DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Notice of Florida Building Code Binding Interpretation
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Binding Interpretation Panel has issued binding interpretation 269 pursuant to Section 553.775, Florida Statutes, in response to the petition submitted by Thomas Chalifoux, and accepted by BOAF on February 29, 2024.
Question: Does the project in question need to comply with the emergency illumination requirements of section 1008.3.2, Florida Building Code, Building, 6th Edition (2017)?
Answer: The answer to the Petitioner’s question is yes. Pursuant to section 1008.3.2, Florida Building Code, Building, 6th Edition (2017), and since the warehouse buildings in question provide for two or more means of egress, exterior emergency illumination is required for the exterior landings.
