Brad Weatherholz on behalf of the Florida Roofing Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, DCA09-DEC-025,; The Commission determined that Section 611.7.1, Florida Building Code, Existing Building Volume (2007 as amended 3/1/09) ...

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Brad Weatherholz on behalf of the Florida Roofing Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, DCA09-DEC-025, on January 23, 2009. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Commission determined that Section 611.7.1, Florida Building Code, Existing Building Volume (2007 as amended 3/1/09) contains a typographical error as to the diameter of roofing nails, and that 8d nails with a diameter of 0.131 inches that otherwise meet the expressed requirements of Section 611 are sufficient fastening for existing roof decks.
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 Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399.