NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Community Affairs has received the petition for declaratory statement from St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners on August 27, 2010. It has been assigned the number DCA10-DEC-175. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of section 3109.4.2, Florida Building Code, Construction Volume (2007, with 2009 supplement) a building inspector, in the course of his duties as it applies to the petitioner.
The petitioner asks if the exceptions provided in section 3109.4.2(8.) and (9.) allow the following to be located below the 100 year storm elevation in a single family structure located seaward of the Coastal Construction Line: General receptacle and lighting wiring; heated and air conditioned spaces; a bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room; and finished habitable rooms in general, if they are built with break-away or frangible wall design.
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.