Florida Building Commission

Fire Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes

January 26, 2009 -11:00AM

Conference Call Concurrent with the Special Occupancy TAC

FIRE TAC………………………………………………………….Jim Goodloe, Chair

Attending members: Tony Apfelbeck, Joe Belcher, Dale Greiner, Joe Holland, Brad Schiffer, Jim Schock, Peter Schwab

DCA Staff: Bruce Ketcham, Mo Madani, Rick Dixon, Marlita Peters, Jeff Blair.

A quorum was achieved for the Fire TAC

The agenda was approved and the minutes from the August 10, 2009 meeting, were also approved.

DCA09-DEC-419 by Robert Deatherage BO and Kenneth Gregory of Holland Pools

Question #1: Does Florida Building Code 1004.1.1 Areas Without Fixed Seating apply to an outdoor public swimming pool for the purpose of determining occupancy load as per Table 1004.1.1? Then applying 1008.1.9 Panic and Fire Exit Hardware to require panic hardware on the required gates, in addition to the barrier requirements in 64E-9 and 424.1.3.1.9.

Answer: Yes. ( accept as modified by adding 1008,2) In addition to meeting the requirements of Section 424.1.3.1.9, the project in question falls under Assembly Group A Occupancy and is subject to the requirements of Chapter 10, Means of Egress, including Table 1004.1.1, 1008.2 and 1008.1.9 as applicable.

Question #2: Does Florida Building Code 1004.1.1 Areas Without Fixed Seating apply to an outdoor public swimming pool for the purpose of deeming occupancy load as per Table 1004.1.1? Then using this section to require additional sanitary facilities required for this load in addition to the facilities required by 64E-9 and 424.1.6?

Answer: Yes. Plumbing fixture count for the pool and the open deck area is subject to the requirements of Section 403.8 of the FBC, Plumbing.

Question #3: Does the Florida Building Code requirement for Sanitary Facilities for the Cabana bath –Clubhouse be added to the ones required for by the pool?

Answer:: Yes No. The project in question consists of two separate facilities which can be either treated independently or together with regard to the required fixture count. Total plumbing fixture count required for the project in question must at minimum consist of the total fixture count required for the pool and the Cabana bath. Clubhouse

The meeting was adjourned at 11:51AM

Marlita Peters, (850) 922-6864 – Marlita.Peters@dca.state.fl.us