November 2023 • Florida Pool Prosm 5 FSPA PRESIDENT The 2023 Florida Building Code (8th Edition) will officially take effect and be enforceable on December 31, 2023. After that date all swimming pool and spa construction must comply with the newly adopted 2023 Building Code. In the new code, there have been extensive changes to the commercial swimming pool and spa code, including a change to the commercial pool sizing formula, the addition of swim-up bars, and limited changes to the residential swimming pool building code. Make sure you and your employees are registered to take the 2023 Florida Building Code updates class at the 2024 Everything Under the Sunsm Expo February 23 – 24, 2024 in Orlando. Registration will open later this month at www.UnderTheSunExpo.com. Questions? Contact FSPASr. Director of Government Affairs Dallas Thiesen at 941-952-9293 or Dallas@FloridaPoolPro.com. S *** You Should Know Q: When can my local building department start enforcing the 2023Building Code? construction site. She showed up with her bag lunch and sat down with the crew at lunch time. She asked if any of them had ever heard of Jesus. One guy trying to be helpful, stood up and yelled to the entire site, “Has anyone heard of Jesus?” One person asked, “Why?” The guy answered, “Because his mom’s here with his lunch!” A:
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