Florida Building Commission
Structural Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Monday,
July 23, 2012 2:00-3:10 PM
Minutes
Department
of Business and Professional Regulation
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Blvd.—Tallahassee, Florida
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Workgroup Meeting Objectives |
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To
Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Minutes) Ø To
review and provide comments to the Commission regarding the Screen Enclosure
Rule 61G20-1.002. Ø To review and provide recommendation regarding
request for Declaratory Statement(s). Ø To Consider Public Comment Ø To Identify Other Business |
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Committee Members |
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Members
Present: James Schock; Chair, Steve Strawn, Nicholas W. Nicholson, P.E., Craig Parrino, Daniel L. Lavrich, Do Y. Kim, Jaimie
Gascon P.E., Harry “Rusty” Carroll |
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Meeting Agenda— Monday, July 23, 2012 |
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All Agenda Times—Including
Adjournment—Are Approximate and Subject to Change |
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2:00 |
A.) |
Welcome and Opening |
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B.) |
Agenda Reviewed and approved, May 31, 2012 Minutes approved as submitted |
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C.) |
Staff provided the TAC a review of the Rule Development
workshop to be held August 7th at the next Commission meeting
regarding the proposed rule for screen enclosure. The TAC reviewed the attached preliminary
text of the proposed rule development “Alternative Design Method for Screen
Enclosures” and recommended that the Commission adopts the proposed rule “Rule
61G20-1.002” as is. THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE
PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AS FOLLWS: 61G20-1.002 Alternative Design Method for Screen Enclosures. (1) The purpose of this Rule is to
provide an alternate method for designing aluminum screen enclosures as
defined by the Florida Building Code permitting the loads of the structural
frame to be based on portions of the screen in the screen walls removed, retracted,
moved to the open position or cut. The
use of framing materials other than aluminum is allowed in accordance with
section 104.11 of the Florida Building Code, Building. The method
applies only to walls and roofs with 100% screen. The provisions of Chapter 1
of the FBC, Building shall govern the administration and enforcement of this
Rule.
(2) Where screen
enclosures are designed in accordance with the screen removal alternates of
this rule, removable screen may consist of removable panels, retractable
panels, or by designating specific screen panels in the design in which the
screen is to be removed by cutting the screen. Removable panels shall be removed,
retractable panels shall be placed in the retracted position without
increasing the load on the affected area. Screen designated in the design to
be cut shall be completely cut when wind speeds are forecast to exceed 75
mph. (3)
Where screen enclosures designed in accordance with the screen removal
alternates of this rule serve as the barrier required by the Florida Building
Code at Sections 424.2.17 and R4101.17.1, the required minimum height of the
barrier shall be maintained when screen panels are retracted, removed, moved
to the open position, or cut. (4)
Where screen enclosures are designed in accordance with the screen removal
alternates of this rule, retractable screen panels, removable screen panels,
and screen panels identified to be cut shall be clearly identified on
adjacent structural members with highly visible permanent labels, at each
panel, or by other means approved by the local building department. (5)
Where screen enclosures are designed in accordance with the screen removal
alternates of this rule, the retraction of screen panels, removal of screen
panels, or cutting of screen panels shall not require the use of ladders or
scaffolding. (6)
Engineering documents submitted with building permit applications shall
identify the panels to be removed, retracted, opened, or cut. |
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D.) |
After
discussion, the TAC provides the following recommendation regarding request
for Declaratory Statement request
DS2012-052 by Kavita A. Vallabhaneni
of the Baltimore Aircoil Company. Lavrich recommend using
language proposed earlier by the Mechanical TAC for both Question 1 and 2 -2nd
Gascon. Majority in favor. Question 1: To the
question, Does the
Florida Statute 553.844(4) exempt exposed mechanical equipment, including the
cooling tower structural system, from design for wind loads in accordance
with the Florida Building Code?, the answer is yes, if mechanical
equipment is fastened to a
roof or installed on the ground in compliance with the code using rated
stands, platforms, curbs, slabs, or other means it is deemed to comply with
the wind resistance requirements of the 2007 Florida Building Code, as amended. Question 2: To the question,
Does Senate Bill 704
(Building Construction and Inspection), which was signed by Governor Rick
Scott, extend the expiration of FS 553.844 until 2013?, the answer is
yes, HB
704 provides for extending the expiration of an exemption from the wind resistance
requirements of the Florida Building Code that are specific to enclosure
of exposed mechanical equipment or appliances until the effective date of the
2013 Florida Building Code. |
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Asked for public comment and other business, No Further Business, No
further comment |
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F.) |
Adjourned at 3:10 PM |
Staff Contacts: Joe Bigelow, joe.bigelow@dbpr.state.fl.us, (850) 922-9160; Mo Madani, Manager
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