NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from St. Johns County, Florida, Building Department, DCA09-DEC-062.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Section 105.15, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2007, 2009 Supplement), as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioner asks whether section 105.15, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2007, 2009 Supplement) applies only to site-built single family residential structures, or all buildings located within windborne debris region, and whether it requires opening protections for buildings built before July 1, 2007 using partially enclosed engineering as an alternative to opening protections.
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford, Commission Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399.