James S. Luke, on behalf of Rolf Jensen & Associates; It was assigned the number DCA06-DEC-181. The Commission determined that if a new 340,000 square foot addition is built on an existing 800,000 square foot furniture storage warehouse that was ...

 

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 James S. Luke, on behalf of Rolf Jensen & Associates on August 1, 2006. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

It was assigned the number DCA06-DEC-181. The Commission determined that if a new 340,000 square foot addition is built on an existing 800,000 square foot furniture storage warehouse that was completed under the 2001 Florida Building Code and is fully sprinklered, including in-rack sprinklers, but which does not have an Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) system, roof vents or draft curtains, and is of Group S-1 and Type II-B construction as defined by the 2004 edition of the Florida Building Code (2004 as amended 12/05), both the existing building and the addition will be required to provide for smoke and heat vents and an automatic sprinkler system. In order for the proposed project to be built following the unlimited area provisions of Section 507.2 or Table 503, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2004 as amended 12/05), both the existing warehouse must meet the requirements of Section 507.2 or be of Type I-A construction.

A copy of the Order Disposing 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.