DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community DevelopmentNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from W. Vincent, on behalf of Construction Specialties, on August 11, 2008. Petitioner seeks clarification of Section 1626 of the Florida Building Code, Building Volume, (2007) with regard to louvers. Petitioner asks whether all louvers installed in a high velocity hurricane zone (Miami-Dade and Broward Counties) must have a Dade County Notice of Acceptance Number, or if a Florida Approval number is sufficient. Petitioner also asks whether all louvers installed in a building in the high velocity hurricane zone where the room or duct is designed as an open structure with internal pressure coefficients of zero, are exempt from impact testing as long as they properly consider ASCE 7. Finally, Petitioner asks whether building occupancy affects the large missile impact requirements for louvers installed in the high velocity hurricane zone. It has been assigned the number DCA08-DEC-239.
A copy of the request may be obtained by writing to: Paula P. Ford, Commission Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.
