12491095, 61G20-1.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 12491095

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Florida Building Commission

Chapter:

FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ADOPTED

Overview

RULE:

61G20-1.001

Florida Building Code Adopted

PURPOSE:

Implement limited changes to the 2010 Florida Building Code (the Code)  that meet the criteria established by Section 553.73(8), Florida Statutes, identified as an update to the administrative and technical requirements of the Code including an exemption for hunting cabins and an amended definition for the term “Bedroom” per change to Florida law; amendments to achieve state construction code consistency for public swimming pools; amendments to correct specific reference code sections and typos; amendments to update industry standards for wood design and testing of impact protective products; amendment to allow dry flood proofing in Coastal A Zones  for consistency with federal standards; and update to the energy provisions, including 1) for residential building applications:  correction of U-factors for mass walls; addition of Class A, B or mechanical air-conditioning contractors for duct testing per a change to Florida law; clarification of code treatment for thermostats; addition of credit for ceiling fans previously in the code; and corrections to the residential prescriptive code compliance form; and 2) for commercial building applications:  replacing overlooked exemptions from the previous code; limiting the application of equipment sizing and duct sealing requirements for existing buildings to residential; clarification of insulation levels for commercial buildings; correction of insulation levels for certain pipe sizes; addition of standard reference design criteria inadvertently omitted from the code and corrections to expressed standard reference design criteria having unexpected consequences for commercial buildings.
NOTE: The full text of modifications and amendments approved by the Commission, together with the applicable procedural history and comments, are available at www.floridabuilding.org, or by contacting the Codes and Standards Office at (850) 487-1824.

SUMMARY:

Statute permits the Commission to address certain administrative and technical inconsistencies/conflicts currently existing in the 2010 Florida Building Code for the purpose of resolving such inconsistencies/conflicts.  This practice avoids unnecessary expense to the construction industry relative to the cost of compliance with the Code and ultimately improves compliance, enforcement and effectiveness of the Code.

RULEMAKING 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:

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.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/10/2013 Vol. 39/07

COMMENTS:

From 1/10/2013 To 1/31/2013 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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