| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to temporary buildings; amending s. |
| 3 | 553.37, F.S.; considering certain buildings as temporary; |
| 4 | extending the certificate of occupancy for a temporary |
| 5 | building for a limited time; providing foundation |
| 6 | requirements for such buildings; exempting such buildings |
| 7 | from soil and foundation requirements of the Florida |
| 8 | Building Code; providing exceptions; requiring the Florida |
| 9 | Building Commission to define certain terms and provide |
| 10 | certain standards and criteria within the Florida Building |
| 11 | Code for temporary structures or buildings; requiring the |
| 12 | commission to adopt such standards and criteria by a |
| 13 | specified time; providing an effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 553.37, |
| 18 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 19 | 553.37 Rules; inspections; and insignia.-- |
| 20 | (12) Any modular building, manufactured building, or |
| 21 | factory-built building, regardless of the occupancy type, that |
| 22 | meets the requirements of this part and does not exceed a |
| 23 | maximum of 24 months' occupancy from the date of the certificate |
| 24 | of occupancy is considered temporary. The certificate of |
| 25 | occupancy for a temporary building may be extended for an |
| 26 | additional 24 months. Such temporary building shall use a |
| 27 | temporary foundation design that meets or exceeds the wind load |
| 28 | capacity of the building and the soil bearing capacity of the |
| 29 | building location and shall be exempt from the soil and |
| 30 | foundation requirements of the Florida Building Code. If the |
| 31 | occupancy length of such building is greater than 48 months, or |
| 32 | if the building is located in a flood zone, the building is |
| 33 | considered a permanent structure and shall comply with all |
| 34 | requirements of the Florida Building Code, unless otherwise |
| 35 | exempted. |
| 36 | Section 2. The Florida Building Commission shall define |
| 37 | within the Florida Building Code the terms "temporary |
| 38 | manufactured structures" and "temporary manufactured buildings" |
| 39 | as structures and buildings that are used for a period of 2 |
| 40 | years or less. The commission shall also provide within the |
| 41 | Florida Building Code standards and criteria for installation of |
| 42 | temporary buildings and structures that account for their |
| 43 | temporary use and that ensure the safety of occupants, the cost |
| 44 | of the foundation designs, and the integrity of the building's |
| 45 | installation. The standards and criteria shall not discriminate |
| 46 | against materials, products, methods, and systems of |
| 47 | construction of demonstrated capabilities. The commission shall |
| 48 | also develop criteria for a 2-year extension of the period of |
| 49 | time that a temporary structure or building can be used upon |
| 50 | application of the possessor of the structure or building and |
| 51 | inspection by the authority having jurisdiction. The commission |
| 52 | shall adopt these standards and criteria into the Florida |
| 53 | Building Code, and the standards shall take effect not later |
| 54 | than July 1, 2008. |
| 55 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |