RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-7.003: Procedures
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update or correct referenced topics identified by the Florida Building Commission’s Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY: A Notice of Proposed Rule Development for Rules 9B-7.003 and 9B-7.0042, F.A.C., appeared in the March 9, 2007, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The purpose of this rule amendment is to update the form adopted for submission of a waiver request, address accessible parking within the Accessibility Code for Building Construction, and make a correction pertaining to ramp width within the Code.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.512(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.512(1) FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission pursuant to its agenda
PLACE: Embassy Suites Tampa – USF, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612-9412
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)487-1824. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)487-1824

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

9B-7.003 Procedures.

(1) All applications for a waiver or modification of the requirements of the Act or the Code shall be filed on the Request for Waiver, Forms No. 2001-01 and 2001-02, which the Commission hereby incorporates by reference, effective________~~January 20, 2002~~. Copies of Forms No. 2002-01 and 2001-02 are available by writing to the Codes and Standards Section, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100. Upon certification from an applicant that all information requested by these rules has been furnished, the request will be scheduled for consideration at the Commission’s next scheduled meeting provided that at least 14 days notice can be given to the members of the Advisory Council.

(2) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 553.512(1) FS. Law Implemented 553.512(1) FS. History–New 1-31-79, Formerly 9B-7.03, Amended 10-1-96, 9-14-97, 9-7-00, 1-20-02,________.