From construction specific Panhandle
Tallahassee - Tuesday, lawmakers moved toward abolishing the so-called except Panhandle - sweet region construction, which some say have worsened things Crunch obliges the government to a special session this week.
A bill that would require the Florida Panhandle, the Franklin County to the Alabama border, with the same building that compliance with code standards as the rest of the state house by a unanimous vote. It now moves to floor of the house, but technological differences with the Senate version.
The Senate on the extent of building code is wrapped in a huge insurance bill, is likely to vote in the Committee today.
While the rest of the nation state follows the rules of engineering for buildings, are exposed to winds of 120 mph - a Category 3 hurricane - the Panhandle does not have the same requirements since 2000. The release came the idea that the Panhandle was less likely to be major hurricanes as in other areas of the state and the dense foliage had reduced the effects of wind.
“This bill addresses obsolete and dangerous idea that the Panhandle in less risk than other areas in Florida, said Rep. Marti Coley, R-Marianna, the Bill’s sponsor.
After the liberation in 2000, only Panhandle apartments in a miles from shore need for sustained wind, protection of debris, such as hurricane shutters.
A commission Florida Building Engineering study, undertaken during the year, under the direction of the legislative authority, came to the conclusion that the extension of this line a little further land would be a good investment. For example, in Escambia County, the line inside the country nine kilometers from shore.
Even in these rules, effectively putting in March, Panhandle is not required for a building in the most strict code by default, like the rest of the state.
But legislators in the house of efficiency and government accountability, said Tuesday that it is not far enough. They want uniform standards throughout the country, which would, in essence, that all Escambia, for example, might have borne Schutt wind protection.
The idea that the right insurance losses Panhandle contribute to higher prices throughout the country is behind the drive for the region in harmony with the rest of Florida, then perhaps only an “exercise,” said Coley.
Auto manufacturers, is a mistake at the resumption of standard of 120 km / h in the Panhandle. While demand strict construction Panhandle in improving housing and reducing the cost of insurance, savings are eclipsed by higher costs for the construction of houses, more stringent standards, “said Jack Glenn, chief of technical services for the Florida Home Builders Association.
Glenn said the cost of construction of a $ 200000 house in the Panhandle, for example, would increase by $ 2500 to $ 3500
Senator Al Lawson, Tallahassee Democrat party in his district includes several coastal provinces of the Panhandle, said Tuesday a panel of the Senate affect the standards of its components.
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