Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61 - Departmental › Chapter 61-41 - MANUFACTURED BUILDINGS › Section 61-41.009 - Design Plan and Systems Approval

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				General. A final design plan approval shall be contingent upon compliance with
				these rules and the building codes specified in Rule
				61-41.004, F.A.C. The
				manufacturer shall submit plans for approval by the Agency. The Agency
				reviewing the plans shall notify a manufacturer of any apparent errors or
				omissions and request any additional information necessary to evaluate the
				plans submitted within thirty days of receipt of the plans. The Department
				shall have the authority to seek revocation of a plan approval by an Agency if,
				through monitoring activities, the Department discovers that the plans fail to
				comply with the standards adopted herein.
(2) Approved Plans. Plans are approved for
				all code related items installed at the manufacturing facility in accordance
				with Sections 553.37(1) and
				553.38, F.S. All code related
				items not installed at the manufacturing facility shall be clearly noted on the
				plans cover page as "Items to be site installed and subject to local code
				review and compliance."
(3)
				Completed sets of design plans and specifications, prepared by an architect or
				engineer licensed to practice in the State of Florida, except as exempted by
				Florida law; supporting calculations and any required test results for each
				system and prototype to be approved. Based on compliance with the codes in Rule
				61-41.004, F.A.C., the Agency
				shall approve or disapprove the manufacturer's submittal. If the submittal is
				approved, the Agency shall affix a stamp authorized by the Department on each
				sheet. Plans drawn to a scale less than 1/8'' to the foot are not acceptable.
				Plans shall be legible for reproduction purposes, including vergiage
(4) System Approval. The manufacturer may
				submit through the Agency for Department approval a system of construction
				which may include any or all elements of building systems such as structural,
				mechanical, plumbing, and electrical elements or components. Such submission
				shall include all documents and data providing complete information necessary
				for evaluation of the systems' performance and capabilities for its intended
				use.
(5) The Agency shall conduct a
				review of each set of documents submitted, including the plans, specifications
				and design calculations, for compliance with the appropriate code and this part
				and shall utilize a checklist. The plans review and the checklist utilized
				therewith shall at a minimum contain the plan review requirements of the
				Florida Building Code, adopted pursuant to Rule
				61G20-1.001, F.A.C.:
(6) Plan Approval Expiration - Upon revision
				of the building codes adopted herein, plan approvals shall expire upon the
				effective date of the revisions unless the manufacturer files with the
				department a sworn statement by an Agency that the plans as previously approved
				have been reviewed and are in compliance with the revisions to the adopted
				codes. The Agency shall ensure that it has obtained, and retains as a public
				record, all data and information necessary to support that sworn statement
				consistent with rules regulating the practice of engineering or architecture or
				both engineering and architecture. This rule is not intended to provide a
				defense for Agencies from any charge of unlicensed practice of engineering or
				architecture. The Agency shall transmit plans electronically through the
				Building Code Information System to the Department.
(7) Manufacturer's Component Data Plate. Each
				component or package of like components shall contain a manufacturer's data
				plate which indicates the limiting characteristics and design criteria of such
				components for determining how they are to be installed and utilized within
				their capabilities. Such data plate information shall be approved by the
				Agency.
(8) Manufacturer's Modular
				Data Plate. The manufacturer shall install on all manufactured (modular)
				buildings and components prior to leaving the manufacturing plant a data plate
				which shall be permanently affixed on or about the electrical panel and which
				shall contain, but not be limited to, the following design information when
				applicable.
(a) Name and address of
				Manufacturer;
(b) Name of Third
				Party Agency;
(c) Manufacturer
				Certification Number;
(d) Date of
				Manufacturer;
(e) Date of
				Alteration;
(f) Number of
				Modules;
(g) Construction Type as
				defined in Chapter 6 of the Code;
(h) Occupancy Use Classification in
				accordance with Chapter 3 of the Code;
(i) Design Occupant Load;
(j) Serial Number;
(k) Agency Plan Number;
(l) Standard Plan Approval Number;
(m) Maximum Floor Load (pounds per square
				foot), Live Load and Dead Load;
(n)
				Roof Load; Live Load and Dead Load;
(o) Wind Velocity Rating;
(p) "U" rating of Floor, Wall, and
				Roof;
(q) Limitations of the plan
				approval by the Agency;
(r) If an
				automatic sprinkler system is provided, whether the sprinkler system is
				required; and
(s) Any special
				stipulations and conditions of the building
				permit.