BORA Formal Interpretations

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​FORMAL INTERPRETATION TITLE​​
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EFFECTIVE DATE
8th Edition
8​th Edition FBC (2023) Formal Interpretations
2023 Formal Interpretations (8th Edition)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-1 (FBC

​​Mechanical Code 602.2.1 Materials Exposed within Plenums

FI-1 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-2 (FBC)

Attachments of Ductwork to Air Handling Equipment

FI-2 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-3 (FBC)

Insulation Requirements for Condensate Drains

FI-3 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-4 (FBC)

Solar Assisted Air Conditioning Systems

FI-4 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-5 (FBC)

​​Installation of 100% Wireless Network Low Voltage Alarm Systems

FI-5 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

FI-6 (FBC)

​Retrofits required pursuant to Florida Building Code Existing Building, Section 706.8

FI-6 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-7 (FBC)

Residential Clothes Washing Machines Drains

FI-7 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-8 (FBC)

​Recessed Low Height Air Handlers

FI-8 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-9 (FBC)

Windows Replacement

FI-9 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-10 (FBC)

Ceiling Grid Support for Light Fixtures

FI-10 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-11 (FBC)

​Interpretation of 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code Mechanical: 301.15; Building: 453.25.4.3.1, 453.25.4.3.2, 1609.1.1 Ex. 8; Fuel Gas: 301.10. Mechanical equipment wind resistance.

FI-11 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-12 (FBC)

​Permit requirements for Florida Building Code, Plumbing Appendix F

FI-12 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-13 (FBC)

Smoke Control System testing in existing buildings undergoing Level 2 Alterations

FI-13 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-14 (FBC)

Acceptable testing methods for Smoke Control Systems

FI-14 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-15 (FBC)

​Duct sizing calculations

FI-15 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-16 (FBC)

​Acceptable documents for the attachment of mechanical equipment during replacement

FI-16 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

FI-17 (FBC)

Alteration of existing smoke evacuation or smoke control systems

FI-17 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-18 (FBC)

Direct venting of solid-fuel pizza ovens (Rescinded)

FI-18 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-19 (FBC)

​Replacement of air conditioning (A/C) systems in flood hazard areas

FI-19 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-20 (FBC)

Storm Drainage Sizing Conversion Charts

FI-20 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-21 (FBC)

​Required Signatures on the Broward County Uniform Building Permit Application

FI-21 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-22 (FBC)

Swimming Pool Safety Inspections

FI-22 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-23 (FBC)

Building Permit Valuations (Rescinded)

FI-23 (8th Edition, 202​3)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-24 (FBC)

​Retrofit of Windows, Doors, Garage Doors, and Shutters FBC Existing Building, Alteration Level I Building, Alteration Level I

FI-24 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-25 (FBC)

PVC pipes and fittings within plenums in the residential portion of R-2 and R-3 occupancies.​​

FI-25 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-26 (FBC)

​Location of permanently installed residential standby generator exhaust. (Rescinded)

FI-26 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-27 (FBC)

Typographical Errors in the FBC 7th Edition (2020) Test Protocols for High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, RAS 127 Tables (Rescinded)

FI-27 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-28 (FBC)

Retrofitting Roof-to-Wall Connections

FI-28 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-29 (FBC)

Requirement for concrete mix and protection of reinforcement to be used in buildings and structures to be constructed in corrosive environments.

FI-29 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-30 (FBC)

​​Fee-simple townhouses designed and constructed according to the definitions and requirements for townhouses as stated in the FBC Building and FBC Residential Codes exemption from the 40-year Building Safety Inspection Program

FI-30 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-31 (FBC)

Rooftop Clearance Requirements – Section 1522.3, 1522.3.1

FI-31 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-32 (FBC)

​​Section 1512.2.1 (Product Approval)

FI-32 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-33 (FBC)

​Maximum distance of piping from the source of hot water to the fixture in commercial buildings

FI-33 (8th Edition, 2023)

​December 31, 2023

​FI-34 (FFPC)

Painting of Sprinkler and Cover Plates on Concealed Sprinklers

FI-34 (8th Edition, 2023)
​December 31, 2023



Previous Editions​ of BORA Formal Interpretations


​7th Edition Formal Interpretations
7th Edition (2020) BORA Formal Interpretations​
Effective Date: ​​December 31, 2020
​6th Edition Formal Interpretations​​
6th Edition (2017) BORA Formal Interpretations
​Effective Date: December 31, 2017​
​5th Edition Formal Interpretations
5th Edition (2014) BORA Formal Interpretations​
​Effective Date: December 31, 2014



 
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