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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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9. Department of Community Affairs |
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9N. Florida Building Commission |
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9N-2. Florida Building Commission Operational Procedures |
1(1) Local governments may adopt amendments to the Florida Building Code which meet the requirements of Section 18553.73(4)(b), F.S.
20(2) Within 30 days of adopting a local amendment, the local government shall transmit each amendment to the Commission utilizing the Building Code Information System available at www.floridabuilding.org. The Commission shall publish each such amendment on the Building Code Information System for access by the public.
66(3) The Commission may review local technical amendments and issue nonbinding recommendations to the local government regarding the compliance of such amendments with the requirements of Section 93553.73(4)(b), F.S. 95For purposes of this review, each amendment shall be considered first by the applicable Technical Advisory Committee which shall make a recommendation to the Commission regarding the compliance of the amendment with the applicable criteria. The nonbinding recommendation shall be issued in writing to the local government and shall be issued to the local government within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the Commission meeting at which the recommendation is approved.
167(4) When triennially updating the Florida Building Code, the Commission shall review each locally adopted technical amendment and determine whether the amendment meets the criteria listed in subsection 1959N-2.002(1), 196F.A.C. For purposes of such determination, each amendment shall be referred to the applicable Technical Advisory Committee for review and recommendation to the full Commission. If the Commission determines that the amendment meets the criteria, the Commission may adopt the amendment into the Florida Building Code following the procedures established in subsections 2489N-2.002(3)-249(8), F.A.C. If the Commission determines that the amendment does not meet the criteria, the Commission shall rescind the amendment. Rescissions shall be in writing with written findings and shall be transmitted to the local government within 30 days of the conclusion of the meeting at which the Commission’s decision is voted upon.
302Rulemaking Authority 304553.73(4), 305(5) FS. Law Implemented 309553.73(4), 310(5) FS. History–New 11-20-01, Formerly 3159B-3.051.
