Florida Building Code Adopted

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Florida Building Commission

Notice of Florida Building Code Binding Interpretation

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61G20-1.001: Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Building Officials Association of Florida has issued a binding interpretation pursuant to section 553.775, Florida Statutes, filed by Beachlen Development Company, LLC, on November 2, 2012. The following is a summary of the interpretation:

Section 3109, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2007) as it applies to a building constructed within the Coastal Construction Control Line requires the lowest horizontal structural member to meet the minimum requirements of the Flood Insurance Rate Map as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Construction Control Line elevation. The lowest horizontal structural member is permitted to be enclosed pursuant to FBC 3109.4.2(9), but cannot be considered a habitable space.

A copy of the Interpretation may be obtained from: http://www.floridabuilding.org/Upload/Binding_Interpretations