May 6, 2007 9:00 A.M. Meeting of the Product Approval/Prototype Buildings/Manufactured Buildings Program Oversight Committee. May 7, 2007 8:00 A.M. Meeting of the Structural Technical Advisory Committee. 9:00 A.M. Meeting of the Accessibility ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

The Florida Building Commission announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: May 6, 2007

9:00 a.m.Meeting of the Product Approval/Prototype Buildings/Manufactured Buildings Program Oversight Committee.

DATE AND TIMES: May 7, 2007

8:00 a.m.Meeting of the Structural Technical Advisory Committee.

9:00 a.m.Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Council to consider the following applications for waiver from the accessibility code requirements: Gables CitiTower, 999 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables; Southpointe Park, Miami Beach; Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; Academy for International Studies, 717 Prosperity Farms Road, North Palm Beach; Sessums, Mason, Black & Caballero, 307 South Magnolia Avenue, Tampa; The Mercato, Collier County; Bob Wilson dodge Storage Garage Addition, 11945 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida.

9:00 a.m.Meeting of the Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Accessibility Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Roofing Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Mechanical Technical Advisory Committee.

3:00 p.m.Meeting of the Energy Technical Advisory Committee.

DATE AND TIMES: May 8, 2007

8:00 a.m.Meeting of the Fire Technical Advisory Committee.

8:00 a.m.Meeting of the Education Program Oversight Committee.

10:00 a.m.Meeting of the Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Electrical Technical Advisory Committee.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Budget Committee.

3:30 p.m.Meeting of the Plenary Session of the Florida Building Commission.

Review and approval of the Agenda.

Review and approval of the March 27-28, 2007 Minutes and Facilitator’s Report.

Consideration of requests for waiver from accessibility code requirements: Gables CitiTower, 999 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables; Southpointe Park, Miami Beach; Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; Academy for International Studies, 717 Prosperity Farms Road, North Palm Beach; Sessums, Mason, Black & Caballero, 307 South Magnolia Avenue, Tampa; The Mercato, Collier County; Bob Wilson Dodge Storage Garage Addition, 11945 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida.

Consideration of Applications for Product and Entity Approval.

Consideration of Legal Issues and Petitions for Declaratory Statement.

Binding Interpretations: Report(s) Only.

Supplemental Hearing.

DCA07-DEC-011 by Billy Tyson, CBO of Clemmons, Rutherford and Associates, Inc.

First Hearing:

DCA07-DEC-017 by Robert S. Fine for TRG-Block One LTD.

DCA07-DEC-047 by John Leedy, PE, Leedy Electric Corporation.

DCA07-DEC-048 by Joseph W. Broughton, PE, Burgess Engineering Inc.

DCA07-DEC-049 by Penny Hoxie, PolyVulc USA, Inc.

DCA07-DEC-050 by Alfonso E. Oviedo-Reyes, Hunker Down Systems.

DCA07-DEC-060 by Emil Veksenfeld, PE

DCA07-DEC-065 by Andrew Johnston, Harbor Home Improvements.

DCA07-DEC-067 by Joseph R. Hetzel, PE, DASMA.

DCA07-DEC-072 by Nelson de Leon, AIA.

DCA07-DEC-078 by Siegfried W. Valentin of AAMA.

DCA07-DEC-079 by Keith A. Mahaffey, President, Keith Mahaffey Pools, Inc.

DCA07-DEC-080 by Mike Pella, PE, Kamm Consulting, Inc.

Second Hearing:

DCA06-DEC-299 by Grant E. Tolbert of Hernando County Development Services.

DCA07-DEC-016 by James M. Nicholas, PA

DCA07-DEC-020 by Ed Riley of Fire Districts of Collier County.

DCA07-DEC-034 by Don Blalock, of Quickbrick USA LLC.

DCA07-DEC-038 by Ed Riley, Fire Districts of Collier County (058).

DATE AND TIMES: May 9, 2007

8:30 a.m.Meeting of the Plenary Session of the Florida Building Commission continued.

Chair’s Discussion of Issues and Recommendations.

Review and Update of Commission Workplan.

Supplemental Rule Development Workshop on Rule 9B-72, Product Approval

Legislative Session Update

Consideration of Committee Reports and Recommendations: Accessibility TAC Report; Code Administration TAC Report; Electrical TAC Report; Energy TAC Report; Fire TAC and Joint Fire TAC/Fire Code Advisory Council Reports; Mechanical TAC Report; Plumbing TAC Report; Roofing TAC Report; Structural TAC Report; Education POC Report; Product Approval/Prototype Buildings/Manufactured Buildings POC Report.

Report on Special Legislative Session Actions and Commission Follow-up Actions.

Commission Member Comments and Issues.

General Public Comment.

Review Committee Assignments and Issues for the June 24-27, 2007 Commission Meeting.

Summary Review of Meeting Work Products.

Adjourn.

1:00 p.m.Meeting of the Hurricane Research Advisory Committee.

PLACE: Embassy Suites Hotel, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612, [phone]

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Meeting and hearings as listed above.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Barbara Bryant, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, or call [phone] or Fax [phone] or go to the web site at www.floridabuilding.org

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 10 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Barbara Bryant, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 or call [phone] or Fax [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Ms. Barbara Bryant, Building Codes and Standards Office, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, or call [phone] or Fax [phone] or go to the web site at www.floridabuilding.org