Adoption of the 2007 edition of the Florida Building Code.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-3.047: State Building Code Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Adoption of the 2007 edition of the Florida Building Code.
SUMMARY: The rule is amended to complete the second triennial update of the Florida.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.73(1), (2), (7) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (7), (9) FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission pursuant to its agenda
PLACE: Embassy Suites Tampa – USF, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612-9412
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 7 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

9B-3.047 State Building Code Adopted.

(1) The Florida Building Code, 2007 edition, as updated by the Florida Building Commission on July 1, 2005, and as amended by the Commission on December 11, 2005, December 8, 2006, and May 21, 2007, incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted as the building code for the State of Florida.

The proposed effective date is October 1, 2008.

Specific Authority 553.73(1), (2), (7) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, Laws of Florida, Section 1, Chapter 2006-65, Laws of Florida. Law Implemented 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (7), (9) FS., Sections 21, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, Chapter 2005-147, 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, 10-1-08.

NOTE: The full text of modifications and amendments approved by the Commission, together with the applicable procedural history and comments, are available at www.floridabuilding.org, or by contacting the Codes and Standards Unit at [phone].

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Mo Madani, Planning Manager, Department of Community Affairs
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 27, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 27, 2007