Mike Pella, on behalf of Kamm Consulting, Inc.; The Commission determined that: 1) the advantages of automatic sprinkler protection may be equally applicable to group R and group B occupancies under section 104.11, Florida Building Code, Building ...

 

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 Mike Pella, on behalf of Kamm Consulting, Inc. on April 18, 2007. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

The Commission determined that: 1) the advantages of automatic sprinkler protection may be equally applicable to group R and group B occupancies under section 104.11, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2004, as amended 12/05 and 12/06); and 2) the omission of smoke dampers may be permissible as an acceptable alternative method of construction for group R occupancies, subject to the approval of the building official, under Section 104.11, Florida Building Code, Building Volume (2004, as amended 12/05 and 12/06); and 3).

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.