Superior Fence & Rail, Inc.; Petitioner seeks clarification on the following two points, based on the project described in the petition: 1) whether a barrier would be required on a pool gate when the latch is located at least 54" from the bottom of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

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61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from Superior Fence & Rail, Inc. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of section R4501.17.1.8, Florida Building Code, Residential, 6th Edition (2017), as it applies to the petitioner.

Petitioner seeks clarification on the following two points, based on the project described in the petition: 1) whether a barrier would be required on a pool gate when the latch is located at least 54" from the bottom of the gate, and 2) if a magnetic top pull latch is installed at least 54" from the bottom of the gate, whether the release mechanism and self-latching locking device could both be located on the outside of the gate.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: the Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Mo Madani, Building Codes and Standards Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail] or W. Justin Vogel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

RESPONSES, MOTIONS TO INTERVENE, OR REQUESTS FOR A HEARING MUST BE FILED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE.