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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS AND INSPECTORS vs JAMES L. BROWN, 01-002446PL (2001)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 01-002446PL Visitors: 58
Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS AND INSPECTORS
Respondent: JAMES L. BROWN
Judges: CLAUDE B. ARRINGTON
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Stuart, Florida
Filed: Jun. 20, 2001
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, August 21, 2001.

Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
: DBPR CASE NUMBER rat 02896 ma ON: Eanes EF i = jo. { ' | { { 4. - Seotion 468. 621, Florida Statutes provides the following : () The following acts constitute grounds for which the eiscipinary a actions in subsection _(@) may be taken: ~ (g) Failing top properly enforce applicable building codes by committing willfal misconduct, Br0ss negligence, gross misconduct, repeated negligence, or negligence 7 resulting in ina a signif icant danger to ife or ‘prop y. 5. Standard Building Code, Section 1601.2 Structural Safety provides that: sot o.. 1601.2.1 Every building and structure shall be of sufficient strength to support the loads and forces encountered, or combination thereof, po eo without exceeding in any of its structural elements the stresses prescribed eee “elsewhere in this code. 6. Standard Building Code, Section 1606.1 Wind Loads provides in part: . All buildings, structures and parts thereof shall be designed to withstand _ the appropriate wind loads prescribed herein. requirements, trusses shall be braced in accordance with the Truss Plate ~ Institute’s “Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, HIB-91. | Py Soe os = to their appropriate pe design. In the absence of specific bracing | ere 1 approval of the design engi eer. pondent performed and approved the following inspections on the new _ construction project located at 1867 NE Ridge Avenue, in Jensen Beach, Florida: org und plumbing i Footer/Siab- Column/Beam September 9, 1998 Rough Electric “September 9, 1998. ~~” September 9, 1998 - Insulation - September 9, 1998 September 9, 1998 __ Strapp iS 10. Subsequent inspections of the roof and floor trusses on November 10, 1998 by A-1 Roof” Trusses, Inc. representative, Michael L, Ruede revealed the following structural : at the st rwell / in paragraph eight of this Administrative complaint: — ~ -_ The stucco application did not meet ot the 1997 SBC, Section 2504. 2. - The drywall ; screwing was in violation of the 1997 SBC, Section 2504.4. a The east Master bedroom, ‘east kitchen, and west living room a windows were : _ ot iampered glass in violation of the 1997 SBC, Section: 2504. 2. 12, . Respondent s failure to ensure that the structure was built in accordance with the a Standard Building Code and the approved plans and specifications ¢ constitutes es negligence resulting i in the significant danger to life and property. : 13. ‘Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 468. o21@, Florida Statutes, - by committing negligence resulting in the significant danger to life and property by _installation sf vaildng. systems, when permitting is 5° 7 CORT EERIE | OPER Pr RESRRRENE Rer Ce-tee Regime: ERE” “TEER RET een reereTTRONCCRTINENEEE T-tree ee Wrenner abbessiility and other construction ‘codes required by inaictpal code, country Sidinance, or state law. ue, Jensen Beach, Florida, did not conform to the approved plans. 17. Respondent failed in performance of his responsibilities asa building inspector, in that the construction of the new residence at 1887 NE BE Ridge Avenue, J ensen Beach, | Florida did not conform to structural safety provisions the Standard Building Code. pat seen Sis Pacts 18 Based on the foregoing Respondent violated Section 455 22101), Florida Statutes by filing ‘0 perform any statutory or legal obligation placed upon a licensee. WHEREFORE, Petitioner Tequests the Building Code Administrators and dIpectors yathia A. Henderson building inspector, in ~ Dorothy Trzeciecka Assistant General Counsel _ Department of Business and Professional Regulation “1940 North Monroe Street a. ‘Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0792 (850) 4i0- 1164 10/27/1999 po DATE:

Docket for Case No: 01-002446PL
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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