Jody L. Barrows, on behalf of JLB Drafting; The Commission determined that section 104.11, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2004, as amended 12/05 and 12/06) authorizes a Building Official to accept an alternative design to the prescriptive ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Jody L. Barrows, on behalf of JLB Drafting on August 1, 2007. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Commission determined that Section 104.11, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2004, as amended 12/05 and 12/06) authorizes a Building Official to accept an alternative design to the prescriptive requirements of the code for the foundation of a modular office building, where he or she finds that the proposed design alternative complies with the intent of the code and provides for equivalent performance.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford, Commission Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.