NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association on November 01, 2010. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
It was assigned the number DCA10-DEC-217. The Declaratory Statement was dated May 17, 2011. The Commission determined that section 1714.5.4.1 of the Florida Building Code, Building volume, allows substitute anchoring system for different substrates using rational engineering analysis or “accepted engineering practice,” however, this authorization is restricted to circumstances where the anchor spacing has not been changed or altered from the original test.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford, Clerk, Florida Building Commission, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.