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1. Who pays all cost of employing a special Inspector on D. Fee owner
a threshold building project? 553.79(5)(b)
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner
2. All new single-family houses shall provide at least one C. 29"
bathroom. If only a toilet room is provided at grade 553.504(2)
level, such toilet room mush have a clear opening of
__________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28"
3. The undergroud parking at a new apartment building B. Signs posted to warn
must have __________. operators of handicapped
vans that they cannot pass
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for handi- beyond a certain point in
capped parking. the garage due to height
B. Signs posted to warn operators of handicapped limitations.
vans that they cannot pass beyond a certain point in
the garage due to height limitations. 553.511
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking
spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112".
4. Any structure requiring a threshold building permit A. Licensed General or
requires a _________ to obtain the permit. Building Contractor
553.79(10)
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A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
D. All of the above
5. Before construction or renovation is completed, the D. V
local enforcement agency shall inspect buildings for 553.908
compliance with the Thermal Efficiency Standards
found in Florida Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V
6. Which of the following is true regarding the positions B. One member must be a
held by the four code enforcement officials of the fire official
Florida Building Commission? 553.74(1)(i)
A. Two must be municipal or district code enforce-
ment officials
B. One member must be a fire official
C. One must be a plans examiner and one must be an
inspector
D. None of the above
7. Accessible parking spaces must be striped and promi- C. blue paint
nently outlined with __________. 553.5041(6)
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint
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8. Which of the following in not exempted from the re- B. A building where heat-
quirements of the Florida Thermal Efficiency? ing or cooling system pro-
vided, are designed for
A. Any historical building as described in FS(267.021). other than control of in-
B. A building where heating or cooling system pro- door temperatures.
vided, are designed for other than control of indoor 553.902(2), 553.905
temperatures.
C. A portion of a building where peak design rate of
energy usage is less than one watt per square foot of
floor area.
D. A building of less than 1000 square feet which is
primarily used as a principle residence.
9. In the event of a disagreement between the chief C. The local administrative
building official and the chief fire official in resolving board
a conflict between the building code and the fire pre- 553.73(11)(c)
vention code, __________ shall resolve the conflict.
A. Legal counsel shall serve as arbitrator
B. The Construction Industry Licensing Board
C. The local administrative board
D. The local head government official
10. Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of A. be a licensed architect
"Threshold Building" must __________. or registered engineer
certified under Chapter
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certi- 471
fied under Chapter 471 553.71(9)
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to per-
form structural inspections on threshold buildings
D. have experience in the inspection or design of at
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least five-threshold type buildings within the past sev-
en years.
11. Industrial construction sites, where the design, con- C. The industry has ad-
struction, and fire safety are supervised by appropri- equate in house fire
ate design and inspection professionals, are exempt department and rescue
from plan review and inspection subject to local op- squad.
tion, if __________. 553.79(2)
A. The design professional are employees of the own-
er.
B. The contractor obtains a permit for the work.
C. The industry has adequate in house fire depart-
ment and rescue squad.
D. The owner provides appropriate approved draw-
ings to the State Fire Marshal.
12. Which of the following buildings is exempt from the D. All of the above.
Florida Energy Efficiency Code? 553.902(2), 553.905
A. An existing commercial building without air condi-
tioning.
B. A historical building described in Section
267.021(3), F. S.
C. A 775 square foot recreation use hunting cabin.
D. All of the above.
13. School boards, community college boards, and state B. $200,000; 1
universities may use annual facility maintenance per- 553.80(6)(e)
mits to facilitate routine maintenance, emergency
repairs, building refurbishment, and minor renova-
tions of systems or equipment. The amount expended
for maintenance projects may not exceed __________
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1. Who pays all cost of employing a special Inspector on D. Fee owner
a threshold building project? 553.79(5)(b)
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner
2. All new single-family houses shall provide at least one C. 29"
bathroom. If only a toilet room is provided at grade 553.504(2)
level, such toilet room mush have a clear opening of
__________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28"
3. The undergroud parking at a new apartment building B. Signs posted to warn
must have __________. operators of handicapped
vans that they cannot pass
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for handi- beyond a certain point in
capped parking. the garage due to height
B. Signs posted to warn operators of handicapped limitations.
vans that they cannot pass beyond a certain point in
the garage due to height limitations. 553.511
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking
spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112".
4. Any structure requiring a threshold building permit A. Licensed General or
requires a _________ to obtain the permit. Building Contractor
553.79(10)
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A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
D. All of the above
5. Before construction or renovation is completed, the D. V
local enforcement agency shall inspect buildings for 553.908
compliance with the Thermal Efficiency Standards
found in Florida Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V
6. Which of the following is true regarding the positions B. One member must be a
held by the four code enforcement officials of the fire official
Florida Building Commission? 553.74(1)(i)
A. Two must be municipal or district code enforce-
ment officials
B. One member must be a fire official
C. One must be a plans examiner and one must be an
inspector
D. None of the above
7. Accessible parking spaces must be striped and promi- C. blue paint
nently outlined with __________. 553.5041(6)
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint
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8. Which of the following in not exempted from the re- B. A building where heat-
quirements of the Florida Thermal Efficiency? ing or cooling system pro-
vided, are designed for
A. Any historical building as described in FS(267.021). other than control of in-
B. A building where heating or cooling system pro- door temperatures.
vided, are designed for other than control of indoor 553.902(2), 553.905
temperatures.
C. A portion of a building where peak design rate of
energy usage is less than one watt per square foot of
floor area.
D. A building of less than 1000 square feet which is
primarily used as a principle residence.
9. In the event of a disagreement between the chief C. The local administrative
building official and the chief fire official in resolving board
a conflict between the building code and the fire pre- 553.73(11)(c)
vention code, __________ shall resolve the conflict.
A. Legal counsel shall serve as arbitrator
B. The Construction Industry Licensing Board
C. The local administrative board
D. The local head government official
10. Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of A. be a licensed architect
"Threshold Building" must __________. or registered engineer
certified under Chapter
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certi- 471
fied under Chapter 471 553.71(9)
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to per-
form structural inspections on threshold buildings
D. have experience in the inspection or design of at
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least five-threshold type buildings within the past sev-
en years.
11. Industrial construction sites, where the design, con- C. The industry has ad-
struction, and fire safety are supervised by appropri- equate in house fire
ate design and inspection professionals, are exempt department and rescue
from plan review and inspection subject to local op- squad.
tion, if __________. 553.79(2)
A. The design professional are employees of the own-
er.
B. The contractor obtains a permit for the work.
C. The industry has adequate in house fire depart-
ment and rescue squad.
D. The owner provides appropriate approved draw-
ings to the State Fire Marshal.
12. Which of the following buildings is exempt from the D. All of the above.
Florida Energy Efficiency Code? 553.902(2), 553.905
A. An existing commercial building without air condi-
tioning.
B. A historical building described in Section
267.021(3), F. S.
C. A 775 square foot recreation use hunting cabin.
D. All of the above.
13. School boards, community college boards, and state B. $200,000; 1
universities may use annual facility maintenance per- 553.80(6)(e)
mits to facilitate routine maintenance, emergency
repairs, building refurbishment, and minor renova-
tions of systems or equipment. The amount expended
for maintenance projects may not exceed __________
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