Florida
Building Commission
June 20, 2014
Legal
Report
World Golf Village,
St. Augustine,
Florida
1.
Code Administration TAC
DS2014-042, petitioned by Barry A. Schneer.
The Commission has no
authority to address issues with regard to unsafe structures and therefore the
request was denied.
2.
Code Administration TAC, Fire TAC,
Electrical TAC
DS-2014-043 by Donald L. Fuchs of the City of Oviedo
Question: Since a townhouse unit is considered a single family dwelling unit with
zero lot lines, must each townhouse unit
have their own separate utilities including the electric, fire sprinkler system
if required, and water/sewer service contained within their own building?
Answer: Yes, the building should be treated as a separate building pursuant to
R302.2 of the Florida Building Code Residential.
3. Product Approval POC – No quorum at
this meeting
DS2014-052 by Rich Clark of CLP Systems
No action from the PA POC – Need Commission review
and action
See attached staff analysis
DS-2014-057 by David G. Karins,
P.E. of Karins Engineering
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Withdrawn by applicant
DS-2014-061 by
Chester Darby
Project 1
5 story, 8,750sf, 35
unit condominium. Post tension structure with cast in place columns and beams.
Scope of work is to lock-off remove/replace and re-tension approximately 600
post tension anchors throughout the structure as well as completely remove and
recast 10 cantilever balconies 840sf and perform partial structural repairs to
various columns, beams, and slabs.
Question: Do the activities
listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec
110.3.7.1?
Answer: Yes, the level of
work in question involves alteration to the structural components of
a threshold building “5 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities
listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building
Code, Building.
Project 2
7 story, 19,500sf, 98
unit condominium. Structure is elevated above an on grade parking area.
Building is hollow core panel with cast in place columns and beams with
exterior walkways. Scope of work is to remove wall and structural topping,
reinforce slab and install new fall protection wall at exterior walkways.
Completely remove and replace with conventional concrete 10 Interior hollow
core panels.
Question: Do the activities
listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec
110.3.7.1?
Answer: Yes, the level of
work in question involves alteration to the structural components of
a threshold building “7 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities
listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building
Code, Building.
Project 3
4 story, 27,000 sf, 60 unit condominium. Structure is cast in
place concrete. Scope of work is to completely remove 3,240sf of exterior
cantilevered balconies and Cast in place new.
Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida
Building Code Chapter 1: Sec110.3.7.1?
Answer: Yes, the level of
work in question involves alteration to the structural components of
a threshold building “4 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities
list above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building
Code, Building.
Project 4
Elevated 25 story, 10,000 sf, 25 unit
condominium. Structure is cast in place concrete. Scope of work is to perform
various structural repair to columns and beams
including building support columns.
Question: Do the activities listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida
Building Code Chapter 1: Sec 110.3.7.1?
Answer: Yes, the level of
work in question involves repair to the structural components of a threshold
building “25 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities listed above
fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building Code,
Building.
Project 5
7 story, 37,500sf, 80 unit
condominium. Structure is cast in place concrete. Scope of work is to support
and sever 72 balconies, remove 1ft strip of concrete from each balcony at
building plane, repair structural steel and recast. Remove and replace 80 floor to ceiling exterior glass wall systems with added cast
in place reinforcing columns.
Question: Do the activities
listed above meet the criteria of 2010 Florida Building Code Chapter 1: Sec
110.3.7.1?
Answer: Yes, the level of
work in question involves repair/alteration to the structural components of a
threshold building “7 story unit condominium” and therefore, the activities
listed above fall within the scope of section 110.3.7 of the Florida Building
Code, Building.