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 Okaloosa County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 6-3. Wind borne debris region.  

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  • (1)

    Authority. The authority for enactment of this article is Section 125.66, Florida Statutes.

    (2)

    Establishment.

    Wind-Borne Debris Line/120 MHP line: Begin at northeast boundary of Eglin AFB (Walton County Line) to the southwest corner of Section 05 of Township 2N, Range 23W, following the section line north to Highway 4. Follow Highway 4 to Highway 90 West, west on Highway 90 West to Highway 4 to northwest on Will Henry Lane then north on New York Street to Highway 4 West then west to the Santa Rosa/Okaloosa County Line.

    130 MPH line: Begin on the East side of the county line just above unincorporated Okaloosa County in the Choctawhatchee Bay, following northwest to the southern boundary of Eglin AFB north of unincorporated Shalimar. Follow Eglin boundary to Highway 85. Follow Highway 85 to Highway 189. Follow Highway 189 to 236 continuing along the Old Log Lake Road to Junction of 236 and 211. Follow the Yellow River west to the County Line.

    140 MPH line: Begin on the eastern county line, measure 16 miles south from the shoreline and following a line straight line to nine miles south of the shoreline measured from Okaloosa Island on Okaloosa County's western boundary.

    Linear interpolation between wind contours is permitted by your architect or engineer.

    (3)

    Purpose. The Florida Building Commission has directed local governments to adopt wind load contour maps including the wind-borne debris region for all buildings, structures and parts thereof. The statutory basis for the Florida Building Code (FBC) is: Part VII of Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Building Commission adopted by reference the latest edition of the national wind standard, ASCE 7-98: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. These maps will identify the new wind zones throughout the county. The zones with wind speeds in excess of 120 MPH will require the wind-borne debris protection. In the wind-borne debris area, buildings must be designed to protect openings.

(Ord. No. 01-59, §§ I—III, 12-18-01; Ord. No. 02-11, §§ I—III, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 07-53, §§ I—III, 9-18-07)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 01-59, §§ I—III, adopted Dec. 18, 2001, was not specifically amendatory of the Code and has been included as § 6-3 at the editor's discretion.