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Ordinance 321ORDINANCE N0, y~.,~ AN O F THE CITY O LONGWOOD, FL , ADOPTING A FIRE P NT IONPCO PRESCRIBINGDA REGULATIONS GOVERNING C TIONS HAZARDOUS LIFE AND PROPERTY F FIRE OR EX EION, RECOMMENDED BY RICAN INEUAANCE ASSOCIATION, FIRE P VENISON C 0£ 19]0, A FIRE P NTIONDCODL FOR TFIE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA. EE IT ORDAINED BY TF~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Pursuant to Section 165.191, Florida Statntes, 1969, there is hereby adopted by the City of Longwood, Plorida, for the purpose o£ prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, that certa.vn code known as the "Frre Preventron code" recommended by the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 19]0 edition thereof, and save and except such portions as are here ina£ter deleted, modified, Or amended, of which code not less than {hree (31 copies axe filed in the office of the City Clerk, and have been so filed for a period of more than ten (10) days prior to the date of passage of this Ordinance, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Longwood, Florida. SECTION 2 Vfierever the word "Municipality" as used rn the Frre Prevention Code, rt shall mean the City of Longwood, Florida. N 3: 4fierever the term C p ation counsel" >s used in the Frre Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean r the City of Longwood, Florida. SECLION 4: The limits referred to vn the Fire Preventvon Code aze hereby established as all o£ the City of Lonywooa, eloriaa. mxoN s: Articla I, General Pro~rsrona, sentiona 1.1, 1.4 (a), 1.4(c), 1.4 (df, 1.5 (e) and 1.5 (f), are amended and/or added so that they shall read as follows: Sect von 1.1 Sntent of Code. It is the intent of this code to prescribe regulations cons vs tent with natvonal ly recognized good practice for the safeguarding to a "'` reasonable degree of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arvs ing from storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to 11fe or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises. Compliance with the most restrictive requirement of this Ordinance, the Life Safety Code - NFPA No. 101, and the Southern Standard Building Code shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of compliance with this vntent. Foz any condition or svtuatvon not specifically covered in these publications, the requirements of the current set o£ National Fixe Codes shall be used. Sectron 1.4 Inspection of Buildings ana Premrses. (a) It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fixe Department to inspect, or cause to be inspected by the Bureau of Fvre Preventvon, oz by the Fire Department Offices or members, all buildings and premises except the interior of dwellings, as often as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition Liable to cause fire, endanger life from tire, or any violations o£ the provisions or intent of this code, the Life Safety Code, and any other Ordinance affecting the fire hazard. (c) with the exception of one and two zmily residences, all plans for new construction, remodeling or renovation shall be approved by the Chief of the F.vxe Department, the Frre Marshal or his designated representative prior to the issuance o£ City permits. (d) Pr.vor to the issuance or transfer of an Occupational License or moving of an Occupational L.vicense holder's business to a new or additional location, the premises or site to be occupied shall be inspected and approved by the Chief o£ the fire Department, Fire Marshal, or his designated representative for compliance with the applicable Codes and Standards. Section 1.5 Orders to Eliminate Dangerous or Hazardous Conditions. (e) Obstructions to designated fue lanes and entrances to buildings whether on private or City property, to or on fire escapes, designated access openings in exterior walls for Fire Department use, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants in case of fire. (f) My building ox other structure which, for want o£ repairs, lack of adequate exit facilities, avtomatrc or other fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing equipment, fire hydrants, water mains, lack o£ adequate access for Fire Department vehicles ox by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or £rom any other cause, creates a hazardous condition. SECTION 6: Article 16, Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Davas ron SX, Section 16.994 (i) as added so that it shall read as follows: (i) No Class I liquid shall be dispensed or delivered into the fuel tank o£ a motor vehicle or marine vehicle from a tank vehicle used £or the transporting of flaam,able os combustible liquids within the City of Longwood, Florida. SECTION ]: Article 28, Precasstrons Against Fare, General, Section 28.1 ~, as added so that it shall read as follows: Section 28.17 Group Day Care of Children. (a) Group day care of children shall be defined as a program which provides Fos the care and develop- ment of sax (6) or more children, two through six years of age, way from their own homes, £or a period of one to twelve hours, regularly during the day time. A gxossp day care program may also enroll children after school hours who are seven years of aqe ana older. (b) The buildings of a group day care program shall be so located and equipped as not to be a £ixe hazard. Approval of gas, oil, and electrical appliances, fire- places, £uel lines and wiring shall be conditioned upon com- pliance with the standards descrabed in Sectaon 1.1 of the Fir Prevention Code, and shall be properly installed and maintained _ vn compliance with all provisions of said Fire Preventvon Code vn compliance with the building, electrical, and all other applicable codes o£ the City of Longwood, Florida. 1. All heating appliances, cooking appliances and exhassst hoods shall be approved by the Chie£ of the Fvxe Department of his designee. 2. Casst von shall be exerc used in the use of stoves of all types, electrical appliances and fixtures, fireplaces, and in the storage of combustible and flammable materials. 3. Safety plugs shall be installed vn all electrical outlets which are in the reach of children. 4. There shall be accessible fire exvts kept clear at all tunes. a. Latches, bolts, locks, or any device on any door that may interfere with the egress of children in case of £ixe are prohibited, panic hardware shall be provided on all mavn ex.vts. b. A11 exit doors shall open in the line o£ exit travel and shall, from the inside, be egssipped with knobs that when locked can be opened by the turning of the knob. Regulations differ in large day care centers which are categorized as "places o£ assembly". 5. Fire extinguishers shall be su££icient in number and type and kept ready fox instant use. 6. The accumulation of trash and other materials which might start or £eed a £ixe shall not be permitted. ], The children in a group day car program shall be protected From fire by fire prevention measur and by a preazranged evacuatron plan to be followed in the eve of afire. Such measures and plans axe to be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department. 8. Each room which children o copy shall have at least two (2) separate means of egress. 9. The personel of a group day car program shall be instructed in how to extinguish a fire: how to report a fire; and how to evacssate children in event of a £i' 10. The buildings and grounds of a group day care program shall be free of hazards to safety, such as unfenced play areas and pools, dangerous stairways and unscreened stoves or fireplaces. 11. There shall be installed and well maintained protective gates or barriers at the kitchen door to prevent children from entering the kitchen. SECTION 8: Article 14, Frxe Protection Equipment, Eection 14.4(£) as added as follows: Section 14.4 Automatic Sprinkler Systems. (f) Automatic Sprinkler Systems shall be required as follows: 1. Throughout every building sssed for the manufacture, storage or sale of combustible goods ox merchandise if: a. O£ Type 1 construct.von as defined by Southern Standard Building Code and (a) total area of all floors exceeds 12,000 square feet: or (b) more than two stories in height and total area of all floors exceeds 10,000 square feet; or (c) more than three stones vn height, regard- less of floor area. b. Of less than Type 1 con- struction and (a) total area of ail floors exceeds 8,000 square feet: or (b) more than one story in height and total area o£ all floors exceeds 5,000 square feet; or (c) more than three stories. in height, regardless of floor area. 2. Throughout every ovblic garage, excluding parking ramps, if: a. Of Type 1 construction and total floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet. b. Of less than Type 1 con- struction and total floor area exceeds 6,000 square feet. 3. Throughout every hotel, motel, apartment house and dormitory, if: a. Of Type 1 construction as defined by Southern Standard Building Code and more than four starves in height. b. Of less than Type 1 con- struction as defined by Southern Standazd Bssilding Code and more than three stones in height. c. Total floor area exceeds 15,000 square feet, regardless of type of construction. 4. Throughout bowling alleys and restaurants i£ total floor area exceeds 6,000 square feet. S. Throughout all. buildings occupied or used as places of public assembly having a stage arranged Eor theatrical, operatic or similar performances, excepting only the auditorium foyers, lobbies and the immediate vrcanity of automatic stage ventilators, if the building is of less than Type 22 construction as defined by Southern standazd Bssilding Code, and regazdless of the type o£ construction and whether there is a stage if the place of public assembly is located above the first floor. and other spaces, where combustible materials aze stored or handled, of schools, public buildings, hospitals, and institu- tional buildings hen such buildings are over two stories in height or the total floor area exceeds 10,000 squaze feet. ]. All buil.d.i.ngs over sev my-five (]5) feet in height regardless of location, throughout the entire building. 8. A11 buildings in excess of twenty thousand square feet (20,000 sq. £t.), regazdless of location o construction, when used (a) foz the manufacture, storage or sale o£ combustible products or (b) as an office building ox (c) for a Group [i Occupancy - through the entire building, (hotels, apartment houses, dormitories, etc.) SECTION 9: Establishment of Motor Vehicle Routes for Vehicles Transporting Explosives and/or Blasting Agents. The routes referred to in Section 12.](m) of the erre Preventvon Code for vehicles tranaporting explosives and blasting agents axe hereby established as follows: (a) To include the easterly and westerly directions of State Road 434 only. Vehicles transporting explosives and blasting agents shall notify the Chief of the F.vre Department, rn wr.vting, of such intent to enter r pass through the City of Longwood, Flox ida. Such vehicle or vehicle shall be escorted through the City by the chief of the Bureau of Frre Prevention, the Police Department, or such person or persons as the Chief of the Fire Department may designate. (b) Should a vehicle or vehicles trans- porting explosives and blasting agents become disabled while passing through the City o£ Longwood, said vehicle ox vehicles shall be repaired or towed from the City within four (4) hours from the time the vehicle stops moving. (e) The Chief o£ the Frre Department or the Chief of the Bureau of Fue Prevention may authorize alternate rosstes for the transporting of explosives and/or blasting agents in extreme or unusual circumstances. N 10: Establishment o£ Motor Vehicle Routes fos Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Chemicals and/or Other Dangerous Articles. The routes referred to in Section 20.14 of the Fire Prevention Code for vehicles transporting hazazdous chemicals and other dangerous articles are hereby established as follows: (a) To include the easterly and westerly directions of State Road 434 only. Vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and dangerous articles shall notify the Chief of the Fire Department, in writing, of such intent to enter ox pass throssgh the City of Longwood. Such vehicle or vehicles shall be escorted through the City by the Chief of the Bureau o£ Fixe Prevention, the Police Department, or such person or persons as the Chief of the Frre Department may des- ignate. (b) Should a vehicle or vehicles trans- porting hazardous chemicals and dangerous articles become disabled while passing through the city of Longwood, said vehicle or vehicles shall be repaired or towed from the municipality within four (4) hours from the time the vehicle stops moving. (e) The Chief of the Fire Department oz the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention may authorize alternate routes for the transporting of hazardous chemicals and/or dangerous articles in extreme or vnnsual circumstances. SECTION 11: (a) The Chie£ of the Fire Department shall have power to modi £y any o£ the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or Ses see or his duly authorized agent when there axe practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, Provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of sssch modification, when granted ox allowed, and the decision of the Gief of the Fire Department thereon, shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. (b) Whenever the Chie£ of the F1re Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provision of the code does not apply, or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Cnie£ of the Fir -epartment to the City Council within thirty (30) days from /~ the decision appealed. SECTION 12: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted, or fail to comply therewith, or who shall build in violation o£ any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted or approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation and non- compliance, respectively, be punishable by a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars (5300.00) or by imprisoeunent for not more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and impx isonnertt N 13: All ordinances of pazts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 14: Should any section, sentenc paragraph, or word of this Ordinance, or of the code hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the ity Council that it would have passed all other portions o£ this Ordinance and of the code hereby adopted independent of the elimination here from of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 15: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of March ei asm RF,ADxNC: Februarv 23. 19]3 SECOxD REAniNG: March 15, 19]3 CHHIRMAN of Ua:e city ouncil of AATE n/J / he City of ongwrood, lorida CITY CGEAK MAYOR a the City Lo gwood, Flori 2, ONNLE K. SHOMATE, as City Clerk of the city of Longwood, Florida, do hereby testify that I did, on the l6th_ day of A.D. 19]3, past three (3) true and correct copies of the foregoing Ordinance No. 321 three (3) public places in the City of Longwood, Florida, namely: L d C't~ N 11 Ifni ted States Past-Office ~' ,~~ t 1, ONNIE A. sHOMATE, C1TY CLERK ~_