Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting
Minutes
October 5, 2009
3:01 P.M.
Public point of
access: Room 210L
Department of Community Affairs
Building Codes and Standards
(850)-487-1824
Code Administration TAC Attendees: Herminio Gonzalez; Chairman, Randy Vann, Hamid Bahadori,
John Scherer, John O'Connor, Bob Boyer, and Harry “Rusty” Carroll-alternate for
Bill Dunbaugh.
Staff Attendees: Mo
Madani, Rick Dixon, Jim Richmond, Marlita Peters
Guests:
1. Call to Order- Roll Call – Quorum
confirmed.
2. Reviewed and
approved agenda and July minutes with no corrections or changes.
2. Reviewed and provided
recommendations to the Commission on the request for declaratory statement:
DCA-DEC-259 by Robert S. Fine Counsel for
Mo Madani read the Staff Analysis
for the record regarding DCA09-DEC-259 and attorney, Robert Fine, presented his
case providing a response to the staff analysis.
TAC Action:
John O’Connor moved the following answers to
DCA09-DEC-259 and seconded by Rusty Carroll.
The answers were approved 5/1.
Question 1: Does the installation of
lightweight material (such as vinyl mesh) murals on the
exterior
of existing buildings, where the material does not encroach
the
public right-of-way, require a building permit as might
otherwise be required
by
under Section 105.1 of the FBC (2004 and 2007 editions)?”
Answer: Yes. According to Section 403 of the
and
Section 3107 of the
described
falls within the scope of the
Code”
and for that a building permit would be required.
Question 2: If the answer to question (1) above is in the affirmative,
then, on an
existing building which had a mural as described in question
(1) above
installed prior to the original effective date of the
(i.e. the 2001 edition), would the lowering and then
re-hanging the mural
material to the existing fasteners periodically for
maintenance purposes
(or, for example, during hurricane warning through the
passing of the
storm periods) constitute a repair or an alteration under
FBC Existing
Building Volume (2007 edition) (FBC-EB)?
Answer: The level of work in question is specific to an existing
installation
which falls outside the scope of the Declaratory Statement
process.
The Declaratory Statement process is limited in scope to
future projects.
Question 3: Regarding the scenarios set forth in questions (1) and
(2) above, would the
vinyl murals described in questions (2) and (3) above be
considered
“structural elements” for the purpose of FBC –EB?
Answer: Yes. The product in question will impose additional dead
load (gravity
load due to the weight of all materials) which has to be
supported by the
existing building and transferred to the structural members
of the existing building.
3. New business.
None
4. Adjournment:
4:00pm
Prepared by the Florida Department
of Community Affairs
Codes and Standards Office
Marlita Peters– (850)-922-6864 – marlita.peters@dca.state.fl.us
Mo Madani – Manager – 850-921-2247 – mo.madani@dca.state.fl.us
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