Florida Building Code Adopted

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

Rule No.:Rule Title:

61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following change has been made to the proposed rule in accordance with Section 120.54(3)(d)(1), F.S., published in Vol. 43 No. 98, May 19, 2017, issue of the Florida Administrative Register. Summary of changes: i) deletion of Section 2703, Lightning Protection, in its entirety; ii) add reference to Roofing Application Standard 111 to Sections 1507.3.3.1, Building, and Section R905.3.8, Residential; and iii) correct reference to Section R403.10.5, Energy Conservation, in Section R403.10, Energy Conservation.

61G20-1.001 Florida Building Code Adopted.

(1) The 6th Edition Florida Building Code, (2017), as updated by the Florida Building Commission on April 4, 2017, and May 12, 2017, and June 13, 2017, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida.

(2) and (3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 553.73(1), (7) FS. Law Implemented 399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73 FS., Sections 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida, Section 10, Chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida, Sections 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, Chapter 2016-129, Laws of Florida, Chapter 2016-211, Laws of Florida. History–New 7-18-90, Amended 3-30-93, 10-17-93, 8-28-95, 9-24-96, 12-26-96, 4-27-97, 10-5-97, 10-14-97, 9-7-00, 11-28-00, 2-7-01, 12-16-01, 6-30-03, 4-3-05, 12-11-05, 12-8-06, 5-21-07, 10-1-08, 2-17-09, 10-1-09, Formerly 9B-3.047, Amended 11-10-11, Formerly 9N-1.001, Amended 4-25-13, 6-30-15, 12-21-16,        .

PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2017.