Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee
MINUTES
Monday,
April 6, 2008
3:00 PM –
Hilton Hotel
(352--371-3600)
Meeting Objectives:
Code Administration TAC Members present
were: Herminio Gonzalez, Chairman
Dick Browdy, Matt Carlton, John O'Connor, Tim Tolbert, Bob Boyer, and Rusty Carroll for Bill Dumbaugh, Randy Vann.
1. Called to
Order-review/approved agenda and minutes as presented
2. Review and provide recommendations to the Commission on the request for declaratory statements:
DCA09-DEC-053 by
Question #1: Does this section of the Code apply to commercial applications, residential applications or both?
Answer: As per 553.844(3), Florida Statutes, the application of Section 105.15 of the FBC, Building is limited to site-built, detached single-family residential structures.
Question #2: Assuming this home was constructed under the 2001 FBC and designed for a higher internal pressure is it still required to provide wind borne protection?
Answer:
No. As per Section
553.844(1), it is the intent of the law to address construction undertaken
prior to the implementation of the Florida Building Code. Previous editions of the FBC (2001 and 2004
without the 2007 Supplement) did allow the partially enclosed option as a mean
of protection.
DCA09-DEC-062 by Dan Arlington,
The committee voted to consolidate both DCA09-DEC-053 and
DCA09-DEC-062, with the answer to the questions from DCA09-DEC-053.
3. Public Comment : Matt Carlton requested that the website be improved for ease of interaction. Tim Tolbert also commented that once a user goes too far in the site, there is no way to go back
4. Adjourned at 4:02pm
Prepared by the Florida Department of Community Affairs
Codes and Standards Office
Joe Bigelow – 850-922-9160 – joe.bigelow@dca.state.fl.us
Mo Madani – Manager – 850-921-2247 –