited in scope to subject matters authorized under Chapter
553, Florida Statutes.
Question
#2: Whether it can also be withheld to
enforce compliance of on-site improvements conditions, all to meet adopted land
development regulations.
Answer: See answer to Question #1.
DCA08-DEC-147 by John Berry, AIA, Cole
+ Russell Architects
Question: Is it the intent of Rule 9B.0472 to require CO
detection within 10’ of all sleeping rooms throughout this entire facility,
when the fossil fueled appliances are centrally and remotely located several
hundred feet and several stories from the apartment units?
Answer: No. According to Section 705.1 of the FBC,
Building, the facility in question consists of three buildings and thus Rule
9B-3.0472 provisions will only apply to the North Building and the Central
Building where the fossil-fuel burning appliances are proposed to be located.
DCA08-DEC-150 by James Paula, St Johns County Board of
County
Question #1 Is it the intent of 3109.4.1 to require that decks
and stairs attached to the structure also require a pile foundation?
Answer: Yes, the Florida Building Code does not
differentiate between one portion of a structure to another. The decks would be considered a part of a
habitable structure and the stairs are a part of the required egress for the
structure.
Question #2 Is
it the intent of FBC 3109.4.1 to allow a design ratio or pile spacing to pile
diameter of less than 8:1?
Answer: No, Section 3109.4.1 states in part that “design
ratio or pile spacing to pile diameter should not be less than 8:1 for
individual piles located above the design grade.”
Question #3 Is
it the intent of FBC 3109.3 to require that the bottom of the lowest horizontal
structural member be located above the 100 year storm elevation when a portion
of the lowest horizontal members fall landward of the CCCL line?
Answer: Yes,
the scoping section 3109.1.1 states in part that the provision of section 3109
shall apply to “all habitable structures which extend wholly or partially
seaward of a CCCL or 50 foot setback line.” “Emphasis added”
FIRST HEARING
DCA08-DEC-168 by
Leonard Terry, President, Omnicrete
Question:
Is Omnicrete exempt from the process to apply for a
Florida Product Approval?
Answer:
State Product Approval is an option to
local approval and not a minimum requirement. Products that are not approved at
the State level may be subject to approval by the local authority having jurisdiction.
No, it does need a Florida Product Approval, either at a local level or the
state level. A structural wall system that is constructed to fit specific plans
and design is outside the scope of Rule 9B- 72. However, construction systems
that use forms to form the wall system on site do fall within the scope of Rule
9B-72.
DCA08-DEC-193
by Richard
Mihalich, Plans Examiner and
Inspector, City of
Question 1: Does the code require artificial lighting in these areas when they
are occupied?
Answer: Yes: Section 1205 of the code does not offer
exceptions relative to general lighting.
DCA08-DEC-194 by
Dan Arlington, St. Johns County Building Department
Tabled/Deferred to December meeting
DCA08-DEC-201 by Michael Schultz,
P.E., Buckeye
Question: Does Buckeye UltraFiber 500 fall within the scope of Rule 9B-72 for a
Florida Product Approval?
Answer: No, since the product in question is assembled and
placed in the field, the product is outside the scope of Rule 9B-72. However,
the product is subject to approval by the local authority having jurisdiction.
DCA08-DEC-204 by Robert Jamieson,
Underwriters Laboratories
Question
1:
The final checkbox on the Administration
Validation Checklist that states “… the Certification documentation submitted
with this application indicates that the product, method, or system or
construction described in this application meets or exceeds the Florida
Building Code requirements and reference standards listed in the application”
is intended for validation entity to validate to the Commission product
compliance only with the test standards referenced in the Florida Building Code
and is not intended to include the full scope of the Florida Building Code?
Answer:
The validation entity is required to validate
applications within the scope of the application. In this case, if the
application is using a certification mark or listing indicating compliance with
the standard adopted by the Code, the validation entity is responsible to
validate to the Florida Building Commission that the standard listed on the
product certificate complies with the test standard referenced in the Code and
the full structural scope of the Code.
Question
2:
Please confirm that the Florida
Building Commission is willing to accept “Administrative Validation Checklist”
submittals from UL in which Check Box #12 is checked recognizing that Check Box
#12 is not applicable to “Administrative Validation Checklist” submittals from
UL
Answer:
This is to confirm that, if an application for
product approval using the certification method of compliance does not use
rational analysis or evaluation report and the installation instructions are as
tested, the checkbox 12 of the Administrative Validation checklist from UL is
not applicable for the application.
DCA08-DEC-205 by Neil Melick,
City of
Question 1: Is it the intent of Section 301.13 of the
Answer: Yes.
Question 2: Does the phrase “appliances…shall be designed” in
Section 301.13 mean that it is the responsibility of the appliance manufacturer
to design their outdoor appliances to resist wind pressures since the
manufacturer is the designer of the appliance?
Answer: Yes. This
is not just a
Question 3: Is it the intent of Section 301.13 of the Florida
Building Code, Mechanical that ALL mechanical appliances and equipment,
including package units, condensing units and fans that are exposed to wind be
designed and installed to resist wind pressures in accordance with section 1609
of the Florida Building Code, Building?
Answer: Yes
Question 4: If the answers to the above are in the
affirmative, is there a different standard to be applied to mechanical
appliances, equipment and their supports due to the use of the word “resist” in
Section 301.13 of the Florida Building Code, Mechanical rather than the
use of the word “withstand” as stated in Section 1609.1 of the Florida
Building Code, Building?
Answer: No, the intent
of the language “resist” and “withstand” is the same.
Question
5: If the answers to questions 1 through 3 are in the affirmative and
the answer to question 4 is in the negative, would then the proposed
installation be in violation of Section 301.13 of the
Answer: Yes, the installation would be in violation of
Section 301.13 of the 2004 FBC-Mechanical.
Question
6: If the answer to question 5 above is in the
affirmative, then what recourse/options do I have as a Code Official? Do I have
the authority to withhold the Certificate of Occupancy?
Answer: Section 110 of the Florida Building Code
gives the building official the authority to withhold or revoke the Certificate
of Occupancy for violation of the provisions of the code.
.
DCA08-DEC-207
by Anthony Apfelbeck, Fire Marshall/Building Official, City of
Referred back to
Mechanical TAC
Question 1: Does the rule apply only to new construction
of a new building, or does it also apply to additions or alterations as defined
in the FEBC?
Question 2: If the rule applies to additions,
does an addition require the complete existing structure to comply with
installing CO detectors as prescribed in the rule? (hardwired and battery back
up)
For
example: If an attached garage or a screen enclosure is added to an existing
home, are CO detectors required to be installing within the complete existing
structure?
Question 3. If the rule applies to all
alterations, does it require the complete existing structure to comply with
installing CO detectors as prescribed in the rule? (hardwired and battery back
up)
a.
Example
#1: If a new gas furnace is installed in an existing home, whereas it was
electric before, are CO detectors required to be installing within the complete
existing structure?
b.
Example
#2: If any type of permit is issued on the existing structure are CO detectors
required to be installing within the complete existing structure?
Question 4. If
the answer is yes to the questions 2 or 3 above, must hardwired CO detectors be
installed with a battery backup?
Question 5. Does
the rule apply to repairs, as defined by the FEBC?
Question 6. Does the rule apply to a change in occupancy,
as defined by the FEBC?
DCA08-DEC-208 by Luke Ismert of
Schier Products
Question: Does
the code permit interceptors for use in public sewer systems that are less than
750 gallons in liquid capacity and conform to PDI G101/ASME A112.14.3 to be
installed that have a grease retention capacity that is at least equal to or
greater than a 750 pre-cast interceptor and are are our products in compliance
with the code for this project?.
Answer: No,
According to Section 1003.5, the minimum tank volume of grease interceptors
shall be 750 gallons (2839 L). The only way a smaller size could be used would
by invoking Section 104.11, Alternate material and methods, of the Florida
Building Code, Building. Subject to approval of the local authority having
jurisdiction, (note: the answer is consistent with the Commission action on
DCA04- DEC-072).
DCA08-DEC-209 by Tom Hardiman of
the Modular Building Institute
Question One: Can the date of
an executed contract be used to determine which version of the codes apply for
a manufactured building?
Answer: A clear executed contract to construct a
specific building or number of buildings may be used to determine which version
of the Florida Building Code applies. A
contract must provide for specific data, that mirror the data required by an
application for permit e.g. date of execution, building owner or dealer, date
of completion, etc. The contract is subject to verification by the Department
of Community Affairs.
Question Two: If the answer to question one is yes, how long
may a manufacturer continue to build under that contract?
Answer:
Construction/sale of manufactured buildings under an executed contract must
commence within six months from the date of the executed contract. Otherwise
construction must be in accordance with the current Florida Building Code.
DCA08-DEC-210 by Joseph Valencia
of Zyscovich Architects
Deferred
to local appeal board.
DCA08-DEC-212 by Jason Padgett,
Millwork Information and Training
Dismissed due to no response to date to
staff from petitioner
DCA08-DEC-216 by Vincent Vaulman,
CCE, Regional Manager, Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc.
Question One: Explain
the differences between Alteration Levels 1, 2, 3?
Answer: This
question is too general, and outside the scope of the declaratory statement
process. Question must be specific to a project in question.
Question Two: Would it make any difference if repairs had to be
made to more than 50% of the area if there is no change to room layout or
arrangement?
Answer: No,
the scoping section of the Existing Building Code relative to repair (302.1)
does not take in consideration the percentage of work area.
Question Three:
What impact would pre-existing conditions (i.e., deteriorated metal studs) have
(in addition to hurricane damage) on the determination of alteration level if
there is no change to room layout or arrangement?
Answer:
None. In order to determine whether the work is to be classified
as repair or one of the alteration levels, one must consider the definitions of
each term.
Question 4:
What alteration level would you consider the removal and replacement of
materials of like kind to return a property to pre-existing condition with no
change to wall assembly/layout or floor plan.
Answer:
Alteration Level 1.
DCA08-DEC-236 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Question 1: Are there any impact requirements outside the
High Velocity Hurricane Zone when no ductwork is attached to the louver?
Answer: No. Since the louver is not protecting an
intake or exhaust ventilation ducts, the impact requirement of Section 1609.1.2.1
does not apply.
Question 2:
Are impact resistant louvers required above 30 ft?
Answer: Louvers are not required to be impact resistant when
installed above 30 feet of grade.
Question 3: Are
louvers subject to cyclic loading after impact test as well as the static test
mentioned in 1609.1.2.2.1?
Answer: Louvers
are not subject to cyclic loading test after impact. However, they are subject
to the static test of Section 1609.1.2.2.1
DCA08-DEC-237 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Question 1: Do all
louvers installed in buildings that are not in the wind borne debris region or
the high velocity hurricane zones, where impact resistance is mandated require
Answer: All louvers are subject to review and approval by
the local authority having jurisdiction.
However, the State Approval may be obtained as an alternative to local
approval. In order for a standard louver
to demonstrate compliance with the Code, it must be tested to the applicable
standards specified by the Code (Rational analysis cannot be used in lieu of testing).
Question 2: If the
answer to the above is that they must have a
Answer: See Answer to Question 1
Question 3:
If DCA04-DEC-219 is valid,
must local building officials accept the louver installation if the
calculations are stamped by a
Answer:
DCA04-DEC-219 is specific to “custom one-of-a-kind” louvers. Custom one-of-a-kind louvers are outside the
scope of Rule 9B-72, and therefore, subject to review and approval by the
authority having jurisdiction.
DCA08-DEC-238 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Hospitals
and nursing homes-
Question 1: Does this
mean that the only large missile impact test to be used is from a 9 pound 2x4
traveling at 50 feet per second plus the cyclic wind pressure testing?
Answer: Yes,
however the cyclic wind pressure test is not
required for louvers.
Question 2: If
the space behind the structure is designed as an open structure, is impact
protection required?
Answer: Yes, because the space is always required to be designed as enclosed.
Question
3: Is there ever a requirement
for the 2x4 to impact at 80 feet per second?
Answer: This question is too broad.
Question 4:
Does the large missile test only apply to louvers below 30 feet?
Answer: Yes,
however the
test applies to louvers including those at 30 feet.
Schools-
The questions below are related to schools that
are Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas (EHPA):
Schools that are designated as Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas
(2007
Question 1: Does this mean that the only large missile impact test to be used
is from a 9 pound 2 X 4 traveling at 50 feet per second plus the cyclic wind
pressure testing?
Answer: Missile
impact test specification must be performed in accordance to SSTD 12; however the cyclic wind pressure test is not required for louvers.
Question 2. If the space behind the structure is designed as an open structure
is impact protection required?
Answer:
Yes, because the space is
always required to be designed as enclosed.
Question 3: Is there ever a requirement for the 2
X 4 to impact at 80 feet per second?
Answer: This question is too broad.
Question 4: Does the standard
apply only to louvers below 30 feet?
Answer: No, the standards applies to louvers at any height.
DCA08-DEC-239 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.
Question
1: Must all louvers installed in high velocity
hurricane zone (Miami-Dade and Broward Counties) have a Dade County NOA or is a
Florida Approval number sufficient?
Answer: All products used in HVHZ must be in compliance
with the Code requirements that are specific to the HVHZ. Demonstration of
compliance with the Code can be either by obtaining local approval or state
approval.
Question
2: Section
1626.1.g exempts all louvers in a high velocity hurricane zone from impact
testing as long as they properly consider ASCE 7 in the design of the building.
Does this mean that if the room or duct is designed as an open structure
(internal pressure coefficients are zero) that there are no impact requirements
for the louver?
Answer: Yes, there are no impact requirements provided the
structure properly considers ASCE 7 in the design.
Question 3: If louvers are installed in high velocity
hurricane zone are subject to large missile impact, is the only impact to be
from a 9 pound 2 x 4 traveling at 50 feet per second no matter what the
building occupancy?
Answer: This
question is too broad.
DCA08-DEC-255 by Joseph R. Hetzel of Door & Access Systems
Manufacturers Association International (DASMA)
Withdrawn
by petitioner
DCA08-DEC-257 by Chris Birchfield of No-Burn SE Inc.
QUESTION:
Do No – Burn products fall within the scope of Rule
9B-72?
Answer:
No, since the product is not structural, it falls outside the
scope of Rule 9B-72. Products that are not approved at the State level may be
subject to approval by the local authority having jurisdiction
DCA08-DEC-258 by David E Sands of Bamboo Technologies
QUESTION:
Do Bamboo Technologies structural Bamboo poles products
fall within the scope of Rule 9B-72?
Answer:
No. The inquiry in question is specific to the material
and strength “properties” of the Bamboo poles which falls under category
“structural components” and sub-category “materials”. Sub-category “structural
components/materials” were removed from Rule 9B-72 during the revision to the
Rule and consequently, the product in question will not fall within the scope
of Rule 9B-72. Products that are not approved at the State level may be subject
to approval by the local authority having jurisdiction.
DCA08-DEC-266 by Timothy Graboski of Ridged Systems LLC
WITHDRAWN
by applicant
DCA08-DEC-267 by Glen Lathers of Hillsborough County Public Schools
Dismissed
due to no response to date to staff from petitioner
DCA08-DEC-268 by Sandra Gump of Fomo Products, Inc.
QUESTION:
Do Handi Foam Fireblock and Handi Foam spray foam
products fall within the scope of Rule 9B-72?
ANSWER:
No, since the products are not structural, they fall outside the
scope of Rule 9B-72. Products that are not approved at the State level may be
subject to approval by the local authority having jurisdiction.
DCA08-DEC-275 by Ken Norton of Power Design Inc
Case 1: A
proposed project located in the City of Ft. Meyers FL, is designed as a 7 story
residential condominium structure that surrounds a three level enclosed parking
garage. The living units on the first 3 levels are separated from the garage by
the required fire walls and a corridor. There are also units built over the
garage on the remaining 4 stories. It appears excessive to require the
installation of CO detection outside a sleeping unit on the 7th
floor, when the only requiring criteria, and generating source of carbon
monoxide is a mechanically ventilated, enclosed parking structure on the lowest
3 levels of the building.
a. Is the Rule intended to require that, with
no other fossil burning appliances in consideration, the entire building will
need to be equipped with carbon monoxide detection within 10 feet of every
sleeping area?
Answer: Yes. The
project in question is one building and according to Rule 9B-3.0472 the whole
building is subject to the requirements of the Rule.
b. Is
there any consideration given for a carbon monoxide monitoring system installed
in the garage area?
Answer: No.
Case 2: A proposed project located in
a. Does the Rule require carbon monoxide
detection in every other residential
unit within 10 feet of each room used for sleeping purposes, without
taking into consideration their proximity to the actual appliances?
Answer:
Yes, the Rule would apply to the whole
building.
b. Would
the detection only be required in the units where the appliances reside?
Answer: No.
The detection will apply to the whole building.
Case
3: A proposed 30 story residential high rise in
Will
the Rule require that all units in the building be provided with carbon
monoxide detection outside every sleeping area, no matter how distant they may
be from the generator?
Answer: Yes,
all units in the building must be provided with carbon monoxide detectors.
General
4:
It appears that based on the provisions for hospitals, in patient
hospice facilities, and nursing homes, the Rule recognizes the value of a
monitored detection system in the area of the production of the carbon monoxide
gas.
a.
Could this provision be expanded to cover the circumstances outlined
above?
Answer: No.
The Florida Building Commission has no authority to approve alternatives.
b.
As an alternative, could a reasonable direction be given
addressing carbon monoxide detection in selected units based on their proximity
to the expected source of the gas, as in only being required in the area of
origin and all immediately adjacent units, above, below and to the sides?
Answer: This
question is outside the scope of the DEC statement process.
ATTACHMENT 5
ACCESSIBILITY WAIVER
SUMMARY
1.
Eden Roc Hotel
Requirement: Accessible
ramp from a hotel guest room to a balcony and all levels within the room.’
Action: Modifying
action previously taken to waive or require vertical accessibility to all
levels within the rooms.
Issue:
Accessible ramp from a hotel guest room to a balcony.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing a ramp having a 1:12 slope from
a guest room to the balcony. There is
sufficient room for the appropriately sloped ramp; however, the balcony does
not have enough room to include the required 72” clear space at the bottom of
the ramp. The applicant would prefer to
waive the room entirely, but stated if a 1:10 slope is allowed, the 72” space
can be provided or to allow only 48” and maintain a slope of 1:12. However, the applicant maintains if either
option is permitted, the balcony still would not meet all accessibility
requirements because of space and structural constraints. The project is undergoing a $25,000,000
alteration and the application indicates it would cost a additional
$15,000,000-20,000,000 to reconfigure all balconies so they are in full
compliance.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
72” clear space at the
bottom of a ramp run., as required by Section 11-4-8.2 and
11-4-8.4.
11-4-8-2
Slope and
Rise: The least possible slope shall be
used for any ramp. The maximum slope of
a ramp in new construction shall be 1 to 12.
Existing buildings or facilities may have slopes and rises as allows in
11-4-1.6(3) if space limitations prohibit the use of a 1 to 12 slope or less.
11-4.8.4 (1) All landings on ramps shall be not lews than
60 inches clear ands the bottom of each ramp shall have not less than 72 inches
of straight and level clearance.
2.
Kamakura, Inc.
Requirement: Accessible entrance to an
existing building undergoing an alteration.
Action: Denied.
No additional response from applicant.
Issue: Providing
an accessible entrance to an existing building undergoing an alteration.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing accessibility to the main
entrance of a building located on a zero lot line site The building is undergoing a $20,000-30,000
alteration for conversion to a restaurant, which will contain approximately 400
square feet. The issue is not
disproportionate cost, but rather the technical infeasibility of providing the
entrance given the site constraints. The
is confirmed by the local building department.
Project Progress: The
project is under design.
Items to be Waived:
An accessible public
entrance as required by Section 11.4.1.
Exception: Full compliance will be considered
structurally impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the unique
characteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation of accessibility
features. If full compliance with the
requirements of this code are structurally impracticable, a person or entity
shall comply with the requirements to the extent it is not structurally
impracticable.
Technically
Infeasible: With respect to an
alteration of a building or facility, it has lieele likelihood of being
accomplished because exiting structural conditions would require removing or
altering a load bearing member which is an essential part of the structural
frame; or because other existing physical or site constraints prohibit
modification or addition of elements, spaces or features which are in full and
strict compliance with the minimum requirements for new construction and which
are necessary to provide accessibility.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
3.
Cobb Theatre 14 at Daytona “Live”
Requirement:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats in a 14 screen movie theater complex.
Action: Approved; vertical accessibility only
required for rows containing required numbers of accessible seats.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a 14 screen movie theater complex.
Analysis: The applicant is requesting a waiver from
providing vertical accessibility to all rows of seats in a new, $7 million 14
screen movie theater complex. This
project was previously reviewed and approved by the Commission in January,
2008; however, some relatively minor changes in seating configuration have been
made since that time. The theaters range
from 118 to 304 seats each and the appropriate number of wheelchair locations
with adjacent companion seating have been provided. Estimates were provided indicating it would
cost an additional $560,000 to make all rows of seats accessible.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.509
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(1)
Elevator
pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipment catwalks and
automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(2)
Unoccupiable
spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage spaces that are not designed
for human occupancy, for public accommodations or for work areas; and
(3)
Occupiable
spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than
five persons, including, but not limited to equipment control rooms and
projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
4.
Hollywood Theatres
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new 14 screen movie theater complex.
Action: Approved; vertical accessibility only
required for rows containing required numbers of accessible seats.
Issue:: Vertical accessibility to all rows of seats in a
new, 14 screen movie theater complex.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, 14 screen movie theater. No project costs were submitted as the project
is in the conceptual phase and the applicant is seeking guidance before
finalizing the plans. Wheelchair seating
locations are proposed on the first tier of the second section of stadium-type
seating. The working design incorporates
companion seats as required and no accessible seats are planned on the ends of
the aisles.
Project Progress:
The project is under design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of stadium seating, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.510
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(4)
Elevator
pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipment catwalks and
automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(5)
Unoccupiable
spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage spaces that are not designed
for human occupancy, for public accommodations or for work areas; and
(6)
Occupiable
spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than
five persons, including, but not limited to equipment control rooms and
projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
5.
Max Level’s Rock and
Requirement:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor.
Action: Approved.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to the second floor.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the
second floor of an office/warehouse to be used for music lessons, practice
sessions and performances. The space is
3,708 square feet and the project will cost $35,372 to complete. Practice rooms will be located on both floors
with all performances on the accessible first level. According to the applicant, the facility is
intended for after school and weekend enrichment programs to encourage young
people to learn to play instruments and perform. Bids of $10,954-27,500 for different types of
lifts were submitted
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.511
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(7)
Elevator
pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipment catwalks and
automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(8)
Unoccupiable
spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage spaces that are not designed
for human occupancy, for public accommodations or for work areas; and
(9)
Occupiable
spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than
five persons, including, but not limited to equipment control rooms and
projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
6.
Duval County Public High School AAA
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in an auditorium, collapsible gymnasium bleachers, baseball and
softball field bleachers and football stadium.
Action: Approved with conditions.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in an auditorium, collapsible gymnasium
bleachers, baseball and softball field bleachers and a football stadium.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a variety of spectator seating for sporting events in a new,
$73,364,052 high school. The auditorium
contains 835 seats of which 12 accessible locations and companion seats are
provided. The gymnasium has 1,670 seats
with 21 accessible seats. The baseball
and softball fields have seating for 100 persons on both the home and visitors
sides with 2 accessible seats each.
Finally, the football stadium has seating for 1,592 with of which 16 are
accessible on the home side and 1,060 with 14 accessible locations on the
visitors’ side. The pressbox is
accessible via ramps. Note: With the exception of the baseball and
softball bleachers, all required accessible seats have been provided; however,
some wheelchair accessible seats are located on the ends of the rowsl
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.512
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(10)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(11)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(12)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
7.
Requirment: Vertical accessibility to all
levels in a restaurant and upper floors in the hotel portion of the building.
Action: Approved for the café and dismissed without
prejudice for the hotel units.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all levels in a restaurant.
Analysis: The
project is a mixed use building with apartments on the second and third floors
which are undergoing conversion to a hotel.
The first floor is a café/restaurant that has multiple levels
inside. The project will cost $1,100,000
and its major obstacle is the existing elevator which does not meet present day
interior size requirements, preventing some persons with disabilities from
using the device. According to the
applicant, the building is considered contributing to the historic character of
the Art Deco historical district and if modification to the café area is
required, it will adversely affect the historic character of the
structure. At present, no alteration is
planned for the café. In addition to the
interior seating, outside tables are fully accessible to all patrons.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all levels, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.513
Vertical accessibility. Nothing in Sections 553.501-553.513 or the
guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of any building, structure
or facility governed by those sections from the duty to provide vertical
accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level
regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be installed in
such building, structure or facility, except for:
(13)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(14)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(15)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
8.
Shops at
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to the
second floor of a showroom/office.
Action. Approved.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to the second floor of a showroom/office.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the
second floor of a business which primarily serves as a non-public showroom for
cruise ship interior designers. The
structure was originally intended for residential use and contains an
accessible, 1,468 square foot lower area with 1,262 square feet on the upper
level. According to the applicant, the
showroom is only open by appointment and the second floor, containing three
offices, an in-house conference area and file storage is not intended for
public use. The project will cost
$409,500; however, no estimates for the cost of vertical accessibility were
provided since the applicant stated the second floor will house fewer than five
persons and is not open to the public.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.514
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(16)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(17)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(18)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
9.
Interior remodeling of Metrobank Operations Center.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to the
second level of an office area.
Action: Approved for entire tenant space.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to the second level of an office area.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the
second floor of an existing two story warehouse/office building. The project incorporates the addition of one
bay to two existing bays already used for this purpose and will cost
$152,341. The applicant indicated it
would be infeasible to provide vertical access to the area and submitted an
estimate of approximately $27,500 to provide an enclosed lift. Other alteration work to the primary function
area is also planned to upgrade the accessibility to the building.
Project Progress:
The project is in plan
review.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.515
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(19)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(20)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(21)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
10.
Muvico Theaters Cocowalk
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats in a stadium type movie theater.
Action: Deferred at the request of the applicant.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a stadium type movie theater.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in an existing 16 theater complex that is being reduced to 8
screens. The theaters range from 48 to
151 seats and all required wheelchair locations with companion seating have
been provided. No wheelchair seating is
on the end of a row in any theater. The
project will cost $4,000,000 and according to the applicant it is technically
infeasible to make every row in each theater accessible, nor is it cost
effective.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.516
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(22)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(23)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(24)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
11.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows in a classroom setting.
Action: Approved with conditions; vertical
accessibility only required for rows containing required numbers of accessible
seats.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows in a classroom setting.
Analysis: The applicant
is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all rows in a
team meeting facility that seats132. The
room has been designed in a classroom configuration and has accessible seating
on the first and last rows with accompanying companion seats. A wheelchair lift has been projected to allow
access to the top row of seats. The project will cost $9,000,000 and is an
addition to the football stadium which was previously reviewed and approved by
the Commission.
Project Progress:
The project is in plan
review.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of tiered seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.517
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(25)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(26)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(27)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment control
rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
12.
Requirement:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats in two multi-tiered classrooms.
Action: Approved with conditions.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in two multi-tiered classrooms.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, $34,105.249 nursing and health sciences lab
clinic. The auditorium consists of a 298
seat facility which will provide wheelchair seating locations in six places
with adjacent companion seats at the front, middle and rear of the
auditorium. Seating in the front is located
on the ends of the first row. The
90-seat classroom will have fixed tables and five wheelchair accessible
locations at the front and rear are planned, all located at the ends of the
tables. Chairs will be movable and can
be immediately adjacent to the wheelchairs.
The overall project will consist of two five story buildings, one of
which will be for teaching purposes and the other administrative. The cost to construct only the auditorium and
the classroom were not provided, nor were estimates to install a means of
vertical accessibility.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.518
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(28)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(29)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(30)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
13.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a tiered auditorium.
Action: Approved with conditions.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a tiered auditorium.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, $68.000,000 including an auditorium with 808 seats,
requiring 12 wheelchair seating locations and companion seats. These are planned for the front, center and
rear of the auditorium. The project will
also have a gymnasium with retractable bleachers that seat 1,628, requiring 20
accessible and companion seating locations at the bottom of the bleachers. It will also have two lecture rooms with
fixed tables and seating for 39 students with two wheelchair locations. A stadium is also planned with visitor and
home side bleachers for 2,879, including 34 wheelchair locations on the home
side and 1,010 on the visitors’ side with 16 accessible seats. Both sections have appropriate companion
seats. A press box can be accessed by
elevator and accessible seating is provided at the top and first levels. No estimates were submitted as the applicant
contends it is technically infeasible to make all areas accessible.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.519
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(31)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(32)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(33)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
14.
Lakeshore Reserve at
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to the
second floors of some townhouses in a timeshare project.
Action: Approved with conditions.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to the second floors of some townhouses in a timeshare project.
Analysis: The applicant is requesting a waiver from
providing vertical accessibility to the second floor of two story townhouses in
a timeshare project. The project will
consist of six phases, each of which will contain a five story building. Some units within the building will be single
story and will be accessed by an elevator.
The project will also contain three types of townhouses, none of which
has a second floor accessible by elevator.
If the project was subject only to Fair Housing requirements, the
townhouses would be exempt; however, Section 11-9 of the FBC includes timeshare
projects licensed under Chapter 509, F.S. Property owners may not be assigned
the same unit each time they visit the project, but are guaranteed the use of
the type of unit purchased, e.g. 3 bedrooms etc.
Project Progress:
The project is in plan
review.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor of townhouses, as required by Section 553.509, Florida
Statutes.
553.520
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(34)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipment
catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(35)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(36)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
15.
AMC Theatre at
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a movie theater complex.
Action: Deferred at meeting; application subsequently
withdrawn by applicant.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a movie theater complex.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, $7,000,000 12-screen movie complex. The theaters range from 121 to 296 seats in
each. The appropriate number of accessible
seating locations with adjacent companion seats have been provided and no
accessible seats are placed on the ends of the rows. All accessible locations are placed at the
lower portion of the higher section of stadium-style seating. An estimate of $3,948,000 to provide vertical
accessibility to all rows was submitted with the application.
Project Progress:
The project is under
design.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.609, Florida Statutes.
553.521
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(37)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(38)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(39)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
16.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a tiered auditorium.
Action: Approved; vertical accessibility only
required for rows containing required numbers of accessible seats.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a tiered auditorium.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, $11,529,022 auditorium addition. The facility will have 806 seats, requiring
12 wheelchair seating locations and companion seats. These are planned for the front, center and
rear of the auditorium. No estimates
were provided, as the applicant contends it is an issue of technical
infeasibility, rather than cost. Other
accessible features such as ramps, an elevator, accessible toilets and a chair
lift to the stage are components of the overall project design.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.522
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(40)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipment
catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;
(41)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(42)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
17.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of bleacher and a press box.
Action: Approved; vertical accessibility only
required for rows containing required numbers of accessible seats.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of bleachers and a press box. .
Analysis: The applicant is requesting a waiver from
providing vertical accessibility to all rows of bleachers in a new facility
with 3,104 seats on the home side and 1,031 on the visitors’ side. 36 accessible seating areas with companion
seats are planned for the home side 14 accessible areas with companion seats on
the visitors’ side. All accessible seats
are accessed by a ramp on the first row of seats in the bleachers. The press box may be accessed by a chair
lift.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.523
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(43)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(44)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(45)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
18.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of a retractable bleacher system.
Action: Approved with conditions.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of a retractable bleacher system.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, retractable bleacher system containing 1,558
seats. 24 wheelchair accessible seating
areas are planned with adjacent companion seats on the first row of the
bleachers on both sides. No estimates
were provided as the applicant contends it is technically infeasible to make
upper levels of the bleachers accessible because of the inherent engineering
design in the system.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of a bleacher system, as required by Section 553.509, Florida
Statutes.
553.524
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(46)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(47)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(48)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
19.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in an auditorium.
Action: Deferred for additional information.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility to all rows of seats in a high school auditorium.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all
rows of seats in a new, 869 seat auditorium.
15 wheelchair seating locations at the front and rear of the facility
are planned, but not all accessible seating areas have an adjacent companion
seat. Some accessible seats are also
placed on the ends of the rows. No
estimates have been provided as the applicant contends it is technically
infeasible to make all rows accessible.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
all rows of seats, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.
553.525
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be installed
in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(49)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(50)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(51)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
20.
Requirement: Vertical accessibility and
accessible toilets for the second floor of a multi-tenant building.
Action: Approved for vertical accessibility;
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction for toilets.
Issue: Vertical
accessibility and accessible toilets for the second floor of a multi-tenant
building.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the
second floor of a multi-tenant building undergoing a $85,991 alteration. According to the applicant the building is a
contributing structure to the Riverside Avondale Historic District, but no
documentation was submitted substantiating it.
There are seven separate tenants in the building with two on the second
floor which are undergoing alterations.
According to the applicant, it would cost an additional $101,136 to
provide vertical accessibility and $63,197 to make the toilet rooms
accessible.
Project Progress:
The project is under
construction.
Items to be Waived:
Vertical accessibility to
the second floor, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and
accessible toilets as required by Section 11-4.1.2, FBC.
553.526
Vertical
accessibility. Nothing in Sections
553.501-553.513 or the guidelines shall be construed to relieve the owner of
any building, structure or facility governed by those sections from the duty to
provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable
grade level regardless of whether the guidelines require an elevator to be
installed in such building, structure or facility, except for:
(52)Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or
equipment catwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and
platforms;
(53)Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage
spaces that are not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or
for work areas; and
(54)Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that
house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment
control rooms and projection booths.
11-4.1.2(6) If toilet facilities are provided on a site,
then each such public or common use toilet facility shall comply with Section
11-4.22.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and allows
consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
21.
Primrose Schools.
Requirement: Mounting heights of fixtures
in a child care facility.
Action: Withdrawn at the request of the applicant.
Issue: Mounting
heights of fixtures in a child care facility.
Analysis: The
applicant is requesting a waiver from mounting toilet room fixtures at the
heights specified for adult use. The
project is a new, 10,565 square foot facility to be used for day care of
preschool children ranging from infants to pre-kindergarten. Toilets are provided for adults that comply
with Chapter 11. The applicant is
suggesting that the children’s facilities be constructed in accordance with the
ADAAG specifications for children.
Toilets exceeding the plumbing code requirements are also planned for
the classrooms and the local authority having jurisdiction is also requiring
the discretionary toilets to have turning space provided.
Project Progress:
The project is in design.
Items to be Waived:
Mounting heights for
toilets and lavatories, as required by Sections 11-4.16 and 11-4.19.
11-4.16.3: The height of water closets shall be 17
inches to 19 inches measured to the top of the toilet seat.
11-4.19.2
Lavatories
shall be mounted with the rim or counter surface no higher than 35 inches above
the finish floor.
Waiver Criteria: There is
no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in the code. The Commission’s current rule, authorized in
Section 553.512, Florida Statutes, provides criteria for granting waivers and
allows consideration of unnecessary or extreme hardship to the applicant if the
specific requirements were imposed.
ATTACHMENT 6
PRODUCT APPROVALS
SUMMARY
|
Manufacturer |
Category |
Subcategory |
TBA |
POC |
FBC |
Comments |
Stat. |
|
|
Certification Method - FBC Voted
Approval |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
228-R5 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
574-R2 |
United Steel Products Company |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
699-R2 |
OMG, Inc. |
Roofing |
Roofing Fasteners |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
735-R3 |
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Modified Bitumen Roof System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
741-R3 |
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Built up Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
1355-R2 |
Siplast / Icopal |
Roofing |
Roofing Fasteners |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
1478-R2 |
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Underlayments |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
1608-R3 |
OMG, Inc. |
Roofing |
Cements-Adhesives-Coatings |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
1706-R2 |
CENTRIA |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
2072-R2 |
Metl-Span I, Ltd. |
Panel Walls |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
2192-R4 |
Metal-Era, Inc. |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3146-R2 |
CENTRIA |
Panel Walls |
Siding |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3152-R2 |
CENTRIA |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3204-R2 |
Atlas Window Systems Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3759-R2 |
T.M. Window and Door, LLC. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4103-R3 |
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4330-R3 |
Diversi-Plast Products |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4765-R3 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4825-R2 |
Greenheck Fan Corporation |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4939-R3 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4972-R3 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5027-R3 |
LL Building Products, Inc sub of GAFMC |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5167-R3 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5236-R1 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5243-R2 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5669-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6377-R1 |
YKK AP America |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6535-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6525-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6529-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7114-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7150-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7660-R1 |
Clay Tile Ventures Inc. DBA Redland Clay Tile |
Roofing |
Roofing Tiles |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7972-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Projected |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8259-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8467-R2 |
Paradigm Window Solutions |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8923-R2 |
Greenheck Fan Corporation |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8926-R2 |
The Airolite Company, LLC |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9054-R1 |
Latin American Tile Inc |
Roofing |
Roofing Tiles |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9063-R1 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9064-R1 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9183-R1 |
Paradigm Window Solutions |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9192-R1 |
Paradigm Window Solutions |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9213-R1 |
Paradigm Window Solutions |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9333-R1 |
Vi Win Tech |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9430-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9451-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9491-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9492-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9493-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9494-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9495-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9496-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9497-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9748 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
9943-R1 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9956-R1 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10088-R2 |
Greenheck Fan Corporation |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10093-R2 |
The Airolite Company, LLC |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10191-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10253 |
Winco Window Company |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10318-R2 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10425 |
Master Machines, Inc. |
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10458 |
Everlast Metal Tile Roof, LLC. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10488 |
EFCO Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10520 |
Mitsubishi Chemical |
Panel Walls |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10542-R1 |
|
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10571-R1 |
|
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10574 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Projected |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10576 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10577 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10578 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10579 |
Window Technology, Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10595 |
Traco Windows and Doors, Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10597 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10723 |
Ceco Door Products |
Exterior Doors |
Exterior Door Components |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10765 |
Kolbe and Kolbe Millwork |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10883 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10920 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10962 |
JELD-WEN |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10987 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10988 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11045 |
JELD-WEN |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11047 |
Kolbe Vinyl Windows |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11053 |
|
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11054 |
|
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11055 |
|
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11056 |
Lowe's Companies |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11087 |
T.M. Window and Door, LLC. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11146 |
Traco Windows and Doors, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11147 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11149 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11150 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11152 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11161 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11162 |
American Weather-Seal |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11163 |
American Weather-Seal |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11164 |
American Weather-Seal |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11178 |
CGI - Construction Glass Industries |
Exterior Doors |
Exterior Door Components |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11193 |
Security Impact Windows, LLC |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11206 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11210 |
MARITECH WINDOWS |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11211 |
MARITECH WINDOWS |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11214 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11215 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11222 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11225 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11241 |
Berridge Manufacturing Co. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11245 |
Marvin Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
|
|
11250 |
Kolbe and Kolbe Millwork |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11251 |
JELD-WEN |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11259 |
Solar Innovations, Inc. |
Sky Lights |
Skylight |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11260 |
Solar Innovations, Inc. |
Panel Walls |
Curtain Walls |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11261 |
MI Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11271 |
Vi Win Tech |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11277 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11278 |
Florida Extruders International, Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11279 |
Florida Extruders International, Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11282 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11284 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11285 |
Energy Saving Products of |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11287 |
Florida Extruders International, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11289 |
Energy Saving Products of |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11290 |
Florida Extruders International, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11292 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11294 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11295 |
Pella Corporation |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11296 |
PGT Industries |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11297 |
PGT Industries |
Panel Walls |
Storefronts |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11298 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11300 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11304 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Modified Bitumen Roof System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11309 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Waterproofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11310 |
Kolbe and Kolbe Millwork |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11313 |
Winco Window Company |
Windows |
Projected |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11314 |
Winco Window Company |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11315 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Cements-Adhesives-Coatings |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11317 |
Simonton Windows |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11320 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Roofing Insulation |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11331 |
|
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11350 |
Greenheck Fan Corporation |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11357 |
The Airolite Company, LLC |
Panel Walls |
Wall Louver |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11371 |
MI Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11373 |
MI Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11374 |
MI Windows and Doors |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11376 |
Energy Saving Products of |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11377 |
Clay Forever, LLC |
Roofing |
Roofing Tiles |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11380 |
Kolbe and Kolbe Millwork |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11395 |
Lowe's Companies |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11403 |
Gorell Enterprises Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
Evaluation by Engineer/ Architect
-FBC Voted Approval |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
389-R2 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
1850-R3 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
2298-R2 |
|
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3119-R2 |
Powers Steel Inc. |
Structural Components |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3481-R2 |
CENTRIA |
Panel Walls |
Siding |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3504-R2 |
Sun Metals Systems, Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4077-R2 |
Edco Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4610-R1 |
Flash Custom Metal Roofing Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
4675-R1 |
Cheesboro Roofing |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5186-R1 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5335-R1 |
Vulcan Steel Structures, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5346-R1 |
Vulcan Steel Structures, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5374-R1 |
East Coast Metals, Inc. |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5450-R1 |
Powers Steel Inc. |
Structural Components |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5680-R1 |
GAF Materials Corporation |
Roofing |
Modified Bitumen Roof System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5700-R2 |
|
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5704-R2 |
Metal Roofing Contractors, Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Editorial Change |
|
5766-R1 |
|
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6025-R1 |
|
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6047-R1 |
Dependable Roofing |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6264-R1 |
Powers Steel Inc. |
Structural Components |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6276-R2 |
Polyfoam Products, Inc |
Roofing |
Roof Tile Adhesives |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6332-R1 |
Polyfoam Products, Inc |
Roofing |
Roof Tile Adhesives |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6339-R1 |
Jacobson Window Co., Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6596-R1 |
Carolina Carports,Inc. |
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6702-R1 |
Carolina Carports,Inc. |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6761-R1 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6895-R1 |
|
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
6961-R1 |
American Buildings Company |
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7252-R1 |
Mullets Aluminum |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7288-R3 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7412-R1 |
Bigbee Steel Buildings |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7413-R1 |
Bigbee Steel Buildings |
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7513-R1 |
LYNN METAL COMPANY, INC |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7561-R1 |
Elite Aluminum Corporation |
Roofing |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7742-R1 |
|
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7771-R1 |
|
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7796-R1 |
|
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7903-R1 |
Kawneer Company, Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7912-R1 |
Kawneer Company, Inc. |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7913-R1 |
Kawneer Company, Inc. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8091-R1 |
J. Mila Enterprises, Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8103-R1 |
Stampco, Inc. |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8108-R1 |
Clarke Brothers LLC-Metal Tech |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8113-R1 |
RightConcept |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8135-R1 |
Alside Window Company |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Editorial Change |
|
8381-R1 |
Atrium Windows and |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8408-R1 |
|
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8522-R1 |
RightConcept |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8551-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8554-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8556-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8557-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8566-R2 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8618-R1 |
|
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8702-R1 |
|
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
8853-R1 |
Jacobson Window Co., Inc. |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9257-R1 |
|
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9291-R1 |
Sun Metals Systems, Inc. |
Windows |
Projected |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9555-R1 |
|
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9557-R1 |
|
Panel Walls |
Siding |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9568-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9669-R1 |
Eagle Window and Door, Inc |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9723 |
|
Exterior Doors |
Roll-Up Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
9724 |
|
Exterior Doors |
Roll-Up Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
9781-R1 |
Berridge Manufacturing Co. |
Panel Walls |
Siding |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9820-R1 |
Sun Metals Systems, Inc. |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9870-R1 |
Dependable Roofing |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9924-R1 |
Kawneer Company, Inc. |
Panel Walls |
Curtain Walls |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
9925-R1 |
Creative Design Doors, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10128-R2 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10285-R1 |
Kawneer Company, Inc. |
Panel Walls |
Curtain Walls |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10355-R1 |
The Hurricane Window and Door Factory |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10374-R1 |
The Hurricane Window and Door Factory |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10375-R1 |
The Hurricane Window and Door Factory |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10376-R1 |
The Hurricane Window and Door Factory |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10378 |
McPhillips Manufacturing Company |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10404 |
C.H.I. Overhead Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10405 |
C.H.I. Overhead Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10406 |
C.H.I. Overhead Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10453-R1 |
Alside Window Company |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10463-R1 |
|
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10464-R1 |
|
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10465-R1 |
Associated Materials Inc. |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10560-R1 |
M W Manufacturers Inc. |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10707 |
Flesher Windows, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10727 |
C.H.I. Overhead Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10749-R1 |
Pro-Crete Precast, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10822 |
|
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10827 |
Flesher Windows, Inc. |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10884 |
Solatube International, Inc |
Roofing |
Roofing Accessories that are an Integral Part
of the Roofing System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10927 |
VEKA Inc. |
Windows |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10946 |
EyeWall Security, LLC |
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10998 |
Hollow Metal, Inc |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11033 |
TEEEM |
Windows |
Dual Action |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11038 |
NuAir Windows and Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11039 |
NuAir Windows and Doors |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11041 |
Tapco,Inc |
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11044 |
Force V Environmental, LLC |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11075 |
Janus International Corporation |
Exterior Doors |
Roll-Up Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11103 |
Custom Window Systems, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11105 |
Custom Window Systems, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11124 |
|
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11132 |
Hendee Enterprises |
Shutters |
Roll-up |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11142 |
Southern Interest Company, Inc DBA Doyle Ploch
Sail Makers |
Shutters |
Fabric Storm Panel |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11145 |
Moss Supply Company |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11151 |
Atrium Windows and |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11154 |
Atrium Windows and |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11155 |
Moss Supply Company |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11156 |
Moss Supply Company |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11157 |
Crest Metal Doors, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11159 |
Berridge Manufacturing Co, |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
|
|
11165 |
Trinity Glass International |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11173 |
RightConcept |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11174 |
Trinity Glass International |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11194 |
Force V Environmental, LLC |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11196 |
RSL, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Exterior Door Components |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11197 |
Force V Environmental, LLC |
Windows |
Single Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11199 |
EXTREME IMPACT SHUTTER SUPPLY INC |
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11200 |
Force V Environmental, LLC |
Windows |
Dual Action |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11201 |
Force V Environmental, LLC |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11216 |
Solatube International, Inc |
Sky Lights |
Skylight |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11233 |
Wayne-Dalton Corp. |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11237 |
Firestone Building Products Company, LLC. |
Roofing |
Single Ply Roof Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11238 |
Palram Americas, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Roof Deck |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11240 |
Palram Americas, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11242 |
Bemo |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
|
|
11243 |
Bemo |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
|
|
11249 |
B and B Sheet Metal |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11268 |
doorLink Manufacturing, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sectional Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11269 |
Berridge Manufacturing Co. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11286 |
EAS Doors and Windows, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11288 |
CertainTeed Corporation-Roofing |
Roofing |
Underlayments |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11291 |
Storm Smart Industries |
Shutters |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11299 |
Firestone Metal Products, LLC. |
Panel Walls |
Soffits |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11311 |
Tegrant Diversified Brands, Inc. |
Structural Components |
Insulation Form Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11325 |
St. Cloud Window, Inc. |
Windows |
Mullions |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11329 |
Cornell Iron Works, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Roll-Up Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11338 |
The Hurricane Window and Door Factory |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11349 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11351 |
Englert Inc. |
Roofing |
Underlayments |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11352 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11353 |
Elite Aluminum Corporation |
Panel Walls |
Storefronts |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11354 |
American Shutter Systems Association, Inc. |
Shutters |
Accordion |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11356 |
|
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11358 |
Town and Country Industries, |
Shutters |
Storm Panels |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11375 |
|
Roofing |
Underlayments |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11383 |
Powers Steel Inc. |
Structural Components |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11386 |
McPhillips Manufacturing Company |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11387 |
McPhillips Manufacturing Company |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11394 |
McPhillips Manufacturing Company |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
Evaluation by Test Report - FBC
Voted Approval |
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10567 |
Branstrator Corporation |
Structural Components |
Structural Wall |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval - Deferred from June 2008 meeting. Complied with condition of: Provide additional testing to comply as a
"structural wall" or change category/subcategory to comply with tests prosented. |
Deferred |
|
10766 |
Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights |
Sky Lights |
Skylight |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10831 |
YKK AP America Residential |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11003 |
GlassCraft Door Corporation |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11006 |
GlassCraft Door Corporation |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11102 |
YKK AP America Residential |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11369 |
YKK AP America |
Windows |
Horizontal Slider |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11382 |
YKK AP America Residential |
Windows |
Double Hung |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11385 |
YKK AP America Residential |
Windows |
Awning |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
Evaluation by Evaluation Entity -
FBC Voted Approval |
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815-R1 |
United Steel Products Company |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
816-R1 |
United Steel Products Company |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
817-R1 |
United Steel Products Company |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3832-R1 |
The Dow Chemical Company |
Roofing |
Roofing Insulation |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3835-R1 |
The Dow Chemical Company |
Panel Walls |
Products Introduced as a Result of New
Technology |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
3901-R3 |
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
7580-R1 |
Plasti-Fab Ltd. |
Structural Components |
Insulation Form Systems |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
10655 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10667 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10854 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10856 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10860 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10861 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10864 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10865 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
10866 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. |
Structural Components |
Wood Connectors |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11066 |
LaPolla Industries, Inc. |
Roofing |
Spray Applied Polyurethane Roof System |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11239 |
Miami Wall Systems, Inc |
Windows |
Casement |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11248 |
Miami Wall Systems, Inc |
Windows |
Fixed |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
11255 |
Decra Roofing Systems, Inc. |
Roofing |
Metal Roofing |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
Entities Application -POC Recommends Approval |
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TST 1517 |
Hurricane Test Laboratory, LLC. - FL |
Product Testing Laboratory |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
TST 1577 |
Certified Testing Laboratories |
Product Testing Laboratory |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
TST 1555 |
American Test Lab, North |
Product Testing Laboratory |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
TST 1654 |
Farabaugh Engineering and Testing, Inc. |
Product Testing Laboratory |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
TST 4311 |
Architectural Testing, Inc. - |
Product Testing Laboratory |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
QUA 7628 |
Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. |
Product Quality Assurance |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
QUA 1555 |
Timber Products Inspection, Inc. |
Product Quality Assurance |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
QUA 1586 |
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. |
Product Quality Assurance |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
VAL 7690 |
ICC Evaluation Service, Inc. |
Product Validation Entity |
|
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
New |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discussion Item |
|
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Certification Method |
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10875 |
M W Manufacturers Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
|
d |
d |
Product has been tested, certified and
validated with no anchors on sill. FBC
Voted Deferral with condition of:
Testing laboratory, evaluating engineer and certification agency
explain the testing conditions and rationale for not having anchors on sill. |
New |
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Applications with Public Comments |
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Certification Method |
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3947-R2 |
KML Windows, Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
|
|
|
|
Revision |
|
3947-R2 |
Commentary by Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
FL3947R2
references ASTM E 1300-02 when it should be the 2004 edition. |
|
|
3947-R2 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
|
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional
Approval with condition that on the application testing standards indicate
for ASTM E1300 the year 2004 |
|
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|
|
|
Evaluation by Engineer/ Architect |
|
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5436-R1 |
Besam AES |
Exterior Doors |
Automatic Exterior Door Assemblies |
a |
a |
a |
Recommend Approval |
Revision |
|
5436-R1 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Type of PVB tested needs to be specified on the impact
resistant system. |
|
|
5436-R1 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
|
|
|
The PVB is shown on the glazing details for the impact
resisting systems. |
|
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|
|
|
7458-R1 |
Sun Metals Systems, Inc. |
Exterior Doors |
Sliding Exterior Door Assemblies |
|
|
|
|
Revision |
|
7458-R1 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Structural silicone sealant brand needs to be called out
as tested for the LM system. For the
SM system, the gasket needs to indicate conformance with 2411.3.4 for dry
glazed systems used in the HVHZ. |
|
|
7458-R1 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional Approval
with condition of: For product 7458.1
structural silicone sealant brand needs to be called out as tested. For Product 7458.2 the gasket needs to indicate
conformance with Sect. 2411.3.4 for dry glazed systems for use in the
HVHZ. Because of the absense of the
evaluator, a new evaluation will be required. |
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|
7822-R1 |
Sun Metals Systems, Inc. |
Windows |
Fixed |
|
|
|
|
Revision |
|
7822-R1 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Correlate (swap) the small missile drawings on .2 and the
LM drawings on .1. |
|
|
7822-R1 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional Approval
with condition of: Revise Model and
description on application to correlate with files uploaded for both
products. |
|
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|
10423 |
Westshore Glass Corp. |
Panel Walls |
Storefronts |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
10423 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Glazing sealant needs to be specified.
Confirm concentrated load at mullion ends is adequately held by anchors
shown. |
|
|
10423 |
Commentary by Dan Luna 1 |
|
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|
1. On Drawing No. WSG0001, Sheet 2 of 4, there are doors
drawn with a 81-1/2" maximum height glass. On their Product
#FL10830.2, for their "9000 Series Impact Door" on Drawing No.
WSG003, sheet 2 of 7, the doors have a 69-1/4" maximum height glass.
Also Product #FL10830.2 is for doors only. Not doors with a transom. How can
that be? |
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|
10423 |
Commentary by Dan Luna 2 |
|
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|
|
|
2. The supporting documents listed on the Product Evaluation
Report #863B references test reports NCTL 210-2707-1,2,3 dated 11/27/01
and NCTL 210-2707-1,2,3,4 dated 7/17/03 which is a revision of the previous
test report. On Page 2 of the report dated 7/17/03, Specimens 1, 2, and
3 have the same make-up using 0.070" polycarbonate interlayer
with annealed glass sized at 57-1/2" x 115". Specimen 4 has 3
different make-ups using .090" PVB, .100" HP PVB, and .120-S"
PVB (UVEKOL) with 1/4" heat strengthened glass, but the largest size
single sample was 48" x 92". First, there was only a single test,
not three as required by 1626.2.1 and these smaller size limitations were not
referenced anywhere on the drawings or description. Is this correct? |
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|
10423 |
Commentary by Dan Luna 3 |
|
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|
3. Referencing the test report above and page sheet 3 of 4
of Drawing No. WSG0001, there are discrepancies. The test report refers to
"All lites interior glazed ... with exterior glazing gaskets....GE4000
Structural Silicone was used at each lite's interior perimeter. The drawings
show just the opposite with interior glazing gaskets and Silicone at the
exterior. By the way, since when do you install a sill pan to weep into the
building? |
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|
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
d |
d |
d |
Recommend Deferral with conditions
of: 1.
Provide glazing sealant as tested.
2. Provide analysis of anchors
at concentrated load at mullion.
3. Provide to administrator
test reports to confirm product glazing and dimentions were as tested. |
|
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|
10830 |
Westshore Glass Corp. |
Exterior Doors |
Swinging Exterior Door Assemblies |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
10830 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
For 10830.2 glazing sealant needs to be specified. |
|
|
10830 |
Commentary by Dan Luna 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1. The engineer references in his "Evaluation
Report" a test report #210-2868-2 dated 10/21/02. I looked through all
their 2001 and 2004 product approvals and could not find any reference
to this test report from 2002. Did I miss something? |
|
|
10830 |
Commentary by Dan Luna 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2. In Product Approval #FL4990 which
was approved 12/02/05, they made a revision dated 1/16/07 with
the purpose of qualifying other make-ups of glass. Doesn't it
looks like the same submission used for the 9000 Impact Storefront
System? |
|
|
10830 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
d |
d |
d |
Recommend Deferral with conditions
of: 1.
Provide glazing sealant as tested.
2. Provide to administrator
test reports to confirm product glazing and dimentions were as tested. |
|
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|
10869 |
Westshore Glass Corp. |
Panel Walls |
Storefronts |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
10869 |
Commentary by Dan Luna |
|
|
|
|
|
1. Isn't this the same system that was denied 10/03/07 as
Florida Product #FL9175? |
|
|
10869 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
d |
d |
d |
Recommend Deferral with conditions
of: 1.
Provide glazing sealant as tested.
2. Provide to administrator
test reports to confirm product glazing and dimentions were as tested. |
|
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|
11013 |
TSG Industries, Inc. |
Panel Walls |
Curtain Walls |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
11013 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Marked up drawings signed and sealed are not legible. |
|
|
11013 |
Commentary by Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
The standards in the application are listed as AAMA 501-94
and ASTM E 330-97. |
|
|
11013 |
Response by Jeff Bayer |
|
|
|
|
|
This morning Mr. McLeod and myself called Jamie Gascon and
he advised us the mock-up drawing pages with die shapes are not legible. We have agreed to resubmit these in a form
that is legible. We are assuming this
will address the comment. |
|
|
11013 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
d |
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional Approval
with conditions of: 1. Provide mock-up drawings that are
legible. 2. Provide on application equivalency of
testing standard compliant with 2004 FBC. |
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
11057 |
EFCO Corporation |
Windows |
Fixed |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
11057 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
Needs to specify glazing sealant on glass as tested. |
|
|
11057 |
Response by Jeff Bayer |
|
|
|
|
|
I have attached the test report for the window series in
question for your review. |
|
|
11057 |
Recommendation by Administrator |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional Approval
with condition of provide glazing sealant on glass as tested. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11131 |
Hendee Enterprises |
Shutters |
Roll-up |
|
|
|
|
New |
|
11131 |
Commentary by Jaime Gascon |
|
|
|
|
|
This product does not meet the minimum specifications of a
shutter as required in FBC 1613.1(9); L/30 required for shutters. Need to categorize differently. |
|
|
11131 |
Response by Matt Ranieri |
|
|
|
|
|
We understand this section of the code regarding glass
separation. |
|
|
11131 |
Recommendation
by Administrator |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
Recommend Conditional Approval
with conditions of: 1. Change Category to Exterior Doors. 2.
Change installation drawings to indicate door or entryways openings
instead of windows and indicate not for use as a shutter within HVHZ. |
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