Florida Building Commission

APRIL 16, 2019

HILTON UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CONFERENCE CENTER

1714 SW 34^TH STREET

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA  32607

Legal Report

FIRE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)

DS 2019-007 by Derek Wiechmann of City of Ocala Growth Management Building Division

TAC Action:

Question 1: Does the 2017 Florida Building Code, Building, SECTION 903 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, [F] 903.2.8 Group R, apply to this townhouse building?

Answer: The answer to the question is “No.” As per Section 101.2, Scope, of the 6th Edition (2017) FBC, Building, the project in question falls within the scope of the 6th Edition (2017) FBC, Residential and therefore, Section 903.2.8 of the 6th Edition (2017) FBC, Building does not apply to the townhouse building in question.

Question 2: Are fire sprinklers required?

Answer: The answer to the question is “No.” As per Section R313 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems “Reserved”, the townhouse in question is not required to be sprinkled. This is with the understanding that there is no lawfully adopted ordinance relating to fire sprinklers which has been in effect since January 2, 2010 and which has any bearing on this project

DS 2019-014 by Allen Finfrock of Finfrock DMC

TAC Action:

Deferred

Deferred to allow the Petitioner to provide additional information regarding the type of evaluation and testing performed on the access panel in question and photographs of the area where the access panel is to be placed.