G.B. Collins Engineering, P.A.; Petitioner requested an answer to the following question, based upon the project described within its petition: Would the exception to the requirement for poolside sanitary facilities in section 454.1.6.1 of the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

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61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by G.B. Collins Engineering, P.A. on April 03, 2018. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

Petitioner requested an answer to the following question, based upon the project described within its petition: Would the exception to the requirement for poolside sanitary facilities in section 454.1.6.1 of the Florida Building Code apply to the hotel described within the petition? On July 27, 2018, the Commission provided the following answer: Yes. Pursuant to section 454.1, Florida Building Code, Building, 6th Edition (2017), the definition of “Public swimming pools” (which clarifies that the term “living units” includes projects such as hotels), and section 454.1.3.1.9, Florida Building Code, Building, 6th Edition (2017) (which clarifies that the term “dwelling units” includes units such as motel rooms and hotel rooms), the exception to the requirement of poolside sanitary facilities of section 454.1.6.1 would apply to the project in question.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].