NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Brad Weatherholtz on behalf of Roofing Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (DCA Case No.: DCA09-DEC-045) on February 11, 2009. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Commission clarified the requirements of Section 611.8, Florida Building Code, Existing Building Volume (2007 as amended 3/1/09) for retrofitting roof-to-wall connections on houses having both gable and hip roof corners, within the windborne debris regions of the state.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford, Commission Clerk, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100.