December 8, 2008 9:00 A.M. Meeting of the Hurricane Research Advisory Committee. 9:00 A.M. Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Council to consider the following applications for waiver from the accessibility code requirements: 800 Ocean Drive, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

The Florida Building Commission announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIME: December 8-10, 2008, 8:00 a.m. – completion

PLACE: Embassy Suites Hotel, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612, [phone]

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: December 8, 2008:

9:00 a.m.Meeting of the Hurricane Research Advisory Committee.

9:00 a.m.Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Council to consider the following applications for waiver from the accessibility code requirements: 800 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; Brevard County High School CCC Auditorium, 2335 Malabar Road, Palm Bay; AMC Theatre at Tyrone Square, 2030 Tyrone Boulevard North, St. Petersburg; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 10, 175 172nd Street, Sunny Isles Beach; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 67, 1275 N. W. 79th Street, Miami; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 40, 975 S. W. 62nd Avenue, West Miami; Roads Montessori, LLC, 2725 SW 3rd Avenue, Miami; Cobb Theatres at Old Hyde Park Village, 1609 West Swann Avenue, Tampa, Chesterbrook Academy, Port St. Lucie; Strike Industries, 3446 S. W. 15th, Deerfield Beach; Ravallo Resort and Convention Center, 11901 Ravallo Resort Drive, Orlando; Trademark Cinemas, Coral Square 8, 770 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs; Stonehenge, LLC, 200 West College Avenue, Tallahassee; Brandt Information Services, Inc., 501 North Duval Street, Tallahassee; Chris Haywood.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Structural Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Accessibility Design Charette for Hotels.

3:00 p.m.Product Approval Program Oversight Committee.

December 9, 2008:

8:30 a.m.Meeting of the Electrical Technical Advisory Committee.

8:30 a.m.Meeting of the Roofing Technical Advisory Committee.

8:30 a.m.Meeting of the CO Detector Work Group.

10:30 a.m.Meeting of the Fire Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Mechanical Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Education Program Oversight Committee.

2:00 p.m.New Commissioner Welcome and Orientation.

3:30 p.m.Meeting of the Plenary Session of the Florida Building Commission.

Review and approval of the Agenda.

Review and approval of the October 14 and 15, 2008 Meeting Minutes and Facilitator’s Report.

Chair’s Discussion of Issues and Recommendations.

Review Prioritization Exercise Results and Update of Commission Workplan.

Consider requests for waiver of accessibility code requirements: 800 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; Brevard County High School CCC Auditorium, 2335 Malabar Road, Palm Bay; AMC Theatre at Tyrone Square, 2030 Tyrone Boulevard North, St. Petersburg; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 10, 175 172nd Street, Sunny Isles Beach; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 67, 1275 N. W. 79th Street, Miami; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 40, 975 S. W. 62nd Avenue, West Miami; Roads Montessori, LLC, 2725 S. W. 3rd Avenue, Miami; Cobb Theatres at Old Hyde Park Village, 1609 West Swann Avenue, Tampa, Chesterbrook Academy, Port St. Lucie; Strike Industries, 3446 SW 15th, Deerfield Beach; Ravallo Resort and Convention Center, 11901 Ravallo Resort Drive, Orlando; Trademark Cinemas, Coral Square 8, 770 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs; Stonehenge, LLC, 200 West College Avenue, Tallahassee; Brandt Information Services, Inc., 501 North Duval Street, Tallahassee; Chris Haywood.

Consider Applications for Product and Entity Approval.

Consider Legal Issues, Product Approval Revocation(s), Binding Interpretations Report(s), and Petitions for Declaratory Statement.

Declaratory Statements:

First Hearing:

DCA08-DEC-194 by Dan Arlington, St. Johns County Building Department.

DCA08-DEC-207 by Anthony Apfelbeck, Fire Marshall/Building Official, City of Altamonte Springs.

DCA08-DEC-289 by Glen Lathers, Hillsborough County Public Schools.

DCA08-DEC-329 by Brad Weatherholtz, FRSA Inc.

DCA08-DEC-330 by Brad Weatherholtz, FRSA Inc.

DCA08-DEC-331 by Brad Weatherholtz, FRSA Inc.

DCA08-DEC-337 by Roger Sanders, Nova Eningeering and Environmental, LLC.

DCA08-DEC-339 by Jose Sanchez, Fenestration Testing Laboratory, Inc.

Consider Committee Reports and Recommendations: Electrical TAC Report; Fire TAC Report; Mechanical TAC Report; Roofing TAC Report; Structural TAC Report; Education POC Report; Product Approval/Manufactured Buildings POC Report; Bedroom Definition Work Group; CO Detector Work Group; Hurricane Research Advisory Committee Report; and Soffit Work Group Report.

Recess

Second Hearing:

DCA08-DEC-168 by Leonard Terry, President, Omnicrete.

DCA08-DEC-193 by Richard Mihalich.

DCA08-DEC-201 by Michael Schultz, P.E., Buckeye.

DCA08-DEC-204 by Robert Jamieson, Underwriters Laboratories.

DCA08-DEC-205 by Neil Melick, City of West Palm Beach, Construction Services Department.

DCA08-DEC-208 by Luke Ismert of Schier Products.

DCA08-DEC-209 by Tom Hardiman of the Modular Building Institute.

DCA08-DEC-216 by Vincent Vaulman, CCE, Regional Manager, Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-236 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-237 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-238 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-239 by W Vincent of Construction Specialties, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-257 by Chris Birchfield of No-Burn S. E., Inc.

DCA08-DEC-258 by David E Sands of Bamboo Technologies

DCA08-DEC-268 by Sandra Gump of Fomo Products, Inc.

DCA08-DEC-275 by Ken Norton of Power Design, Inc.

December 10, 2008:

8:30 a.m.Reconvene the Meeting of the Plenary Session of the Florida Building Commission.

Report on Accessibility Design Charette for Hotel Sleeping Room Renovations.

Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-70, F.A.C., Education.

Rule Adoption Hearing on Rule 9B-3.047, F.A.C., Florida Building Code, Glitch Amendments.

Consider Commission Recommendations and Annual Report to the 2009 Legislature.

Commission Member Comments and Issues

General Public Comment

Review Committee Assignments and Issues for the December 15, 2008 Teleconference and February 2, 3 and 4, 2009 Commission Meetings.

Summary Review of Meeting Work Products.

Adjourn.

December 10, 2008:

Upon Close of Plenary Session: 2010 Florida Building Code Assembly Process Ad Hoc – Publication of the 2010 Codebooks.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Betty Stevens, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [phone], Fax [phone], or go to the website:www.floridabuilding.org.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 10 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Barbara Bryant, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [phone], Fax [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

For more information, you may contact: Ms. Betty Stevens, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [phone], Fax [phone], or go to the website: www.floridabuilding.org.