Interpretation #7851
Published November 03, 2016
Original Request
- Code Version
- 2014
- Code
- RESIDENT
- Code Description
- Chapter
- Section
- R202
- Topic
- Number of stories in a building
Question
If a space is designed to meet all requirements of the definition for "Attic, habitable" is that space counted as a story when quantifying the number of stories within a building?
Answer Published 11/03/2016 at 9:50 AM
No, the definition in the Residential volume of the Florida
Building Code is very specific. A space that meets the
definition of Attic, Habitable is not considered a story by
definition. If the space falls outside ANY of the criteria
found in the definition, then it is a story.
Building Code is very specific. A space that meets the
definition of Attic, Habitable is not considered a story by
definition. If the space falls outside ANY of the criteria
found in the definition, then it is a story.
Commentary
This is not a contradiction in the code, it is a specific
definition. The area of a habitable attic that is permitted
by the definition to be not counted as a story may not
exceed any of the qualifying requirements. If the area is
larger, it may considered a story. If any of the 3 three
requirements are not met, it will be considered a story.