Structural
Technical Advisory Committee
MINUTES
January 29, 2008
8:00 A.M. – 10:30
A.M.
The Renaissance
Resort
500 South Legacy
Trail
904-940-8000
Meeting Objective:
1. Call to Order-reviewed and approved the agenda and minutes.
Structural TAC:……………………………………………… Do Kim, Chairman
Paul Kidwell, Craig Parrino, C.W. Macomber, Dave Olmstead, George Wiggins, Rusty Carroll, Jack Glenn, Dan Lavrich, and Jaime Gascon.
2.
Review and provide
recommendation to the Commission on the requests for Declaratory Statement
below:
DCA07-DEC-085 by Walter A. Tillit, Jr., P.E., of Tilteco, Inc
Committee Action: Deferred to the next meeting to allow further discussion on the subject from the manufacturers
DCA07-DEC-179
by Alan Fallik,
Committee Action:
Question One:
“Is Petitioner entitled to rely on the past consistent interpretations of the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (‘DEP’), and its predecessor
agency, the Florida Department of Natural Resources (‘DNR’), regarding the
application of the same regulatory language that is now set forth in section
3109 of the FBC (as evidenced by the past consistent history of permits issued)
to determine what uses may occupy an enclosed space in the Project that exists
seaward of the CCCL and in between the FEMA/NFIP-established2 base flood
elevation and the lowest horizontal structural member3 as described in section
3109.3 of the FBC?”
Answer One: Yes,
to the extent that the historical application of the regulation is
consistent with the current context of the
Question Two:
If the answer to the question two above is “yes,”: “Are the uses set forth below in this
paragraph included among those that DEP and its predecessor, DNR, have
interpreted to be
2 The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National
Flood Insurance Program.
3 The “lowest horizontal structural member” must be
constructed at or above the elevation of the wave crest of a 100-year storm, as
determined by DEP. § 62B-33.007(3)(c), F.A.C.
allowed
to exist in an enclosed space that exists seaward of the CCCL and in between
base flood elevation and the lowest horizontal structural member (as described
in section 3109.3 of the FBC):
a. retail shops
b. pool and other bars
c. snack bars
d. grills with portable cooking equipment
e. dining areas where the permanent
kitchen is located landward of the CCCL or above the lowest horizontal
structural member
f.
toilet rooms and
bathrooms
g. cabanas
h. recreational spaces such as gyms and card rooms; and
i. service/storage/back-of-house facilities.”
Answer Two:
Yes, the lowest horizontal structural members must be
set at or above the elevation established by FDEP report titled 100 Year Storm
Elevation Requirements for Habitable Structures Located Seaward of a CCCL. All Occupancy Classifications except S and U
shall be prohibited in this space.
DCA08-DEC-002 by Scott Hampton, PE
Committee Action: Deferred for more information.
3. Adjourned at 10:30 A.M.
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