Mike Harris, on behalf of Sea Shutters, Inc., DCA09-DEC-254,; The Commission determined that Section 1609.1.2, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2007 as amended 10/1/09) allows non-porous shutter systems to be designed to permit glass breakage,...

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Community Affairs, Florida Building Commission, has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Mike Harris, on behalf of Sea Shutters, Inc., DCA09-DEC-254, on July 15, 2009. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Commission determined that Section 1609.1.2, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2007 as amended 10/1/09) allows non-porous shutter systems to be designed to permit glass breakage, provided that the resulting opening is not sufficient to allow internal pressurization of the building. Porous shutter systems may not be designed to permit glass breakage.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford, Commission Clerk, Florida Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100.