Ordinance 96-1331ORDINANCE NO. .--
INANCE OF THE F C GWOOD, F AMENDING
CITY C TER a ='£'IRF.PA£V£NTION AND P
ADOPTING T E 1994 EDITION OF N A LIFE 'AFETYOCODE
EI E01,
ADOPTING T REVISIONS T STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S
RULES A E
STANDARDS, ADOPTING T 4 EDITION OF THE
SBCCI F PREVENTING CODE, ADDING
T 994 EDITION WITH
OF OTHE SSTANDARD BUILDING CODE;
SEC 58 18V O
INTERPRETATIONS; REQUIRING C COMPLIANCE UPON
CERTAIN CHANGES; SEC. 8-22 I NSPECTIONE,ADD INGREGULATIONS
S— B AND T CUPATIONAL
. GIVING FIRE DEPARTMENT M ERTAIN
AUTHORITY A B E PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING AUTOMATICI<LER SYSTEMS; ADDING
FIRE HYDRANT REQUIREMENTS; NTS; A BEC.8-27FIRE LANE
INS.RE E%TINGUISHER
RO REQUIREMENTSFI
; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF LONGWOOD HAS AS PART OF THE CITY CODE A
CHAPTER 8 "FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION" AND
NUMEROUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 8 REFER To CODES,
AND GULATIOHE AND O HAVE BEEN REVISED AND
UPDATED SINCE CHAPTER 8 WAS ADOPTED, AND
WHEREAS THE CITY C OMMISSION DEEMS IT TO BE IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE
t WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF
LONGWOOD T HTFRSAB ETo INCLUDE THE REVISED AND UPDATED
CODES, CEGULATIONS AND STANDARDS AN R
AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER E TO IMPROVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE.
W THEREFORE, B IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOUD THAT:
TNT CITY OCHAPTER , ARTICLE I
FIRES DEPARTBICSMENT"25 HEREBY AMEND DO TO READ ASFOLLOWS:
SEC, F-4. BATTALION FIRE CHIEF; AUTHORITY
(a)THE BATTALION FIRE CH LASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE
FIRE. CHIEF DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE FIRE CHIEF.
(b) IN THE
HE FIRE CHIEF THE BATTALION FIRE CHIEF
SHALLHAEETHE SAFE AUTHORITY AS THE FIRE CHIEF AS STATED
SEC. S-B. DEPARTMENT DIVISION; DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
SECTION-' THE CITY OF LONGWOOD CO , ARTICLE II
"FIRE PREVENTION CODE", SECTION 8-16 THROUGH SECTION 8-27 IS HEREBY
REPEALED AND AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE IT. FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
SEC. e-16. ADOPTION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, ETC.
(a)FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING
CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE O
EXPLOSION
, THERE IS HEREBY SPECIFIED AND ADOPTED A FIRE
PREVENTION CODE FOR THE CITY.
(b) E PREVENTION CODE THE
L
ELECTIVELY OF THE FOLLOWING SPETHECIFIECITYD CODESMALLS, SI.UBJECT TO
THEQUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED SUBSEQUENTLY, WHICHEVER IS
THE MORE STRINGENT:
1. NFPA LIFE SAFETY CODE 1 1994 �EDITION.
2. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, PAMPHLET ONE.
3. STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S RULES ADD REGULATIONS, TITLE
4A, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE,990 EDITION WITH
4. SBCCI FIRE PREVENTION CODE, RA88 � EDITION.
SEC. 8-18. INTERPRETATIONS.
(c) ANY EXISTING BUILDING, UPON RENOVATIONS OR CHANGES
CONSISTING O CEO CORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT
OST OF THE TOTAL
SQUARE FOOTAGE O SAID BUILDING,OSTING MORE THAN
FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE A D VALUE OF S
BUILDING, O e THAT N CHANGE iN T
UPANcx C Requia£o TO BRING T
BUILDING
NTO COMPLIANCEYWITH
CURRENT CODES.
SECTION 8-22 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS, SAID AMENDMENTS INCLUDING
MODIFICATION O E LANGUAGE I rING SEC 8-22 AND THE
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WHICH ARE UNDERLINED.
SEC. 8-22. INSPECTIONS.
THE IRE MARSHAL OR HIM AUTHORIZED AGENT SHALL PERIODICALLY INSPECT
ALL M NOUSTRIAL e
EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLEM O BUILDINGS GS SHOULD I
BE DETERMINED THAT ANY SUCHA BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR EQUIPMENT IS IN
A_ OF REPAIRS
T E SAFETY OR LACKS S FIRE
ESCAPES, ALARM APPARATUS,,EF DEVICES, SHOULD I IRE EXTINGUISHING T
BE DETERMINED THAT ANY SUCH BUILDING, STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT O
VEHICLES IE,ARE IN DILAPIDATED CONDITION O K FROM ANY
OTHER SITUATCAUSE, AND IT LM FURTHER O ROPERT T CONDITION IS
SITUATED SO AS E ENDANGER LIFE O CONDITION MAY BE
ORDERED T BE REMOVED OR RENDERED SAFE WITHIN A REASONABLE LENGTH
OF TIME. 0
ANY PSON(S) WHOHALL VIOLATE ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, OR
FAIL TO COMPLY THEREWITH, 0 LATE O COMPLY
WITH ANY ORDER MADE THEREUNDER WHO
BUILD IF LATION O R WHO SHALL N VIO F
ANY DETAILED STATEMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS OR PLANS SUBMITTED AND
APPROVED THEREUNDER, AND FROM WHICH NO APPEAL HAS BEEN TAKEN OR IF
AN APPEAL HAI DIED TAKEN, A DECISION HAS BEEN RENOERED,OR WHO SHALL
FAIL I. COMPLYWITH SUCH U ORDER AS WITHIN THE TIME
CITY OR BY A oMP£TENT JURISOICTIO PENALTY
AFFIXED TION HEREIN .. MODIFIED BY THE
COUP
SECTION 2-IDU (a11 N, CONTINUED
DF PENALTIES FOR ANYMVIOLATII.
SHALL MTHF. CONTINUED VIOLATION O
EON
TCH ALL SUCHSP AREQUIRESREASON TO £CORRECT O
REMEDYUSUCH V A REASONABLE TIME. TRE
APPLICATION O VIOLATIONS
PROHIBITED
CONDITIONS
NOT HE HELD TO PREVENT THE
FORCED REMOVAL OF PROHIBITED CONDITIONS BY A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION.
SECOND
PAS— AND ADOPTED THIS_ DAY OF _ J6.
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