Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Florida Building Commission
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
9N-1.001: State Building Code Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To adopt the 2010 Edition of the Florida Building Code.
SUMMARY: This rule represents the third triennial update to the Florida Building Code. The Florida Building Commission has selected the 2009 edition of the model codes developed by the International Code Council as the foundation for this edition of the Florida code. The Commission has reviewed local amendments to the code, proposals for modifying the foundation code and has compiled those items obtaining a 75% majority vote of the Commission together with amendments and modifications previously adopted by the Commission as a supplement to the foundation codes. The supplement and the foundation codes are available for review via the Commission website, www.floridabuilding.org.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.73(1), (2), (6), (7) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida., Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida., Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (6), (7), (9) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida., Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: February 1, 2011, 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter in brought before the Commission in accord with its agenda
PLACE: Embassy Suites-USF, 3705 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mo Madani, Program Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mo Madani, Program Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

9N-1.001 State Building Code Adopted.

(1) The Florida Building Code, 2010 2004 Edition, as updated by the Florida Building Commission on ______ July 1, 2005, and as amended by the Commission on December 11, 2005, December 8, 2006, May 21, 2007, and June 9, 2009, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida until February 28, 2009.

(2) Effective March 1, 2009, the Florida Building Code, 2007 edition, as updated by the Florida Building Commission, and as approved by the Commission on August 21, 2007, and amended by the Commission on December 10, 2008, and June 9, 2009, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida.

(2)(3) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 553.73(1), (2), (6), (7) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida, Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida. Law Implemented 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (6), (7), (9) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida, Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida. History–New 7-18-90, Amended 3-30-93, 10-17-93, 8-28-95, 9-24-96, 12-26-96, 4-27-97, 10-5-97, 10-14-97, 9-7-00, 11-28-00, 2-7-01, 12-16-01, 6-30-03, 4-3-05, 12-11-05, 12-8-06, 5-21-07, 10-1-08, 2-17-09, 10-1-09, Formerly 9B-3.047, Amended________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Mo Madani, Program Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)921-2247
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Florida Building Commission
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD:
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 23, 2010, November 19, 2010