NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Community Affairs, Florida Building Commission, has received the petition for declaratory statement from Engineering Express, DCA09-DEC-410.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Chapter 9B-72, Florida Administrative Code, as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioner asks three questions: 1. Does a product that has already received state product approval for use in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) under Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., also require a local product approval such as a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for permitting? 2. For products falling within the scope of Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., are evaluation documents demonstrating compliance with the Florida Building Code, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in Florida, an acceptable substitute for product approval for the purpose of permitting? 3. Are products falling outside the scope of Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., permissible for use inside and outside the HVHZ based solely upon evaluation documents demonstrating compliance with the Florida Building Code, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in Florida?
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 Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.