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11 The Committee on Community Affairs (Pruitt) recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17 and insert:
18 Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (17)
19 of section 120.80, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 120.80 Exceptions and special requirements;
21 agencies.--
22 (17) FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION.--
23 (c) Notwithstanding ss. 120.565, 120.569, and 120.57,
24 the Florida Building Commission and hearing officer panels
25 appointed by the commission in accordance with s.
26 553.775(3)(c)1. may conduct proceedings to review decisions of
27 local building code officials in accordance with s. 553.775.
28 Section 2. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
29 468.621, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (j) is
30 added to that subsection, to read:
31 468.621 Disciplinary proceedings.--
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1 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which
2 the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:
3 (i) Failing to lawfully execute the duties and
4 responsibilities specified in this part and ss. 553.73,
5 553.781, and 553.79, and 553.791.
6 (j) Imposing construction requirements that vary from
7 those established in the Florida Building Code, lawful
8 amendments to the Florida Building Code, or binding
9 interpretations of the Florida Building Code.
10 Section 3. Section 553.775, Florida Statutes, is
11 created to read:
12 553.775 Review of local interpretations of the code.--
13 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
14 Florida Building Code be interpreted by building officials,
15 local enforcement agencies, and the commission in a manner
16 that protects the public safety, health, and welfare at the
17 most reasonable cost to the consumer by ensuring uniform
18 interpretations throughout the state and by providing
19 processes for resolving disputes regarding interpretations of
20 the Florida Building Code which are just and expeditious.
21 (2) Local enforcement agencies, local building
22 officials, state agencies, and the commission shall interpret
23 provisions of the Florida Building Code in a manner that is
24 consistent with declaratory statements and interpretations
25 entered by the commission, except that conflicts between the
26 Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida Building Code
27 shall be resolved in accordance with s. 553.73(9)(c) and (d).
28 (3) The commission shall coordinate review of
29 decisions of local building officials and local enforcement
30 agencies regarding interpretations of the Florida Building
31 Code after the local board of appeals has considered the
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1 decision, if such a board exists, and if the appeals process
2 is concluded within 10 business days as provided in this
3 subsection.
4 (a) The commission shall coordinate with the Building
5 Officials Association of Florida, Inc., to designate panels
6 composed of five members to hear requests to review decisions
7 of local building officials. The members must be licensed as
8 building code administrators under part XII of chapter 468 and
9 must have experience interpreting and enforcing provisions of
10 the Florida Building Code.
11 (b) Requests to review a decision of a local building
12 official interpreting provisions of the Florida Building Code
13 may be initiated by any substantially affected person,
14 including an owner or builder subject to a decision of a local
15 building official or an association of owners or builders
16 which has members who are subject to a decision of a local
17 building official. In order to initiate review, the
18 substantially affected person must file a petition with the
19 commission. The commission shall adopt a form for the
20 petition, which must be published on the Building Code
21 Information System. The form must, at a minimum, require the
22 following information:
23 1. The name and address of the county or municipality
24 in which provisions of the Florida Building Code are being
25 interpreted.
26 2. The name and address of the local building official
27 who has made the interpretation that is being appealed.
28 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the
29 petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number of the
30 petitioner's representative, if any; and an explanation of how
31 the petitioner's substantial interests are being affected by
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1 the local interpretation of the Florida Building Code.
2 4. A statement of the provisions of the Florida
3 Building Code which are being interpreted by the local
4 building official.
5 5. A statement of the interpretation given to
6 provisions of the Florida Building Code by the local building
7 official and the manner in which the interpretation was
8 rendered.
9 6. A statement of the interpretation that the
10 petitioner contends should be given to the provisions of the
11 Florida Building Code and a statement supporting the
12 petitioner's interpretation.
13 7. Space for the local building official to respond in
14 writing. In this response, the local building official must,
15 at a minimum, provide a statement admitting or denying the
16 statements contained in the petition and a statement of the
17 interpretation of the provisions of the Florida Building Code
18 which the local jurisdiction or the local building official
19 contends is correct, including the basis for the
20 interpretation.
21 (c) The petitioner shall submit the petition to the
22 local building official, who shall place the date of receipt
23 on the petition. The local building official shall respond to
24 the petition in accordance with the form and shall return the
25 petition along with his or her response to the petitioner
26 within 5 days after receipt, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays,
27 and legal holidays. The petitioner may file the petition with
28 the commission at any time after the local building official
29 provides a response. If the local building official does not
30 respond, the petitioner may file the petition with the
31 commission 10 days after submission of the petition to the
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1 local building official and must note that the local building
2 official did not respond.
3 (d) Upon receipt of a petition that meets the
4 requirements of paragraph (b), the commission shall
5 immediately provide copies of the petition to a panel, and the
6 commission shall publish the petition, including any response
7 submitted by the local building official, on the Building Code
8 Information System in a manner that allows interested persons
9 to address the issues by posting comments.
10 (e) The panel shall conduct proceedings as necessary
11 to resolve the issues; shall give due regard to the petitions,
12 the response, and comments posed on the Building Code
13 Information System; and shall issue an interpretation
14 regarding the provisions of the Florida Building Code within
15 21 days after the filing of the petition. The panel shall
16 render a determination based upon the Florida Building Code
17 or, if the code is ambiguous, the intent of the code. The
18 panel's interpretation shall be provided to the commission,
19 which shall publish the interpretation on the Building Code
20 Information System and in the Florida Administrative Weekly.
21 The interpretation shall be considered an interpretation
22 entered by the commission and is binding upon the parties and
23 upon all jurisdictions subject to the Florida Building Code
24 unless it is superseded by a declaratory statement issued by
25 the Florida Building Commission or by a final order entered
26 after an appeal proceeding conducted in accordance with
27 paragraph (g).
28 (f) It is the intent of the Legislature that review
29 proceedings be completed within 21 days after the date that a
30 petition seeking review is filed with the commission, and the
31 time periods set forth in this paragraph may be waived only
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1 upon consent of all parties.
2 (g) Any substantially affected person may appeal an
3 interpretation rendered by a hearing officer panel by filing a
4 petition with the commission. Such an appeal must be initiated
5 in accordance with chapter 120 and the uniform rules of
6 procedure and must be filed within 30 days after publication
7 of the interpretation on the Building Code Information System
8 or in the Florida Administrative Weekly. Hearings must be
9 conducted pursuant to chapter 120 and the uniform rules of
10 procedure. Decisions of the commission are subject to judicial
11 review pursuant to s. 120.68. The final order of the
12 commission is binding upon the parties and upon all
13 jurisdictions subject to the Florida Building Code.
14 (h) The burden of proof in any proceeding initiated in
15 accordance with paragraph (g) is on the party who initiated
16 the appeal.
17 (i) In any review proceeding initiated in accordance
18 with this subsection, including any proceeding initiated in
19 accordance with paragraph (g), the fact that an owner or
20 builder has proceeded with construction may not be grounds for
21 determining an issue to be moot if the issue is one that is
22 likely to arise in the future.
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24 This subsection provides the exclusive remedy for addressing
25 requests to review local interpretations of the code and
26 appeals from review proceedings.
27 (4) Local decisions declaring structures to be unsafe
28 and subject to repair or demolition are not subject to review
29 under this section and may not be appealed to the commission
30 if the local governing body finds that there is an immediate
31 danger to the health and safety of the public.
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1 (5) In order to administer this section, the
2 commission may adopt by rule and impose a fee to recoup the
3 cost of the proceedings. The amount of the fee may not exceed
4 $250 for each request for a review or interpretation. For
5 proceedings conducted by or in coordination with a third
6 party, the rule may provide that payment be made directly to
7 the third party, who shall remit to the department that
8 portion of the fee necessary to cover the department's costs.
9 Section 4. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1),
10 subsections (2) and (4), paragraph (a) of subsection (6), and
11 subsections (7), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), and (17) of
12 section 553.791, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13 553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection.--
14 (1) As used in this section, the term:
15 (f) "Permit application" means a properly completed
16 and submitted application for:
17 1. the requested building or construction permit,
18 including:.
19 1.2. The plans reviewed by the private provider.
20 2.3. The affidavit from the private provider required
21 pursuant to subsection (5).
22 3.4. Any applicable fees.
23 4.5. Any documents required by the local building
24 official to determine that the fee owner has secured all other
25 government approvals required by law.
26 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
27 local government ordinance or local policy, the fee owner of a
28 building or structure, or the fee owner's contractor upon
29 written authorization from the fee owner, may choose to use a
30 private provider to provide building code inspection services
31 with regard to such building or structure and may make payment
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1 directly to the private provider for the provision of such
2 services. All such services shall be the subject of a written
3 contract between the private provider, or the private
4 provider's firm, and the fee owner. The fee owner may elect to
5 use a private provider to provide either plans review or
6 required building inspections, or both. The local building
7 official, in his or her discretion and pursuant to duly
8 adopted policies of the local enforcement agency, may require
9 the fee owner who desires to use a private provider to use the
10 private provider to provide both plans review and required
11 building inspection services.
12 (4) A fee owner or the fee owner's contractor using a
13 private provider to provide building code inspection services
14 shall notify the local building official at the time of permit
15 application, or no less than 7 business days before the first
16 scheduled inspection by the local building official or
17 building code enforcement agency for a private provider
18 performing required inspections of construction under this
19 section, on a form to be adopted by the commission. This
20 notice shall include the following information:
21 (a) The services to be performed by the private
22 provider.
23 (b) The name, firm, address, telephone number, and
24 facsimile number of each private provider who is performing or
25 will perform such services, his or her professional license or
26 certification number, qualification statements or resumes,
27 and, if required by the local building official, a certificate
28 of insurance demonstrating that professional liability
29 insurance coverage is in place for the private provider's
30 firm, the private provider, and any duly authorized
31 representative in the amounts required by this section.
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1 (c) An acknowledgment from the fee owner in
2 substantially the following form:
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4 I have elected to use one or more private
5 providers to provide building code plans review
6 and/or inspection services on the building or
7 structure that is the subject of the enclosed
8 permit application, as authorized by s.
9 553.791, Florida Statutes. I understand that
10 the local building official may not review the
11 plans submitted or perform the required
12 building inspections to determine compliance
13 with the applicable codes, except to the extent
14 specified in said law. Instead, plans review
15 and/or required building inspections will be
16 performed by licensed or certified personnel
17 identified in the application. The law requires
18 minimum insurance requirements for such
19 personnel, but I understand that I may require
20 more insurance to protect my interests. By
21 executing this form, I acknowledge that I have
22 made inquiry regarding the competence of the
23 licensed or certified personnel and the level
24 of their insurance and am satisfied that my
25 interests are adequately protected. I agree to
26 indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the local
27 government, the local building official, and
28 their building code enforcement personnel from
29 any and all claims arising from my use of these
30 licensed or certified personnel to perform
31 building code inspection services with respect
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1 to the building or structure that is the
2 subject of the enclosed permit application.
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4 If the fee owner or the fee owner's contractor makes any
5 changes to the listed private providers or the services to be
6 provided by those private providers, the fee owner or the fee
7 owner's contractor shall, within 1 business day after any
8 change, update the notice to reflect such changes. In
9 addition, the fee owner or the fee owner's contractor shall
10 post at the project site, before the commencement of
11 construction and updated within 1 business day after any
12 change, on a form to be adopted by the commission, the name,
13 firm, address, telephone number, and facsimile number of each
14 private provider who is performing or will perform building
15 code inspection services, the type of service being performed,
16 and similar information for the primary contact of the private
17 provider on the project.
18 (6)(a) No more than Within 30 business days after
19 receipt of a permit application and the affidavit from the
20 private provider which is required under subsection (5), the
21 local building official shall issue the requested permit or
22 provide a written notice to the permit applicant identifying
23 the specific plan features that do not comply with the
24 applicable codes, as well as the specific code chapters and
25 sections. If the local building official does not provide a
26 written notice of the plan deficiencies within the prescribed
27 30-day period, the permit application shall be deemed approved
28 as a matter of law, and the permit shall be issued by the
29 local building official on the next business day.
30 (7) A private provider performing required inspections
31 under this section shall inspect each phase of construction as
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1 required by the applicable codes. The private provider shall
2 be permitted to send a duly authorized representative to the
3 building site to perform the required inspections, provided
4 all required reports and certifications are prepared by and
5 bear the signature of the private provider. The duly
6 authorized representative must be an employee of the private
7 provider entitled to receive unemployment compensation
8 benefits under chapter 443. The contractor's contractual or
9 legal obligations are not relieved by any action of the
10 private provider.
11 (9) Upon completing the required inspections at each
12 applicable phase of construction, the private provider shall
13 record such inspections on a form acceptable to the local
14 building official. These inspection records shall reflect
15 those inspections required by the applicable codes of each
16 phase of construction for which permitting by a local
17 enforcement agency is required. The private provider, before
18 leaving the project site, shall post each completed inspection
19 record, indicating pass or fail, at the site and provide the
20 record to the local building official within 2 business days.
21 The local building official may waive the requirement to
22 provide a record of each inspection within 2 business days if
23 the record is posted at the project site and all such
24 inspection records are submitted with the certificate of
25 compliance. Records of all required and completed inspections
26 shall be maintained at the building site at all times and made
27 available for review by the local building official. The
28 private provider shall report to the local enforcement agency
29 any condition that poses an immediate threat to public safety
30 and welfare.
31 (11) No more than Within 2 business days after receipt
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1 of a request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of
2 completion and the applicant's presentation of a certificate
3 of compliance and approval of all other government approvals
4 required by law, the local building official shall issue the
5 certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion or
6 provide a notice to the applicant identifying the specific
7 deficiencies, as well as the specific code chapters and
8 sections. If the local building official does not provide
9 notice of the deficiencies within the prescribed 2-day period,
10 the request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of
11 completion shall be deemed granted and the certificate of
12 occupancy or certificate of completion shall be issued by the
13 local building official on the next business day. To resolve
14 any identified deficiencies, the applicant may elect to
15 dispute the deficiencies pursuant to subsection (12) or to
16 submit a corrected request for a certificate of occupancy or
17 certificate of completion.
18 (12) If the local building official determines that
19 the building construction or plans do not comply with the
20 applicable codes, the official may deny the permit or request
21 for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion,
22 as appropriate, or may issue a stop-work order for the project
23 or any portion thereof as provided by law, if the official
24 determines that such noncompliance poses a threat to public
25 safety and welfare, subject to the following:
26 (a) The local building official shall be available to
27 meet with the private provider within 2 business days to
28 resolve any dispute after issuing a stop-work order or
29 providing notice to the applicant denying a permit or request
30 for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion.
31 (b) If the local building official and private
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1 provider are unable to resolve the dispute, the matter shall
2 be referred to the local enforcement agency's board of
3 appeals, if one exists, which shall consider the matter at its
4 next scheduled meeting or sooner. Any decisions by the local
5 enforcement agency's board of appeals, or local building
6 official if there is no board of appeals, may be appealed to
7 the commission as provided by this chapter pursuant to s.
8 553.77(1)(h).
9 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any
10 decisions regarding the issuance of a building permit,
11 certificate of occupancy, or certificate of completion may be
12 reviewed by the local enforcement agency's board of appeals,
13 if one exists. Any decision by the local enforcement agency's
14 board of appeals, or local building official if there is no
15 board of appeals, may be appealed to the commission as
16 provided by this chapter pursuant to s. 553.77(1)(h), which
17 shall consider the matter at the commission's next scheduled
18 meeting.
19 (14)(a) No local enforcement agency, local building
20 official, or local government may adopt or enforce any laws,
21 rules, procedures, or standards more stringent than those
22 prescribed by this section.
23 (b) A local enforcement agency, local building
24 official, or local government may establish, for private
25 providers and duly authorized representatives working within
26 that jurisdiction, a system of registration to verify
27 compliance with the licensure requirements of paragraph (1)(g)
28 and the insurance requirements of subsection (15).
29 (c) This section does not limit the authority of the
30 local building official to issue a stop-work order for a
31 building project or any portion of such an order, as provided
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1 by law, if the official determines that a condition on the
2 building site constitutes an immediate threat to public safety
3 and welfare.
4 (15) A private provider may perform building code
5 inspection services on a building project under this section
6 only if the private provider maintains insurance for
7 professional and comprehensive general liability covering with
8 minimum policy limits of $1 million per occurrence relating to
9 all services performed as a private provider. Such insurance
10 must have minimum policy limits of $1 million per occurrence
11 and $2 million in the aggregate for any project having a
12 construction cost of $5 million or less, $2 million per
13 occurrence and $4 million in the aggregate for any project
14 having a construction cost of over $5 million but less than
15 $50 million, and $5 million per occurrence and $5 million in
16 the aggregate for any project having a construction cost of
17 $50 million or more. For these purposes, the term
18 "construction cost" means the total cost of building
19 construction as stated in the building permit application. If
20 the private provider chooses to secure claims-made coverage to
21 fulfill this requirement, the private provider must also
22 maintain, including tail coverage for a minimum of 5 years
23 subsequent to the performance of building code inspection
24 services. The insurance required under this subsection may be
25 written only by insurers authorized to do business in this
26 state and having a minimum A. M. Best's rating of "A." Before
27 providing building code inspection services within a local
28 building official's jurisdiction, a private provider must
29 provide to the local building official a certificate of
30 insurance evidencing that the coverages required under this
31 subsection are in force.
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1 (17) Each local building code enforcement agency may
2 shall develop and maintain a process to audit the performance
3 of building code inspection services by private providers
4 operating within the local jurisdiction. Work on a building or
5 structure may proceed after inspection and approval by a
6 private provider if the provider has given notice of the
7 inspection pursuant to subsection (8), and, subsequent to such
8 inspection and approval, the work may not be delayed for
9 completion of an inspection audit by the local building code
10 enforcement agency.
11 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 627.0629, Florida
12 Statutes, is amended to read:
13 627.0629 Residential property insurance; rate
14 filings.--
15 (1) Effective June 1, 2005 2002, a rate filing for
16 residential property insurance must include actuarially
17 reasonable discounts, credits, or other rate differentials, or
18 appropriate reductions in deductibles, for properties with
19 superior structural framing systems installed which will
20 prevent roof uplift damages from hurricane force,
21 prefabricated steel shear panels, or steel moment frames on
22 which fixtures or construction techniques demonstrated to
23 reduce the amount of loss in a windstorm have been installed
24 or implemented. A superior structural framing system is one
25 that is proactive, where forces to counter wind uplift are
26 introduced to the structure during construction as
27 precompressing, rather than reactive, where all resisting
28 elements of the framing system must be pulled straight and
29 tight before installation to resist wind uplift forces,
30 resulting in near-zero uplift movement at design load.
31 Prefabricated all-steel shear panels or steel moment frames
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1 resist shear and overturning forces and limit deflection in
2 areas where walls do not meet height-to-width ratios as
3 outlined in the Florida Building Code. The fixtures or
4 construction techniques shall also include, but need not be
5 limited to, fixtures or construction techniques which enhance
6 roof strength, roof covering performance, roof-to-wall
7 strength, wall-to-floor-to-foundation strength, opening
8 protection, and window, door, and skylight strength. Credits,
9 discounts, or other rate differentials for fixtures and
10 construction techniques which meet the minimum requirements of
11 the Florida Building Code must be included in the rate filing.
12 All insurance companies must make a rate filing which includes
13 the credits, discounts, or other rate differentials by
14 February 28, 2006 2003.
15 Section 6. Section 627.0631, Florida Statutes, is
16 created to read:
17 627.0631 Commercial property insurance; rate
18 filings.--Effective June 1, 2005, a rate filing for commercial
19 property insurance must include actuarially reasonable
20 discounts, credits, or other rate differentials, or
21 appropriate reductions in deductibles, for properties with
22 superior structural framing systems installed which will
23 prevent roof uplift damage from hurricane force winds,
24 prefabricated steel shear panels, or steel moment frames. A
25 superior structural framing system is one that is proactive,
26 where forces to counter wind uplift are introduced to the
27 structure during construction as precompressing, rather than
28 reactive, where all resisting elements of the framing system
29 must be pulled straight and tight before installation to
30 resist wind uplift forces, resulting in near-zero uplift
31 movement at design load. Prefabricated all-steel shear panels
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1 or steel moment frames resist shear and overturning forces and
2 limits deflection in areas where walls do not meet
3 height-to-width ratios as outlined in the Florida Building
4 Code. The fixtures or construction techniques must also
5 include, but not be limited to, fixtures or construction
6 techniques that reduce deflection or enhance roof strength,
7 roof covering performance, roof-to-wall strength,
8 wall-to-floor-to-foundation strength, opening protection, and
9 window, door, and skylight strength. Credits, discounts, or
10 other rate differentials for fixtures and construction
11 techniques that meet the minimum requirements of the Florida
12 Building Code must be included in the rate filing. Each
13 insurance company must make a rate filing that includes the
14 credits, discounts, or other rate differentials by February
15 28, 2006.
16 Section 7. The Florida Building Commission shall
17 consider how to address the issue of water intrusion
18 experienced in the recent hurricanes. Notwithstanding section
19 553.73, Florida Statutes, the commission may adopt amendments
20 to the Florida Building Code, 2004 edition, to incorporate
21 consensus-based provisions addressing water intrusion, subject
22 only to the rule-adoption procedures contained in chapter 120,
23 Florida Statutes.
24 Section 8. Notwithstanding section 109 of chapter
25 2000-141, Laws of Florida, upon adoption of an update to
26 American Society of Civil Engineers Standard 7 by the
27 organization maintaining the model code upon which the Florida
28 Building Code is based, the Florida Building Commission may
29 update, modify, or both update and modify the wind design
30 standard applicable to construction in the State of Florida as
31 adopted within the Florida Building Code in accordance with
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1 the requirements of section 553.73, Florida Statutes. Only the
2 first sentence of subsection (3) of section 109 of chapter
3 2000-141, Laws of Florida, is expressly superseded by this
4 section.
5 Section 9. This act shall take effect October 1, 2005.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
10 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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12 and insert:
13 A bill to be entitled
14 An act relating to the Florida Building Code
15 and enforcement thereof; amending s. 120.80,
16 F.S.; authorizing the Florida Building
17 Commission and its appointed hearing officer
18 panels to review decisions of local building
19 code officials; amending s. 468.621, F.S.;
20 revising a ground for taking certain
21 disciplinary actions and providing an
22 additional ground; creating s. 553.775, F.S.;
23 providing procedures for reviewing local
24 interpretations of the code; providing
25 legislative intent; providing criteria for
26 interpretations of the code and for resolution
27 of conflicts with the Florida Fire Prevention
28 Code; providing for appointing hearing panels;
29 providing for a petition form to be adopted and
30 published on the Building Code Information
31 System; requiring that the form have specified
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1 contents; providing procedures and deadlines;
2 providing for the exclusivity of the remedy;
3 providing an exception to matters subject to
4 review; providing for rulemaking; providing for
5 a fee; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; clarifying a
6 definition; expanding authorization to use
7 private providers to provide building code
8 inspection services; including fee owner
9 contractors within such authorization; deleting
10 a provision authorizing a local building
11 official to require a fee owner to use a
12 private provider for certain purposes under
13 certain circumstances; revising notice
14 requirements for using private providers;
15 revising procedures for issuing permits;
16 providing requirements for representatives of
17 private providers; providing for waiver of
18 certain inspection records requirements under
19 certain circumstances; requiring the issuance
20 of stop-work orders to be pursuant to law;
21 providing for the establishment of a
22 registration system for private providers and
23 authorized representatives of private providers
24 for licensure compliance purposes; preserving
25 authority to issue emergency stop-work orders;
26 revising insurance requirements for private
27 providers; providing a definition; authorizing
28 performance audits of private providers by
29 local building code enforcement agencies;
30 specifying conditions for proceeding with
31 building work; amending s. 627.0629, F.S.;
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1470
Barcode 451248
1 providing for a residential insurance rate
2 discount for structural framing systems;
3 creating s. 627.0631, F.S.; providing for a
4 commercial insurance rate discount for
5 structural framing systems and other design and
6 construction features that decrease the risk of
7 loss in the event of a hurricane; requiring
8 rate filings demonstrating the required
9 discounts; requiring the Florida Building
10 Commission to integrate code provisions
11 responsive to water intrusion experienced
12 during the 2004 hurricanes; authorizing the
13 Florida Building Commission to update the
14 design standard for wind-resistance; providing
15 an effective date.
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