Subsection 553.899(12), Florida Statutes, directs the Florida Building Commission to adopt rules to establish a building safety program for the implementation of section 553.899, Florida Statutes, within the Florida Building ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Subsection 553.899(12), Florida Statutes, directs the Florida Building Commission to adopt rules to establish a building safety program for the implementation of section 553.899, Florida Statutes, within the Florida Building Code, Existing Building volume, by December 31, 2024. The program must, at a minimum, include inspection criteria, testing protocols, standardized inspection and reporting forms that are adaptable to an electronic format, and record maintenance requirements for the local authority.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: To establish a building safety program in the Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 8th Edition (2023), in order to satisfy the requirements of subsection 553.899(12), Florida Statutes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 553.73(1), 553.73(2), 553.73(7), 553.73(8), 553.76(1), 553.77(1), 553.899(12), 553.901 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.72, 553.73(2), 553.73(3), 553.73(7), 553.73(8), 553.73(9), 553.844(5), 553.899, 553.901 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mo Madani, Technical Director, Florida Building Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.