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2014 Advanced Significant Code Changes - FBC-Building 5th Edition, Module 1
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Building
2012 International Codes
Chapter 1
Administration
Administrative Changes throughout the document:
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ICC Electrical Code to Chapter 27 of the Florida Building Code, Building
International Energy Conservation Code to the Florida Building Code, Energy
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Definitions
Throughout the IBC, specific terms are used in a manner that
differs from their ordinarily accepted meaning. Such terms are
necessarily defined in order to clarify their meaning within the
context of the code. In the past, these definitions have been
found in various locations throughout the IBC. For consistency
and usability purposes, all definitions have now been moved
to a single location in Chapter 2.
Note: Some definitions can still be found in various sections of
the code.
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Definitions
24 HOUR CARE. The actual time that a person is an occupant
within a facility for the purpose of receiving care. It shall not
include a facility that is open for 24 hours and is capable of
providing care to someone visiting the facility during any segment
of the 24 hours.
FOSTER CARE. Facilities that provide care on a 24-hour basis to
more than five children, 2½ years of age or less.
CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES. A building or part thereof
that contains sleeping units where residents share bathroom
and/or kitchen facilities
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CUSTODIAL CARE. Assistance with day-to-day living tasks;
such as assistance with cooking, taking medication, bathing,
using toilet facilities, and other tasks of daily living. Custodial
care include occupants who evacuate
at a slower rate and/or who have mental and psychiatric
complications.
DETOXIFICATION FACILITIES. Facilities that serve patients
who are provided treatment for substance abuse on a 24-hour
basis and serving care recipients who are incapable of selfpreservation or who are harmful to themselves or others.
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Definitions
EXIT. That portion of a means of egress system which is
separated from other interior spaces of a building or structure
by fi re-resistance-rated construction and opening protectives
as required to provide a protected path of egress travel
between the exit access and the exit discharge or
public way. Exit components include exterior exit doors at the
level of exit discharge, interior exit stairways, interior exit
ramps, exit passageways, exterior exit stairways, and exterior
exit ramps and horizontal exit.
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EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY. A door or access point along
the path of egress travel from an occupied room, area or
space where the path of egress enters an intervening
room, corridor, exit access stair or exit access ramp.
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EXIT ACCESS RAMP. An interior ramp that is not a required
interior exit ramp.
EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAY. An interior stairway that is not a
required interior exit stairway.
EXIT ENCLOSURE. An exit component that is separated from
other interior spaces of a building or structure by fi reresistance-rated construction and opening protectives, and
provides for a protected path of egress travel in a vertical or
horizontal direction to the exit discharge or the public way.
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Definitions
FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER. A polymeric composite
material consisting of reinforcement fibers, such as glass,
impregnated with a fiberbinding polymer which is then molded
and hardened. Fiber-reinforced polymers are permitted to
contain cores laminated between fiber-reinforced polymer
facings.
FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER. Polymeric
composite material consisting of glass reinforcement fibers
impregnated with a fiber-binding polymer which is then molded
and hardened.
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FIRE-RATED GLAZING. Glazing with either a fi re protection
rating or a fire resistance rating.
FLY GALLERY. A raised floor area above a stage from which
the movement of scenery and operation of other stage effects
are controlled.
GRIDIRON. The structural framing over a stage supporting
equipment for hanging or flying scenery and other stage
effects.
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HELIPAD. A structural surface that is used for the landing, taking
off, taxiing, and parking of helicopters.
HOSPITALS AND MENTAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS.
Facilities buildings, or portions thereof used on a 24-hour basis
that provide care or treatment for the medical, psychiatric,
obstetrical, or surgical treatment of inpatients who care
recipients that are incapable of self-preservation.
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HURRICANE-PRONE REGIONS. Areas vulnerable to
hurricanes defined as:
1. The U. S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts
where the basic ultimate design wind speed, Vult, for Risk
Category II buildings is greater than 115 90 mph (51.4 m/s).
2. Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American
Samoa.
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ICE-SENSITIVE STRUCTURE . A structure for which the effect
of an atmospheric ice load governs the design of a structure or
portion thereof. This includes, but is not limited to, lattice
structures, guyed masts, overhead lines, light suspension and
cable-stayed bridges, aerial cable systems (e.g., for ski lifts or
logging operations), amusement rides, open catwalks and
platforms, flagpoles and signs.
1602 Defi nitions and Notations
Di = Weight of ice in accordance with Chapter 10 of ASCE 7.
Wi = Wind-on-ice in accordance with Chapter 10 of ASCE 7.
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INCAPABLE OF SELF PRESERVATION. Persons because of
age; physical limitations; mental limitations; chemical
dependency, or medical treatment who cannot respond as an
individual to an emergency situation.
INTERIOR EXIT RAMP. An exit component that serves to meet
one or more means of egress design requirements, such as
required number of exits or exit access travel distance, and
provides for a protected path of egress travel to the exit
discharge or public way.
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INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY. An exit component that serves to
meet one or more means of egress design requirements, such
as required number of exits or exit access travel distance, and
provides for a protected path
of egress travel to the exit discharge or public way.
L RATING. The air leakage rating of a through-penetration
firestop system or a fi re-resistant joint system when tested in
accordance with UL 1479 or UL 2079, respectively.
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LIVE/WORK UNIT. A dwelling unit or sleeping unit in which a
significant portion of the space includes a nonresidential use that
is operated by the tenant.
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SCREEN. A partially enclosed
rooftop structure, used to aesthetically conceal heating,
ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) electrical or mechanical
equipment from view.
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Florida Specific
Definition - Means of Escape
MEANS OF ESCAPE: As used in Section 1008.1.4.5, a way out of a
building or structure that does not conform to the strict definition of
means of egress but does provide an alternate way out. A means of
escape consists of a door, stairway, passage or hall providing a way of
unobstructed travel to the outside at street or ground level. It may also
consist of a passage through an adjacent non-lockable space,
independent of and remotely located from the means of egress, to any
approved exit.
MEDICAL CARE. Care involving medical or surgical procedures, nursing,
or for psychiatric purposes.
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NURSING HOMES. Nursing homes are long-term care Facilities
that provide care on a 24-hour basis, including both intermediate
care facilities and skilled nursing facilities, serving more than five
persons where
any of the persons are incapable of self-preservation.
OCCUPANCY CATEGORY A category used to determine
structural requirements based on occupancy.
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PENTHOUSE. An enclosed, unoccupied rooftop structure above
the roof of a building, other than a tank, tower, spire, dome,
cupola or bulkhead.
PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES/SHINGLES. A roof covering
composed of flat-plate photovoltaic modules fabricated in sheets
that resemble three tab composite shingles.
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PINRAIL. A rail on or above a stage through which belaying pins
are inserted and to which lines are fastened.
PLATFORM (definition moved to Chapter 2 with no change)
POLYPROPYLENE SIDING. A shaped material, made
principally from polypropylene homopolymer, or copolymer,
which in some cases contain fillers or reinforcements, that is
used to clad exterior walls of buildings.
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PROCENIUM WALL (definition moved to Chapter 2 with no change)
ROOF DECK. The flat or sloped surface, not including its supporting
members or vertical supports.
RISK CATEGORY. A categorization of buildings and other structures
for determination of flood, wind, snow, ice, and earthquake loads
based on the risk associated with unacceptable performance.
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RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE
(MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS.
The most severe earthquake effects considered by this code,
determined for the orientation that results in the largest
maximum response to horizontal ground motions and, with
adjustment for targeted risk.
ROOFTOP STRUCTURE. An enclosed structure on or above
the roof of any part of a building.
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STAGE (definition moved to Chapter 2 with no change)
SUSCEPTIBLE BAY. A roof, or portion thereof, with:
(1) A slope less than ¼ inch per foot (0.0208 rad) or
(2) On which water is impounded upon it, in whole or in part, and
the secondary drainage system is functional but the primary
drainage system is blocked.
A roof surface with a slope of ¼ inch per foot (0.0208 rad) or
greater toward points of free drainage is not a susceptible bay.
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TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AREA. Open elevated areas
or spaces intended for entertainment technicians to walk on and
occupy for servicing and operating entertainment technology
systems and equipment. Galleries, including fl y and lighting
galleries, gridirons, catwalks, and similar areas are designed for
these purposes.
WIND SPEED, Vult. Ultimate design wind speeds.
WIND SPEED, VASD. Nominal design wind speeds
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WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGION. Areas within Portions of
hurricane prone regions located: that are
1. Within 1 mile (1.61 km) of the coastal mean high water line
where the basic ultimate design wind speed, Vult, is 130 110 mph
(58 m/s) or greater; or
2. In areas portions of hurricane-prone regions where the basic
ultimate design wind speed, Vult, is 140 120 mph (63.6 m/s) or
greater; or Hawaii.
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WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGION. (continued).
For Risk Category II buildings and structures and Risk Category
III buildings and structures, except health care facilities, the
windborne debris region shall be based on Figure 1609A. For
Risk Category IV buildings and structures and Risk Category III
health care facilities, the windborne debris region shall be based
on Figure 1609B.
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303.1
ASSEMBLY GROUP A
Where persons gather for civic, social, or religious functions; recreation;
food or drink consumption; and similar activities, the function is
considered “assembly” in nature. Classification as a Group A occupancy
is typically warranted, unless the space is relatively small or the
occupant load is relatively low.
The reference to Chapter 11 was also
removed as it was deemed unnecessary in
the application of accessibility provisions as
they apply to assembly areas.
303.3
ASSEMBLY GROUP A-2
Gaming areas are now classified as a Group A2 occupancy. The general feeling of the code
writers was the activities occurring in the gaming
areas of casinos more closely resembles those
of night clubs. There are distracting lights,
sounds, decorations, and, in many cases,
alcoholic beverages are being consumed.
Due to the various distractions, it is possible that the occupants will
become disoriented and confused in an emergency situation.
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303.3, 306.2
OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL KITCHENS.
Commercial kitchens have historically been
characterized as two different types, those
that are directly associated with a
restaurant or similar dining facility and those
that are independent of any related dining
area, such as a catering business.
308.4
Occupation Classification for Medical Care Facilities
Group I-2 occupancies include those medical
care functions where the recipients receive
care on a 24-hour basis, such as nursing
homes and hospitals, where most of the care
recipients are incapable of self-preservation
and require the assistance of others under
fire or other emergency conditions.
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310.6
Uses Classified as Group R-4 Occupancies
The direct relationship between Groups I-1
and R-4 is now more obvious because the
laundry list of such types of uses is consistent
between both occupancy groups.
The only difference between the two
classifications is the number of care
recipients, as the expectation for both
occupancy groups is that the individuals,
although supervised, are individually capable
of responding to an emergency without
physical assistance from others.
402
Open Mall Buildings
Although the general provisions were
intended to be applied equally to both open
mall buildings and covered mall buildings, a
number of the previous requirements did not
fully address open mall conditions.
The only new concept is the establishment of
an “open mall building perimeter line” that is to
be used to identify the boundary between
what is considered to be part of the open mall
building and what is outside of the building.
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Open Mall Buildings
This allows for the proper application of a
variety of provisions, including those dealing
with floor area and means of egress. By
definition, the perimeter line encircles all
buildings which comprise the open mall
building, including the open-air walkways and
courtyards..
403.6.1
High Rise Buildings – Fire Service Access Elevators
There was an increase of fire service
elevators required in applicable high rise
buildings from one to two where multiple
elevators are provided in the building,
except for those buildings that are
provided with only a single elevator.
A minimum of two fire service elevators
better ensures that there will be a fire
service access elevator available for the
firefighters’ use in the performance of
their duties.
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406.5.2.1
Open Parking Garages – Openings below grade
The aggregate length of the
openings considered to be
providing natural ventilation shall
be not less than 40 percent of the
perimeter of the tier. Interior walls
shall be not less than 20 percent
open with uniformly distributed
openings.
Exception: Openings are not required to be distributed over 40
percent of the building perimeter where the required openings are
uniformly distributed over two opposing sides of the building.
406.5.5
Open Parking Garages—Height and Area Increases
A change in the method of calculating
opening percentage was made that uses
7 feet as the maximum height to be used
when determining the interior area of each
tier.
In the determination of permitted area and
height increases, the revised
measurement method removes the
unnecessary requirement for larger
exterior openings based upon a tier height
that exceeds the required minimum.
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412.4.6.2
Aircraft Hangar Fire Areas
This change allows the square
footage of ancillary spaces not
considered to be a direct part of
the aircraft servicing area to not
be included in the calculation of
the fire area.
This change reduces the
required minimum 2-hour fire
barrier to a 1-hour fire barrier.
414.5
Inside Storage, Dispensing, and Use of Hazardous Materials
The scoping provisions regarding the inside
storage, dispensing, and use of hazardous
materials have been revised to provide
consistency with those of the Florida Fire
Prevention Code.
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
In a multi-tenant or mixedoccupancy building where there
are uses present other than an
ambulatory care facility, a fire
partition is now required between
the care facility and those
nonrelated spaces where the
ambulatory care facility is
intended to have at least four care
recipients incapable of
self-preservation at any one time.
501.2
Address Identification
A fire code official can now require
that address numbers be placed in
multiple places when necessary to
allow better response of emergency
services. All address numbers shall
be maintained.
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505.2.2
Mezzanine Means of Egress
The specific provisions for mezzanine
means of egress have been deleted and
replaced with a general reference to
Chapter 10.
As a result, the means of egress
requirements for a mezzanine are
consistent with those for other portions of
the building regulated as the exit access.
The consideration of an elevated floor level
as a mezzanine no longer provides
any special allowances for means of
egress purposes.
506.2
Allowable Area Frontage Increase
The method of calculating the appropriate
allowable area increase for buildings fronting
on public ways and/or open space has
been clarified.
Weighted average:
W (L1 X w1 + L2 X w2 + L3 X w3 . . .)/F
where
Ln = Length of a portion of the exterior perimeter wall.
wn = Width of open space associated with that portion of
the exterior perimeter wall.
F = Building perimeter that fronts on a public way or
open space having a width of 20 feet (6096 mm) or
more.
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507.1
Unlimited Area Buildings – Accessory Occupancies
The allowance for occupancy groups
not contained under the unlimited
area building provisions of Section
507, is now contained under Section
508.2, per the code text.
Exception: Other occupancies shall
be permitted in unlimited
area buildings in accordance with the
provisions of Section 508.2.
509
Incidental Uses – General Provisions
This change clarified the
concept of individual uses
by eliminating the previous
understanding with mixedoccupancy provisions.
Incidental uses will no
longer be separated from
building classifications
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TABLE 508.2.5 509
Incidental Accessory Occupancies Uses
TABLE 509 - INCIDENTIAL USES
ROOM OR
OR AREA
AREA
ROOM
SEPARATION AND/OR
AND/OR
SEPARATION
PROTECTON
PROTECTON
Laboratories
and
vocational
shops,
not classified
as Group
H, Btu
located
in a
Furnace room
where
any piece
of equipment
is over
400,000
per hour
Group
input E or I-2 occupancy
11 hour
hour or
or provide
provide automatic
automaticfire
fire extinguishing
extinguishing
sprinkler
sprinkler system
system
Laundry
rooms
over where
100 sq.the
ft. largest piece of equipment is over 15 psi and l0
Rooms with
boilers
horsepower
Group I-3 cells equipped with padded surfaces
Refrigerant machinery room
Waste and linen collection rooms located in either Group I-2 occupancies or
ambulatory care facilities
11 hour
hour or
or provide
provide automatic
automaticfire
fire extinguishing
extinguishing
sprinkler
system
sprinkler system
Hydrogen cutoff rooms, not classified as Group H
Group I-2 Waste and linen collection rooms over 100 sf
Incinerator rooms
Stationary storage battery systems having a liquid electrolyte capacity of more
than 50 gallons for flooded lead-acid, nickel cadmium or VRLA, or more than
Paint shops, not classified as Group H, located in occupancies other than
1,000 pounds for lithium-ion and lithium metal polymer used for facility standby
Group F
power, emergency power or uninterrupted uninterruptable power supplies
1 hour
1 hour or provide automatic fire extinguishing
sprinkler system
1 hour
I hour in Group B, F, M, S and U occupancies;
1 hour or provide automatic fire extinguishing
2 hours in Group A, E, I and R occupancies.
sprinkler system
2 hour and automatic sprinkler system
1 hour in Group B, F, M, S and U occupancies:
2 Hours or 1 hour or provide automatic fire
2 hour in Group A, E, I, and R occupancies
extinguishing sprinkler system
509
Incidental Uses – Separation and Protection
An automatic sprinkler system is now the
only fire extinguishing system specifically
permitted as a means of providing any fire
protection required for incidental use
rooms and areas.
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509
Incidental Uses – Rooms or Areas
The list of incidental uses now includes waste and linen
collection rooms in Group B ambulatory care facilities and
such rooms must be separated from the remainder of the
building by minimum 1-hour fire-resistance-rated fire barriers
and/or horizontal assemblies.’
It identifies the rooms/areas that are regulated as “Incidental
Uses” and establishes the degree of fire protection. The
intent is to provide safeguards against the increased hazard
level due to incidental use
510.4
Florida Specific
Parking Beneath R-4
In Type 1 construction or open of Type
IV construction, with grade entrance,
is provided under a building of Group
R, the number of stories to be used in
determining the minimum type of
construction shall be measured from
the floor above, and the number of
stories to be used in determining the
height in stories in accordance with
Section 903.2.11.3 shall include the
parking garage as a story.
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Table 602- Note h.
Fire Ratings of Exterior Walls
TABLE 602
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON FIRE RESISTANCE
SEPARATION DISTANCE a,e,h
FIRE SEPARATION
DISTANCE = x (feet)
TYPE OF
CONSTRUCTION
X=5c
All
5 ≤ x < 10
1-A
Others
10 ≤ x < 30
1-A, 1-B
IIB, VB
Others
X > 30
All
GROUP H
GROUP F-1, M,
S-1
GROUP A, B, E, F-2,
I, R, S-2, U
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
h. Where Table 705.8 permits nonbearing exterior walls with unlimited area of
unprotected openings, the required fire-resistance for the exterior walls is 0 hours.
701.2
Multiple-Use Fire Assemblies
This clarification states that when
a single fire assembly serves
multiple purposes, such as a wall
being used as a fire barrier and
partition, all requirements for both
classifications must be met.
Ex: A door in the 2 hour fire barrier
being required to meet the 1-1/2
hour fire-resistance rating and
smoke and draft criteria for a door
in a corridor wall.
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703.4
Establishing Fire Resistance Ratings
This clarification states that
in order to establish a fire
resistance rating, a fire
suppression system is NOT
permitted to be included as
a part of the tested building
or materials.
703.7
Identification of Fire and Smoke Separation Walls
In order for better visibility
of markings of walls and in
above ceiling spaces, the
size and locations of
identifying markings have
been modified.
Must be located within 15
feet from the end of each
wall, at intervals not to
exceed 30 feet, and letters
3 inches high.
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704.11
Bottom Flange Protection
This modification gives a
slight increase of 4 inches
to the permitted span of a
lintel, shelf angle, or plate
whose bottom flange
has no fire protection in
buildings required to be fi
re-resistance-rated, to
accommodate an opening
containing a pair of 3-foot
doors.
705.2
Extent of Projections Beyond Exterior Walls
(1 of 2)
This modification establishes a minimum clear distance
that is required between the leading edge of the projection
and the line used to establish the fire separation distance.
Table 705.2 Minimum Distance of Projection
Fire Separation Distance
(FSD)
Minimum Distance from Line Used to Determine
FSD
0 feet to less than 2 feet
Projections not permitted
2 feet to less than 5 feet
24 inches
5 feet or greater
40 inches
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705.2
Extent of Projections Beyond Exterior Walls
(2 of 2)
705.2.3
Protection of Combustible Projections
The threshold at which combustible
projections must be protected for fi re
exposure has been modified to include
projections with greater fire separation
distances than previously regulated.
Exception: Type VB construction shall
be allowed for combustible
projections in Group R-3 and U
occupancies with a fire separation
distance 5 feet or more.
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705.3
Projections from Buildings on the Same Lot
In order to assess the
necessary degree of fire
protection, if there are
multiple buildings on the
same lot, or will be
several buildings on the
same lot, you must a
evaluate the buildings
including the projections.
706.2
Double Fire Walls
The use of a double
wall complying with
NFPA 221 is now
permitted as an
alternative to a
single fire wall in
order to satisfy the
intended objective of
structural stability. .
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706.4.1
Florida Specific
Townhouse Fire Separation
Each townhouse is considered a separate building that:
• Complies with 706.1.1 by a party wall, OR
• Use of separate exterior walls meeting Table 601 and 602
for zero clearance from property lines, and shall include one
of the following:
1. Parapet equal to but not less than (>)18 inches above
roof line
2. Noncombustible/fire retardant roof sheathing, not less
than 4 ft. in width on each side of dividing wall.
3. 1 layer of 5/8” Type X gypsum board on the underside
of the roof decking, not less than 4 ft. width on each
side of dividing wall.
706.4.2
Florida Specific
Townhouse Fire Separation
When not more than 3 stories, they can be separated by a single wall that:
• Provides a 2-hour fire-resistance rating, with no plumbing, ducts or
other building services unless they are tested and in accordance with
Section 703.
• Shall be continuous from the foundation to the underside of the roof
sheathing or shall have a parapet extending not less than 18 inches (457
mm) and of no less than 4 ft width on each side of dividing wall, that
shall be noncombustible/fire retardant wood, or 1 layer of 5/8” Type X
gypsum board on the underside of the roof decking.
• Each unit is designed and constructed to maintain its structural integrity
independently.
Exception: Said wall may be penetrated by roof and floor structural
members provided that the fire-resistance rating and the structural
integrity of the wall is maintained.
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706.6 & 706.6.2
Fire Wall Height at Sloped Roofs
Provisions have been
added to address
conditions where a
sloped roof occurs on
one or both sides of a
fire wall parapet.
707.8, 707.9
Intersections of Fire Barriers at Roof Assemblies
Fire-resistant joint systems
are no longer required at the
void of the intersection
between a fire barrier and a
nonfire-resistance rated roof.
However, the voids now only
need to be protected with an
approved material.
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709.4
Continuity of Smoke Barriers
Smoke barrier walls used
for elevator lobbies
and areas of refuge are
no longer required to
extend from outside wall
to outside wall..
712
Vertical Openings
This was a reformatting in
Chapter 7, placing the
emphasis on the presence
of vertical openings. Shaft
enclosures are recognized
as one of many acceptable
measures that can be
utilized to address the
hazards.
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713.13
Refuse and Laundry Chutes in Group I-2 Occupancies
Due to Chapter 5 of the NFPA 82,
Standard on Incinerators and Waste
and Linen Handling Systems and
Equipment, now regulating refuse and
laundry chutes in I-2 occupancies, the
specific FBC-B requirements
addressing them are no longer
applicable.
This section still covers the refuse and
laundry chutes in previous sections of
the code.
713.13.4
Fire Protection of Termination Rooms
The level of fire protection
required for a refuse or
laundry chute termination
room has been modified to
provide consistency
with those requirements
mandated for the shaft that
encloses the chutes.
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713.14.1
High-Rise Buildings – Elevator Lobbies
Elevator hoistways in a
high-rise building that
serve more than three
stories but do not serve any
stories located more than 75
feet above the lowest level
of fi re department access
no longer require elevator
lobby protection.
714.4.1.1.2
Floor Penetrations of Horizontal Assemblies
An approved throughpenetration firestop
system used to protect
floor penetrations of
horizontal assemblies due
to the presence of floor,
tub, and shower drains is
no longer required to have
a T rating.
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714.4.1.2
Interruption of Horizontal Assemblies
An interruption by a
double wood top place of
a fire-resistance rated wall
is now permitted for the
ceiling membrane of a 1hour or 2-hour fire
resistance rated
floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling
assembly.
714.5
Penetrations in Smoke Barriers
A newly defined “L” rating
identifying the air leakage
rate, is now mandated fro
penetration firestop
systems and fire-resistant
joint systems that are
utilized in smoke barrier
construction.
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715.6
Fire Resistant Joint Systems in Smoke Barriers
715.4
Exterior Curtain Wall/Floor Intersection
Joint protection at exterior curtain
wall/floor intersection
For those curtain wall assemblies
where the vision glass extends
down to the finished floor level,
The use of ASTM E 119 test
criteria is now recognized as an
acceptable evaluation method for
addressing voids at the
intersection of fire-resistancerated floor assemblies and
exterior curtain wall assemblies
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716.3
Marking of Fire-Rated Glazing Assemblies
This is an
addition of Table
716.3 to relate the
various test
standards for fire
related glazing,
and to the
designations
used to mark
such glazing.
716.3.1
Marking of Fire-Rated Glazing Assemblies
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Table 716.5
Opening Protection Ratings and Markings
This table has been expanded to include the
maximum size and marking requirements for door
vision panels and the minimum assembly rating and
glazing marking requirements for sidelights and
transoms.
716.5.5.1
Glazing in Exit Enclosure and Exit Passageway Doors
The allowance for glazing in
fire door assemblies
in interior stairways and ramps
and exit passageways has
been revised in regard to the
maximum permitted size of the
glazing and the limitations
where the building is fully
sprinklered.
(Table 716.5 Note d)
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716.6
Fire Protection Rated Glazing
In addition to Table 716.6
now shows the markings
required on fire-rated glazing
for acceptance in specified
applications.
716.6
Fire
Protection
Rated
Glazing
Table 715.5 716.6
Fire Window Assembly Fire-Protection Ratings
Type of Wall Assembly
Required Wall Assembly
Rating (Hours)
Minimum Fire Window
Assembly Rating (Hours)
Fire Walls
All
NPa
W-xxxb
Fire Barriers
>1
1
NPa
Npa
W-xxxb
W-xxxb
Incidental use areas
(707.3.7)
Mixed-occupancy
separations (707.3.9)
1
¾
OH-45 or W-60
Fire Partitions
1
0.5
¾
1/3
OH-45 or W-60
OH-20 or W-30
Smoke Barriers
1
¾
OH-45 or W-60
Exterior Walls
>1
1
0.5
1½
¾
½
OH-90 or WXXXb
OH-45 or W-60
OH-20 or W-30
Party Wall
ALL
NP
Not Applicable
Fire Rated Glazing
Marking
Interior Walls
NP = Not Permitted
a.
Not permitted except fire-resistance rated glazing assemblies tested to ASTM E 119 or UL 263 as
specifed in Section 716.2.
b.
XXX = the fire rating duration period in minutes which shall be equal to the fire reiststance rating required
for the wall assembly.
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716.6.4
Fire Protection Rated Glazing
The allowance for wired
glass without compliance
with test methods has been
deleted.
Table 715.5.4 Limited Sizes
of Wired Glass Panels has
also been deleted.
717.5.4
Fire Damper Exemption for Fire Partitions
Fire dampers are no longer
required in duct and air transfer
openings that penetrate fire
partitions provided:
• it is a duct that is a portion of
a ducted HVAC system.
• the resistance rating of the fire
partition is 1 hour or less.
• not a Group H occupancy.
• the building is fully sprinklered.
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718.2.6
Fireblocking within Exterior Wall Coverings
As long as a wall covering is
tested and installed with
conformance with NFPA 285,
the installation of fireblocking
within concealed spaces of
exterior wall coverings in
combustible construction is no
longer required.
804.4
Interior Floor Finish Requirements
This revision will clarify how
the “critical radiant flux”
requirements are to be applied
to fibrous floor finishes in
rooms or spaces that are not
separated from corridors by
full-height partitions.
If they are not separated, they
must meet the same requirements regarding the material.
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803.12
High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP)
In order to more accurately
evaluate the flame spread
hazards of this type of
product, HDPE and PP used
as interior finishes (mainly in
restroom partitions) must now
be tested using the room
corner burn test versus the
typical Steiner tunnel test.
901.8
Pump and Riser Room Size
In order to facilitate the
maintenance of fire
protection systems, the
riser rooms shall be
designed with adequate
space for all equipment
necessary for the
installation and
maintenance of the system.
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903.2.2
Sprinklers in Ambulatory Care Facilities
A floor by floor basis will
now be used to regulate
automatic sprinkler
systems for Group B
ambulatory care facilities.
903.2.4, 903.2.7, 903.2.9
Furniture Storage and Display in Group F-1, M, and S-1
Occupancies
Occupancies that store,
display, or manufacture
upholstered furniture or
mattresses now require
automatic sprinkler
systems. Such
requirements are based on
the area of the occupancy
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903.2.11.3
Florida Specific
Fire Sprinklers in Buildings 3 Stories or More in Height
Any building 3 stories or more, shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with 903.1
Exceptions:
1. Single and two-family dwellings
2. Stand alone parking garage separated from other structures by 20 feet
3. Telecommunications spaces in telecom buildings meeting FBC and State Fire Marshall
standards
4. Telecommunication spaces if it is equipped with:
• Air Sampling smoke detection
• Remote, proprietary, or central fire alarm monitoring
• Automatic smoke exhaust system
• 1 hr. fire-resistance separation wall from adjacent area
• 2 hr. floor/ceiling assembly separating space from adjacent floors
• All other areas have sprinkler systems
5. Sprinkler systems installed per standards (NFPA / FBC)
904.3.2
Actuation of Multiple Fire-Extinguishing Systems
As an alternative to a single
operating system, when two or
more alternative automatic fire
extinguishing systems are
required to protect a hazard, all
of the systems must now be
designed to simultaneously
operate.
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906.1
Portable Fire Extinguishers in Group R-2 Occupancies
Provided a complying
extinguisher is provided
within each individual
dwelling unit, portable fire
extinguishers are no
longer required in Group
R-2 occupancies in many
common and public
areas.
907.2.1
Fire Alarms Systems in Group A Occupancies
Group A occupancies not
constructed as separate
fire areas will be
considered a single
occupancy for applying
provisions related to
manual fire alarm
requirements.
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907.2.9.3
Smoke Detection in Group R-2 College Buildings
A smoke detection system, tied into
the occupant notification system, is
now required in certain public and
common spaces of Group R-2
college and university buildings,
and the required smoke alarms
within individual dwelling and
sleeping units must be
interconnected with the building’s
fire alarm and detection system.
907.2.11.3
Wireless Interconnection of Smoke Alarms
Allowances for the use of
wireless alarms has now been
included for smoke alarm
interconnection requirements
applicable to Group I-1
occupancies
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908.7
Florida Specific
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
are now required in new and
existing buildings in Group R
and I Occupancies with
attached garages or fuelburning appliances
Florida Specific: Relocated from
FBC-B 2010, Section 916.
1004.1.2
Design Occupant Load – Areas Without Fixed Seating
An occupant load factor for
museums and exhibit
galleries has been
established at 30 square
feet per occupant.
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1004.1.2
Design Occupant Load – Areas Without Fixed Seating
Table 1004.1.1 1004.1.2 Maximum Floor Area Allowances per Occupant
Function of Space
Occupant Load Factora
Floor Area in Sq.Ft Per Occupant
Assembly
Gaming Floors (keno, slots, etc.)
Exhibit gallery and museum
11 gross
30 net
Mall Buildings – covered and open
See Section 402.8.2
For SI: 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2
a. Floor area in square feet per occupant.
Note: No changes to remainder of table
1005
Means of Egress Capacity Determination
Reduced exit width factors
have been established for
sprinklered buildings
provided with an emergency
voice/alarm communication
system, and the exit
width/capacity requirements
are now presented in a
more logical and organized
layout..
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1007
Accessible Means of Egress
Florida Specific – Base code modified
to require egress to comply with FBCA and the following sub-sections are
marked Reserved.
1008.1.1
Florida Specific
Size of Doors
Any building that is less than
400 square feet and that is
intended for use in
conjunction with a one or
two family residence is NOT
subject to door height and
width requirements.
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1008.1.2
Door Swing
The occupant load used to
determine the door swing
requirement is not to be based
on an assigned or distributed
occupant load, but on the entire
occupant load of the space
served by the door.
1008.1.4.5
Florida Specific
Protection Devices for Emergency Escape and Rescue
Openings
This gives the allowance of
temporary hurricane protection
devices to be placed on emergency
escape openings in Group R
occupancies, during threat of a
storm. Cannot be located within a
garage without a door leading to
the exterior, and must be on first
floor.
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1009, 1010
Interior Stairways and Ramps
Revisions have been made
throughout the code to
coordinate the provisions for
unenclosed interior stairways
and ramps that can be used
as a portion of the means of
egress.
1009.1
Interior Stairways and Ramps
Section 1009.1 has been
clarified to apply to any
stairway serving occupied
portions of a building,
including “convenience”
stairways.
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1011.2
Floor-Level Exit Signs in Group R-1
Where general-use exit signs
are required in Group R-1
occupancies, low-level exit
signs must also be provided
in the means of egress
serving the guest rooms.
1012.2
Handrail Height
Transition pieces of a
continuous handrail are
now permitted to exceed the
maximum permitted handrail
height.
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1012.3.1, 1012.8
Handrail Graspability
A minimum cross-section
dimension has now been
established for the
graspability of noncircular
Type I handrails.
1013.1, 1013.8
Guards at Operable Windows
The guard requirements for
operable windows having a sill
height more than 72 inches above
the finished grade have been
relocated from Chapter 14 to the
general guard provisions of
Chapter 10.
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1021.2
Exits from Stories
Exits are now permitted to be
arranged where they serve a
portion of a story instead of
requiring that all of the
required exits from the story
be accessible to all of the
occupants.
1021.2.1
Exit from Mixed Occupancy Buildings
The way to determine if a
single exit is allowed to serve
the combined occupant load
from different occupancies is
now a ratio equations.
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1021.2. (1) Table
Exits from Stories
Table 1021.2. (1)
Exits from Stories
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1021.2.3
Single-Story or Multi-Story Dwelling Units
A new section clarifies when
a single exit is permitted
within or from an individual
dwelling unit. Changes to
Section 1021.2 and the tables
will also provide a second
option for compliance.
1021.2.3
Exits from Stories
A new section clarifies when
a single exit is permitted
within or from an individual
dwelling unit. Changes to
Section 1021.2 and the tables
will also provide a second
option for compliance.
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1022.5
Enclosure Penetrations of Interior Exit Stairways
Penetrations of the outside
membrane of a fire barrier
utilized to enclose an interior
exit stair or ramp are now
permitted provided the
penetration is properly
protected.
1203.1
Mechanical Ventilation Required
If a dwelling unit is tested
with a blower door and it is
determined that there is not
an adequate number of air
changes provided in the
building, the option of natural
ventilation rather than
mechanical is now
unavailable.
As building envelopes get tighter, mechanical ventilation may become necessary
to maintain indoor air quality.
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1203.2
Ventilation of Attic Spaces 1 of 2
This change clarifies the
exceptions that are now provided
to either allow for the reduction in
the vent area, or eliminate the
requirement completely.
Exceptions:
1. Net free cross-ventilation shall
be permitted to be reduced to
1/300, where between 50% and
80% of the required ventilating
area is provided by ventilators
located in the upper portion of the
ventilated space.
1203.2
Ventilation of Attic Spaces 2 of 2
Exceptions:
2. Net free cross-ventilation
area shall be permitted to
reduced to 1/300, where a
Class I or II vapor barrier is
installed on the warm-inwinter side of the ceiling.
3. The building official can
determine if attic ventilation is
necessary due to climate or
atmospheric conditions.
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1403
Flame Propagation of Exterior Walls
This change is a requirement for a
flame spread test of the wall
assembly be performed where
combustible water-resistive
barriers are used in the exterior
walls of Type I, II, III, and IV
buildings that are higher than 40
feet..
Compliance based on the
acceptance criteria of NFPA 285.
1403.8
Florida Specific
Termite Protection Exterior Walls
Clearance of 6 inches must be maintained between the exterior wall
covering and final earth grade in the exterior of the building, in order to
provide for inspection of termite infestation.
Exceptions:
1. Paint or decorative cementitious finish < 5/8”
2. Access or vehicle ramps which rise to the interior finish floor
elevation for the width of such ramps.
3. A 4-inch inspection space above patio, entry way, and garage slabs.
4. If the soil has been treated for termites, the finish elevation may
match the building. (on masonry construction only).
5. Masonry veneers construction in accordance with Section 2114.2.
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1404.5.1
Florida Specific
Aluminum Siding
The change is giving direction that
the siding shall conform to the
requirements of AAMA 1402 as
modified by Florida Amendment
TAS 202 and 203 in the HVHZ.
1404.12
Polypropylene Siding
Due to changes in building
materials, polypropylene siding
are now regulated for :
1. flame-spread
2. testing requirements,
3. fire-separation distance
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1405.18
Polypropylene Siding
Limitations include being limited to
the exterior walls of type VB
construction in areas where wind
speed doesn’t exceed 100 mph,
and building height is less than or
equal to 40 feet in exposure C.
If construction is not located in
these areas, tests or calculations
indicating compliance shall be
submitted.
Florida Specific
1503.2
Metal Flashing Materials
TABLE 1503.2
METAL FLASHING MATERIAL
MATERIAL
MINIMUM
THICKNESS (IN)
GAGE
COPPER
ALUMINUM
WEIGHT (LBS
PER SQ FT)
1 (16 oz)
0.024
STAINLESS STEEL
28
GALVANIZED STEEL
0.0179
ALUMINUM ZINC COATED STEEL
0.0179
26 (zinc coatedG90)
ZINC ALLOY
0.027
26 (AZ50 Alum Zinc)
LEAD
2.5 (40 oz)
PAINTED TERNE
1.25 (20 oz)
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1503.4
Roof Drainage Systems
The change gives specific
reference of the Florida Building
Code - Plumbing design and
installation of roof drainage
systems in the Florida Building
Code - Building.
Florida Specific
1507.2.7
Florida Wind Zones
TABLE 1507.2.7(1)
Classification of Asphalt Roof Shingles per ASTM D 7158a
Max Basic Wind Speed
From Fig. 1609A, B, C or ASCE 7
Vasd
ASTM D 7158
ASTM D 3161
110
85
D, G, OR H
A, D or F
116
90
D, G, OR H
A, D or F
129
100
G OR H
A, D or F
142
110
G OR H
F
155
120
G OR H
F
168
130
H
F
181
140
H
F
194
150
H
F
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Florida Specific
1507.4.3.1
Metal Roof Coverings
TABLE 1507.4.3(1) continued
METALROOF COVERINGS
ROOF COVERING TYPE
STANDARD
STANDARD APPLICATION RATE/THICKNESS
------
2 lbs / sq ft.
Lead-coated Copper
ASTM B 101
--------
Prepainted Steel
ASTM A 755
--------
-------
Terne coating of 40 lbs oer double base box, field painted
where applicable in accordance with manufacturer’s
installation instructions
-----
0.027 inch minimum thickness; 99.995 electrolytic high
grade zinc with alloy additives of copper (0.8% - 0.20%),
titanium (0.07%-0.12%) and aluminum (0.015%)
Hard Lead
Soft Lead
Terne and terne-coated
stainless
zinc
3 lbs / sq. ft
1507.2.8.1
Roof Covering Underlayment in high wind Areas
This change adds new provisions
for the installation of roof covering
underlayment in high wind areas
where nominal design wind speed
is equal to or greater than 120
mph.
Exception: Adhered underlayment
complying with ASTM D1970 shall
be permitted as an alternative.
Florida Specific – Section is listed
as RESERVED
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1507.17 & 3111
Photovoltaic Systems
This change adds that all
photovoltaic elements including
modules, shingles, or systems,
must now meet the general code
requirements for roofing materials
and rooftop structures.
Section 3111 is an addition that
states that all solar photovoltaic
panels and modules shall comply
with the requirements of the code
as well as the Florida Fire
Prevention Code.
1509
Rooftop Structures
In addition to several
technical changes, the
provisions addressing
rooftop structures have
been reformatted to better
organize and clarify the
requirements.
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Florida Specific
1509.6.4
Equipment or Appliances on Roofs or Elevated Structures
If access to equipment or
appliances is on the roof or
elevated surfaces above 16
feet, the access will be a
permanent approved means.
The access shall not require
climbing over obstructions
greater than 30” or walking on
roof pitches greater than 4/12
(33%).
Table 1604.3
Deflection Limits
This change clarifies
deflection limits for roof and
wall members supporting
plaster or stucco.
Note: There are Florida
Specific amendments to
this table. One to add
members supporting
screen surface and
adding Note J allowing
screen surfaces to have
25% solid area to allow
for kick plates.
TABLE 1604.3
Deflection Limits a,b,c,h,I
L
S or Wf
D + L d,g
Supporting plaster or stucco
ceiling
l/360
l/360
l/240
Supporting non plaster ceiling
l/240
l/240
l/180
Not supported ceiling
l/180
l/180
l/120
Floor Members
l/360
----
l/240
With plaster or stucco finishes
-----
l/360
-----
With other brittle finishes
-----
l/240
-----
With flexible finishes
-----
l/240
-----
Farm buildings
-----
-----
l/180
Greenhouses
-----
-----
l/120
Construction
Roof Members e
Exterior Walls and Interior
Finishes
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TABLE 1604.3 Continued
Deflection Limits a,b,c,h,I
Table 1604.3
L
S or Wf
D + L d,g
Supporting plaster or stucco
ceiling
l/360
l/360
l/240
Supporting non plaster ceiling
l/240
l/240
l/180
Not supported ceiling
l/180
l/180
l/120
Floor Members
l/360
----
l/240
Construction
Deflection Limits
This change clarifies
deflection limits for roof and
wall members supporting
plaster or stucco.
Roof Members e
Footnote F was also
Exterior Walls and Interior
Finishes
modified for the update to
With plaster or stucco finishes
----l/360
----the new ultimate wind loads
With other brittle finishes
----l/240
----in the 2010 ASCE/SEI 7
With flexible finishes
----l/240
----(ASCE 7-10), Minimum
Farm
buildings
--------l/180
Design Loads for Buildings
Greenhouses
--------l/120
and Other Structures.
f. The wind load is permitted to be taken as 0.7 0.42 times the “component and
cladding” loads for the purpose of determining deflection limits herein.
1604.5
Risk Categories
1 OF 4
Because the term “ occupancy” relates to the nonstructural fire and life provisions, not the
risks associated with structural failure, which could pose substantial risk to the public, the
term of “occupancy category” has been changed to “risk category” to reflect the intended
meaning and to align terminology used in ASCE 7-10.
Because the term “occupancy category” occurs in so many chapters of
the code, the entire code change text is too extensive to be included here.
Table 1604.5 ) Occupancy Risk Category of Buildings and Other Structures
Occupancy Risk Category
1 of 3
Nature of Occupancy
I
Buildings and other structures that represent a low hazard to human life in the
event of failure, including but not limited to:
• Agricultural facilities.
• Certain temporary facilities.
• Minor storage facilities.
• Screen enclosures.
II
Buildings and other structures except those listed in Risk Categories I, III and IV
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1604.5
Risk Categories
2 OF 4
Table 1604.5 ) Occupancy Risk Category of Buildings and Other Structures
Occupancy Risk Category
III
2 of 3
Nature of Occupancy
Buildings and other structures that represent a substantial hazard to human life in the event
of failure, including but not limited to:
• Buildings whose primary occupancy is public assembly with an occupant load > 300.
• Buildings elementary school, secondary school or day care facilities with an occupant load
> 250.
• Buildings containing adult education facilities, such as colleges and universities, with an
occupant load > 500.
• Group I-2 occupancies with an occupant load of 50 or more resident care recipients but
not having surgery or emergency treatment facilities.
• Group I-3 occupancies.
• Any other occupancy with an occupant load greater than 5,000a.
• Power-generating stations, water treatment facilities for potable water, waste water
treatment facilities and other public utility facilities not included in Risk Category IV.
• Buildings and other structures not included in Risk Category IV containing quantities of
toxic or explosive materials that:
Exceed maximum allowable quantities per control area as given in Table 307.1(1) or
307.1(2) or per outdoor control area in accordance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code;
and Are sufficient to pose a threat to the public if releasedb.
1604.5
Risk Categories
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Table 1604.5 ) Occupancy Risk Category of Buildings and Other Structures
Occupancy Risk Category
IV
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Nature of Occupancy
Buildings and other structures designated as essential facilities, including but not limited to:
• Group I-2 occupancies having surgery or emergency treatment facilities.
• Fire, rescue, ambulance and police stations and emergency vehicle garages.
• Designated earthquake, hurricane or other emergency shelters.
• Designated emergency preparedness, communications and operations centers and other
facilities required for emergency response.
• Power-generating stations and other public utility facilities required as emergency backup
facilities for Risk Category IV structures.
• Buildings and other structures containing quantities of highly toxic materials that:
Exceed maximum allowable quantities per control area as given in Table 307.1(2) or per
outdoor control area in accordance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code; and
Are sufficient to pose a threat to the public if released b.
• Aviation control towers, air traffic control centers and emergency aircraft hangars.
• Buildings and other structures having critical national defense functions.
• Water storage facilities and pump structures required to maintain water pressure for fire
suppression.
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Risk Categories - Footnotes
a. For purposes of occupant load calculation, occupancies required by Table
1004.1.2 to use gross floor area calculations shall be permitted to use net floor
areas to determine the total occupant load.
b. Where approved by the building official, the classification of buildings and other
structures as Risk Category III or IV based on their quantities of toxic, highly toxic,
or explosive materials is permitted to be reduced to Occupancy Category II,
provided it can be demonstrated by a hazard assessment in accordance with
Section 1.5.3 of ASCE 7 that a release of the toxic, highly toxic, or explosive
materials is not sufficient to pose a threat to the public.
1605.2
Load Combinations Using Strength Design Load and
Resistance Factor Design
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This change is a coordination of the
Florida Building Code – Building with
Section 2.3 of ASCE 7-10, and
expanded to include loads due to
fluids, F, and other lateral pressures,
H, as well as ice loads.
The self straining load, T, was
deleted from the load combinations
because it is indirectly accounted for
under Section 1605.2.2 for other
loads.
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1605.2
Load Combinations Using Strength Design Load and
Resistance Factor Design
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1.4(D + F)
1.2(D 1+F + T) 1 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(Lr or S or R)
1.2(D + F) 1 1.6(Lr or S or R) + 1.6H + (f1L or 0.8 0.5W)
1.2(D + F) + 1.6 1.0W 1 f1L + 1.6H 1 0.5(Lr or S or R)
1.2(D + F ) 1 1.0E 1 f1L + 1.6H 1 f2S
0.9D 1 1.6 1.0W 1 1.6H
0.9(D + F ) + 1.0E 1 1.6H
(Equation
(Equation
(Equation
(Equation
(Equation
(Equation
(Equation
16-1)
16-2)
16-3)
16-4)
16-5)
16-6)
16-7)
where:
f1 = 1 for floors in places of public assembly, for live loads in excess of 100 pounds per square foot (4.79
kN/m2), and for parking garages,
= and 0.5 for other live loads.
f2 = 0.7 for roof configurations (such as saw tooth) that do not shed
snow off the structure, and
= 0.2 for other roof configurations.
1605.2
Load Combinations Using Strength Design Load and
Resistance Factor Design
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Exceptions:
1. Where other factored load combinations are specifically required by the other
provisions of this code, such
combinations shall take precedence.
2. Where the effect of H resists the primary variable load effect, a load factor of
0.9 shall be included with H, where H is permanent, and H shall be set to zero for
all other conditions.
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1605.3
Load Combinations Using Allowable Stress Design 1 of 4
This change is a coordination of the
Florida Building Code – Building with
Section 2.4 of ASCE 7-10, and
expanded to include loads due to
fluids, F, and other lateral pressures,
H, as well as ice loads.
The self straining load, T, was
deleted from the load combinations
because it is indirectly accounted for
under Section 1605.3.2.1 for other
loads.
1605.3
Load Combinations Using Allowable Stress Design 2 of 4
D+F
(Equation 16-8)
D+H+F+L+T
(Equation 16-9)
D + H + F + (Lr or S or R)
(Equation 16-10)
D + H + F +0.75(L + T) + 0.75 (Lr or S or R)
(Equation 16-11)
D + H + F + (0.6W or 0.7E)
(Equation 16-12)
D + H + F + 0.75 (0.6W or 0.7E) + 0.75L + 0.75 (Lr or S or R)
(Equation 16-13)
D + H + F + 0.75 (0.7E) + 0.75L +0.75S
(Equation 16-14)
0.6D + 0.6W + H
(Equation 16-14 15)
0.6(D + F) + 0.7E + H
(Equation 16- 15 16)
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Load Combinations Using Allowable Stress Design 3 of 4
Exceptions:
1-2. No changes
3. Where the effect of H resists the primary variable load effect, a load factor of
0.6 shall be included with H, where H is permanent, and H shall be set to zero for
all other conditions.
4. In Equation 16-15, the wind load, W, is permitted to be reduced 10 percent for
design of the foundation other than anchorage of the structure to the foundation in
accordance with Exception 2 of Section 2.4.1 of ASCE 7.
5. In Equation 16-16, 0.6D is permitted to be increased to 0.9D for the design of
special reinforced masonry shear walls complying with Chapter 21.
1605.3
Load Combinations Using Allowable Stress Design 4 of 4
Alternative Base Load Calculations
D + L + (Lr or S or R)
(Equation 16-17)
D +L + (0.6ωW)
(Equation 16-18)
D + L + 0.6ωW + S/2
(Equation 16-19)
D + L + S + 0.6ω W/2
(Equation 16-20)
D + L + S + E/1.4
(Equation 16-21)
0.9 D + E/1.4
(Equation 16-22)
No changes to exceptions.
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1607.1
Minimum Live Loads
This change is a modification and
update to coordinate and align with
the live loads of Chapter 4 and Table
4-1 in ASCE 7-10.
1607.1
Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
______
________
2. Access floor system
Office use
Computer Use
50
100
2,000
2,000
3. Armories and drill rooms
150m
_____
60m
50m
100m
100m
125 150m
100 100
100m
______
1. Apartments (see residential
4. Assembly Areas and theaters
Fixed seats (fastened to floor)
Follow spot, projections and control rooms
Lobbies
Moveable seats
Stages and floors
Platforms (Assembly)
Other Assembly Areas
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Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
5. . Balconies (exterior) and decksh
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
Same as occupancy served
6 Bowling Alleys
75
7. 6. Catwalks
40
300
8.7. Cornices
60
------
100
Same Occupancy served
except as indicated
---------
100
______
100m
_____
9. 8. Corridors
First Floor
Other Floors
10. Dance halls and ballrooms
11. 9. Dining rooms and restaurant
1607.3
Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
13. 11. Elevator Machine room grating (area 2 in x 2 in,)
--------
300
14. 12. finish light floor plate construction (area 1in x 1 in.)
--------
200
10. Dwellings (See Residential)
15. 13. Fire Escapes
On single family dwellings
16. 14. Garages (passenger vehivles only)
Trucks and buses
17. Grandstands (see stadiums and arena bleachers
18. Gymnasiums, main floors and balconies
100
40
40 m
See Section 1607.7
Note a
See Section 1607.7
--------
----------
100
_____
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Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
10. 15. handrails, guards and grab bars
See Section 1607.7
20. 16. Helipads
See Section 1607.6
21. 17. Hospitals
Corridors above first floor
Operating rooms, laboratories
Patient rooms
80
60
150 b,m
1,000
1,000
1,000
22. 18. Hotels (see residential)
--------
--------
23. 19. Libraries
Corridors above first floor
Reading Rooms
Stack Rooms
80
60
150 b,m
1,000
1,000
1,000
250 m
125 m
3,000
2,000
23. 20. Manufacturing
Heavy
Light
1607.3
Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
75
--------
25. 22. Office buildings
Corridors above first floor
File and computer rooms shall be designed for actual loads
Lobbies and first floor corridors
Office
80
-----100
50
2,000
--------2,000
2,000
26. 23. Penal institutions
Cell blocks
Corridors
40
100
-----------
24. 21. Marquees
24. Recreational Uses:
Bowling Alleys, pool rooms, and similar uses
Dance Halls and ballrooms
Gymnasiums
Reviewing stands, grandstands and bleachers
Stadiums and arenas with fixed seats
75 m
100 m
100 m
100 m
60 m
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Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
27. 25. Residential
One and two family dwellings
Uninhabitable attics w/o storage
Uninhabitable attics with limited storage i,j,k
Habitable attics and sleeping rooms
All other areas
Hotels and multi-family dwellings
Private rooms and corridors serving them
Public roomsm and corridors serving them
Uniform (psf)
10
20
30
40
Concentrated (lbs)
-------------
40
100
Noteo
28. Reviewing stands, grandstandsand bleachers
1607.
Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
29. 26. Roofs
All roof surfaces subject to maintenance workers
Awning and canopies:
Fabric construction supported by skeleton structure
All other construction
Ordinary flat, pitched and curved roofs (not occupiable)
Where primary roof members are exposed to a work floor, at
single
panel point
lower chord of roof trusses or any point along primary
structural members supporting roofs:
Over manufacturing, storage warehouses & repair garages.
All other primary roof members
Occupiable roofs:
Roof gardens
Assembly areas
All other similar areas
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
300
5 not reducible
20
20
2,000
300
100
100 m
Note 1
Note 1
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Minimum Live Loads
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CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
30. 27. Schools
Classrooms
Corridors above first floor
First floor corridors
31. 28. Scuttles, skylight ribs, and accessible ceilings
32. 29. Sidewalks, vehicle driveways, and yards subject to trucking
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
40
80
100
1,000
1,000
1,000.
--------
200
d,m
8,000
250
33. Skating rinks
100
----
34. Stadiums and Arenas
Bleachers
Fixed Seats (fastened to floor)
100
60
-------
35. 30. Stairs and Exits
One and Two Family
All Other
40
100
300 f
300 f
e
1607.1
Minimum Live Loads
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TABLE 1607.1 - MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM
CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs)
Notec
36. 31. Storage warehouses (shall be designed for heavier loads if
required
for anticipated storage)
37. 32. Stores
Retail
First floor
Upper floors
Wholesale, all floors
100
75
125 m
38. 33. Vehicle barrier systems
30. 34. Walkways and elevated platforms (other than exitways)
40. 35. Yards and terraces, pedestrians
1,000
1,000
1,000
See Section 1607.8.3
60
--------
100 m
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1608.3 & 1611.2
Ponding instability
The definition of susceptible bay was
added to Chapter 2 to coordinate
with ASCE 7, and to identify where
ponding must be considered in roof
design. 1608.3 addresses this with
snow load conditions, which is not
applicable in FL. However, 1611.2
addresses the instability for rain load
conditions
Susceptible bay provisions apply solely to roofs with a slope less than 1⁄4-inch
per foot; or on which water is impounded upon it, in whole or in part, and the
secondary drainage system is functional but the primary drainage system is
blocked. Any roof with a slope of 1⁄4-inch per foot or greater towards points of free
drainage is NOT a susceptible bay.
1609
Determination of Wind Loads
This change is an update and
coordination with the latest wind
load provisions in ASCE/SEI 7
(ASCE 7-10) and the wind load
maps are based on Vult which
produces a strength level wind
load similar to seismic load
effects.
Vasd = Vult √0.6
Equation 16-33, conversion of
wind speed from Vult to Vasd
Vult = Ultimate design wind speeds.
VASD = Nominal design wind speeds.
.
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1609
Figure 1609A
Ultimate Design
Wind Speeds, Vult,
For Risk Category II
Buildings and Other
Structures
Notes:
1.
Values are ultimate design 3-second
gust wind speeds in miles per hour
(m/s) at 33 ft. (10m) above ground
for Exposure C category.
2.
Linear Interpolation between contours
is permitted.
3.
Islands and costal areas outside the
last contour shall use the last wind
speed contour of the coastal area.
4.
Mountainous terrain, gorges, ocean
promontories, and special wind
regions shall be examined for
unusual wind conditions.
5.
Wind speeds correspond to
approximately a 7% probability of
exceedance in 50 years (Annual
Exceedance Probability = 0.00143,
MRI = 700 years).
1609
Figure 1609B
Ultimate Design
Wind Speeds, Vult,
For Risk Category III
and IV Buildings and
Other Structures
Notes:
1. Values are ultimate design 3-second
gust wind speeds in miles per hour (m/s)
at 33 ft. (10m) above ground for
Exposure C category.
2. Linear Interpolation between contours is
permitted.
3. Islands and costal areas outside the last
contour shall use the last wind speed
contour of the coastal area.
4. Mountainous terrain, gorges, ocean
promontories, and special wind regions
shall be examined for unusual wind
conditions.
5. Wind speeds correspond to
approximately a 7% probability of
exceedance in 50 years (Annual
Exceedance Probability = 0.00588, MRI
= 1700 years).
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1609
Figure 1609C
Ultimate Design
Wind Speeds, Vult,
For Risk Category I
Buildings and Other
Structures
Notes:
1.
Values are ultimate design 3-second gust
wind speeds in miles per hour (m/s) at 33 ft.
(10m) above ground for Exposure C
category.
2.
Linear Interpolation between contours is
permitted.
3.
Islands and costal areas outside the last
contour shall use the last wind speed contour
of the coastal area.
4.
Mountainous terrain, gorges, ocean
promontories, and special wind regions shall
be examined for unusual wind conditions.
5.
Wind speeds correspond to approximately a
15% probability of exceedance in 50 years
(Annual Exceedance Probability = 0.00333,
MRI = 300 years).
1609
Determination of Wind Loads
TABLE 1609.3.1 Wind Speed Conversions a,b,c
Vul 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
Vasd 78
85
93
101
108
116 124 132 139 147 155
a. Linear interpolation is permitted
b. Vasd = nominal design wind speed applicable to methods specified in Exceptions
1 through 5 of Section 1609.1.1
c. Vult = ultimate design wind speeds determined from Figures 1609A, 1609B, or
1609C
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Florida Specific
1609.1.2
Protection of Openings – Storage Sheds and Sunrooms
Storage Sheds that are less than
720 s.f. are not required to comply
with the windborne debris standards
of the code.
Sunrooms, balconies or enclosed
porches constructed under existing
roofs or decks are not required to
be protected provided the spaces are
separated from the building interior
by a wall and all openings are
protected.
1609.4.2
Florida Specific
Surface Roughness Definition C Revised
Surface Roughness C. Open terrain with scattered obstructions
having heights generally less than 30 feet (9144 mm). This category
includes flat open country, and grasslands. This surface roughness
shall also apply to any building located within surface roughness Btype terrain where the building is within 100 feet horizontally in any
direction of open areas of surface roughness C or D-type terrain that
extends more than 600 feet (182.9 m) in the upwind direction and a
width greater than 150 feet.
Carried forward form 2010 FBC, B.
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Chapter 17
Special Inspections
The previous conflicts about what specific
items require special inspections, and what
information is required to be included has
been clarified and coordinated.
Florida Specific Provision has these sections
dealing with Special Inspections marked as
Reserved.
1710.5
Florida Specific
Exterior Windows and Door Assemblies - Testing
Florida Specific amendment to allow the continued requirements
relating to window and door testing, and the interchange of tested
door hardware on product approved doors.
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1710.8
Florida Specific
Impact Resistant Coverings - Labels
This includes changes for all impact resistant coverings, their labels,
the location of the labels, and installation guides.
Label must contain:
1. Product approval holder name and address.
2. All applicable methods of approval. Methods of approval include, but are
not limited to Miami-Dade NOA; Florida Building Commission, TDI Product
Evaluation; ICC-ES.
3. The test standard or standards specified at Section 1609.1.2, including
standards referenced within the test standards specified at Section
1609.1.2 used to demonstrate code compliance.
4. For products with a Florida Product Approval Number or a Miami-Dade
County Building and Neighborhood Compliance Department Notice of
Acceptance Number (NOA), such numbers shall be included on the label.
1710.9
Florida Specific
Soffit – Installation, Testing, Product Approval & Labels
This amendment includes
requirements for product
approval, labels, and what
information must be provided
on the label.
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1807.2.4
Florida Specific
Reinforcement of Masonry Retaining Walls
Masonry walls shall be designed in accordance with TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5
as an alternative to using Table 1807.2.4. Fully grouted with a minimum 1500 psi,
and mortar shall be type M or S and laid in running bond.
1816
Florida Specific
Termite Protection Requirements
The provision from the
current 2010 Florida Building
Code has been carried
forward. The contract
requirement for “baiting
systems” was deleted from
the code and a reference to
Florida Statute 482 was
inserted in it’s place..
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19
Concrete Construction
Due to the provisions related to
concrete construction are
contained in the 2011 edition of
ACI 318, Building Code
Requirements for Structural
Concrete and Commentary, that
have been removed, only those
provisions that reference ACI 318
have been deleted from Chapter
19.
1917
Florida Specific
Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Requirements
The 2010 Florida Code,
Building provisions for the
use of lightweight insulating
concrete roofs were carried
forward from Section 1508 of
the code and renumbered to
Section 1917 in the new
code.
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2002, 2002.3, 2002.4
Florida Specific
Screen Enclosure Requirements
The screen enclosure
provisions from the
2010,FBC, Building including
the provisions for labeling of
panel to be removed during
potential wind events.
2101.2
Design Methods for Masonry Structures
This is an addition of the newly
referenced TMS 403-10, Direct
Design Handbook for Masonry
Structures, a masonry design
standard, providing a direct
design method for simple singlestory, concrete masonry
bearing-wall structures.
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2114
Florida Specific
Termite Requirements
The termite provisions from the 2010,FBC, Building including termite
inspection are carried forward as Florida Specific amendments.
2206
Composite Structural Steel and Concrete Structures
Due to the new section for
composite structures of
structural steel and concrete in
the 2010 edition of AISC 341,
the requirement for
substantiated evidence of
performance as intended by Part
II of AISC 341 has been deleted.
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2306
Allowable Stress Design
The provisions in Section 2306
addressing the allowable stress design
of wood structures have been
coordinated with those in the 2008
edition of the AF&PA standard, Special
Design
Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS-08).
Refer to Code Change S208-09/10 in
the 2012 IBC Code Changes Resource
Collection for the complete text and
history of the code change.
2307
Load and Resistance Factor Design
The provisions in Section 2307
addressing the load and resistance
factor design of wood structures wood
structures have been coordinated with
the 2008 edition of the AF&PA standard,
Special Design Provisions for Wind and
Seismic (SDPWS-08).
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2406.1 & 2406.4
Safety Glazing – Hazardous Locations
In order to provide more
clarity and consistency
between the Florida
Building Code - Residential
and the Florida Building
Code - Building, the
hazardous locations have
been identified in the
glazing provisions have
been reorganized.
2406.2
Safety Glazing – Impact Test
Previous references to Tables
2406.2(1) and 2406.2(2) was
provided to establish test
criteria for safety glazing.
However, it did not address all
hazardous locations. This
change revises and imposes a
more restrictive test methods.
Higher impact requirements
will apply unless the tables
allow for a lower impact test to
be used.
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2510.6
Water-Resistive Barriers for Stucco Applications
In order to reduce the likelihood of
moisture getting into the building,
detailed requirements have been
provided for the installation of the two
layers of weather-resistive barriers
that are required behind stuccocovered exterior walls.
Exception: Water-resistive barrier
applied over wood-based sheathing
greater than 60 minute Grade D
Paper, separated by a non-water
absorbing layer or drainage space.
2 LAYER SYSTEM
• Each layer of
water-resistive
barrier is
individually in a
ship lapped fashion
• Interior layer
forms a continuous
drainage plan and
integrated with
flashing
2603.4.1.14
Foam Plastic Insulation Installed in Floor Assemblies
The use of ½-inch wood
structural panels installed on
the walking surface side of a
floor assembly is now permitted
as an alternative to the thermal
barrier typically required where
foam plastic insulation is
installed within a floor
assembly.
This was created as a viable
means of protecting the foam
plastic insulation.
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2603.7 & 2603.8
Interior Finish in Plenums
This change now allows for
three different options for
separating foam plastic
insulation. Each of them have a
variance in the relationship to
maximum permitted flamespread and smoke-developed
rating index.
2603.10 & 2603.10.1
Special Approval of Foam Plastics
This change requires that
regardless of the test standard
used, the smoke development
of all assemblies that contain
foam plastic is evaluated.
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2610.3
Slope Requirements of a Dome Skylight
The minimum slope dimension
requirements of a dome skylight
have been revised.
Rise of not less than 10 % of
the width of the dome, or 3
inches.
This change was brought about
due to plastic skylights
representing a potential means
of fire spread.
2612
Fiber – Reinforced Polymer
Fiber-reinforced polymer installed on an exterior wall has been reclassified as a
required to be a Class A Flamespread material and is limited to 10% of the exterior
wall for any individual element or group of non-separated elements.
This change was done to
clarify the definition and
and eliminated the term
“fiberglass reinforced
polymer.”
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2902.2
Single-User Toilet Facilities
In facilities where only one water closet is
required, a two family or assisted-use toilet
room may be provided as an acceptable
alternative.
Also increased the maximum load for the
exception on mercantile occupancies.
Exceptions:
Separate facilities shall not e required for:
1. for dwelling and sleeping units.
2. Facility with total occupant load of 15 or less
3. Mercantile occupancies with maximum
occupant load if 100 or less.
2902.3
Toilet Facilities in Parking Garages
Parking garages are no longer
required to have toilet
facilities. Only those garages
that have parking attendants
are required to have toilet
facilities available to those
employees.
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2902.3.5
Locking of Toilet Room Doors
The prohibition of locks on
toilet room door applies to
toilet rooms provided for the
use of multiple occupants.
Family or assisted-use toilet
rooms and single user toilet
rooms could have locks.
2902.5
Required Drinking Fountains
Drink fountain locations are
allowed to serve multiple
tenant spaces, provided they
are located within an
appropriate distance (less
than 500 feet from most
remote location) and available
and accessible (not one story
or more away) for the use of
the occupants.
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3007
Fire Service Access Elevator
Many of the provisions addressing fi re
service access elevators have now been
coordinated with those applicable to
occupant evacuation elevators to ensure
that the fi re service access elevators are
able to continue to function and serve their
intended purpose during an emergency.
This includes automatic sprinklers and their
monitoring, water protection, shunt trips and
the structural integrity of hoistway
enclosures and their lighting.
3001-3013
Florida Specific
Elevators and Conveying Systems
Regulation from the Florida Department
of Business and Professional Regulation
were adopted for the construction of
Elevators and Conveying systems
consistent with the 2010 FBC, B.
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3008
Occupant Evacuation Elevators
Many of the provisions addressing fire
service access elevators have now been
coordinated with those applicable to
occupant evacuation elevators to ensure
that the fi re service access elevators are
able to continue to function and serve their
intended purpose during an emergency.
3105
Florida Specific
2010 FBC, B Florida Specific Awning Provisions
The Florida specific language from the 2010 FBC,
B was carried forward and amended in an effort to
clarify the intent of the section while providing
adequate regulation of this type of construction.
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3108
Telecommunication and Broadcast Towers
This section has been modified so that the
exemptions for seismic design that are not
consistent with the requirements of Chapter
16 and ASCE 7 are not applicable for the
structural design of antenna supporting
towers.
3109
Florida Specific
Structures Seaward of a Coastal Construction Line Provisions
Re-adoption of FDEP regulation
for construction seaward of the
Coastal Construction Control
Line.
Individual County maps are
available from the Florida
Department of Environmental
Regulation at the URL below.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/publications/cntymaps.htm#county-maps
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3302.3, 3303.7, 3313
Fire Safety During Construction
The construction protection requirements of
the Florida Fire Prevention Code have been
incorporated in the building code to ensure
they are not overlooked.
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