9B-3.047: State Building Code Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To address statutorily defined issues within the 2007 Edition of the Florida Building Code and establish March 1, 2009 as the effective date for that edition.
SUMMARY: Stakeholders have identified many issues within the 2007 Florida Building Code relating to internal conflict of the Code’s provisions, conflict with the Florida Fire Prevention Code, provisions impacted by changes to law, and the other statutory grounds identified in Section 553.73(7), F.S. Additionally, by amendment to Chapter 9B-13, F.A.C., the Commission is enhancing energy conservation measures required by the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction. This rule amendment adopts the 2007 Edition of the Florida Building Code as amended to address the foregoing, and delays its effective date until March 1, 2009. The specific text of amendments to the Code can be accessed at www.floridabuilding.org. If assistance is required locating amendments, please contact staff as indicated below.
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: 553.73(1), (2), (6), (7) FS., Sections 21, 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.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (6), (7), (9) FS., Sections 21, 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.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 10, 2008, 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission in accordance with its agenda
PLACE: Embassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612
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: Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247. 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: Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
9B-3.047 State Building Code Adopted.
(1) The Florida Building Code, 2004 Edition, as updated by the Florida Building Commission on July 1, 2005, and as amended by the Commission on December 11, 2005, December 8, 2006, and May 21, 2007, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida until February 28, 2009.
(2)(1) Effective March 1, 2009, the The Florida Building Code, 2007 edition, as updated by the Florida Building Commission, and as approved by the Commission on August 21, 2007, and amended by the Commission on December 10, 2008, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida.
(3)(2) Modifications and Amendments. All proposed modifications to the selected base codes and amendments to the Florida Building Code shall be submitted on the form adopted by reference in subsection 9B-3.050(4), F.A.C., that must be completed in full prior to submittal. The text of the proposed modification or amendment must be provided in legislative format, with underlining indicating where new language is added to the existing provisions and strikeout indicating where existing language is deleted. Copies of the form may be obtained by writing to the Codes and Standards Section, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.
(4) PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 1, 2009.
Specific Authority 553.73(1), (2), (6), (7) FS., Sections 21, 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 Law Implemented 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (6), (7), (9) FS., Sections 21, 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. History–New 7-18-90, Amended 3-30-93, 10-17-93, 8-28-95, 9-24-96, 12-26-96, 4-27-97, 10-5-97, 10-14-97, 9-7-00, 11-28-00, 2-7-01, 12-16-01, 6-30-03, 4-3-05, 12-11-05, 12-8-06, 5-21-07, 10-1-08, 3-1-09.