Engineering Express, DCA09-DEC-410.; The Petitioner asks three questions: 1. Does a product that has already received state product approval for use in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) under Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., also require a local product ...

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Community Affairs, Florida Building Commission, has received the petition for declaratory statement from Engineering Express, DCA09-DEC-410.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Chapter 9B-72, Florida Administrative Code, as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioner asks three questions: 1. Does a product that has already received state product approval for use in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) under Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., also require a local product approval such as a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for permitting? 2. For products falling within the scope of Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., are evaluation documents demonstrating compliance with the Florida Building Code, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in Florida, an acceptable substitute for product approval for the purpose of permitting? 3. Are products falling outside the scope of Chapter 9B-72, F.A.C., permissible for use inside and outside the HVHZ based solely upon evaluation documents demonstrating compliance with the Florida Building Code, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in Florida?
A copy 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.