NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Anthony C. Apfelbeck, a Building Official, on behalf of the City of Altamonte Springs, DCA08-DEC-207, on July 18, 2008. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Commission determined that Section 553.885, Florida Statutes, and Rule 9B-3.0472, Florida Administrative Code, require hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in new construction, which includes Level 3 alterations where the work encompasses 50 percent or more of the aggregate area of the building within a 12 month period; to additions; and to changes in occupancy; but that battery powered detectors may be used to retrofit existing elements of a building.
A copy of the Order Disposing 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, Florida 32399-2100.