NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Custom Hurricane Products on November 02, 2010. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
It was assigned the number DCA10-DEC-219. The Declaratory Statement was dated May 17, 2011. The Commission determined that, with regard to Petitioner’s products, a line of fabric panels intended for use as storm shutters in the high velocity hurricane zone, Section 1613.1, Florida Building coke, Building Volume (2007 as amended October 1, 2009) specifies the allowable deflections, and L/30 applies to both positive and negative pressure; Section 1613.1.9, Item (9) applies to all storm shutters, regardless of the products’ materials or physical properties, including flexible materials; the L/30 deflection limit applies to both the storm shutter “system” and the components thereof; the L/30 deflection applies to both one-way and two-way systems as described in the Petition; and Section 1613.2 requires a clear separation of a minimum of 1 inch and that the deflection limit of the shutter “fabric” must not exceed two inches.
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.