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BCAI FL PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Who pays all cost of employing a special Inspector on a threshold
building project?
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner Ans: D. Fee owner
553.79(5)(b)
All new single-family houses shall provide at least one bathroom. If only
a toilet room is provided at grade level, such toilet room mush have a
clear opening of __________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28" Ans: C. 29"
553.504(2)
The undergroud parking at a new apartment building must have
__________.
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for handicapped parking.
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B. Signs posted to warn operators of handicapped vans that they cannot
pass beyond a certain point in the garage due to height limitations.
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112". Ans: B. Signs posted to warn
operators of handicapped vans that they cannot pass beyond a certain
point in the garage due to height limitations.
553.511
Any structure requiring a threshold building permit requires a _________
to obtain the permit.
A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
D. All of the above Ans: A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
553.79(10)
Before construction or renovation is completed, the local enforcement
agency shall inspect buildings for compliance with the Thermal Efficiency
Standards found in Florida Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V Ans: D. V
553.908
Which of the following is true regarding the positions held by the four
code enforcement officials of the Florida Building Commission?
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A. Two must be municipal or district code enforcement 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 Ans: B. One member must be a fire official
553.74(1)(i)
Accessible parking spaces must be striped and prominently outlined with
__________.
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint Ans: C. blue paint
553.5041(6)
Which of the following in not exempted from the requirements of the
Florida Thermal Efficiency?
A. Any historical building as described in FS(267.021).
B. A building where heating or cooling system provided, are designed for
other than control of indoor 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. Ans: B. A building where heating or cooling system
provided, are designed for other than control of indoor temperatures.
553.902(2), 553.905
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In the event of a disagreement between the chief building official and the
chief fire official in resolving a conflict between the building code and the
fire prevention 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 Ans: C. The local administrative
board
553.73(11)(c)
Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of "Threshold Building"
must __________.
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter
471
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to perform structural
inspections on threshold buildings
D. have experience in the inspection or design of at least five-threshold
type buildings within the past seven years. Ans: A. be a licensed
architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter 471
553.71(9)
Industrial construction sites, where the design, construction, and fire
safety are supervised by appropriate design and inspection professionals,
are exempt from plan review and inspection subject to local option, if
__________.
A. The design professional are employees of the owner.
B. The contractor obtains a permit for the work.
BCAI FL PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Who pays all cost of employing a special Inspector on a threshold
building project?
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner Ans: D. Fee owner
553.79(5)(b)
All new single-family houses shall provide at least one bathroom. If only
a toilet room is provided at grade level, such toilet room mush have a
clear opening of __________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28" Ans: C. 29"
553.504(2)
The undergroud parking at a new apartment building must have
__________.
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for handicapped parking.
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B. Signs posted to warn operators of handicapped vans that they cannot
pass beyond a certain point in the garage due to height limitations.
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112". Ans: B. Signs posted to warn
operators of handicapped vans that they cannot pass beyond a certain
point in the garage due to height limitations.
553.511
Any structure requiring a threshold building permit requires a _________
to obtain the permit.
A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
D. All of the above Ans: A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
553.79(10)
Before construction or renovation is completed, the local enforcement
agency shall inspect buildings for compliance with the Thermal Efficiency
Standards found in Florida Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V Ans: D. V
553.908
Which of the following is true regarding the positions held by the four
code enforcement officials of the Florida Building Commission?
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A. Two must be municipal or district code enforcement 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 Ans: B. One member must be a fire official
553.74(1)(i)
Accessible parking spaces must be striped and prominently outlined with
__________.
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint Ans: C. blue paint
553.5041(6)
Which of the following in not exempted from the requirements of the
Florida Thermal Efficiency?
A. Any historical building as described in FS(267.021).
B. A building where heating or cooling system provided, are designed for
other than control of indoor 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. Ans: B. A building where heating or cooling system
provided, are designed for other than control of indoor temperatures.
553.902(2), 553.905
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In the event of a disagreement between the chief building official and the
chief fire official in resolving a conflict between the building code and the
fire prevention 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 Ans: C. The local administrative
board
553.73(11)(c)
Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of "Threshold Building"
must __________.
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter
471
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to perform structural
inspections on threshold buildings
D. have experience in the inspection or design of at least five-threshold
type buildings within the past seven years. Ans: A. be a licensed
architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter 471
553.71(9)
Industrial construction sites, where the design, construction, and fire
safety are supervised by appropriate design and inspection professionals,
are exempt from plan review and inspection subject to local option, if
__________.
A. The design professional are employees of the owner.
B. The contractor obtains a permit for the work.
