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Notice: 18997758

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Florida Building Commission

Chapter:

FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ADOPTED

Overview

RULE:

61G20-1.001

Florida Building Code Adopted

PURPOSE:

To adopt the 6th Edition Florida Building Code (2017) to address the statutorily required triennial update.

SUMMARY:

This rule amendment represents the Section 553.73(7)(a), F.S., triennial update process.  The Florida Building Commission (Commission) has reviewed local amendments to the Code and proposals for modifying the Code and has approved for adoption the 6th Edition, Florida Building Code (2017), which incorporates those proposed modifications which received at least a 75% supermajority vote of the Commission, as well as amendments and modifications previously adopted and required by law to be carried forward into the next edition of the Code. The Commission intends to update the Florida Building Code by amending the language of Rule 61G20-1.001 to incorporate the 6th Edition, Florida Building Code (2017) by reference. The proposed Code is published and available for review via link on the Commission website, www.floridabuilding.org and at codes.iccsafe.org/public/collections/FL.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

553.73(1), (7) F.S.

LAW:

399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73 FS., Sections 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida, Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida, Section 37, Chapter 2016-129, Laws of Florida.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/19/2017 Vol. 43/98

COMMENTS:

From 5/19/2017 To 6/9/2017 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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