FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

Fire Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes

Conference Call

Telephone Number: 1-888-808-6959 Code: 1967168

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
2:00 P.M. – 2:55 P.M.

Public point of access: Room 250L
Department of Community Affairs
Building Codes and Standards
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
(850)-487-1824

Meeting Objectives:

• To Review/Approve Agenda and January meeting minutes
• To Consider/Decide on Declaratory Statements
• To Consider issues from the public and Committee

1.  Called to Order and approved agenda and January 27 minutes.

Fire TAC Members present: James Goodloe, Chair,
Peter Schwab, Hamid Bahadori, Brad Schiffer, Tony Apfelbeck, Dale Greiner, and Jim Schock. DCA Staff present were Rick Dixon, Mo Madani, and Jim Richmond. Jeff Blair was facilitator.

2. Review and provide recommendations to the Commission on the request for declaratory statement:

DCA09-DEC-138 by Nick D’Andrea, City of Tampa

Question: Is it the intent for training/skill development rooms located within a single tenant building with a business occupancy to be classified as Assembly Group A or Business Group B? also, if the training rooms are greater than 750 SF, is occupancy separation required as indicated in section 508.3 and Table 508.3.3?

Answer: According to section 304.1 of the FBC, Building, the spaces in question falls within the occupancy classification of Business Group B.

3. Adjourned at 2:55