HB 0835

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to wind-protection provisions of the
3	Florida Building Code; amending ch. 2000-141, Laws of
4	Florida; providing for removal of outdated wind-protection
5	standards from the Florida Building Code; providing for an
6	update of the code's wind-protection standards;
7	eliminating the exemption from windborne-debris
8	requirements currently applicable in certain areas of
9	Franklin, Gulf, Bay, Walton, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and
10	Escambia Counties; providing for removal of code
11	provisions that allow certain buildings to be designed for
12	internal pressures; directing the Florida Building
13	Commission to consider various issues in the code-
14	development process; amending s. 553.71, F.S.; deleting
15	the definition of the term "exposure category C" for
16	purposes of the code; directing the Florida Building
17	Commission to consider addressing exposure category C
18	areas in the Florida Building Code; defining the term
19	"exposure category C"; providing an effective date.
20
21	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
22
23	Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 109 of chapter 2000-
24	141, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
25	Section 109.  The Legislature has reviewed the Florida
26	Building Code that was adopted by action of the Florida Building
27	Commission on February 15, 2000, and that was noticed for rule
28	adoption by reference in Rule 9B-3.047, F.A.C., on February 18,
29	2000, in the Florida Administrative Weekly on page 731. The
30	Florida Building Commission is directed to continue the process
31	to adopt the code, pursuant to section 120.54(3), Florida
32	Statutes, and to incorporate the following provisions or
33	standards for the State of Florida:
34	(3)  For areas of the state not within the high velocity
35	hurricane zone, the commission shall adopt, pursuant to s.
36	553.73, Florida Statutes, the wind protection requirements of
37	the American Society of Civil Engineers, Standard 7, 2002 1998
38	edition as implemented by the International Building Code, 2003
39	2000 edition. The commission shall consider, through the code-
40	development process, any updates to Standard 7 which the society
41	may adopt, and as modified by the commission in its February 15,
42	2000, adoption of the Florida Building Code for rule adoption by
43	reference in Rule 9B-3.047, Florida Administrative Code. The
44	commission shall consider the issue of windborne-debris
45	requirements applicable to land beyond 1 mile of the coast
46	However, from the eastern border of Franklin County to the
47	Florida-Alabama line through the code-development process, only
48	land within 1 mile of the coast shall be subject to the
49	windborne-debris requirements adopted by the commission. The
50	exact location of wind speed lines shall be established by local
51	ordinance, using recognized physical landmarks such as major
52	roads, canals, rivers, and lake shores, wherever possible.
53	Buildings constructed in the windborne debris region must be
54	either designed for internal pressures that may result inside a
55	building when a window or door is broken or a hole is created in
56	its walls or roof by large debris, or be designed with protected
57	openings. The commission shall consider the issue of Except in
58	the high velocity hurricane zone, local governments may not
59	prohibit the option of designing buildings to resist internal
60	pressures through the code-development process.
61	Section 2.  Subsections (10) and (11) of section 553.71,
62	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
63	553.71  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
64	(10)  "Exposure category C" means, except in the high
65	velocity hurricane zone, that area which lies within 1,500 feet
66	of the coastal construction control line, or within 1,500 feet
67	of the mean high tide line, whichever is less.  On barrier
68	islands, exposure category C shall be applicable in the coastal
69	building zone set forth in s. 161.55(5).
70	(10)(11)  "Prototype building" means a building constructed
71	in accordance with architectural or engineering plans intended
72	for replication on various sites and which will be updated to
73	comply with the Florida Building Code and applicable laws
74	relating to firesafety, health and sanitation, casualty safety,
75	and requirements for persons with disabilities which are in
76	effect at the time a construction contract is to be awarded.
77	Section 3.  The Florida Building Commission shall consider
78	how to address exposure category C in the building code. As used
79	in this section, the term "exposure category C" means, except in
80	the high velocity hurricane zone, that area which lies within
81	1,500 feet of the coastal construction control line, or within
82	1,500 feet of the mean high tide line, whichever is less. On
83	barrier islands, exposure category C is applicable in the
84	coastal building zone set forth in section 161.55(5), Florida
85	Statutes.
86	Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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